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Independence Public Media Foundation @ipmfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 21

IPMF announces $3.6 million in grants to 32 orgs & projects across the region aligned with IPMF's strategic vision for a local media ecosystem fueled by communities producing + distributing narratives for liberation, joy, memory & accountability. Learn more👇 www.independencemedia.org/news/indepen...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $3.6 million in Grants to 32 Organizations and Projects | Independence Public Media Foundation

PHILADELPHIA, August 21, 2025—The Independence Public Media Foundation (IPMF) announces $3.6 million in renewed grants to 32 organizations and projects supporting community-led and owned storytelling ...

www.independencemedia.org

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Molly de Aguiar @mollydea.bsky.social · Aug 19

For organizations in the Philadelphia region, we are accepting grant applications for our Community Voices Fund until September 18. Details below.

Independence Public Media Foundation @ipmfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 19

IPMF is excited to announce the launch of our 2025 Community Voices Fund. The open call will support media-making projects that strengthen social justice movement-building & community organizing across the Philadelphia region.

Learn more & apply here 👉 independencemedia.org/community-voices-fund

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Molly de Aguiar @mollydea.bsky.social · Jul 24

I feel this every day. It's barbaric.

Reo Eveleth @reveleth.com · Jul 24

I really don't know how to process the fact that so many powerful people are still, STILL silent about this. So many people with the money and platform to make a huge difference to the lives of starving children are simply choosing not to. www.mohammedmhawish.com/p/were-starv...

“We’re starving”: A Gaza journalist’s dispatch from the midst of starvation

This dispatch from my colleague and friend Ruwaida Amer speaks more powerfully than anything I could write alone.

www.mohammedmhawish.com

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Molly de Aguiar @mollydea.bsky.social · Jul 23

Just came here to say if you happen to like Waxahatchee and you also happen to know someone struggling with addiction, this long profile of Katie Crutchfield is so beautifully written and it illuminated the songs on Saint Cloud and Tiger's Blood for me. oxfordamerican.org/oa-now/on-th...

Waxahatchee: She Lives for the Sake of the Song

oxfordamerican.org

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Damon Kiesow @damon.kiesow.net · Jul 16

Last week the News/Media Alliance thanked Trump for a part of the BBB. Today, they are thanking the FTC for killing the "click-to-cancel" rule.

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Jer Thorp @jerthorp.bsky.social · Jul 11

I'm running a retreat in Colombia in September and I'm looking to invite (free of charge, I'll pay travel) a few Colombian artists/designers to participate.

Ideally you'd have a practice (or interests) that align with the themes of the retreat - birds, biodiversity, place-based data art.

BtB Retreat 2025 | jerthorp

Spend five days in the lush and bird-filled jungle of Santa Marta, Colombia with Jer Thorp and a small group of curious bird + data + art enthusiasts. We'll wander the forest with local guides, learn ...

www.jerthorp.me

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · Jul 5

one of the ways you know this is a genocide is that the news is never "IDF wins a battle" or "IDF secures new territory"

it's just about dead Palestinians, all the time, every day

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Jul 5

BREAKING: At least 56 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since dawn, sources at Gaza hospitals have told Al Jazeera.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/n6phyh

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People's Tech @peoplestechproject.bsky.social · Jul 3

While thousands of our neighbors are on strike for fair wages with AFSCME District #33, check out what we found in last year's budget: we know exactly what surveillance tech we could cut to fund the everyday services and workers Philly REALLY needs.

To learn more visit www.phillytechjustice.org

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Molly de Aguiar @mollydea.bsky.social · Jun 26

Hope your birthday is Dynamite!

Dynamite Magazine cover featuring the actors from the 70s tv show Welcome Back Kotter. The cover says “Meet the Sweat Hogs.”

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · Jun 25

Robert F Kennedy Jr is not a vaccine skeptic. Reporters and editors who’ve decided it’s somehow more fair to call him one instead of the anti-vaccine activist and lawyer he is should stop mischaracterizing him so… in the pursuit of accuracy.

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Molly de Aguiar @mollydea.bsky.social · Jun 24

Really appreciate Documented's "Early Arrival" newsletter, particularly for those in NYC, but also for anyone looking for outstanding immigration reporting nationally. Don't look away - stay informed. documentedny.com/newsletter/

Join Documented's Newsletter - Documented

Sign up for Documented’s Early Arrival newsletter to get everything you need to know about immigration at the local, national, and policy level.

documentedny.com

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · Jun 21

Mahmoud Khalil is free.

a still of mahmoud khalil as he exited ice detention. he’s wearing a long sleeve khaki button up and a white and black keffiyeh wrapped around his neck. he’s got a big smile on his face and his fist raise in the air, defiant and proud.

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Molly de Aguiar @mollydea.bsky.social · Jun 18

Iffy is great. Was just there on Sunday. Give if you can to this important community space.

PhillyMesh.net @phillymesh.net · Jun 18

An important message from Iffy Books for the #philly #hacker scene. If you have some cash to spare, please consider tossing some their way!

In 2021 we were pushing anti-blockchain arguments.
In 2022 we were pushing solar-powered music and encrypted mesh chat.
We've been against LLMs since before ChatGPT came along, and we hope we're around to dance on its grave.
Iffy Books is the kind of place that feels like it shouldn't exist in the center of a big city like Philly. How have we kept it going for so long?
• With lots of help from a community of volunteers, donors, and book-buying folks.
• By skating on very thin ice money-wise.
We've grown the shop slowly, avoiding big expenses and mostly relying on donated furniture and equipment. We've tried to stick to our DIY, anticapitalist ideals even when it doesn't make business sense. The hope has been that people will be into what we're doing and support us in the long term.
Iffy Books has been open for four years, now, and helping make it happen has been very fun and satisfying. I'm proud that we've grown to serve as many people as we do, and folks really seem to appreciate that we're here.
We're still breaking even financially, however. We make enough from books and kits to pay for rent and expenses at the shop, but that's it. Nobody's getting paid.
The ice has been thin for a long time, and for me it's finally broken through. I've been living on former retirement money for the past year and a half, and I'm pretty much completely out of resources. I don't know if I'll have enough to cover rent for July at the apartment I share with my 6-year-old. It's painful to say it, but that's where I'm at.
Also, our lease at Iffy Books ends in November. Which means we have until the end of August to decide whether or not to renew.

If you appreciate what we're doing at Iffy Books and you want us to stick around, now is your moment to help. If you have the money to spare, you can make a recurring donation through Patreon (https://patreon.com/iffybooks). If you're already a Patreon supporter, consider jumping to the next tier. You can also make a one-time donation through Venmo (@iffybooks).
If enough people are willing to chip in, it may be possible for the shop to continue in its current form. This is plan A. In this scenario, we'd use money from Patreon to pay me, Mattie, and other helpers an hourly wage so we can cover our personal bills.
We'd need 200-300 Patreon supporters to make it work, which may or may not be possible.
The next option is for me to take a part-time job to pay my own bills, and do my best to keep the shop running. We'd end up with shorter hours and fewer events, which may make it tough to cover rent at the shop. But volunteers can keep running their events, and we'll make the best of it.
The third option is to close the shop when our lease ends in November. On the plus side, we can all remember Iffy Books as a beautiful thing that never got corrupted.
And I can get a day job with benefits (which I really don't want to do, but stability has its appeal). The party would be over though.
What do y'all want to do?
Steve McLaughlin
Iffy Books
404 S. 20th St., PHL
https://iffybooks.net

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Adam H Johnson @ahjohnson.bsky.social · Jun 16

Israel attacking Iran and Iran attacking back has driven Israeli leaders underground and required US media to gingerly note the IDF maintains underground bases in “populated areas”. I wrote about this awkward fact and US media’s racist and cheesy “human shields” double standard.

Israeli Leaders Hiding in Tunnels, Underground IDF Bases in ‘Populated Areas’: US Media’s Human Shields Double Standard

Why is Jake Tapper not lamenting the IDF doing the exact same things he accuses Hamas of doing?

www.columnblog.com

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Molly de Aguiar @mollydea.bsky.social · Jun 9

I see your Klutz Face Painting book and raise you a Steven Caney’s Kids America

Steven Caney’s Kids America activity book from the 1970s, featuring a young boy with brown hair and eyes wide open, with his face painted like a clown.

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Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting @handle.invalid · May 31

Gun violence is preventable. Journalists can make a difference. The Survivor Connection is a new service intended to help those reporting on gun violence take a more informed approach by centering the survivor community.

The Survivor Connection | Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting

The Survivor Connection is a new tool that helps reporters put the survivor at the center of their coverage.

survivorconnection.org

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Molly de Aguiar @mollydea.bsky.social · May 31

This is also how I feel about every person with a social media account who hasn't spoken out against this genocide. Be so ashamed of your silence.

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · May 31

Ms Rachel got hands

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · May 21

In 1973 Bhutan issued a set of postage stamps which were tiny, playable vinyl records.

thevinylfactory.com/features/the...

ebay.us/m/ZtKbLr

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"spooky sukkot" daniel s. @self.agency · May 21

This is the Prime Minister of Israel asserting he will never give up murdering Palestinians until they all flee for their lives.

Aron Lund @aronlund.bsky.social · May 21

Netanyahu says Israel won’t stop the war until Trump’s plan to remove all Palestinians from Gaza has been implemented, calling the idea ”so correct and so revolutionary.” www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Netanyahu: Implementation of Trump’s Gaza relocation plan is condition for ending war

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www.timesofisrael.com

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Molly de Aguiar @mollydea.bsky.social · May 21

Did the @inquirer.com Inquirer issue a statement about this?

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · May 20

I'm afraid I've confirmed that The Philadelphia Inquirer ran the same "Heat Index" supplement that the Chicago Sun-Times did

Cover page of The Philadelphia Inquirer's "Heat Index" section, with a photo of a kid in a bathing suit and goggles underwater in a swimming pool.

Summer Reading List for 2025 with various erroneous entries that look like AI hallucinations, as published in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · May 21

I just left a comment.

If you are concerned that RFK Jr.'s FDA chief Marty Makary is limiting the Novavax COVID booster to those over 65 or with underlying conditions, and may do the same for Pfizer/Moderna as well, consider leaving a comment as well.

Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · May 20

You have three days, starting today, to leave a public comment with the FDA about, say, why COVID-19 boosters should remain available to everyone and also free. "Individual consumer" is the category you most likely want (unless you are one of the other categories; if so, choose that).

Regulations.gov

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · May 20

BREAKING: UN says no aid has reached Palestinians, two days after new supplies began entering Gaza.

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 60 people, local health officials say

Israeli strikes overnight and into Tuesday have killed at least 60 people across the Gaza Strip. That's according to Palestinian health officials.

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Philly Community Wireless @phillywireless.bsky.social · May 16

PCW is welcoming volunteers! Driven by the belief that access to the internet is a human right, together our team builds community-controlled internet infrastructure, learns about networking and hardware, and participates in community outreach.

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Molly de Aguiar @mollydea.bsky.social · May 15

On this Nakba Day, remember the names of the 50,020 Palestinians killed in Gaza, 6 Oct 2023—22 Mar 2025

And donate to Visualizing Palestine.

visualizingpalestine.org/gaza-names/e...

Remember their names

Naming the Palestinians who have been killed in Gaza

visualizingpalestine.org