Abigail Higgins
@abigailhiggins.bsky.social
Journalist in DC, previously Kenya. Co-founder of @51stnews.bsky.social. Covering inequality, gender, labor for the Washington Post, The Nation, Lux, etc. Organizing with The National Writers Union.
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Maybe American journalists should reflect on the courage of Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi.
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Maybe American journalists should reflect on the courage of Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi.
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"The Underground Railroad was not so much aimed at 'helping' fugitives escape as it was a movement to learn from & amplify the work fugitives were already doing to free themselves." by Jesse Olsavsky in @hammerandhope.bsky.social
For anyone teaching U.S. history ⬇️
hammerandhope.org/article/unde...
For anyone teaching U.S. history ⬇️
hammerandhope.org/article/unde...
The Black People Who Fled Slavery Had a Lot to Teach Their Northern Allies
Black-led vigilance committees not only protected and aided fugitives but also learned from the formerly enslaved as they built a movement pedagogy together.
hammerandhope.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 AM
"The Underground Railroad was not so much aimed at 'helping' fugitives escape as it was a movement to learn from & amplify the work fugitives were already doing to free themselves." by Jesse Olsavsky in @hammerandhope.bsky.social
For anyone teaching U.S. history ⬇️
hammerandhope.org/article/unde...
For anyone teaching U.S. history ⬇️
hammerandhope.org/article/unde...
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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Glad this thread exists
Also really fucking upset that we have to specify felch-free news outlets, yikes yikes yikes
Also really fucking upset that we have to specify felch-free news outlets, yikes yikes yikes
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Glad this thread exists
Also really fucking upset that we have to specify felch-free news outlets, yikes yikes yikes
Also really fucking upset that we have to specify felch-free news outlets, yikes yikes yikes
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another Lizza article is circulating, which reminds me to tap the sign reminding you to please support independent, worker-run, billionaire and felch-free news outlets when and how you can. if you can spare some $, here's some w/NewsMatch, which will 2x your donation through the end of the year!
Through December 31, we’re participating in a program called NewsMatch, which doubles donations to small nonprofit newsrooms like ours. Subscriptions and one-time gifts are all eligible to be doubled! Support today:
The 51st
Information with representation, by and for District of Columbia residents. A worker-led, independent nonprofit newsroom.
51st.news
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 AM
another Lizza article is circulating, which reminds me to tap the sign reminding you to please support independent, worker-run, billionaire and felch-free news outlets when and how you can. if you can spare some $, here's some w/NewsMatch, which will 2x your donation through the end of the year!
Remarkably, this has nothing to do with who you think
“Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves. If Stephen Glass Jayson Blair & the other late 20th century fakers were looking for the prestige & power that came with journalism in that moment then this generation’s internet scammers are scavenging in the wreckage of a degraded media environment.”
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Remarkably, this has nothing to do with who you think
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“Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves. If Stephen Glass Jayson Blair & the other late 20th century fakers were looking for the prestige & power that came with journalism in that moment then this generation’s internet scammers are scavenging in the wreckage of a degraded media environment.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
“Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves. If Stephen Glass Jayson Blair & the other late 20th century fakers were looking for the prestige & power that came with journalism in that moment then this generation’s internet scammers are scavenging in the wreckage of a degraded media environment.”
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November 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
New membership campaign for felch-free journalism just dropped
another Lizza article is circulating, which reminds me to tap the sign reminding you to please support independent, worker-run, billionaire and felch-free news outlets when and how you can. if you can spare some $, here's some w/NewsMatch, which will 2x your donation through the end of the year!
Through December 31, we’re participating in a program called NewsMatch, which doubles donations to small nonprofit newsrooms like ours. Subscriptions and one-time gifts are all eligible to be doubled! Support today:
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
New membership campaign for felch-free journalism just dropped
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We want to find the people who loved DCist — but don’t yet know The 51st exists.
They walk among us: Our neighbors, colleagues, and friends. Do you know any of them personally, and can you help reunite them with local journalism? If you do it, you could earn rewards via our new referral program.
They walk among us: Our neighbors, colleagues, and friends. Do you know any of them personally, and can you help reunite them with local journalism? If you do it, you could earn rewards via our new referral program.
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
We want to find the people who loved DCist — but don’t yet know The 51st exists.
They walk among us: Our neighbors, colleagues, and friends. Do you know any of them personally, and can you help reunite them with local journalism? If you do it, you could earn rewards via our new referral program.
They walk among us: Our neighbors, colleagues, and friends. Do you know any of them personally, and can you help reunite them with local journalism? If you do it, you could earn rewards via our new referral program.
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When DCist was shut down, it had 70,000+ subscribers.
The 51st is proud to carry forward the spirit with which DCist served our city.
But we can’t stop thinking about how most of those subscribers — our neighbors and friends — are just no longer receiving the kind of local news they signed up for.
The 51st is proud to carry forward the spirit with which DCist served our city.
But we can’t stop thinking about how most of those subscribers — our neighbors and friends — are just no longer receiving the kind of local news they signed up for.
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
When DCist was shut down, it had 70,000+ subscribers.
The 51st is proud to carry forward the spirit with which DCist served our city.
But we can’t stop thinking about how most of those subscribers — our neighbors and friends — are just no longer receiving the kind of local news they signed up for.
The 51st is proud to carry forward the spirit with which DCist served our city.
But we can’t stop thinking about how most of those subscribers — our neighbors and friends — are just no longer receiving the kind of local news they signed up for.
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"Looking to the future." I see a vibrant network of better-resourced local newsrooms (us included) working together to make life easier and more just for all the amazing communities that make up DC.
Let's start here. Can you help more people find @51st.news ? 51st.news/lost-51-000-...
Let's start here. Can you help more people find @51st.news ? 51st.news/lost-51-000-...
November 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"Looking to the future." I see a vibrant network of better-resourced local newsrooms (us included) working together to make life easier and more just for all the amazing communities that make up DC.
Let's start here. Can you help more people find @51st.news ? 51st.news/lost-51-000-...
Let's start here. Can you help more people find @51st.news ? 51st.news/lost-51-000-...
“Freelance journalism in 2025 is an incredibly difficult place to build a career. But, it turns out, it’s a decent enough arena for a scam.”
Count me among the editors in Victoria Goldiee’s AI-generated wake, chronicled here in fascinating, and depressing, detail.
thelocal.to/investigatin...
Count me among the editors in Victoria Goldiee’s AI-generated wake, chronicled here in fascinating, and depressing, detail.
thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
“Freelance journalism in 2025 is an incredibly difficult place to build a career. But, it turns out, it’s a decent enough arena for a scam.”
Count me among the editors in Victoria Goldiee’s AI-generated wake, chronicled here in fascinating, and depressing, detail.
thelocal.to/investigatin...
Count me among the editors in Victoria Goldiee’s AI-generated wake, chronicled here in fascinating, and depressing, detail.
thelocal.to/investigatin...
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those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station
We gotta normalize responding to bullshit with "dude who fucking cares"
October 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station
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Not yet a member and looking for a reason? We have two ✌️
#1: All donations are doubled until 12/31 thanks to Newsmatch — including the full-year value of monthly memberships!
#2: Members get exclusive access to our brand-new, limited-run merch 👀 (Pre-order by Dec. 5!)
#1: All donations are doubled until 12/31 thanks to Newsmatch — including the full-year value of monthly memberships!
#2: Members get exclusive access to our brand-new, limited-run merch 👀 (Pre-order by Dec. 5!)
Members only: Merch
The many moments that led to this shirt's creation and how you can get your own
51st.news
November 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Not yet a member and looking for a reason? We have two ✌️
#1: All donations are doubled until 12/31 thanks to Newsmatch — including the full-year value of monthly memberships!
#2: Members get exclusive access to our brand-new, limited-run merch 👀 (Pre-order by Dec. 5!)
#1: All donations are doubled until 12/31 thanks to Newsmatch — including the full-year value of monthly memberships!
#2: Members get exclusive access to our brand-new, limited-run merch 👀 (Pre-order by Dec. 5!)
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A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
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What D.C. health stories should we report on?
We're launching a dedicated beat — with support from @abigailhiggins.bsky.social's fellowship at the Georgetown-Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice.
We're launching a dedicated beat — with support from @abigailhiggins.bsky.social's fellowship at the Georgetown-Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice.
We’re launching a health equity beat
We want to hear from you: What D.C. health stories should we tell?
51st.news
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
What D.C. health stories should we report on?
We're launching a dedicated beat — with support from @abigailhiggins.bsky.social's fellowship at the Georgetown-Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice.
We're launching a dedicated beat — with support from @abigailhiggins.bsky.social's fellowship at the Georgetown-Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice.
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We'll be on in 20 min! Hope you can join us.
Dr. Asfia Qaadir and I will be on KPFK 90.7 FM at 1 pm PT/4 pm ET this afternoon, talking about last week's reporting in @truthout.org on censorship and targeting of health care workers who speak out on Palestine. Join us! 🇵🇸
www.kpfk.org/player/
www.kpfk.org/player/
KPFK 90.7 FM - Listen Live
KPFK - Pacifica Radio For Southern California and the world
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November 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
We'll be on in 20 min! Hope you can join us.
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Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
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Sudan’s civil war has displaced more than 9.5 million people and left millions at risk of starvation.
Despite the country’s vast natural resources, ongoing fighting and shifting control of resources make feeding its population impossible.
🔗: aje.io/cmn21f | #Infograph
Despite the country’s vast natural resources, ongoing fighting and shifting control of resources make feeding its population impossible.
🔗: aje.io/cmn21f | #Infograph
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Sudan’s civil war has displaced more than 9.5 million people and left millions at risk of starvation.
Despite the country’s vast natural resources, ongoing fighting and shifting control of resources make feeding its population impossible.
🔗: aje.io/cmn21f | #Infograph
Despite the country’s vast natural resources, ongoing fighting and shifting control of resources make feeding its population impossible.
🔗: aje.io/cmn21f | #Infograph
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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A federal judge ruled yesterday that Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in D.C. was unlawful.
It illegally infringes upon the city’s ability to direct law enforcement and undermines Congress’s local authority, the ruling says.
What comes next? @maustermuhle.bsky.social reports:
It illegally infringes upon the city’s ability to direct law enforcement and undermines Congress’s local authority, the ruling says.
What comes next? @maustermuhle.bsky.social reports:
Federal judge rules Trump’s deployment of National Guard in D.C. is ‘unlawful’
The 2,300 Guardsmen aren’t headed home just yet, though.
51st.news
November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A federal judge ruled yesterday that Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in D.C. was unlawful.
It illegally infringes upon the city’s ability to direct law enforcement and undermines Congress’s local authority, the ruling says.
What comes next? @maustermuhle.bsky.social reports:
It illegally infringes upon the city’s ability to direct law enforcement and undermines Congress’s local authority, the ruling says.
What comes next? @maustermuhle.bsky.social reports:
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Let’s be clear.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social got Trump so charmed that Trump posted two photos of the two of them with Franklin Roosevelt’s portrait behind them AND one of just Mamdani and FDR’s portrait.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social got Trump so charmed that Trump posted two photos of the two of them with Franklin Roosevelt’s portrait behind them AND one of just Mamdani and FDR’s portrait.
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Let’s be clear.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social got Trump so charmed that Trump posted two photos of the two of them with Franklin Roosevelt’s portrait behind them AND one of just Mamdani and FDR’s portrait.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social got Trump so charmed that Trump posted two photos of the two of them with Franklin Roosevelt’s portrait behind them AND one of just Mamdani and FDR’s portrait.
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This is nuts. 10 million people being displaced due to climate change.
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
This is nuts. 10 million people being displaced due to climate change.