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It's the TAZARA Railway -- a 1,160-mile lifeline that allowed two newly independent counties to shuttle crucial mineral resources and passengers to the Indian Ocean, bypassing apartheid. Now, superpowers East and West are again vying for Africa's metals, this time to power the energy transition.

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We were mentioned in the Editor&Publisher Magazine regarding our involvement in the Climate News Task Force! Read the interview of our colleagues Emily Holden at @floodlightnews.org and Meaghan Parker at @sciencewriting.bsky.social: www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/clim...

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Good morning! I am in an office tower in midtown Atlanta where the marta board and senior leadership is having a "retreat". They will be discussing the draft operating and capital budgets for the first time, and also receive briefings on federal grants. Follow me and @thexylom.com for more updates:

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It's the TAZARA Railway -- a 1,160-mile lifeline that allowed two newly independent counties to shuttle crucial mineral resources and passengers to the Indian Ocean, bypassing apartheid. Now, superpowers East and West are again vying for Africa's metals, this time to power the energy transition.

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We are so excited to see that our @inn.org Network colleagues @ncronline.bsky.social now have an audience in the form of Pope Leo XIV! It's important to recognize the reach and impact of our reporting. Follow this starter pack for more independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit news. go.bsky.app/SuFxwor

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Welcome @drilledmedia.bsky.social, a member of the Climate News Task Force, to Bluesky!! go.bsky.app/PmRtdCw

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One in twenty marta riders gave up riding on the subway in the past year, after giving it a try as COVID-19 restrictions eased up. That is a horrifying outlier compared to the rest of the nation and firmly puts Atlanta in the "transit death spiral" category.

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Here's a reason why you should support @thexylom.com's science reporting: We eschew generative AI because most stories we cover don't even exist on the Internet. You think ChatGPT knows what life is like in South Sudan or South Texas? Can it visually describe a plant that's not even on Google?

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Welcome @drilledmedia.bsky.social, a member of the Climate News Task Force, to Bluesky!! go.bsky.app/PmRtdCw

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On #WorldPressFreedomDay, we thank all of you who have stood up for our journalists who are under attack for pursuing the truth. We are raising $2,100 for our first newsroom intern. Can we count on your support for the next generation of journalists who form the cornerstone of our democracy?

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In 1964, Zambia established diplomatic relations with China — the first country in southern Africa to do so. Six decades later, Zambia is still charting its own path between superpowers; nothing is more at stake than its critical minerals. This story is supported by @pulitzercenter.bsky.social.

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🌸 AANHPI Heritage Month is here — and so is #GiveInMay! Join us in honoring the strength, stories, and struggles of AANHPI communities by supporting orgs on the frontlines. 🎁 We're fundraising to support our summer newsroom intern, in partnership with the CUNY Newmark J-Corps. Give today:

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If you're a member of @theopennotebook.bsky.social's International Students Slack community, join us today at 2pm ET to hear from @alexip718.com about how he built @thexylom.com. (Not a member of the group but want to be? Check it out here: www.theopennotebook.com/internationa...)

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In 1964, Zambia established diplomatic relations with China — the first country in southern Africa to do so. Six decades later, Zambia is still charting its own path between superpowers; nothing is more at stake than its critical minerals. This story is supported by @pulitzercenter.bsky.social.

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In case y'all didn't realize, one of the first executive orders Trump signed in his return to office was to eliminate federal recognition of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month, which was established in 1990 by the Bush administration. To that I say, the hell you are not.

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EXCLUSIVE: Zambia is the world's largest raw copper exporter, a critical mineral for the global energy transition. Maintaining a delicate resource extraction relationship with China is easier said than done, as our Editor-at-Large finds out. This story is supported by @pulitzercenter.bsky.social.

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🌸 AANHPI Heritage Month is here — and so is #GiveInMay! Join us in honoring the strength, stories, and struggles of AANHPI communities by supporting orgs on the frontlines. 🎁 We're fundraising to support our summer newsroom intern, in partnership with the CUNY Newmark J-Corps. Give today:

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EXCLUSIVE: Zambia is the world's largest raw copper exporter, a critical mineral for the global energy transition. Maintaining a delicate resource extraction relationship with China is easier said than done, as our Editor-at-Large finds out. This story is supported by @pulitzercenter.bsky.social.

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Congratulations to our own @alexmusicwrites.bsky.social @amberonradio.bsky.social , as well as Friends of The Xylom Amber Hazzard and @smallthoughts.bsky.social ! This is the 5th consecutive year we've sent a contributor to AAASMMF. This is how we grow science with words. bsky.app/profile/aaas...

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New starter pack just dropped, courtesy of @alexip718.com go.bsky.app/PmRtdCw

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NEW: Community-led urban farming is not only a solution for Jakartan citizens to reclaim food sovereignty, but it also increases the Indonesian megacity's climate resiliency. This story is part of The 89 Percent Project, an initiative of the global journalism collaboration @coveringclimatenow.org.

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It took just one week, but marta's reverting back to single-tracking and trains every 20 minutes, even though there will be the Inman Park Festival.

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Are you an international journalism student? Next Friday, you can hear directly from the founder of @thexylom.com, @alexip718.com. Alex will share about his journey building the newsroom—all while studying as an international student in the U.S.

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Congratulations to our own @alexmusicwrites.bsky.social @amberonradio.bsky.social , as well as Friends of The Xylom Amber Hazzard and @smallthoughts.bsky.social ! This is the 5th consecutive year we've sent a contributor to AAASMMF. This is how we grow science with words. bsky.app/profile/aaas...

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Asian Americans, just like 89% of the world’s people, want governments to do more to address climate change. But that fact is not reflected in news coverage. We are not reflected in news coverage. That’s why on Earth Day, we’re joining the Climate News Task Force along with 11 other newsrooms.

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NEW: Community-led urban farming is not only a solution for Jakartan citizens to reclaim food sovereignty, but it also increases the Indonesian megacity's climate resiliency. This story is part of The 89 Percent Project, an initiative of the global journalism collaboration @coveringclimatenow.org.

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We made a Starter Pack of Climate News Task Force Newsrooms! bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Asian Americans, just like 89% of the world’s people, want governments to do more to address climate change. But that fact is not reflected in news coverage. We are not reflected in news coverage. That’s why on Earth Day, we’re joining the Climate News Task Force along with 11 other newsrooms.

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