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jimgrayson.bsky.social
I named my fists Strunk and White because if we're doing this, there will be elements of style.
swordsjew.bsky.social Tal B. Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 1d
i named my fists Rodgers and Hammerstein cuz theyre always in my own little corner
studdwardo.bsky.social studdwardo.bsky.social @studdwardo.bsky.social · 2d
I named my fists Gilbert and Sullivan because they are slaves to duty
December 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
kenichiserino.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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comradesipho.bsky.social
Interesting to think how Zohran Mamdani might be a lawyer in Johannesburg or doctor in Cape Town right now had it not been for the University of Cape Town's incredible racism.

mg.co.za/article/2018...
20 years after the ‘Mamdani affair’, the old adversary rejoins UCT
The academic who took on the university’s ‘bantu’ curriculum has returned, marking a ‘path towards decolonisation’
mg.co.za
November 6, 2025 at 6:24 AM
kenichiserino.bsky.social
Don't mess with someone not sure of how many large dogs they have.
kevinmkruse.bsky.social Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14d
You don't often see this at the end of a whistleblower story:
November 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
kenichiserino.bsky.social
This is a lot more fun if you imagine Shelby Foote reading it in Ken Burns' Civil War
jamieson.bsky.social Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 28d
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.

The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.

"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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hebagowayed.bsky.social
I am so upset.

Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
hebagowayed.bsky.social Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · Nov 2
To be asked to write about racism only to be racially aggressed in the editing process is a new level unlocked I have to say.
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
kenichiserino.bsky.social
Who robbed the Louvre right answers only
October 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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polgreen.bsky.social
Worth remembering that a female journalist at WaPo was punished for posting a link to a story about Kobe Bryant, who had just died in a helicopter crash, being credibly accused of sexual assault.
espiers.bsky.social Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · Sep 15
Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
karenattiah.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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aftermath.site
Everyone was right, The Studio is pretty good
aftermath.site/the-studio-app...
The Studio
September 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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karenattiah.bsky.social
Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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adambonica.bsky.social
The reason why fundraising text read like scams is because they are. The political fundraising system has imported the tactics of elder financial fraud. These tactics are designed to filter out skeptics and specifically target and exploit seniors.

95% of scam PAC donors are 65+, costing > $500m.
Spam PACs Raise Money by Deceiving Seniors
One 89-year-old woman made 7,532 donations totaling $68,666
data4democracy.substack.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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marshallprojectguild.org
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.
Dear Katrice and Geraldine, We are deeply concerned about the manner in which The Marshall Project has been treating our members and approaching the bargaining process. Recently, The Marshall Project leadership has betrayed our organization’s values and compromised our position in the industry and the journalism we pursue. It’s time for that to change. The guild has worked tirelessly and in good faith on proposals that would keep high-quality health care affordable for Marshallers. We have also been steadfast in asserting that all recognized members deserve due process and fair treatment required under the law. The organization, in turn, has increasingly taken anti-worker stances that have eroded trust and created a culture that makes it difficult to do the work that makes us proud. Since the organization has taken such a hardline stance, refusing to work with the guild on the items listed below, we will be filing unfair labor practices with the National Labor Relations Board and stepping up our public efforts to make it clear that we demand fair treatment. The following recent actions by the organization have taken an immense toll on the workers of The Marshall Project: 1. The organization has repeatedly denied steward representation to a member facing a Performance Improvement Plan and possible termination, as well as denying another member representation in their termination meeting last week. This denial is illegal, egregious, and completely out of line with standards across our industry and the labor movement going back decades. We are shocked that the organization would take such a hypocritical and prohibitive stance on this, given our mission. The union has filed an Unfair Labor Practice about this illegal violation of members’ Weingarten rights and demands that members be allowed steward representation in any meeting they feel is appropriate. 2. The organization has caused a retaliatory ripple effect with its actions against one employee that has touched an entire newsroom in Cleveland with negative effects that go against the stated purpose of collaboration with local media and our ability to make good on promises we made to readers. When the organization recognized members it had a duty to follow the law and not proceed with layoffs without bargaining. We have filed an Unfair Labor Practice for the illegal layoff of employees and management retaliation. 3. The organization made a unilateral change to our outside employment policy without bargaining, changing expectations to require managerial approval. We have always maintained a workplace where outside work is permitted and the organization’s sudden termination of Chris Vazquez without a steward, without an opportunity to stop the freelancing project, and without severance is unjust and defies our values. 4. The organization is employing a strategic erosion of status quo through small changes to past practice while we bargain our first contract, including erasure of our cost-of-living adjustment, a significant change to our health insurance, and modifying the evaluation process. The organization has inconsistently complied with requests for information, which does not reflect good faith in bargaining. The Marshall Project, in retaining union-busting law firm Kauff McGuire & Margolis, is willingly participating in the erosion of worker protections across our industry, a project that takes advantage of the current anti-worker political environment. When The Marshall Project voluntarily recognized our union last year, it touted a “longstanding commitment to a fair, equitable and inclusive workplace, with generous benefits.” We are demanding a return to these values.
August 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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mollyquell.bsky.social
Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC, Reuters
July 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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jasonaw.bsky.social
You can also read it here www.ap.org/the-definiti...
July 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
kenichiserino.bsky.social
For it will not do to grant that goodness must be weak as rain must be wet. It takes courage to say that the good were defeated not because they were good, but because they were weak.
July 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
kenichiserino.bsky.social
Happy birthday America!
July 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
kenichiserino.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social
A source has just given me this photograph depicting Elon Musk stepping out onto the balcony of the SpaceX launch center.
June 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
kenichiserino.bsky.social
Sorry for the Twitter x-post, which I know everyone hates, but PBS NewsHour Union doesn't have a Bluesky and this was too important not to share.

NewsHour Digital is a relatively small newsroom, so losing three of our colleagues has had a big impact.

x.com/NewsHourUnio...
April 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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katie-drummond.bsky.social
Kudos to the student journalists at The Tufts Daily, who crashed a last-minute issue of the paper to cover the outrageous arrest and detention of Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk:

issuu.com/tuftsdaily/d...
The Tufts Daily - Thursday, March 27, 2025 by The Tufts Daily - Issuu
issuu.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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chrislhayes.bsky.social
“We are currently clean on OPSEC” accidentally sent to a journalist is an all time classic.
March 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
kenichiserino.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
kenichiserino.bsky.social
This is wrong and it’s crazy that anyone would offer international students, who are extremely vulnerable to state machinery, platitudes about free speech and Zoom classes after they’re deported instead of trying to protect them.
froomkin.bsky.social Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · Mar 12
Great. Columbia J-school students from abroad are being told to obey in advance by their dean. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/n...
Students who were not U.S. citizens should avoid publishing work on Gaza, Ukraine and protests related to their former classmate’s arrest, urged Stuart Karle, a First Amendment lawyer and adjunct professor. With about two months to go before graduation, their academic accomplishments — or even their freedom — could be at risk if they attracted the ire of the Trump administration. “If you have a social media page, make sure it is not filled with commentary on the Middle East,” he told the gathering in Pulitzer Hall. When a Palestinian student objected, the journalism school’s dean, Jelani Cobb, was more direct about the school’s inability to defend international students from federal prosecution. “Nobody can protect you,” Mr. Cobb said. “These are dangerous times.”
March 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
kenichiserino.bsky.social
Unless he teaches at UMass...no.
March 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
kenichiserino.bsky.social
Find you someone who loves you the way this man loves signing executive orders on camera
March 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM