Lauren Wolfe
@laurenwolfe.bsky.social
Journalist. Former NYU J-school prof, current and forever dog parent. Editing at CPJ. Chills.substack.com
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Activists intervene in the moment. Journalism, at its best, slows the moment down long enough to assign responsibility. We need to make sure the big questions don’t disappear along with the people taken away. New on Chills:
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Is Journalism Documenting ICE — Or Inadvertently Helping It Operate?
We need to make sure the big questions don’t disappear along with the people taken away.
chills.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Activists intervene in the moment. Journalism, at its best, slows the moment down long enough to assign responsibility. We need to make sure the big questions don’t disappear along with the people taken away. New on Chills:
chills.substack.com/p/is-journal...
chills.substack.com/p/is-journal...
This is not a disaster-in-waiting or anything apnews.com/article/ice-...
ICE agents will have a security role at Milan Cortina Olympics
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games. Officials at the U.S.
apnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM
This is not a disaster-in-waiting or anything apnews.com/article/ice-...
“She was just kind of there…she was so random," a former cast member, who requested anonymity, told the Daily Beast.
Being the wife of Stephen Miller is hardly a blameless position.
Being the wife of Stephen Miller is hardly a blameless position.
January 27, 2026 at 3:17 AM
“She was just kind of there…she was so random," a former cast member, who requested anonymity, told the Daily Beast.
Being the wife of Stephen Miller is hardly a blameless position.
Being the wife of Stephen Miller is hardly a blameless position.
Activists intervene in the moment. Journalism, at its best, slows the moment down long enough to assign responsibility. We need to make sure the big questions don’t disappear along with the people taken away. New on Chills:
chills.substack.com/p/is-journal...
chills.substack.com/p/is-journal...
Is Journalism Documenting ICE — Or Inadvertently Helping It Operate?
We need to make sure the big questions don’t disappear along with the people taken away.
chills.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Activists intervene in the moment. Journalism, at its best, slows the moment down long enough to assign responsibility. We need to make sure the big questions don’t disappear along with the people taken away. New on Chills:
chills.substack.com/p/is-journal...
chills.substack.com/p/is-journal...
People who have nothing to hide don't cover their faces.
January 26, 2026 at 4:56 PM
People who have nothing to hide don't cover their faces.
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When caring costs this much mental effort, even people who value truth may eventually choose not to pay the price. New on Chills: chills.substack.com/p/the-cost-o...
The Cost of Caring in the Age of Endless Lies
Audiences aren’t indifferent — they’re overwhelmed, and journalism struggles to land amid constant contradiction and cognitive overload.
chills.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:25 PM
When caring costs this much mental effort, even people who value truth may eventually choose not to pay the price. New on Chills: chills.substack.com/p/the-cost-o...
When caring costs this much mental effort, even people who value truth may eventually choose not to pay the price. New on Chills: chills.substack.com/p/the-cost-o...
The Cost of Caring in the Age of Endless Lies
Audiences aren’t indifferent — they’re overwhelmed, and journalism struggles to land amid constant contradiction and cognitive overload.
chills.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:25 PM
When caring costs this much mental effort, even people who value truth may eventually choose not to pay the price. New on Chills: chills.substack.com/p/the-cost-o...
There is no more rule of law apnews.com/article/ice-...
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
apnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:37 AM
There is no more rule of law apnews.com/article/ice-...
At least 6 Seattle public schools shelter in place after reported ICE activity www.king5.com/article/news...
At least 6 Seattle public schools shelter in place after reported ICE activity
At least six schools went into shelter-in-place protocol after reports of nearby Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity on Tuesday.
www.king5.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:52 PM
At least 6 Seattle public schools shelter in place after reported ICE activity www.king5.com/article/news...
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We have to accept that seeing is believing — that even our democracy can fall apart before our very eyes, as painful as that may be. The press is merely the canary in the coal mine.
chills.substack.com/p/the-canary...
chills.substack.com/p/the-canary...
The Canary Is Dead in the Coal Mine
This is red-alert time for freedom of the press.
chills.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:45 AM
We have to accept that seeing is believing — that even our democracy can fall apart before our very eyes, as painful as that may be. The press is merely the canary in the coal mine.
chills.substack.com/p/the-canary...
chills.substack.com/p/the-canary...
We have to accept that seeing is believing — that even our democracy can fall apart before our very eyes, as painful as that may be. The press is merely the canary in the coal mine.
chills.substack.com/p/the-canary...
chills.substack.com/p/the-canary...
The Canary Is Dead in the Coal Mine
This is red-alert time for freedom of the press.
chills.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:45 AM
We have to accept that seeing is believing — that even our democracy can fall apart before our very eyes, as painful as that may be. The press is merely the canary in the coal mine.
chills.substack.com/p/the-canary...
chills.substack.com/p/the-canary...
Nothing is as it should be in a country that prides itself on its First Amendment rights. New on Chills chills.substack.com/p/the-canary...
The Canary Is Dead in the Coal Mine
This is red-alert time for freedom of the press.
chills.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Nothing is as it should be in a country that prides itself on its First Amendment rights. New on Chills chills.substack.com/p/the-canary...
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The media is no longer just heckled as “the enemy of the people.” It is under serious threat, with Trump using it as a scapegoat for his own mismanagement, and as a stomping ground for authoritarian, militaristic, bigoted ideas. New on Chills: chills.substack.com/p/the-canary...
The Canary Is Dead in the Coal Mine
This is red-alert time for freedom of the press.
chills.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The media is no longer just heckled as “the enemy of the people.” It is under serious threat, with Trump using it as a scapegoat for his own mismanagement, and as a stomping ground for authoritarian, militaristic, bigoted ideas. New on Chills: chills.substack.com/p/the-canary...
The media is no longer just heckled as “the enemy of the people.” It is under serious threat, with Trump using it as a scapegoat for his own mismanagement, and as a stomping ground for authoritarian, militaristic, bigoted ideas. New on Chills: chills.substack.com/p/the-canary...
The Canary Is Dead in the Coal Mine
This is red-alert time for freedom of the press.
chills.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The media is no longer just heckled as “the enemy of the people.” It is under serious threat, with Trump using it as a scapegoat for his own mismanagement, and as a stomping ground for authoritarian, militaristic, bigoted ideas. New on Chills: chills.substack.com/p/the-canary...
Last night’s attack on Ukraine cut Chernobyl off the grid, IAEA reports
January 20, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Last night’s attack on Ukraine cut Chernobyl off the grid, IAEA reports
25th Amendment. Invoke it NOW.
January 20, 2026 at 12:21 AM
25th Amendment. Invoke it NOW.
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🛡️ Following the raid on the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson on Wednesday, here are concrete steps to take to safeguard yourself and your sources.
Safeguarding sources and sensitive information in the event of a raid
Following the search of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s home, here are concrete steps to take to safeguard yourself and your sources
freedom.press
January 18, 2026 at 7:20 PM
🛡️ Following the raid on the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson on Wednesday, here are concrete steps to take to safeguard yourself and your sources.
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🪧 Journalists covering protests: Do you need safety advice or emergency assistance?
🔴 Contact us at emergencies@cpj.org.
🔴 Read more about safely covering protests 👇
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🔴 Contact us at emergencies@cpj.org.
🔴 Read more about safely covering protests 👇
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January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
🪧 Journalists covering protests: Do you need safety advice or emergency assistance?
🔴 Contact us at emergencies@cpj.org.
🔴 Read more about safely covering protests 👇
cpj.org/resources-fo...
🔴 Contact us at emergencies@cpj.org.
🔴 Read more about safely covering protests 👇
cpj.org/resources-fo...
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Not for the first time, it looks like Channel 4 just handed the keys to their socials to an evil genius:
January 19, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Not for the first time, it looks like Channel 4 just handed the keys to their socials to an evil genius:
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I'm running a 50% off sale for a subscription to my Substack right now — it's just $25 a year. That’s the cost of three fancy coffees for a year of journalism that actually cares. Here's why I hope you'll subscribe and support independent journalism: chills.substack.com/p/what-i-wan...
What I want to share with you
A few years ago, I got fired from The New York Times for expressing emotion publicly.
chills.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I'm running a 50% off sale for a subscription to my Substack right now — it's just $25 a year. That’s the cost of three fancy coffees for a year of journalism that actually cares. Here's why I hope you'll subscribe and support independent journalism: chills.substack.com/p/what-i-wan...
I just realized that Trump named his son “Barron” years after Trump covertly used the alter ego “John Barron” in the 1980s as his made-up publicist’s name who talked him up in the media.
This is beyond pathological and malignantly narcissistic
This is beyond pathological and malignantly narcissistic
January 17, 2026 at 6:16 AM
I just realized that Trump named his son “Barron” years after Trump covertly used the alter ego “John Barron” in the 1980s as his made-up publicist’s name who talked him up in the media.
This is beyond pathological and malignantly narcissistic
This is beyond pathological and malignantly narcissistic
I'm running a 50% off sale for a subscription to my Substack right now — it's just $25 a year. That’s the cost of three fancy coffees for a year of journalism that actually cares. Here's why I hope you'll subscribe and support independent journalism: chills.substack.com/p/what-i-wan...
What I want to share with you
A few years ago, I got fired from The New York Times for expressing emotion publicly.
chills.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I'm running a 50% off sale for a subscription to my Substack right now — it's just $25 a year. That’s the cost of three fancy coffees for a year of journalism that actually cares. Here's why I hope you'll subscribe and support independent journalism: chills.substack.com/p/what-i-wan...
How to Safely Film ICE
Advice from press freedom expert @franksmythdc.bsky.social
New on Chills:
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Advice from press freedom expert @franksmythdc.bsky.social
New on Chills:
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How to Safely Film ICE
Advice from a press freedom expert.
chills.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM
How to Safely Film ICE
Advice from press freedom expert @franksmythdc.bsky.social
New on Chills:
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Advice from press freedom expert @franksmythdc.bsky.social
New on Chills:
chills.substack.com/p/how-to-saf...
The administration is cracking down on journalists, and using ICE as a spear
January 16, 2026 at 5:23 PM
The administration is cracking down on journalists, and using ICE as a spear
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What do these countries have in common?
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1/
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1/
January 15, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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