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If you’re wondering who’s guiding our transition, it’s the best New Yorkers that money can’t buy.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
If you’re wondering who’s guiding our transition, it’s the best New Yorkers that money can’t buy.
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Here's my reporting partner, @willfitzgibbon.bsky.social in a terrific video on the impacts of lead poisoning in the communities in Nigeria that we focused on in our investigation of lead recycling. www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Video: Recycling Lead for U.S. Car Batteries Is Poisoning People
Recycling lead for U.S. car batteries is poisoning children — and we know because we tested them. Will Fitzgibbon, a reporter at The Examination, describes how children in Nigeria developed lead level...
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Here's my reporting partner, @willfitzgibbon.bsky.social in a terrific video on the impacts of lead poisoning in the communities in Nigeria that we focused on in our investigation of lead recycling. www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
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NEW: A growing number of children have been left in the care of relatives, neighbors & babysitters after parents have been deported by ICE.
Few countries have been as vocal as Venezuela, which claims 150 children have been separated.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
Few countries have been as vocal as Venezuela, which claims 150 children have been separated.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
Deported and Desperate to Be Reunited With Their Children
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
NEW: A growing number of children have been left in the care of relatives, neighbors & babysitters after parents have been deported by ICE.
Few countries have been as vocal as Venezuela, which claims 150 children have been separated.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
Few countries have been as vocal as Venezuela, which claims 150 children have been separated.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
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“Research doesn't have to be exploitative.”
If you are interested in the methodology behind the Data Workers' Inquiry Project (@dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social), this is the paper for you.
Research doesn't have to be exploitative.👇🏽
Research doesn't have to be exploitative.👇🏽
📣New paper!
Thrilled to share the methodological recipe for @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social in this article co-authored with @adiod.bsky.social @krystalkauffman.bsky.social Camilla Salim Wagner, Laurenz Sachenbacher @alexhanna.bsky.social & @timnitgebru.bsky.social
👉 ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI...
Thrilled to share the methodological recipe for @dataworkersinquiry.bsky.social in this article co-authored with @adiod.bsky.social @krystalkauffman.bsky.social Camilla Salim Wagner, Laurenz Sachenbacher @alexhanna.bsky.social & @timnitgebru.bsky.social
👉 ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI...
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“Research doesn't have to be exploitative.”
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When to use AI.
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When to skip it.
Real talk for people doing impact work.
Nearly 20 jobs and learning opportunities worth checking out.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Today’s PCDN AI for Impact newsletter is out.
When to use AI.
When to skip it.
Real talk for people doing impact work.
Nearly 20 jobs and learning opportunities worth checking out.
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When to use AI.
When to skip it.
Real talk for people doing impact work.
Nearly 20 jobs and learning opportunities worth checking out.
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Still believe in dialogue and collaboration, but another COP ends without real solutions.
The clock is ticking. Yet greed and fossil fuel power keep winning over people and the planet. COP risks becoming a “Conference on Procrastination” — and vulnerable communities pay the price.
The clock is ticking. Yet greed and fossil fuel power keep winning over people and the planet. COP risks becoming a “Conference on Procrastination” — and vulnerable communities pay the price.
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Still believe in dialogue and collaboration, but another COP ends without real solutions.
The clock is ticking. Yet greed and fossil fuel power keep winning over people and the planet. COP risks becoming a “Conference on Procrastination” — and vulnerable communities pay the price.
The clock is ticking. Yet greed and fossil fuel power keep winning over people and the planet. COP risks becoming a “Conference on Procrastination” — and vulnerable communities pay the price.
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Photographer Lou Bopp showed 60 Minutes some of the 10,000 photos he has taken of bedrooms left behind by children murdered in American school shootings. Bopp has photographed the rooms belonging to eight children who were killed in five different school shootings. cbsn.ws/49UiEEj
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Photographer Lou Bopp showed 60 Minutes some of the 10,000 photos he has taken of bedrooms left behind by children murdered in American school shootings. Bopp has photographed the rooms belonging to eight children who were killed in five different school shootings. cbsn.ws/49UiEEj
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Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler reflects on 25 years of impact-driven journalism — from a hand-coded site in 1999 to a global newsroom today.
Butler says the next 25 years of Mongabay will focus on strengthening impact and empowering the next generations of leaders in environmental journalism.
Butler says the next 25 years of Mongabay will focus on strengthening impact and empowering the next generations of leaders in environmental journalism.
The secret to building a global newsroom? Lead with impact, says Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler
“We only get so much time on this planet, and I want to make the most of it.” That sense of urgency has driven Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett Ayers Butler since his teens, when he visited a…
news.mongabay.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler reflects on 25 years of impact-driven journalism — from a hand-coded site in 1999 to a global newsroom today.
Butler says the next 25 years of Mongabay will focus on strengthening impact and empowering the next generations of leaders in environmental journalism.
Butler says the next 25 years of Mongabay will focus on strengthening impact and empowering the next generations of leaders in environmental journalism.
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Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett A. Butler has been announced a winner of this year’s Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize. The annual prize is awarded to “outstanding leaders whose work is courageous, innovative, impactful, rooted in universal values, and global in perspective."
Mongabay founder Rhett Butler wins Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Prize
Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett A. Butler has been announced a winner of this year’s Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize. The annual prize is awarded to “outstanding leaders whose work is…
news.mongabay.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett A. Butler has been announced a winner of this year’s Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize. The annual prize is awarded to “outstanding leaders whose work is courageous, innovative, impactful, rooted in universal values, and global in perspective."
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Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett Ayers Butler launched Mongabay in 1999 with the idea to “to make knowledge accessible and free, and to show that credible reporting could be a form of conservation in itself.”
“We only get so much time on this planet, and I want to make the most of it," says Butler.
“We only get so much time on this planet, and I want to make the most of it," says Butler.
The secret to building a global newsroom? Lead with impact, says Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler
“We only get so much time on this planet, and I want to make the most of it.” That sense of urgency has driven Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett Ayers Butler since his teens, when he visited a…
news.mongabay.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett Ayers Butler launched Mongabay in 1999 with the idea to “to make knowledge accessible and free, and to show that credible reporting could be a form of conservation in itself.”
“We only get so much time on this planet, and I want to make the most of it," says Butler.
“We only get so much time on this planet, and I want to make the most of it," says Butler.
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Key tips for navigating a brutal impact job market
The latest AI for Impact newsletter is out!
- Explore global roles at Gamma, WEF, Bending Spoons, and more
- AI breakthroughs in knowledge, reasoning, and climate tech innovation
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The latest AI for Impact newsletter is out!
- Explore global roles at Gamma, WEF, Bending Spoons, and more
- AI breakthroughs in knowledge, reasoning, and climate tech innovation
impactai.beehiiv.com/p/global-opp...
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Key tips for navigating a brutal impact job market
The latest AI for Impact newsletter is out!
- Explore global roles at Gamma, WEF, Bending Spoons, and more
- AI breakthroughs in knowledge, reasoning, and climate tech innovation
impactai.beehiiv.com/p/global-opp...
The latest AI for Impact newsletter is out!
- Explore global roles at Gamma, WEF, Bending Spoons, and more
- AI breakthroughs in knowledge, reasoning, and climate tech innovation
impactai.beehiiv.com/p/global-opp...
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Absolutely correct
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Absolutely correct
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In March, the American government deported more than 200 Venezuelan men from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. The New York Times interviewed 40 of the men who were imprisoned. They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide.
Inside Trump’s Deportation of Venezuelans: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
The Times interviewed dozens of migrant men sent to a prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration. Independent forensic analysts called the testimony credible and consistent and said the treatment met the U.N.’s definition of torture.
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
In March, the American government deported more than 200 Venezuelan men from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. The New York Times interviewed 40 of the men who were imprisoned. They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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In @nytopinion
“When your country pursues abhorrent policies, when the face it turns to the world is the face of a monster, what does that say about you?” our columnist M. Gessen writes after speaking with Jewish Israeli dissidents.
“When your country pursues abhorrent policies, when the face it turns to the world is the face of a monster, what does that say about you?” our columnist M. Gessen writes after speaking with Jewish Israeli dissidents.
Opinion | These Israeli Dissidents Can Show Americans How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country
And why it matters so much to try.
nyti.ms
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 AM
In @nytopinion
“When your country pursues abhorrent policies, when the face it turns to the world is the face of a monster, what does that say about you?” our columnist M. Gessen writes after speaking with Jewish Israeli dissidents.
“When your country pursues abhorrent policies, when the face it turns to the world is the face of a monster, what does that say about you?” our columnist M. Gessen writes after speaking with Jewish Israeli dissidents.
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🚨 New update from our global conflict tracker.
🔍 1 conflict in focus
⚡️ 10 risk alerts in November
↘️ 12 conflict deteriorations
↗️ 7 improved situations
🕊️ 3 resolution opportunities
www.crisisgroup.org/crisiswatch?...
🔍 1 conflict in focus
⚡️ 10 risk alerts in November
↘️ 12 conflict deteriorations
↗️ 7 improved situations
🕊️ 3 resolution opportunities
www.crisisgroup.org/crisiswatch?...
November 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
🚨 New update from our global conflict tracker.
🔍 1 conflict in focus
⚡️ 10 risk alerts in November
↘️ 12 conflict deteriorations
↗️ 7 improved situations
🕊️ 3 resolution opportunities
www.crisisgroup.org/crisiswatch?...
🔍 1 conflict in focus
⚡️ 10 risk alerts in November
↘️ 12 conflict deteriorations
↗️ 7 improved situations
🕊️ 3 resolution opportunities
www.crisisgroup.org/crisiswatch?...
Amazing to hear one of the key architects behind some of the best spaces in innovation in Medellin including the Fundación Jardín Botánico de Medellín which is one of the most beautiful spaces in the city.
Been to many events there and a fantastic example of working with nature
Been to many events there and a fantastic example of working with nature
October 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Amazing to hear one of the key architects behind some of the best spaces in innovation in Medellin including the Fundación Jardín Botánico de Medellín which is one of the most beautiful spaces in the city.
Been to many events there and a fantastic example of working with nature
Been to many events there and a fantastic example of working with nature
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I'm going to be hosting part of this in person event in San Francisco along with @alexhanna.bsky.social.
The event is organized by an organization near and dear to both of us, called Respond Crisis Translation, doing front line work which is even more important right now.
RSVP at bit.ly/rct-rsvp
The event is organized by an organization near and dear to both of us, called Respond Crisis Translation, doing front line work which is even more important right now.
RSVP at bit.ly/rct-rsvp
October 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I'm going to be hosting part of this in person event in San Francisco along with @alexhanna.bsky.social.
The event is organized by an organization near and dear to both of us, called Respond Crisis Translation, doing front line work which is even more important right now.
RSVP at bit.ly/rct-rsvp
The event is organized by an organization near and dear to both of us, called Respond Crisis Translation, doing front line work which is even more important right now.
RSVP at bit.ly/rct-rsvp
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I’m tired of watching hardworking folks beg for the basics while billionaires keep cashing in.
Being able to put food on your table should never be a luxury.
You can’t call yourself pro-life while letting families go hungry.
You can’t shout “America First” while putting Americans last.
Being able to put food on your table should never be a luxury.
You can’t call yourself pro-life while letting families go hungry.
You can’t shout “America First” while putting Americans last.
October 28, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I’m tired of watching hardworking folks beg for the basics while billionaires keep cashing in.
Being able to put food on your table should never be a luxury.
You can’t call yourself pro-life while letting families go hungry.
You can’t shout “America First” while putting Americans last.
Being able to put food on your table should never be a luxury.
You can’t call yourself pro-life while letting families go hungry.
You can’t shout “America First” while putting Americans last.
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After the Pentagon forced a mass exit of journalists who understood military finance, tactics and technology, their replacements have arrived: cranks, conspiracy theorists and both foreign and domestic propagandists
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Pentagon’s Preferred Propaganda Model
The Trump administration is trying to muddle reality—and create apathy.
www.theatlantic.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
After the Pentagon forced a mass exit of journalists who understood military finance, tactics and technology, their replacements have arrived: cranks, conspiracy theorists and both foreign and domestic propagandists
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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So that Mellon guy who gives away cash from his inheritance doesn’t have any left for SNAP?
October 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
So that Mellon guy who gives away cash from his inheritance doesn’t have any left for SNAP?
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October 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Today’s AI for Impact Newsletter explores how individuals and organizations are using AI in responsible, creative, and ethical ways.
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