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Abby Blachman
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product/tech things at @19thnews.org. also one of those people who can’t shut up about my hobbies.
Sigh.
bsky.app Bluesky @bsky.app · Aug 22
With legal challenges to this law pending, we cannot justify building the expensive required infrastructure.

For now, we have made the difficult decision to block access in Mississippi.

To learn more, read our blog post:
Our Response to Mississippi’s Age Assurance Law - Bluesky
A new Mississippi law requires us to block full access to Bluesky unless all users complete age checks. We have concerns about this law’s implementation.
bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Today, we sent a letter to @themarshallproject.org‬ leadership expressing concern about their denial of bargaining obligations. Management has repeatedly denied members Weingarten rights, engaged in an illegal layoff, and more — we need your help to demand that management bargain in good faith.
August 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
always appreciate @taylorlorenz.bsky.social reporting: m.youtube.com/watch?si=qsE...

and while we’re here please check out @jazzmyth.bsky.social’s work on this topic in the US: 19thnews.org/2025/06/supr...

this stuff has huge implications for the whole internet yall!
The UK Just Censored The Entire Internet
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
m.youtube.com
August 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Tried out the new ChatGPT 5, asking it to tell me how increased kelp growth could be gradually turning the sky green (fake news). It made me this handy diagram, Internet ready and interactive

Should be an interesting semester. (And AI is not a search engine!*)

(Search engines have issues, too)
August 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
If you were putting together a curriculum on the most important internet and technology trends for news organizations to be aware of right now, where would you start and what sources would you use? (note: i welcome sources that are highly technical and non-technical in nature) 🧠✍️
August 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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August 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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if you know a lot of stuff i think it is your moral duty to be kind and excited when people learn stuff for the first time. the world is full of stuff we don't know about, don't be mean
April 27, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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This is obvious, but if people broadly rely on a black box to give them answers that help them understand the world, whoever controls the black box controls those answers and therefore the understanding that comes from them.

Openness is safety.
April 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Trump's executive orders share a common goal: removing trans and nonbinary people from public life wherever possible.

@19thnews.org will be closely reporting on the anti-trans policies enacted by the Trump administration and their effects nationwide. Here are the key policies enacted so far.
All the ways Trump wants to exclude trans people from public life
From passports to health care, the White House is trying to make it harder for transgender Americans to live openly and safely. Here's a look at the executive orders and their impact.
19thnews.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump covets dangerous to extract
Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump covets dangerous to extract
Melting ice, thawing permafrost and crumbling fjord walls are just a few of the risks climate change poses for those living and working in Greenland.
buff.ly
March 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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As the Trump administration tries to erase their identities, these college students are founding a group to cultivate transgender leaders across the country.
‘We won’t be safe if we’re silent’: Young trans leaders want to build a network of their own
In the face of an administration trying to erase their identities, these students are founding a group to cultivate trans leaders across the country.
19thnews.org
February 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Making one more push for this…truly any amount you can offer makes an impact!
I am so proud each and every day to work for The 19th. By contributing any amount you can, you are helping us row forward into what lies ahead and center women and LGBTQ+ people every step of the way. the19th.donorsupport.co/-/NHSYNXTY/j...
Abby Blachman is raising funds for The 19th
I'm raising money for The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom with a mission to inform women and LGBTQ+ people.
the19th.donorsupport.co
December 11, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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Hi y’all! The 19th just launched our year end impact drive and it would be an honor to have your support. We’re an independent newsroom covering the intersection of gender, politics and policy at a time when it’s absolutely crucial to doggedly track this space and to provide info about resources.
December 4, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Hi y’all! The 19th just launched our year end impact drive and it would be an honor to have your support. We’re an independent newsroom covering the intersection of gender, politics and policy at a time when it’s absolutely crucial to doggedly track this space and to provide info about resources.
December 4, 2024 at 8:51 PM
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The International Women's Media Foundation has free DeleteMe subscriptions for journalists. Apply by Nov. 30th for consideration, there are a limited number available. iwmf.submittable.com/submit/a9bcc...
IWMF - NSAA: Request for a DeleteMe Subscription
The International Women's Media Foundation is offering a free one year DeleteMe subscription to journalists in the U.S. through our Newsroom Safety Across America initiative. As part of this program, ...
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November 21, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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Banning trans women from women’s restrooms would continue a long history at the U.S. Capitol of women lawmakers being forced to find alternate ways to simply do their job. My colleague @oriion.bsky.social explains for @19thnews.bsky.social: 19thnews.org/2024/11/cong...
Congress has always been hostile to women trying to use the bathroom
Nancy Mace’s proposal to cut bathroom access for trans women in the Capitol is the latest in the building’s long history of excluding women lawmakers.
19thnews.org
November 19, 2024 at 10:40 PM
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Update: This list keeps growing
November 20, 2024 at 8:38 PM
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Matt Gaetz’s nomination for attorney general, and resignation from the House, came days before the House Ethics Committee was set to vote on the public release of its report. Today the committee met but there was no agreement on releasing the report.
Here’s what we know about the investigations into Matt Gaetz
Matt Gaetz has been investigated by the House Ethics Committee and the Department of Justice. He has denied wrongdoing.
19thnews.org
November 20, 2024 at 9:01 PM