Mike Soraghan
@mikesoraghan.bsky.social
Reporter at E&E News. Husband. Dad. Person of Evie and Duncan. Reposts do not connote comprehension.
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Exciting news: my union @pen-guild.bsky.social won our fight to hold management accountable for rolling out AI tools with no notice & for failing to hold the bots to the same standards all of us humans must follow — in violation of the contract they agreed to. A neutral arbiter said we were right!
PEN Guild wins landmark arbitration on AI protections - Washington-Baltimore News Guild
This marks one of the first major labor-arbitration rulings on the impact of AI on journalism, setting an important precedent for the U.S. news industry.
wbng.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Exciting news: my union @pen-guild.bsky.social won our fight to hold management accountable for rolling out AI tools with no notice & for failing to hold the bots to the same standards all of us humans must follow — in violation of the contract they agreed to. A neutral arbiter said we were right!
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And yet @politico.com uses AI that sends glaring errors to our subscribers and violates our ethics standards.
Tell POLITICO management to follow it's own rules for accurate, ethical journalism and sign our petition.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ai...
Tell POLITICO management to follow it's own rules for accurate, ethical journalism and sign our petition.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ai...
October 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
And yet @politico.com uses AI that sends glaring errors to our subscribers and violates our ethics standards.
Tell POLITICO management to follow it's own rules for accurate, ethical journalism and sign our petition.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ai...
Tell POLITICO management to follow it's own rules for accurate, ethical journalism and sign our petition.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ai...
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Every FERC pipeline fight starts with throwing elbows to rack up resolutions for and against at city halls and county boards. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
E&E News: How mass emails eroded support for a North Carolina pipeline
Williams Cos. went online to seek local backing for its Transco expansion project, but the effort may have backfired.
subscriber.politicopro.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Every FERC pipeline fight starts with throwing elbows to rack up resolutions for and against at city halls and county boards. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
Every FERC pipeline fight starts with throwing elbows to rack up resolutions for and against at city halls and county boards. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
E&E News: How mass emails eroded support for a North Carolina pipeline
Williams Cos. went online to seek local backing for its Transco expansion project, but the effort may have backfired.
subscriber.politicopro.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Every FERC pipeline fight starts with throwing elbows to rack up resolutions for and against at city halls and county boards. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
He Was the Face and Voice of Gaza. Israel Assassinated Him. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o...
Opinion | He Was the Face and Voice of Gaza. Israel Assassinated Him.
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
He Was the Face and Voice of Gaza. Israel Assassinated Him. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o...
Inspector who worked on Mountain Valley pipeline says it was built unsafely. Operator @EQTcorp says feds checked and called MVP safe. What those feds say: We're not telling you anything subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
E&E News: Feds won’t confirm safety findings on Mountain Valley pipeline
The operator of the natural gas conduit said inspectors found no problems, but federal officials won’t back that up.
subscriber.politicopro.com
August 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Inspector who worked on Mountain Valley pipeline says it was built unsafely. Operator @EQTcorp says feds checked and called MVP safe. What those feds say: We're not telling you anything subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said he and Trump shut down a New York wind project because Biden "rushed approval” with “flawed science." Can he back that up? He just releases 27 blacked out pages www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
Trump admin redacts entire Empire Wind study
The administration blacked out 27 pages of findings in a document the Interior secretary cited when he ordered a work stoppage on the offshore wind project.
www.eenews.net
August 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said he and Trump shut down a New York wind project because Biden "rushed approval” with “flawed science." Can he back that up? He just releases 27 blacked out pages www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
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In the wake of $744M verdict against an oil major, Trump-world is has knives out for the Louisiana Republican's who've backed the litigation to get Big Oil to restore the marshes www.eenews.net/articles/law...
Lawsuits over Louisiana’s decaying oil infrastructure split GOP
An alliance between Republican officials and trial lawyers faces its biggest test at the U.S. Supreme Court as criticism from the right increases.
www.eenews.net
August 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the wake of $744M verdict against an oil major, Trump-world is has knives out for the Louisiana Republican's who've backed the litigation to get Big Oil to restore the marshes www.eenews.net/articles/law...
In the wake of $744M verdict against an oil major, Trump-world is has knives out for the Louisiana Republican's who've backed the litigation to get Big Oil to restore the marshes www.eenews.net/articles/law...
Lawsuits over Louisiana’s decaying oil infrastructure split GOP
An alliance between Republican officials and trial lawyers faces its biggest test at the U.S. Supreme Court as criticism from the right increases.
www.eenews.net
August 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the wake of $744M verdict against an oil major, Trump-world is has knives out for the Louisiana Republican's who've backed the litigation to get Big Oil to restore the marshes www.eenews.net/articles/law...
"Of course, Trump could agree to let his name out or sign a privacy waiver."
The FBI redacted President Donald Trump’s name, as well as the names of other prominent public figures, from the Epstein files under privacy exemptions.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The FBI Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files
The bureau’s FOIA team tasked with conducting a final review of the records blacked out the names before higher-ups said last month that releasing the documents ‘would not be appropriate or warranted....
www.bloomberg.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"Of course, Trump could agree to let his name out or sign a privacy waiver."
The FBI redacted President Donald Trump’s name, as well as the names of other prominent public figures, from the Epstein files under privacy exemptions.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The FBI Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files
The bureau’s FOIA team tasked with conducting a final review of the records blacked out the names before higher-ups said last month that releasing the documents ‘would not be appropriate or warranted....
www.bloomberg.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The FBI redacted President Donald Trump’s name, as well as the names of other prominent public figures, from the Epstein files under privacy exemptions.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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EXCLUSIVE: A DOGE appointee told independent regulators they are expected to “rubber stamp” approvals of new nuclear reactors, three people with inside info told us.
The directive comes after Trump said he wants to quadruple the U.S. nuclear power supply by 2050.
The directive comes after Trump said he wants to quadruple the U.S. nuclear power supply by 2050.
DOGE told regulator to ‘rubber stamp’ nuclear
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's historic role of assuring safety is changing as the White House shifts some responsibility to the Department of Energy.
www.politico.com
July 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
EXCLUSIVE: A DOGE appointee told independent regulators they are expected to “rubber stamp” approvals of new nuclear reactors, three people with inside info told us.
The directive comes after Trump said he wants to quadruple the U.S. nuclear power supply by 2050.
The directive comes after Trump said he wants to quadruple the U.S. nuclear power supply by 2050.
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NEW: We asked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies.
The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”
The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”
Texas Governor’s Office Says Its Emails With Elon Musk May Be, in Part, Too “Embarrassing” to Release to the Public
We asked Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies. The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”
www.propublica.org
July 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: We asked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies.
The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”
The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”
Apparently there’s a video United Healthcare doesn’t want you to see www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/i...
Our Investigation of UnitedHealth Started With a Tip
www.nytimes.com
July 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Apparently there’s a video United Healthcare doesn’t want you to see www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/i...
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Gotta quit all of Amazon or else unsubscribing just from Post is basically nothing to Bezos
July 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Gotta quit all of Amazon or else unsubscribing just from Post is basically nothing to Bezos
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New masthead: Democracy Dies
July 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New masthead: Democracy Dies
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TODAY: PEN Guild heads to arbitration over POLITICO’s contract-breaking use of AI. This fight could set the standard for how AI is used in newsrooms across the country.
✍️ Sign our petition and help us go into arbitration with full support: bit.ly/PENGuild
✍️ Sign our petition and help us go into arbitration with full support: bit.ly/PENGuild
July 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
TODAY: PEN Guild heads to arbitration over POLITICO’s contract-breaking use of AI. This fight could set the standard for how AI is used in newsrooms across the country.
✍️ Sign our petition and help us go into arbitration with full support: bit.ly/PENGuild
✍️ Sign our petition and help us go into arbitration with full support: bit.ly/PENGuild
WTF? “Atalco polluted public land and state waterways with the most toxic non-radioactive elements on the planet and allowed that pollution to continue for months — never notifying the outside community. lailluminator.com/2025/06/02/r...
A Louisiana refinery spilled toxic waste into the community and knew about it for months • Louisiana Illuminator
A metal refinery unlawfully discharged industrial toxic waste containing arsenic, chromium and other heavy metals into a Lake Maurepas swamp.
lailluminator.com
July 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
WTF? “Atalco polluted public land and state waterways with the most toxic non-radioactive elements on the planet and allowed that pollution to continue for months — never notifying the outside community. lailluminator.com/2025/06/02/r...
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NEW: Journalists at POLITICO and E&E News are heading to arbitration this week to hold management accountable for violating their contract through reckless AI use.
▶️ Sign their petition to show your support here: bit.ly/PENGuild
▶️ Sign their petition to show your support here: bit.ly/PENGuild
We’re taking @politico.com to arbitration this week for its unethical use of AI and we’re asking for your support! bit.ly/PENGuild
July 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
NEW: Journalists at POLITICO and E&E News are heading to arbitration this week to hold management accountable for violating their contract through reckless AI use.
▶️ Sign their petition to show your support here: bit.ly/PENGuild
▶️ Sign their petition to show your support here: bit.ly/PENGuild
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Proud to represent this group holding management accountable to journalism ethics even as we use new technology
We’re taking @politico.com to arbitration this week for its unethical use of AI and we’re asking for your support! bit.ly/PENGuild
July 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Proud to represent this group holding management accountable to journalism ethics even as we use new technology
This is about holding journalism and technology to the same high standards
We’re taking @politico.com to arbitration this week for its unethical use of AI and we’re asking for your support! bit.ly/PENGuild
July 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This is about holding journalism and technology to the same high standards
Seemed like @realDonaldTrump and @GovKathyHochul had a truce on Empire Wind and NE #natgas pipelines. Then Team Trump said she "caved" and agreed to approve two new gas pipelines. www.eenews.net/articles/whi... Will another shoe drop soon?
White House claims Hochul ‘caved’ on gas pipelines to save Empire Wind
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says there was no deal, days after the Trump administration allowed the offshore wind project to resume construction.
www.eenews.net
May 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Seemed like @realDonaldTrump and @GovKathyHochul had a truce on Empire Wind and NE #natgas pipelines. Then Team Trump said she "caved" and agreed to approve two new gas pipelines. www.eenews.net/articles/whi... Will another shoe drop soon?
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We're proud our AI agreement has safeguards for journalists jobs-and company ethics, to allow AI use in a way that works for us, not against us. @politico.com already agreed that AI-generated content should be subject to the same standards as human-written articles. It needs to follow the contract
Politico’s Newsroom Is Starting a Legal Battle With Management Over AI
Politico has rules about AI in the newsroom. Staffers say those rules have been violated—and they’re gearing up for a fight.
www.wired.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We're proud our AI agreement has safeguards for journalists jobs-and company ethics, to allow AI use in a way that works for us, not against us. @politico.com already agreed that AI-generated content should be subject to the same standards as human-written articles. It needs to follow the contract