Becky Little
@msbeckylittle.bsky.social
Writer in DC (she/her)😷| Bylines: History Channel, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Time, Washington City Paper, DCist (RIP) | Member: @nwu.org @fspnwu.bsky.social | https://msbeckylittle.tumblr.com/
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NEW — Today, Cook County became the first county in the U.S. to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income at the county level.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
Cook County becomes the first county in the US to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income • The TRiiBE
On Thursday, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the FY 2026 budget, which includes $7.5 million to fund the county’s guaranteed basic income program.
thetriibe.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NEW — Today, Cook County became the first county in the U.S. to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income at the county level.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
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Folks, if your library doesn’t have a book you want to read, ask them to buy a copy. Most have a convenient form and will let you know when it comes in. If your library offers ILL, they can even borrow books from other libraries.
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Folks, if your library doesn’t have a book you want to read, ask them to buy a copy. Most have a convenient form and will let you know when it comes in. If your library offers ILL, they can even borrow books from other libraries.
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Last week, Suncoast Searchlight's four reporters wrote a letter to their board. Their editor-in-chief had secretly been using ChatGPT and inserting hallucinated quotes into their drafts.
The next day, one of those reporters was fired. My latest for @niemanlab.org. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/flor...
The next day, one of those reporters was fired. My latest for @niemanlab.org. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/flor...
Florida nonprofit news reporters ask board to investigate their editor’s AI use
Suncoast Searchlight’s four reporters told the board their editor-in-chief was using AI editing tools and inserting hallucinations into drafts. The next day, one of the reporters was fired.
www.niemanlab.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Last week, Suncoast Searchlight's four reporters wrote a letter to their board. Their editor-in-chief had secretly been using ChatGPT and inserting hallucinated quotes into their drafts.
The next day, one of those reporters was fired. My latest for @niemanlab.org. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/flor...
The next day, one of those reporters was fired. My latest for @niemanlab.org. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/flor...
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A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
"It could take several days for reversal notices to be sent."
Gift link: wapo.st/47lQosf
Gift link: wapo.st/47lQosf
BREAKING: Some of the layoffs at CDC are being REVERSED.
Here is my updated story.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Here is my updated story.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
More than 1,000 CDC staff receive layoff notices during government shutdown
Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"It could take several days for reversal notices to be sent."
Gift link: wapo.st/47lQosf
Gift link: wapo.st/47lQosf
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For many disabled workers, federal jobs were decent, human, and accommodating: everything the president hates.
The human costs of Trump's war on government
For many disabled workers, federal jobs were decent, human, and accommodating: everything the president hates.
www.motherjones.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
For many disabled workers, federal jobs were decent, human, and accommodating: everything the president hates.
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NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4
October 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4
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NEW: In the weeks leading up to a massive ICE raid at a South Shore apartment building, neighbors saw drones surveilling the area, and teachers at a nearby school regularly saw agents in the neighborhood.
✍️ Jose Abonce for the Weekly and Maira Khwaja for @invisible.institute
✍️ Jose Abonce for the Weekly and Maira Khwaja for @invisible.institute
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 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NEW: In the weeks leading up to a massive ICE raid at a South Shore apartment building, neighbors saw drones surveilling the area, and teachers at a nearby school regularly saw agents in the neighborhood.
✍️ Jose Abonce for the Weekly and Maira Khwaja for @invisible.institute
✍️ Jose Abonce for the Weekly and Maira Khwaja for @invisible.institute
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A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to produce evidence within 48 hours on its efforts to again deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, this time to the southern African country of Eswatini, reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.
Trump administration wants to remove wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Eswatini • West Virginia Watch
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to produce evidence within 48 hours on its efforts to again deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
westvirginiawatch.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to produce evidence within 48 hours on its efforts to again deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, this time to the southern African country of Eswatini, reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.
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Hard pass, cold brew, dad bod: Merriam-Webster adds over 5,000 words to ‘Collegiate’ dictionary
Hard pass, cold brew, dad bod among new dictionary entries
It's the first revision to the hard-copy edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in more than 20 years.
www.thegazette.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Hard pass, cold brew, dad bod: Merriam-Webster adds over 5,000 words to ‘Collegiate’ dictionary
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Journalist Mario Guevara has been deported. He spent three-plus months in ICE custody after livestreaming a protest, before being flown out of the U.S. on Oct. 3.
In a recent post, he wrote: “My dedication to my work cost me my freedom.”
In a recent post, he wrote: “My dedication to my work cost me my freedom.”
Spanish-language reporter arrested at Atlanta-area protest; faces deportation
Mario Guevara, a Spanish-language reporter who covers immigration issues, was arrested at an anti-Trump protest in Chamblee, Georgia, near Atlanta, …
pressfreedomtracker.us
October 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Journalist Mario Guevara has been deported. He spent three-plus months in ICE custody after livestreaming a protest, before being flown out of the U.S. on Oct. 3.
In a recent post, he wrote: “My dedication to my work cost me my freedom.”
In a recent post, he wrote: “My dedication to my work cost me my freedom.”
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BREAKING: Mario Guevara, the Atlanta-based Spanish-language journalist who was arrested covering an anti-Trump protest, has been transported to a Louisiana immigration facility, from where his family said he will be deported to El Salvador tomorrow at 11 a.m.
www.wabe.org/family-says-...
www.wabe.org/family-says-...
October 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
BREAKING: Mario Guevara, the Atlanta-based Spanish-language journalist who was arrested covering an anti-Trump protest, has been transported to a Louisiana immigration facility, from where his family said he will be deported to El Salvador tomorrow at 11 a.m.
www.wabe.org/family-says-...
www.wabe.org/family-says-...
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Over 29,000 letters sent. The goal is 50,000. Tell ICE Director Todd Lyons: Free Mario Guevara.
Mario Guevara has been detained by ICE for more than 100 days in retaliation for his reporting — even though a judge ordered his release on bond.
An immigration court just ruled Mario could be deported at any moment. ICE must free him now.
An immigration court just ruled Mario could be deported at any moment. ICE must free him now.
Free Mario Guevara
ICE detained journalist Mario Guevara for over 100 days for his reporting, despite orders that he be released on bond. Now, an immigration board has issued a final removal order - and he could be deported at any minute.
action.aclu.org
September 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Over 29,000 letters sent. The goal is 50,000. Tell ICE Director Todd Lyons: Free Mario Guevara.
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BREAKING: Immigration court orders Mario Guevara can be deported immediately. This is a gross miscarriage of justice. If Mario is deported, that sets dangerous precedent -- targeting reporters for their coverage & free speech. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US appeals court orders deportation of Atlanta journalist detained by Ice
Mario Guevara faces imminent removal from US as his attorney files emergency petition
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
BREAKING: Immigration court orders Mario Guevara can be deported immediately. This is a gross miscarriage of justice. If Mario is deported, that sets dangerous precedent -- targeting reporters for their coverage & free speech. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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BREAKING: Judge orders Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria, alleging he omitted information from his green card application.
Immigration judge orders Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria
“It is no surprise that the Trump administration continues to retaliate against me for my exercise of free speech," Khalil, a former Columbia University grad student, said in a statement.
nbcnews.to
September 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
BREAKING: Judge orders Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria, alleging he omitted information from his green card application.
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from my latest: "The trans-shooter myth largely began circulating in 2023 around the Nashville shooting, 'as the right began rolling back LGBTQ rights in earnest'... Two years later, and just a decade after the so-called trans tipping point, anti-trans harassment and violence is all the rage."
September 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
from my latest: "The trans-shooter myth largely began circulating in 2023 around the Nashville shooting, 'as the right began rolling back LGBTQ rights in earnest'... Two years later, and just a decade after the so-called trans tipping point, anti-trans harassment and violence is all the rage."
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Seeing comments criticizing them for not doing more. Guys, they're probably doing more behind the scenes including talking to Karen about what she wants. Not every union move is going to be announced to the public.
Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah
September 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Seeing comments criticizing them for not doing more. Guys, they're probably doing more behind the scenes including talking to Karen about what she wants. Not every union move is going to be announced to the public.
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Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah
September 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah
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D.C. residents currently elect the city's attorney general, but under a bill that advanced in the House this week, President Trump would instead get to appoint the city's chief law enforcement officer. That was among 14 bills targeting D.C.: 51st.news/house-republ...
Cosplaying as D.C. Council, House Republicans advance dozen-plus bills targeting city they don’t represent
The party of limited government is treading heavily on D.C.
51st.news
September 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
D.C. residents currently elect the city's attorney general, but under a bill that advanced in the House this week, President Trump would instead get to appoint the city's chief law enforcement officer. That was among 14 bills targeting D.C.: 51st.news/house-republ...
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I'm back from maternity leave and our newsletter is in your inbox! Open it for brief musings on becoming a parent in a city under military occupation and some really great reporting on how Republicans' relentless targeting of D.C.
Our latest newsletter just landed in your inbox: The GOP wants to control D.C. so bad (14 bills later), plus a spotlight on local winemakers, a new book on D.C.‘s best walks, and attacks on tenants’ rights.
GOP targets D.C. (again). Here’s what to know.
Plus, a spotlight on local winemakers, a new book on D.C.'s best walks, and attacks on tenants’ rights.
51st.news
September 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I'm back from maternity leave and our newsletter is in your inbox! Open it for brief musings on becoming a parent in a city under military occupation and some really great reporting on how Republicans' relentless targeting of D.C.
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D.C. banned high-capacity magazines capable of feeding guns dozens of bullets at a time. The Trump Administration will no longer charge people for carrying them, calling the ban "unconstitutional." 51st.news/high-capacit...
High-capacity gun magazines are illegal in D.C. Trump no longer wants to prosecute violators.
City officials say high-capacity magazines can be particularly deadly.
51st.news
September 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
D.C. banned high-capacity magazines capable of feeding guns dozens of bullets at a time. The Trump Administration will no longer charge people for carrying them, calling the ban "unconstitutional." 51st.news/high-capacit...
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The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the 46th school shooting of the year. The 47th one happened moments afterwards. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...
At least 2 students shot at a Denver-area high school, authorities say | CNN
At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
www.cnn.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the 46th school shooting of the year. The 47th one happened moments afterwards. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...