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The Washington Post's TikTok guy @davejorgenson.bsky.social has launched his own media outlet. Local News International — which Jorgenson launched with two of his former WaPo colleagues — is taking a social-first approach to journalism, telling news to younger audiences on TikTok and YouTube.
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Washington Post's TikTok guy @davejorgenson.bsky.social has launched his own media outlet. Local News International — which Jorgenson launched with two of his former WaPo colleagues — is taking a social-first approach to journalism, telling news to younger audiences on TikTok and YouTube.
December 7, 1941: a date which will live in infamy after the Empire of Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
That day set off a chain of actions that would come to impact over 100,000 Japanese Americans who were forced to live in incarceration camps until the end of World War II after the passing of EO 9066
That day set off a chain of actions that would come to impact over 100,000 Japanese Americans who were forced to live in incarceration camps until the end of World War II after the passing of EO 9066
December 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
December 7, 1941: a date which will live in infamy after the Empire of Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
That day set off a chain of actions that would come to impact over 100,000 Japanese Americans who were forced to live in incarceration camps until the end of World War II after the passing of EO 9066
That day set off a chain of actions that would come to impact over 100,000 Japanese Americans who were forced to live in incarceration camps until the end of World War II after the passing of EO 9066
Twins have a unique bond that can’t be understood by siblings who weren’t born into the world together. Long Lead’s latest feature DOUBLE MEANING takes you inside the annual Twins Days Festival to learn more about what we can learn from twins. Check it out now: twins.longlead.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Twins have a unique bond that can’t be understood by siblings who weren’t born into the world together. Long Lead’s latest feature DOUBLE MEANING takes you inside the annual Twins Days Festival to learn more about what we can learn from twins. Check it out now: twins.longlead.com
Journalist @davejorgenson.bsky.social is building his own media empire. Jorgenson — who was formerly at The Washington Post, where he launched its TikTok, amassing nearly 2M followers — and his new outlet Local News International are reimagining news for a generation raised on short-form video.
December 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Journalist @davejorgenson.bsky.social is building his own media empire. Jorgenson — who was formerly at The Washington Post, where he launched its TikTok, amassing nearly 2M followers — and his new outlet Local News International are reimagining news for a generation raised on short-form video.
Researchers theorize that simply having someone else looking out for you can extend your life.
So what else can we learn from twins?
So what else can we learn from twins?
December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Researchers theorize that simply having someone else looking out for you can extend your life.
So what else can we learn from twins?
So what else can we learn from twins?
Twins tend to live longer than singletons — or people who aren't twins — according to research from the University of Washington and the Danish Twin Registry.
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Twins tend to live longer than singletons — or people who aren't twins — according to research from the University of Washington and the Danish Twin Registry.
Beyond the event’s surface-level wholesomeness, the event meets a broader inherent human need. Twins and multiples are a master class in the benefits of societal support — something that non-twins can learn from and apply to their own circles.
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Beyond the event’s surface-level wholesomeness, the event meets a broader inherent human need. Twins and multiples are a master class in the benefits of societal support — something that non-twins can learn from and apply to their own circles.
“People are very accepting and joyful and happy,” Jane Ireland, an attendee with her identical twin sister Carol, says. “We all have this shared kind of experience of what it’s like to be a multiple.”
December 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“People are very accepting and joyful and happy,” Jane Ireland, an attendee with her identical twin sister Carol, says. “We all have this shared kind of experience of what it’s like to be a multiple.”
The festival is meant to celebrate the uniqueness of being a twin.
According to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, just over 3 percent of births yield multiples.
According to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, just over 3 percent of births yield multiples.
December 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The festival is meant to celebrate the uniqueness of being a twin.
According to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, just over 3 percent of births yield multiples.
According to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, just over 3 percent of births yield multiples.
When walking into Twinsburg, OH on one specific weekend in August, it may feel like "The Twilight Zone" as multiples walk around in matching outfits, participate in a parade and talent shows at the annual Twins Days Festival.
December 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
When walking into Twinsburg, OH on one specific weekend in August, it may feel like "The Twilight Zone" as multiples walk around in matching outfits, participate in a parade and talent shows at the annual Twins Days Festival.
For more on Alex, listen to LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET, the @vermontgmg.bsky.social-hosted podcast by @longlead.com.
On this episode, Alex tells the story of his time in Iraq and as one of the earliest military bloggers online: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...
On this episode, Alex tells the story of his time in Iraq and as one of the earliest military bloggers online: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...
December 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
For more on Alex, listen to LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET, the @vermontgmg.bsky.social-hosted podcast by @longlead.com.
On this episode, Alex tells the story of his time in Iraq and as one of the earliest military bloggers online: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...
On this episode, Alex tells the story of his time in Iraq and as one of the earliest military bloggers online: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...
One of the reporters Hegseth is talking about here is @alexhorton.bsky.social, a former infantryman in Iraq. Alex tells his story on LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET, the @vermontgmg.bsky.social-hosted podcast by
@longlead.com.
Listen to Alex's episode here: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...
@longlead.com.
Listen to Alex's episode here: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...
December 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
One of the reporters Hegseth is talking about here is @alexhorton.bsky.social, a former infantryman in Iraq. Alex tells his story on LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET, the @vermontgmg.bsky.social-hosted podcast by
@longlead.com.
Listen to Alex's episode here: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...
@longlead.com.
Listen to Alex's episode here: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...
If you want to know more about @alexhorton.bsky.social's time in Iraq, he tells his story on LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET, the @signalawards.bsky.social-winning, @vermontgmg.bsky.social-hosted podcast by
@longlead.com.
Listen to Alex's episode here: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...
@longlead.com.
Listen to Alex's episode here: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...
December 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
If you want to know more about @alexhorton.bsky.social's time in Iraq, he tells his story on LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET, the @signalawards.bsky.social-winning, @vermontgmg.bsky.social-hosted podcast by
@longlead.com.
Listen to Alex's episode here: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...
@longlead.com.
Listen to Alex's episode here: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...
Happy Spotify Wrapped day to all who celebrate. If you listened to LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET, we thank you.
LONG SHADOW was the #1 show for 445 fans.
LONG SHADOW was the #1 show for 445 fans.
December 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Happy Spotify Wrapped day to all who celebrate. If you listened to LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET, we thank you.
LONG SHADOW was the #1 show for 445 fans.
LONG SHADOW was the #1 show for 445 fans.
@davejorgenson.bsky.social is betting on himself. The journalist — who launched The Washington Post's TikTok, amassing nearly 2 million followers by making news funny and accessible — has launched his own social-first media company with the goal of making news more palatable for audiences.
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
@davejorgenson.bsky.social is betting on himself. The journalist — who launched The Washington Post's TikTok, amassing nearly 2 million followers by making news funny and accessible — has launched his own social-first media company with the goal of making news more palatable for audiences.
Twins have a bond that can’t be understood by “singletons,” or what they call people who aren’t twins.
In DOUBLE MEANING, photojournalist Sarah Rogers and filmmaker Kate Bennis made the trek to the annual Twins Days Festival, a gathering to celebrate multiples being the same, but different.
In DOUBLE MEANING, photojournalist Sarah Rogers and filmmaker Kate Bennis made the trek to the annual Twins Days Festival, a gathering to celebrate multiples being the same, but different.
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Twins have a bond that can’t be understood by “singletons,” or what they call people who aren’t twins.
In DOUBLE MEANING, photojournalist Sarah Rogers and filmmaker Kate Bennis made the trek to the annual Twins Days Festival, a gathering to celebrate multiples being the same, but different.
In DOUBLE MEANING, photojournalist Sarah Rogers and filmmaker Kate Bennis made the trek to the annual Twins Days Festival, a gathering to celebrate multiples being the same, but different.
Over the course of seven episodes, BREAKING THE INTERNET explores how the internet — a tool which gave everyone access to the world’s information and unlocked democracy across the globe — became a tool that divided us over things we once agreed on, like science, diversity, and even democracy itself.
December 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Over the course of seven episodes, BREAKING THE INTERNET explores how the internet — a tool which gave everyone access to the world’s information and unlocked democracy across the globe — became a tool that divided us over things we once agreed on, like science, diversity, and even democracy itself.
LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET — Long Lead's limited series history podcast hosted by @vermontgmg.bsky.social — is a Bronze Anthem Award winner in the Podcast or Audio - Awareness Categories, Responsible Technology Category.
December 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET — Long Lead's limited series history podcast hosted by @vermontgmg.bsky.social — is a Bronze Anthem Award winner in the Podcast or Audio - Awareness Categories, Responsible Technology Category.
At a twins festival in Twinsburg, OH, differences start to fade away during one specific weekend a year. It's the Twins Days Festival, when multiples from all over the world descend in celebration of their sameness — sharing much of their DNA with their sibling.
December 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
At a twins festival in Twinsburg, OH, differences start to fade away during one specific weekend a year. It's the Twins Days Festival, when multiples from all over the world descend in celebration of their sameness — sharing much of their DNA with their sibling.
On a winter night in 2010, Alenka Artnik, sunken by grief, found herself alone on a bridge, contemplating suicide. Ten years later, she has become the world’s greatest female freediver and is getting stronger with each record-breaking plunge.
December 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
On a winter night in 2010, Alenka Artnik, sunken by grief, found herself alone on a bridge, contemplating suicide. Ten years later, she has become the world’s greatest female freediver and is getting stronger with each record-breaking plunge.
After FDR signed Executive Order 9066 which allowed for the incarceration of Japanese American citizens during WWII, families were forced to leave home without much prep. Some incarcerees were newborns, like Jo Anne Naka, who was raised in horse stables while her family awaited relocation orders.
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
After FDR signed Executive Order 9066 which allowed for the incarceration of Japanese American citizens during WWII, families were forced to leave home without much prep. Some incarcerees were newborns, like Jo Anne Naka, who was raised in horse stables while her family awaited relocation orders.
For the last 12 years, O'Meara has highlighted writers of longform journalism and books' on "The Creative Nonfiction Podcast,” giving them a platform to share their brilliant insights.
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
For the last 12 years, O'Meara has highlighted writers of longform journalism and books' on "The Creative Nonfiction Podcast,” giving them a platform to share their brilliant insights.
@brendanomeara.bsky.social's book "The Front Runner" is about track and field icon Steve Prefontaine, who was "on the vanguard of what we would call branding today." During the book-writing process, O'Meara revealed how much writers receive from their book deals in his PITCH CLUB newsletter.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
@brendanomeara.bsky.social's book "The Front Runner" is about track and field icon Steve Prefontaine, who was "on the vanguard of what we would call branding today." During the book-writing process, O'Meara revealed how much writers receive from their book deals in his PITCH CLUB newsletter.
THE LAST DROPS OF MEXICO CITY — which documents the Mexican capital's diminished drinking water supply — won Bronze in the News & Journalism - Awareness Categories, Sustainability, Environment & Climate Category. mexicocitywater.longlead.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
THE LAST DROPS OF MEXICO CITY — which documents the Mexican capital's diminished drinking water supply — won Bronze in the News & Journalism - Awareness Categories, Sustainability, Environment & Climate Category. mexicocitywater.longlead.com
LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET — the Garrett Graff (@vermontgmg.bsky.social)-hosted series that looks at how the internet drove the world apart — took home Bronze in the Podcast or Audio - Awareness Categories, Responsible Technology Category. www.longshadowpodcast.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET — the Garrett Graff (@vermontgmg.bsky.social)-hosted series that looks at how the internet drove the world apart — took home Bronze in the Podcast or Audio - Awareness Categories, Responsible Technology Category. www.longshadowpodcast.com