Eliz Mizon
@elizmizon.com
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Eliz Mizon
@elizmizon.com
· Apr 10
One cool thing about me is that if you Google my name, the first photo that comes up is this stupid meme I made of myself a couple of years ago.
Another cool thing about me is that yesterday I Googled myself. #ThisIsFine
Another cool thing about me is that yesterday I Googled myself. #ThisIsFine
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🎉Win against fossil fuels 🎉
The Dutch capital of Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban fossil fuel ads, set to come into force on 1st May. 1/2
The Dutch capital of Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban fossil fuel ads, set to come into force on 1st May. 1/2
January 30, 2026 at 9:59 AM
🎉Win against fossil fuels 🎉
The Dutch capital of Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban fossil fuel ads, set to come into force on 1st May. 1/2
The Dutch capital of Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban fossil fuel ads, set to come into force on 1st May. 1/2
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interested to learn what “at my direction” means because it sounds like “without a warrant”
January 30, 2026 at 2:44 PM
interested to learn what “at my direction” means because it sounds like “without a warrant”
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The US government has tried and failed to get a magistrate judge to sign off on an arrest warrant for Lemon. And then to get a more senior judge to grant it.
Seems like they’ve now found a way to get it done – arresting a hugely high profile journalist for reporting is a real threshold.
Seems like they’ve now found a way to get it done – arresting a hugely high profile journalist for reporting is a real threshold.
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 1:09 PM
The US government has tried and failed to get a magistrate judge to sign off on an arrest warrant for Lemon. And then to get a more senior judge to grant it.
Seems like they’ve now found a way to get it done – arresting a hugely high profile journalist for reporting is a real threshold.
Seems like they’ve now found a way to get it done – arresting a hugely high profile journalist for reporting is a real threshold.
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This is one of the strangest and most screwed-up stories I’ve worked on. www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
Who's secretly filming fake TikToks inside Londoners' homes?
We tracked down the viral video account invading people's houses to spread false claims about immigrants.
www.londoncentric.media
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 AM
This is one of the strangest and most screwed-up stories I’ve worked on. www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
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BREAKING: Syria has erupted into civil war once again. ISIS prisoners are breaking free and the precious, unique haven of democracy that is Rojava is under threat like never before.
January 20, 2026 at 8:25 PM
BREAKING: Syria has erupted into civil war once again. ISIS prisoners are breaking free and the precious, unique haven of democracy that is Rojava is under threat like never before.
⚠️ @carbonbrief.org has been analysing UK newspaper editorials on #ClimateAction since 2011. 2025 is the first year opposition to climate action has exceeded support.
(Support independent journalism!)
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
(Support independent journalism!)
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
January 19, 2026 at 3:41 PM
⚠️ @carbonbrief.org has been analysing UK newspaper editorials on #ClimateAction since 2011. 2025 is the first year opposition to climate action has exceeded support.
(Support independent journalism!)
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
(Support independent journalism!)
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
🧪 @hankgreen.bsky.social is back on Crash Course!! The new series, Scientific Thinking, is in this information culture a way to discuss media literacy.
He’s one of the best communicators online, and I’m here for pretty much anything he (and John) are doing.
youtube.com/watch?v=Y45K...
He’s one of the best communicators online, and I’m here for pretty much anything he (and John) are doing.
youtube.com/watch?v=Y45K...
Crash Course Scientific Thinking Preview
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January 17, 2026 at 8:19 AM
🧪 @hankgreen.bsky.social is back on Crash Course!! The new series, Scientific Thinking, is in this information culture a way to discuss media literacy.
He’s one of the best communicators online, and I’m here for pretty much anything he (and John) are doing.
youtube.com/watch?v=Y45K...
He’s one of the best communicators online, and I’m here for pretty much anything he (and John) are doing.
youtube.com/watch?v=Y45K...
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X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool
Despite restrictions announced this week, Guardian reporters find standalone app continues to allow posting of nonconsensual content
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:03 AM
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Trump is trying to kill clean energy. The market has other plans. #Climate
Trump is trying to kill clean energy. The market has other plans.
The administration has done real damage to climate action, experts say. But in many ways, renewables are unstoppable.
grist.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Trump is trying to kill clean energy. The market has other plans. #Climate
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There are places where Trump, as president, has broad freedom of action. And there are places where Trump, as president, has been able to act unilaterally because the main point of opposition, Congress (and SCOTUS), support his program. (1/?)
January 15, 2026 at 10:17 PM
There are places where Trump, as president, has broad freedom of action. And there are places where Trump, as president, has been able to act unilaterally because the main point of opposition, Congress (and SCOTUS), support his program. (1/?)
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Wikipedia was created 25 years ago, today – since then it’s become the largest collection of relatively reliable knowledge in history
But how vulnerable is it to those willing to pay top dollar to polish their reputations? And how do British PR firms help them do it?
But how vulnerable is it to those willing to pay top dollar to polish their reputations? And how do British PR firms help them do it?
January 15, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Wikipedia was created 25 years ago, today – since then it’s become the largest collection of relatively reliable knowledge in history
But how vulnerable is it to those willing to pay top dollar to polish their reputations? And how do British PR firms help them do it?
But how vulnerable is it to those willing to pay top dollar to polish their reputations? And how do British PR firms help them do it?
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I, for one, applaud CBS News for being honest about its new POV
January 2, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I, for one, applaud CBS News for being honest about its new POV
It’s gone too far now. I am worse off for knowing that my second most prevalent purchase this year was cabbages.
December 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It’s gone too far now. I am worse off for knowing that my second most prevalent purchase this year was cabbages.
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Our podcast from the talk BENEATH THE SKIN - A INTIMATE LOOK AT OUR BODIES w/ Gabriel Weston, Gene Feder & host @elizmizon.com
www.alteredstate.org.uk/podcast
#bristoltalks #podcasts #medecine #surgery #bias #inequality #medicalresearch #gabrielweston #genefeder #elizmizon #alteredstate
www.alteredstate.org.uk/podcast
#bristoltalks #podcasts #medecine #surgery #bias #inequality #medicalresearch #gabrielweston #genefeder #elizmizon #alteredstate
December 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Our podcast from the talk BENEATH THE SKIN - A INTIMATE LOOK AT OUR BODIES w/ Gabriel Weston, Gene Feder & host @elizmizon.com
www.alteredstate.org.uk/podcast
#bristoltalks #podcasts #medecine #surgery #bias #inequality #medicalresearch #gabrielweston #genefeder #elizmizon #alteredstate
www.alteredstate.org.uk/podcast
#bristoltalks #podcasts #medecine #surgery #bias #inequality #medicalresearch #gabrielweston #genefeder #elizmizon #alteredstate
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Senior vice president of Knowledge and Information at Google Nick Fox has said that doing optimisation for AI search is “the same” as doing optimisation and SEO for traditional search searchengineland.com/google-says-...
Google says doing optimization for AI search is "the same" as doing SEO for traditional search
Build great sites, great content, for your users - Nick Fox, SVP of Knowledge and Information at Google, said.
searchengineland.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Senior vice president of Knowledge and Information at Google Nick Fox has said that doing optimisation for AI search is “the same” as doing optimisation and SEO for traditional search searchengineland.com/google-says-...
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Job Opportunity: openDemocracy Tech Reporting Fellowship in Collaboration with Tech Policy Press
Job Opportunity: openDemocracy Tech Reporting Fellowship in Collaboration with Tech Policy Press
An opportunity to work with us
bit.ly
December 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Job Opportunity: openDemocracy Tech Reporting Fellowship in Collaboration with Tech Policy Press
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📣 Announcing Dataharvest 2026! Our call for proposals is open, and conference developments revealed...
We've collected all the important info you need about our European Investigative Journalism Conference in one place.
#Dataharvest #EIJC26
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We've collected all the important info you need about our European Investigative Journalism Conference in one place.
#Dataharvest #EIJC26
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November 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
📣 Announcing Dataharvest 2026! Our call for proposals is open, and conference developments revealed...
We've collected all the important info you need about our European Investigative Journalism Conference in one place.
#Dataharvest #EIJC26
[1/2]
We've collected all the important info you need about our European Investigative Journalism Conference in one place.
#Dataharvest #EIJC26
[1/2]
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We're announcing a new partnership with StopNCII.org to prevent non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) from spreading on Bluesky. While NCII hasn't been frequent on our platform, these incidents are devastating for victims and preventing them is a top safety priority. 1/4
Stop Non-Consensual Intimate Image Abuse | StopNCII.org
StopNCII.org is operated by the Revenge Porn Helpline which is part of SWGfL, a charity that believes that all should benefit from technology, free from harm.
StopNCII.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We're announcing a new partnership with StopNCII.org to prevent non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) from spreading on Bluesky. While NCII hasn't been frequent on our platform, these incidents are devastating for victims and preventing them is a top safety priority. 1/4
30 years ago, on 23 November 1995, @shetnews.co.uk became one of the first online #LocalNews websites. Today they remain a tiny outfit, but operate without a paywall, pop-ups or clickbait.
Loved this editorial, outlining the ups and downs along the way: www.shetnews.co.uk/2025/11/24/t...
Loved this editorial, outlining the ups and downs along the way: www.shetnews.co.uk/2025/11/24/t...
Thirty years on: Shetland News says thank you to those early pioneers
IT IS perhaps not an anniversary at the forefront of most people’s minds, yet for us here at Shetland News it is worth marking in a small way, nevertheless....
www.shetnews.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
30 years ago, on 23 November 1995, @shetnews.co.uk became one of the first online #LocalNews websites. Today they remain a tiny outfit, but operate without a paywall, pop-ups or clickbait.
Loved this editorial, outlining the ups and downs along the way: www.shetnews.co.uk/2025/11/24/t...
Loved this editorial, outlining the ups and downs along the way: www.shetnews.co.uk/2025/11/24/t...
1/3 Case study: how can we have less toxic, non-extractive #SocialMedia, that works the way internet pioneers originally envisioned?
Well, look no further than my old haunt @thebristolcable.bsky.social, and my new #Fediverse friends the @newsmastfoundation.org!
Well, look no further than my old haunt @thebristolcable.bsky.social, and my new #Fediverse friends the @newsmastfoundation.org!
November 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
1/3 Case study: how can we have less toxic, non-extractive #SocialMedia, that works the way internet pioneers originally envisioned?
Well, look no further than my old haunt @thebristolcable.bsky.social, and my new #Fediverse friends the @newsmastfoundation.org!
Well, look no further than my old haunt @thebristolcable.bsky.social, and my new #Fediverse friends the @newsmastfoundation.org!
Clear, sharp work on capitalism, neocolonialism and supply chains today from @theexamination.org, @nytimes.com, and a collaborative group of international journalists.
Lead can be recycled cleanly, but automakers like Ford and GM source batteries made by companies that use lead from unsafe factories overseas. Our investigation with @NYT shows how car battery recycling is poisoning a community in Nigeria. bit.ly/3XBhrdo
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Clear, sharp work on capitalism, neocolonialism and supply chains today from @theexamination.org, @nytimes.com, and a collaborative group of international journalists.
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BREAKING: A judge has decided to approve a $7 billion settlement with OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma that requires the Sacklers to pay victims.
Judge says he'll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family
A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
BREAKING: A judge has decided to approve a $7 billion settlement with OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma that requires the Sacklers to pay victims.
For #ClimateComms folk, the Crip Up Climate Conversations guidance by @emmageen.bsky.social and @sarahbell85.bsky.social is an excellent resource for understanding disabled people in the context of the climate crisis and supporting respectful conversations.
sensing-climate.com/news/crip-up...
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Crip Up Climate Conversations — Sensing Climate
We’re excited to be launching our ‘Crip Up Climate Conversations’ guidance at the Bristol Climate & Nature Partnership ‘Climate and Disability Showcase’ event this week! Access the guidance in thi...
sensing-climate.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
For #ClimateComms folk, the Crip Up Climate Conversations guidance by @emmageen.bsky.social and @sarahbell85.bsky.social is an excellent resource for understanding disabled people in the context of the climate crisis and supporting respectful conversations.
sensing-climate.com/news/crip-up...
sensing-climate.com/news/crip-up...
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.