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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 18h

Finding out that the people in charge are often petulant hypocrites is one of the most valuable things you can learn in college and will undoubtedly make these student journalists even better at their jobs.

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 19h

And here's a link to a letter from the IDS editors about the firing of the student newspaper director.

www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU fires student media director after he refused to censor the IDS

Indiana University directed the IDS to stop printing news.

www.idsnews.com

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Derek Willis @dwillis.bsky.social · 19h

This is why we need independent student media, but if a university is going to actually be involved, then it needs to respect its limits under the First Amendment.

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 20h

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

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Andy Sellars @sellars.bsky.social · 21h

Hey Brookline residents: a private realty company just did a deal with Flock—ICE’s favorite street surveillance vendor—to put license plate readers up in your town without any public input. Your chief of police called the deal a “no brainer.”

Chestnut Hill Realty plans to install AI-powered license plate reader cameras in South Brookline - Brookline.News

The real estate company will share information from the cameras with Brookline police and other local law enforcement.

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MuckRock @muckrock.com · 1d

In case you missed it, we've put together a Banned Books t-shirt in support of in support of our good friends at @404media.co, @transjournalists.org and @themarshallproject.org. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

It’s Banned Books Week. Want to find out about censorship in your backyard? Join the FOIAs tour

Our good friends at 404 Media, the Trans Journalists Association and the Marshall Project have all been filing requests to find out what books are banned and where, so we decided it was time to hit th...

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Zach Binney @binneyz.bsky.social · 1d

Is this a good time to remind everyone (as the article covers at length) that there is effectively no regulation by the FDA or any other government body of any supplement? And that the definition of "supplement" is very, very wide?

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1d

Top on the list of "Democrat programs" Trump/Vought just ended is the office which runs special education programs in the United States. www.k12dive.com/news/special...

RIFs rip through federal Office of Special Education Programs

With OSEP reportedly decimated, one special education expert asks: How can IDEA "possibly function"?

www.k12dive.com

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Michael Morisy @morisy.bsky.social · 1d

Looking for folks who’d be good to have on a panel or discussion around government (local particularly) open meetings — let me know if you know anyone who’d be good to invite, especially if that’s you!

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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 1d

The fact Fox News, Hegseth's former employer, has signed on to this joint statement speaks volumes.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Five major broadcast networks say they will not sign new Pentagon press policy

The policy says reporters could have their press passes revoked if they publish information that has not been authorized for release by the Pentagon.

www.nbcnews.com

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 1d

Justin Hayward, lead singer and songwriter of the Moody Blues, turns 78 today.. Instead of a party in the morning or evening, for some reason he wants to celebrate on Tuesday AFTERNOON.

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Moody Blues - Tuesday Afternoon (1970)

YouTube video by MoodiesFan

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 1d

This is quite a statement from a former U.S. attorney, former Republican governor and former papabile to be AG during Trump I.

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 1d

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2d

Happy holidays to all who celebrate www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/its...

It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers

First published on October 9, 2009, this classic by Colin Nissan is our most-read article of all time. We’re celebrating the 16th anniversary of th...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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Chris Amico @chrisamico.bsky.social · 2d

Can’t make photogenic beans but they’re great.

A bowl of beans with cilantro and green salsa. They look delicious.

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Chris Amico @chrisamico.bsky.social · 3d

They're interesting. Much thicker skins than pintos, so I'm letting them cook low and slow going on three hours now. We could eat them as they are, but I want to see if they soften up more.

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 3d

In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”

Members of the force's sports squad, responsible
- among other tasks - for policing the 170 miles of tunnels, caves, galleries and catacombs that underlie large parts of Paris, stumbled on the complex while on a training exercise beneath the Palais de Chaillot, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower.
After entering the network through a drain next to the Trocadero, the officers came across a tarpaulin marked: Building site, No access.
Behind that, a tunnel held a desk and a closed-circuit TV camera set to automatically record images of anyone passing. The mechanism also triggered a tape of dogs barking, "clearly designed to frighten people off," the spokesman said.
Further along, the tunnel opened into a vast 400 sq metre cave some 18m underground, "like an underground amphitheatre, with terraces cut into the rock and chairs".

There the police found a full-sized cinema screen, projection equipment, and tapes of a wide variety of films, including 1950s film noir classics and more recent thrillers. None of the films were banned or even offensive, the spokesman said.
A smaller cave next door had been turned into an informal restaurant and bar. "There were bottles of whisky and other spirits behind a bar, tables and chairs, a pressure-cooker for making couscous," the spokesman said.
"The whole thing ran off a professionally installed electricity system and there were at least three phone lines down there."
Three days later, when the police returned accompanied by experts from the French electricity board to see where the power was coming from, the phone and electricity lines had been cut and a note was lying in the middle of the floor: "Do not," it said, "try to find us."

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Chris Amico @chrisamico.bsky.social · 3d

Cooking these beans today www.ranchogordo.com/products/bay... No recipe but lots of stuff: onions, garlic, celery, carrot, jalapeño, ancho chiles, olive oil, bay and oregano. Just letting the house smell nice all day.

Bayo Chocolate Bean

A mild bean from Mexico that is at home in all kinds of dishes, from refried beans to charro beans to soups and stews. These unusual beans come from Serdán, a city in the beautiful state of Puebla, ri...

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Chris Amico @chrisamico.bsky.social · 3d

Just saw Our Town at the Lyric Stage. Great show, see it if you get the chance. And then hug your kids and call your mom after. www.lyricstage.com/show-item/ou...

Our Town - Lyric Stage Boston

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4d

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 4d

“i’ll kill you”: quaint americana
“people should have water”: violence basically

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4d

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Chris Amico @chrisamico.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t know how you put those two sentences together. They say the opposite things.

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Chris Amico @chrisamico.bsky.social · 4d

“The benevolence remains, but the liberal leanings do not. In a wide-ranging interview, Mr. Benioff said this week that he avidly supported President Trump and thought National Guard troops should be deployed to San Francisco — an action that city leaders would consider beyond the pale.”

Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · 4d

For years, San Franciscans considered him the rare big-hearted billionaire. But days before his Dreamforce conference begins, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said he would support President Trump sending the National Guard to SF and that Trump is doing “a great job.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 4d

“The Librarians” examines the experiences of school librarians who have found themselves on the front lines of a battle against censorship. https://to.pbs.org/46TqfiW

The fight against book bans by public school librarians shown in new documentary

According to a new report from PEN America, public schools across the U.S. saw more than 6,800 book bans in the 2024-25 school year. A new documentary, “The Librarians,” examines the experiences of sc...

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 4d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 5d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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