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Tanya Ott
@tanyaottus.bsky.social
Long-time public radio host and reporter. Also make podcasts, train newsrooms and teach nextgen journalists. Oh… and dogs, books, music, film, food, home renos, amateur wrestling, MMA, and MLS, musical and straight theatre, and finance nerd.
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I've been slower the last couple days posting incidents where police violate press rights at ICE protests in Los Angeles.

That's only because I'm (temporarily) prioritizing this tracker spreadsheet, used for accountability efforts. 50+ in under a week. I get word of more incidents every few hours.
California Press Rights Tracking Doc (Consolidated)
docs.google.com
June 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
What would your future self say to you right now?
June 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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As a child, Shamsa Sharawe was brutally cut. As an adult, she underwent hours of reconstruction surgery. As a mother, she vowed to protect her daughter from female genital cutting. And now as a social media influencer, she is persuading others to do the same. trib.al/z8NU9U3
June 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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NEW: The mother of an Arizona man who died after being unable to find mental health treatment is suing his health insurer, saying it broke the law by publishing false information that misled its customers.

By @maxblau.bsky.social
He Died Without Getting Mental Health Care He Sought. A New Lawsuit Says His Insurer’s Ghost Network Is to Blame.
The mother of Ravi Coutinho, the subject of a recent ProPublica investigation, is suing Centene for publishing “misleading” information that gave her son a false impression about the kinds of mental h...
www.propublica.org
June 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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The Supreme Court declined to take up a pair of gun-rights cases Monday, leaving in place Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic military-style rifles and Rhode Island’s restrictions on large-capacity magazines.
Supreme Court leaves in place Maryland’s ban on assault-style rifles
The Supreme Court declined to take up a pair of gun-rights cases, one in Maryland and the other in Rhode Island.
wapo.st
June 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Some examples of research USGS does that is at risk with RIFs and restructuring:
- earth quake and volcano monitoring and warnings
- landslide risk assessments
- water quality testing
- wildlife conservation
- wildfire prevention and post-fire rehabilitation
- invasive species tracking
March 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Some scattered thoughts after the most shocking and horrible moment of US diplomacy most of us have ever seen. Not even sure what the point of writing anything about this is, but here goes. 1/
February 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Okay folks... sorry it took so long to make the transition. Who're you following that I should check out?
January 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief. I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching), but for now I’d like to share a very small sample of the work I’ve been so proud to support (thread)
November 14, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Our kid is hanging with us in advance of this weekend's BirthdayPalooza and she's using the time to drop some new recordings.

Check out this beautiful rendition of one of most quietly powerful songs from Hadestown.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsIP...
"Flowers" from Hadestown
YouTube video by Hannah Fulmore
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:39 AM
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"We have known for decades that it’s problematic to discuss politics in an “us vs. them” framework." @celesteheadlee.bsky.social

headwaytraining.org/united-state...
Are We Voting For People, Policies or Partisanship?
I hope our takeaways from this year's voting are not related to which political party made missteps or who won & lost. In every election, it's the American people who either win or lose.
headwaytraining.org
November 14, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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I know the Southern Poverty Law Center has a good, basic handbook for parents on understanding extremism online and how to keep your kids from getting sucked in, but that alone isn’t enough.

I’d like to assemble resources. What ‘chu got?

(Please repost for visibility/circulation 🙏🏽)
November 13, 2024 at 5:11 PM
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hiii i want to do a story about tattoo apprenticeships -- if you or someone you know has a story to share pls reach out! #journorequest
November 13, 2024 at 3:35 PM
New here, so I here's me: Long-time public radio host and reporter. Also make podcasts, train newsrooms and teach nextgen journalists. Oh… and dogs, books, music, film, food, home renovations, and amateur wrestling, MMA, and MLS, musical and straight theatre, and finance nerd.

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November 14, 2024 at 4:50 PM
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Nearly 400 books removed from school libraries in one Tennessee county. Based on my skim of the list, most of them appear to be books by women, authors of color, &/or LGBTQ+ authors.

www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
Roughly 400 Books Removed From Wilson County School Libraries
District removes books including ‘The Bluest Eye,’ ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and Dr. Seuss’ ‘Wacky Wednesday’ to comply with state law
www.nashvillescene.com
November 13, 2024 at 2:11 PM
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A reminder to people that independent bookshops that are coming to here from Twitter are taking a financial risk as that social media outlet is a major factor in marketing and getting sales.
November 13, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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Most Texas school board candidates who support book bans lost their elections
Most Texas school board candidates who support book bans lost their elections
A majority of pro-book ban school board candidates lost in Texas, but education advocates are worried about other election results.
www.lonestarlive.com
November 13, 2024 at 5:14 PM