Maddie Poore
@maddiepoore.bsky.social
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Sometimes journalism can feel like an impossibility in 2025. Especially journalism that holds power accountable, that fights against elite interests.
Fascist governments seek to silence us, whether by bullying, censorship and intimidation or more directly bombs and bullets.
Fascist governments seek to silence us, whether by bullying, censorship and intimidation or more directly bombs and bullets.
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Sometimes journalism can feel like an impossibility in 2025. Especially journalism that holds power accountable, that fights against elite interests.
Fascist governments seek to silence us, whether by bullying, censorship and intimidation or more directly bombs and bullets.
Fascist governments seek to silence us, whether by bullying, censorship and intimidation or more directly bombs and bullets.
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📬 This week's newsletter:
🍻 Three beers for journalism
🗳️ Bowser’s big announcement
🛍️ A "procott,"
🚼 An incoming childcare cliff
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🍻 Three beers for journalism
🗳️ Bowser’s big announcement
🛍️ A "procott,"
🚼 An incoming childcare cliff
Get the next edition in your inbox: www.51st.news/signup
Three beers for journalism 🍻
Plus, Bowser’s big announcement, a "procott," and an incoming childcare cliff.
51st.news
November 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
📬 This week's newsletter:
🍻 Three beers for journalism
🗳️ Bowser’s big announcement
🛍️ A "procott,"
🚼 An incoming childcare cliff
Get the next edition in your inbox: www.51st.news/signup
🍻 Three beers for journalism
🗳️ Bowser’s big announcement
🛍️ A "procott,"
🚼 An incoming childcare cliff
Get the next edition in your inbox: www.51st.news/signup
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Life expectancy in DC can vary by as much as a decade depending on the ward you live in. I’m honored to be a fellow at @mhhjcenter.bsky.social this year, which is supporting us in launching a health equity beat, where we’ll dig in to the city’s health issues.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Life expectancy in DC can vary by as much as a decade depending on the ward you live in. I’m honored to be a fellow at @mhhjcenter.bsky.social this year, which is supporting us in launching a health equity beat, where we’ll dig in to the city’s health issues.
www.mhhj.org/networks-fel...
www.mhhj.org/networks-fel...
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51st.news
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Proud to experiment with this approach to year end fundraising—everyone no matter their $ realities can help us reach this goal ❤️🔥
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
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Today, DC took a huge step toward combating poverty across the District.
We just passed an amendment that will deliver real cash relief to working families through the EITC and Child Tax Credit — two of our most powerful tools to lift families out of poverty.
We just passed an amendment that will deliver real cash relief to working families through the EITC and Child Tax Credit — two of our most powerful tools to lift families out of poverty.
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Today, DC took a huge step toward combating poverty across the District.
We just passed an amendment that will deliver real cash relief to working families through the EITC and Child Tax Credit — two of our most powerful tools to lift families out of poverty.
We just passed an amendment that will deliver real cash relief to working families through the EITC and Child Tax Credit — two of our most powerful tools to lift families out of poverty.
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⚠️PAYWALL DROP ALERT⚠️ As we all watch New Yorkers vote, why not read @katelynburns.com's case for shortening the election cycle? Free to read today only!
The U.S. Election Cycle Is Too Damn Long
American elections are increasingly leading us to feel depressed, anxious, and stressed. One potential solution: Putting an end to constant electioneering.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
⚠️PAYWALL DROP ALERT⚠️ As we all watch New Yorkers vote, why not read @katelynburns.com's case for shortening the election cycle? Free to read today only!
feeling emotional and delighted watching the @hellgatenyc.com election results live stream — also enjoying the commercials so so much
leave it to worker owned news ~ opening up realities never before imagined
leave it to worker owned news ~ opening up realities never before imagined
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
feeling emotional and delighted watching the @hellgatenyc.com election results live stream — also enjoying the commercials so so much
leave it to worker owned news ~ opening up realities never before imagined
leave it to worker owned news ~ opening up realities never before imagined
just a reminder you can watch the nyc election results from a WORKER OWNED NEWSROOM !!!
Tell your bartender: “Let’s watch the Hell Gate feed” 👍 www.youtube.com/live/fKA4Vpk...
November 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
just a reminder you can watch the nyc election results from a WORKER OWNED NEWSROOM !!!
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Not even close to joking when I say this is the absolute highlight of my 20+ year career in journalism. I'm so gd proud. I'm so gd proud of our cofounders, and I'm so gd proud of our Flytrap community. Today, in this moment, we needed good news and good journalism more than ever and we're doing it.
WE DID IT
THE FLYTRAP MET OUR ANNUAL SUBSCRIBER GOAL
WE CAN PAY OUR FOUNDERS THIS YEAR
WE CAN FUND FREELANCERS NEXT YEAR
MORE MOTHERFUCKIN' WORKER-OWNED CRUNCHY QUEER FEMINIST JOURNALISM FOR AND BY THE PEOPLE
THE FLYTRAP MET OUR ANNUAL SUBSCRIBER GOAL
WE CAN PAY OUR FOUNDERS THIS YEAR
WE CAN FUND FREELANCERS NEXT YEAR
MORE MOTHERFUCKIN' WORKER-OWNED CRUNCHY QUEER FEMINIST JOURNALISM FOR AND BY THE PEOPLE
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media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Not even close to joking when I say this is the absolute highlight of my 20+ year career in journalism. I'm so gd proud. I'm so gd proud of our cofounders, and I'm so gd proud of our Flytrap community. Today, in this moment, we needed good news and good journalism more than ever and we're doing it.
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Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Energy retailers to be directed to offer free power three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
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if there was a rich person with the will, you could build the most incredible news organization that has ever existed just from the wreckage of this year alone.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
if there was a rich person with the will, you could build the most incredible news organization that has ever existed just from the wreckage of this year alone.
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good time to respectfully tap the "please support worker-led, billionaire-free, independent news" sign
For any unfamiliar with the quality of journalism at Teen Vogue, it's well known for hard-hitting stories on "politically sensitive" topics including climate.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
good time to respectfully tap the "please support worker-led, billionaire-free, independent news" sign
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From the union statement in the story below:
November 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
From the union statement in the story below:
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Three cheers for @theflytrapmedia.com and for the rise of writer collectives!!
HOLY SHIT WE DID IT 😭😭😭😭😭😭
November 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Three cheers for @theflytrapmedia.com and for the rise of writer collectives!!
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People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
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IRS agents. what's going on in DC is truly shameless
I was on the ground earlier today at the Petworth Metro Station after I received troubling reports from neighbors about IRS Criminal Investigation agents working with Transit Police to interrogate riders on WMATA buses.
October 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
IRS agents. what's going on in DC is truly shameless
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"The newly launched DC Resource Bridge (DCRB)...connects eligible D.C. residents to free or low-cost legal services to help with family law cases, issues with public benefits, financial issues, and cases in the D.C. Court of Appeals" @streetsensedc.bsky.social
streetsensemedia.org/article/a-ne...
streetsensemedia.org/article/a-ne...
A new hotline is working to make it easier to find cheap legal help in D.C.
The newly launched D.C. Resource Bridge streamlines the search for legal assistance by creating a hotline at 202-933-HELP (4357).
streetsensemedia.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"The newly launched DC Resource Bridge (DCRB)...connects eligible D.C. residents to free or low-cost legal services to help with family law cases, issues with public benefits, financial issues, and cases in the D.C. Court of Appeals" @streetsensedc.bsky.social
streetsensemedia.org/article/a-ne...
streetsensemedia.org/article/a-ne...
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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"You don't choose the times you live in, but you do choose who you want to be, and you do choose how you want to think." –
Grace Lee Boggs
Grace Lee Boggs
October 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
"You don't choose the times you live in, but you do choose who you want to be, and you do choose how you want to think." –
Grace Lee Boggs
Grace Lee Boggs
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For those asking how to support, here’s how: www.greenbootsgardens.com/get-involved
The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.
www.whatimreading.net
October 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
For those asking how to support, here’s how: www.greenbootsgardens.com/get-involved
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"Cooperatively run structures are a path forward when we're seeing systems collapse."
Proud to be one of 6(+???) worker-led newsrooms in @tinynewscollective.bsky.social.
Here's how to join us, feat. interviews with our co-founder @maddiepoore.bsky.social and @soleilho.com of @coyotemedia.org:
Proud to be one of 6(+???) worker-led newsrooms in @tinynewscollective.bsky.social.
Here's how to join us, feat. interviews with our co-founder @maddiepoore.bsky.social and @soleilho.com of @coyotemedia.org:
How to start a worker-led news outlet: A tale of two newsrooms
How two newsrooms — The 51st and COYOTE Media Collective — launched their worker-led organizations
www.tinynewsco.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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We may be D.C.’s first worker-led nonprofit newsroom. But we’re part of a larger system of cooperative organizations working to build a better world.
Last week, one of our co-founders spoke at a gathering of these businesses, from credit unions to neighborhood grocers.
What she's bringing back:
Last week, one of our co-founders spoke at a gathering of these businesses, from credit unions to neighborhood grocers.
What she's bringing back:
This moment isn’t normal, but here’s our glimmer of hope
Lessons from a cooperative businesses conference, and being a part of a larger movement
51st.news
October 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We may be D.C.’s first worker-led nonprofit newsroom. But we’re part of a larger system of cooperative organizations working to build a better world.
Last week, one of our co-founders spoke at a gathering of these businesses, from credit unions to neighborhood grocers.
What she's bringing back:
Last week, one of our co-founders spoke at a gathering of these businesses, from credit unions to neighborhood grocers.
What she's bringing back:
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“We can’t afford to act like this is a normal moment”
Support your local journalist-owned media, and worker-owned businesses
Support your local journalist-owned media, and worker-owned businesses
We may be D.C.’s first worker-led nonprofit newsroom. But we’re part of a larger system of cooperative organizations working to build a better world.
Last week, one of our co-founders spoke at a gathering of these businesses, from credit unions to neighborhood grocers.
What she's bringing back:
Last week, one of our co-founders spoke at a gathering of these businesses, from credit unions to neighborhood grocers.
What she's bringing back:
This moment isn’t normal, but here’s our glimmer of hope
Lessons from a cooperative businesses conference, and being a part of a larger movement
51st.news
October 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
“We can’t afford to act like this is a normal moment”
Support your local journalist-owned media, and worker-owned businesses
Support your local journalist-owned media, and worker-owned businesses