David P Ball
@davidpball.bsky.social
Freelance reporter, podcaster, photog & editor ¶ Co-founder: Debrief Communications ¶ Formerly CBC, TorStar, AFP, Tyee ¶ CAJ+Webster awards ¶ Bylines: Globe & Mail, Le Monde, Guardian, National Post etc ¶ Tips: [email protected]
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My first @indiginews.bsky.social newsletter
Wrote about Indigenous folks from here who traveled to #COP30 UN climate talks in Brazil—such as Indigenous Climate Action (indigenousclimateaction.com) & a former B.C. Wildfire fighter-turned-Secwepemc firekeeper
Read it here: mailchi.mp/indiginews/e...
Wrote about Indigenous folks from here who traveled to #COP30 UN climate talks in Brazil—such as Indigenous Climate Action (indigenousclimateaction.com) & a former B.C. Wildfire fighter-turned-Secwepemc firekeeper
Read it here: mailchi.mp/indiginews/e...
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Today is our first day without federal funding. Our commitment to providing trusted, objective journalism hasn't wavered.
For 50 years, PBS News has helped you understand the world and make informed decisions. This mission drives our work every day, and your support of PBS News makes it possible.
For 50 years, PBS News has helped you understand the world and make informed decisions. This mission drives our work every day, and your support of PBS News makes it possible.
October 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Today is our first day without federal funding. Our commitment to providing trusted, objective journalism hasn't wavered.
For 50 years, PBS News has helped you understand the world and make informed decisions. This mission drives our work every day, and your support of PBS News makes it possible.
For 50 years, PBS News has helped you understand the world and make informed decisions. This mission drives our work every day, and your support of PBS News makes it possible.
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Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
“It is comforting to know that money still can’t buy some things, including being a cool and funny human being“ —@manishakrishnan.bsky.social
Elon Musk claims Grok's "epic vulgar roasts" can "make people really laugh at a party" so I took him up on it and used my coworkers as guinea pigs: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Said Grok’s Roasts Would Be ‘Epic’ at Parties—So I Tried It on My Coworkers
It went about as well as you’d expect.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“It is comforting to know that money still can’t buy some things, including being a cool and funny human being“ —@manishakrishnan.bsky.social
"All actions flowing from Ms. Halligan's defective appointment were unlawful exercises of executive power"
Judge tosses Comey, James cases after finding prosecutor unlawfully appointed
Lindsey Halligan, who brought the cases, is a former insurance attorney who once served as President Trump's personal lawyer before his return to office.
www.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"All actions flowing from Ms. Halligan's defective appointment were unlawful exercises of executive power"
My first @indiginews.bsky.social newsletter
Wrote about Indigenous folks from here who traveled to #COP30 UN climate talks in Brazil—such as Indigenous Climate Action (indigenousclimateaction.com) & a former B.C. Wildfire fighter-turned-Secwepemc firekeeper
Read it here: mailchi.mp/indiginews/e...
Wrote about Indigenous folks from here who traveled to #COP30 UN climate talks in Brazil—such as Indigenous Climate Action (indigenousclimateaction.com) & a former B.C. Wildfire fighter-turned-Secwepemc firekeeper
Read it here: mailchi.mp/indiginews/e...
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
My first @indiginews.bsky.social newsletter
Wrote about Indigenous folks from here who traveled to #COP30 UN climate talks in Brazil—such as Indigenous Climate Action (indigenousclimateaction.com) & a former B.C. Wildfire fighter-turned-Secwepemc firekeeper
Read it here: mailchi.mp/indiginews/e...
Wrote about Indigenous folks from here who traveled to #COP30 UN climate talks in Brazil—such as Indigenous Climate Action (indigenousclimateaction.com) & a former B.C. Wildfire fighter-turned-Secwepemc firekeeper
Read it here: mailchi.mp/indiginews/e...
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Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
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I used to be a weekly listener to this show and I'm not sure why I stopped because every time I roadtrip I listen and it is still producing amazing stuff. This episode found a relatively benign yet overall far more devastating way to tell the story of how ICE is impacting families
In every house, behind every closed door, a private drama is unfolding. In the Rivera house, the drama comes in the form of a question: should they stay or should they go?
Under One Roof
What’s great about living in a family is that everyone sees everything differently. Also, that’s what’s awful about living in a family. We go behind closed doors with two families. Visit…
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I used to be a weekly listener to this show and I'm not sure why I stopped because every time I roadtrip I listen and it is still producing amazing stuff. This episode found a relatively benign yet overall far more devastating way to tell the story of how ICE is impacting families
“A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about, whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen,” Trump said about Washington Post journalist Khashoggi, who the Saudi prince ordered strangled, chopped up with a saw & dissolved in acid
but yeah political violence is bad
but yeah political violence is bad
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
“A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about, whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen,” Trump said about Washington Post journalist Khashoggi, who the Saudi prince ordered strangled, chopped up with a saw & dissolved in acid
but yeah political violence is bad
but yeah political violence is bad
The NY Times just loves invading. At it again!
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The NY Times just loves invading. At it again!
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"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
Case closed
Despite confessions
“Children were in the room kneeling down…I am trained to shoot 2 shots to the chest and 2 shots to the head and I followed my training…I was able to positively identify the people in the room as women and children before shooting them"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Despite confessions
“Children were in the room kneeling down…I am trained to shoot 2 shots to the chest and 2 shots to the head and I followed my training…I was able to positively identify the people in the room as women and children before shooting them"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Haditha: Two US marines implicated in killing family in notorious Iraq war shooting, expert tells BBC
New evidence raises doubts about the longest US war crimes investigation of the Iraq war and how US forces are held to account.
www.bbc.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Case closed
Despite confessions
“Children were in the room kneeling down…I am trained to shoot 2 shots to the chest and 2 shots to the head and I followed my training…I was able to positively identify the people in the room as women and children before shooting them"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Despite confessions
“Children were in the room kneeling down…I am trained to shoot 2 shots to the chest and 2 shots to the head and I followed my training…I was able to positively identify the people in the room as women and children before shooting them"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
May 16, 2023 at 10:51 PM
Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus
“indigenous territory is sacred. Enough of the invasion and disrespect“
“No to predatory tourism in the territory of the Munduruku people.”
“We don’t negotiate the lives of our children”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“No to predatory tourism in the territory of the Munduruku people.”
“We don’t negotiate the lives of our children”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop day 5 live: Indigenous activists blockade the summit centre as climate conference continues
As the climate conference goes into its fifth day, with huge amounts still unresolved, there were reports that activists had blockaded the entrance to the centre
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“indigenous territory is sacred. Enough of the invasion and disrespect“
“No to predatory tourism in the territory of the Munduruku people.”
“We don’t negotiate the lives of our children”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“No to predatory tourism in the territory of the Munduruku people.”
“We don’t negotiate the lives of our children”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Incredible digging by CBC’s Visual Investigations team. Uncovering todays white supremacist movement in Canada
And I recognize names in here from my own 2011-12 reporting on a violent fire assault on people of colour in East Van. Still nazis apparently
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
And I recognize names in here from my own 2011-12 reporting on a violent fire assault on people of colour in East Van. Still nazis apparently
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C. | CBC News
This summer in Vancouver, dozens of people gathered to attend a conference organized and attended by some of Canada’s most prominent white supremacist organizations. CBC’s visual investigations team l...
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Incredible digging by CBC’s Visual Investigations team. Uncovering todays white supremacist movement in Canada
And I recognize names in here from my own 2011-12 reporting on a violent fire assault on people of colour in East Van. Still nazis apparently
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
And I recognize names in here from my own 2011-12 reporting on a violent fire assault on people of colour in East Van. Still nazis apparently
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Trump is trying to shut down the free press by claiming he didn’t incite Jan 6 rioters
Yes media should have clearly shown audiences where they edit content, but Trump and his favoured propaganda also edit hourslong speeches…it’s impossible not to. Red herring
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Yes media should have clearly shown audiences where they edit content, but Trump and his favoured propaganda also edit hourslong speeches…it’s impossible not to. Red herring
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The BBC’s editing of Trump’s January 6 speech caused controversy – but what did he really say?
The scandal has provided Trump another avenue to attack the media, and to relitigate his involvement in January 6
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Trump is trying to shut down the free press by claiming he didn’t incite Jan 6 rioters
Yes media should have clearly shown audiences where they edit content, but Trump and his favoured propaganda also edit hourslong speeches…it’s impossible not to. Red herring
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Yes media should have clearly shown audiences where they edit content, but Trump and his favoured propaganda also edit hourslong speeches…it’s impossible not to. Red herring
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
More "great" policing, even when victims are the Environment Minister they're dismissed - provincial Crown prosecutors decided no charges should be laid against Keon Woronuk, Derek Riddell and Joel Odorski
Now she's suing
Now she's suing
A Lethbridge police officer searched Shannon Phillips on database after overhearing the 'tail end' of a conversation
Provincial Crown prosecutors decided no charges should be laid.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Provincial Crown prosecutors decided no charges should be laid.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Lethbridge officer searched ex-Alberta MLA on database after overhearing 'tail end' of conversation: report | CBC News
After "completely unsatisfying" investigation outcome and no criminal charges, Shannon Phillips plans to continue with lawsuit against her city's police.
www.cbc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
More "great" policing, even when victims are the Environment Minister they're dismissed - provincial Crown prosecutors decided no charges should be laid against Keon Woronuk, Derek Riddell and Joel Odorski
Now she's suing
Now she's suing
Great policing work. Seems like it doesn't matter what country it is, if the victims are viewed as disposable or irrelevant by officers, they don't investigate. Familiar?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
A 20-minute date with a Tinder predator 'destroyed' my life for years
Nadia said the abuse started after she ended their date early because of "red flags".
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Great policing work. Seems like it doesn't matter what country it is, if the victims are viewed as disposable or irrelevant by officers, they don't investigate. Familiar?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Albert Pike (KKK Chief Judicial Officer & Arkansas KKK Grand Dragon, and Confederate Gen.):
”Tthe white race, and that race alone, shall govern this country. It is the only one that is fit to govern”
“I took my obligations from white men, not from negroes”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
”Tthe white race, and that race alone, shall govern this country. It is the only one that is fit to govern”
“I took my obligations from white men, not from negroes”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Confederate statue torn down during 2020 protests is back up in D.C.
The National Park Service announced in August its plan to return the refurbished statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike to a small federal park at Third and D streets NW.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Albert Pike (KKK Chief Judicial Officer & Arkansas KKK Grand Dragon, and Confederate Gen.):
”Tthe white race, and that race alone, shall govern this country. It is the only one that is fit to govern”
“I took my obligations from white men, not from negroes”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
”Tthe white race, and that race alone, shall govern this country. It is the only one that is fit to govern”
“I took my obligations from white men, not from negroes”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
”Some Republican leaders have dismissed the idea as a joke, noting that the Constitution does not permit it. White House aides have mocked reporters for taking the president at his word”
Lol yeah the Constitution is sure gonna be protected by Trump’s judges
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Lol yeah the Constitution is sure gonna be protected by Trump’s judges
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Bannon Claims ‘There Is a Plan’ for Trump to Run for a Third Term
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
”Some Republican leaders have dismissed the idea as a joke, noting that the Constitution does not permit it. White House aides have mocked reporters for taking the president at his word”
Lol yeah the Constitution is sure gonna be protected by Trump’s judges
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Lol yeah the Constitution is sure gonna be protected by Trump’s judges
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Multiple assaults on journalists by federal agents incl pepper balls shot into a marked CBS van w/ reporter in it. Another journalist taken into custody 6h
Media orgs say agents‘ “pattern of extreme brutality” is to “silence the press & civilians”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Media orgs say agents‘ “pattern of extreme brutality” is to “silence the press & civilians”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Judge Says Immigration Agents Must Wear Body Cameras in Chicago
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Multiple assaults on journalists by federal agents incl pepper balls shot into a marked CBS van w/ reporter in it. Another journalist taken into custody 6h
Media orgs say agents‘ “pattern of extreme brutality” is to “silence the press & civilians”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
Media orgs say agents‘ “pattern of extreme brutality” is to “silence the press & civilians”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
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Hacked CRA accounts, crime sprees as the Interior Health Authority denied massive data breach for a decade.
Former privacy commissioner calls for investigation into what health authority knew and when
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #IHA
Former privacy commissioner calls for investigation into what health authority knew and when
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #IHA
Hacked CRA accounts, crime sprees as B.C. health agency denied massive data breach for a decade | CBC News
For a decade, a B.C. government agency denied a data breach that affected 28,000 health-care workers, creating a situation that one privacy expert says opened the door for fraud artists to continue cr...
www.cbc.ca
October 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Hacked CRA accounts, crime sprees as the Interior Health Authority denied massive data breach for a decade.
Former privacy commissioner calls for investigation into what health authority knew and when
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #IHA
Former privacy commissioner calls for investigation into what health authority knew and when
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #IHA
2% of Trump appointees are Black (vs 14% of pop’n)
Black workers, esp Black women, have been hardest hit by federal workforce cuts
“You don’t need a very sophisticated analysis to read into what this means“—Cathy Albisa of Branch4, which supports federal workers
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
Black workers, esp Black women, have been hardest hit by federal workforce cuts
“You don’t need a very sophisticated analysis to read into what this means“—Cathy Albisa of Branch4, which supports federal workers
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
2% of Trump appointees are Black (vs 14% of pop’n)
Black workers, esp Black women, have been hardest hit by federal workforce cuts
“You don’t need a very sophisticated analysis to read into what this means“—Cathy Albisa of Branch4, which supports federal workers
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
Black workers, esp Black women, have been hardest hit by federal workforce cuts
“You don’t need a very sophisticated analysis to read into what this means“—Cathy Albisa of Branch4, which supports federal workers
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
“This is not the first time Trump has tried to have a Black man unjustly arrested,” governor Johnson responded to Trump ordering their arrest
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
October 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“This is not the first time Trump has tried to have a Black man unjustly arrested,” governor Johnson responded to Trump ordering their arrest
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...