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Retired journalists living in 4 different corners of the world.
We left X the day after the election but once a journalist, always a journalist.
We hope to bring you information from all parts of the globe so you can stay informed and know your world.
We left X the day after the election but once a journalist, always a journalist.
We hope to bring you information from all parts of the globe so you can stay informed and know your world.
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ICYMI: @sulliview.bsky.social is worried the media will be more willing to self-censor under Trump 2.0... and that his administration will use the Espionage Act to go after both journalists & their sources.
My Q&A w/ her for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
My Q&A w/ her for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How Trump’s return is pushing the media to self-censor
“A lot of the guardrails are down,” says veteran journalist Margaret Sullivan.
www.motherjones.com
January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
ICYMI: @sulliview.bsky.social is worried the media will be more willing to self-censor under Trump 2.0... and that his administration will use the Espionage Act to go after both journalists & their sources.
My Q&A w/ her for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
My Q&A w/ her for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
If you want to know what’s going on in #canada right now-and lordy there is a lot- we suggest @thetyee.ca
Alberta has always been the Texas of Canada and the current leader is sketchy af.
You may want to read this and know your world.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Alberta has always been the Texas of Canada and the current leader is sketchy af.
You may want to read this and know your world.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Danielle Smith’s Dangerous Sabotage of Team Canada | The Tyee
Trudeau and other premiers adopted a united response to Trump’s tariffs. Alberta opted out.
thetyee.ca
January 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
If you want to know what’s going on in #canada right now-and lordy there is a lot- we suggest @thetyee.ca
Alberta has always been the Texas of Canada and the current leader is sketchy af.
You may want to read this and know your world.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Alberta has always been the Texas of Canada and the current leader is sketchy af.
You may want to read this and know your world.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Jean Marie Le Pen is dead. May he rot in hell with the rest of satan’s spawn who spent their time in earth sowing discord and hate in the world.
news.sky.com/story/french...
news.sky.com/story/french...
a crowd of people with the words let the joyous news be spread ! the wicked old witch at last is dead !
ALT: a crowd of people with the words let the joyous news be spread ! the wicked old witch at last is dead !
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Jean Marie Le Pen is dead. May he rot in hell with the rest of satan’s spawn who spent their time in earth sowing discord and hate in the world.
news.sky.com/story/french...
news.sky.com/story/french...
Oh, Canada. Trudeau wasn’t the best but Poilievre is the worst.
If Pierre Poilievre wins, it will be crucial to understand what his administration might do—or not do. In our November issue, twelve political essayists, including Kamal Al-Solaylee, Timothy Caulfield, and Michelle Cyca, endeavour to map out the possibilities.
thewalrus.ca/if-pierre-poilie...
thewalrus.ca/if-pierre-poilie...
January 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Oh, Canada. Trudeau wasn’t the best but Poilievre is the worst.
META is a shithole and Zuckerberg is King Rat.
Says he’s going to go after counties who won’t allow his platform’s lies to pollute their people. Dystopian at best.
www.ft.com/content/7693...
Says he’s going to go after counties who won’t allow his platform’s lies to pollute their people. Dystopian at best.
www.ft.com/content/7693...
Meta ends third-party fact-checking scheme as it prepares for Trump return
Facebook owner to copy community notes scheme pioneered by Elon Musk’s X
www.ft.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
META is a shithole and Zuckerberg is King Rat.
Says he’s going to go after counties who won’t allow his platform’s lies to pollute their people. Dystopian at best.
www.ft.com/content/7693...
Says he’s going to go after counties who won’t allow his platform’s lies to pollute their people. Dystopian at best.
www.ft.com/content/7693...
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Four years ago today.
Later this afternoon Congress will certify the election victory of the man who fuelled it all.
And, in 14 days, he returns to the Oval Office promising to pardon every rioter involved.
Later this afternoon Congress will certify the election victory of the man who fuelled it all.
And, in 14 days, he returns to the Oval Office promising to pardon every rioter involved.
January 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Four years ago today.
Later this afternoon Congress will certify the election victory of the man who fuelled it all.
And, in 14 days, he returns to the Oval Office promising to pardon every rioter involved.
Later this afternoon Congress will certify the election victory of the man who fuelled it all.
And, in 14 days, he returns to the Oval Office promising to pardon every rioter involved.
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👆 Note from 2017, Russian collusion for 8+ years. More than crime, treason. Trump & Elon had 14 calls to RUSSIA during 2024 campaign. Illegal violations. Trump campaign staffed polls in swing states, breached election machines, worked with Russia, etc. Crimes never stopped. Need Special Counsel
January 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
👆 Note from 2017, Russian collusion for 8+ years. More than crime, treason. Trump & Elon had 14 calls to RUSSIA during 2024 campaign. Illegal violations. Trump campaign staffed polls in swing states, breached election machines, worked with Russia, etc. Crimes never stopped. Need Special Counsel
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People need to stop looking for quick fixes and prepare to fight in the long term. The country fucked up and put a rapist in, now we all have to deal with the aftermath and try to salvage what's left of our democracy in 2 years. Don't like the outcome of elections? Use your damn voice and vote.
January 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
People need to stop looking for quick fixes and prepare to fight in the long term. The country fucked up and put a rapist in, now we all have to deal with the aftermath and try to salvage what's left of our democracy in 2 years. Don't like the outcome of elections? Use your damn voice and vote.
Don’t kid yourself over Austria. Almost 1M Austrians collaborated with the Nazis. The majority of bureaucrats who implemented the Final Solution were Austrian. Austria was an integral part of the Third Reich. Meloni at Maralago. Musk pushing the far right. 🧐🤔🤨😑😶
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...
New Austrian conservative leader ready for coalition talks with far right
In major U-turn, Christian Stocker says he will enter into coalition talks with the far right if invited to do so.
www.aljazeera.com
January 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Don’t kid yourself over Austria. Almost 1M Austrians collaborated with the Nazis. The majority of bureaucrats who implemented the Final Solution were Austrian. Austria was an integral part of the Third Reich. Meloni at Maralago. Musk pushing the far right. 🧐🤔🤨😑😶
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...
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It was never about email security with Hillary. Never. The press turned her minor mistake on email security into the biggest story in the world FOR PROFIT.
When we say the press is to blame for the rise of fascism in America, this is what we mean.
www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
When we say the press is to blame for the rise of fascism in America, this is what we mean.
www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
Trump's transition is happening over private emails. Federal officials are nervous.
Agencies are weighing in-person requirement for sensitive data.
www.politico.com
December 19, 2024 at 4:58 PM
It was never about email security with Hillary. Never. The press turned her minor mistake on email security into the biggest story in the world FOR PROFIT.
When we say the press is to blame for the rise of fascism in America, this is what we mean.
www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
When we say the press is to blame for the rise of fascism in America, this is what we mean.
www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
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In a shift in policy, Sudan is now refusing to host a Russian naval base due to the potential damage to foreign relations, The Moscow Times reported, citing Sudanese officials.
Russia and Sudan signed a joint agreement for the base, but it was never ratified due to the Sudanese Civil War.
Russia and Sudan signed a joint agreement for the base, but it was never ratified due to the Sudanese Civil War.
December 19, 2024 at 7:51 AM
In a shift in policy, Sudan is now refusing to host a Russian naval base due to the potential damage to foreign relations, The Moscow Times reported, citing Sudanese officials.
Russia and Sudan signed a joint agreement for the base, but it was never ratified due to the Sudanese Civil War.
Russia and Sudan signed a joint agreement for the base, but it was never ratified due to the Sudanese Civil War.
He’s a dog with a new trick.
Prediction: Trump will sue every news outlet that didn’t/will not bend a knee to the orange oligarch. THIS is the frog in boiling water folks. Trump will sue democracy in to dust. Mark out words. This is how it starts and ends.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Prediction: Trump will sue every news outlet that didn’t/will not bend a knee to the orange oligarch. THIS is the frog in boiling water folks. Trump will sue democracy in to dust. Mark out words. This is how it starts and ends.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump sues Des Moines Register newspaper over shock election poll
Trump, who recently won a $15m settlement from ABC in a defamation lawsuit, has a history of suing news outlets.
www.bbc.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:12 PM
He’s a dog with a new trick.
Prediction: Trump will sue every news outlet that didn’t/will not bend a knee to the orange oligarch. THIS is the frog in boiling water folks. Trump will sue democracy in to dust. Mark out words. This is how it starts and ends.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Prediction: Trump will sue every news outlet that didn’t/will not bend a knee to the orange oligarch. THIS is the frog in boiling water folks. Trump will sue democracy in to dust. Mark out words. This is how it starts and ends.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Congress passed a bill to add over 60 new federal judgeships. President Joe Biden says he will veto it because the GOP's concerns about judges' caseloads are not the "true motivating force" behind the passage of the bill.
Congress Passes Bill to Add More Federal Judgeships, Biden Plans to Veto It
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 17, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Congress passed a bill to add over 60 new federal judgeships. President Joe Biden says he will veto it because the GOP's concerns about judges' caseloads are not the "true motivating force" behind the passage of the bill.
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“This is a film about corruption."
Producer @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social discusses "The Bibi Files," a documentary that examines Benjamin Netanyahu's years-long bribery scandal and how he "wages endless war" to stay in power.
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/12/17/bibi_files
Producer @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social discusses "The Bibi Files," a documentary that examines Benjamin Netanyahu's years-long bribery scandal and how he "wages endless war" to stay in power.
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/12/17/bibi_files
December 17, 2024 at 8:00 PM
“This is a film about corruption."
Producer @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social discusses "The Bibi Files," a documentary that examines Benjamin Netanyahu's years-long bribery scandal and how he "wages endless war" to stay in power.
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/12/17/bibi_files
Producer @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social discusses "The Bibi Files," a documentary that examines Benjamin Netanyahu's years-long bribery scandal and how he "wages endless war" to stay in power.
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/12/17/bibi_files
Tbilisi, Day 20, 9pm.
God bless the people of Georgia.
20 straight days and nights of protest. Refusing to give in. Fighting for democracy, new elections, a future in the EU and against Russia.
#GeorgiaProtests 🇬🇪🇪🇺✊
(🎥Credit: Jam News)
God bless the people of Georgia.
20 straight days and nights of protest. Refusing to give in. Fighting for democracy, new elections, a future in the EU and against Russia.
#GeorgiaProtests 🇬🇪🇪🇺✊
(🎥Credit: Jam News)
December 17, 2024 at 8:09 PM
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PSNI and Met police’s unlawful spying on journalists may be tip of the iceberg
PSNI and Met police’s unlawful spying on journalists may be tip of the iceberg
Two investigative reporters put under surveillance say public inquiry is needed to uncover scale of operations
* PSNI and Met police unlawfully spied on two journalists, tribunal finds
After a tribunal ruled that two investigative journalists,…
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:53 PM
PSNI and Met police’s unlawful spying on journalists may be tip of the iceberg
Conservative governments cannot win legitimately. This is why Musk is such a useful idiot.
Elon Musk and Farage meeting renews reports he could fund Reform UK
Elon Musk and Farage meeting renews reports he could fund Reform UK
Reform treasurer also joins talks at Donald Trump’s home as far-right party says ‘we can do great things together’
Elon Musk has met Nigel Farage and Nick Candy, Reform UK’s new treasurer, at Donald Trump’s home, Mar-a-Largo, reviving speculation the…
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Conservative governments cannot win legitimately. This is why Musk is such a useful idiot.
Ukraine's SBU security service’s special operation against a "war criminal" and legitimate target.
Kirillov and an aide were killed by explosives planted in an electric scooter
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
Kirillov and an aide were killed by explosives planted in an electric scooter
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
a witch is laying on the ground in front of a wooden building .
ALT: a witch is laying on the ground in front of a wooden building .
media.tenor.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Ukraine's SBU security service’s special operation against a "war criminal" and legitimate target.
Kirillov and an aide were killed by explosives planted in an electric scooter
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
Kirillov and an aide were killed by explosives planted in an electric scooter
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
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A better choice:
December 14, 2024 at 6:31 PM
A better choice:
🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
www.iranintl.com/en/202412131...
www.iranintl.com/en/202412131...
After the fall of Assad, is Khamenei next?
If you had asked Donald Trump’s former Iran envoy Elliot Abrams last year how he assessed Iran's strength, he would have told you its fearsome array of armed affiliates was a powerful guarantee of its...
www.iranintl.com
December 14, 2024 at 4:08 PM
🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
www.iranintl.com/en/202412131...
www.iranintl.com/en/202412131...
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NEW: After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs.
Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism
Leaked internal documents show that the insurance giant is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy. Advocates say the company’...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2024 at 1:34 PM
NEW: After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs.
Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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TIME has published a 2,800-word fact-check of its interview with Trump. That's a lot of statements that needed checking... time.com/7201574/pers...
Fact-Checking Trump’s 2024 Person of the Year Interview
Here is a review for facts and context of several of Trump’s statements from the Person of the Year interview
time.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:26 PM
TIME has published a 2,800-word fact-check of its interview with Trump. That's a lot of statements that needed checking... time.com/7201574/pers...
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December 11, 2024 at 7:28 PM
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I've reached a dire conclusion: The commercial news industry is incapable of fulfilling its constitutional duties presswatchers.org/2024/12/the-...
December 11, 2024 at 5:05 PM
I've reached a dire conclusion: The commercial news industry is incapable of fulfilling its constitutional duties presswatchers.org/2024/12/the-...