Dave Bartel
@davebartel.bsky.social
Canadian, he/him, cat lover, book lover, BLM, Trans right are human rights, IT worker, liberal Christian, socialist, cyclist, the list goes on.
Me when I've written a single paragraph:
Me: (working on novel)
Brain: Hey, got a great idea for a novel. Not this novel.
Me: (typing) Not now, brain.
Brain: Don't you wanna know what it is?
Me: NOT NOW, BRAIN
Brain: I'm not gonna lie, it's SUPER cool
Me: LET ME FINISH THE NOVEL IN FRONT OF ME, BRAIN
Brain: Okay, I'm gonna tell you
Brain: Hey, got a great idea for a novel. Not this novel.
Me: (typing) Not now, brain.
Brain: Don't you wanna know what it is?
Me: NOT NOW, BRAIN
Brain: I'm not gonna lie, it's SUPER cool
Me: LET ME FINISH THE NOVEL IN FRONT OF ME, BRAIN
Brain: Okay, I'm gonna tell you
December 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Me when I've written a single paragraph:
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When the Trump administration cut off food aid to one of the world’s largest refugee camps, it left hundreds of thousands of people to starve.
This is the story of one mother’s daily battle to keep her three young sons alive.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by Brian Otieno
This is the story of one mother’s daily battle to keep her three young sons alive.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by Brian Otieno
The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive
After the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved.
www.propublica.org
December 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
When the Trump administration cut off food aid to one of the world’s largest refugee camps, it left hundreds of thousands of people to starve.
This is the story of one mother’s daily battle to keep her three young sons alive.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by Brian Otieno
This is the story of one mother’s daily battle to keep her three young sons alive.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by Brian Otieno
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They booked a bunch of 14 year old models to come to a Mar A Lago party, told them to dress sexy and tried to ply them with alcohol.
These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
They booked a bunch of 14 year old models to come to a Mar A Lago party, told them to dress sexy and tried to ply them with alcohol.
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Today, ProPublica launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and what the factories that made them are like.
Here’s how to use it.
Here’s how to use it.
Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides Drug Info the FDA Won’t
We’ve launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and see the track records of the factories that made them.
www.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today, ProPublica launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and what the factories that made them are like.
Here’s how to use it.
Here’s how to use it.
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Wake up babe new Biss track just dropped.
Message from Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss about CBP & ICE in Evanston.
December 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Wake up babe new Biss track just dropped.
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The woman arrested when she and her boyfriend thought he was being abducted so they called 911 and drove to the police station is Darnella Frazier's sister?!
That agent came up a ridiculous story. And, now they are both charged. That poor family.
That agent came up a ridiculous story. And, now they are both charged. That poor family.
Please read this Facebook post from Darnella Frazier about her sister Rekeya, who is in federal custody.
For those who don't know, Darnella was the girl who shared the first viral video of George Floyd's murder.
For those who don't know, Darnella was the girl who shared the first viral video of George Floyd's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The woman arrested when she and her boyfriend thought he was being abducted so they called 911 and drove to the police station is Darnella Frazier's sister?!
That agent came up a ridiculous story. And, now they are both charged. That poor family.
That agent came up a ridiculous story. And, now they are both charged. That poor family.
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It may surprise you to learn that Lucy Lawless makes documentaries now, but the subject of Never Look Away, war journalist Margaret Moth, will surprise you even more. Moth is an unforgettable human and a force of nature. It's on Prime and Apple TV.
www.theguardian.com/film/2024/no...
www.theguardian.com/film/2024/no...
Never Look Away review – Lucy Lawless’s portrait of a fearless news camerawoman
Fascinating documentary about Margaret Moth, whose footage from war zones almost killed her in 1992, lives up to her motto ‘don’t be boring’
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
It may surprise you to learn that Lucy Lawless makes documentaries now, but the subject of Never Look Away, war journalist Margaret Moth, will surprise you even more. Moth is an unforgettable human and a force of nature. It's on Prime and Apple TV.
www.theguardian.com/film/2024/no...
www.theguardian.com/film/2024/no...
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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HOLY FUCK
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
HOLY FUCK
This is a @swiftonsecurity.com appreciation post. Be excellent to one another, and share what you've learned.
When one surprise guest brings out the ULTIMATE surprise guest. #taylorswift #kanebrown
YouTube video by AV13
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December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This is a @swiftonsecurity.com appreciation post. Be excellent to one another, and share what you've learned.
Don't look away. This is the reality for much of Ukraine. We need to be doing so much more for them!
This is an incredible work of combat journalism. The most raw, real and terrifying testament to what it’s like to fight this war, and its cost.
Difficult to watch, emotionally and visually, so bear in mind. (Nothing I would call overly graphic / gory for those sensitive.)
youtu.be/Nf4Cgy56slU?...
Difficult to watch, emotionally and visually, so bear in mind. (Nothing I would call overly graphic / gory for those sensitive.)
youtu.be/Nf4Cgy56slU?...
2000 Meters to Andriivka (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Don't look away. This is the reality for much of Ukraine. We need to be doing so much more for them!
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What were the CIA-backed "Zero Units" in Afghanistan?
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
The Night Raids
CIA-backed operations killed countless Afghan civilians, and the U.S. hasn't been held accountable. A reporter returns to investigate her past and unravel the legacy of the secretive Zero Units.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
What were the CIA-backed "Zero Units" in Afghanistan?
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
I was raised on these streets
November 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I was raised on these streets
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As a cat-haver, I knew what this was going to be immediately - still worth it.
November 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
As a cat-haver, I knew what this was going to be immediately - still worth it.
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Young people in the U.S. have been priced out of their dreams. Stop acting like it’s their fault.
November 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Young people in the U.S. have been priced out of their dreams. Stop acting like it’s their fault.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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There was civilization in the Americas before the settlers arrived. The other work being performed here is to erase that and present settlement as the arrival of civilization instead of the annihilation of another
Neither Trump, nor half of his cabinet have “ancestors” who were in North America before the revolution. I’d guess that less than half of current US citizens do. “Your ancestors” is doing a lot of implicitly white Christian nationalist work here.
November 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
There was civilization in the Americas before the settlers arrived. The other work being performed here is to erase that and present settlement as the arrival of civilization instead of the annihilation of another
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This is both fascinating and terrifying.
1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
November 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is both fascinating and terrifying.
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The senior military lawyer for the combatant command overseeing lethal strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela disagreed with the Trump administration's position that the operations are lawful — and his views were sidelined, according to six sources with knowledge of the legal advice.
Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes
The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources...
www.nbcnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The senior military lawyer for the combatant command overseeing lethal strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela disagreed with the Trump administration's position that the operations are lawful — and his views were sidelined, according to six sources with knowledge of the legal advice.
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Thank you, Dan Leonard (a member of Granite Members for Affordable Housing).
“The MB government is hoping for a generational investment to expand the Port of Churchill, but the City of Winnipeg is unable to even move forward with a funded, city-approved, 111-unit housing project on city land.”
“The MB government is hoping for a generational investment to expand the Port of Churchill, but the City of Winnipeg is unable to even move forward with a funded, city-approved, 111-unit housing project on city land.”
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Thank you, Dan Leonard (a member of Granite Members for Affordable Housing).
“The MB government is hoping for a generational investment to expand the Port of Churchill, but the City of Winnipeg is unable to even move forward with a funded, city-approved, 111-unit housing project on city land.”
“The MB government is hoping for a generational investment to expand the Port of Churchill, but the City of Winnipeg is unable to even move forward with a funded, city-approved, 111-unit housing project on city land.”
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I just got off the phone with the production coordinator. As I said to them, success is lots of people getting angry. And maybe some law suits
Hey @asherwolf.bsky.social, who do you want playing you in the Robodebt ABC drama? Maybe Lisa McCune, or do we go with the similarly named Asher Keddie?
November 20, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I just got off the phone with the production coordinator. As I said to them, success is lots of people getting angry. And maybe some law suits
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We need to stop protecting predators.
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 AM
We need to stop protecting predators.
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I'm proud to be a @404media.co supporter. This isn't the first big story they've broken that has led to real world change and I'm sure it won't be the last.
NEW: US airlines (Delta, United, American, etc) will shut down a program in which it sold hundreds of millions of your flight records to government agencies, including ICE, FBI, ATF, more. Comes after intense lawmaker-pressure and 404 Media's months-long reporting
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
Airlines Will Shut Down Program That Sold Your Flights Records to Government
The move comes after intense pressure from lawmakers and 404 Media’s months-long reporting about the airline industry's data selling practices.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I'm proud to be a @404media.co supporter. This isn't the first big story they've broken that has led to real world change and I'm sure it won't be the last.
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Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.