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David Taylor
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Writer, reader, walker. Producer of the Signal award-winning People’s Recorder podcast. Fulbright Scholar, Hawthornden Fellow
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"This is the story I try to tell with my birds—that meaningful food production and native landscapes can co-exist through agroforestry,” writes farmer and writer Ben Brownlow in an op-ed.
Op-ed: Giving Thanks and Honoring Indigenous, Regenerative Farming Traditions
Ahead of Thanksgiving, a Missouri turkey farmer reflects on his work with heritage birds and native ecosystems.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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smith.senate.gov
This is their playbook: No warning, no transparency, no coordination. Their goal here isn’t safety, it’s to sow chaos, fear, and intimidation.
smith.senate.gov Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 22h
We’re still gathering information about what happened in St. Paul, but what we do know is that once again, federal authorities provided no notice to local leaders or law enforcement.
November 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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This is a good deal from @biblio-com.bsky.social! Tall Ship Odysseys is a handsome and well produced book and makes a great gift.

I had fun finding and pulling together the stories. From Boston Publishing
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November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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freedom.press
🔔 Join us for a discussion with immigration journalists about reporting truth and protecting communities, ft. @maritzafelix.bsky.social, @arelisrhdz.bsky.social, @lamthuyvo.bsky.social, @joseiswriting.bsky.social, and @caitlinvogus.bsky.social.

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November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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literaryhub.bsky.social
Patricia Smith’s The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems has won the National Book Award for Poetry! Read more here: buff.ly/HKCSQQQ
Patricia Smith on How a Poet Ages
Nobody—and I mean NOBODY—warned me about my pubic hair. It glistened for years, springy and sprite, an Ivory Soap-scented welcome mat for lucky episodic visitors. I never gave it much thought, cert…
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November 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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newamerica.org
A new brief from New America's Future of Land and Housing program provides a 9-year look at DC eviction trends and a deep dive into 2025 filings to help leaders craft data-driven solutions that keep residents housed.

🏠 https://go.newamerica.org/dc-eviction-filings-2025-5
Cover of a report titled 'An Analysis of DC Eviction Filings: June Through October 2025', published by Future of Land and Housing. The cover shows a modern cityscape with buildings and a clear blue sky.
November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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theavalondc.bsky.social
Join us 12/3 for a Science on Screen® event featuring the documentary OBSERVER, which encourages viewers to find meaning in everyday life. Enjoy a post-film discussion w/ Sarah Goodwin, PhD, from the Science Communication Lab, and Jason Dick, Editor in Chief of Roll Call. Tickets: buff.ly/GzWYhqP
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Now playing! Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, a once-renowned director chasing a comeback. When Nora turns down his offer to star, he gives the role to a rising Hollywood actress.

Tickets for SENTIMENTAL VALUE: www.theavalon.org/films/sentim...
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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timmarchman.bsky.social
WIRED is hiring for a senior politics reporter who will write our weekly newsletter; detailed job description below. This role will be based in New York or DC and report to me; the salary range is $95,000 - $132,000. condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
WIRED seeks an experienced journalist to cover national politics, particularly the Trump administration’s efforts to remake the federal government and how other power centers—Congress, tech oligarchs, and more—are responding. In this role, you’ll be responsible for breaking news consistently. We’re less interested in horse race drama than we are in the people making consequential decisions, whether in the White House, among local and national Democrats, or Silicon Valley, and the logic guiding their actions. To succeed in this role, you should be deeply sourced at both the top and working levels of government and politics and intimately familiar with the operational mechanics of the federal government; you will ideally also have good sourcing in and understanding of the tech industry. You should have a proven ability to deliver scoops, exclusives, and stories that can’t be found anywhere else. We’re interested in hard news and the ability to put new information into a broader context. A large part of this role is writing a politics-focused newsletter every week; the ideal candidate will understand how to leverage their reporting to attract and retain subscribers, engage audiences, and drive reader loyalty in a competitive news landscape. In addition to breaking news and regular newsletter sends, there are opportunities to work on long-form feature stories and collaborate with reporters across our coverage areas as part of this role as well. You should also be prepared to engage in a wide range of storytelling formats, such as social, podcasts, video series, and live events. This senior writer will report to WIRED’s Director, Politics, Science, and Security, and will be part of a growing and increasingly global newsroom of smart, kind, collaborative, and well-informed colleagues who are always brimming with ideas and eager to help each other out. This role is in-office (4 days/week) and will be based in our New York or Washington, DC offices.
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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"It was painful for me several years ago when several friends were arrested. I said nothing. I didn't want to lose my job or my freedom. I worried about my family. I have made a different choice now...I am raising my voice. To do otherwise would betray those who languish in prison."- Jamal Khashoggi
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Obit for the photo

Stephen Anderson, Linguist Who Refuted Doctor Dolittle, Dies at 82 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
Stephen Anderson, Linguist Who Refuted Doctor Dolittle, Dies at 82
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November 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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mccanner.bsky.social
Like many places these days, Scotland lets the public name their snow plows. But they take it up a notch and offer a live tracking map so you can follow Thistle Grit Through, Robert Brrrns and Ice Sweeper Willie on their rounds

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November 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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We're excited to announce the winner of the 2025 ALTA First Translation Prize: TAIWAN TRAVELOGUE by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated from Mandarin Chinese by Lin King @linkinglionking.bsky.social, ed. Yuka Igarashi, pub. Graywolf Press @graywolfpress.bsky.social!

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November 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Adding insult to injury

"Statements that appear to minimize or excuse the killing of a journalist have real-world consequences,” said the National Press Club, chastising the president.
Article in CJR:

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Adding insult to injury.
As Washington braced for the release of the Epstein files, Trump’s red-carpet welcome of Mohammed bin Salman and threats directed at an ABC News reporter made his hostility to journalists chillingly c...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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US judge halts Trump's National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C.

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November 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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No, Mr. President, We Cannot ‘Leave It at That’

The president’s performance suggested that the truth was irrelevant, and it discarded the hard work of US intelligence in trying to determine that truth. It continued a long pattern of lying when it suits his interests.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Opinion | No, Mr. President, We Cannot ‘Leave It at That’
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November 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Just gotta find the right spot…
alphukit.bsky.social Nev @alphukit.bsky.social · 8d
Getting ready to hibernate……
November 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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coveringclimatenow.org
Local journalists! If you are looking for ways to localize the climate story for your region and audience, check out #LocallySourced, CCNow's bimonthly newsletter with story ideas, resources, advice from experts, and example stories we like. Find out more here: coveringclimatenow.org/from-us/loca...
Locally Sourced: A Bimonthly Newsletter with Climate Story Ideas for Local Journalists
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
davidataylor.bsky.social
Maybe the headline should just be, "D.C. leaders oppose patrols with DHS."

A recent video shows ICE arresting a man D.C. police stopped for driving a moped on the sidewalk.

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D.C. leaders oppose patrols with DHS. Are they powerless to stop them?
The arrest comes as some D.C. residents have expressed mounting frustration with city officials over the level of police cooperation with immigration officials.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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"They were good friends." - BETTY MCLESTER, Native Historians Do Stand-up, The People's Recorder #ThePeoplesRecorder #NationalFriendshipDay #BettyMclester
August 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Love this, where she talks about #CharlieHill and her husband’s bond over humor and history in @nehgov.bsky.social supported The People’s Recorder ep 6

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August 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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One of the kindest, most thoughtful, committed platforms for film writing out there. You get so much beauty with a subscription!
bwdr.bsky.social Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 11d
Doing one of those earnest posts where we kindly remind you that we lost half our operating budget over the summer, and that we're looking for ways to keep this whole thing going, and that if you like what we do or that we exist, the best thing you could possibly do to support us is to subscribe
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November 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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It’s a rainy morning in California, but our future is bright! ☀️

We are reveling in this incredible win for academic freedom and higher education.

www.latimes.com/california/s...
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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aaup.org
WE WON!!!

The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.

Read the order here:
democracyforward.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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aaup.org
Harvard AAUP fights to extend free speech protections to international students & faculty!

“We look forward to seeing the remedy Judge Young will put in place to protect our community — and campuses across the country — from the government’s unconstitutional conduct.”

- Kirsten Weld, AAUP Harvard
Harvard AAUP Asks Judge To Extend Speech Protections to International Students, Faculty Nationwide | News | The Harvard Crimson
After winning a court victory against the Trump administration in September, a Harvard faculty group is asking a federal judge to extend protections for noncitizens’ speech nationwide.
www.thecrimson.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM