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Washington Post Reporter -- recovering night crime guy seeking stories about the better side of humanity. MSJ grad @medillschool; Happiest adjunct professor https://bsky.app/profile/merrillcollege.bsky.social ; Christmas music/lights enthusiast
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It's been a long while since I posted anything, anywhere but here is my latest from D.C.
Blues Alley turns 60 with swing, soul — and a fight to survive

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Blues Alley turns 60 with swing, soul — and a fight to survive
Blues Alley celebrates it’s 60th anniversary this month, with it’s owner and supporters learning how to survive economic headwinds.
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July 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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karenattiah.bsky.social
Sadly, little to no mention of Khashoggi in major newspapers, including WaPo, the paper he wrote for.

Meanwhile, "Trump calls Mohammed bin Salman an 'incredible man'"
jamesnorth7.bsky.social James North @jamesnorth7.bsky.social · May 13
Sickening. This #NYTimes report nowhere says that #SaudiArabia's ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed, in 2018 ordered the murder and dismemberment of the opposition journalist Jamal #Khashoggi -- who worked for the @washingtonpost.com.
@karenattiah.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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aaronwiener.bsky.social
Just as all federal employees have been ordered back to the office five days a week, the Trump administration has closed a federal office that oversees child care centers in federal buildings and fired most of the staff www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Scores of child-care centers at risk after Trump officials gut federal office
The General Services Administration has eliminated its office overseeing child-care centers and stopped providing accreditation to centers in federal buildings.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Please check out my latest in the @washingtonpost.com local section.
D.C. students bring history to life with Blacks in Wax

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D.C. students bring history to life with Blacks in Wax
Dozens of 5-to-17-year-olds wore makeup and fashions of the era to depict historical figures and highlight their achievements for the annual Blacks in Wax.
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March 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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nicolefcarr.bsky.social
It's Black Press Day. And the historic Black press understood what it was like to be targeted, surveilled, charged with crimes, even jailed. As similar threats loom, we should take a look at this history. Read/Listen/Share/Subscribe to Fortify here: nicolefcarr.substack.com/p/the-histor...
The historic Black press and the attempt to criminalize journalists
I've long thought about the potential for U.S. journalists to be jailed in America for doing our jobs. We should remember how the government came after Black journalists in the not-so-distant past.
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March 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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merlisa.com
Every day I watch BBC News discuss DEI or immigration with a wall of white people. Not one black or brown person on panels.

Sigh.
February 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
At Reagan National awaiting news conference on the DCA crash. Follow live updates:

American Airlines plane collides with helicopter in D.C., crashes into Potomac River

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January 30, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Pasaing along some weekend inspiration I was glad to be reminded of today ...https://youtu.be/Efh3a_v2OVI?si=1Ejb6hMU1rALeMEJ
January 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I hope to post my articles on a more consistent basis. Capital Letters are short narratives (750 words Max) that feature unique stories in our region. Here is my latest:

For this group of Virginia deer hunters, it’s not only about the meat

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For this group of Virginia deer hunters, it’s not only about the meat
For Town Hill — a small band of Black men and their sons — the weeks of rifle hunting at year’s end and the spring gobbler turkey hunts aren’t to be missed.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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propublica.org
We're investigating health insurance denials. If you want to share your insights, here's how:
Do You Have Insights Into Dental and Health Insurance Denials? Help Us Report on the System.
Insurers deny tens of millions of claims every year. ProPublica is investigating why claims are denied, what the consequences are for patients and how the appeal process really works.
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December 15, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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anniewaldman.bsky.social
NEW: After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs.

Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.

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UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism
Leaked internal documents show that the insurance giant is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy. Advocates say the company’...
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December 13, 2024 at 1:34 PM
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nytimes.com
Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts diner was immortalized in Arlo Guthrie’s 1967 song “Alice’s Restaurant,” died on Thursday — just a week before Thanksgiving, the holiday during which the story at the center of the song takes place. She was 83.
Alice Brock, Restaurant Owner Made Famous by a Song, Dies at 83
Arlo Guthrie’s antiwar staple “Alice’s Restaurant” was inspired by a Thanksgiving Day visit to her diner in western Massachusetts.
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November 24, 2024 at 9:22 PM
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timothybrown.bsky.social
A really great piece from @rachelswarns.bsky.social on the new data about the role of White Women as enslavers and slave traders that builds upon the important historiographical correction of historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers.

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/u...
White Women Were Active in the American Slave Trade, Statistical Research Shows (Gift Article)
For generations, scholars argued that white women were rarely involved in the active buying and selling of Black people. A growing body of research says otherwise.
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November 23, 2024 at 8:59 PM
A highlight of a busy week for me...Go-go museum chronicling D.C.’s iconic music has soft launch in Anacostia

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Go-go museum chronicling D.C.’s iconic music has soft launch in Anacostia
The opening of the Go-Go Museum in Anacostia marked a special occasion for music that changed the lives of many communities in and around the District.
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November 21, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Go-go museum chronicling D.C.’s iconic music opens in Anacostia

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Go-go museum chronicling D.C.’s iconic music opens in Anacostia
The opening of the Go-Go Museum in Anacostia marked a special occasion for music that changed the lives of many communities in and around the District.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2024 at 1:12 AM
I haven't posted a lot here but for now will post a few of my favorite features from this year. Hopefully you will find some hope in these...An introvert finds his true self as a bingo caller at Ikea

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An introvert finds his true self as a bingo caller at Ikea
An unlikely Bingo caller and would-be fashion designer builds a community in an Ikea cafeteria.
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November 16, 2024 at 1:37 AM
December 5, 2023 at 11:58 PM
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mmfa.bsky.social
Fox News figures made at least 97 claims alleging or speculating that the Niagara crash was an act of terrorism or an attack, with nearly two hours of on-screen text speculating as such. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/man...
Manufacturing fear: How Fox News invented a terrorist attack and used it to demonize Muslims
Fox News falsely reported last Wednesday that a car accident at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara, New York, was an act of terrorism. Much of the network’s coverage was based on reporting from correspon...
www.mediamatters.org
November 28, 2023 at 5:25 PM
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davidjroth.bsky.social
I wrote about the depressing AI clown show at Sports Illustrated and the broader campaign by various rich cretins to see just how little everyone else matters. defector.com/scorn-illust...
Scorn Illustrated | Defector
On Monday, the website Futurism reported that Sports Illustrated has been publishing AI-written stories under the bylines of journalists who do not, strictly speaking, “exist.” The site had create...
defector.com
November 28, 2023 at 3:10 PM
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washingtonpost.com
Breaking news: The first 13 Israeli hostages have been freed from Hamas captivity Friday as part of the captive exchange deal between Israel and Hamas, officials say. Separately, Hamas also released 12 Thai nationals who were being held hostage.

Follow live updates:
Israel-Gaza war live updates: First hostages released — 13 Israeli, 12 Thai — after pause in fig...
Aid trucks including fuel entered the besieged Palestinian enclave Friday, as photos from southern Gaza showed people out in the streets after weeks of bombardment.
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November 24, 2023 at 3:03 PM
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bloomberg.com
Posts pushing false narratives and inaccurate graphic content about the Israel-Hamas war have gone viral on X — but the platform’s only solution for misinformation is proving exceedingly ineffective
How Musk’s X Is Failing To Stem the Surge of Misinformation About Israel and Gaza
A Bloomberg analysis reveals that X’s Community Notes solution fact-checks information about the war slowly and inconsistently, letting false posts spread fast while global tensions are high.
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November 21, 2023 at 2:05 PM
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“What is it about democracy that justifies our faith, especially African Americans’ faith in it?”

Melvin Rogers and Neil Roberts discuss the difficulty of keeping faith in a foundationally anti-Black republic.
Surviving a Wretched State - Boston Review
Melvin Rogers and Neil Roberts discuss the difficulty of keeping faith in a foundationally anti-Black republic.
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November 16, 2023 at 3:51 PM
Food banks’ demand surges ahead of first Thanksgiving without pandemic aid

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November 20, 2023 at 6:54 PM
Rick Ross is hiring a flight attendant. We asked real ones about the job.

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November 20, 2023 at 2:31 PM
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Special Report: In our latest series examining the role of the AR-15 in American life, The Post published visuals from some of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings.

Learn more about why The Post pursued this line of work by reading a letter from our top editor:
Why we are publishing disturbing content from AR-15 mass shootings
Executive Editor Sally Buzbee’s letter explains why The Post took the unusual step of publishing graphic content to illuminate the reality of AR-15 shootings.
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November 18, 2023 at 6:23 PM