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Sidney's Picks: Trump throws airline industry into chaos by cancelling 10% of flights
Sidney's Picks: Not Leaving on a Jet Plane
The Best of the Week's News Trump cancels 10% of flights, airline CEO urges fliers to buy backup tickets on another airline if they really need to be somewhere. (NYT) Starbucks baristas vote to strike...
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November 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Sidney's Picks: Trump throws airline industry into chaos by cancelling 10% of flights
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Thrilled to receive this @sidneyhillman.bsky.social award for my @businessweek.bsky.social investigation on the dismembering of NIOSH. Grateful to everyone who makes this reporting possible. Wherever you work, please bring me your stories!
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@josheidelson.bsky.social wins the October Sidney Award from the Sidney Hillman Foundation for exposing the devastating toll of Trump's cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Josh Eidelson wins October Sidney for Exposing True Toll of NIOSH Cuts
NEW YORK — Josh Eidelson wins the October Sidney Award for his feature in Bloomberg Businessweek, “How Trump Broke Corporate America’s Most Valuable Consultant.” The story documents the massive cuts t...
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October 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Thrilled to receive this @sidneyhillman.bsky.social award for my @businessweek.bsky.social investigation on the dismembering of NIOSH. Grateful to everyone who makes this reporting possible. Wherever you work, please bring me your stories!
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🚨THIS IS A BIG DEAL. Chicago journalists are suing the Trump administration for using excessive force against reporters & protestors in violation of the 1A.
The press here is doing astounding work documenting how ICE is out of control. The violence they face in doing so is obscene.
The press here is doing astounding work documenting how ICE is out of control. The violence they face in doing so is obscene.
October 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🚨THIS IS A BIG DEAL. Chicago journalists are suing the Trump administration for using excessive force against reporters & protestors in violation of the 1A.
The press here is doing astounding work documenting how ICE is out of control. The violence they face in doing so is obscene.
The press here is doing astounding work documenting how ICE is out of control. The violence they face in doing so is obscene.
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JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.
Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.
Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.
October 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.
Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.
Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.
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Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA.
Neil Jacobs was found to have violated NOAA’s code of ethics after an investigation into an incident that centered on an altered hurricane forecast map in 2019.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...
Neil Jacobs was found to have violated NOAA’s code of ethics after an investigation into an incident that centered on an altered hurricane forecast map in 2019.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...
Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA
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October 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA.
Neil Jacobs was found to have violated NOAA’s code of ethics after an investigation into an incident that centered on an altered hurricane forecast map in 2019.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...
Neil Jacobs was found to have violated NOAA’s code of ethics after an investigation into an incident that centered on an altered hurricane forecast map in 2019.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...
@josheidelson.bsky.social wins the October Sidney Award from the Sidney Hillman Foundation for exposing the devastating toll of Trump's cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Josh Eidelson wins October Sidney for Exposing True Toll of NIOSH Cuts
NEW YORK — Josh Eidelson wins the October Sidney Award for his feature in Bloomberg Businessweek, “How Trump Broke Corporate America’s Most Valuable Consultant.” The story documents the massive cuts t...
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October 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
@josheidelson.bsky.social wins the October Sidney Award from the Sidney Hillman Foundation for exposing the devastating toll of Trump's cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Sidney's Picks: Project 2026, Trump's plan to steal the midterms.
Sidney's Picks: Project 2026
The Best of the Week's News Project 2026: Trump’s plan to steal the midterms (MoJo) Donald Trump threatens to yank the licenses of TV networks that criticize him as his FCC commissioner mulls action a...
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September 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Sidney's Picks: Project 2026, Trump's plan to steal the midterms.
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Senior reporter @mdoukmas.bsky.social received the September Sidney Award from the Sidney Hillman Foundation @sidneyhillman.bsky.social. The monthly award honors outstanding investigative journalism that exposes social and economic injustice. Congratulations, Maya! 🏆
Maya Dukmasova wins September Sidney for Exposing Flawed Forensic Science in Chicago
Maya Dukmasova wins the September Sidney Award for her feature in Injustice Watch, “Fake science, faulty methods, misleading testimony,” an exposé of a rogue forensic lab in Chicago that used bogus…
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September 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Senior reporter @mdoukmas.bsky.social received the September Sidney Award from the Sidney Hillman Foundation @sidneyhillman.bsky.social. The monthly award honors outstanding investigative journalism that exposes social and economic injustice. Congratulations, Maya! 🏆
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Congrats to my colleague @mdoukmas.bsky.social for being honored with this month's Sidney award for her deep dive into the failure of forensic science oversight in Illinois. Check out her story here: www.injusticewatch.org/project/fore...
September 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Congrats to my colleague @mdoukmas.bsky.social for being honored with this month's Sidney award for her deep dive into the failure of forensic science oversight in Illinois. Check out her story here: www.injusticewatch.org/project/fore...
Congratulations to @mdoukmas.bsky.social of @injusticewatch.org on winning the September Sidney for her innovative and engaging exposé of forensic junk science in Chicago:
Maya Dukmasova wins September Sidney for Exposing Flawed Forensic Science in Chicago
Maya Dukmasova wins the September Sidney Award for her feature in Injustice Watch, “Fake science, faulty methods, misleading testimony,” an exposé of a rogue forensic lab in Chicago that used bogus te...
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September 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Congratulations to @mdoukmas.bsky.social of @injusticewatch.org on winning the September Sidney for her innovative and engaging exposé of forensic junk science in Chicago:
This month's Sidney winner found two people serving prison terms in Illinois based on bogus "THC" urine tests that don't even measure THC--and the true number may be much higher.
Maya Dukmasova wins September Sidney for Exposing Flawed Forensic Science in Chicago
Maya Dukmasova wins the September Sidney Award for her feature in Injustice Watch, “Fake science, faulty methods, misleading testimony,” an exposé of a rogue forensic lab in Chicago that used bogus te...
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September 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This month's Sidney winner found two people serving prison terms in Illinois based on bogus "THC" urine tests that don't even measure THC--and the true number may be much higher.
The September Sidney Award goes to Maya Dukmasova of @injusticewatch.org for her exposé of a rogue forensic lab racking up DUI convictions for bogus "THC" urine assays that don't actually measure THC levels.
Maya Dukmasova wins September Sidney for Exposing Flawed Forensic Science in Chicago
Maya Dukmasova wins the September Sidney Award for her feature in Injustice Watch, “Fake science, faulty methods, misleading testimony,” an exposé of a rogue forensic lab in Chicago that used bogus te...
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September 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The September Sidney Award goes to Maya Dukmasova of @injusticewatch.org for her exposé of a rogue forensic lab racking up DUI convictions for bogus "THC" urine assays that don't actually measure THC levels.
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This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
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August 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Breaking news: The Trump administration placed some FEMA employees on leave Tuesday after they signed an open letter of dissent about the agency’s leadership, according to documents reviewed by The Post.
FEMA employees put on leave after criticizing Trump administration in open letter
About 180 current and former FEMA staffers sent a letter on Monday to members of Congress and other officials protesting the agency’s leadership and direction.
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August 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Breaking news: The Trump administration placed some FEMA employees on leave Tuesday after they signed an open letter of dissent about the agency’s leadership, according to documents reviewed by The Post.
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According to a new report: "The U.S. Department of Energy’s efforts to prevent large fossil-fuel power plants from retiring could cost ratepayers about $3.1 billion a year in 2028."
$3.1B annual cost estimated for fossil fuel plants DOE won’t allow to retire
One coal plant owner told the SEC it spent $29 million in the first 38 days of an Energy Department order to keep it online.
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August 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
According to a new report: "The U.S. Department of Energy’s efforts to prevent large fossil-fuel power plants from retiring could cost ratepayers about $3.1 billion a year in 2028."
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Erin McCanlies spent almost two decades at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health studying how parents’ exposure to chemicals affects the chance that they will have a child with autism. This spring, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. eliminated her entire division.
RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.
While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...
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August 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Erin McCanlies spent almost two decades at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health studying how parents’ exposure to chemicals affects the chance that they will have a child with autism. This spring, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. eliminated her entire division.
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I feel truly honored to receive the August Sidney Award for my reporting on militant accelerationism. Thanks to @theassemblync.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to write this story, and to @rawstory.com for supporting the initial reporting.
This feels really special. ❤️
This feels really special. ❤️
Congratulations to @byjordangreen.bsky.social on winning the August Sidney Award for highlighting the growing threat of neo-Nazi accelerationism in America for @theassemblync.bsky.social with support from @rawstory.com!
Jordan Green wins August Sidney for Spotlighting Neo-Nazi Militant Accelerationism
Jordan Green wins the August Sidney Award for his feature in The Assembly, “I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry.” In early 2024, Green sat in a hotel room with his wife...
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August 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I feel truly honored to receive the August Sidney Award for my reporting on militant accelerationism. Thanks to @theassemblync.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to write this story, and to @rawstory.com for supporting the initial reporting.
This feels really special. ❤️
This feels really special. ❤️
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Congrats to @byjordangreen.bsky.social and much deserved.
@byjordangreen.bsky.social was forced to leave his home when notorious neo-Nazis became incensed at his reporting. He watched on his security feed from a hotel room as they did stiff-armed salutes in front of his home.
Jordan Green wins August Sidney for Spotlighting Neo-Nazi Militant Accelerationism
Jordan Green wins the August Sidney Award for his feature in The Assembly, “I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry.” In early 2024, Green sat in a hotel room with his wife...
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August 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Congrats to @byjordangreen.bsky.social and much deserved.
@byjordangreen.bsky.social was forced to leave his home when notorious neo-Nazis became incensed at his reporting. He watched on his security feed from a hotel room as they did stiff-armed salutes in front of his home.
Jordan Green wins August Sidney for Spotlighting Neo-Nazi Militant Accelerationism
Jordan Green wins the August Sidney Award for his feature in The Assembly, “I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry.” In early 2024, Green sat in a hotel room with his wife...
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August 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
@byjordangreen.bsky.social was forced to leave his home when notorious neo-Nazis became incensed at his reporting. He watched on his security feed from a hotel room as they did stiff-armed salutes in front of his home.
Congratulations to @byjordangreen.bsky.social on winning the August Sidney Award for highlighting the growing threat of neo-Nazi accelerationism in America for @theassemblync.bsky.social with support from @rawstory.com!
Jordan Green wins August Sidney for Spotlighting Neo-Nazi Militant Accelerationism
Jordan Green wins the August Sidney Award for his feature in The Assembly, “I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry.” In early 2024, Green sat in a hotel room with his wife...
hillmanfoundation.org
August 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Congratulations to @byjordangreen.bsky.social on winning the August Sidney Award for highlighting the growing threat of neo-Nazi accelerationism in America for @theassemblync.bsky.social with support from @rawstory.com!
@byjordangreen.bsky.social wins the August Sidney Award for spotlighting the growing threat of neo-Nazi militant accelerationism in a feature for @theassemblync.bsky.social, featuring reporting sponsored by @rawstory.com.
Jordan Green wins August Sidney for Spotlighting Neo-Nazi Militant Accelerationism
Jordan Green wins the August Sidney Award for his feature in The Assembly, “I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry.” In early 2024, Green sat in a hotel room with his wife...
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August 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
@byjordangreen.bsky.social wins the August Sidney Award for spotlighting the growing threat of neo-Nazi militant accelerationism in a feature for @theassemblync.bsky.social, featuring reporting sponsored by @rawstory.com.
Sidney's Picks: The New Red Scare, Kennedy Kills mRNA vaccine program, and more!
Sidney's Picks: Kennedy Kills mRNA Vaccine Program
The Best of the Week's News Antivax HHS Secretary kills nearly half-billion dollars worth of contracts for developing mRNA vaccines, technology that has saved millions of lives. (NYT) McCarthy Redux: ...
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August 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Sidney's Picks: The New Red Scare, Kennedy Kills mRNA vaccine program, and more!
The staff of the @latimes.com wins the July Sidney for their impactful coverage of the ICE raids.
Los Angeles Times wins July Sidney for impactful coverage of ICE raids
The staff of the Los Angeles Times win the July Sidney Award for the paper’s coverage of federal immigration raids. Los Angeles is the current epicenter of the Trump administration’s sweeping immigrat...
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July 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The staff of the @latimes.com wins the July Sidney for their impactful coverage of the ICE raids.