Paul Tullis
@tullis.bsky.social
journalist creating content since 1992
articles in NYT, Bloomberg, National Geographic, The Guardian, Wired, Scientific American, Nature, The Atlantic...
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articles in NYT, Bloomberg, National Geographic, The Guardian, Wired, Scientific American, Nature, The Atlantic...
ptullis@protonmail.com
Amsterdam
paultullis.net
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Exactly right. The deal they got was almost the same deal that was on the table 40 days ago- a promise from a completely unreliable partner to do something later, and bring back the laid-off fed employees (who wouldn't have been laid off with no shutdown). Oh yay no 50% cut at the GAO. Pathetic.
So after all of this, the Dems got a deal that is just a promise of a vote on ACA subsidies in December that isn't guaranteed to pass. Absolute chickenshit stuff from senate Democrats. They couldn't even get the thing they were asking for.
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Exactly right. The deal they got was almost the same deal that was on the table 40 days ago- a promise from a completely unreliable partner to do something later, and bring back the laid-off fed employees (who wouldn't have been laid off with no shutdown). Oh yay no 50% cut at the GAO. Pathetic.
I'm totally owning this www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...
It’s Cool to Have No Followers Now
As social media has become older, more manipulable, and more automated by artificial intelligence, flouting online popularity has gained a new cachet.
www.newyorker.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I'm totally owning this www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...
You missed my only newsletter of 2025, and you are despondent. Fret not! You can read it (and subscribe to future editions) here: paultullis.net/so/b1P4JdLx4...
November 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
You missed my only newsletter of 2025, and you are despondent. Fret not! You can read it (and subscribe to future editions) here: paultullis.net/so/b1P4JdLx4...
As I wrote last month in @motherjones.com (with @moranb.bsky.social), Israel is pushing forward a bill to advance govt control of news media www.pressreader.com/israel/jerus...
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
As I wrote last month in @motherjones.com (with @moranb.bsky.social), Israel is pushing forward a bill to advance govt control of news media www.pressreader.com/israel/jerus...
I always thought Substack was the new version of magazines asking you to write for free because instead they'd give you "exposure" and now the always brilliant Ana Marie Cox has articulated for me what the newsletter subscription model means for journalists
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
Patron-Supported Journalism Can’t Be the Future of News
Writing about the failure of patron-supported journalism is itself a kind of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I always thought Substack was the new version of magazines asking you to write for free because instead they'd give you "exposure" and now the always brilliant Ana Marie Cox has articulated for me what the newsletter subscription model means for journalists
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
A logistics hub under the Champs-Elysees--crazy, right? But if done correctly it could reduce traffic congestion and GHG emissions. Paris is about to find out.
My latest, for Bloomberg CityLab
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
My latest, for Bloomberg CityLab
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Retail Storage Hiding Under the Champs-Elysees
As parking lots empty out in Paris's city center, retail logistics hubs are moving in. From there, goods can be transported a short distance by bike.
www.bloomberg.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
A logistics hub under the Champs-Elysees--crazy, right? But if done correctly it could reduce traffic congestion and GHG emissions. Paris is about to find out.
My latest, for Bloomberg CityLab
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
My latest, for Bloomberg CityLab
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Because Israel had achieved its objectives and Putin has not, duh
October 22, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Because Israel had achieved its objectives and Putin has not, duh
Percentage of new electricity capacity installed in 2022 that was renewable:
83
in 2023: 86%
in 2024: 92.5%
column by @christianstoecker.de
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
83
in 2023: 86%
in 2024: 92.5%
column by @christianstoecker.de
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
Meinung: Energiewende: Diese Fakten werden Ihr Weltbild verändern
Auch gut informierte Menschen in diesem Land haben eine massiv verzerrte Vorstellung davon, wie sich die Welt gerade entwickelt. Gehören Sie dazu?
www.spiegel.de
October 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Percentage of new electricity capacity installed in 2022 that was renewable:
83
in 2023: 86%
in 2024: 92.5%
column by @christianstoecker.de
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
83
in 2023: 86%
in 2024: 92.5%
column by @christianstoecker.de
www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
If so many people hated Biden's policies so much, how come they never managed to draw 7 million people to a protest? #nokings
List of protests and demonstrations in the United States by size - Wikipedia share.google/gcZm8Kh8nIXV...
List of protests and demonstrations in the United States by size - Wikipedia share.google/gcZm8Kh8nIXV...
List of protests and demonstrations in the United States by size - Wikipedia
share.google
October 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
If so many people hated Biden's policies so much, how come they never managed to draw 7 million people to a protest? #nokings
List of protests and demonstrations in the United States by size - Wikipedia share.google/gcZm8Kh8nIXV...
List of protests and demonstrations in the United States by size - Wikipedia share.google/gcZm8Kh8nIXV...
Reposted by Paul Tullis
4. "Israeli Media’s Distorted View of the War in Gaza,"
@moranb.bsky.social @tullis.bsky.social @motherjones.com
"Barkai and Tullis introduce Ronen Argov as a rare voice of dissent against the Israeli media’s dominant narrative of the war."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@moranb.bsky.social @tullis.bsky.social @motherjones.com
"Barkai and Tullis introduce Ronen Argov as a rare voice of dissent against the Israeli media’s dominant narrative of the war."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Israeli media's distorted view of the war in Gaza
While global news showed a humanitarian disaster, most outlets in Israel remained silent.
www.motherjones.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
4. "Israeli Media’s Distorted View of the War in Gaza,"
@moranb.bsky.social @tullis.bsky.social @motherjones.com
"Barkai and Tullis introduce Ronen Argov as a rare voice of dissent against the Israeli media’s dominant narrative of the war."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@moranb.bsky.social @tullis.bsky.social @motherjones.com
"Barkai and Tullis introduce Ronen Argov as a rare voice of dissent against the Israeli media’s dominant narrative of the war."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Paul Tullis
When the media blinks first and a government goes unchecked, you can expect the worst.
The piece I wrote, together with @tullis.bsky.social for @motherjones.com about how this disaster looks in Israel and the consequences for Gaza.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The piece I wrote, together with @tullis.bsky.social for @motherjones.com about how this disaster looks in Israel and the consequences for Gaza.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Israeli media's distorted view of the war in Gaza
While global news showed a humanitarian disaster, most outlets in Israel remained silent.
www.motherjones.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
When the media blinks first and a government goes unchecked, you can expect the worst.
The piece I wrote, together with @tullis.bsky.social for @motherjones.com about how this disaster looks in Israel and the consequences for Gaza.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The piece I wrote, together with @tullis.bsky.social for @motherjones.com about how this disaster looks in Israel and the consequences for Gaza.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
As Israel pulls back from Gaza, many are asking: What took so long? One explanation is that Israeli citizens didn't see the war the rest of the world saw
My latest, in @MotherJones
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
My latest, in @MotherJones
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Israeli media's distorted view of the war in Gaza
While global news showed a humanitarian disaster, most outlets in Israel remained silent.
www.motherjones.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
As Israel pulls back from Gaza, many are asking: What took so long? One explanation is that Israeli citizens didn't see the war the rest of the world saw
My latest, in @MotherJones
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
My latest, in @MotherJones
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Paul Tullis
Chickens now grow 400% faster than before, causing a lof of suffering. Just two companies – Aviagen & Cobb-Vantress - control the genetics of 95% of chickens worldwide. They downplay or ignore the benefits of slower-growing breeds. Read more: t.ly/hE7fQ
#AnimalWelfare #earthinvestigations
#AnimalWelfare #earthinvestigations
October 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Chickens now grow 400% faster than before, causing a lof of suffering. Just two companies – Aviagen & Cobb-Vantress - control the genetics of 95% of chickens worldwide. They downplay or ignore the benefits of slower-growing breeds. Read more: t.ly/hE7fQ
#AnimalWelfare #earthinvestigations
#AnimalWelfare #earthinvestigations
Genetic selection for chickens' fast growth-3x faster than 75 years ago-led to painful lameness, disease & deformity. EU scientists say slower=better & NGOs are pushing for abandoning fast-growth breeds, but industry resists. My latest for @bloomberglp.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
How Generations of Selective Breeding Created Miserable Chickens
Genetic selection has made “probably the biggest animal welfare problem we have in all animal husbandry.”
www.bloomberg.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Genetic selection for chickens' fast growth-3x faster than 75 years ago-led to painful lameness, disease & deformity. EU scientists say slower=better & NGOs are pushing for abandoning fast-growth breeds, but industry resists. My latest for @bloomberglp.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Great day training training scientists @maxplanck.de Institute for Animal Behaviour with thought leadership writing trainer Rhea Wessel.
As I once heard Branford Marsalis say when he was opening for Sonny Rollins @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, I love it and I get a gig and a lesson on the same day
As I once heard Branford Marsalis say when he was opening for Sonny Rollins @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, I love it and I get a gig and a lesson on the same day
October 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Great day training training scientists @maxplanck.de Institute for Animal Behaviour with thought leadership writing trainer Rhea Wessel.
As I once heard Branford Marsalis say when he was opening for Sonny Rollins @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, I love it and I get a gig and a lesson on the same day
As I once heard Branford Marsalis say when he was opening for Sonny Rollins @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, I love it and I get a gig and a lesson on the same day
The best assignment I ever had was 10 days following #JaneGoodall around Gombe, Burundi, and her 80th birthday party in San Francisco. She was a one of a kind scientist, teacher, leader, and activist. RIP
www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/m...
www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/m...
Jane Goodall Is Still Wild at Heart (Published 2015)
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The best assignment I ever had was 10 days following #JaneGoodall around Gombe, Burundi, and her 80th birthday party in San Francisco. She was a one of a kind scientist, teacher, leader, and activist. RIP
www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/m...
www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/m...
So it seems the path to riches as a journalist is to get fired for plagiarism, write an article with a bunch of made-up bullshit in it, then sue the magazine when they issue a correction
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/b...
Atlantic Settles Writer’s Suit Over Article It Retracted
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
So it seems the path to riches as a journalist is to get fired for plagiarism, write an article with a bunch of made-up bullshit in it, then sue the magazine when they issue a correction
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/b...
Are you a science journalist who'd like to get the hell out of the US for 3-6 months and get paid €18000-36000 not to publish a single story? The journalist in residence program might be for you. www.h-its.org/media/journa...
HITS Journalist in Residence Program - HITS
About the Program Our institute offers a paid stay for experienced journalists who focus on natural science, mathematics, or computer science. ...
www.h-its.org
September 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Are you a science journalist who'd like to get the hell out of the US for 3-6 months and get paid €18000-36000 not to publish a single story? The journalist in residence program might be for you. www.h-its.org/media/journa...
It's been said before but bears repeating that the purpose of DEI is to ensure that people _are_ selected based on merit and not steamrolled by white males (who are so often also doing the selecting). But this is a typical Orwellian reversal by him
July 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
It's been said before but bears repeating that the purpose of DEI is to ensure that people _are_ selected based on merit and not steamrolled by white males (who are so often also doing the selecting). But this is a typical Orwellian reversal by him
Which is exactly the point of pulling their funding. The less local news they're getting the more reliant they are on Fox News and Twitter.
Most of these small and rural-area PBS and NPR stations are the sole provider of news focused on community issues, agriculture, high school sports and local government in their regions. And many are in places that voted for Trump in 2024.
The U.S. Senate has approved a measure to pull $1.1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which will primarily impact NPR and PBS member stations in small and rural areas of the country, including districts that voted for President Trump in 2024.
July 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Which is exactly the point of pulling their funding. The less local news they're getting the more reliant they are on Fox News and Twitter.
Apparently it's made reading pointless, because that is not the gist of the article
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July 4, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Apparently it's made reading pointless, because that is not the gist of the article
My 2016 article "offers both a thrilling glimpse into the future of microbiome research and an invitation to reflect on the vast complexities and ethical dimensions of studying life at its most fundamental levels," according to an LLM.
Why do I not feel flattered? www.nature.com/articles/534...
Why do I not feel flattered? www.nature.com/articles/534...
The man who can map the chemicals all over your body - Nature
Pieter Dorrestein uses mass spectrometry to eavesdrop on the molecular conversations between microbes and their world.
www.nature.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
My 2016 article "offers both a thrilling glimpse into the future of microbiome research and an invitation to reflect on the vast complexities and ethical dimensions of studying life at its most fundamental levels," according to an LLM.
Why do I not feel flattered? www.nature.com/articles/534...
Why do I not feel flattered? www.nature.com/articles/534...
I was saying this - publishing this - literally 20 years ago. And still, nothing
‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist on the collapse of coral reefs.
More than anything #climate and #biodiversity crises make me angry. As few people are largely responsible, while all pay the price, mostly those least responsible.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than anything #climate and #biodiversity crises make me angry. As few people are largely responsible, while all pay the price, mostly those least responsible.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist on the collapse of coral reefs
David Obura believes humans have been using nature for free, and tipping points at some reefs have already passed
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I was saying this - publishing this - literally 20 years ago. And still, nothing
When I was working downstairs from
@WIRED 's original offices in 1995, this the kind of thing we imagined when we thought about the future of the internet. Somehow nobody could conceive of deepfakes, decapitation videos, or Elon Musk www.instagram.com/creek_crawle...
@WIRED 's original offices in 1995, this the kind of thing we imagined when we thought about the future of the internet. Somehow nobody could conceive of deepfakes, decapitation videos, or Elon Musk www.instagram.com/creek_crawle...
June 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
When I was working downstairs from
@WIRED 's original offices in 1995, this the kind of thing we imagined when we thought about the future of the internet. Somehow nobody could conceive of deepfakes, decapitation videos, or Elon Musk www.instagram.com/creek_crawle...
@WIRED 's original offices in 1995, this the kind of thing we imagined when we thought about the future of the internet. Somehow nobody could conceive of deepfakes, decapitation videos, or Elon Musk www.instagram.com/creek_crawle...
Til the Trump-Musk cuts, US foreign aid was about $69 per citizen, according to Oxfam. I'm donating $280 for my family of four to these programs - vetted by USAID staff - to do our part to make up for the dumb, cruel cuts, which are literally killing innocent people proimpact.tools/rapid-response
Rapid Response — Project Resource Optimization
proimpact.tools
June 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Til the Trump-Musk cuts, US foreign aid was about $69 per citizen, according to Oxfam. I'm donating $280 for my family of four to these programs - vetted by USAID staff - to do our part to make up for the dumb, cruel cuts, which are literally killing innocent people proimpact.tools/rapid-response