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MarCom/PR geek. Photographer. Former NYT News Wire Photo Editor. Suffers from a death-defying sense of urgency.📍N. Central FL
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How God and good men hate so foul a liar.
March 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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This is where we are, America.
March 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE. gov Website

"THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN."

🔗 www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...
February 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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How to reach me and my colleagues as we cover the new administration and the EOs and new appointees and pauses and pauses of pauses and buyout offers and lawsuits and firings and announcements about the holidays that will be celebrated...

thanks for your tips 🙏

www.propublica.org/article/seco...
What ProPublica’s Reporters Will Be Covering During Donald Trump’s Second Presidency — and How to Contact Them
From Trump’s relationships with billionaires to immigration, here are some of the issues and topics our reporters will be keeping an eye on as his second presidency begins.
www.propublica.org
January 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Why did Trump declare a national energy emergency? Simply put, Trump’s declaration aims to accelerate fossil fuel projects on public lands and roll back environmental protections.
January 22, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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Across the TV news landscape, coverage of Trump's inauguration was soft.

Networks almost entirely avoided using terms like "twice-impeached" or "convicted felon." On CNN, neither term was used a single time, per a search of closed captioning.

More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/the-invasi...
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Jake Tapper's approach to Inauguration Day embodies a larger trend gripping the news media, which has tamped down its once aggressive posture toward Donald Trump.
www.status.news
January 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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On Trans Day of Remembrance, we want to uplift our coverage highlighting the ways the criminal justice system oppresses trans people.

Appeal contributor @byadamrhodes.bsky.social has documented legislation targeting incarcerated trans people, including laws denying gender affirming care in prisons.
As Anti-Trans Bills Target Prisoners, Some Warn of a ‘Canary in the Coal Mine’
Legislation targeting transgender people behind bars is part of a much broader campaign against LGBTQ rights. Advocates say it could preview future attacks by the anti-trans movement.
theappeal.org
November 20, 2024 at 11:02 PM
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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which commemorates the lives of trans people killed in acts of anti-trans violence. Black transgender women, in particular, are disproportionately killed in the U.S., according to deaths tracked by the Human Rights Campaign.
November 20, 2024 at 7:05 PM
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Instagram is overrun with AI-generated adult influencers; people making this content rip off photos and videos from real creators, swap their faces using AI, then monetize the content.

Our friends at @404media.co with a must-read, deep-dive into the practice:

www.wired.com/story/ai-pim...
Inside the Booming ‘AI Pimping’ Industry
AI-generated influencers based on stolen images of real-life adult content creators are flooding social media.
www.wired.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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Thanks for joining the Orlando Sentinel on Bluesky. Here's a starter pack of some of our journalists - we'll keep adding to this list as more join Bluesky.
November 20, 2024 at 1:41 AM
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I have five reporters solely focused on the federal government, abuses of power, the rule of law, democracy and corruption.

Do you work in the federal govt? Get in touch with them!

And my Signal is: 718-496-5233
Starting with VP-elect JD Vance, top administration officials seek to infuse Trump’s second term with conservative, religious and nationalist principles.

Molly Redden investigates what this looks like as policy. Contact her with insight from government, law enforcement or nonprofits.
November 18, 2024 at 3:37 PM
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Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory
November 15, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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A reminder from the past to ensure history doesn’t repeat itself: the Cuyahoga River caught fire over a dozen times, leading to change in 1969.

Here is an overview of Trump’s reduction in clean water protections during his last term: (1/2)
November 15, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Hello there.
November 14, 2024 at 7:20 PM
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Ben & Jerry’s on Wednesday sued its parent company, Unilever, accusing the consumer goods giant of censorship and threats over the ice cream maker’s attempts to express support for Palestinian refugees.
Ben & Jerry’s Accuses Unilever of Seeking to Muzzle Its Gaza Stance
The ice cream maker claimed in a lawsuit that its parent company tried to stop it from expressing support for Palestinian refugees.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:41 PM