Melanie Bavaria
@mbavaria.bsky.social
Lecturer at AUP, Phd candidate NYU History and IFS (France, Fr Caribbean, race, colonialism, citizenship) and journalist (k-12 edu). Philly/Brooklyn/Paris. Columbia Journalism alum
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Anyway I have been a journalist for 15 years and have never seen an anonymity deal like that, that I can remember.
Hell of a time for the NYT to not have a public editor.
July 4, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Anyway I have been a journalist for 15 years and have never seen an anonymity deal like that, that I can remember.
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And it’s begun. ⚕️🏥🚫 #hospitalclosure #bbb
"A clinic in southwest Nebraska announced Wednesday that it is closing due to financial challenges, including anticipated Medicaid cuts."
Rural southwest Nebraska clinic closes, blaming expected Medicaid cuts
McCook-based Community Hospital said it is shutting down its clinic in Curtis, a town of about 900 people.
www.klkntv.com
July 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
And it’s begun. ⚕️🏥🚫 #hospitalclosure #bbb
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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"Israel killed nearly two-thirds of the 124 journalists who died around the world in 2024" - you would imagine this would cause a commotion in the world of news journalism, wouldn't you.
May 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"Israel killed nearly two-thirds of the 124 journalists who died around the world in 2024" - you would imagine this would cause a commotion in the world of news journalism, wouldn't you.
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Since the dawn of this country, war plans included when ships left port. Sailers were cautioned that "loose lips sink ships."
But a new body of scholarship questions the belief that mentioning when a craft departs and what was on board is a "war plan."
#Satire
But a new body of scholarship questions the belief that mentioning when a craft departs and what was on board is a "war plan."
#Satire
March 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Since the dawn of this country, war plans included when ships left port. Sailers were cautioned that "loose lips sink ships."
But a new body of scholarship questions the belief that mentioning when a craft departs and what was on board is a "war plan."
#Satire
But a new body of scholarship questions the belief that mentioning when a craft departs and what was on board is a "war plan."
#Satire
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Confident stupidity is the defining trait of the modern GOP
oh my god -- Comer thinks "editorial standards" literally refers to standards for editorials and is corrected by the NPR head
March 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Confident stupidity is the defining trait of the modern GOP
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oh my god -- Comer thinks "editorial standards" literally refers to standards for editorials and is corrected by the NPR head
March 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
oh my god -- Comer thinks "editorial standards" literally refers to standards for editorials and is corrected by the NPR head
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Wait while I was at the typewriter store, we lost TikTok and maybe... got the ERA?! how long was I in there
January 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Wait while I was at the typewriter store, we lost TikTok and maybe... got the ERA?! how long was I in there
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God i love @propublica.org so much
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
December 7, 2024 at 2:36 AM
God i love @propublica.org so much
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I really, REALLY can't get over just how beautiful this comet is in our LASCO images! I mean, I've seen more than a handful of comets in this data over the years (~5,200 to be exact - not that I'm counting...) But I've really gotta say... this might be the pick o' the bunch right here. WOW 😱😍☄️☀️🔭
January 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I really, REALLY can't get over just how beautiful this comet is in our LASCO images! I mean, I've seen more than a handful of comets in this data over the years (~5,200 to be exact - not that I'm counting...) But I've really gotta say... this might be the pick o' the bunch right here. WOW 😱😍☄️☀️🔭
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These results really appear to align with reductions in school funding effort and expansion of failed choice schemes
January 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
These results really appear to align with reductions in school funding effort and expansion of failed choice schemes
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Park Slopers, bring your Xmas trees to Prospect Park 3rd St. entrance for #mulchfest today and tomorrow. No amount of greenery donated too small, as this elderly neighbor’s cart attests. And puhlease take some mulch with you to make your street trees happy this winter. We have mountains!
January 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Park Slopers, bring your Xmas trees to Prospect Park 3rd St. entrance for #mulchfest today and tomorrow. No amount of greenery donated too small, as this elderly neighbor’s cart attests. And puhlease take some mulch with you to make your street trees happy this winter. We have mountains!
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My draft of a syllabus statement on a.i. for my writing class, for what it is worth:
January 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
My draft of a syllabus statement on a.i. for my writing class, for what it is worth:
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Know a deserving journalist in the Philadelphia region? Time to nominate them for the Philly News Awards!
(hosted annually by the Pen & Pencil Club, the oldest continuously operating press club in the nation)
Send in your noms here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1X5o...
(hosted annually by the Pen & Pencil Club, the oldest continuously operating press club in the nation)
Send in your noms here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1X5o...
January 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Know a deserving journalist in the Philadelphia region? Time to nominate them for the Philly News Awards!
(hosted annually by the Pen & Pencil Club, the oldest continuously operating press club in the nation)
Send in your noms here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1X5o...
(hosted annually by the Pen & Pencil Club, the oldest continuously operating press club in the nation)
Send in your noms here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1X5o...
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So I went back to Senator Fischer's 2013 swearing in ceremony, and wouldn't you know it, her husband had no problem shaking then-VP Joe Biden's hand (twice). Video at 1:15:00 www.c-span.org/program/publ...
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January 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
So I went back to Senator Fischer's 2013 swearing in ceremony, and wouldn't you know it, her husband had no problem shaking then-VP Joe Biden's hand (twice). Video at 1:15:00 www.c-span.org/program/publ...
bsky.app/profile/bria...
bsky.app/profile/bria...
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Totally agree. Too often, American culture loses sight of the "magic" of childhood in favor of programming, predicability, and consumerism.
January 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Totally agree. Too often, American culture loses sight of the "magic" of childhood in favor of programming, predicability, and consumerism.
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If you are anxious about what the next four years means for independent media and investigative journalism, can I suggest chipping in a few bucks to an outlet that relies on reader support to keep going? Honestly, I'd love if you just supported the people and the work you read, whoever that is...
December 20, 2024 at 8:39 PM
If you are anxious about what the next four years means for independent media and investigative journalism, can I suggest chipping in a few bucks to an outlet that relies on reader support to keep going? Honestly, I'd love if you just supported the people and the work you read, whoever that is...
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Been seven years since I first read this, on the English language's *completely universal but totally invisible* adjective hierarchy, and I can honestly say I've thought about it most days since.
December 20, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Been seven years since I first read this, on the English language's *completely universal but totally invisible* adjective hierarchy, and I can honestly say I've thought about it most days since.
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Hakeem Jeffries: "Republicans are marching America to a painful government shutdown that will crash the economy and hurt working-class Americans because they would rather enact massive tax cuts for their billionaire donors than fund cancer research for children."
December 20, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Hakeem Jeffries: "Republicans are marching America to a painful government shutdown that will crash the economy and hurt working-class Americans because they would rather enact massive tax cuts for their billionaire donors than fund cancer research for children."
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Philly has beautiful murals all over the place. Here is one you can’t see from the ground - only from our hotel window
December 20, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Philly has beautiful murals all over the place. Here is one you can’t see from the ground - only from our hotel window
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Unbelievable www.businessinsider.com/lil-wayne-ch...
How rich musicians billed American taxpayers for luxury hotels, shopping sprees, and million-dollar bonuses
Pop stars took advantage of the SVOG grant, using COVID relief funds for luxury spending. Lil Wayne bought Balenciaga and flew private.
www.businessinsider.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Unbelievable www.businessinsider.com/lil-wayne-ch...
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This story is absolutely wild.
How rich musicians billed American taxpayers for luxury hotels, shopping sprees, and million-dollar bonuses
Pop stars took advantage of the SVOG grant, using COVID relief funds for luxury spending. Lil Wayne bought Balenciaga and flew private.
www.businessinsider.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:05 PM
This story is absolutely wild.
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ABC's $15 million settlement w/ Trump is shameful. The sum, and the publicity, will make it harder for journalists to do their work in the years to come.
That said, the Stephanopoulos interview that triggered the suit was a train wreck.
It wasn't remotely worth $15MM. But it was bad
A thread (1/)
That said, the Stephanopoulos interview that triggered the suit was a train wreck.
It wasn't remotely worth $15MM. But it was bad
A thread (1/)
December 16, 2024 at 6:42 PM
ABC's $15 million settlement w/ Trump is shameful. The sum, and the publicity, will make it harder for journalists to do their work in the years to come.
That said, the Stephanopoulos interview that triggered the suit was a train wreck.
It wasn't remotely worth $15MM. But it was bad
A thread (1/)
That said, the Stephanopoulos interview that triggered the suit was a train wreck.
It wasn't remotely worth $15MM. But it was bad
A thread (1/)