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Shaheen Pasha @profpasha.bsky.social · 28d

Come learn more about the amazing work we do @prisonjournalism.bsky.social on Sept. 17 at our "Meeting the Moment" virtual Event. It's free to attend and you'll get a glimpse into our world & what's to come! RSVP now! www.eventbrite.com/e/prison-jou...

Prison Journalism Project: Meeting the Moment (Virtual Event)

Now more than ever, who tells the story matters. Learn how PJP is equipping incarcerated writers to reshape the narrative, Sept 17.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 27

President Trump on Wednesday followed through on his threat to impose a 50% tariff on nearly all goods arriving from India, punishing the country for buying Russian oil.

Follow live updates.

Trump Administration: Latest News and Live Updates

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Shaheen Pasha @profpasha.bsky.social · Aug 26

So unbelievably proud of our team!

Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · Aug 23

We’re a finalist for the LION: Local Independent Online News Publishers #LIONAwards25 (@lionpubs.bsky.social) Community Engagement Award!

We’re honored to have been chosen and look forward to meeting fellow finalists in St. Louis!

Congratulations to the other finalists. Meet the 51 Finalists ⤵️

Meet the 51 finalists for the 2025 LION Sustainability Awards - LION Publishers

Winners will be announced live, in person, at the LION Awards Ceremony & Dinner on Wednesday, September 3, in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · Aug 26

For these incarcerated students, online school has been a disaster. Story via The Associated Press.

For these incarcerated students, online school has been a disaster

Florida shifted to virtual learning for youth in juvenile detention — and parents and students say it's been a disaster.

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · Jun 9

CONGRATS to faculty @profpasha.bsky.social and grad alum @yhuang.bsky.social on being named Jennifer McGill Fellows in @aejmc.bsky.social's Institute for Diverse Leadership in Journalism and Communication!

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Apr 22

More than 150 university presidents have signed a letter decrying the Trump administration. The statement — signed by Harvard, Princeton, Brown and other leading universities — denounces the White House’s ‘undue government intrusion.’

Over 150 US university presidents sign letter decrying Trump administration — Guardian US

Statement signed by Harvard, Princeton and Brown leaders denounces White House’s ‘undue government intrusion’

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Shaheen Pasha @profpasha.bsky.social · Apr 22

People will not get their kids diagnosed for fear of being put on a registry and that will result in kids not getting appropriate services. And with the psychos afraid of autism being passed to future generations, this will be a first step towards eugenics. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/rfk...

RFK Jr.'s autism study to amass medical records of many Americans

The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the first time.

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NPR @npr.org · Mar 29

The order calls for the removal of "divisive race-centered ideology" from the Smithsonian's museums and research centers. It also calls on the Secretary of the Interior to restore public monuments, statues and other markers that have been removed or changed since 2020.

Trump wants to restore statues and monuments. Will that happen?

The President's executive order on "restoring truth and sanity to American history" calls on the Department of the Interior to ensure that any monuments, statues or memorials under its jurisdiction "d...

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · Mar 29

Hundreds of international students have just received an email telling them their visas have been revoked.

The ‘justification’ is campus activism or social media posts.

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The biggest reason government officials aren't giving any specifics about the criteria by which these arrests and deportations are selected, is that the criteria is "pro-Israel think-tanks and advocacy organizations created lists of troublesome individuals and gave them to us."

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Shaheen Pasha @profpasha.bsky.social · Mar 29

I would have signed this in a heartbeat as a Columbia alumnus. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We call on Columbia to stand up to authoritarianism | Open letter

How Columbia responds to this attack will determine whether universities remain independent or end up serving as extensions of an authoritarian state

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Shaheen Pasha @profpasha.bsky.social · Mar 22

I remember how proud I was the day I got into Columbia. I will never forget how ashamed I am today of my alma mater.

Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · Mar 22

Decades Ago, Columbia Refused to Pay Trump $400 Million. Note That Number. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...

Decades Ago, Columbia Refused to Pay Trump $400 Million. Note That Number.

A quarter century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · Mar 5

This piece has got to be one of the best expressions I've ever read on what prison trauma feels like and the struggle to keep one's empathy from a writer who has been in prison since he was 15 yrs old. It will be required reading for us at PJP @prisonjournalism.bsky.social.

Will There Be Anything Left of Me When I Leave This New Mexico Prison?

If you let it, the system will scrape away all that’s left of your empathy.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Mar 5

WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump administration plans to cut over 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo.

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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · Feb 26

"All those hard cases doing hard time melt like butter on a summer sidewalk when they visit the felines, feed them, watch them chase the birds and bees, and when they make toys to entice the cats to play with them."

When Kittens Came to My Prison, I Had Not Petted One in 15 Years

I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Feb 28

WASHINGTON (AP) — Zelenskyy left White House without signing US-Ukraine critical minerals deal Trump had demanded.

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Shaheen Pasha @profpasha.bsky.social · Feb 28

I hate when I come out of teaching a journalism class, see the latest embarrassment coming out of the government and want to go back to blissful ignorance.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 28

ZELENSKYY: Putin broke the ceasefire. What kind of diplomacy, JD, are you speaking about?

VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · Feb 21

It's Friday. Close that tab you never look at. Close those articles you'll never read. Make a plan for something fun offline this weekend. And don't forget to drink a big glass of water today.

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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · Feb 11

PJP's @profpasha.bsky.social talks about the importance of prison journalism and why incarcerated people deserve their stories to be just as loud as everyone else.

Why we need prison journalism | Shaheen Pasha | TEDxPSU

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · Jan 29

Friendly reminder that, as I wrote for @motherjones.com, "school choice" often ends up hurting disabled kids as private schools don't have to follow IEPs/504s. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Project 2025's plan to dismantle public education—and screw over disabled kids

Nearly nine million students rely on DOE-backed disability accommodations.

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Switchboard Magazine @switchboardmag.bsky.social · Jan 27

Our inaugural issue is live! Head to our website to plug in for cinematic true stories that are as astonishing as they are real! From the swamps of Florida to colonial India and beyond, get ready to be captivated by extraordinary worlds and fascinating people. SwitchboardMagazine.com

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Albert Samaha @samaha.bsky.social · Jan 28

For the inaugural issue of @switchboardmag.bsky.social I wrote about a road trip across Lebanon to excavate family secrets: www.switchboardmagazine.com/january-issu...

Last Summer In Lebanon — Switchboard Magazine

A deeply personal journey of a secret son who spends the summer crisscrossing Lebanon in a van with sisters who never knew he existed in a country he had never before visited. It's a story of about fa...

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · Jan 29

Hi. Just wanted to introduce myself. @profpasha.bsky.social and I started PJP at the beginning of the pandemic, and it felt like another historical moment when so many people's experiences would go unheard.

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Shaheen Pasha @profpasha.bsky.social · Jan 23

Wonder what it was like for incarcerated ppl inside SCI-Huntingdon when Luigi Mangione joined their prison population? Our writer @prisonjournalism.bsky.social has the scoop prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/01/23/l...

When Luigi Mangione Came to Our Prison

A dispatch from SCI Huntingdon in Pennsylvania, which was briefly part of the biggest crime story in the nation.

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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · Jan 7

We did it, y'all! Thank you! TY!

A note from @yukarikane.bsky.social and @profpasha.bsky.social: "We’re truly blown away. Because of your support, we achieved something extraordinary during our end-of-year campaign. Together, we raised over $50,000 from over 300 individual donors."

Read ⤵️

Thank You for Believing in the Power of Storytelling

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · Dec 12

1. A teacher in Ohio who has worked at the same public school for 34 years was suspended without pay and threatened with termination for offering four books in her classroom library that contained LGBTQ characters.

She's fighting back.

Ohio teacher suspended for including four books with LGBTQ characters in her classroom library

Karen Cahall has been a teacher in the New Richmond School District in Ohio for 34 years.

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