Christy Somos
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ICYMI: The @cajournalists.bsky.social has launched their peer-to-peer support program tackling burnout, stress and industry-related mental health challenges
I urge everyone - from interns to veteran correspondents to producers to reach out.
You are not alone.
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I urge everyone - from interns to veteran correspondents to producers to reach out.
You are not alone.
caj.ca/peersupport/
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"'Right now, under federal statutes, President Trump can call us up as the militia,' he said
Rhodes added that he’d like to see Trump 'order us all to come together in our counties under his command'...”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Rhodes added that he’d like to see Trump 'order us all to come together in our counties under his command'...”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
With a Trump pardon in hand, Stewart Rhodes says he’s ‘rebuilding’ the Oath Keepers
After vowing to bring back his group, Rhodes added that he’d like to see the president “order us all to come together ... under his command.”
www.ms.now
November 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
"'Right now, under federal statutes, President Trump can call us up as the militia,' he said
Rhodes added that he’d like to see Trump 'order us all to come together in our counties under his command'...”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Rhodes added that he’d like to see Trump 'order us all to come together in our counties under his command'...”
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Aid workers say hundreds of unaccompanied children have reached the Sudanese town of Tewila in recent weeks after fleeing El Fashir, where RSF forces have carried out mass killings and kidnappings since seizing the city.
Sudan’s lost children wander through a landscape of death
Around 200 unaccompanied children have arrived in the Sudanese town of Tewila after escaping El Fashir, where RSF fighters have carried out mass killings.
wapo.st
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Aid workers say hundreds of unaccompanied children have reached the Sudanese town of Tewila in recent weeks after fleeing El Fashir, where RSF forces have carried out mass killings and kidnappings since seizing the city.
Got my dude back from the sitter’s today 🐈
November 16, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Got my dude back from the sitter’s today 🐈
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Falk, who has investigated Israeli abuses, says questioning reflects push to silence truth of Israel's war on Gaza.
Former UN special rapporteur Richard Falk interrogated for hours in Canada
Falk, who has investigated Israeli abuses, says questioning reflects push to silence truth of Israel's war on Gaza.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Falk, who has investigated Israeli abuses, says questioning reflects push to silence truth of Israel's war on Gaza.
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Teenager charged with murder after death of girl, 17, in South Wales
Teenager charged with murder after death of girl, 17, in South Wales
Gwent police name victim as Lainie Williams and have charged Cameron Cheng, 18, a British national
A teenager has been charged with murder after a 17-year-old girl was killed in South Wales.
The girl, named as Lainie Williams, was pronounced dead at the scene, Gwent police said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Teenager charged with murder after death of girl, 17, in South Wales
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Trump adds ‘Antifa’ groups in Europe to US list of foreign terrorist organizations
Trump adds ‘Antifa’ groups in Europe to US list of foreign terrorist organizations
Trump adds ‘Antifa’ groups in Europe to US list of foreign terrorist organizations
www.independent.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Trump adds ‘Antifa’ groups in Europe to US list of foreign terrorist organizations
More than the GDP of Tunisia, btw
The LDS Church's stock investments at Ensign Peak Advisors have climbed to a new high in value at $60.9 billion. That's double what the fund was worth during the pandemic.
Another federal filing, another record high for LDS Church’s investment fund
The LDS Church's stock investments at Ensign Peak Advisors have climbed to a new high in value at $60.9 billion. That's double what the fund was worth during the pandemic.
www.sltrib.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
More than the GDP of Tunisia, btw
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Latest for @pressprogress.ca:
One day after @amnesty.org report confirmed what First Nations + doctors have been saying — that living near oil & gas causes all kinds of health harms — 🇨🇦 PM @mark-carney.bsky.social announced more support for LNG infrastructure in BC
pressprogress.ca/fossil-fuel-...
One day after @amnesty.org report confirmed what First Nations + doctors have been saying — that living near oil & gas causes all kinds of health harms — 🇨🇦 PM @mark-carney.bsky.social announced more support for LNG infrastructure in BC
pressprogress.ca/fossil-fuel-...
As More and More Studies Expose Fossil-fuel Health Harms, Mark Carney Doubles Down
First Nations and frontline workers lead the charge against Canada's aggressive LNG expansion
pressprogress.ca
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Latest for @pressprogress.ca:
One day after @amnesty.org report confirmed what First Nations + doctors have been saying — that living near oil & gas causes all kinds of health harms — 🇨🇦 PM @mark-carney.bsky.social announced more support for LNG infrastructure in BC
pressprogress.ca/fossil-fuel-...
One day after @amnesty.org report confirmed what First Nations + doctors have been saying — that living near oil & gas causes all kinds of health harms — 🇨🇦 PM @mark-carney.bsky.social announced more support for LNG infrastructure in BC
pressprogress.ca/fossil-fuel-...
Perhaps the incessant ads for sports betting being force-fed to everyone trying to enjoy a game is a place to start.
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Perhaps the incessant ads for sports betting being force-fed to everyone trying to enjoy a game is a place to start.
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For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
“The US is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a “green zone” under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a “red zone” to be left in ruins.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
US military planning for divided Gaza with ‘green zone’ secured by international and Israeli troops
Exclusive: Almost all Palestinians have been displaced to ‘red zone’ where no reconstruction is planned
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
“The US is planning for the long-term division of Gaza into a “green zone” under Israeli and international military control, where reconstruction would start, and a “red zone” to be left in ruins.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
A federal appeals court has upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia more than five years ago.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
US appeals court upholds hate crime convictions of white men in Ahmaud Arbery killing
A federal appeals court has upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia more than five years ago
abcnews.go.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A federal appeals court has upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia more than five years ago.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
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With @arynbraun.bsky.social, this week we ran this big look at what ICE/CBP has become under Donald Trump and how the agencies increasingly resemble a sort of national police force he can send to whatever city he likes to intimidate people:
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
See how Donald Trump is creating his own police force
Immigration agents are operating in cities with few legal constraints
www.economist.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
With @arynbraun.bsky.social, this week we ran this big look at what ICE/CBP has become under Donald Trump and how the agencies increasingly resemble a sort of national police force he can send to whatever city he likes to intimidate people:
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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This week, artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced that its flagship AI assistant Claude was used by Chinese hackers in what the company is calling the “first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign.”
The age of AI-run cyberattacks has begun
How Chinese hackers tricked Claude into hacking governments and companies all on its own.
voxdotcom.visitlink.me
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This week, artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced that its flagship AI assistant Claude was used by Chinese hackers in what the company is calling the “first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign.”
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Secret drone flights from South Korea to the heart of Pyongyang were part of a ploy by the former president to rattle the North Korean leader, South Korean prosecutors have alleged as they released new details of plot they say preceded a foiled attempt to declare martial law. https://cnn.it/3WY1Kgb
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Secret drone flights from South Korea to the heart of Pyongyang were part of a ploy by the former president to rattle the North Korean leader, South Korean prosecutors have alleged as they released new details of plot they say preceded a foiled attempt to declare martial law. https://cnn.it/3WY1Kgb
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A heated school board meeting led authorities to reveal that a Louisiana middle schooler was charged with sharing AI-created nude images of a 13-year-old classmate.
Louisiana middle schooler charged with sharing fake AI nudes of schoolmate
A heated school board meeting led authorities to reveal that a Louisiana middle schooler was charged with sharing AI-created nude images of a 13-year-old classmate.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A heated school board meeting led authorities to reveal that a Louisiana middle schooler was charged with sharing AI-created nude images of a 13-year-old classmate.
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Toronto police may end mobile crisis intervention team program: internal memo
Toronto police may end mobile crisis intervention team program: internal memo
Mobile crisis intervention teams see officers partnered with nurses responding to calls for people in emotional distress.
www.thestar.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Toronto police may end mobile crisis intervention team program: internal memo
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Palestinians see the violence of Israeli settlers in the West Bank, and its tolerance by right-wing Israeli officialdom, as part of a broader campaign to harass them and make life so unbearable that they will abandon their villages.
A Bloody Month in the West Bank Olive Harvest Leads to the Death of a Boy
Palestinians see the violence, and its tolerance by right-wing Israeli officialdom, as part of a broader campaign to harass them and make life so unbearable that they will abandon their villages.
nyti.ms
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Palestinians see the violence of Israeli settlers in the West Bank, and its tolerance by right-wing Israeli officialdom, as part of a broader campaign to harass them and make life so unbearable that they will abandon their villages.
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Israeli settlers torched and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the central West Bank overnight, scribbling hateful messages in a show of defiance, a day after some Israeli leaders condemned a recent attack by settlers against Palestinians. https://to.pbs.org/49NcyVV
Israeli settlers torch a mosque and scrawl hateful messages despite official condemnation
The attack came a day after some Israeli leaders condemned recent settler violence against Palestinians.
www.pbs.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Israeli settlers torched and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the central West Bank overnight, scribbling hateful messages in a show of defiance, a day after some Israeli leaders condemned a recent attack by settlers against Palestinians. https://to.pbs.org/49NcyVV
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“Once they said the press were agitators, whatever they were doing felt intentional” — Kayjel Mairena of The Corsair, who was struck with an LAPD projectile and nearly trampled by a mounted officer while covering an LA “No Kings” protest Oct. 18.
Student reporter hit by projectile, charged by police horse at LA protest
Kayjel Mairena, a student journalist for Santa Monica College’s The Corsair, was struck in the side with a police-fired projectile …
pressfreedomtracker.us
November 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“Once they said the press were agitators, whatever they were doing felt intentional” — Kayjel Mairena of The Corsair, who was struck with an LAPD projectile and nearly trampled by a mounted officer while covering an LA “No Kings” protest Oct. 18.
🎉 I am tube free!! 🎉
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The heebies were jeebied seeing how long it really is 🫠
((This photo may gross you out))
The heebies were jeebied seeing how long it really is 🫠
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
🎉 I am tube free!! 🎉
((This photo may gross you out))
The heebies were jeebied seeing how long it really is 🫠
((This photo may gross you out))
The heebies were jeebied seeing how long it really is 🫠
✨I’m very grateful for our healthcare✨
After surgery, I have had drains (tubing) coming out of my torso - necessary - but challenging as I’m hyper aware of the tubes inside my body.
It’s now a week after surgery.
I was due for an appt at 9am to get tubes out - the clinic is 40 min away
After surgery, I have had drains (tubing) coming out of my torso - necessary - but challenging as I’m hyper aware of the tubes inside my body.
It’s now a week after surgery.
I was due for an appt at 9am to get tubes out - the clinic is 40 min away
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
✨I’m very grateful for our healthcare✨
After surgery, I have had drains (tubing) coming out of my torso - necessary - but challenging as I’m hyper aware of the tubes inside my body.
It’s now a week after surgery.
I was due for an appt at 9am to get tubes out - the clinic is 40 min away
After surgery, I have had drains (tubing) coming out of my torso - necessary - but challenging as I’m hyper aware of the tubes inside my body.
It’s now a week after surgery.
I was due for an appt at 9am to get tubes out - the clinic is 40 min away