@cmitchnews.bsky.social
Freelance broadcast journalist based in Sydney, Australia.
Former BBC/ABC.
Holder of the original invisible iPad
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Former BBC/ABC.
Holder of the original invisible iPad
[email protected]
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BREAKING: Scientists have warned record high ocean temperatures have spread like an underwater wildfire over corals across the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans, with 84% of the planet's reefs hit by the worst global bleaching event on record.
More than 80% of the world’s reefs hit by bleaching after worst global event on record
An ashen pallor and an eerie stillness all that remains where there should fluttering fish and vibrant colours in the reefscape, one conservationist says
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
BREAKING: Scientists have warned record high ocean temperatures have spread like an underwater wildfire over corals across the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans, with 84% of the planet's reefs hit by the worst global bleaching event on record.
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If Putin gets this deal before 9 May, he will claim he’s won a world-historical victory to match World War 2 and that all the sacrifices will have been worth it.
Will the Russian people buy it?
Yes.
Will the Russian people buy it?
Yes.
April 23, 2025 at 4:31 AM
If Putin gets this deal before 9 May, he will claim he’s won a world-historical victory to match World War 2 and that all the sacrifices will have been worth it.
Will the Russian people buy it?
Yes.
Will the Russian people buy it?
Yes.
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🤡 Fox News calls Kyiv a "Russian city" during Easter service broadcast
Fox News calls Kyiv a “Russian city” during Easter service broadcast
American news channel Fox News has called Kyiv a Russian city during its broadcast of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine’s Easter service.
www.pravda.com.ua
April 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🤡 Fox News calls Kyiv a "Russian city" during Easter service broadcast
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BREAKING: Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, issues a TRO blocking Kari Lake from shutting down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty "with one sentence of reasoning offering virtually no explanation" — "even if the President has told them to do so." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![I. CONCLUSION
Congress has found that "it is the policy of the United States to promote the right of
freedom of opinion and expression" and that "open communication of information and ideas
among the peoples of the world contributes to international peace and stability." International
Broadcasting Act of 1973, 87 Stat. at 457. RFE/RL has, for decades, operated as one of the organizations that Congress has statutorily designated to carry out this policy. The leadership of
USAGM cannot, with one sentence of reasoning offering virtually no explanation, force RFE/RL
to shut down even if the President has told them to do so.
Therefore, upon consideration of the plaintiff's Motion [ECF No. 6] for a Temporary
Restraining Order, the defendants' Opposition thereto, the plaintiff's Reply, and the entire record
herein, it is hereby
ORDERED that the plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is GRANTED;
and it is further
ORDERED that the portion of the plaintiff's TRO motion seeking disbursement of
$7,464,559 for the March 1-14 period of performance is now MOOT given the defendants' notice
of disbursement initiation for that outstanding amount; and it is further
ORDERED that the defendants and their agents take no steps and impose no obligations
relating to closing out the plaintiff's grant; and it is further](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreieuybzygl3y6a2dwm73la7bbebo446vkpxfp4nyhupfci6iqc6fuy@jpeg)
March 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
BREAKING: Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, issues a TRO blocking Kari Lake from shutting down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty "with one sentence of reasoning offering virtually no explanation" — "even if the President has told them to do so." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Streeting: Israel’s attacks on Gaza are ‘unjustifiable’ and ‘intolerable’
Streeting: Israel’s attacks on Gaza are ‘unjustifiable’ and ‘intolerable’
At Guardian Live event, health secretary says Israel’s decision to break Gaza ceasefire is ‘soul-destroying’ and ‘cannot be justified’
Israel’s attacks on Gaza are “unjustifiable” and “intolerable”, Wes Streeting has said, as the health secretary expressed discomfort at images of bombs shattering the region that has been under threat by the Israelis “for many years”.
Streeting said he found Israel’s decision to break the Gaza ceasefire “soul-destroying”, and insisted the attacks do not “serve in Israel’s self-interest and cannot be justified as self-defence”, adding: “It has got to stop.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Streeting: Israel’s attacks on Gaza are ‘unjustifiable’ and ‘intolerable’
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Our first Jana Wendt Award for International Reporting goes to Colin Cosier at SBS Dateline for “Finding Yusuf”. The feature was the first program to expose the government’s inaction over reparations. Sponsored by Qantas Group & presented via video by Jana Wendt! #MPCQuills
March 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Our first Jana Wendt Award for International Reporting goes to Colin Cosier at SBS Dateline for “Finding Yusuf”. The feature was the first program to expose the government’s inaction over reparations. Sponsored by Qantas Group & presented via video by Jana Wendt! #MPCQuills
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This is informative. Thanks
Funeral Director here: People who pass away don’t receive social security checks once the agency has been notified. We fill out a form (SSA-721) and fax it directly to social security.
Elon Musk is lying to you.
Elon Musk is lying to you.
February 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This is informative. Thanks
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They’re too angry and discontented, too unfulfilled, too immature and spoilt.
February 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
They’re too angry and discontented, too unfulfilled, too immature and spoilt.
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We have two job openings in the Media Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Non tenure-track, of interest for those who work in cultural studies or critical media, don't mind a full-time lecture schedule, and enjoy working with grad TAs. It's a three-year renewable post. Please circulate!
Assistant Teaching Professor of Media Studies
jobs.colorado.edu
February 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We have two job openings in the Media Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Non tenure-track, of interest for those who work in cultural studies or critical media, don't mind a full-time lecture schedule, and enjoy working with grad TAs. It's a three-year renewable post. Please circulate!
Shouldn’t be surprised but it’s still a WOW moment.
I’ve just listened to the whole Trump presser…
He will meet #Putin in Saudi Arabia soon.
#Zelenskyy will not be part of that process. Questions Zelenskyy’s popularity.
Says #Ukraine could get some land back.
I’ve just listened to the whole Trump presser…
He will meet #Putin in Saudi Arabia soon.
#Zelenskyy will not be part of that process. Questions Zelenskyy’s popularity.
Says #Ukraine could get some land back.
February 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Shouldn’t be surprised but it’s still a WOW moment.
I’ve just listened to the whole Trump presser…
He will meet #Putin in Saudi Arabia soon.
#Zelenskyy will not be part of that process. Questions Zelenskyy’s popularity.
Says #Ukraine could get some land back.
I’ve just listened to the whole Trump presser…
He will meet #Putin in Saudi Arabia soon.
#Zelenskyy will not be part of that process. Questions Zelenskyy’s popularity.
Says #Ukraine could get some land back.
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We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.
February 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.
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Tesla's sales are sliding across Europe, plunging 59% in Germany in January.
Tesla’s European Sales Drop in January After Elon Musk Disrupts Politics
The U.S. electric car company’s sales are sliding across Europe, amid what many see as interference in local affairs by Tesla’s chief executive, Elon Musk.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Tesla's sales are sliding across Europe, plunging 59% in Germany in January.
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EXCLUSIVE: The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more.
A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls So...
www.wired.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:02 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more.
February 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Exclusive: Security agents escorted the inspector general of the US Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration reut.rs/4hfG4Vp
Exclusive: USDA inspector general escorted out of her office after defying White House
Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
reut.rs
January 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Exclusive: Security agents escorted the inspector general of the US Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration reut.rs/4hfG4Vp
Delete this story @newsweek.com it’s embarrassing.
The decision was part of an executive order aimed at rigorously reviewing and potentially reallocating U.S. budget expenditures across the board.
Donald Trump blocks $50 million funding for condoms in Gaza
www.newsweek.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Delete this story @newsweek.com it’s embarrassing.
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North Korean troops withdraw from Kursk front after heavy losses
North Korean troops withdraw from Kursk front after heavy losses
Pyongyang’s soldiers, sent in support of Russia, suffer a severe blow in Ukraine. Outdated tactics, field mistakes and coordination difficulties force them into a strategic pause North Korean troops, deployed alongside Russia in the Kursk region, have…
www.liberoreporter.it
January 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
North Korean troops withdraw from Kursk front after heavy losses
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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Italian cyclist Sara Piffer, 19, dies after being hit by car during training ride
Italian cyclist Sara Piffer, 19, dies after being hit by car during training ride
* Mendelspeck rider was training in Trentino region
* Piffer’s brother also injured during incident
Sara Piffer, a promising 19-year-old Italian rider, died during a training outing on Friday, the Italian Professional Cyclists’ Association (ACCPI)…
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Italian cyclist Sara Piffer, 19, dies after being hit by car during training ride
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Because we can never stopping making it crystal clear how fucked up this is.
January 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Because we can never stopping making it crystal clear how fucked up this is.
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The White House Financial Disclosure page has been WIPED. The U.S. Office of Government Ethics mandates public financial disclosures for high-level federal officials through the OGE Form 278e promoting transparency and ensuring compliance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
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January 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The White House Financial Disclosure page has been WIPED. The U.S. Office of Government Ethics mandates public financial disclosures for high-level federal officials through the OGE Form 278e promoting transparency and ensuring compliance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
SHARE EVERYWHERE!
SHARE EVERYWHERE!