Sofi left behind her child in Mexico for the promise of providing him a better life by coming to the U.S. on a farmworker visa. She ended up in a trap. “Not all of us get to be smiled upon by the United States,” she said. By @maxblau.bsky.social

Nine Guild-represented journalists and their editors have also lost their livelihoods as a consequence of this decision. We are crowdfunding to support our affected colleagues, and you can help by donating to our layoff fund. tinyurl.com/LayoffFund

It’s difficult to find the words to express how our unit is feeling right now, but we’ll take a stab at it: shocked, disappointed, angry, gutted. @cascadepbs.bsky.social’s choice to eliminate long-form written reporting is a massive loss for our community in a critical moment. tinyurl.com/LayoffFund

BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration has sent the Texas National Guard to Great Lakes Naval Base outside Chicago, awaiting orders to deploy to Chicago. Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations. @wttw.bsky.social

Officers who shatter car windows aren’t being disciplined — they’re being promoted. One officer who smashed a window in front of a local TV reporter now has a senior ICE position overseeing operations on the East Coast.

This week's photostory is scenes from Patterson Park. “The images capture the unscripted and the in-between: the quiet glance, the small ritual, the pause before the next thing,” Alec Zabrecky, the photographer, writes. baltimorebeat.com/scenes-from-...

Issue 67 of Baltimore Beat is live! This time of the year, as summer ends and we can see the busyness of fall heading our way, it’s good to pause and appreciate it. This issue you’ll find four different covers capturing slices of life in Patterson Park.

New from 404 Media: crime-awareness app Citizen is using AI to generate alerts, and then pushing them without any human involvement. The AI is publishing incorrect info, gory details, personal data. Only fixed after live. Comes as Citizen laid off 13 union workers www.404media.co/citizen-is-u...

Today, we sent a letter to @themarshallproject.org‬ leadership expressing concern about their denial of bargaining obligations. Management has repeatedly denied members Weingarten rights, engaged in an illegal layoff, and more — we need your help to demand that management bargain in good faith.

The takeaways from this survey on Local Visual Journalism by @catchlight-io.bsky.social + Prism Photo really do hit home as someone who works in visuals and local news. The entire published report is a fascinating, if not dire, read. www.catchlight.io/local-visual...

Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the Supreme Court could curtail its remaining protections for minority voters.

Here’s the moment LAPD ordered media along with protestors against the wall, despite requests for a supervisor as well as reminders that PC409.7(b) specifically exempts media from dispersal orders. Never made contact with a PIO. didn’t speak with a supervisor for a very long time after being cuffed.

A few particularly concerning photos re: press rights. They aren’t the best photos of the bunch but: 1- officer batonning photojournalist as his press pass is being displayed 2- photojournalist with a cut on his chin. Blood has run down over his shirt and press pass. 3- blood seeping into hands

Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest risk of starvation. A U.N. worker has described people as "walking corpses."

Loved working on the visual edit of Wesley Lapointe’s photos and videos for this story by Alex Mann on the few public beaches in Anne Arundel county: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

Will Lewis emails the Washington Post staff, encouraging those who "do not feel aligned" with the company's future plans to consider the buyout offer.

Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people. Using our database, you can search for organizations and people that have paid the justices, reimbursed them for travel, given them gifts and more.

For decades, US presidents from both parties used a simple formulation for defining a tyrant: a leader who threatens or uses military force to suppress their domestic political opposition. Now we have a president doing just that and conservatives are cheering. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

REBUILD connects justice-involved people of color & individuals previously detained by ICE with free therapy to support healing and reintegration. We cover up to 10 sessions and handle the therapist search & appointment setup for you. darknessrisingproject.org/mental-healt...

How is everyone seriously on one today, I just

LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social

Solidarity with Politico @newsguild.org @cwaunion.bsky.social members standing up against implementations of A.I. that violate their hard-fought union contract protections. ✊

“‘This isn’t just a contract dispute, it’s a test of whether journalists have a say in how AI is used in our work. With no federal rules in place, union contracts remain one of the only enforceable frameworks for AI accountability,’ says @newsguild.org president” www.wired.com/story/politi...

This is a fascinating and earnest attempt to (rightfully) reevaluate the role journalism plays in the collective approach to community — I imagine this will be incredibly tough work, but hoping the Globe shares their experience along the way so we can all learn from it.

So proud of the @thebaltimorebanner.com photo crew yesterday, doing an amazing job covering the last Preakness at the old Pimlico! www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

When I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles. Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.

Honestly, perfect petapixel.com/2025/04/10/a...

Was invited to CA to review an academic program. Came back to Ohio to learn we are now 2 steps away from banning tenure, banning collective bargaining & strikes for academics, and mandating that universities cannot hold intellectual positions on topics the legislature deems controversial. 🧪

This news cycle sucks, but this story doesn’t. If you read anything today, please take a minute to read this piece that @jasminevaughnhall.bsky.social and I worked on these last few weeks. In @thebaltimorebanner.com 👇🏼 www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

BREAKING: the U.S. District Court in D.C. has found that Trump’s firing of former NLRB Chair Gwynne A. Wilcox’s firing was unlawful, and ruled that she must be immediately reinstated to serve out the rest of her term as a board member. She was appointed and confirmed to a 5-year term in 2023.

BMA Lexington Market guests are invited to share their stories and recollections through conversations and interviews led by journalists from the Beat. Your stories will be digitally archived and some will be shared in the April issue of the publication. artbma.org/event/lookin...

NEW: Public health teams are being gutted by Trump's purge of federal employees, imperiling crucial, lifesaving work. "We are hollowing out our government in a way that is going to hurt people and is going to get people killed." w/ @deldeib.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

The NFL has begun its investigation into allegations that Justin Tucker engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior. With @brennasmith.bsky.social, Julie Scharper and Jonas Shaffer: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...

It's literally impossible to run the National Weather Service without talking to foreign partners. For example, the National Hurricane Center in Miami shares data with other nations in the Caribbean constantly to forecast storms. Everyone benefits. Weather doesn't stop at the borders.

"We’re left with the same questions we’ve been asking for years: When will this end? Can we stop living in fear and focus on doing good work? What is the point of all these changes, really?" www.iape1096.org/iapework/202...

It is painful to pore over the details of The Baltimore Banner’s investigation into Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, someone we thought we knew well. My column: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...

Will Justin Tucker face NFL punishment after alleged inappropriate behavior? Any possible punishment could depend on what a potential NFL investigation finds and how team officials interpret a long-held “zero-tolerance” personnel policy. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...

A new investigation from @thebaltimorebanner.com — Six massage therapists have accused Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior in his sessions. Two spas confirmed to the Banner that Tucker was banned from returning: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...

This is one of the most ghoulish things I’ve ever fucking read. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

How it started / how it’s going

This is really great, it succinctly summarizes who needs what + where. Sometimes the way people think they can or want to help isn’t what people or organizations necessarily need. For ex, fostering a dog to help clear specific crowded shelters is much more helpful than dropping off a bag of food

Wild scene tonight at Mother's in Federal Hill for what may be the last Purple Patio - Shannon Pearce's photos are so fun! If you're a Ravens fan, check out @thebaltimorebanner.com's liveblog through the night: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/raven...

I spent my day listening to basically every word Gov. Wes Moore said publicly -- plus Brenda Wintrode & I interviewed him -- and here's what I learned about his plans to close the state's budget gap. Spoiler alert: He didn't reveal his whole strategy. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

This line hit like a punch: "It’s a 'you' problem that TikTok will happily serve up joke videos until the moment of your death."

New: A writer at the Root died a few days ago. Today, the publication emailed staff telling writers they would have to increase the number of stories they publish a day in part to "help us offset the tragic loss of Stephanie." www.semafor.com/article/01/0...

Never in my career have I seen such a giant gulf between What Companies Think Is the Most Important Thing in the World and What Normal People Have Absolutely Any Interest in Whatsoever

Love the first few hours of a snow day ❄️

The new generation of young, diverse, fired-up worker-organizers around the country are embracing one of the oldest tactics in the pro-union handbook: salting. My latest for @teenvogue.bsky.social: www.teenvogue.com/story/what-i...