Khatya Chhor
@khatya.bsky.social
Deputy head of digital news, http://FRANCE24.com. Tweets mainly on US politics, media issues, international affairs, public policy. Views my own.
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Khatya Chhor
@khatya.bsky.social
· Nov 9
We've just updated our starter pack of ProPublica reporters and editors to add some staffers who recently made the leap to Bluesky
ProPublica is doing some of the most important journalistic work in the US right now, stepping up where legacy media has failed us. 👏🏼✊🏼🙏🏼
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Parts of the Constitution were erased from the Library of Congress website, including the section featuring the foreign emoluments clause.
The removal was blamed on a "coding error."
Here's a reminder of what the clause says, just in case Congress ever decides to enforce it...
The removal was blamed on a "coding error."
Here's a reminder of what the clause says, just in case Congress ever decides to enforce it...
August 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Parts of the Constitution were erased from the Library of Congress website, including the section featuring the foreign emoluments clause.
The removal was blamed on a "coding error."
Here's a reminder of what the clause says, just in case Congress ever decides to enforce it...
The removal was blamed on a "coding error."
Here's a reminder of what the clause says, just in case Congress ever decides to enforce it...
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Rupert Murdoch/Daily Mail at work
New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
August 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Rupert Murdoch/Daily Mail at work
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On his blog, @jeffjarvis.bsky.social writes:
“Mass media are dead.
[…]
The question is whether we — the people formerly seen as masses — can protect our voices and our independence from fascist authoritarians and craven capitalists.”
And we have that answer.
buzzmachine.com/2025/07/18/w...
“Mass media are dead.
[…]
The question is whether we — the people formerly seen as masses — can protect our voices and our independence from fascist authoritarians and craven capitalists.”
And we have that answer.
buzzmachine.com/2025/07/18/w...
Whither Colbert? Whither democracy — BuzzMachine
Like every sane American, I am outraged that CBS/Paramount/Ellison Inc. canceled — in the true meaning of the word — Stephen Colbert, capitulating to...
buzzmachine.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
On his blog, @jeffjarvis.bsky.social writes:
“Mass media are dead.
[…]
The question is whether we — the people formerly seen as masses — can protect our voices and our independence from fascist authoritarians and craven capitalists.”
And we have that answer.
buzzmachine.com/2025/07/18/w...
“Mass media are dead.
[…]
The question is whether we — the people formerly seen as masses — can protect our voices and our independence from fascist authoritarians and craven capitalists.”
And we have that answer.
buzzmachine.com/2025/07/18/w...
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More than 130,000 government pages have gone dark in a purge that one scientist likened to a “digital book burning.” A group of librarians and archivists is fighting back.
The Volunteer Data Hoarders Resisting Trump’s Purge
Can librarians and guerrilla archivists save the country’s files from DOGE?
www.newyorker.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
More than 130,000 government pages have gone dark in a purge that one scientist likened to a “digital book burning.” A group of librarians and archivists is fighting back.
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Trump on @JeffBezos caving on @amazon showing Trump’s tariffs as a line item because they’re a tax on consumers: “Bezos was great. He solved the problem very quickly. He did the right thing. He’s a good guy.”😕
Welcome to the oligarchy. 🇺🇸
Welcome to the oligarchy. 🇺🇸
April 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Trump on @JeffBezos caving on @amazon showing Trump’s tariffs as a line item because they’re a tax on consumers: “Bezos was great. He solved the problem very quickly. He did the right thing. He’s a good guy.”😕
Welcome to the oligarchy. 🇺🇸
Welcome to the oligarchy. 🇺🇸
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I'm tired of this framing that suggests that RFK's claims to want to make America healthier were made in good faith, and shock and surprise, he's doing the opposite!
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. has pledged in office to make Americans healthier, with a specific focus on reducing health burdens among children.
But his department this month quietly eliminated an advisory committee on genetic disorders in newborns and kids.
But his department this month quietly eliminated an advisory committee on genetic disorders in newborns and kids.
HHS eliminates advisory committee on newborn screening ahead of vote on rare disorders
The committee’s central role was to recommend which conditions should be included on a universal screening panel for infants.
nbcnews.to
April 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I'm tired of this framing that suggests that RFK's claims to want to make America healthier were made in good faith, and shock and surprise, he's doing the opposite!
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One of the oddest — and distinct — attributes of modern GOP politics is the sheer confidence so many Republicans have tearing down things they fundamentally and clearly do not understand at all.
oh my god -- Comer thinks "editorial standards" literally refers to standards for editorials and is corrected by the NPR head
March 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
One of the oddest — and distinct — attributes of modern GOP politics is the sheer confidence so many Republicans have tearing down things they fundamentally and clearly do not understand at all.
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Disappeared Tufts Human Dev. PhD student Rumesya Ozturk is also a graduate of Teachers College - she’s a dev. psychologist studying children’s media & prosocial development. She also bakes without recipes and binge-watches cartoons. She is our colleague & she was abducted on the street w/ our tax $.
March 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Disappeared Tufts Human Dev. PhD student Rumesya Ozturk is also a graduate of Teachers College - she’s a dev. psychologist studying children’s media & prosocial development. She also bakes without recipes and binge-watches cartoons. She is our colleague & she was abducted on the street w/ our tax $.
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When ownership's concern is that Politico.com may be drifting too far left, something is going down.
Check out the atmosphere of innuendo in this excerpt.
Check out the atmosphere of innuendo in this excerpt.
March 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
When ownership's concern is that Politico.com may be drifting too far left, something is going down.
Check out the atmosphere of innuendo in this excerpt.
Check out the atmosphere of innuendo in this excerpt.
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EU looks at the possibility of funding Radio Free Europe
EU looks at the possibility of funding Radio Free Europe
www.brusselstimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM
EU looks at the possibility of funding Radio Free Europe
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oh this is a big mystery
Gifted | Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put an end to Black History Month and other celebrations of identity. But St. Patrick's Day got a pass, and some are asking why. The questions come from the troops as well as administration critics. www.expressnews.com/news/article...
Hegseth's ban on cultural celebrations gave St. Patrick's Day a pass
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put an end to cultural awareness events throughout the military. But the Irish holiday got a green light, and some wonder why.
www.expressnews.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
oh this is a big mystery
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The dismantling of a once great newspaper and the reputation of Jeff Bezos continues. Just a pathetic small man with money. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
WaPo columnist quits and accuses publisher of killing op-ed critical of Bezos
Ruth Marcus said that the publisher’s decision to spike her column ‘underscores that the traditional freedom of columnists to select the topics they wish to address and say what they think has been da...
www.independent.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The dismantling of a once great newspaper and the reputation of Jeff Bezos continues. Just a pathetic small man with money. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Maxar has cut off satellite imagery access to Ukraine, undoubtedly due to pressure from the U.S. government.
This means that not just classified, but commercially available unclassified intelligence products are being cut off.
I now fully expect Starlink to be next.
This means that not just classified, but commercially available unclassified intelligence products are being cut off.
I now fully expect Starlink to be next.
March 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Maxar has cut off satellite imagery access to Ukraine, undoubtedly due to pressure from the U.S. government.
This means that not just classified, but commercially available unclassified intelligence products are being cut off.
I now fully expect Starlink to be next.
This means that not just classified, but commercially available unclassified intelligence products are being cut off.
I now fully expect Starlink to be next.
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AP: “.. Data published on DOGE’s “Wall of Receipts” shows that more than one-third of the contract cancellations, 794 in all, are expected to yield no savings.”
@apnews.com #DOGE 🇺🇸
apnews.com/article/doge...
@apnews.com #DOGE 🇺🇸
apnews.com/article/doge...
Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by Musk's DOGE are expected to produce no savings
Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that President Donald Trump’s administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money,...
apnews.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
AP: “.. Data published on DOGE’s “Wall of Receipts” shows that more than one-third of the contract cancellations, 794 in all, are expected to yield no savings.”
@apnews.com #DOGE 🇺🇸
apnews.com/article/doge...
@apnews.com #DOGE 🇺🇸
apnews.com/article/doge...
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Can confirm. Former USAID here, and I’ve been approached twice in the last 30 days.
Your new allies: www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say | CNN Politics
Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have b...
www.cnn.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Can confirm. Former USAID here, and I’ve been approached twice in the last 30 days.
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Hundreds of workers at the CDC. More than 1,000 at the NIH. Scores of staffers at the FDA.
Trump’s purge of federal employees includes those doing lifesaving work. Many of them expressed fear at what would happen to the projects they left behind.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social & @deldeib.bsky.social
Trump’s purge of federal employees includes those doing lifesaving work. Many of them expressed fear at what would happen to the projects they left behind.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social & @deldeib.bsky.social
They Worked to Prevent Death. The Trump Administration Fired Them.
Public health teams are being gutted, imperiling efforts to safeguard organ donation and prevent maternal and infant death. Many workers expressed fear at what would happen to the work they left…
propub.li
March 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Hundreds of workers at the CDC. More than 1,000 at the NIH. Scores of staffers at the FDA.
Trump’s purge of federal employees includes those doing lifesaving work. Many of them expressed fear at what would happen to the projects they left behind.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social & @deldeib.bsky.social
Trump’s purge of federal employees includes those doing lifesaving work. Many of them expressed fear at what would happen to the projects they left behind.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social & @deldeib.bsky.social
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Le Figaro (France’s second largest and principal center-right paper):
Even **the Russians** were stunned at Trump’s boorish public display.
lefigaro.fr
Even **the Russians** were stunned at Trump’s boorish public display.
lefigaro.fr
March 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Le Figaro (France’s second largest and principal center-right paper):
Even **the Russians** were stunned at Trump’s boorish public display.
lefigaro.fr
Even **the Russians** were stunned at Trump’s boorish public display.
lefigaro.fr
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Arizona AG Kris Mayes, New Mexico AG Raul Torrez, and Oregon AG Dan Rayfield will begin holding Community Impact Hearings — a national series of townhalls "to hear from the public about the impact of federal firings and DOGE funding freezes across the country."
The first will be in Phoenix March 5.
The first will be in Phoenix March 5.
February 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Arizona AG Kris Mayes, New Mexico AG Raul Torrez, and Oregon AG Dan Rayfield will begin holding Community Impact Hearings — a national series of townhalls "to hear from the public about the impact of federal firings and DOGE funding freezes across the country."
The first will be in Phoenix March 5.
The first will be in Phoenix March 5.
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There has never been anything like the purge of generals that Trump has just undertaken.
Given the distinguished records compiled by Gen. Brown and Adm. Franchetti, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that they were let go simply because one is a racial minority & the other a woman. bit.ly/4k9zjpT
Given the distinguished records compiled by Gen. Brown and Adm. Franchetti, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that they were let go simply because one is a racial minority & the other a woman. bit.ly/4k9zjpT
Opinion | Trump and Hegseth’s Pentagon purge undermines the armed forces
How to damage military morale and recruiting? Trump and Hegseth seem to be trying to find out, alas.
bit.ly
February 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
There has never been anything like the purge of generals that Trump has just undertaken.
Given the distinguished records compiled by Gen. Brown and Adm. Franchetti, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that they were let go simply because one is a racial minority & the other a woman. bit.ly/4k9zjpT
Given the distinguished records compiled by Gen. Brown and Adm. Franchetti, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that they were let go simply because one is a racial minority & the other a woman. bit.ly/4k9zjpT
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Why is this so hard for news orgs? www.status.news/p/cbs-evenin...
February 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Why is this so hard for news orgs? www.status.news/p/cbs-evenin...
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America's image has changed, says the Singapore Minister of Defense, "from liberator to great disruptor to a landlord seeking rent"
www.mindef.gov.sg/news-and-eve...
www.mindef.gov.sg/news-and-eve...
Remarks By Minister For Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen at the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt Annual Leaders Roundtable, “On The Horns Of A Trilemma: Geopolitical Recession, Technological Leadership And Energy S...
Find the latest MINDEF/SAF News Releases, Speeches, and Statements here.
www.mindef.gov.sg
February 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
America's image has changed, says the Singapore Minister of Defense, "from liberator to great disruptor to a landlord seeking rent"
www.mindef.gov.sg/news-and-eve...
www.mindef.gov.sg/news-and-eve...
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We're shocked by Trump and Musk's antics because we judge them against the idea that governments should serve the people. But they have no such intention. Government for them is simply about seizing power and wealth.
Let's stop being shocked, and build a global, democratic counter-movement.
Let's stop being shocked, and build a global, democratic counter-movement.
February 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
We're shocked by Trump and Musk's antics because we judge them against the idea that governments should serve the people. But they have no such intention. Government for them is simply about seizing power and wealth.
Let's stop being shocked, and build a global, democratic counter-movement.
Let's stop being shocked, and build a global, democratic counter-movement.
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Yes it's vital to call attention to the gnawing precarity underlying all of American life but that does nothing to explain why *the standard economic measures that previously tracked with public political perceptions of whether the economy is "good" or "bad" stopped doing that for one presidency*
February 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Yes it's vital to call attention to the gnawing precarity underlying all of American life but that does nothing to explain why *the standard economic measures that previously tracked with public political perceptions of whether the economy is "good" or "bad" stopped doing that for one presidency*