Roman Battaglia
@romanbattaglia.com
Science, enviroment and politics reporter @ Jefferson Public Radio, book nerd, cross-stitcher, traveller. 🏳️🌈🌲📻📚 Signal @romanbatt.94
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thinking of her today
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
thinking of her today
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social What book on the Vietnam War did you read that you mentioned in the latest If Books Could Kill episode?
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social What book on the Vietnam War did you read that you mentioned in the latest If Books Could Kill episode?
Hot travel take: I think we should bring back cocaine teething tinctures for babies, but only for flights. Anything to keep them from crying.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Hot travel take: I think we should bring back cocaine teething tinctures for babies, but only for flights. Anything to keep them from crying.
Just bought travel insurance for my trip to Puerto Vallarta on Friday because I'm getting increasingly nervous about my flights 😬 www.npr.org/2025/11/05/n...
Air traffic controllers warn of 'tipping point' as U.S. government shutdown drags on
The government shutdown is taking a growing toll on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Staffing shortages led to big delays over the weekend, raising concerns about travel chaos.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Just bought travel insurance for my trip to Puerto Vallarta on Friday because I'm getting increasingly nervous about my flights 😬 www.npr.org/2025/11/05/n...
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In hindsight it’s too bad that Y2K didn’t shut down all of the computers.
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
In hindsight it’s too bad that Y2K didn’t shut down all of the computers.
My latest story for #Medford voters: A proposed hotel tax increase would make Medford's the highest in the region, and among the top 4 in the state. It would help fund a major conference center for the city.
www.ijpr.org/politics-gov...
www.ijpr.org/politics-gov...
A possible baseball stadium sweetens a hotel tax increase for Medford voters
Medford voters are being asked to approve a hotel tax increase this November. It started as an effort to bring a minor league baseball team to Medford. But the idea has now turned into a major confere...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My latest story for #Medford voters: A proposed hotel tax increase would make Medford's the highest in the region, and among the top 4 in the state. It would help fund a major conference center for the city.
www.ijpr.org/politics-gov...
www.ijpr.org/politics-gov...
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Oct 13th - The #hackers discover that the Da Vinci virus was a distraction for a hidden worm designed to steal $25m, and the virus is going to capsize an oil fleet the next day as a distraction for the theft.
📽️📅 Hackers (1995)
📽️📅 Hackers (1995)
October 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Oct 13th - The #hackers discover that the Da Vinci virus was a distraction for a hidden worm designed to steal $25m, and the virus is going to capsize an oil fleet the next day as a distraction for the theft.
📽️📅 Hackers (1995)
📽️📅 Hackers (1995)
Please give me more dog related stories to do because this one was so much fun 🐶🐑 @jpradio.bsky.social #publicradio #sheepdogs #bordercollie #journalism www.ijpr.org/outdoors-lei...
In rural California, the best sheepdogs compete to be North America's top dog
The top 150 sheepdogs in the U.S. and Canada gathered in rural Modoc County, California, this month for the national sheepdog finals.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Please give me more dog related stories to do because this one was so much fun 🐶🐑 @jpradio.bsky.social #publicradio #sheepdogs #bordercollie #journalism www.ijpr.org/outdoors-lei...
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From @jpradio.bsky.social @romanbattaglia.com — another example of why we need reporters everywhere.
Environmental advocates say that excluding the public and press from timber auctions limits government transparency and prevents meaningful oversight of public land management.
The Bureau of Land Management says the auctions are business meetings, not public events.
The Bureau of Land Management says the auctions are business meetings, not public events.
BLM timber sales in Oregon and Washington are now closed to the public
An environmental advocate in Southern Oregon said a new policy excluding the public from federal timber auctions hurts accountability and transparency.
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September 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
From @jpradio.bsky.social @romanbattaglia.com — another example of why we need reporters everywhere.
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Although it's rarely expressed in outright terms, people often use a very simple heuristic when solving fashion problems: they wish to look rich, which is often disguised as "respectable."
I will show you why this rarely leads to good outfits. 🧵
I will show you why this rarely leads to good outfits. 🧵
September 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Although it's rarely expressed in outright terms, people often use a very simple heuristic when solving fashion problems: they wish to look rich, which is often disguised as "respectable."
I will show you why this rarely leads to good outfits. 🧵
I will show you why this rarely leads to good outfits. 🧵
I'll be honest, been expecting this for months. He's definitely been less of a presence on the airwaves recently and focusing more on book + tours
scoop: "All Things Considered" co-host Ari Shapiro is leaving the network.
That makes the third major departure announced in the last several weeks, including founding mother Susan Stamberg and top editor Edith Chapin.
That makes the third major departure announced in the last several weeks, including founding mother Susan Stamberg and top editor Edith Chapin.
August 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I'll be honest, been expecting this for months. He's definitely been less of a presence on the airwaves recently and focusing more on book + tours
Hello, I'm a journalist in a film. I will set up an elaborate cork board with pictures and string connecting the dots on my investigation. I will never be seen filing public records requests or sitting for hours listening to boring city council meetings.
Hello, I'm an author in a film. I will be seen doing anything but writing a book, because typing is boring. Then I will have a 30-second montage of clicking away at a keyboard, I will hand a ream of paper to my editor who will declare it to be genius and a week later I will be atop the NYT list.
Hello, I'm an attorney in a film. I have a pure and perfect knowledge of every area of practice in every jurisdiction. Nevertheless, I will be corrected by a plucky law school grad who just passed the bar. After some stubborn resistance, I will silently nod and take her under my wing.
July 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Hello, I'm a journalist in a film. I will set up an elaborate cork board with pictures and string connecting the dots on my investigation. I will never be seen filing public records requests or sitting for hours listening to boring city council meetings.
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Today, President Trump signed a bill into law that will eliminate $1.1B of federal funding for public media. This devastating act tipped the threat against journalism in America into a crisis.
Millions depend on the NPR Network. Now, we’re counting on you.
Donate here: n.pr/458sOhq
Millions depend on the NPR Network. Now, we’re counting on you.
Donate here: n.pr/458sOhq
July 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Today, President Trump signed a bill into law that will eliminate $1.1B of federal funding for public media. This devastating act tipped the threat against journalism in America into a crisis.
Millions depend on the NPR Network. Now, we’re counting on you.
Donate here: n.pr/458sOhq
Millions depend on the NPR Network. Now, we’re counting on you.
Donate here: n.pr/458sOhq
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when they close it all up, I do believe this will go down as the funniest video on the internet
July 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
when they close it all up, I do believe this will go down as the funniest video on the internet
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back on my Mooyazaki bs
July 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
back on my Mooyazaki bs
Ah yes, because an exclusive article is meant to be a secret and only shown to staff at the WSJ.
WSJ claimed the Trump–Epstein article was an “exclusive.” But what if I told you they fully intended to show it to people? storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
July 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Ah yes, because an exclusive article is meant to be a secret and only shown to staff at the WSJ.
This makes me sad. I wish more people read, it's the best. 📖
The American Time Use Survey came out recently, giving the most detailed look at how the country spends its days, so here's a quick thread
1st, the share of Americans reading for personal interest on an average day has fallen to the lowest level on record, down 10% from 2003🧵
1st, the share of Americans reading for personal interest on an average day has fallen to the lowest level on record, down 10% from 2003🧵
July 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This makes me sad. I wish more people read, it's the best. 📖
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GOOD MORNING IT IS A GREAT DAY TO KEEP REPORTING THE NEWS
July 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
GOOD MORNING IT IS A GREAT DAY TO KEEP REPORTING THE NEWS
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Hello just wanted to say:
Public media is a useful public good. It is a source of great local news at a time when local news is being decimated. Also, in my 10 years in public media, I can say people who work here do it because they believe in the mission of informing people.
Just noting.
Public media is a useful public good. It is a source of great local news at a time when local news is being decimated. Also, in my 10 years in public media, I can say people who work here do it because they believe in the mission of informing people.
Just noting.
July 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Hello just wanted to say:
Public media is a useful public good. It is a source of great local news at a time when local news is being decimated. Also, in my 10 years in public media, I can say people who work here do it because they believe in the mission of informing people.
Just noting.
Public media is a useful public good. It is a source of great local news at a time when local news is being decimated. Also, in my 10 years in public media, I can say people who work here do it because they believe in the mission of informing people.
Just noting.
Love how they managed to make a lounge with seating that is even more uncomfortable than the ones at the gate.
Meet American Airlines' new grab-and-go lounge concept: Provisions by Admirals Club.
news.aa.com/news/news-de...
news.aa.com/news/news-de...
July 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Love how they managed to make a lounge with seating that is even more uncomfortable than the ones at the gate.
I won a first place #PMJA award for this environmental story I did last year. It's honestly one of my favorites, so happy it's got some recognition. @pmja.bsky.social @jpradio.bsky.social #PubMedia #PMJAAwards
www.ijpr.org/environment-...
www.ijpr.org/environment-...
Threatened bull trout in the Klamath Basin thriving after 30 years of conservation work
Bull trout have populated the Klamath Basin for thousands of years. But, they’ve nearly been wiped out by competition from non-native fish. The 30-year recovery of this trout is proving to be a rare s...
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June 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I won a first place #PMJA award for this environmental story I did last year. It's honestly one of my favorites, so happy it's got some recognition. @pmja.bsky.social @jpradio.bsky.social #PubMedia #PMJAAwards
www.ijpr.org/environment-...
www.ijpr.org/environment-...
I was gonna say this. It's not a crazy treatment to try if you have acid reflux. I have literally used Betaine HCL before and it does help, sometimes low stomach acid levels can cause reflux. The important thing is I did it with my doctor and nutritionist.
sorry but no. it's a valid treatment to try, even tho it says it requires more research. (typically treatments like this always "require more research" bc it's not patentable and therefore there's no money to fund research.)
lots of doctors use this.
lots of doctors use this.
May 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I was gonna say this. It's not a crazy treatment to try if you have acid reflux. I have literally used Betaine HCL before and it does help, sometimes low stomach acid levels can cause reflux. The important thing is I did it with my doctor and nutritionist.
Can someone please tell me why American toilet stalls are so much worse than European ones? Like why cant floor to ceiling walls and little green/red occupied indicators be standard in every stall in the US???
May 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Can someone please tell me why American toilet stalls are so much worse than European ones? Like why cant floor to ceiling walls and little green/red occupied indicators be standard in every stall in the US???