Alex Ip 葉清霖
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Freedom through Truth for Service.
Publisher and Editor at @thexylom.com.
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Publisher and Editor at @thexylom.com.
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Email: alex@thexylom.com
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LIVESTREAM: Atlanta Election Night 2025
YouTube video by Atlanta Community Press Collective
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Last night, I had the opportunity to join @atlpresscollective.com 's Election Night Livestream to discuss my past coverage for @thexylom.com about transit in Atlanta and the two heavily watched Georgia Public Service Commission races.
Someone called me "Atlanta's Steve Kornacki" lmao.
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Someone called me "Atlanta's Steve Kornacki" lmao.
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What the Trump administration has banned from government websites and documents, we've got you covered.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What the Trump administration has banned from government websites and documents, we've got you covered.
Get our free, weekly newsletter to catch up on all you need to know about global health and environmental impacts: buttondown.email/thexylom
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What a night of basketball
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
What a night of basketball
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Desmond Bane with the crazy contested buzzer beater to win it for the Magic
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Desmond Bane with the crazy contested buzzer beater to win it for the Magic
DDHQ needs to issue a written apology to all newsroom partners but especially Seattle's NPR affiliate
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Katie Wilson now leads incumbent Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell in today's ballot drop by 91 votes.
She has closed a Harrell lead that was as large as 8 points in early results.
She has closed a Harrell lead that was as large as 8 points in early results.
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
DDHQ needs to issue a written apology to all newsroom partners but especially Seattle's NPR affiliate
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JUST IN: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Bruce Harrell in the Seattle mayoral race.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
JUST IN: Katie Wilson is now ahead of Mayor Bruce Harrell in the Seattle mayoral race.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
Stay tuned for details on today's count.
UPDATE: IT IS SNOWING IN ATLANTA
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
UPDATE: IT IS SNOWING IN ATLANTA
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Filling out a banking form that asks for my occupation, and in what I am choosing to consider as a sign of the times, "journalist" is not a selectable option, but "cryptocurrency" is
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Filling out a banking form that asks for my occupation, and in what I am choosing to consider as a sign of the times, "journalist" is not a selectable option, but "cryptocurrency" is
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"The provision, tucked into a measure to fund the legislative branch, appears to immediately allow for eight GOP senators to sue over their phone records being seized in the course of the investigation by Jack Smith ... into the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
Republicans have voiced outrage that Jack Smith looked at G.O.P. lawmakers’ phone records surrounding the Jan. 6 attack. Legislation to reopen the government would allow them to sue for $500,000 each.
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"The provision, tucked into a measure to fund the legislative branch, appears to immediately allow for eight GOP senators to sue over their phone records being seized in the course of the investigation by Jack Smith ... into the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Fine, I'll do it: Rep. Ro Khanna, a member of the Medicare for All and Congressional Progressive Caucuses who represents Silicon Valley, is the first sitting Democratic congressperson to demand the resignation of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
This tracker will be updated in real time: 🧵
This tracker will be updated in real time: 🧵
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Fine, I'll do it: Rep. Ro Khanna, a member of the Medicare for All and Congressional Progressive Caucuses who represents Silicon Valley, is the first sitting Democratic congressperson to demand the resignation of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
This tracker will be updated in real time: 🧵
This tracker will be updated in real time: 🧵
INBOX: a source tells me that is *snowing* in the northern Atlanta suburbs.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
INBOX: a source tells me that is *snowing* in the northern Atlanta suburbs.
Tim Kaine is gloating over millions of Americans losing healthcare and Congress abdicating its Constitutional powers
Sen. Kaine on his vote for funding deal
“I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct. 1, because I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed federal worker would say to me at church”
“I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct. 1, because I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed federal worker would say to me at church”
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Tim Kaine is gloating over millions of Americans losing healthcare and Congress abdicating its Constitutional powers
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New York assemblyman Charles Lavine (D-NY) about bill to mandate school education on Jan 6:
"People are entitled to their own political beliefs, but they are not entitled to change facts. Anyone of good faith who watched what happened on that day recognizes the threat to democracy"
"People are entitled to their own political beliefs, but they are not entitled to change facts. Anyone of good faith who watched what happened on that day recognizes the threat to democracy"
!! JUST FILED: States maneuver to preserve history of US Capitol Insurrection
One state is considering legislation to require all K-12 school children learn the history and aftermath of Jan 6
www.cbsnews.com/news/state-l...
One state is considering legislation to require all K-12 school children learn the history and aftermath of Jan 6
www.cbsnews.com/news/state-l...
State legislators maneuver to preserve history of U.S. Capitol riot
While GOP lawmakers and the Trump administration have downplayed the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, there are state efforts underway to ensure it's recorded for history.
www.cbsnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
New York assemblyman Charles Lavine (D-NY) about bill to mandate school education on Jan 6:
"People are entitled to their own political beliefs, but they are not entitled to change facts. Anyone of good faith who watched what happened on that day recognizes the threat to democracy"
"People are entitled to their own political beliefs, but they are not entitled to change facts. Anyone of good faith who watched what happened on that day recognizes the threat to democracy"
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Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
WASHINGTON—Having thus far caved on eliminating the filibuster, advancing an adequate climate change agenda, and protecting voting rights, congressional Democrats told reporters Wednesday they were si...
theonion.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
Narrator: Mike Johnson won't
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Narrator: Mike Johnson won't
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Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves — The Wall Street Journal
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied
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November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
The Dallas Mavericks just hired a new Chief Communications Manager because surely their defense is winning them championships.
They should have just given their #1 fan @bencollins.bsky.social the bag and called it a day
www.dallasnews.com/sports/maver...
They should have just given their #1 fan @bencollins.bsky.social the bag and called it a day
www.dallasnews.com/sports/maver...
Gina Miller departing FC Dallas to become Mavericks’ chief communications officer
In the new position, Miller will oversee communications of the organization’s basketball and corporate/broadcast operations.
www.dallasnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Dallas Mavericks just hired a new Chief Communications Manager because surely their defense is winning them championships.
They should have just given their #1 fan @bencollins.bsky.social the bag and called it a day
www.dallasnews.com/sports/maver...
They should have just given their #1 fan @bencollins.bsky.social the bag and called it a day
www.dallasnews.com/sports/maver...
Ah, seems like Indonesia has hopped on the "rehabilitate deposed military dictator" bandwagon. What could go wrong
Fury as Indonesia declares late authoritarian ruler Suharto a national hero
Fury as Indonesia declares late authoritarian ruler Suharto a national hero
Suharto presided over a period marked by rampant corruption, nepotism, censorship and allegations of mass human rights abuses
Indonesia has awarded former authoritarian leader Suharto the title of national hero, in a move that has sparked accusations of historical revisionism in the world’s third-largest democracy.
The award has deepened fears about attempts to whitewash Suharto’s rise and decades-long rule, a period marked by rampant corruption, censorship and accusations of mass human rights violations. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Ah, seems like Indonesia has hopped on the "rehabilitate deposed military dictator" bandwagon. What could go wrong
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The mechanism exists.
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Individual members of the conference may recommended changes to the Rules as the need arises... and may bring that proposal directly to the Conference for its consideration w/ 1 week notice. A self-executing rule change could provide for removal and require only a majority of conference vote.
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The mechanism exists.
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1️⃣ The BBC is by far the most widely used source of news in the UK both online and offline, and it is more widely used as a source of news than many public service media around Europe. It is also the most popular source of news among both Conservative and Labour voters
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
1️⃣ The BBC is by far the most widely used source of news in the UK both online and offline, and it is more widely used as a source of news than many public service media around Europe. It is also the most popular source of news among both Conservative and Labour voters
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Spoke at Spelman College earlier today and repeated something I’ve said for the better part of the year: We’ve lost this experiment we call democracy.
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Spoke at Spelman College earlier today and repeated something I’ve said for the better part of the year: We’ve lost this experiment we call democracy.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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There’s been a lot of ink spilled on QAnon and its effect on Trump’s base, and rightfully so. We need to have the same lens applied here, considering the broad buy-in to the idea that there is no organic support for the Palestinian people by our political, academic, and media elite.
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
There’s been a lot of ink spilled on QAnon and its effect on Trump’s base, and rightfully so. We need to have the same lens applied here, considering the broad buy-in to the idea that there is no organic support for the Palestinian people by our political, academic, and media elite.
The purpose of the system is what it does.
This is what white Republicans who defunded public media wanted all along: the resegregation of all aspects of the public sphere, controlled by the few wealthy and powerful
This is what white Republicans who defunded public media wanted all along: the resegregation of all aspects of the public sphere, controlled by the few wealthy and powerful
“I know that I was hired to help us diversify our airwaves, help us diversify our audience. But I literally had a news director tell me — I made a pitch — and they literally asked me, ‘Why do white people care?’”
www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/fund...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/fund...
Funding cuts may make public radio more reliant on old, rich, white donors
After years of interviews, research, and writing, Laura Garbes submitted the final draft of her book on public radio in December 2024. By the time Listeners Like Who? Exclusion and Resistance in the P...
www.niemanlab.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The purpose of the system is what it does.
This is what white Republicans who defunded public media wanted all along: the resegregation of all aspects of the public sphere, controlled by the few wealthy and powerful
This is what white Republicans who defunded public media wanted all along: the resegregation of all aspects of the public sphere, controlled by the few wealthy and powerful
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"Completely ignoring the interconnected threats posed by climate change-related impacts and environmental pollution is not just a scientific oversight; it is a public health failure," writes @lisapatel.bsky.social of @docsforclimate.bsky.social and Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social:
Perspective: On A Sweltering Planet, “Make America Healthy Again” Puts Children’s Health At Risk
The Trump administration is constantly enacting policies that slow clean energy deployment and expand fossil fuel infrastructure. These policies will only make the problem much worse, and a big…
www.thexylom.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"Completely ignoring the interconnected threats posed by climate change-related impacts and environmental pollution is not just a scientific oversight; it is a public health failure," writes @lisapatel.bsky.social of @docsforclimate.bsky.social and Grace Wickerson of @scientistsorg.bsky.social:
The difference in subscribers between The New York Times' print and digital products (12.33 million) and Ms Rachel's YouTube channel (17.6 million) is a little bit more than the total population of New Zealand.
As a reporter, I simply wouldn't have done the "no surprises" emails so sloppily
As a reporter, I simply wouldn't have done the "no surprises" emails so sloppily
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The difference in subscribers between The New York Times' print and digital products (12.33 million) and Ms Rachel's YouTube channel (17.6 million) is a little bit more than the total population of New Zealand.
As a reporter, I simply wouldn't have done the "no surprises" emails so sloppily
As a reporter, I simply wouldn't have done the "no surprises" emails so sloppily