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Ryan Singel
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All into Indie publishing. Cofounder of Outpost Publishers Cooperative, (outpost.pub), not yet recovered former journalist, Contextly.
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annaleen.bsky.social
If you are anywhere near Palm Springs next weekend, I'll be at the notoriously fantastic Palm Springs Readers' Festival, hosted by @bestbookstore.bsky.social, on Sunday 2/1. There will be a ton of other amazing authors there too. Hope to see you! Get some books and say hi! bestbookstore.com/festival
The Best Bookstore in Palm Springs
Family-owned bookstore with branches in Palm Springs and San Francisco.
bestbookstore.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Peter Yazzie, a Navajo man, was asked by ICE agents to prove he was a US citizen. He produced both US and Navajo IDs. They didn't care. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
January 17, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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lorak.bsky.social
story in usa today from jan 12 that featured this photo & other great ones- www.usatoday.com/picture-gall...
Federal agents continue surge of immigration enforcement in Minnesota
The Trump administration has sent an estimated 2,000 federal agents into the Minneapolis area in a push to arrest undocumented immigrants.
www.usatoday.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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ryanhatesthis.bsky.social
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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404media.co
The findings, based on internal ICE material obtained by 404 Media, public records, and testimony from an ICE official, shows what kind of technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.

Scoop by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
January 15, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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golikehellmachine.com
jesus christ, man, trump’s face is drooping and he’s barely conscious, RFK, jr’s hands are so shaky he can barely read his own remarks, whole cabinet’s falling apart
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d
Trump face is drooping and he's fighting wokeness again today
January 14, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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whodat35.bsky.social
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.

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Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
ryansingel.bsky.social
Changing my Signal handle to Self. Wanna catch those strays
January 13, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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billcorbett.bsky.social
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
Text: “A friend said those of us who live in Minneapolis should write about what's going on here for folks who live elsewhere. You need to know that whether you're a Republican, Independent or Democrat, the Constitution is being violated by our federal government. This is not about catching criminals, or even deporting people. It is about punishing an entire state, including citizens, for not supporting the president. Everyone in my part of Minneapolis is affected. On our streets, ICE is stopping people of color and demanding their papers. In America. US citizens do not have to prove citizenship to ICE. Yet people are being intimidated, some cases beaten up and detained, for requiring ICE to follow the law. ICE needs a judicial warrant to enter homes. Yet there are documented cases of them ignoring the law - violating a bedrock constitutional principle. Americans of color are staying home, afraid to go to work, school, to grocery shop, or fill their cars with gas. This isn't just "illegals" or immigrants with valid work permits, it is citizens who have had their cars rammed by ICE for merely looking Hispanic. Businesses are closing. Schools are 50 percent full. When they are open, fascists are calling in bomb threats because the president decided to make us a meme. After a daycare teacher with a valid work permit (through 2030) was snatched from her workplace, parents (and grandparents) have had to organize to watch their SCHOOLS, to make sure conditional rights are observed. This is being repeated throughout Minnesota. Imagine trying to do your job or live you life while also taking volunteer shifts to make sure the federal government doesn't act extrajudicially. Because of ICE's documented abuses, neighbors have organized to monitor federal actions. This observation is legal, as long as it doesn't interfere with a valid action. Yet since ICE killed Renee Good, they are increasingly stopping this observation, breaking car windows and …”
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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cfarivar.bsky.social
Bay Area celebrity Andy Peng, who single-handedly picks up tons of trash in Oakland, gets robbed while doing a cleanup.

"I do feel defeated in a way again. As a result, I am planning to hold off on cleanups in Oakland until further notice at this time."

www.reddit.com/r/bayarea/co...
From the bayarea community on Reddit: I got a total of 80 bags of trash from 16th St in Oakland. I also got robbed for the first time - more in the post body.
Explore this post and more from the bayarea community
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January 13, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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lopatto.bsky.social
ENOUGH www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Once you’ve traded your principles for proximity to power, do you even run your own company?
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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nicolecarpenter.bsky.social
support mothership! ive got a couple pieces on the works and hopefully more in-depth, investigative pieces to come!
January 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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tasharobinson.bsky.social
HELL YEAH. Bring on the next wave of creator-owned journalism.
midimyers.com Maddy Myers 🏳️‍🌈 @midimyers.com · 16d
hi! i'm co-founding a new gaming website with my former polygon colleague @zoehhannah.com. it's called mothership.blog. i made it for someone like me... the kind of website i always wished we had in our space. watch the video to learn more :D
mothership.blog Mothership @mothership.blog · 16d
It's time to board the Mothership.
www.youtube.com/shorts/iEw90...
January 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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mallorycarra.com
Independent journalism is absolutely a form of resistance, thanks to the important work of @marisakabas.bsky.social @autonomynews.co @404media.co @assignedmedia.org @boltsmag.org.

My latest in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
How independent journalism is a form of resistance: ‘I’m not answering to anyone’
Trump’s attacks on mainstream media have opened a window for journalists who want to operate independently
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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assignedmedia.org
A benefit of having a gazillion little indie news outlets is that we're much more difficult for the administration to suppress. Titans can be felled. A swarm has no weakpoint to target.

Thanks to @mallorycarra.com for telling the story of independent journalism as a tool of resistance in the US.
“There’s been a lot of stuff that, on paper, shouldn’t be legal, that nonetheless has managed to happen under this administration, and I’m very eyes-open on that,” Urquhart said. “I’m concerned about legal and government suppression, more broadly. I take it very seriously. I try and be really aware of what the risks are.”
January 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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danhon.com
Editorial independence requires a publishing technology sovereignty strategy.

What are the links between your writing your story and someone being able to read it, and what are the magnitudes of risk and likelihood of interference?
danhon.com Dan Hon @danhon.com · 16d
What's that, Substack say they don't exercise editorial control?

Maybe so. But the product is designed so that they *can*. Media orgs fell for Facebook's lies as a platform, please don't do it again as individuals for Substack.
January 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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404media.co
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency. This granular location information paints a detailed picture of who we are, where we go, and who we spend time with,” Nathan Freed Wessler, deputy project director of @aclu.org's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, said.
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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propublica.org
🍊 What does an orange emoji have to do with a fraud allegation?

According to Dr. Kirk Moore, patients who wanted a fake COVID-19 vaccine card were told to bring an orange to his office and include the emoji on a Venmo donation to an advocacy group.

(Published Dec. 2025 w/ @sltrib.com)
Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.
A Utah surgeon’s victory in a vaccine fraud case has encouraged other “medical freedom” advocates to consider seeking leniency for similar charges. “This undermines every layer of the system that prot...
www.propublica.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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jasonkoebler.bsky.social
subscribe to 404 Media if you want to see a few people do the news half a year before corporate media reports it
January 5, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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coyotemedia.org
ICYMI: Bottom of the Hill, “the first place in SF your favorite band played,” will close at the end of 2026.

Read our exclusive interview with the famed music venue’s owners … and then get to a show. www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their ow...
www.coyotemedia.org
January 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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evangreer.bsky.social
We've lost funding because of our principled opposition to KOSA and other censorship bills.

We've lost funding because of our solidarity with Palestine and opposition to tech-enabled genocide.

We've lost funding because foundations are scared of Trump.

We need you❤️ www.fightforthefuture.org/2026
December 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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marcelmoran.com
The California DMV is in deep need of reform. Enraging stuff, uncovered by a team of reporters at @calmatters.org

calmatters.org/investigatio...
December 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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reyturner.bsky.social
Tony Scott: I made the political action thriller Enemy of the State as a cautionary tale...
404media.co 404 Media @404media.co · Dec 22
And unlike other cameras, Flock's Condor PTZ cameras track people. 404 Media saw:

- A woman walking her dog on a bike path
- A man walking through a Macy’s parking lot
- Children at a playground
- A man rollerblading, and a zoom into exactly what he was looking at on his phone
Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves
Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking Condor PTZ cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet.
www.404media.co
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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defector.com
Creator of athletic director simulator supremely chill about ESPN copying his idea: defector.com/creator-of-a...
Creator Of Athletic Director Simulator Supremely Chill About ESPN Copying His Idea | Defector
Say at least this much for Matt Brown, writer of the college sports-focused Extra Points newsletter: He is a fair-minded guy. You can safely bestow unto him the Ceremonial Scepter of Good Duderdom.…
defector.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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propublica.org
Today, ProPublica launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and what the factories that made them are like.

Here’s how to use it.
Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides Drug Info the FDA Won’t
We’ve launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and see the track records of the factories that made them.
www.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM