Anisa Khalifa
@anisa.bsky.social
audio journo & host of The Broadside @wunc.org. culture writer. coffee addict. co-creator of podcasts dramasoverflowers.bsky.social & Muslim in Plain Sight.
this week on the Broadside from @wunc.org, how the Lumbee tribe in NC faced off with the KKK holding a rally on their land…and won.
68 years later, we hear the story from someone who was on the ground that night, and a Lumbee historian who grew up with that legacy. www.wunc.org/podcast/the-...
68 years later, we hear the story from someone who was on the ground that night, and a Lumbee historian who grew up with that legacy. www.wunc.org/podcast/the-...
The Battle of Hayes Pond
On a cold night in January 1958, hundreds of Native Americans showed up to a field in southeast North Carolina with one mission: to boot the KKK out of their community.
www.wunc.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:13 PM
this week on the Broadside from @wunc.org, how the Lumbee tribe in NC faced off with the KKK holding a rally on their land…and won.
68 years later, we hear the story from someone who was on the ground that night, and a Lumbee historian who grew up with that legacy. www.wunc.org/podcast/the-...
68 years later, we hear the story from someone who was on the ground that night, and a Lumbee historian who grew up with that legacy. www.wunc.org/podcast/the-...
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The FBI's raid of Hannah Natanson is giving me circa-2019 Hong Kong flashbacks
January 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
The FBI's raid of Hannah Natanson is giving me circa-2019 Hong Kong flashbacks
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The FBI's raid of the home of @washingtonpost.com reporter @hannahnatanson.bsky.social Wednesday is an alarming escalation in the Trump administration’s multipronged war on press freedom.
Read our statement: freedom.press/issues/fbi-i...
Read our statement: freedom.press/issues/fbi-i...
January 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The FBI's raid of the home of @washingtonpost.com reporter @hannahnatanson.bsky.social Wednesday is an alarming escalation in the Trump administration’s multipronged war on press freedom.
Read our statement: freedom.press/issues/fbi-i...
Read our statement: freedom.press/issues/fbi-i...
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John Oliver has said this explicitly FYI
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
When I was on CNN's northeast desk, the first job at 6a every morning was to read the local papers. That guided some of what the massive CNN machine followed every day.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
December 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
John Oliver has said this explicitly FYI
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
starting @dramasoverflowers.bsky.social year-end livestream shortly! join us at 11am ET at this link to talk about the highs and lows of 2025 K-dramaland
www.youtube.com/live/vNi_my_...
www.youtube.com/live/vNi_my_...
Live Recording of Year End Yak 2025! (Dramas Over Flowers)
YouTube video by Dramas Over Flowers
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December 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
starting @dramasoverflowers.bsky.social year-end livestream shortly! join us at 11am ET at this link to talk about the highs and lows of 2025 K-dramaland
www.youtube.com/live/vNi_my_...
www.youtube.com/live/vNi_my_...
in celebration of Austen’s 250th birthday today, have a listen to this story from the summer, when I traveled to New Bern, NC to hang out at a very special gathering of Janeites!
www.wunc.org/podcast/the-...
www.wunc.org/podcast/the-...
Pride, Prejudice and North Carolina
Every summer, a group of Jane Austen enthusiasts gather to celebrate her work… in an unexpected place.
www.wunc.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
in celebration of Austen’s 250th birthday today, have a listen to this story from the summer, when I traveled to New Bern, NC to hang out at a very special gathering of Janeites!
www.wunc.org/podcast/the-...
www.wunc.org/podcast/the-...
amazing big dig reference in this week’s episode @michaelhobbes.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
amazing big dig reference in this week’s episode @michaelhobbes.bsky.social
Physical: Asia is the pre-olympics content I need
December 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Physical: Asia is the pre-olympics content I need
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The Pulitzer Center’s 2025: A Year in Stories features 5 projects from our Information & AI Focus Area.
These stories reveal failed AI systems, online criminal activities, & the expansion of tech companies' infrastructure into drought-ridden communities.
👉 bit.ly/YIStories25
These stories reveal failed AI systems, online criminal activities, & the expansion of tech companies' infrastructure into drought-ridden communities.
👉 bit.ly/YIStories25
December 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The Pulitzer Center’s 2025: A Year in Stories features 5 projects from our Information & AI Focus Area.
These stories reveal failed AI systems, online criminal activities, & the expansion of tech companies' infrastructure into drought-ridden communities.
👉 bit.ly/YIStories25
These stories reveal failed AI systems, online criminal activities, & the expansion of tech companies' infrastructure into drought-ridden communities.
👉 bit.ly/YIStories25
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Activists sailed to Gaza to deliver aid, but were met with drone attacks and imprisonment.
This week, our friends at @revealnews.org take you aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla for a firsthand look at what activists faced on their journey.
This week, our friends at @revealnews.org take you aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla for a firsthand look at what activists faced on their journey.
Activists tried to deliver aid to Gaza. They were met with drone attacks and imprisonment.
Activists sailed to Gaza to deliver aid, but were met with drone attacks and imprisonment. An exclusive look at the Global Sumud Flotilla.
www.motherjones.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Activists sailed to Gaza to deliver aid, but were met with drone attacks and imprisonment.
This week, our friends at @revealnews.org take you aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla for a firsthand look at what activists faced on their journey.
This week, our friends at @revealnews.org take you aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla for a firsthand look at what activists faced on their journey.
“Mary woke to a faint buzz [seemingly] from just beside her…A dark square hovered near the ceiling. She stared at it, motionless, until it drifted out of the room & exited through a window. If they could fly a drone to her bedside, they could see everything, she told me.”
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Watched, Tracked, and Targeted in Gaza
Life under Israel’s all-encompassing surveillance regime.
nymag.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“Mary woke to a faint buzz [seemingly] from just beside her…A dark square hovered near the ceiling. She stared at it, motionless, until it drifted out of the room & exited through a window. If they could fly a drone to her bedside, they could see everything, she told me.”
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
listened to this earlier and uh…fanfic writers, how do we feel about our novel-length romantic fantasies being scraped to feed bot boyfriends
December 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
listened to this earlier and uh…fanfic writers, how do we feel about our novel-length romantic fantasies being scraped to feed bot boyfriends
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👋 Call for sources: My name is Julia Métraux, and I am @motherjones.com disability reporter. I am working on a series (to be published before May 1) profiling three American aging adults (50+) about how you're aging independently while taking care of your health. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Aging with complex chronic illnesses and disabilities at home
Hi! My name is Julia Métraux, and I am Mother Jones' disability reporter. I am working on a series (to be published before May 1) profiling three American aging adults (50+) about how you're aging ind...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
👋 Call for sources: My name is Julia Métraux, and I am @motherjones.com disability reporter. I am working on a series (to be published before May 1) profiling three American aging adults (50+) about how you're aging independently while taking care of your health. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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When a news outlet puts a reckless, undocumented claim by the Trump regime in the main headline and puts medical experts’ pushback in the smaller type, it’s making a choice. And not a good one.
November 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
When a news outlet puts a reckless, undocumented claim by the Trump regime in the main headline and puts medical experts’ pushback in the smaller type, it’s making a choice. And not a good one.
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The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
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X's location "transparency" feature showing many MAGA accounts are based internationally reveals what we already knew: The world is using American social media and American politics as a slot machine and social media companies are directly incentivizing this:
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
X's location "transparency" feature showing many MAGA accounts are based internationally reveals what we already knew: The world is using American social media and American politics as a slot machine and social media companies are directly incentivizing this:
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
www.404media.co/americas-pol...
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Organizations throughout the Triangle are accepting donations for immigrant families that are sheltering in place for fear of immigration agents.
www.wunc.org/term/news/20...
www.wunc.org/term/news/20...
Here's how to donate food to immigrant families sheltering in place
Organizations throughout the Triangle are accepting donations for immigrant families that are sheltering in place for fear of immigration agents.
www.wunc.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Organizations throughout the Triangle are accepting donations for immigrant families that are sheltering in place for fear of immigration agents.
www.wunc.org/term/news/20...
www.wunc.org/term/news/20...
This week on The Broadside, how an immigrant from Japan became the eyes of the American conservation movement in 1920s Asheville, and the dark secrets that motivated his life’s work.
Featuring documentary filmmaker Paul Bonesteel & researcher Mami Kikuchi.
www.wunc.org/podcast/the-...
Featuring documentary filmmaker Paul Bonesteel & researcher Mami Kikuchi.
www.wunc.org/podcast/the-...
The curious case of George Masa
The immigrant from Japan who became the eyes of the American conservation movement and the dark secrets that motivated his life’s work
www.wunc.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This week on The Broadside, how an immigrant from Japan became the eyes of the American conservation movement in 1920s Asheville, and the dark secrets that motivated his life’s work.
Featuring documentary filmmaker Paul Bonesteel & researcher Mami Kikuchi.
www.wunc.org/podcast/the-...
Featuring documentary filmmaker Paul Bonesteel & researcher Mami Kikuchi.
www.wunc.org/podcast/the-...
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🛒Need food in North Carolina? Use this map to find it! 1,000+ locations 🔎 Search by map or city/county 👉 Find free food resources here: nclocal.org/2025/11/12/n...
Need food in NC? Use this map to find it
If you are looking for free food in North Carolina, especially after the SNAP cuts, use this free tool to find food pantries, food banks and other food giveaways.
nclocal.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🛒Need food in North Carolina? Use this map to find it! 1,000+ locations 🔎 Search by map or city/county 👉 Find free food resources here: nclocal.org/2025/11/12/n...
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If you haven’t read this book yet, please do. it’s so good. much has been written about a small percentage of Hollywood’s most visible monsters - mostly the ones who did straight-up crime - but Mo digs much deeper on so many people who never faced justice for the lives and careers they ruined
ANYWAY! My 2023 book -- about systemic, institutionalized, longstanding patterns of misconduct, abuse, predation, and the enabling and even the celebration of same by the powerful -- was titled Burn It Down 🔥🔥🔥🔥 just sayin' bookshop.org/p/books/burn...
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 AM
If you haven’t read this book yet, please do. it’s so good. much has been written about a small percentage of Hollywood’s most visible monsters - mostly the ones who did straight-up crime - but Mo digs much deeper on so many people who never faced justice for the lives and careers they ruined
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New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
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"He's one of us": Muslim New Yorkers greet Mamdani's victory with pride
"He's one of us": Muslim New Yorkers greet Mamdani's victory with pride
Many expressed hope that Mamdani's mayoralty would challenge Islamophobic "scare tactics."
www.motherjones.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
"He's one of us": Muslim New Yorkers greet Mamdani's victory with pride
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And then there’s Guillermo’s unequivocal stance. More of this please:
Guillermo Del Toro Would “Rather Die” Than Use Generative AI: “I Am Not Interested”
As the discourse around AI in Hollywood continues to intensify, Guillermo del Toro is planting his feet in opposition of the filmmaking fad.
deadline.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
And then there’s Guillermo’s unequivocal stance. More of this please:
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My friend @anisa.bsky.social wrote this excellent piece on the presence of serial killers in romantic K-dramas for MENT magazine a while back, and then we recorded a pod talking more about it:
I'll link the article in the post below. Here's our podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
I'll link the article in the post below. Here's our podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Rise of the Murder Rom-Com in K-Dramas
Podcast Episode · Dramas Over Flowers · 10/23/2025 · 1h 37m
podcasts.apple.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
My friend @anisa.bsky.social wrote this excellent piece on the presence of serial killers in romantic K-dramas for MENT magazine a while back, and then we recorded a pod talking more about it:
I'll link the article in the post below. Here's our podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
I'll link the article in the post below. Here's our podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...