Tom Johnson
@tom-johnson.bsky.social
Head of Audience at the Guardian US (@us.theguardian.com). Previously at the Washington Post. Friend of all cats.
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News in America can't publish the whole picture ... last week, the Guardian took over the streets of NYC, letting New Yorkers uncover what makes us unique: we are independent, global and free.
Discover more at www.theguardian.com/thewholepicture
Discover more at www.theguardian.com/thewholepicture
October 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
News in America can't publish the whole picture ... last week, the Guardian took over the streets of NYC, letting New Yorkers uncover what makes us unique: we are independent, global and free.
Discover more at www.theguardian.com/thewholepicture
Discover more at www.theguardian.com/thewholepicture
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JD Vance, the US vice-president, and his wife, Usha, were met with a chorus of boos at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center on Thursday while attending a classical music concert.
March 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
JD Vance, the US vice-president, and his wife, Usha, were met with a chorus of boos at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center on Thursday while attending a classical music concert.
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Donald Trump’s administration has started to remove or downgrade mentions of the climate crisis across the US government.
Websites for several major departments have pulled down references to anything related to the climate crisis.
See the thread below for some of the changes so far:
Websites for several major departments have pulled down references to anything related to the climate crisis.
See the thread below for some of the changes so far:
February 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Donald Trump’s administration has started to remove or downgrade mentions of the climate crisis across the US government.
Websites for several major departments have pulled down references to anything related to the climate crisis.
See the thread below for some of the changes so far:
Websites for several major departments have pulled down references to anything related to the climate crisis.
See the thread below for some of the changes so far:
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Freelancers: in case you missed it, my post outlining what I want to commission in 2025 >> substack.com/home/post/p-... 👀
January 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Freelancers: in case you missed it, my post outlining what I want to commission in 2025 >> substack.com/home/post/p-... 👀
You've probably seen terms like PFAS and microplastics in a lot of news stories recently, often in the context of frightening studies showing just how prevalent they are in everyday items.
One of the most frequent questions I see in our comment section is: "What can I actually do to avoid them?"
One of the most frequent questions I see in our comment section is: "What can I actually do to avoid them?"
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February 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
You've probably seen terms like PFAS and microplastics in a lot of news stories recently, often in the context of frightening studies showing just how prevalent they are in everyday items.
One of the most frequent questions I see in our comment section is: "What can I actually do to avoid them?"
One of the most frequent questions I see in our comment section is: "What can I actually do to avoid them?"
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I've collected accounts from trans folks inside US prisons facing Trump's brutal crackdown: trans women rounded up + placed in solitary before transfer to men's prisons; canceled medical appointments + loss of vital healthcare; vicious taunting
"You're going to be a man," one guard told trans women
"You're going to be a man," one guard told trans women
Trans people in US federal prisons face brutal crackdown under Trump order
Advocates report harassment and loss of gender-affirming care as trans women face transfers to men’s prisons
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I've collected accounts from trans folks inside US prisons facing Trump's brutal crackdown: trans women rounded up + placed in solitary before transfer to men's prisons; canceled medical appointments + loss of vital healthcare; vicious taunting
"You're going to be a man," one guard told trans women
"You're going to be a man," one guard told trans women
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Trump has suggested dismantling Fema, a move that would cut off aid that has largely helped support Republican-leaning states like Louisiana and Florida that voted for him in last year’s US presidential election.
January 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Trump has suggested dismantling Fema, a move that would cut off aid that has largely helped support Republican-leaning states like Louisiana and Florida that voted for him in last year’s US presidential election.
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This is my periodic rant that Apple Intelligence is so bad that today it got every fact wrong its AI a summary of @washingtonpost.com news alerts.
It's wildly irresponsible that Apple doesn't turn off summaries for news apps until it gets a bit better at this AI thing.
It's wildly irresponsible that Apple doesn't turn off summaries for news apps until it gets a bit better at this AI thing.
January 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is my periodic rant that Apple Intelligence is so bad that today it got every fact wrong its AI a summary of @washingtonpost.com news alerts.
It's wildly irresponsible that Apple doesn't turn off summaries for news apps until it gets a bit better at this AI thing.
It's wildly irresponsible that Apple doesn't turn off summaries for news apps until it gets a bit better at this AI thing.
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There are now 1,100+ incarcerated firefighters on the LA frontlines, including 50+ youth.
The jobs are highly coveted - some of the most meaningful activities available in CA prison, but they risk their lives for $5-10 a day. Several have died in recent yrs + many struggle to get jobs after prison.
The jobs are highly coveted - some of the most meaningful activities available in CA prison, but they risk their lives for $5-10 a day. Several have died in recent yrs + many struggle to get jobs after prison.
‘Running to danger and saving lives’: 1,100 incarcerated firefighters are on the LA frontlines
The jobs are highly coveted, offering training and reduced sentences, but face criticism over low wages
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January 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
There are now 1,100+ incarcerated firefighters on the LA frontlines, including 50+ youth.
The jobs are highly coveted - some of the most meaningful activities available in CA prison, but they risk their lives for $5-10 a day. Several have died in recent yrs + many struggle to get jobs after prison.
The jobs are highly coveted - some of the most meaningful activities available in CA prison, but they risk their lives for $5-10 a day. Several have died in recent yrs + many struggle to get jobs after prison.
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With Amazon’s $40 million deal for a Melania documentary, Jeff Bezos turns up the Trump supplication and it’s pretty dark. You know what dies in darkness. New from me in @us.theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/10/melania-trump-amazon-documentary?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Melania’s $40m Amazon deal: another sign Bezos is capitulating to Donald Trump | Margaret Sullivan
Sadly, the Amazon-Melania deal has much the same flavor as the rest of Trump appeasement moves – not just by Bezos but by others of his ilk
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
With Amazon’s $40 million deal for a Melania documentary, Jeff Bezos turns up the Trump supplication and it’s pretty dark. You know what dies in darkness. New from me in @us.theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/10/melania-trump-amazon-documentary?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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“As an editorial cartoonist, my job is to hold powerful people and institutions accountable. For the first time, my editor prevented me from doing that critical job. So I have decided to leave the Post.” — @anntelnaes.bsky.social
This is, or should be, a big deal -- Ann Telnaes, an absolute legend, quitting WaPo due to censorship of a cartoon criticizing billionaires
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Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
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January 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
“As an editorial cartoonist, my job is to hold powerful people and institutions accountable. For the first time, my editor prevented me from doing that critical job. So I have decided to leave the Post.” — @anntelnaes.bsky.social
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Here’s why some billionaires are going soft on Trump
October 28, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Here’s why some billionaires are going soft on Trump
A highly upvoted Reddit (r/politics) comment reacting to our story on anti-Trump Americans tuning out the news
December 3, 2024 at 5:32 PM
A highly upvoted Reddit (r/politics) comment reacting to our story on anti-Trump Americans tuning out the news
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Trump carried out more federal executions than the past 10 presidents combined. 40 ppl on death row are now in danger, many asking Biden for clemency.
“The majority of people here become better men for themselves, their family and friends and supporters” -Billie Allen, at risk of execution, told me
“The majority of people here become better men for themselves, their family and friends and supporters” -Billie Allen, at risk of execution, told me
‘I’m terrified I’ll be executed’: Trump win could bring spree of death row killings
The ex-president has allegedly floated hangings and televised killings, and called for the deaths of drug dealers
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December 2, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Trump carried out more federal executions than the past 10 presidents combined. 40 ppl on death row are now in danger, many asking Biden for clemency.
“The majority of people here become better men for themselves, their family and friends and supporters” -Billie Allen, at risk of execution, told me
“The majority of people here become better men for themselves, their family and friends and supporters” -Billie Allen, at risk of execution, told me
Nuzzel was such a timesaver and one the tools I’d always recommend to others in the newsroom. So excited to for this!
Remember Nuzzel? A similar news-aggregating tool now exists for Bluesky
The creator of Sill says "the death of the link" has had disastrous consequences for journalism, art, and the web. His free social media tool entered public beta on Friday.
www.niemanlab.org
November 26, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Nuzzel was such a timesaver and one the tools I’d always recommend to others in the newsroom. So excited to for this!
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NEW: the trans healthcare ban before the US Supreme Court rests on a group of doctors who have repeatedly been discredited and dismissed by judges as unqualified, inexperienced + biased “experts” spreading religious doctrine and misinformation.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Revealed: trans rights case at US supreme court features doctors previously discredited by judges
Tennessee relied on doctors rebuked by courts for inexperience and bias to defend its trans healthcare ban
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November 21, 2024 at 8:31 PM
NEW: the trans healthcare ban before the US Supreme Court rests on a group of doctors who have repeatedly been discredited and dismissed by judges as unqualified, inexperienced + biased “experts” spreading religious doctrine and misinformation.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
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Now that’s a subskeet
November 20, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Now that’s a subskeet
[comically bad 19th century paper boy accent]
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Hi, Bluesky 👋
We're the Guardian's US newsroom.
You can find our starter pack of @us.theguardian.com journalists here: go.bsky.app/LcZs9SB
We're the Guardian's US newsroom.
You can find our starter pack of @us.theguardian.com journalists here: go.bsky.app/LcZs9SB
November 19, 2024 at 10:03 PM
[comically bad 19th century paper boy accent]
Starter packs! Get your @us.theguardian.com starter pack here!
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The real test of Bluesky’s new power is whether someone on here will finally do a nuclear take that ends their career.
November 18, 2024 at 7:00 AM
The real test of Bluesky’s new power is whether someone on here will finally do a nuclear take that ends their career.
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Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Hi everyone.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.
We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.
We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.
I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
Why we’re no longer posting on X from official Guardian accounts:
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Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X
We will stop posting from our official editorial accounts on the platform, but X users can still share our articles
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November 13, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Why we’re no longer posting on X from official Guardian accounts:
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