Jeremy Hsu
@jeremyhsu.bsky.social
Journalist focused on tech and science reporting. Also keen on history and climate issues. Currently looking for a new role.
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I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
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Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op de Amerikaanse begraafplaats in Margraten is het opeens stil geworden rond de zwarte Amerikanen die hielpen Nederland bevrijden. Twee panelen die hun bijdrage herdachten – én wezen op hun strijd tegen racisme binnen het leger – werden zonder toelichting verwijderd.
www.nrc.nl
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
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Also if you're like, what what the heck is going on? I got you. I helped put together this timeline of the two dozen stories I've done about the work Trump has done to block funding to SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/u...
A Timeline of the Legal Saga Surrounding SNAP Payments
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Also if you're like, what what the heck is going on? I got you. I helped put together this timeline of the two dozen stories I've done about the work Trump has done to block funding to SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/u...
Being anti-fascist should always be in fashion. "The fedora, angled just so, is his homage to French Resistance hero Jean Moulin."
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Being anti-fascist should always be in fashion. "The fedora, angled just so, is his homage to French Resistance hero Jean Moulin."
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
A bit of good news following Hurricane Melissa, and a glimpse of how solar power enhances community resilience to extreme weather.
"Rooftop solar is spreading fast in Jamaica, and people with panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said."
Jamaicans Have Been Turning to Solar Power. It Paid Off After the Storm.
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
A bit of good news following Hurricane Melissa, and a glimpse of how solar power enhances community resilience to extreme weather.
The Trump administration is still fighting to withhold SNAP funds that help feed 42 million Americans, with the latter including many active-duty military personnel, members of the National Guard and Reserves, and their families. Not to mention veterans...
And to make matters worse:
More than 20,000 military families, 213,000 National Guard and Reserve members, and 1.1 million Veterans rely on SNAP benefits.
veteran.com/snap-benefits/
More than 20,000 military families, 213,000 National Guard and Reserve members, and 1.1 million Veterans rely on SNAP benefits.
veteran.com/snap-benefits/
SNAP Benefits - Veteran.com
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps low-income families purchase nutritious food.
veteran.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The Trump administration is still fighting to withhold SNAP funds that help feed 42 million Americans, with the latter including many active-duty military personnel, members of the National Guard and Reserves, and their families. Not to mention veterans...
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Decent marine wildlife news: recent surveys spotted a few vaquita calves in the Gulf of California. The last count found only six to eight remaining in the wild. A glimmer of hope, maybe. www.scientificamerican.com/article/two-...
The rarest porpoises on Earth are hanging on
The latest report shows that the estimated number of endangered vaquita porpoises has modestly increased
www.scientificamerican.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Decent marine wildlife news: recent surveys spotted a few vaquita calves in the Gulf of California. The last count found only six to eight remaining in the wild. A glimmer of hope, maybe. www.scientificamerican.com/article/two-...
Remembering how the Secretary of Defense recently posted a "US Department of War" video montage featuring the Lord's Prayer and scenes of him praying with the troops, along with a lot of US military aircraft, tanks and warships.
November 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Remembering how the Secretary of Defense recently posted a "US Department of War" video montage featuring the Lord's Prayer and scenes of him praying with the troops, along with a lot of US military aircraft, tanks and warships.
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Read about WHY Ketanji Brown Jackson stayed the SNAP order. Her move is probably the best solution for getting SNAP benefits approved quickly. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Read about WHY Ketanji Brown Jackson stayed the SNAP order. Her move is probably the best solution for getting SNAP benefits approved quickly. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
This Virginia election result is an eye-opener for me, even though I've covered the environmental and health impacts of AI and data centers for quite a while. 👀
Did you know a former White House climate advisor flipped a GOP stronghold in Virginia by running entirely on putting a stop to more AI data centers?
For @heatmap.news I profiled John McAuliff and a campaign that will be a roadmap for all future anti-AI politicians moving forward.
For @heatmap.news I profiled John McAuliff and a campaign that will be a roadmap for all future anti-AI politicians moving forward.
This Virginia Election Was a Warning for Data Centers
John McAuliff ran his campaign almost entirely on data centers — and won.
heatmap.news
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This Virginia election result is an eye-opener for me, even though I've covered the environmental and health impacts of AI and data centers for quite a while. 👀
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“Speaking in English, and reaching a US audience directly, the pope reiterated the Catholic belief that every Christian will ultimately be judged on how they welcomed "the foreigner". (Luke 10:25-37)
Pope Leo offers his strongest criticism of Trump yet
The Pope, who is American, called for "deep reflection" on how migrants are treated, and spoke against US bombing of Venezuelan vessels.
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 AM
“Speaking in English, and reaching a US audience directly, the pope reiterated the Catholic belief that every Christian will ultimately be judged on how they welcomed "the foreigner". (Luke 10:25-37)
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Among other things, young people are students who are often having to do “critical triaging” around basic needs, parents trying to feed their kids, & human beings who need food for themselves. When you don’t have access to critical resources like SNAP, “it can have ripple effects even beyond food.”
It feels a bit weird to post right now in light of what has happened to @teenvogue.com and so much of the incredible team there. What sources shared here is important, & I’m grateful I got to work on this. I reported on how young people are being impacted by delays to SNAP: “It’s about survival.”
More Young People Will Go Hungry Without SNAP
“We’re trying to make it, but it’s been hard.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Among other things, young people are students who are often having to do “critical triaging” around basic needs, parents trying to feed their kids, & human beings who need food for themselves. When you don’t have access to critical resources like SNAP, “it can have ripple effects even beyond food.”
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This is the last piece I filed before my brilliant editor, @leximcmenamin.com, was laid off alongside many other members of the amazing team. Can’t express how much I admire Lex’s writing & how they approach their work. Please hire Lex, and the rest of the incredible team who was laid off, ASAP:
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is the last piece I filed before my brilliant editor, @leximcmenamin.com, was laid off alongside many other members of the amazing team. Can’t express how much I admire Lex’s writing & how they approach their work. Please hire Lex, and the rest of the incredible team who was laid off, ASAP:
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When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out…
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
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For any unfamiliar with the quality of journalism at Teen Vogue, it's well known for hard-hitting stories on "politically sensitive" topics including climate.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
For any unfamiliar with the quality of journalism at Teen Vogue, it's well known for hard-hitting stories on "politically sensitive" topics including climate.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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A reminder that less than two months ago, the Trump administration abruptly ended the federal government's 27-year practice of collecting data on hunger and food insecurity.
November 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A reminder that less than two months ago, the Trump administration abruptly ended the federal government's 27-year practice of collecting data on hunger and food insecurity.
@bellingcat.com found "seven [videos] that appeared to show the use of riot control weapons when there was seemingly no apparent immediate threat by protesters and no audible warnings given."
"Nineteen showed use of force, such as tackling people to the ground when they were not visibly resisting."
"Nineteen showed use of force, such as tackling people to the ground when they were not visibly resisting."
Children tear-gassed. Teenagers tackled to the ground. Bellingcat analysed footage of clashes between federal officers and civilians after a judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics in Illinois: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters
A judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz in the Chicago region.
www.bellingcat.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
@bellingcat.com found "seven [videos] that appeared to show the use of riot control weapons when there was seemingly no apparent immediate threat by protesters and no audible warnings given."
"Nineteen showed use of force, such as tackling people to the ground when they were not visibly resisting."
"Nineteen showed use of force, such as tackling people to the ground when they were not visibly resisting."
As US military forces amass near Venezuela, the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford next week is especially notable:
"'It’s going to start a clock ticking and Trump will have about a month or so to make a major decision on a strike before he has to move' the vessel elsewhere."
"'It’s going to start a clock ticking and Trump will have about a month or so to make a major decision on a strike before he has to move' the vessel elsewhere."
Eight warships, a nuclear-powered attack submarine, a floating base for Special Operations and an aircraft carrier on the way
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
These are the U.S. ships and aircraft massing off Venezuela
The large-scale buildup of U.S. military forces and assets in the Caribbean suggests that the Trump administration is preparing to expand operations.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
As US military forces amass near Venezuela, the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford next week is especially notable:
"'It’s going to start a clock ticking and Trump will have about a month or so to make a major decision on a strike before he has to move' the vessel elsewhere."
"'It’s going to start a clock ticking and Trump will have about a month or so to make a major decision on a strike before he has to move' the vessel elsewhere."
Point worth reiterating: “ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien."
DHS document states ICE will NOT let people decline from being scanned by its new facial recognition app - Mobile Fortify.
It is used to verify one’s identity and immigration status. However, the face photos taken will be stored for 15 years, regardless of your immigration status.
It is used to verify one’s identity and immigration status. However, the face photos taken will be stored for 15 years, regardless of your immigration status.
You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
November 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Point worth reiterating: “ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien."
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“Individuals on the ground sent a message that reached us Monday morning that 1,200 were dead,” Nathaniel Raymond, the lab’s executive director, said. “By that evening, they said 10,000. By Tuesday, we couldn’t reach them anymore. We assume our ground contacts are dead.”
Yale lab reports mass killings in Sudan, calls for student activism
The Humanitarian Research Lab was told this week that over 10,000 people in Sudan were killed within three days.
yaledailynews.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“Individuals on the ground sent a message that reached us Monday morning that 1,200 were dead,” Nathaniel Raymond, the lab’s executive director, said. “By that evening, they said 10,000. By Tuesday, we couldn’t reach them anymore. We assume our ground contacts are dead.”
"The administration has focused in particular on combating the fentanyl crisis, as deaths related to the drug in the U.S. have soared in recent years. That synthetic opioid, though, is produced in Mexico with Chinese precursors. There is no evidence Venezuela produces or traffics fentanyl..."
The U.S. may conduct air strikes on military targets within Venezuela that the administration associates with drug trafficking, the Journal and Miami Herald are reporting. "The strikes could come at any moment," the Herald reports.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
U.S. Eyes Striking Venezuelan Military Targets Used for Drug Trafficking
If President Trump decides to move forward with airstrikes, the targets would send a clear message to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro that it is time to step down, according to U.S. officials.
www.wsj.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"The administration has focused in particular on combating the fentanyl crisis, as deaths related to the drug in the U.S. have soared in recent years. That synthetic opioid, though, is produced in Mexico with Chinese precursors. There is no evidence Venezuela produces or traffics fentanyl..."
UCLA mathematician @teorth.bsky.social on US government's research cuts:
"But in the worst case scenario, which I didn't even think was on the radar... maybe if the institution closes down, I can no longer fund my students... I have to find another option."
youtu.be/yLvO070E_dI?...
"But in the worst case scenario, which I didn't even think was on the radar... maybe if the institution closes down, I can no longer fund my students... I have to find another option."
youtu.be/yLvO070E_dI?...
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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October 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
UCLA mathematician @teorth.bsky.social on US government's research cuts:
"But in the worst case scenario, which I didn't even think was on the radar... maybe if the institution closes down, I can no longer fund my students... I have to find another option."
youtu.be/yLvO070E_dI?...
"But in the worst case scenario, which I didn't even think was on the radar... maybe if the institution closes down, I can no longer fund my students... I have to find another option."
youtu.be/yLvO070E_dI?...
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FL is moving forward w/ plan to end all childhood vaccine mandates. Starting with hepatitis B, chickenpox, and the bacteria causing meningitis and pneumonia. Then next year GOP FL legislature is expected to revisit 1977 law re: whooping cough, measles, polio, rubella, mumps, diphtheria, and tetanus.
October 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
FL is moving forward w/ plan to end all childhood vaccine mandates. Starting with hepatitis B, chickenpox, and the bacteria causing meningitis and pneumonia. Then next year GOP FL legislature is expected to revisit 1977 law re: whooping cough, measles, polio, rubella, mumps, diphtheria, and tetanus.