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Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 16h

If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.

I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 1d

It's almost as if the rest of the world is discovering how much Portland likes Halloween...

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

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Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1d

Journalism is not a crime. Free Debbie Brockman!

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/w...

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 1d

Wealth gives the “illusion of power and autonomy,” Thiel added, according to the recordings, “but you have this sense it could be taken away at any moment.”
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Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 2d

"Mr. Trump has escalated his campaign against his perceived rivals in recent weeks, pressing publicly for the U.S. attorney’s office to pursue Ms. James and Mr. Comey." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James Indicted After Trump’s Pressure Campaign

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 3d

"On May 7, Taher and his wife watched their baby take his final breath. Their other children began to scream." apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 3d

“Did you see that A.I. picture of Reba and me?” Dolly said. “Oooh, lordy. I mean they had Reba at my deathbed. And we both looked like we need to be buried.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/a...

‘I’m Not Dying’: Dolly Parton Assures Fans Amid Concerns About Her Health

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 3d

"The two-month campaign...is aimed at purging content that incites “excessively pessimistic sentiment” and panic or promotes defeatist ideas such as “hard work is useless,” according to a notice from the agency." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...

Cheer Up, or Else: China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5d

i want to remind people that the free press does not publish "journalism" in the way that someone who works in an actual newsroom would understand it

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 5d

I'm very impressed by our journalism colleagues in Chicago. @wbez.org @chicago.suntimes.com and @blockclubchi.bsky.social are out in the streets alongside people, doing such important work. Journalists value transparency, accountability and democracy.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 5d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 5d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

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NPR @npr.org · 6d

Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on protesters in the city. via @opb.org

Federal tactics on Portland protesters escalate, hours after judge rules against Trump

Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on prote...

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 5d

Nice use of public data requests by @gretakaul.bsky.social and @jeffhargarten.bsky.social to shed light on what's happening on light rail trains.
www.startribune.com/metro-transi...

What a week’s worth of rider text messages reveals about Metro Transit’s problems

Serious crime is down on Metro Transit, but riders continue to report “quality of life” crime that makes some feel unsafe on light rail.

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 6d

The Buffalo News Guild says "It seems to be the latest mad dash from Lee to cut costs as fast as it can because its own executives once again botched the company’s financial projections and budgeting." share.google/yXlqfZC1GP9E...

The Buffalo News to reduce print operations

The Buffalo News says starting the week of Nov. 3, it will produce a printed paper six days a week, from Tuesday through Sunday. An e-edition will be online daily. Read more from WBEN:

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 7d

“You have a son who is going into media, a father who is close to Trump and acquiring the most addictive social platform we’ve ever seen,” said Palomba. “These are very smart people, and none of this is accidental.”

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

This billionaire Trump ally and his son are building an unprecedented media empire

Larry and David Ellison’s holdings span movies, TV networks, CBS and soon a stake in TikTok, in a paradigm-shifting portfolio with huge influence.

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 9d

The regime is deporting an Atlanta journalist and being pretty open about the fact that it‘s in direct retaliation for his coverage:

“An immigration judge granted Guevara a $7,500 bond in July, but the government filed a stay, claiming that his reporting on law enforcement activity was dangerous”

Detained journalist Mario Guevara's attempt to block deportation order denied by Court of Appeals

A federal court has denied journalist Mario Guevara's last-minute appeal to stop his deportation to El Salvador.

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 9d

They "ultimately generated between 100 to 200 reports on protesters, Hatch said, with many of the names coming from Canary Mission. Some came from Betar US, a militant Zionist organization that the Anti-Defamation League considers an extremist group" and DHS.

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

U.S. assigned a specialized immigration team to target campus protesters

A Tufts University graduate student was among those targeted after the Trump administration created a “tiger team” to investigate pro-Palestinian activists.

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 9d

"Like other comedians...who said they felt muzzled by American political correctness, Mr. Chappelle...overlooked an eight-year crackdown that has led to many of the country’s writers, businesspeople, activists, clerics & social media influencers being arrested" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/w...

At Saudi Comedy Fest, American Free Speech Becomes the Punchline

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 10d

"The efforts are part of a wider strategy by the Trump administration and the Pentagon to ferret out officials deemed insufficiently loyal or who provide information to reporters."

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Pentagon plans widespread random polygraphs, NDAs to stanch leaks

The Pentagon is planning to require thousands of uniformed and civilian officials to sign nondisclosure agreements and submit to random polygraph testing.

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 11d

The judge "assailed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for wearing masks, which he argued was a tactic “to terrorize Americans into quiescence” and evoked “cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 11d

"The judge expressed his frustration with what he saw as Ms. Lake’s noncompliance with his April order. He again warned her and other Trump officials that they were risking contempt for failing to continue Voice of America’s news broadcasting across the globe." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

Judge Reinstates Over 500 Voice of America Journalists and Staff

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 13d

“We need refugia now for the human spirit where we can come and remember what it is to be human, remember that basically, inside of us, the best of us is kind and generous and compassionate,” said Sister Lynne Smith, 71... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/c...

‘They’re Small but They’re Mighty.’ Meet the Wisconsin Sisters Healing the Land.

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Steve Inskeep @steveinskeep.bsky.social · 15d

As the Pentagon summons hundreds of top officers to a single location for a meeting, the military is also imposing a new policy, demanding that reporters only gather information that officials want to release.

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