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johndoe 🇺🇦
@beitz.bsky.social
· Mar 16
know your rights.
memorize this. and/or keep it handy in a photo on your phone. or on a piece of paper in your wallet.
memorize this. and/or keep it handy in a photo on your phone. or on a piece of paper in your wallet.
if you don't follow @propublica.org , yet, they are an excellent resource of investigative journalism.
here is a story on the spread of bird flu and government response.
here is a story on the spread of bird flu and government response.
1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
if you don't follow @propublica.org , yet, they are an excellent resource of investigative journalism.
here is a story on the spread of bird flu and government response.
here is a story on the spread of bird flu and government response.
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UPDATE: We've added 5 more staffers to our DOGE tracker, taking the total to 114.
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
projects.propublica.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
UPDATE: We've added 5 more staffers to our DOGE tracker, taking the total to 114.
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
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Good news!
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Good news!
journalism is so broken.
and i'm not trying to dump on nuzzi here …
it's broken end to end …
… starting with consumers who ought to prefer ethics to entertainment
… to editors who ought to do better at their jobs
… to publishers who should recognize truth & ethics matter to their survival.
and i'm not trying to dump on nuzzi here …
it's broken end to end …
… starting with consumers who ought to prefer ethics to entertainment
… to editors who ought to do better at their jobs
… to publishers who should recognize truth & ethics matter to their survival.
"She’s not trying to rebuild her reputation as a journalist—she’s building a different kind of brand entirely, one where being interesting matters more than being ethical, where attention is the only currency that still spends."
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media
Olivia Nuzzi’s comeback isn’t a personal scandal story—it’s proof that today’s media rewards access, personality, and controversy more than ethics.
www.mediaite.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
journalism is so broken.
and i'm not trying to dump on nuzzi here …
it's broken end to end …
… starting with consumers who ought to prefer ethics to entertainment
… to editors who ought to do better at their jobs
… to publishers who should recognize truth & ethics matter to their survival.
and i'm not trying to dump on nuzzi here …
it's broken end to end …
… starting with consumers who ought to prefer ethics to entertainment
… to editors who ought to do better at their jobs
… to publishers who should recognize truth & ethics matter to their survival.
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"She’s not trying to rebuild her reputation as a journalist—she’s building a different kind of brand entirely, one where being interesting matters more than being ethical, where attention is the only currency that still spends."
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media
Olivia Nuzzi’s comeback isn’t a personal scandal story—it’s proof that today’s media rewards access, personality, and controversy more than ethics.
www.mediaite.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"She’s not trying to rebuild her reputation as a journalist—she’s building a different kind of brand entirely, one where being interesting matters more than being ethical, where attention is the only currency that still spends."
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The best thing I have read about her. www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
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Remember that we can always find power, solidarity, and hope in the labor movement.
Don't cross the picket line! #NoContractNoCoffee
Don't cross the picket line! #NoContractNoCoffee
"Facing Unprecedented Labor violations, Starbucks Workers Overwhelmingly Agree to Strike Indefinitely"
Now that's what we call a headline! 🤭 #NoContractNoCoffee
inthesetimes.com/article/star...
Now that's what we call a headline! 🤭 #NoContractNoCoffee
inthesetimes.com/article/star...
Facing Unprecedented Labor Violations, Starbucks Workers Overwhelmingly Agree to Strike Indefinitely
Unfair wages, chronic understaffing and hundreds of ULPs have led to a Starbucks Workers United super-majority vote to strike.
inthesetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Remember that we can always find power, solidarity, and hope in the labor movement.
Don't cross the picket line! #NoContractNoCoffee
Don't cross the picket line! #NoContractNoCoffee
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“This Congressman Knows What Trump Told MBS After Khashoggi’s Killing. He Says the Public Needs to See the Transcript” 11/20/25 time.com/7335544/trum...
Exclusive: Congressman Plans New Push For Trump-MBS Transcript
Rep. Eugene Vindman will appear with Jamal Khashoggi's widow to push for release of a "shocking" transcript between Trump and MBS
time.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“This Congressman Knows What Trump Told MBS After Khashoggi’s Killing. He Says the Public Needs to See the Transcript” 11/20/25 time.com/7335544/trum...
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The government has no business spying on court watchers' group chats.
Monitoring the courts is First Amendment-protected activity. Period.
Monitoring the courts is First Amendment-protected activity. Period.
BREAKING: The FBI infiltrated the private Signal chat of a volunteer group monitoring ICE activity at immigration courts.
Spying on New Yorkers for their constitutionally-protected activism is a dangerous return to the discredited—and often lawless—overreach tactics of the McCarthy & Hoover eras.
Spying on New Yorkers for their constitutionally-protected activism is a dangerous return to the discredited—and often lawless—overreach tactics of the McCarthy & Hoover eras.
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The government has no business spying on court watchers' group chats.
Monitoring the courts is First Amendment-protected activity. Period.
Monitoring the courts is First Amendment-protected activity. Period.
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BREAKING: The FBI infiltrated the private Signal chat of a volunteer group monitoring ICE activity at immigration courts.
Spying on New Yorkers for their constitutionally-protected activism is a dangerous return to the discredited—and often lawless—overreach tactics of the McCarthy & Hoover eras.
Spying on New Yorkers for their constitutionally-protected activism is a dangerous return to the discredited—and often lawless—overreach tactics of the McCarthy & Hoover eras.
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
BREAKING: The FBI infiltrated the private Signal chat of a volunteer group monitoring ICE activity at immigration courts.
Spying on New Yorkers for their constitutionally-protected activism is a dangerous return to the discredited—and often lawless—overreach tactics of the McCarthy & Hoover eras.
Spying on New Yorkers for their constitutionally-protected activism is a dangerous return to the discredited—and often lawless—overreach tactics of the McCarthy & Hoover eras.
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Today, after the Coast Guard lifted a ban on swastikas and nooses as symbols of hate, and after President Trump called for the execution of members of Congress, it is time for every American to decide. Who will you be?
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Today, after the Coast Guard lifted a ban on swastikas and nooses as symbols of hate, and after President Trump called for the execution of members of Congress, it is time for every American to decide. Who will you be?
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
Here is Burt Lancaster as Nazi era judge Ernst Janning in Judgment at Nuremberg.
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📢 BREAKING 📢
We're suing the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to get answers about ICE-spotting app takedowns. Read more about our FOIA lawsuit: www.eff.org/press/relea...
We're suing the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to get answers about ICE-spotting app takedowns. Read more about our FOIA lawsuit: www.eff.org/press/relea...
EFF Demands Answers About ICE-Spotting App Takedowns
SAN FRANCISCO – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) sued the departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) today to uncover information about the federal government demanding that
www.eff.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
📢 BREAKING 📢
We're suing the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to get answers about ICE-spotting app takedowns. Read more about our FOIA lawsuit: www.eff.org/press/relea...
We're suing the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to get answers about ICE-spotting app takedowns. Read more about our FOIA lawsuit: www.eff.org/press/relea...
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CPJ is honored to recognize this year's International Press Freedom Awards honorees who exemplify the best of journalism🏆
⚡️Dong Yuyu
⚡️Elvira Pilar and Juan Carlos Tito
⚡️Bolot Temirov
⚡️Sonia Dahmani
⚡️Gwen Ifill Awardee David McCraw
⚡️Dong Yuyu
⚡️Elvira Pilar and Juan Carlos Tito
⚡️Bolot Temirov
⚡️Sonia Dahmani
⚡️Gwen Ifill Awardee David McCraw
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
CPJ is honored to recognize this year's International Press Freedom Awards honorees who exemplify the best of journalism🏆
⚡️Dong Yuyu
⚡️Elvira Pilar and Juan Carlos Tito
⚡️Bolot Temirov
⚡️Sonia Dahmani
⚡️Gwen Ifill Awardee David McCraw
⚡️Dong Yuyu
⚡️Elvira Pilar and Juan Carlos Tito
⚡️Bolot Temirov
⚡️Sonia Dahmani
⚡️Gwen Ifill Awardee David McCraw
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Mass shooting:
4 wounded including the shooter and 2 police officers in shooting in Michigantown, Indiana.
4 wounded including the shooter and 2 police officers in shooting in Michigantown, Indiana.
November 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Mass shooting:
4 wounded including the shooter and 2 police officers in shooting in Michigantown, Indiana.
4 wounded including the shooter and 2 police officers in shooting in Michigantown, Indiana.
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1 dead and 2 injured in shooting in Dallas, Texas.
November 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM
1 dead and 2 injured in shooting in Dallas, Texas.
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Mass killing:
4 dead including the shooter and 2 children in triple murder suicide in Tiffin, Ohio.
4 dead including the shooter and 2 children in triple murder suicide in Tiffin, Ohio.
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Mass killing:
4 dead including the shooter and 2 children in triple murder suicide in Tiffin, Ohio.
4 dead including the shooter and 2 children in triple murder suicide in Tiffin, Ohio.
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I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
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The truth shows up in bank accounts, not in whatever delusional, all-caps post he puts up about a 'Golden Age.'
Trump can lie all he wants, but regular Americans living in reality know the truth - prices are rising, and the president's tariffs are to blame.
#DonTheCon
#DonTheCon
November 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The truth shows up in bank accounts, not in whatever delusional, all-caps post he puts up about a 'Golden Age.'
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"Somehow calling a female reporter 'piggy' was only the second-most offensive anti-press utterance to come out of the president’s mouth in recent days."
Read our statement: freedom.press/issues/press...
Read our statement: freedom.press/issues/press...
November 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"Somehow calling a female reporter 'piggy' was only the second-most offensive anti-press utterance to come out of the president’s mouth in recent days."
Read our statement: freedom.press/issues/press...
Read our statement: freedom.press/issues/press...
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Trump has reportedly been in conversation with Paramount and his billionaire ally Larry Ellison about a potential takeover of CNN that would include firing journalists he dislikes.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trump has reportedly been in conversation with Paramount and his billionaire ally Larry Ellison about a potential takeover of CNN that would include firing journalists he dislikes.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
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Yes, the president of the United States endorsed hanging senators and representatives.
Trump endorses hanging Democratic members of Congress
"Their words cannot be allowed to stand."
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Yes, the president of the United States endorsed hanging senators and representatives.
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State run media run by angry ancient men and flaccid propagandists www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks
Exclusive: Senior officials indicated favorability toward Paramount Skydance acquiring Warner Bros Discovery
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
State run media run by angry ancient men and flaccid propagandists www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
interesting character
we’re seeing dudes rocking at levels previously thought impossible www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
interesting character
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[for context] www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/20/m... [gift link]
November 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
[for context] www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/20/m... [gift link]
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On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we mourn those whose lives were lost to anti-trans violence.
We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.
We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.
On Trans Day of Remembrance, My Grief is My Power | ACLU
As the trans community remembers those we’ve lost, I find strength in understanding why the grievous injustices that continue to harm our community must be stopped.
www.aclu.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we mourn those whose lives were lost to anti-trans violence.
We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.
We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.