John Halpin
@bronxitenyc.bsky.social
Press freedom work by day. Bookworm and cat dad by night. Cincinnati native and Hudson Valley resident by way of NYC.
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If you’ve read my reporting from Palestine you’ve almost certainly read about the people of Umm al Khair. Last week the Israeli military issued demolition orders that would erase the entire village.
URGENT: Demolitions of 14 homes and community spaces in the West Bank community of Umm al-Khair could begin as early as THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, potentially leaving around 100 people (including children) homeless, with winter rapidly approaching.
November 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
If you’ve read my reporting from Palestine you’ve almost certainly read about the people of Umm al Khair. Last week the Israeli military issued demolition orders that would erase the entire village.
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The ACLU of Kentucky obtained dismissal of the remaining charges against CityBeat reporter Madeline Fening, who was arrested while covering a protest in Northern Kentucky.
ACLU of KY Secures Dismissal of Charges Against CityBeat Reporter
The ACLU of Kentucky obtained dismissal of the remaining charges against CityBeat reporter Madeline Fening, who was arrested while covering a protest in Northern Kentucky.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The ACLU of Kentucky obtained dismissal of the remaining charges against CityBeat reporter Madeline Fening, who was arrested while covering a protest in Northern Kentucky.
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Zohran Mamdani was the first mayoral candidate and Democratic official to stand up to the Trump administration over the arrest and disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil, which he saw as a violation of the First Amendment.
New York assemblyman Zohran Mamdani confronts Border Czar Tom Homan today in Albany 👇🏻
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Zohran Mamdani was the first mayoral candidate and Democratic official to stand up to the Trump administration over the arrest and disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil, which he saw as a violation of the First Amendment.
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Bill Ackman gotta be on the third draft of a tweet longer than Middlemarch right now
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Bill Ackman gotta be on the third draft of a tweet longer than Middlemarch right now
When does Cuomo leave for Florida?
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
When does Cuomo leave for Florida?
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Somebody check on debra messing
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Somebody check on debra messing
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Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
June 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
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Once more, for old times’ sake
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Once more, for old times’ sake
Love my hometown!
JD Vance's half-brother has lost by an overwhelming margin as he tried to become the mayor of Cincinnati.
Democratic incumbent Aftab Pureval wins reelection.
Democratic incumbent Aftab Pureval wins reelection.
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Love my hometown!
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When you see Mamdani looking all normal doing normal person things—petting bodega cats, riding public transport—you realize just how bizarre and estranged our average candidate for public office is. Rich martians in flesh suits
November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
When you see Mamdani looking all normal doing normal person things—petting bodega cats, riding public transport—you realize just how bizarre and estranged our average candidate for public office is. Rich martians in flesh suits
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What’s scarier than a government that operates in the dark? Not much.
As we hit 250 FOIA requests filed this year and five active FOIA lawsuits, consider supporting @freedom.press.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
What’s scarier than a government that operates in the dark? Not much.
As we hit 250 FOIA requests filed this year and five active FOIA lawsuits, consider supporting @freedom.press.
Your donation helps us fight monsters like the Glomar Ghost, haunted b(1) exemptions, and Vampire Regulations. 👻
As we hit 250 FOIA requests filed this year and five active FOIA lawsuits, consider supporting @freedom.press.
Your donation helps us fight monsters like the Glomar Ghost, haunted b(1) exemptions, and Vampire Regulations. 👻
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Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
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There is an actual life-changing conflict between WFH being cheaper and more efficient, an entire layer of middle managers who need to have meetings to feel alive, and the commercial real estate cabal that runs all cities. It’s going to get so fucking weird.
remote work is like birth control or UBI atp where there’s overwhelming research consensus they improve quality of life for people they apply to, yet access is impeded or blocked by the ruling class because the thought of marginalized ppl having rich full lives makes steam come out their ears
2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.
My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.
My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.
October 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
There is an actual life-changing conflict between WFH being cheaper and more efficient, an entire layer of middle managers who need to have meetings to feel alive, and the commercial real estate cabal that runs all cities. It’s going to get so fucking weird.
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Jesus fucking christ there are details in this that are so fucking unhinged it beggars belief. Like they have a picture of her suitcase the Israelis wrote whore Greta on and drew a dick next to the fucking Star of David
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Greta Thunberg was beaten and tortured by the Israelis. They learned how to call her a whore in Swedish, and forced her to wear the Israeli flag.
The Swedish foreign ministry abandoned its citizens in Israel, and downplayed what they went through.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
The Swedish foreign ministry abandoned its citizens in Israel, and downplayed what they went through.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
October 16, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Jesus fucking christ there are details in this that are so fucking unhinged it beggars belief. Like they have a picture of her suitcase the Israelis wrote whore Greta on and drew a dick next to the fucking Star of David
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Greta Thunberg was beaten and tortured by the Israelis. They learned how to call her a whore in Swedish, and forced her to wear the Israeli flag.
The Swedish foreign ministry abandoned its citizens in Israel, and downplayed what they went through.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
The Swedish foreign ministry abandoned its citizens in Israel, and downplayed what they went through.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
October 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Greta Thunberg was beaten and tortured by the Israelis. They learned how to call her a whore in Swedish, and forced her to wear the Israeli flag.
The Swedish foreign ministry abandoned its citizens in Israel, and downplayed what they went through.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
The Swedish foreign ministry abandoned its citizens in Israel, and downplayed what they went through.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America
October 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America
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Griffith was found guilty of failure to disperse and fined $50.
That's unconstitutional -- even the DOJ recognizes journalists' right to cover how law enforcement disperses protesters.
But it also shows what a giant waste of taxpayer funds it is to prosecute journalists for doing their jobs.
That's unconstitutional -- even the DOJ recognizes journalists' right to cover how law enforcement disperses protesters.
But it also shows what a giant waste of taxpayer funds it is to prosecute journalists for doing their jobs.
Student journalist Lucas Griffith faces trial today for covering a protest against the deportation of Ayman Soliman, who himself fled persecution for his journalism in Egypt.
Lucas did nothing wrong. This is a big deal and would be national news in normal times.
Lucas did nothing wrong. This is a big deal and would be national news in normal times.
On trial for journalism in Kentucky.
Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges.
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October 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Griffith was found guilty of failure to disperse and fined $50.
That's unconstitutional -- even the DOJ recognizes journalists' right to cover how law enforcement disperses protesters.
But it also shows what a giant waste of taxpayer funds it is to prosecute journalists for doing their jobs.
That's unconstitutional -- even the DOJ recognizes journalists' right to cover how law enforcement disperses protesters.
But it also shows what a giant waste of taxpayer funds it is to prosecute journalists for doing their jobs.
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When news organizations decide to engage in advocacy, they’re actually very good at it, said @trevortimm.bsky.social at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social, urging media outlets to speak out on 200+ journalists killed in Gaza.
“The mass killing of journalists … seems like a great place to start.”
“The mass killing of journalists … seems like a great place to start.”
October 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
When news organizations decide to engage in advocacy, they’re actually very good at it, said @trevortimm.bsky.social at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social, urging media outlets to speak out on 200+ journalists killed in Gaza.
“The mass killing of journalists … seems like a great place to start.”
“The mass killing of journalists … seems like a great place to start.”
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“I can’t think of anything more chilling to First Amendment activity, or more designed to prevent coverage of high-profile, newsworthy events, than to criminally charge reporters for being present on the scene.”
On trial for journalism in Kentucky.
Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges.
www.cjr.org
September 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“I can’t think of anything more chilling to First Amendment activity, or more designed to prevent coverage of high-profile, newsworthy events, than to criminally charge reporters for being present on the scene.”
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NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening.
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
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A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
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Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility • The TRiiBE
Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents earlier this evening.
thetriibe.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:11 AM
NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening.
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
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Prosecutors must drop charges against two Cincinnati journalists arrested while covering a protest. The first jury trial begins Monday.
A coalition of rights groups and journalism professors explained why this case is so dangerous.
A coalition of rights groups and journalism professors explained why this case is so dangerous.
Drop charges against Cincinnati journalists before upcoming trial
Journalists must not be put on trial for covering protests
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September 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Prosecutors must drop charges against two Cincinnati journalists arrested while covering a protest. The first jury trial begins Monday.
A coalition of rights groups and journalism professors explained why this case is so dangerous.
A coalition of rights groups and journalism professors explained why this case is so dangerous.