This conversation with @bencollins.bsky.social about how to fight authoritarianism with fearless humor was a reminder that there is joy in the fight. And Ben claims he only cursed 21 times during our 20 minute chat. lol.

Had a brief cameo to discuss my research in this episode about the social media addiction trials! Really good listen for those interested in these cases in the US…

Very excited for all the hate I’m about to get for raising concerns about school phone bans and age verification laws. Happens every time I talk about these third rail issues.

I was so in awe on my first day at the Washington Post as an intern. It is so hard to get my head around its senseless destruction. The only silver lining is watching the donations roll in for the Washington Post staffers. Solidarity is the only way out. www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...

I've been thinking a lot about the role of cell phones in a time like this. So I calledup @godin.bsky.social from @bellingcat.com and @juliaangwin.com to talk about it slate.com/podcasts/wha...

"Whether all is really lost or not depends entirely on whether or not I am lost." -- Václav Havel

Fun inbox this a.m. - as usual the haters are bad at spelling.

The fight in Minnesota is the fight to bear witness to state violence. The First Amendment grants us this right on paper, but it is being contested in the street. A state that controls the cameras is a police state. My latest @nytopinion.nytimes.com (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...

Flashbangs burn hotter then lava. They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed. *That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids. Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com: www.propublica.org/article/flas...

I went greyscale a few years ago. LOVE the freedom. Wisdom via @juliaangwin.com NYT «  It may sound cheesy, but to be honest, I feel like turning off color on my phone made me more aware and more appreciative of the color and beauty in real life. » www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/o...

“The audience has taken the wheel, and we’re all in the passenger seat now.” - @juliaangwin.com www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/audi...

My prediction for journalism in 2026: we are in a fully demand-driven news market now. Audiences drive coverage -- for better and for worse. www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/audi...

Too long for the character limit but

What if we thought of journalism as community service? @terryparrisjr.bsky.social is doing exactly that with his project to set up journalism practices in local libraries. This is exactly the experimentation we need to increase civic information and public accountability.

this is a stunning piece of data journalism/art/whatever.

Authors -- you are entitled to a payment for the books of yours that Anthropic stole for its AI. It's about $1,500 per book. I just filed - you should too! www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com?_gl=1*1ersia....

@alexreisner.bsky.social bringing the AI receipts - as always!

love this from @juliaangwin.com

Just a gentle reminder that the panic about phones melting our brains could well be a convenient way to justify rules that could be used to prevent us from using our phones to film state violence. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Tomorrow! Next in our series w NYPL, D&S ED Janet Haven will talk to @cmcilwain.bsky.social, @juliaangwin.com & @catherinebracy.com about the power and potential of AI in the *public* interest. In-person spots are going fast; reserve yours or join the livestream! www.showclix.com/event/unders...

Come work with me! I'm hiring a data scientist to join me at @harvardkennedy.bsky.social @shorensteinctr.bsky.social careers.harvard.edu/job/senior-d...

Hey folks! A little bit of news from me. I'll be starting a new program at the @harvardkennedy.bsky.social @shorensteinctr.bsky.social in January focusing on how we can support and bolster the independent media that is so crucial to our democracy. shorensteincenter.org/article/inde...

This is, unfortunately, the right question — will we let our freedom be stolen? (Shameless plug: This is why I’m writing a book on how we can fight back. buttondown.com/JuliaAngwin/...)

In an era of increasing government crackdowns on speech, can we afford to entrench Google as the gatekeeper to our information landscape? My latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...

for iOS, it's Accessibility -> Display -> Color Filters flip them on and choose greyscale

I changed my phone to grayscale and I feel like I just quit meth. It's unbelievable how much less of a hold it has on me now. Highly recommend trying it!

Some exciting news to share: I’m writing a book — with the great @juliaangwin.com for HarperCollins/Mariner. ON COURAGE is a deeply reported case for courage in our age of authoritarianism, weaving the stories and lessons of dissidents on five continents into a guide for Americans. See you in 2026.

I’m thrilled to announce that @fieldsmeyer.com and I are writing a book about how to challenge authoritarianism. “On Courage: To be a Dissident in America’s Age of Fear,” is scheduled to be published by Harper Collins next summer.

It's hard to restore competition in a market that has already been crushed -- and I suspect the judge's cautious ruling requiring the very least from Google is not going to give competitors enough of a reason to jump back in to create search products. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/t...

If you need something hopeful and inspiring to listen to, I highly recommend this three-part @npr.org podcast series The Network about the women who transformed abortion support in South America - and how it changed the world. www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1...

"What’s currently needed is not the death-defying heroism of the French Resistance; rather, what we must avoid is the cowardice of the Vichy collaborators." A moving history & meditation by my former WSJ colleague @paulthedogman.bsky.social momentmag.com/jewish-respo...

@keyachatterjee.bsky.social has been planning for DC’s federal takeover. She founded FreeDC in January, in part, to prepare for possible martial law. “When you have an authoritarian, it matters very much if you can organize in the capital,” she said in April. www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...

"The F.T.C. move is an attempt to tilt the media landscape in favor of the government in ways that are simply un-American. If we want a media that is willing to stand up to government, we need to fight for the right to boycott, not just for ourselves but also for advertisers."

Boycotts can be an powerful tool for political change. They helped end apartheid and even helped pushed Elon Musk out of govt. So the Trump Admin is trying back-door efforts to curtail the ability to boycott. My latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...

Probably not the most important thing about her crucial article, but the way that @nhannahjones.bsky.social responds to commenters is a master class on how journalists can (and imho should) engage with audiences. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...

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New Jersey folks — come on by this weekend for a chat about how to save democracy! 👇🏻

Phew, the impersonator is gone. Thanks to those who reported! And thanks to Bluesky team for fast work 🙏🏻

It seems I have an impersonator on here. Please do not follow, and report if you feel inclined. The writing has an AI flavor to it.

I bring you a tiny bit of good news — courts are finally reining in Big Tech in significant ways. We could actually be on the cusp of a totally transformed tech landscape - after 30 years of total lack of constraints. My latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com (gift link)

Gentle reminder: Authoritarians regularly kill off oligarchs who seem to be getting too much power.

I’ll be talking about DOGE, our data, surveillance and authoritarianism in an hour. Check out the link below for YouTube live stream 👇🏻

Thank you. I have been waiting for this skeet.

what a time to be alive.

Really looking forward to my fireside chat about surveillance with @ellenwapo.bsky.social whose work I have admired for decades. 👇🏻link for online viewing below.

📍NEXT WEEK: We're thrilled to have @juliaangwin.com, investigative journalist and author, in conversation with @ellenwapo.bsky.social of @washingtonpost.com as our event keynote. RSVP to join "Surveillance Ascendant, Democracy in Free Fall" on 5/16 here: knightcolumbia.org/events/surve...

I hate watching myself on TV so I haven’t watched this yet. But thanks to @maddow.msnbc.com for having me on to talk about how DOGE is building the kind of surveillance system authoritarians dream of. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Elon Musk may or may not fulfill his promise to step back from DOGE. But his legacy is already clear: He is assembling a sprawling domestic surveillance system — the likes of which we have never seen in the United States. My latest for NYT Opinion (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/o...

Defy and disrupt are the hallmark techniques of civil resistance.

From the mastermind who brought us the term “brunch lords” … I bring you the term “mob state” Appreciate you @karlbode.com!