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Amazing. She's been on my mind since I read about it. I'm so so grateful you are doing this, @frederikobermaier.com . I can't wait to see it and wish you all the best with it. Tremendous.

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COMING SOON: #ChinaTargets. ICIJ’s latest investigation uncovers the sprawling scope and terrifying tactics of Beijing’s campaign to target dissident members of its diaspora. Stay tuned! Sign up to get the stories delivered to your inbox: bit.ly/3SCsH8c

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Long time between bylines, but here I am; proud to work with the great Tom Rowley, @icij.org www.icij.org/investigatio...

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Join OCCRP for a deep dive into how one of Switzerland’s elite private banks came under investigation for alleged gaps in its anti-money laundering efforts — and what the case reveals about the limits of AML enforcement in high-trust jurisdictions: mailchi.mp/occrp/risky-...

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Quick pop in from maternity leave (!) to share this great tip truck write up from @niemanlab.org! @mkramer.bsky.social, @maryamjameel.bsky.social and team have a lot of other tip line upgrades and ideas in the works. Keep an eye on them for future outreach on wheels and otherwise.

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Thanks to @acob Udo-Udo Jacob, Sevdalina Yaneva at the Center for Information, Democracy and Citizenship for putting together the launch of the #Bulgaria #International #Journalism Fellowship (pronounced "beejgh) at the American University in Bulgaria. My talk is here: www.aubg.edu/aubg-today/d...

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JUST IN: Voice of America's director Michael Abramowitz is suing Kari Lake and the Trump administration to stop its imminent dismantling. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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"Each time Trump succeeds in subordinating his target, his power ricochets far beyond the particular organization in question, affecting the risk-taking calculus of those who fear they might be added to his list." www.justsecurity.org/109439/colle... The imagery is right on point. @justsecurity.org

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💥SCOOP: Orbán’s regime is now using its intelligence agency to compile a blacklist of “foreign-funded” NGOs, media, and advocacy groups—i.e. those who received grants from the US or Europe. Straight out of Putin's playbook. 🔗More in @vsquare.bsky.social's newsletter: vsquare.org/goulash-hung...

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"To put things into perspective: I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family and even politicians advocating for me. Yet, I was still detained for nearly two weeks. Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there."

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Trump's allies in Moscow had new plans to murder western journalists. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Russian authorities abduct Ukrainian journalist, torture her for months w electrocution until she dies in custody, weighing less than 30kg. #russianwarcrimes khpg.org/en/160881447...

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Of all the terrible sign posts in the last week, this is the worst.

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KLOBUCHAR: Have you referred to the media as the most powerful enemy of the US? PATEL: You're reading a quote. I take that you're reading it accurately K: You said we're gonna come after the people in the media who helped Joe Biden rig the election P: That's a partial statement of what I said

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Hi Bluesky, Nice to be here. My first actual posts will be self promotional -- fair warning! -- but in the interests of boosting traffic however modestly. ICYMI, I was happy to have a piece in @columjournreview.bsky.social a decade after I left. www.cjr.org/analysis/cov...

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Today’s print front page of @latimes.com captures the horror. The Times, to its credit, has made its fire coverage free

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Another thing bothering me about the Zuckerberg statement -- the assertion that fact-checkers have “destroyed more trust than they created." FCers are obviously imperfect and have made mistakes, but most of what people hear about them is ax-grinding by conservative elites, not fair-minded critiques

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☕ You can now directly support my work here: buymeacoffee.com/szabolcspanyi

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This is, or should be, a big deal -- Ann Telnaes, an absolute legend, quitting WaPo due to censorship of a cartoon criticizing billionaires anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...

submitted 135 days ago • 205 comments

Great piece. Thanks for writing it

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Great list. +1

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Charming

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People are leaving Twitter because it’s not fun anymore and no one is obligated to be on a platform they don’t enjoy. It’s not rocket science.

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In a fit of kindness, and every once in a while, people who know my writings will ask me which of them is my personal favorite. It's this one. The Abyss of Observation Alone. archive.pressthink.org/2005/03/01/s... From 20 years ago.

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23 million

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This is getting overlooked, but the whole premise of Trump's threat of tariffs is based on a lie. He's claiming Mexico must be bullied into stopping migrants. But Mexico is already doing this. That's a big reason crossings have dropped. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/1888...

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I wrote this story about the migration to Bluesky, what it means and what it tells us about oligarchdom, state actor propaganda, big tech and whether you're the user or the product. Tell me what you think. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-fun...

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Remember new users are coming on daily, unsure of engagement. The more posts you like and reply to, the strong the platform becomes !

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Interesting get of a very private, incredibly significant actor. Arguably the most significant conservative activists of the last two decades. Read the definitive story on Leo here: www.propublica.org/article/we-d... Or listen to the podcast: www.propublica.org/article/we-d...

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As we spread our social media wings, let 1,000 flowers bloom. Come mix your metaphors over at sez.us!

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Home sweet home.

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I wanted so much for Threads to welcome politics and news posts and people. A lot of us pleaded for it, to no avail. But they're missing us now. I have nearly 3x as many followers in less than 2 weeks of intensive engagement on @bsky.app than in over a year of trying to get things moving at Threads.

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ICIJ now has its own WhatsApp channel! Keeping up with our stories and upcoming projects has never been easier. Click the link to join today:

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Want to uncover the hidden world of offshore accounts yourself? ICIJ's #OffshoreLeaks Database holds 810,000+ leaked files from across 200+ countries. And now you can match your own data to ours. Your deep dive starts here. Share your insights with us!

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Wow. Bravo Bluesky!

submitted 180 days ago • 14 comments

dispiriting for sure.

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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.

submitted 186 days ago • 2387 comments

good morning new people I can’t possibly go through you all but hi!

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I'm getting new followers here, so hello everyone, thanks for tuning in. I'm keeping my account Over There but will start posting here more frequently than I have in recent months. Haven't posted Over There for a while. Here's to better times!

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Note to self: buy this book.

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When prior twitter management suppressed covid misinfo, it was an “attack on free speech.” Musk limiting bellingcat’s reach because what they are saying is TRUE and he doesn’t like it. https://bsky.app/profile/maxberger.bsky.social/post/3jvv2cf6ksa2j

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Twitter value keeps falling under Musk, now worth a third of what he paid. arstechnica.com

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Beautifully written; important political and policy points woven through a harrowing march down a psychological rabbit hole: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Reposting what seems to be a good idea to try to get places like @bluesky off the ground, which, for me, it's not yet (and doesn't seem to be going anywhere). Would be VERY happy to be proved wrong. Can I get an RT, or whatever they call it, @alexkowalski.bsky.social , @bnovak.bsky.social ....

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