Ann Marie Awad
@anntastic.bsky.social
Audio journalist, podcast person, editorial director at @indiejournalists.bsky.social. One of the people behind @coloradioclub.bsky.social. I used to host a podcast about legal weed. Just a little guy.
picking fights with vocabulary words this morning: “strife” is a fake ass word, you are only using this shit when you need to rhyme
January 28, 2026 at 1:54 PM
picking fights with vocabulary words this morning: “strife” is a fake ass word, you are only using this shit when you need to rhyme
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On Friday and Saturday, the Twin Cities were the center of global news. A day of solidarity. A horrific murder of a good man by masked federal agents. A city that rallied with peaceful fury. And then, as of Monday, a scapegoat sent packing. A neat story all wrapped up. Reporters all fly home.
January 28, 2026 at 12:57 PM
On Friday and Saturday, the Twin Cities were the center of global news. A day of solidarity. A horrific murder of a good man by masked federal agents. A city that rallied with peaceful fury. And then, as of Monday, a scapegoat sent packing. A neat story all wrapped up. Reporters all fly home.
we need to reform the kiddie concentration camps is a take
Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez died in government custody.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
January 28, 2026 at 12:51 PM
we need to reform the kiddie concentration camps is a take
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completely irrelevant but I’m started every time I see Le Dark Macron
“The French government announced that it will stop using American video conferencing platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom, and replace them with Visio, a French platform.”
Zoom Is the First Casualty in France's War on American Big Tech
Homebrewed video conferencing may not be a moonshot, but you gotta start somewhere.
gizmodo.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:13 AM
completely irrelevant but I’m started every time I see Le Dark Macron
i am struggling with how some of these ideas can be called “reforms” when they seem to be simply making illegal acts even more illegal. look im no lawyer but im prettyyyyyyyy suuurrreeeee they are already required to get warrants. isn’t it bad to treat the fourth amendment like a bargaining chip?
This is a very reasonable position and I think it’s worth reading the transcript before getting angry
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 27, 2026 at 1:33 PM
i am struggling with how some of these ideas can be called “reforms” when they seem to be simply making illegal acts even more illegal. look im no lawyer but im prettyyyyyyyy suuurrreeeee they are already required to get warrants. isn’t it bad to treat the fourth amendment like a bargaining chip?
i observe the traditional holidays
Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 PM
i observe the traditional holidays
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Institutional neutrality is a straight jacket the campus presidents and boards put themselves in in order to absolve them of any moral obligations to the to the world and community which they reside. Trump’s Compact attempted to codify this practice that many, many campuses adopted on their own.
January 26, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Institutional neutrality is a straight jacket the campus presidents and boards put themselves in in order to absolve them of any moral obligations to the to the world and community which they reside. Trump’s Compact attempted to codify this practice that many, many campuses adopted on their own.
body cameras have not stopped cops from killing people, why would they stop ICE? what would body cameras have done to prevent the last two killings? renee good’s murderer filmed the shooting himself and proudly released that shit.
January 27, 2026 at 1:01 PM
body cameras have not stopped cops from killing people, why would they stop ICE? what would body cameras have done to prevent the last two killings? renee good’s murderer filmed the shooting himself and proudly released that shit.
i think it’s funny there’s a piece floating around out there about how the kids these days don’t like Harry Potter because they no longer care for liberalism and like….
-racial stereotypes abound
-everyone hates hermoine for trying to free slaves
-main char wants to be a cop when he grows up
-racial stereotypes abound
-everyone hates hermoine for trying to free slaves
-main char wants to be a cop when he grows up
January 27, 2026 at 12:16 PM
i think it’s funny there’s a piece floating around out there about how the kids these days don’t like Harry Potter because they no longer care for liberalism and like….
-racial stereotypes abound
-everyone hates hermoine for trying to free slaves
-main char wants to be a cop when he grows up
-racial stereotypes abound
-everyone hates hermoine for trying to free slaves
-main char wants to be a cop when he grows up
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yes everyone, a small positive development does not all of our problems are solved, thanks for reminding me, a stupid person, of these facts!!!
January 27, 2026 at 12:43 AM
yes everyone, a small positive development does not all of our problems are solved, thanks for reminding me, a stupid person, of these facts!!!
trying to remember around what time trump started firing a bunch of people during the first term
January 27, 2026 at 2:37 AM
trying to remember around what time trump started firing a bunch of people during the first term
I wish I could focus on reading a book
January 27, 2026 at 2:27 AM
I wish I could focus on reading a book
listening to some golden oldies (blink 182)
January 26, 2026 at 9:57 PM
listening to some golden oldies (blink 182)
my first reaction upon hearing that Homan was going there was to imagine that Trump hid another $50k cava bag somewhere in the twin cities and Homan is now tasked with finding it
CNN calling Tom Homan "well respected" and "not as hardline as Bovino" is an interesting choice. The dude took a $50,000 bribe in a fucking Cava bag and says all the same fascist shit as Bovino and Noem.
January 26, 2026 at 4:14 PM
my first reaction upon hearing that Homan was going there was to imagine that Trump hid another $50k cava bag somewhere in the twin cities and Homan is now tasked with finding it
oh shit tequila tuesday will be a bloodbath
NEWS: Bari Weiss will hold an all-hands meeting to discuss the future of CBS News tomorrow, per note that just went out to employees.
January 26, 2026 at 3:23 PM
oh shit tequila tuesday will be a bloodbath
gobsmacked that this piece is almost 10 years old because I still think about this headline all the time: www.huffpost.com/entry/i-dont...
January 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
gobsmacked that this piece is almost 10 years old because I still think about this headline all the time: www.huffpost.com/entry/i-dont...
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the other day I saw someone try to make a joke about OSHA violations but they spelled it “ocean violations” and I’ve just been thinking about potential ocean violations ever since
January 26, 2026 at 1:34 AM
the other day I saw someone try to make a joke about OSHA violations but they spelled it “ocean violations” and I’ve just been thinking about potential ocean violations ever since
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Journalists, please remember that repeating obviously false statements is not balance or fairness. It is actively participating in deception.
January 25, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Journalists, please remember that repeating obviously false statements is not balance or fairness. It is actively participating in deception.
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ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 AM
ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.
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Something I want more people to bear in mind about Linda Tirado's injuries in 2020 is how few colleagues in journalism felt moved to aggressively support her in public after she was shot by police.
People need to learn from that now as journalists go into danger again, because that hurt her a lot.
People need to learn from that now as journalists go into danger again, because that hurt her a lot.
January 25, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Something I want more people to bear in mind about Linda Tirado's injuries in 2020 is how few colleagues in journalism felt moved to aggressively support her in public after she was shot by police.
People need to learn from that now as journalists go into danger again, because that hurt her a lot.
People need to learn from that now as journalists go into danger again, because that hurt her a lot.
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If you’re outraged over ICE and you want to do one thing tonight where you don’t even have to leave your couch, subscribe to a local, independently owned newspaper.
Having reporters who can be relied on right now to ask questions and actually report the truth is essential.
Having reporters who can be relied on right now to ask questions and actually report the truth is essential.
January 25, 2026 at 1:30 AM
If you’re outraged over ICE and you want to do one thing tonight where you don’t even have to leave your couch, subscribe to a local, independently owned newspaper.
Having reporters who can be relied on right now to ask questions and actually report the truth is essential.
Having reporters who can be relied on right now to ask questions and actually report the truth is essential.
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It’s crucial that networks with Sunday morning shows not let Republicans lie about what happened today. Interrupt them, cut their mics, cut away. It’s reckless and inaccurate to let them spin a murder. The video is clear. I don’t expect this to happen, but the journalistic imperative is clear.
January 25, 2026 at 4:28 AM
It’s crucial that networks with Sunday morning shows not let Republicans lie about what happened today. Interrupt them, cut their mics, cut away. It’s reckless and inaccurate to let them spin a murder. The video is clear. I don’t expect this to happen, but the journalistic imperative is clear.