Ethan Corey
@ethanscorey.bsky.social
Research & Projects Editor | @theappeal.org
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Four union media workers were fired, in violation of their rights at work—that is a canary for all of us in this business. If we lose power at work, trust me it’s not any easier to hold anyone with political power to account.
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Four union media workers were fired, in violation of their rights at work—that is a canary for all of us in this business. If we lose power at work, trust me it’s not any easier to hold anyone with political power to account.
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I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
ICE poised to ramp up raids in Baltimore by Thanksgiving
The Trump administration has rush-ordered infrastructure to conduct raids, abduct residents, and detain people for months.
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
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I wrote for @slate.com about a legendary (and violent) Tennessee sheriff who more likely than not murdered his wife and the people who want to keep him on a pedestal.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Her Husband Claimed She Was Murdered by the Mob. Hollywood Made a Hit Film About It. The Truth Was Far Darker.
A mythical sheriff, a murder—and a Tennessee town that wants none of it.
slate.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I wrote for @slate.com about a legendary (and violent) Tennessee sheriff who more likely than not murdered his wife and the people who want to keep him on a pedestal.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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A photojournalist was arrested by ICE at gunpoint — and his DACA status revoked.
“Ya’akub isn’t being accused of breaking immigration law — his DACA protection doesn’t expire until May 2026. In fact Ya’akub’s lawyers say he hasn’t been accused of any crime.”
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/04/h...
“Ya’akub isn’t being accused of breaking immigration law — his DACA protection doesn’t expire until May 2026. In fact Ya’akub’s lawyers say he hasn’t been accused of any crime.”
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/04/h...
When Storytelling Is Called ‘Terrorism’: How My Friend and Fellow Journalist Was Targeted by ICE
As a DACA recipient, Ya'akub Ira Vijandre’s arrest holds drastic implications for the state of free speech in America.
thebarbedwire.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A photojournalist was arrested by ICE at gunpoint — and his DACA status revoked.
“Ya’akub isn’t being accused of breaking immigration law — his DACA protection doesn’t expire until May 2026. In fact Ya’akub’s lawyers say he hasn’t been accused of any crime.”
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/04/h...
“Ya’akub isn’t being accused of breaking immigration law — his DACA protection doesn’t expire until May 2026. In fact Ya’akub’s lawyers say he hasn’t been accused of any crime.”
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/04/h...
There is a legal case for my claim to the British throne--but it is strewn with obstacles (namely that I am neither British nor a member of the royal family).
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
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There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
econ.st
October 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
There is a legal case for my claim to the British throne--but it is strewn with obstacles (namely that I am neither British nor a member of the royal family).
"But, in an ironic twist" killed me
October 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"But, in an ironic twist" killed me
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New federal data has revealed a 19% year-on-year decline in international students entering the US in August 2025, including a 45% drop from India, America’s largest sending country. thepienews.com/internationa...
International student arrivals to the US fall by 19%
The US recorded a 20% drop in student visa arrivals this August, though the full picture remains unclear amid contradictory datasets.
thepienews.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
New federal data has revealed a 19% year-on-year decline in international students entering the US in August 2025, including a 45% drop from India, America’s largest sending country. thepienews.com/internationa...
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This is so troubling. The First Amendment is just words on paper unless we fight to uphold them. Part of this fight is helping student news outlets survive on independent platforms if administrators cut their funding and support as cover for the real agenda of silencing people.
Indiana University cuts IDS print entirely, hours after firing student media director
Indiana University's independent student newspaper.
www.idsnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This is so troubling. The First Amendment is just words on paper unless we fight to uphold them. Part of this fight is helping student news outlets survive on independent platforms if administrators cut their funding and support as cover for the real agenda of silencing people.
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NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams
NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams
The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...
www.thewrap.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams
This whole Politico story is both jaw-dropping and unsurprising at the same time, but are we sure that the people in the chat didn't leak it to bolster their own standing? www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This whole Politico story is both jaw-dropping and unsurprising at the same time, but are we sure that the people in the chat didn't leak it to bolster their own standing? www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Sierra Johnson, a 36-year-old Native American woman, was one of roughly 1,600 women to sue the state under the Adult Survivors Act alleging they were sexually assaulted in state prisons. She died while waiting for her lawsuit to be heard.
“It goes beyond just my own little life."
“It goes beyond just my own little life."
She Fought for Prison Abuse Victims, Then Died Waiting for Her Own…
Johnson was one of roughly 1,600 women to sue the state under the Adult Survivors Act alleging they were sexually assaulted in state prisons.
nysfocus.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sierra Johnson, a 36-year-old Native American woman, was one of roughly 1,600 women to sue the state under the Adult Survivors Act alleging they were sexually assaulted in state prisons. She died while waiting for her lawsuit to be heard.
“It goes beyond just my own little life."
“It goes beyond just my own little life."
The walk-off music is 👨🍳💋
"Many of you who covered me ... were salivating at the thought that Eric would go to jail for 33 years. So don't start asking me about what I think about [Letitia James]: I want to know, what did y'all think about when my life was destroyed in this city. And I wish I had a mic so I can drop it."
October 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The walk-off music is 👨🍳💋
Billionaire-to-supervillain pipeline
October 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Billionaire-to-supervillain pipeline
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I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.
A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.
A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.
October 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.
A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.
A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.
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adding alt text bc we all know that interview was rough to watch, but my god the background on it
(via www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...)
(via www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...)
October 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
adding alt text bc we all know that interview was rough to watch, but my god the background on it
(via www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...)
(via www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...)
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Parlays have become incredibly popular, with many betting apps encouraging these high-stakes multi-leg bets. But as legs are added, the chance of winning drops faster than the growth of the potential payout - which means sportsbooks have the advantage. Explore the math and and try your own bets:
Americans can’t stop betting parlays. Sportbooks are cashing in.
As betting booms, parlays are accounting for an increasing share of the money wagered on sports, according to a Washington Post analysis of state data.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Parlays have become incredibly popular, with many betting apps encouraging these high-stakes multi-leg bets. But as legs are added, the chance of winning drops faster than the growth of the potential payout - which means sportsbooks have the advantage. Explore the math and and try your own bets:
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repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
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Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.
Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race
southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race
southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children
Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.
southsideweekly.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.
Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race
southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race
southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
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NEW: A few weeks ago, @muckrock.com
shared the Brady list for Baltimore County. Scanning it, I noticed the police chief was on there. I then spent weeks trying to figure out why. But no one — not the state's attorney, nor the police department — is explaining it. www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
shared the Brady list for Baltimore County. Scanning it, I noticed the police chief was on there. I then spent weeks trying to figure out why. But no one — not the state's attorney, nor the police department — is explaining it. www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
Baltimore County’s police chief is on a list of cops with credibility concerns
Robert McCullough, the Baltimore County Police Department chief, appears on a list of law enforcement officers whose potential credibility concerns require disclosure to defense attorneys if they’re c...
www.thebanner.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
NEW: A few weeks ago, @muckrock.com
shared the Brady list for Baltimore County. Scanning it, I noticed the police chief was on there. I then spent weeks trying to figure out why. But no one — not the state's attorney, nor the police department — is explaining it. www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
shared the Brady list for Baltimore County. Scanning it, I noticed the police chief was on there. I then spent weeks trying to figure out why. But no one — not the state's attorney, nor the police department — is explaining it. www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
Why does Stephen Miller talk like he's one of the villains on Adventure Time?
Every time he does an interview, I am half expecting him to announce that he has finally captured Princess Bubblegum and plans to force her to be his new wife.
Every time he does an interview, I am half expecting him to announce that he has finally captured Princess Bubblegum and plans to force her to be his new wife.
October 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Why does Stephen Miller talk like he's one of the villains on Adventure Time?
Every time he does an interview, I am half expecting him to announce that he has finally captured Princess Bubblegum and plans to force her to be his new wife.
Every time he does an interview, I am half expecting him to announce that he has finally captured Princess Bubblegum and plans to force her to be his new wife.
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Alaska vowed to resolve the murders of Indigenous people.
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
By @kylehopkinsak.bsky.social, w/ @adn.com
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
By @kylehopkinsak.bsky.social, w/ @adn.com
Alaska Vowed to Resolve Murders of Indigenous People. Now It Refuses to Provide Their Names.
When the nonprofit Data for Indigenous Justice filed public records requests with the Alaska Department of Public Safety concerning cases it had investigated, the state rejected them.
www.propublica.org
October 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Alaska vowed to resolve the murders of Indigenous people.
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
By @kylehopkinsak.bsky.social, w/ @adn.com
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
By @kylehopkinsak.bsky.social, w/ @adn.com
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Judge: Response, DOJ? Hegseth memo doesn't seem to identify events.
DOJ: President's determination last weekend reflected in Truth Social posts indicate that DHS had made request. He talks about his decision, explains that conditions have deteriorated into "lawless mayhem."
DOJ: President's determination last weekend reflected in Truth Social posts indicate that DHS had made request. He talks about his decision, explains that conditions have deteriorated into "lawless mayhem."
October 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Judge: Response, DOJ? Hegseth memo doesn't seem to identify events.
DOJ: President's determination last weekend reflected in Truth Social posts indicate that DHS had made request. He talks about his decision, explains that conditions have deteriorated into "lawless mayhem."
DOJ: President's determination last weekend reflected in Truth Social posts indicate that DHS had made request. He talks about his decision, explains that conditions have deteriorated into "lawless mayhem."
I'm not sure accusations of healthcare are the same as accusations of pet-eating... The "healthcare for illegal aliens" line seems like it's more about attacking public goods that just happen to benefit outgroups.
It's like the cities that shut down public pools instead of desegregating them.
It's like the cities that shut down public pools instead of desegregating them.
October 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I'm not sure accusations of healthcare are the same as accusations of pet-eating... The "healthcare for illegal aliens" line seems like it's more about attacking public goods that just happen to benefit outgroups.
It's like the cities that shut down public pools instead of desegregating them.
It's like the cities that shut down public pools instead of desegregating them.
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Today, a receiver took over Hinds County's Raymond Detention Center. People detained there shared stories of being held in cells covered with mold and feces and sleeping on floors. At least 6 died there this year, including a murder & drug overdose. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/01/m...
Court Appointee Takes Over Hinds County Jail
After a decade-long court battle, receiver Wendell M. France takes the reins.
www.themarshallproject.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Today, a receiver took over Hinds County's Raymond Detention Center. People detained there shared stories of being held in cells covered with mold and feces and sleeping on floors. At least 6 died there this year, including a murder & drug overdose. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/01/m...
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JUST IN: A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
JUST IN: A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...