Theodora Ruhs
@theodoraruhs.bsky.social
PhD holder and teacher of journalism at a CT university. Currently too tired to be any good at social media-ing. (She/Her)
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Theodora Ruhs
@theodoraruhs.bsky.social
· Feb 15
Ch 10-Ruhs-I'm Ravenous for News.pdf
drive.google.com
3/4 My chapter explores the control of and access to news and information and the role of journalism in both democratic and authoritarian societies. (I know I went overboard on footnotes.) Some of the content may have seemed dated last year but is now highly relevant again. #journalism
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At @lawfaremedia.org, we spent a month tracking down public info on domestic deployments of National Guard, Reserve, and Active-Duty troops.
What we found—and what we didn't—revealed a disturbing lack of transparency on how and why military forces are being used on U.S. soil.
What we found—and what we didn't—revealed a disturbing lack of transparency on how and why military forces are being used on U.S. soil.
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
At @lawfaremedia.org, we spent a month tracking down public info on domestic deployments of National Guard, Reserve, and Active-Duty troops.
What we found—and what we didn't—revealed a disturbing lack of transparency on how and why military forces are being used on U.S. soil.
What we found—and what we didn't—revealed a disturbing lack of transparency on how and why military forces are being used on U.S. soil.
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Looked this up for someone but here is my roundup of engagement journalism guides if it is useful to anyone. brizzyc.medium.com/engagement-j... Need to add some new ones that have come out
Engagement Journalism Guides
Resources to help you make your work more participatory, equitable and inclusive
brizzyc.medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Looked this up for someone but here is my roundup of engagement journalism guides if it is useful to anyone. brizzyc.medium.com/engagement-j... Need to add some new ones that have come out
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
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🆘 Please don’t scroll by. Beyond Urgent! Miracle Lane Needs #FOSTER Now! extended deadline to 6 pm Today.
CALL NOW TO SAVE KANEKI
207-480-9849
CALL NOW TO SAVE KANEKI
207-480-9849
Kaneki has a deadline of 2 pm
Miracle Lane Farm and Sanctuary wants to save him but needs a committed #foster
If you can be his hero, DM @cathypolicky101.bsky.social
immediately
Miracle Lane Farm and Sanctuary wants to save him but needs a committed #foster
If you can be his hero, DM @cathypolicky101.bsky.social
immediately
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
🆘 Please don’t scroll by. Beyond Urgent! Miracle Lane Needs #FOSTER Now! extended deadline to 6 pm Today.
CALL NOW TO SAVE KANEKI
207-480-9849
CALL NOW TO SAVE KANEKI
207-480-9849
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
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Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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Failing to regulate facial recognition software when we had the chance was a mistake.
Immigration agents have new technology to identify and track people
The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for all Americans.
www.npr.org
November 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Failing to regulate facial recognition software when we had the chance was a mistake.
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Although SNAP can’t be used for pet food, the food assistance program helps low-income families free up money to purchase kibble.
Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets
The Humane World for Animals, formerly the Humane Society of the United States, estimates that more than 20 million pets live in poverty with families.
www.dallasnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Although SNAP can’t be used for pet food, the food assistance program helps low-income families free up money to purchase kibble.
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“It is fundamentally the right thing to do.”
Watch: @wired.com's @katie-drummond.bsky.social, @404media.co's @josephcox.bsky.social, and @freedom.press ’ @laurenleharper.bsky.social discuss why FOIA-based reporting should be free.
Watch: @wired.com's @katie-drummond.bsky.social, @404media.co's @josephcox.bsky.social, and @freedom.press ’ @laurenleharper.bsky.social discuss why FOIA-based reporting should be free.
November 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
“It is fundamentally the right thing to do.”
Watch: @wired.com's @katie-drummond.bsky.social, @404media.co's @josephcox.bsky.social, and @freedom.press ’ @laurenleharper.bsky.social discuss why FOIA-based reporting should be free.
Watch: @wired.com's @katie-drummond.bsky.social, @404media.co's @josephcox.bsky.social, and @freedom.press ’ @laurenleharper.bsky.social discuss why FOIA-based reporting should be free.
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In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
wrd.cm
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
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Nice reporting from the Sun-Times on the Girl Scout aspect of my experience yesterday
tinyurl.com/4azkbhjy
tinyurl.com/4azkbhjy
Masked ICE agents put damper on Oak Park Girl Scout food drive: ‘It’s heartbreaking as a mom’
Federal immigration agents were confronted in Oak Park on Saturday morning by residents blowing whistles as local Girl Scouts collect food for local pantries, rattling some girls and their parents.
tinyurl.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Nice reporting from the Sun-Times on the Girl Scout aspect of my experience yesterday
tinyurl.com/4azkbhjy
tinyurl.com/4azkbhjy
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OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
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Photos of the Feds with weapons out taken by @chicagotribune.com photographers yesterday @briancassella.bsky.social @mandophotos.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Photos of the Feds with weapons out taken by @chicagotribune.com photographers yesterday @briancassella.bsky.social @mandophotos.bsky.social
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The truth is not "more nuanced," the truth is that none of these people are narco terrorists.
GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The truth is not "more nuanced," the truth is that none of these people are narco terrorists.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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CT SNAP recipients should check their accounts as benefits are being loaded onto cards.
November 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
CT SNAP recipients should check their accounts as benefits are being loaded onto cards.
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🐾‼️❤️🩹 sweet 8 year old pup Goshu is grieving the loss of his person and needs a foster hero asap! He is at @nycacc.bsky.social see post below for details! Please repos so he is seen- he deserves a safe place to be! #foster #rescue #adopt #sosdogs
Hi Goshu here- my human died&i was thrown in here 2die! I know commands- I’m 8- I’m grieving so badly I chewed up my paw. I wish Mamdani would save me but since he can’t- can sone1 in NY NJ NH NE DE DC ME MD RI VT PA VA FOSTER ME? I’m not a #caturday cat but a good pup! Pls repost me!
November 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🐾‼️❤️🩹 sweet 8 year old pup Goshu is grieving the loss of his person and needs a foster hero asap! He is at @nycacc.bsky.social see post below for details! Please repos so he is seen- he deserves a safe place to be! #foster #rescue #adopt #sosdogs
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HELP🆘‼️
#FOSTER needed like yesterday, to save sweet, gentle, so calm but delightfully playful “Emily”‼️
Emily is presently in #nycacc pound through no fault of her own.
NYCACC killed 34 dogs, 5 of which were puppies just in October.
PLEASE🎈REPOST🎈to get the word out to potential Fosters
#Dogs
#FOSTER needed like yesterday, to save sweet, gentle, so calm but delightfully playful “Emily”‼️
Emily is presently in #nycacc pound through no fault of her own.
NYCACC killed 34 dogs, 5 of which were puppies just in October.
PLEASE🎈REPOST🎈to get the word out to potential Fosters
#Dogs
I was told my sweet Emily is on the euth list but she’s still on the website so I’m not sure what’s happening and I don’t want to take any risks- her life is in danger there- she’s so scared. She hides- trues 2disappear- I just adore her! E. Coast- sone1save her! Pls repost nycacc.app/browse/239673
November 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Guys- precious Blue Bell is now with commanded! She only has 35 reposts! Pls help me here! She’s so precious!
November 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Guys- precious Blue Bell is now with commanded! She only has 35 reposts! Pls help me here! She’s so precious!
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🚨🚨URGENT 🚨🚨
🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮
Can anyone on the
East Coast
Foster /adopt
even if temporary
to save Palmier’s life
6 year old
on DEATH row
➡️Please RE-POST ⬅️
He needs SM exposure
to ➡️stay ALive
Rescue pays⬇️
to transport to Ur🏠
food/vet expenses
NY NJ ME MD DE DC VA
RI VT PA CT
🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮
Can anyone on the
East Coast
Foster /adopt
even if temporary
to save Palmier’s life
6 year old
on DEATH row
➡️Please RE-POST ⬅️
He needs SM exposure
to ➡️stay ALive
Rescue pays⬇️
to transport to Ur🏠
food/vet expenses
NY NJ ME MD DE DC VA
RI VT PA CT
I’m not Godzilla but I can pretend to be if it earns me a foster! I’m Palmier -I’m 6- I love to play and chase balls- I am friendly&loving- read what the volunteers say-East coast I can be transported 2U. nycacc.app/browse/234959 pls repost me! I need a miracle! #dogsofbluesky
November 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🚨🚨URGENT 🚨🚨
🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮
Can anyone on the
East Coast
Foster /adopt
even if temporary
to save Palmier’s life
6 year old
on DEATH row
➡️Please RE-POST ⬅️
He needs SM exposure
to ➡️stay ALive
Rescue pays⬇️
to transport to Ur🏠
food/vet expenses
NY NJ ME MD DE DC VA
RI VT PA CT
🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮🦮
Can anyone on the
East Coast
Foster /adopt
even if temporary
to save Palmier’s life
6 year old
on DEATH row
➡️Please RE-POST ⬅️
He needs SM exposure
to ➡️stay ALive
Rescue pays⬇️
to transport to Ur🏠
food/vet expenses
NY NJ ME MD DE DC VA
RI VT PA CT
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I don’t know; this gives it a run for its money.
November 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I don’t know; this gives it a run for its money.
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Personally, I do things not because they’re easy, but because I incorrectly thought they’d be easy
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Personally, I do things not because they’re easy, but because I incorrectly thought they’d be easy
Always excited to see a new Mountain Goats album released and this is a great one! Can’t pick a favorite track, but this is the one I needed right now: youtu.be/5IBaoEzKSAA?...
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Always excited to see a new Mountain Goats album released and this is a great one! Can’t pick a favorite track, but this is the one I needed right now: youtu.be/5IBaoEzKSAA?...