Gary Chun
@garychun.bsky.social
Retired journalist. Home in the islands, in the middle of the sea. You fascinate me. Avatar portrait by R. Kikuo Johnson.
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The federal agency for protecting workers' civil rights revealed Wednesday that it is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees. n.pr/3LRLcVl
Nike faces federal probe over allegations of discrimination against white workers
The federal agency for protecting workers' civil rights revealed Wednesday that it is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees.
n.pr
February 5, 2026 at 7:14 AM
The federal agency for protecting workers' civil rights revealed Wednesday that it is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees. n.pr/3LRLcVl
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OMG. He literally went with "they were no angels" which is the mocking phrase people use to point out how authorities try to minimize their law enforcement executions. And he's using it earnestly because he doesn't realize how it's actually used.
Trump on Alex Pretti and Renee Good: "He was not an angel and she was not an angel. You know, you look at some tapes."
February 5, 2026 at 4:40 AM
OMG. He literally went with "they were no angels" which is the mocking phrase people use to point out how authorities try to minimize their law enforcement executions. And he's using it earnestly because he doesn't realize how it's actually used.
🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US.
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
February 5, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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Paul Weiss capitulator Brad Karp:
“Recent reporting has created a distraction and has placed a focus on me that is not in the best interests of the firm.”
Um...I think it was his chummy relationship w/ pedophile Epstein, not "the reporting," that led to disgrace. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
“Recent reporting has created a distraction and has placed a focus on me that is not in the best interests of the firm.”
Um...I think it was his chummy relationship w/ pedophile Epstein, not "the reporting," that led to disgrace. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Brad Karp Resigns as Paul Weiss Chairman Amid Epstein Fallout
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Paul Weiss capitulator Brad Karp:
“Recent reporting has created a distraction and has placed a focus on me that is not in the best interests of the firm.”
Um...I think it was his chummy relationship w/ pedophile Epstein, not "the reporting," that led to disgrace. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
“Recent reporting has created a distraction and has placed a focus on me that is not in the best interests of the firm.”
Um...I think it was his chummy relationship w/ pedophile Epstein, not "the reporting," that led to disgrace. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
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Cartoon on Washington Post‘s mass layoffs
February 4, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Cartoon on Washington Post‘s mass layoffs
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The CIA is up to something and Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who is the longest serving member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, doesn't like it but can't tell us about it.
February 4, 2026 at 11:58 PM
The CIA is up to something and Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who is the longest serving member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, doesn't like it but can't tell us about it.
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That mask is also popular with neo-Nazi accelerationist groups, which I think is really important to mention. Just like it's important to mention that ICE agents in Denver have been dropping Ace of Spades cards where they've kidnapped people. The white nationalist culture at work is clear.
In 2009, this was the mask of a UK SAS character in “Call of Duty.” By 2015 it was de rigeur among Iraqi government commandos and Shiite militiamen. In 2018, in “Sicario 2,” it was what CIA surrogate characters wore to disguise themselves as cartel gunmen.
Now US law enforcement wears it.
Now US law enforcement wears it.
February 4, 2026 at 11:24 PM
That mask is also popular with neo-Nazi accelerationist groups, which I think is really important to mention. Just like it's important to mention that ICE agents in Denver have been dropping Ace of Spades cards where they've kidnapped people. The white nationalist culture at work is clear.
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Folks, as of right now the stunningly talented artist Frazier Irving is homeless and needs your help. He hasn’t got a fundraising page because he doesn’t want charity but he is selling pages. Please give his shop a look and buy something that appeals if you can.
frazerirving.bigcartel.com
frazerirving.bigcartel.com
Frazer Irving
Frazer Irving art, prints, comics.
frazerirving.bigcartel.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Folks, as of right now the stunningly talented artist Frazier Irving is homeless and needs your help. He hasn’t got a fundraising page because he doesn’t want charity but he is selling pages. Please give his shop a look and buy something that appeals if you can.
frazerirving.bigcartel.com
frazerirving.bigcartel.com
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With so much going on these days—ICE murders, Venezuela, Epstein documents, and Melania—one development has not gotten enough attention:
Donald Trump’s plan to become king of the world.
Donald Trump’s plan to become king of the world.
Donald Trump’s plan to be king of the world
His Board of Peace is essentially a global slush fund, run by him and him alone.
www.motherjones.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
With so much going on these days—ICE murders, Venezuela, Epstein documents, and Melania—one development has not gotten enough attention:
Donald Trump’s plan to become king of the world.
Donald Trump’s plan to become king of the world.
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Journalists are civilians under international humanitarian law.
Facilities and equipment utilized for reporting and disseminating news are also civilian structures.
They must be respected and protected.
Journalists are #NotATarget.
Facilities and equipment utilized for reporting and disseminating news are also civilian structures.
They must be respected and protected.
Journalists are #NotATarget.
February 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Journalists are civilians under international humanitarian law.
Facilities and equipment utilized for reporting and disseminating news are also civilian structures.
They must be respected and protected.
Journalists are #NotATarget.
Facilities and equipment utilized for reporting and disseminating news are also civilian structures.
They must be respected and protected.
Journalists are #NotATarget.
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On the day Alex Pretti was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents, restaurant owner Tracy Wong didn’t hesitate to open her doors to protestors, offering them safety from law enforcement’s dispersal tactics. Now, residents are stopping by to thank her and dine at My Huong Kitchen.
In the Face of ICE, This Minneapolis Restaurant Owner Shelters and Feeds Her Community
After the shooting of Alex Pretti, Tracy Wong of My Huong Kitchen has kept her doors open to protestors, journalists, and residents alike.
civileats.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
On the day Alex Pretti was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents, restaurant owner Tracy Wong didn’t hesitate to open her doors to protestors, offering them safety from law enforcement’s dispersal tactics. Now, residents are stopping by to thank her and dine at My Huong Kitchen.
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the statement the trump White House gave @andrewperez.bsky.social here is….. well….
Trump claimed he’s skipping the Super Bowl because it’s “too far away.” Privately, Trump’s advisers warned he would likely get booed if he went to Sunday’s big game, sources tell Zeteo.
Read the latest from @swin24.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social: zeteo.com/p/trump-supe...
Read the latest from @swin24.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social: zeteo.com/p/trump-supe...
The Real Reason Trump Is Skipping the Super Bowl on Sunday
Trump claimed the big game is ‘too far away.’ Privately, his advisers warned he’d likely get booed if he went, sources tell Zeteo.
zeteo.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:48 PM
the statement the trump White House gave @andrewperez.bsky.social here is….. well….
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Do you have what it takes to feed 70,000 people in a day??!!!
My newest video report with our food editor Jessica on Levi’s Stadium’s culinary team, busting their asses to curate and cater a Bay-Area themed menu for this year’s Super Bowl.
Much meat was consumed. Had tofu soup for dinner.
My newest video report with our food editor Jessica on Levi’s Stadium’s culinary team, busting their asses to curate and cater a Bay-Area themed menu for this year’s Super Bowl.
Much meat was consumed. Had tofu soup for dinner.
In just days, 50 chefs and 2,500 hospitality workers at Levi’s Stadium will feed roughly 70,000 Super Bowl attendees.
Ahead of kickoff, Levy Restaurants, the stadium's official culinary team, offered the SFGATE team an exclusive tasting of this year’s Bay Area–themed menu.
Ahead of kickoff, Levy Restaurants, the stadium's official culinary team, offered the SFGATE team an exclusive tasting of this year’s Bay Area–themed menu.
February 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Do you have what it takes to feed 70,000 people in a day??!!!
My newest video report with our food editor Jessica on Levi’s Stadium’s culinary team, busting their asses to curate and cater a Bay-Area themed menu for this year’s Super Bowl.
Much meat was consumed. Had tofu soup for dinner.
My newest video report with our food editor Jessica on Levi’s Stadium’s culinary team, busting their asses to curate and cater a Bay-Area themed menu for this year’s Super Bowl.
Much meat was consumed. Had tofu soup for dinner.
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Who is Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nominee to be Fed Chair?
Who is Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nominee to be Fed Chair?
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Who is Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nominee to be Fed Chair?
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My favorite genre of Epstein emails are powerful people emailing WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN about how MeToo has gone too far and the woke mob must be stopped.
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 AM
My favorite genre of Epstein emails are powerful people emailing WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN about how MeToo has gone too far and the woke mob must be stopped.
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Please listen to this from an eyewitness to what is happening in our country, and in Minnesota specifically.
I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Please listen to this from an eyewitness to what is happening in our country, and in Minnesota specifically.
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Seems as though they have laid off their entire photography staff. Photojournalists don’t just take photos, we report, we pitch, we take photos while our lives and safety are under threat. We explore our neighborhoods, restaurants and sports with a creative eye. Photojournalists do it all.
Washington Post laid off many of their staff photographers, too. Which seems missing from a lot of coverage I’ve read.
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Seems as though they have laid off their entire photography staff. Photojournalists don’t just take photos, we report, we pitch, we take photos while our lives and safety are under threat. We explore our neighborhoods, restaurants and sports with a creative eye. Photojournalists do it all.
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So much for ending endless wars. The Trump admin has quietly deployed US troops to Nigeria, dragging us into yet another foreign conflict. Maybe someone can provide Trump with a crayon drawing of what "peace" actually means. #NoForeverWars
February 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM
So much for ending endless wars. The Trump admin has quietly deployed US troops to Nigeria, dragging us into yet another foreign conflict. Maybe someone can provide Trump with a crayon drawing of what "peace" actually means. #NoForeverWars
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Read More: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
US military says some forces have been dispatched to Nigeria
The U.S. has sent a small team of troops to Nigeria, the general in charge of the U.S. command for Africa said on Tuesday, the first acknowledgment of U.S. forces on the ground since Washington struck...
www.reuters.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Read More: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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If you live in the DC area, you should definitely do this
6/ The Post has lost over 375,000 subscribers in just over a year. If 10% of those readers subscribed to The 51st instead, we could hire 10 reporters and five editors, dramatically scaling our coverage of the city at this critical time. 51st.news/signup
Join The 51st
The 51st is a worker-led nonprofit news source for D.C. Our reporting is rooted in our conviction that local journalism is meant to make people’s lives better — no paywalls, ever. But that's only…
51st.news
February 4, 2026 at 7:27 PM
If you live in the DC area, you should definitely do this
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Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...
Speaking to WaPo employees, editor Matt Murray says cuts are about “positioning ourselves to become more essential to people's lives, and what is becoming a more crowded, competitive and complicated media landscape, and after some years when, candidly, the Post has had struggles to do that."
February 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...
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After 8 years writing the tech column
@washingtonpost.com, I am among folks who were laid off today. I’m grateful for the stories I got to tell and the impact we made on privacy, sustainability & AI.
You can keep following my work on my new (free) Substack geoffreyafowler.substack.com
@washingtonpost.com, I am among folks who were laid off today. I’m grateful for the stories I got to tell and the impact we made on privacy, sustainability & AI.
You can keep following my work on my new (free) Substack geoffreyafowler.substack.com
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February 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
After 8 years writing the tech column
@washingtonpost.com, I am among folks who were laid off today. I’m grateful for the stories I got to tell and the impact we made on privacy, sustainability & AI.
You can keep following my work on my new (free) Substack geoffreyafowler.substack.com
@washingtonpost.com, I am among folks who were laid off today. I’m grateful for the stories I got to tell and the impact we made on privacy, sustainability & AI.
You can keep following my work on my new (free) Substack geoffreyafowler.substack.com
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Update: In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD *as well as* Surprise, AZ; Upper Bern, PA; and Tremont, PA.
Facts that bear repeating.
Facts that bear repeating.
In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD. Just some facts I think bear repeating.
February 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Update: In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD *as well as* Surprise, AZ; Upper Bern, PA; and Tremont, PA.
Facts that bear repeating.
Facts that bear repeating.
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The decimation of the Washington Post is a good reminder that conquerors love to destroy national institutions as a means of controlling the culture, and there are enemies beyond trump and his wannanazis who may be even more dangerous.
February 4, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The decimation of the Washington Post is a good reminder that conquerors love to destroy national institutions as a means of controlling the culture, and there are enemies beyond trump and his wannanazis who may be even more dangerous.
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Freelance rates are also abysmal and haven't changed much in 20+ years, which means they're even worse today. Not only are you not being paid enough, but you don't have the support of an organization behind you. In-depth reporting is much harder as a freelancer.
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Freelance rates are also abysmal and haven't changed much in 20+ years, which means they're even worse today. Not only are you not being paid enough, but you don't have the support of an organization behind you. In-depth reporting is much harder as a freelancer.