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When covering the case of Lai Hang — a terminally ill mother who fatally shot her teenage son, George, fearing his untreated schizophrenia would lead him to commit a mass shooting — for the LA Times, @frankshyong.bsky.social found the story was more than just murder. It was rich with bigger details
February 11, 2026 at 8:52 PM
When covering the case of Lai Hang — a terminally ill mother who fatally shot her teenage son, George, fearing his untreated schizophrenia would lead him to commit a mass shooting — for the LA Times, @frankshyong.bsky.social found the story was more than just murder. It was rich with bigger details
From Long Lead's in-depth report on vets fighting the VA for housing to our narrative podcast chronicling how the internet has fractured the world, our reporting has been pivotal in affecting change.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
From Long Lead's in-depth report on vets fighting the VA for housing to our narrative podcast chronicling how the internet has fractured the world, our reporting has been pivotal in affecting change.
Follow us across social media to stay up to date with our latest features. longlead.com
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NEW: The VA is terminating several leases on the West Los Angeles VA campus, most notably its lease with Brentwood School, a private K-12 academy that’s reared the offspring of some of the city’s most powerful figures. homeofthebrave.substack.com/p/homeless-v...
BREAKING: VA terminates Brentwood School lease on the West LA VA campus
In an effort to house more homeless vets, the government says it is ending a controversial, decades-long relationship with one of the country's most exclusive private schools.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
NEW: The VA is terminating several leases on the West Los Angeles VA campus, most notably its lease with Brentwood School, a private K-12 academy that’s reared the offspring of some of the city’s most powerful figures. homeofthebrave.substack.com/p/homeless-v...
As the news media continues to face major headwinds following last week's layoffs at Washington Post, independent journalism remains as important as ever.
For Long Lead's DEPTH PERCEPTION newsletter, top journalists weigh in on what makes them hopeful for the future of the industry.
For Long Lead's DEPTH PERCEPTION newsletter, top journalists weigh in on what makes them hopeful for the future of the industry.
Long Lead Presents: Depth Perception | Substack
Long Lead's weekly newsletter about the world of longform journalism. Click to read Long Lead Presents: Depth Perception, a Substack publication.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
As the news media continues to face major headwinds following last week's layoffs at Washington Post, independent journalism remains as important as ever.
For Long Lead's DEPTH PERCEPTION newsletter, top journalists weigh in on what makes them hopeful for the future of the industry.
For Long Lead's DEPTH PERCEPTION newsletter, top journalists weigh in on what makes them hopeful for the future of the industry.
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The players at the Super Bowl are going long, but not as far as free diver Alenka Artnik.
She dived 122 meters on one breath to set a world record in 2021. That's the equivalent of 1.1 football field.
Take a dip into the Long Lead archives to read her story:
thedepths.longlead.com
She dived 122 meters on one breath to set a world record in 2021. That's the equivalent of 1.1 football field.
Take a dip into the Long Lead archives to read her story:
thedepths.longlead.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The players at the Super Bowl are going long, but not as far as free diver Alenka Artnik.
She dived 122 meters on one breath to set a world record in 2021. That's the equivalent of 1.1 football field.
Take a dip into the Long Lead archives to read her story:
thedepths.longlead.com
She dived 122 meters on one breath to set a world record in 2021. That's the equivalent of 1.1 football field.
Take a dip into the Long Lead archives to read her story:
thedepths.longlead.com
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This is absolutely untrue. For more than a decade, Kennedy campaigned against vaccines, as @vermontgmg.bsky.social reported in @longlead.com’s LONG SHADOW podcast.
Listen to this episode, featuring @noupside.bsky.social’s fight against his antivax efforts as far back as 2013, for the full context:
Listen to this episode, featuring @noupside.bsky.social’s fight against his antivax efforts as far back as 2013, for the full context:
Long Shadow podcast: Breaking the Internet
Journalist Garrett Graff hosts season 4 of Long Shadow, a podcast produced by Long Lead. The series chronicles the evolution of the internet.
longshadowpodcast.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
This is absolutely untrue. For more than a decade, Kennedy campaigned against vaccines, as @vermontgmg.bsky.social reported in @longlead.com’s LONG SHADOW podcast.
Listen to this episode, featuring @noupside.bsky.social’s fight against his antivax efforts as far back as 2013, for the full context:
Listen to this episode, featuring @noupside.bsky.social’s fight against his antivax efforts as far back as 2013, for the full context:
The players at the Super Bowl are going long, but not as far as free diver Alenka Artnik.
She dived 122 meters on one breath to set a world record in 2021. That's the equivalent of 1.1 football field.
Take a dip into the Long Lead archives to read her story:
thedepths.longlead.com
She dived 122 meters on one breath to set a world record in 2021. That's the equivalent of 1.1 football field.
Take a dip into the Long Lead archives to read her story:
thedepths.longlead.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The players at the Super Bowl are going long, but not as far as free diver Alenka Artnik.
She dived 122 meters on one breath to set a world record in 2021. That's the equivalent of 1.1 football field.
Take a dip into the Long Lead archives to read her story:
thedepths.longlead.com
She dived 122 meters on one breath to set a world record in 2021. That's the equivalent of 1.1 football field.
Take a dip into the Long Lead archives to read her story:
thedepths.longlead.com
When discussing what's happening in Venezuela right now, journalist Tony Frangie Mawad (@tonyfrangie.bsky.social) shares, "this moment is both significant and limited" as the country faces a forked path.
![For readers new to Venezuela’s political landscape, how should we see what’s happening in Venezuela right now?
The key point is that this moment is both significant and limited. Significant because it reopens channels — diplomatic, economic, and political — that were frozen. Limited because the same entrenched forces that sustained [Venezuela’s political] system before are still in place, shaping the pace, depth, and direction of any change.
Venezuela now faces a forked path. One route leads towards a “Saudi Arabia of the Caribbean,” an authoritarian but economically functional system, less ideological, energy-aligned with the United States, internationally tolerated, and politically closed at its core. The other points to a Spanish-style transition, like the one that followed the death of General Francisco Franco: slow, negotiated, elite-driven, anchored in gradual liberalization and reforms from within the system for an institutional rebuilding and an eventual democratic horizon.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vuaryrq6kxestqlaedvqtog/bafkreib2cwzboeggfstpmwemmabkuvxh45jse3ee4eqpxbb3zdamdsddja@jpeg)
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
When discussing what's happening in Venezuela right now, journalist Tony Frangie Mawad (@tonyfrangie.bsky.social) shares, "this moment is both significant and limited" as the country faces a forked path.
Long Lead's documentary film short TWINS FEST has been officially selected by the Short Sweet Film Fest, making its festival debut on Sunday, March 8 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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2026 Festival Schedule – Short. Sweet. Film Fest.
Registration is now open for the Short. Sweet. Acting Competition.
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February 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Long Lead's documentary film short TWINS FEST has been officially selected by the Short Sweet Film Fest, making its festival debut on Sunday, March 8 in Cleveland, Ohio.
shortsweetfilmfest.com/2026-festiva...
shortsweetfilmfest.com/2026-festiva...
The players at the Super Bowl are going long, but not as far as free diver Alenka Artnik.
She dived 122 meters on one breath to set a world record in 2021. That's the equivalent of 1.1 football field.
Take a dip into the Long Lead archives to read her story:
thedepths.longlead.com
She dived 122 meters on one breath to set a world record in 2021. That's the equivalent of 1.1 football field.
Take a dip into the Long Lead archives to read her story:
thedepths.longlead.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The players at the Super Bowl are going long, but not as far as free diver Alenka Artnik.
She dived 122 meters on one breath to set a world record in 2021. That's the equivalent of 1.1 football field.
Take a dip into the Long Lead archives to read her story:
thedepths.longlead.com
She dived 122 meters on one breath to set a world record in 2021. That's the equivalent of 1.1 football field.
Take a dip into the Long Lead archives to read her story:
thedepths.longlead.com
Long Lead founding editor John Patrick Pullen (@jppullen.com) discusses all things podcasts — like which he thinks is most interesting and which show was his very first listen — with Keelin (@iamkeelinit.bsky.social) from Mentally a Magpie.
Read the full Q&A today.
Read the full Q&A today.
Q&A With Your Queue: John Patrick Pullen
Any season of Long Shadow is my favorite, and honestly some of the best examples of good journalism in the present day.
www.mentallyamagpie.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Long Lead founding editor John Patrick Pullen (@jppullen.com) discusses all things podcasts — like which he thinks is most interesting and which show was his very first listen — with Keelin (@iamkeelinit.bsky.social) from Mentally a Magpie.
Read the full Q&A today.
Read the full Q&A today.
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This is such a great interview, and @tonyfrangie.bsky.social's newsletter "What Happened Last Week in Venezuela" is required reading for this moment in South America.
Get your news from journalists who are — and have been — there!
Get your news from journalists who are — and have been — there!
Kelly Kimball spoke with @tonyfrangie.bsky.social for DEPTH PERCEPTION, where the journalist imparts decades of lived experience reporting from within and outside the belly of Venezuela’s political machine.
Read now:
depthperceptionbyll.substack.com/p/trump-oil-...
Read now:
depthperceptionbyll.substack.com/p/trump-oil-...
What happened last week in Venezuela? Tony Frangie Mawad likely wrote about it.
Meet the Venezuelan journalist who has his finger on the pulse of the country’s future.
depthperceptionbyll.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:32 PM
This is such a great interview, and @tonyfrangie.bsky.social's newsletter "What Happened Last Week in Venezuela" is required reading for this moment in South America.
Get your news from journalists who are — and have been — there!
Get your news from journalists who are — and have been — there!
For journalist Tony Frangie Mawad, covering Venezuela came from the realization that there was a real hunger for good, reliable information through non-blocked channels. He launched VENEZUELA WEEKLY, publishing English and Spanish editions to report on dynamics that were ignored in reporting abroad.
February 5, 2026 at 8:12 PM
For journalist Tony Frangie Mawad, covering Venezuela came from the realization that there was a real hunger for good, reliable information through non-blocked channels. He launched VENEZUELA WEEKLY, publishing English and Spanish editions to report on dynamics that were ignored in reporting abroad.
Though they may sound alike and look alike, multiples share their experiences growing up with a sibling and not having the same taste in clothing and hobbies.
February 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Though they may sound alike and look alike, multiples share their experiences growing up with a sibling and not having the same taste in clothing and hobbies.
How did we get to the current state of the internet, where violent videos go viral, and cyberbullying, racism, and misogyny run rampant?
LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET tells the story of how the web, a tool with the power to fuel democracy, became a weapon aimed at the very heart of it.
LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET tells the story of how the web, a tool with the power to fuel democracy, became a weapon aimed at the very heart of it.
Long Shadow podcast: Breaking the Internet
Journalist Garrett Graff hosts season 4 of Long Shadow, a podcast produced by Long Lead. The series chronicles the evolution of the internet.
longshadowpodcast.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:23 PM
How did we get to the current state of the internet, where violent videos go viral, and cyberbullying, racism, and misogyny run rampant?
LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET tells the story of how the web, a tool with the power to fuel democracy, became a weapon aimed at the very heart of it.
LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET tells the story of how the web, a tool with the power to fuel democracy, became a weapon aimed at the very heart of it.
During World War II, over 120,000 Japanese Americans were taken from their homes and forced to live in incarceration camps with only what they could carry from home.
Most of them were American citizens.
Most of them were American citizens.
February 4, 2026 at 2:30 AM
During World War II, over 120,000 Japanese Americans were taken from their homes and forced to live in incarceration camps with only what they could carry from home.
Most of them were American citizens.
Most of them were American citizens.
A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from removing temporary protected status for up to 350,000 Haitian immigrants living in the U.S. amidst an ongoing gang crisis in the Caribbean country.
📷: Odelyn Joseph/AP
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📷: Odelyn Joseph/AP
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February 3, 2026 at 9:56 PM
A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from removing temporary protected status for up to 350,000 Haitian immigrants living in the U.S. amidst an ongoing gang crisis in the Caribbean country.
📷: Odelyn Joseph/AP
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📷: Odelyn Joseph/AP
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Monica Hunter and Marlene Parkison share that an important part of being a twin is having bonding time with your multiple to solidify closeness. While they're not together all the time, the twins share how they frequently dress in similar outfits without consulting each other.
February 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Monica Hunter and Marlene Parkison share that an important part of being a twin is having bonding time with your multiple to solidify closeness. While they're not together all the time, the twins share how they frequently dress in similar outfits without consulting each other.
Long Lead is honored to share that LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET is a finalist for the 2026 Ambies Awards in the categories of Best Knowledge, Science or Tech Podcast, Best News & Politics Podcast, and Best Scriptwriting, Non-Fiction.
February 2, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Long Lead is honored to share that LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET is a finalist for the 2026 Ambies Awards in the categories of Best Knowledge, Science or Tech Podcast, Best News & Politics Podcast, and Best Scriptwriting, Non-Fiction.
Megan and Keri have 113 matching tattoos, nearly all of them homages to local bands in Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey.
The identical sisters do almost everything together and their bond shows the importance of companionship.
The identical sisters do almost everything together and their bond shows the importance of companionship.
February 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Megan and Keri have 113 matching tattoos, nearly all of them homages to local bands in Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey.
The identical sisters do almost everything together and their bond shows the importance of companionship.
The identical sisters do almost everything together and their bond shows the importance of companionship.
When deciding to write about ICE and who exactly the agency is arming and sending to America's streets, journalist @laurajedeed.bsky.social took a different approach. She attended the agency's recruitment expo in Texas in August 2025.
Much to her surprise, she was offered a job.
Much to her surprise, she was offered a job.
January 31, 2026 at 10:15 PM
When deciding to write about ICE and who exactly the agency is arming and sending to America's streets, journalist @laurajedeed.bsky.social took a different approach. She attended the agency's recruitment expo in Texas in August 2025.
Much to her surprise, she was offered a job.
Much to her surprise, she was offered a job.
Twins have a bond that can't be explained to those who weren't born on the same day. Fraternal twins Erin and Laura share their bond is like "having a soulmate that you’re kind of born into.”
January 30, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Twins have a bond that can't be explained to those who weren't born on the same day. Fraternal twins Erin and Laura share their bond is like "having a soulmate that you’re kind of born into.”
Today is Fred Korematsu Day, a day recognized for the Japanese-American civil rights activist best known for resisting the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
📷: Courtesy of the family of Fred T. Korematsu
📷: Courtesy of the family of Fred T. Korematsu
January 30, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Today is Fred Korematsu Day, a day recognized for the Japanese-American civil rights activist best known for resisting the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
📷: Courtesy of the family of Fred T. Korematsu
📷: Courtesy of the family of Fred T. Korematsu
"Who brings guns to a protest?!"
It's a question that was asked when Trump supporters brought guns to anti-lockdown protests in 2020 and is now being asked again in reference to protesters bringing guns to anti ICE protests.
It's a question that was asked when Trump supporters brought guns to anti-lockdown protests in 2020 and is now being asked again in reference to protesters bringing guns to anti ICE protests.
![Screenshot from LONG SHADOW: RISE OF THE AMERICAN FAR RIGHT season finale "January 6: Day of the Rope" transcript:
Just four weeks after he’d recommended social distancing, Trump sent out a series of tweets. “LIBERATE MINNESOTA!” said one. “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!” said the second. “LIBERATE VIRGINIA, AND SAVE YOUR GREAT 2ND AMENDMENT. IT IS UNDER SIEGE!” said the third.
[protest audio]
Over the next couple of weeks, anti-lockdown protests quickly spread to 30 states, and heavily armed far-right militias showed up to a lot of them.
[Protester: Who brings guns to a protest?!]
Graff: And so did a group called the Proud Boys…
[Proud Boys: USA USA.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vuaryrq6kxestqlaedvqtog/bafkreiesttzqgzluou4rsnlczojethi2f4l3q76kj2iurtg7gojsw5db5a@jpeg)
January 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM
"Who brings guns to a protest?!"
It's a question that was asked when Trump supporters brought guns to anti-lockdown protests in 2020 and is now being asked again in reference to protesters bringing guns to anti ICE protests.
It's a question that was asked when Trump supporters brought guns to anti-lockdown protests in 2020 and is now being asked again in reference to protesters bringing guns to anti ICE protests.
When reflecting on the news of the day this week, journalist and Long Lead collaborator David Wolman made a great point: Minneapolis has a lot of parallels to the Arab Spring.
Listen to learn more about it in episode 3 of LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...
Listen to learn more about it in episode 3 of LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...
January 29, 2026 at 5:03 PM
When reflecting on the news of the day this week, journalist and Long Lead collaborator David Wolman made a great point: Minneapolis has a lot of parallels to the Arab Spring.
Listen to learn more about it in episode 3 of LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...
Listen to learn more about it in episode 3 of LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...