Jen McClure
@jemcclure.bsky.social
Putin says authorities must galvanise Russian identity in Ukraine - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Putin says authorities must galvanise Russian identity in Ukraine - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Exclusive: Trump official accusing president’s rivals of crimes tapped a former registered sex offender for federal housing role - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Exclusive: Trump official accusing president’s rivals of crimes tapped a former registered sex offender for federal housing role - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
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🔔 Public records-based reporting should be free. @404media.co and @wired.com are leading the way.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🔔 Public records-based reporting should be free. @404media.co and @wired.com are leading the way.
Hear why this is a public service and good for business, ft. @josephcox.bsky.social, @katie-drummond.bsky.social, Caitlin Vogus, and Lauren Harper.
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Good news for your ICE FOIA requests: Judge orders ICE agents in Chicago to 1) wear body cameras and 2) keep them on.
Cite this order if and when the agency tells you it has no records responsive to your request for body worn camera footage.
Cite this order if and when the agency tells you it has no records responsive to your request for body worn camera footage.
Ellis also says she's modifying the restraining order:
"All agents who are operating in operation midway blitz are to wear body worn cameras and they are to be on."
"All agents who are operating in operation midway blitz are to wear body worn cameras and they are to be on."
October 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Good news for your ICE FOIA requests: Judge orders ICE agents in Chicago to 1) wear body cameras and 2) keep them on.
Cite this order if and when the agency tells you it has no records responsive to your request for body worn camera footage.
Cite this order if and when the agency tells you it has no records responsive to your request for body worn camera footage.
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DoD today confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. - Pentagon Press Association
October 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
DoD today confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. - Pentagon Press Association
Another dangerous sign that the 4th is being undermined: Pentagon journalists vacate workspace as new restrictions take effect - www.reuters.com/business/med...
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October 16, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Another dangerous sign that the 4th is being undermined: Pentagon journalists vacate workspace as new restrictions take effect - www.reuters.com/business/med...
Go Stanford!
Corporate media could learn a thing or two from the Stanford Daily about fighting back.
With the help of @thefireorg.bsky.social, the Daily is suing over Trump’s anti-speech deportation tactics.
Read more about why, in our interview with Editor-in-Chief Greta Reich.
With the help of @thefireorg.bsky.social, the Daily is suing over Trump’s anti-speech deportation tactics.
Read more about why, in our interview with Editor-in-Chief Greta Reich.
Student journalists fight Trump’s anti-speech deportations
‘Whether working for or speaking to our newspaper, no one should fear deportation for what they have to say,’ said The Stanford Daily Editor-in-Chief Greta Reich
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October 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Go Stanford!
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Alongside @404media.co, we sued DHS demanding they hand over a copy of an agreement that shares the personal data of nearly 80 million Medicaid patients with ICE.
We believe it’s important for the public to see this unprecedented data sharing agreement.
We believe it’s important for the public to see this unprecedented data sharing agreement.
404 Media and Freedom of the Press Foundation Sue DHS
Both organizations are seeking a copy of a data sharing agreement that is giving the personal data of nearly 80 million Medicaid patients to ICE.
www.404media.co
October 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Alongside @404media.co, we sued DHS demanding they hand over a copy of an agreement that shares the personal data of nearly 80 million Medicaid patients with ICE.
We believe it’s important for the public to see this unprecedented data sharing agreement.
We believe it’s important for the public to see this unprecedented data sharing agreement.
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“We’ve seen reprehensible behavior by DHS agents against journalists in all three of America’s largest cities. There’s no reason to think it will stop there, so it’s critical that we refuse to normalize this,” FPF's @adamrose.bsky.social told amNewYork.
ICE attack on reporters: Press freedom and civil liberties groups condemn assault of amNewYork journalist, and others | amNewYork
Press freedom and civil liberties organizations sharply condemned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Wednesday after journalists, including
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October 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“We’ve seen reprehensible behavior by DHS agents against journalists in all three of America’s largest cities. There’s no reason to think it will stop there, so it’s critical that we refuse to normalize this,” FPF's @adamrose.bsky.social told amNewYork.
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Don’t dwell on “democracy,” and other new findings about how to market local news www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/dont...
Don’t dwell on “democracy,” and other new findings about how to market local news
"Here’s the paradox: 93% of people believe reliable local news is necessary for democracy, yet many of these same people react negatively to explicit 'democracy' messaging."
www.niemanlab.org
October 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Don’t dwell on “democracy,” and other new findings about how to market local news www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/dont...
After Centuries, a Woman Will Finally Lead the Anglican Church! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/w...
After Centuries, a Woman Will Lead the Church of England
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October 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
After Centuries, a Woman Will Finally Lead the Anglican Church! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/w...
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Some important findings in this research, especially if you are worried about the fate of local news. www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/dont...
Part of the "paradox," I think, is that the people who flood the zone have been successful at raising information costs in a "I know you are, but who am I?" way.
Part of the "paradox," I think, is that the people who flood the zone have been successful at raising information costs in a "I know you are, but who am I?" way.
October 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Some important findings in this research, especially if you are worried about the fate of local news. www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/dont...
Part of the "paradox," I think, is that the people who flood the zone have been successful at raising information costs in a "I know you are, but who am I?" way.
Part of the "paradox," I think, is that the people who flood the zone have been successful at raising information costs in a "I know you are, but who am I?" way.
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Journalist Mario Guevara is being deported because the American government punishes reporters to protect its own power.
We should all be outraged.
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We should all be outraged.
freedom.press/issues/mario...
October 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Journalist Mario Guevara is being deported because the American government punishes reporters to protect its own power.
We should all be outraged.
freedom.press/issues/mario...
We should all be outraged.
freedom.press/issues/mario...
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Trump keeps trying to pin the government shutdown on the Democrats. Americans are not buying it.
A new poll from the Washington Post found that nearly half of Americans blame the shutdown on the president and Republicans in Congress.
A new poll from the Washington Post found that nearly half of Americans blame the shutdown on the president and Republicans in Congress.
Americans aren't buying Trump's shutdown blame game
Early polls show that most blame Trump and Republicans—and for good reason.
www.motherjones.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Trump keeps trying to pin the government shutdown on the Democrats. Americans are not buying it.
A new poll from the Washington Post found that nearly half of Americans blame the shutdown on the president and Republicans in Congress.
A new poll from the Washington Post found that nearly half of Americans blame the shutdown on the president and Republicans in Congress.
Quote of the week: “Someone who says I am against abortion but I am in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life.” Pope Leo
Keeping it real
www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...
Keeping it real
www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...
Pope Leo's critique of Trump ends honeymoon with conservative Catholics
Pope Leo initially impressed conservative Catholics after his election in May as he embraced traditions shunned by his predecessor Pope Francis and steered clear of hot button social issues that divided the 1.4 billion-member Church.
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October 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Quote of the week: “Someone who says I am against abortion but I am in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life.” Pope Leo
Keeping it real
www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...
Keeping it real
www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...
FACTS MATTER:
Explaining the G.O.P.’s Misleading Talking Point on the Looming Shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
Explaining the G.O.P.’s Misleading Talking Point on the Looming Shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
Explaining the G.O.P.’s Misleading Talking Point on the Looming Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
FACTS MATTER:
Explaining the G.O.P.’s Misleading Talking Point on the Looming Shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
Explaining the G.O.P.’s Misleading Talking Point on the Looming Shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
Some groups that advertise with Nexstar and Sinclair are pausing their ads www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...
Some groups that advertise with Nexstar and Sinclair are pausing their ads
Consumers are not only cancelling their Disney subscriptions, they’re boycotting the companies who advertise with affiliates owned by Nexstar and Sinclair.
www.marketplace.org
September 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Some groups that advertise with Nexstar and Sinclair are pausing their ads www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...
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Fear of the truth
“.. Those who refuse to sign the new policy will be stripped of or denied permanent credentials to cover the Pentagon.”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@washingtonpost.com
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September 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Fear of the truth
FACTS MATTER: “Right-wing” extremists account for 50%+ of murders, while “left-wing” extremists account for 22%, and 1 percent But “There are not many politically motivated terrorist killings in the US, according to the Cato Institute
www.cato.org/blog/politic...
www.cato.org/blog/politic...
Politically Motivated Violence Is Rare in the United States
The government can and should vigorously pursue justice for Kirk and all the others murdered by politically motivated terrorists, but it can and should do so without new political witch hunts, expande...
www.cato.org
September 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
FACTS MATTER: “Right-wing” extremists account for 50%+ of murders, while “left-wing” extremists account for 22%, and 1 percent But “There are not many politically motivated terrorist killings in the US, according to the Cato Institute
www.cato.org/blog/politic...
www.cato.org/blog/politic...
The media and everyone need to stop conflating the term “conservative ideology” with this. Calling what’s happening and the elected officials and those who agree with them “Conservatives” is normalizing what’s actually happening in our country. Let’s call it what it is
September 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The media and everyone need to stop conflating the term “conservative ideology” with this. Calling what’s happening and the elected officials and those who agree with them “Conservatives” is normalizing what’s actually happening in our country. Let’s call it what it is
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Extreme gerrymandering. Nationalizing voter suppression. Weaponizing law enforcement. Occupying Democratic cities.
Trump is pulling out all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to rig the next election.
Trump is pulling out all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to rig the next election.
Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election
From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their…
www.motherjones.com
September 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Extreme gerrymandering. Nationalizing voter suppression. Weaponizing law enforcement. Occupying Democratic cities.
Trump is pulling out all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to rig the next election.
Trump is pulling out all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to rig the next election.
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More local cops than ever before are signing up to work with ICE.
At the end of the Biden presidency, ICE had just 135 287(g) deals in place; now there are 1,001—a 641 percent increase.
At the end of the Biden presidency, ICE had just 135 287(g) deals in place; now there are 1,001—a 641 percent increase.
Trump’s immigration police state is growing at warp speed
And now more local cops than ever before are signing up to work with ICE.
www.motherjones.com
September 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
More local cops than ever before are signing up to work with ICE.
At the end of the Biden presidency, ICE had just 135 287(g) deals in place; now there are 1,001—a 641 percent increase.
At the end of the Biden presidency, ICE had just 135 287(g) deals in place; now there are 1,001—a 641 percent increase.