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Erin Siegal McIntyre @esmcintyre.bsky.social · 19h

Join me in encouraging Congress to stop the administration’s attacks on FOIA and our right to access government documents: freedom.press/the-classifi...

Strengthen the Freedom of Information Act

Defending press freedom for the next generation

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Erin Siegal McIntyre @esmcintyre.bsky.social · 2d

USC sold dead bodies to U.S. military to train IDF medical personnel
A review of seven years’ worth of contracts unveiled more than $860,000 to use cadavers in surgical trainings involving the Israeli Defense Forces.

www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/10/01/u...

USC sold dead bodies to U.S. military to train IDF medical personnel

A review of seven years’ worth of contracts unveiled more than $860,000 to use cadavers in surgical trainings involving the Israeli Defense Forces.

www.uscannenbergmedia.com

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 6d

Let's be clear: Trump's attacks on "antifa" are an attack on America. www.theverge.com/policy/79051...

Everything is terrorism in Trump’s America

But don’t call that fascism. That would be bad.

www.theverge.com

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Erin Siegal McIntyre @esmcintyre.bsky.social · Jul 30

"Who was Awdah Hathaleen, Palestinian activist killed by an Israeli settler?"

“His love for Real Madrid ran in his veins,” Alaa added. “Maybe if they knew how much he loved them, Real Madrid would speak about Masafer Yatta.”

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/...

Who was Awdah Hathaleen, Palestinian activist killed by an Israeli settler?

The family man, activist, and football fiend also helped make an Oscar-winning documentary.

www.aljazeera.com

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayanadiamcdonald.com · Jul 30

I think they recognize it precisely BECAUSE 60 Minutes was not slop. Dan Rather and Edward R. Murrow did not make slop.

So, go ahead, Ellison. Go offer these people Temu News, gaslight them about it, and see if they stay.

PSA: support your local PBS Station for MOAR FRONTLINE! We need it!

Home - PBS Foundation

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayanadiamcdonald.com · Jul 30

"The humans who made these things and gave them meaning don't actually matter at all," says man who is about to lose money making said things shitty and worthless, all because he is too arrogant to appreciate the priceless value of humanity.

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · Jul 30

"The news lost its way — it became extreme, elitist, and performative," the Ellison confidant said. "People like Colbert and others act like they're the IP, the value, when it’s the brand and journalism that matter. We need to get back to fundamentals. That's what David and his team believe."

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Erin Siegal McIntyre @esmcintyre.bsky.social · Jul 29

Today in North Carolina: A new law from Republicans now lets teachers and volunteers in private schools carry concealed guns on campus.

What could go wrong?!

Co-bylined by my former student Kyle Ingram: www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

NC lawmakers enact law letting private schools arm teachers after defeating veto

Another bill, to remove the permit requirement for carrying concealed handguns, needs one more vote before it can be enacted as well.

www.newsobserver.com

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Emily Bregel @emilybregel.bsky.social · Jun 6

SCOOP: A deputy U.S. marshal was mistakenly detained by immigration agents inside the federal building that houses Tucson's immigration court, U.S. Marshals Service officials confirmed on Thursday. @tucson.com tucson.com/news/local/b...

Immigration agents mistakenly detain deputy U.S. marshal in Tucson, feds confirm

A deputy U.S. marshal was mistakenly detained by immigration agents inside the federal building that houses Tucson's immigration court, U.S. Marshals Service officials confirmed on Thursday.

tucson.com

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Erin Siegal McIntyre @esmcintyre.bsky.social · Jul 21

Flight Manifests Reveal Dozens of Previously Unknown People on Three Deportation Flights to El Salvador | "Hacked data obtained by 404 Media reveals dozens more people on deportation flights to El Salvador who are unaccounted for. www.404media.co/flight-manif...

Flight Manifests Reveal Dozens of Previously Unknown People on Three Deportation Flights to El Salvador

Hacked data obtained by 404 Media reveals dozens more people on deportation flights to El Salvador who are unaccounted for. “We have not heard from these people’s families, so I think perhaps even the...

www.404media.co

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Erin Siegal McIntyre @esmcintyre.bsky.social · Jul 18

“This is a shameful decision by Paramount,” Reporters Without Borders USA said. “Shari Redstone & Paramount’s board should have stood by CBS journalists & the integrity of press freedom. Instead, they chose to reward Trump for his petty legal assault.”

www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

'Spineless capitulation.' Paramount faces backlash over its $16-million Trump settlement

Journalists and others said the payment will embolden attacks by Trump and his allies on news outlets. Some called the settlement a stain on the proud legacy of CBS News.

www.latimes.com

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Erin Siegal McIntyre @esmcintyre.bsky.social · Jul 17

"In what could be the 1st case in which activists have successfully intervened to stop immigrants in the custody of ICE from being flown out of Vermont, 3 women escorted by agency officials turned around, left the airport & were returned to jail..."

vtdigger.org/2025/07/16/a...

Advocates say they helped prevent 3 ICE detainees from being flown out of Vermont - VTDigger

A spokesperson at American Airlines denied it was the company’s decision to keep Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials from boarding a flight with three women in their custody.

vtdigger.org

Erin Siegal McIntyre @esmcintyre.bsky.social · Jul 17

Removal of agency sites: Documents obtained by the Federal News Network show agencies plan to eliminate 332 agency websites, including the CDC's vaccine page and FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program pages.

federalnewsnetwork.com/it-moderniza...

Agencies plan to decommission hundreds of .gov websites following GSA review

Thomas Shedd, commissioner of GSA's Technology Transformation Services, directed agencies to eliminate the “low-hanging fruit” of unnecessary federal websites.

federalnewsnetwork.com

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Jul 17

Everyone needs to understand that the defunding of public broadcasting this week is part of a broader effort to dismantle the free press and control the means of reality production itself.

www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...

The Oligarchs' Coup Against the Free Press Is Happening Now

The American information space is not merely changing; it is undergoing a hostile takeover. It is a deliberate, coordinated campaign by a new class of oligarchs out of Silicon Valley that includes Jef...

www.thedissident.news

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Tiffany C. Li @tiffanycli.bsky.social · Jul 17

And we wouldn’t have known, except for the work of hackers and journalists.

Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · Jul 17

"flight manifests for 3 legally contested deportation flights from Texas to El Salvador contain dozens of additional, unaccounted for passengers than a previously published Department of Homeland Security (DHS) list of people deported from the United States on those flights, 404 Media has learned."

Flight Manifests Reveal Dozens of Previously Unknown People on Three Deportation Flights to El Salvador

Hacked data obtained by 404 Media reveals dozens more people on deportation flights to El Salvador who are unaccounted for. “We have not heard from these people’s families, so I think perhaps even they don’t know," one lawyer said.

www.404media.co

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Erin Siegal McIntyre @esmcintyre.bsky.social · Jul 1

US aid cuts could cause 14 million deaths by 2030, Lancet study finds

The Trump cuts to USAID, which provides 40% of humanitarian funding worldwide, could lead to 14 mil deaths by 2030, potentially "halting – and even reversing – 2 decades of progress"

www.france24.com/en/americas/...

US foreign aid cuts could cause 14 million deaths by 2030, Lancet study finds

The Trump administration's cuts to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which provides 40 percent of humanitarian funding worldwide, could lead to 14 million deaths by 2030, a study in...

www.france24.com

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Erin Siegal McIntyre @esmcintyre.bsky.social · Jun 27

"[Canadian] Mr. Noviello is the 10th person to die in ICE custody this year and the fourth person to die in custody in Florida, according to the agency’s website."

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u...

Canadian Citizen Dies at ICE Detention Center in Florida

www.nytimes.com

Erin Siegal McIntyre @esmcintyre.bsky.social · Jun 23

Module from the EFF: Digital security 101 — Crossing the US-Mexico border
Published June 23, 2025

freedom.press/digisec/blog...

Module: Digital security 101 — Crossing the US-Mexico border

This module focuses on how to prepare and what to expect for those traversing the U.S. southern border, centering journalists serving border communities.Unlike most modules in the J-school digital sec...

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · Jun 23

Chabria: Rep. Judy Chu wants to go inside immigration detention facilities. ICE wants to stop her

Commentary: Rep. Judy Chu wants to go inside immigration detention facilities. ICE wants to stop her

As tens of thousands of immigrants are detained and held inside federal detention centers, the power of federal lawmakers such as Judy Chu to provide oversight and answers is even more critical — and threatened.

www.latimes.com

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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · Jun 23

US economy faces reckoning as some immigrants avoid workplaces www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...

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Erin Siegal McIntyre @esmcintyre.bsky.social · Jun 17

"After a nine-week trial in Manhattan, Mr. Menendez, a Democrat, became the only U.S. senator ever to be convicted of acting as an agent of a foreign government..."

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/n...

A Senator’s Fall From Grace Ends in a Grim Federal Lockup

www.nytimes.com

Erin Siegal McIntyre @esmcintyre.bsky.social · Jun 16

Toxic plume from Tijuana River can be seen from outer space, NASA report shows

An image from NASA shows the plume flowing off south of Imperial Beach and spreading into the Pacific Ocean.

www.cbs8.com/article/news...

Toxic plume from Tijuana River can be seen from outer space, NASA report shows

The latest report from NASA shows a satellite image of the toxic plume from the Tijuana River spreading into the Pacific Ocean.

www.cbs8.com

Erin Siegal McIntyre @esmcintyre.bsky.social · Jun 16

"In a Mexico Border Town Famed for Crossings, ‘There Are No Migrants’
Tijuana long served as a gateway for legal and illegal crossings between Mexico and Southern California. But its shelters have now thinned out and migrants have left its streets." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/w...

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · Jun 10

I often think of Mayor Lucano, ever since reading about him. Mayor of a dying southern Italian town of 500 people, who rescued it by giving migrants a home in the many empty homes and abandoned buildings, which the right wing Italian government treated as a crime. time.com/6104836/dome...

How an Italian Mayor Who Turned His Town into a Haven for Migrants Wound Up Facing 13 Years in Jail

'This is how the state pays me back'

time.com

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) @higheredlabor.bsky.social · May 22

Tune in TODAY 5/22 at 11am ET/10am CT/9am MT/8am PT to hear labor leaders and elected allies from around the country unveil HELU’s policy agenda for the future of higher education in Washington, D.C. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ja0...

Labor Leaders & Policymakers Release Worker-Led Agenda for Systemic Policy Change

YouTube video by Higher Ed Labor United

www.youtube.com

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United Academics @local6741.bsky.social · May 20

Local 6741 is in the BlueSky house!

We are an @aaup.bsky.social & @aft.org local, composed of all non-collectively bargaining AAUP chapter & at-large members of AAUP.

Follow us for news on & organizing resources for faculty in pre-majority union contexts.

Check out our website too! local6741.org

Local 6741

Visit the post for more.

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