exciting chance to support neighborhood based journalism in philly!

world's tiniest violin, but it's annoying how i set up my email accounts before i knew i would constantly be reading them out to people over the phone.

New @propublica.org: @emsimani.bsky.social analyzed nonprofit tax filings and found that more than 1,000 charities have stripped DEI-related language from their mission statements this year. www.propublica.org/article/dele...

love this! i feel like class culture shown in this chart continues to influence salaries in the UK to this day.

There’s more attention today on the childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s what you need to know: 19thnews.org/2025/10/chil...

holy craaaaaaaap definitely almost just fell for an email scam. old neighbor who writes in a very _particular_ style, so the wording being weird was actually believable. appeared to come from his email address but reply-to of an address he never used before. asked to buy gift cards (he would!)

Yes, and, ICE is holding more than 60,000 people in detention each day, and more than 20 people have died in ICE custody this year. www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...

oh wow, this is even worse than i thought! the _shelf prices_ at these places are often more expensive than at a "regular" store. gotta see if after reading this my mom will finally believe me and stop shopping there!

speaking of 20 years ago. "bowling alone" was all the rage when i was in college. it's so annoying every time it hits the zeitgeist again. people are so fixated on the title: oh no, no one has friends anymore! lonely. how sad. but that's so not the freakin point

just finished laying out my first PRINT publication in about 20 years, whewwwww. i love open source software (scribus) but omg excavating how to do simple tasks in the midst of a million super customizeable options is a JOURNEY.

If you know me, you know I donated a ton of time and energy to building this org from 2023-2024. I’m grateful that led to hiring full-time staff in 2025. I hope we can keep building. Will you help? bit.ly/tja_pride

my work contracts have mostly wrapped for the year, and I'm taking this extra downtime to reset/rethink what I want to be doing professionally next year (which is to say, I'm job-hunting). some combination of: FE engineering, design, data, media, and mission-driven advocacy

platonic is such a satisfying show in so many ways, and i think it is (weirdly!) giving me hope about work too. erikaowens.com/blog/kicking...

for some frivolity, finally published a post i wrote a year ago about taking a boat across the ocean to move to the UK: erikaowens.com/blog/moving-...

NEW — With Border Patrol Cmdr Greg Bovino gone for now, Chicago immigration advocates and community organizers are taking this moment to reflect and strategize for future federal immigration enforcement actions. “The violence is very real and it’s affected all of us.” thetriibe.com/2025/11/chic...

excited about @sheffieldtransformed.org this weekend! i'm volunteering at this event! you can checkout the full schedule: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

There was no way to know how many people died in Missouri prisons — until now. Emerging on Bsky to share this latest installment in @themarshallproject.org's death-in-custody coverage + a few thoughts from my reporting on MO's flawed records system 🧵👇🏾 www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/18/s...

the cruel, unsettling, harmful US/UK similarities show up in so many places. grateful for the release of the trans news initiative this week to help make sense of journalism's role in how we got here transnewsinitiative.org

it's hard to put into words the heartbreak of what is happening in regards to immigration in both the US and the UK. the just immense _cruelty_ being unleashed on people, families, communities. the form of it differs, but the underlying heartlessness is the same. the willingness to scapegoat.

Essential reporting from a @theflytrapmedia.com worker-owner at @prismreports.org (a great news org you should be supporting if you aren't already)!

another year, another must-read annual report from @defector.com. come for the small, cooperative org insights (omg the whole feedback section!), stay for the ideas about business for the whole industry (yes, please, distributing fractional support). defector.com/defector-ann...

Our team at @tinynewscollective.bsky.social is hiring for an important and special role as we move forward into the next phase of our development. I'm super excited to welcome a new person to our dream team. ❤️

It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...

are news organizations going to continue daily updates on the number of people who have lost health insurance when the ACA subsidies expire, like we've heard about every canceled flight?

jessica was one of those people always making connections between ideas and people, and who was extraordinarily generous in sharing her network and resources. a tremendous loss. an inspiring legacy to honor. www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-j...

absolutely brilliant and sweet article, perfect election morning read

"Those who have leverage over the UAE, and therefore the RSF, but allow the violence to pass without urgent action or pressure have blood on their hands. The majority of El Fasher’s population is trapped in a killing field. Every minute counts."

We’re helping make the local-news ecosystem work better for everyone. Our new website shows how we connect funders with trusted publishers, and the new Poynter op-ed shows why that coordination matters. Learn more → thepivotfund.org Read the op-ed → shorturl.at/W6lbk #localnews #philanthropy

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sorry to be missing the first ever #NPASummit, but excited to follow all the updates. congrats, @newsproduct.org team!

I love the graphic below so much! Gonna brag a lil - I came up with the idea of a Pac-Man shaped flytrap and our fabulous @theflytrapmedia.com artist Rommy Torrico ran with it, coming up with this whole retro 8-bit visual campaign. Isn’t it awesome? Please renew or subscribe!

are any platforms making it easy for journalists to make portfolio sites these days? maybe even something like 1password's free for journalists tier? would love if it's open source and free or cheaper than $10/mo.

it’s challenging being a Black-owned newsroom during this time of anti-DEI and political attacks, but we persevere. that’s what our ancestors did. if you can, consider making a contribution — big or small — to fuel our reporting on Chicago. if you know a $$$ person in your life, spread the word.

What happens when AI and surveillance tech is used? Bosses monitor workers, landlords exploit tenants and SEPTA polices riders. Philly needs oversight and transparency! 📅 Mark your calendar for October 15 at 10am and turn out to demand accountability at the hearing on AI and surveillance.

Along with the amazing Brechner Center, MuckRock is co-organizing the 2nd annual Sunshine Fest (March 16-17, 2026 in DC) and we’re looking for some great topics, panels and speakers. Deadline to submit ideas is today! ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Good morning! It's Flytrap Tuesday and we have an amazing photoessay on rural feminists in Argentina--and their struggles with the current right-wing, libertarian government: the-flytrap.ghost.io/rural-femini...

additional OJA congrats to @losowsky.com! so grateful to you and @blackamazon.bsky.social for your research and leadership on what commenting can (and should!) mean in news. have loved following the ways you link communities throughout your work and life! awards.journalists.org/entries/andr...

sorry to be missing celebrating in person this week but MAJOR CONGRATULATIONS to @webjournalist.bsky.social. you've shaped my experience of journalism from ONA to #wjchat. thank you for your leadership and tireless work for journalism to live up to its values. journalists.org/profiles/rob...

updated COVID boosters are available now in the UK, privately. (NHS vaccines for vulnerable groups begin October 1) source: called local pharmacy and the person who answered said they aren't even allowed to use the old boosters anymore

Tips for getting the most out of a self directed residency? I am starting one tomorrow and want to use the opportunity as best I can, but I have never done one of these before.

a vital opportunity for journalists coming up in philly next month!

if you're in sheffield, on friday all day people will be reading names of children killed in gaza. www.instagram.com/sheffieldpsc... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

this shouldn't have taken me so long, but in case anyone else is as stuck in their fizzy drink habits as i am... erikaowens.com/blog/a-guide...

thanks (and congrats), @ryanpitts.bsky.social opennews.org/blog/thanks-...

Here it is, the call for submissions for my next anthology, ACT UP BEYOND NEW YORK: Stories and Strategies from a Movement to End the AIDS Crisis, to be published by @haymarketbooks.org! Please forward widely!⚡💕⚡💕⚡ Here's the link to the call: www.mattildabernsteinsycamore.com/other

A Chicago woman went to immigration court. Her case was dismissed; she and her infant were taken by federal agents who turned her over to contractor MVM. They spent five days confined at the Sonesta O'Hare hotel without communication to the outside world. My first byline at @injusticewatch.org:

So... how do we try to make sure our 401k funds aren't put into private equity, real estate, cryptocurrency and other alternative assets. Any personal finance folks out there who can comment?

Starting this week with an impression I can't shake no matter how much I try to reason around it: Nothing — *nothing* — will improve in British politics without first enacting serious, sweeping reforms to the British press.

Tomorrow’s Guardian front page

"The control of major communications platforms like Meta and Twitter by right-wing figures was a five-alarm fire that we didn’t treat as one. The parallel destruction of local news outlets and of third spaces was a crisis that we did not treat as a crisis." !!!