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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 3d

Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 8d

Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher.

Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.

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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 11d

Bookmark this, America

eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 11d

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe

www.chosun.com

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 16d

IT IS TIME.

It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers

First published on October 9, 2009, this classic by Colin Nissan is our most-read article of all time. We’re celebrating the 16th anniversary of th...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16d

Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.

List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27d

Citing concerns about DEI, the Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states.

“How low can you go?” one advocate asked. “How can you do this to children?”

By @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

Programs for Students With Hearing and Vision Loss Harmed by Trump’s Anti-Diversity Push

Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states. “How low can you go?” one advoc...

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Shawna Williams @coloradan.bsky.social · 18d

There's an episode of Black Mirror that addresses this: black-mirror.fandom.com/wiki/USS_Cal...

USS Callister

USS Callister is the first episode of season four of Black Mirror. It was written by Charlie Brooker & William Bridges and was released on December 29, 2017. Capt. Robert Daly presides over his crew w...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20d

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.

sbgi.net/tv-stations/

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Shawna Williams @coloradan.bsky.social · 21d

Just cancelled my Disney+ premium subscription. My kids will not be happy, but as I've learned from multiple animated films with lots of singing, it's important to stand up for what's right. #BoycottDisneyABC

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24d

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

substack.com

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 26d

Via All Hail the 70s Housewife

www.tumblr.com/allhailthe70...

A color photograph of a very 1970s party food a deep fried shrimp with a little face drawn on it in cocktail sauce an olive over over its tail actually it's faces about its tail but in all of his hat and then it is wrapped up in a pastry sleeping bag I guess there are two of these in the picture as I said this is this is the utmost dream of a 1970s soiree.

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 26d

Although it's not in the current show at the Drawing Center, I think all of you need to see this Beauford Delaney portrait of James Baldwin. The two men were very close, and Delaney painted many portraits of Baldwin, but this has to be my favorite. Absolutely stunning

Painted portrait of James Baldwin, seated, legs crossed, surrounded by bright, vibrant colors depicting an interior scene

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 28d

Amazing how those democratic lawmakers who were hunted down in their homes in the middle of the night in Minnesota weren’t a watershed moment of political violence, huh?

Reuters @reuters.com · 28d

The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of US political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest reut.rs/41PWH4l

Nation on edge: Experts warn of “vicious spiral" in political violence after Kirk killing

The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of U.S. political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest.

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 28d

The first deployment of updated Covid shots under the Trump administration has been plagued by access issues and misinformation amid confusion and chaos at U.S. health agencies. My latest: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

‘The chaos is the point’: tumult as Covid vaccine boosters deployed under RFK Jr

People attempting to obtain vaccine report major hurdles amid new limitations brought in by Trump health secretary

www.theguardian.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jul 16

I want to be clear: this is what American prisons are like.

I spent years posting about the humanitarian crisis in U.S. prisons. The criminal legal system consigns Americans who are incarcerated to live like this FOR YEARS. DECADES.

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Jul 16

They held him like this for 100 days.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Sep 3

Trump's new history exhibit features an AI-generated John Adams saying "Facts do not care about our feelings."

Trump's New History Exhibit Features Fake Quotes From AI-Generated Founding Fathers

John Adams never actually said

gizmodo.com

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Chris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com · Sep 1

Hey everyone - are you / do you know a budding or early career *freelance journalist*??

I'm offering 8 *free* calls with folks during Sept / Oct to share my experiences and advice on how to make freelance journalism work professionally. Contact me if you're interested. First come, first served.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Sep 1

"Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in Article II of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)".
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, genocide scholars' association says - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says

The world's leading genocide scholars' association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president said on Monday.

www.reuters.com

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · Aug 30

I went to work on my lecture over some ramen and the server asked if I worked in healthcare, because she’s a cancer bioinformatician who can’t find a job and is in now in tenuous visa territory. I’m so sad and angry about this country, and it keeps hitting me at the moments I don’t expect it

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · Aug 20

MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.

MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing

There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.

fortune.com

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WIRED @wired.com · Aug 19

A United States Senate investigation has identified more than 500 credible reports of human rights abuses in US immigration detention since January, including alarming allegations of mistreatment of pregnant women and children.

Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody

Led by US senator Jon Ossoff, the investigation cites hundreds of reports since January, including accounts of miscarriages, child neglect, and sexual abuse at ICE detention centers in dozens of state...

www.wired.com

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Shawna Williams @coloradan.bsky.social · Aug 15

So I guess that's why he thinks paying $2300/month is only for the desperately poor.

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Shawna Williams @coloradan.bsky.social · Aug 15

Not to mention that $2300 is already quite a lot to pay for rent! Yes, many or most of us in NYC are paying more, but let's not lose perspective here.

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · Aug 8

“This appears to be the administration's response to Congress: An attempt to place a major roadblock to any new funding and establish the structure that will formally exert the ideological control that it wants.”

Great reporting from @jtimmer.bsky.social

arstechnica.com/science/2025...

New executive order puts all grants under political control

All new funding on hold until Trump administration can cancel any previously funded grants.

arstechnica.com

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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · Jul 15

NEW: An Irish tourist visiting the US was jailed by ICE for 3 months after overstaying 3 days due to medical issue. Thomas agreed to be deported, but instead went to federal prison where he recounted horrific conditions + no medical care.

“Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"

Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’

Exclusive: For roughly 100 days, Thomas says he faced harsh detention conditions, despite agreeing to deportation

www.theguardian.com

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