The United Kingdom's National Crime Agency announced on Dec. 4 that it had dismantled a multibillion-dollar money laundering scheme that enabled criminal networks, including Russian spies and oligarchs, to evade sanctions using cryptocurrency.

That is a great point! I suppose I mean all of that. I have dabbled with using it to organise data, brainstorm on approaches to sensitive topics, and help me locate the latest information from reputable sources. I’m finding it to be an incredible tool to aid in the hunt for reliable information.

How do you feel about AI integrated journalism?

I have very mixed feelings, but curious to hear more thoughts.

When they run out of talking points, they immediately start feeling “attacked.” It’s such a played out way of being and a really, really tired story.

Keep calling them out @erininthemorning.com ! 🫶

The Sacred Band of Thebes were created with the philosophy that men bound by romantic affection would fight more fiercely to protect one another.

They were revered as an embodiment of Theban strength & unity.

We’ve been fighting for each other for centuries.

Have you ever heard of The Sacred Band of Thebes?

An elite military unit established around 378 BCE to serve as a decisive force in battle.

It consisted of 300 men, more specifically, 150 male lovers.

Honestly don't care about Biden pardoning his son.

Norms are wrecked right now and Trump is nominating people who he literally and openly has said will go after political rivals and the media.

Anyone outraged over it is living in a prior time when America was functional and norms existed.

🏳️‍⚧️ "But that’s not where the story ends. The books may have been burnt, the building destroyed, but we’re still here" - Isabelle Bale

In collaboration with @transhistoryweek.bsky.social for Trans Awareness Week - Isabelle looks back at why Trans+ people will always be here 👇

The most dangerous person in women's spaces in Congress isn't Sarah McBride, it's actually Nancy Mace's staffer Sean Brislin, apparently, who it appears she hired shortly after he broke into a woman's house and slept in her bed.

www.advocate.com/politics/nan...

I’ll never forget the last day I was in Kyiv. It was like the sky knew I booked my ticket home; painted with such beauty I felt as if I could never get on that train.

I’m back now baby. Let’s elevate some voices.

On the streets of Kyiv, some pretty strong opinions about Joe Rogan's Ukraine rant.

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⚡️ Russia confirms capture of UK national fighting for Ukraine.

Russian authorities confirmed on Nov. 26 the capture and detention of James Scott Rhys Anderson, a U.K. national fighting for Ukraine in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

⚡️ EU's upcoming Russia sanctions to target North Korean officials, Chinese, Indian companies, Ukrainian official says.

The EU's 15th sanctions package will include 30 legal entities and 50 individuals, the Ukrainian president’s commissioner for sanctions, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, said on Nov. 26.

A powerful article highlighting a very grim reality faced by so many Ukrainians, not only since the start of the full-scale war.

By: Maria Kuchapska

Wake Up Queer! 🗣️

I document stories of courage, survival, and defiance.

Let’s make more independent journalism.

Feb. 24th 2022:

“It was like the gates of hell had opened and thousands of demons came pouring out. And they will hunt us.”

I experimented with “audio articles” documenting firsthand accounts of war. This one is simply terrifying as a Kyiv native describes the morning the war began.

New platform for the new project 🫡

3 year update on queer resilience in Ukraine (photos & article) 📸✍️

Coming soon 🔜