Emma Gallegos
@emmagallegos.bsky.social
Reporter at EdSource, sewer of clothes, vice chair of @edsourceguild.bsky.social
I share serious journalism and unserious opinions on here
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I share serious journalism and unserious opinions on here
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It's been 84 years...since I've seen the sun
December 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It's been 84 years...since I've seen the sun
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My @calmatters.org colleagues Robert Lewis and Lauren Hepler published the fourth piece in their 🔥 investigative series about how state leaders, elected and appointed, have done little to address the mounting death toll from drunk drivers on California roads.
calmatters.org/investigatio...
calmatters.org/investigatio...
40,000 people died on California roads. State leaders looked away
As driving deaths have skyrocketed across the state, the governor, legislators, the courts and the DMV have failed to act.
calmatters.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
My @calmatters.org colleagues Robert Lewis and Lauren Hepler published the fourth piece in their 🔥 investigative series about how state leaders, elected and appointed, have done little to address the mounting death toll from drunk drivers on California roads.
calmatters.org/investigatio...
calmatters.org/investigatio...
This is so insane. It seems to be saying: Why have road signs? Or stoplights? They can all just be ignored. Why not just let cars roam free?
tried to get the city where I live to put a four way stop along a stretch of very popular residential road (several crashes + pedestrian hit). It took a year for them to say no, in part bc "research" says stop signs arent worth it because of risk that they're ignored, among other insane reasons
December 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This is so insane. It seems to be saying: Why have road signs? Or stoplights? They can all just be ignored. Why not just let cars roam free?
Important CalMatters investigation on California’s deadly roads, where “crashes were caused by repeat drunk drivers, chronic speeders and motorists with well-documented histories of recklessness behind the wheel.”
calmatters.org/investigatio...
calmatters.org/investigatio...
40,000 people died on California roads. State leaders looked away
As driving deaths have skyrocketed across the state, the governor, legislators, the courts and the DMV have failed to act.
calmatters.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Important CalMatters investigation on California’s deadly roads, where “crashes were caused by repeat drunk drivers, chronic speeders and motorists with well-documented histories of recklessness behind the wheel.”
calmatters.org/investigatio...
calmatters.org/investigatio...
Reporting on rural schools today, and I really can't say this word!
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Reporting on rural schools today, and I really can't say this word!
Hate AI slop? Worried it’s bad for democracy and public trust?
Sign this petition by @newsguild.org that takes a stand against the use of AI in a way that undermines the integrity of journalism
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Sign this petition by @newsguild.org that takes a stand against the use of AI in a way that undermines the integrity of journalism
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Stand with NewsGuild-CWA journalists and demand news, not slop!
Unionized journalists across North America have come together to sound the alarm: Media companies are implementing artificial intelligence in ways that damage the credibility of the journalism on whic...
actionnetwork.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Hate AI slop? Worried it’s bad for democracy and public trust?
Sign this petition by @newsguild.org that takes a stand against the use of AI in a way that undermines the integrity of journalism
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Sign this petition by @newsguild.org that takes a stand against the use of AI in a way that undermines the integrity of journalism
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
“The Bakersfield company has 200 big rigs but a dearth of drivers after authorities canceled thousands of commercial driver’s licenses in California, forcing more than 20 Roadies drivers out of the business and spooking others into quitting.”
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
Why are California's Indian truck drivers disappearing during the holiday rush?
Why are Punjabi Indian truck drivers disappearing during the holiday rush?
www.latimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
“The Bakersfield company has 200 big rigs but a dearth of drivers after authorities canceled thousands of commercial driver’s licenses in California, forcing more than 20 Roadies drivers out of the business and spooking others into quitting.”
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
I'm listening in to the UC regents meeting and they've taken a break because of protesters interrupting a presentation about raising tuition edsource.org/2025/uc-rege...
University of California regents to consider new tuition hike plan
The UC Office of the President recommends that regents vote in favor of the plan, but the University of California Student Association strongly opposes it, saying it will subject future generations of...
edsource.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I'm listening in to the UC regents meeting and they've taken a break because of protesters interrupting a presentation about raising tuition edsource.org/2025/uc-rege...
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This man has been giving god tier I wanna die memes for twenty-five years. God bless!
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 AM
This man has been giving god tier I wanna die memes for twenty-five years. God bless!
I keep going outside hoping I can see the Aurora but no luck yet 😔
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I keep going outside hoping I can see the Aurora but no luck yet 😔
I’m still lamenting the death of the Google Reader over here (remember blogging?) and this is like 1,000 times worse
The combo of walled-garden social media and AI replacing search means the death of the useful/open/free internet. Why would anyone create anything when it will just be summarized by AI and no one will ever see it? When social media deprecates outbound links, how will anyone find original content?
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I’m still lamenting the death of the Google Reader over here (remember blogging?) and this is like 1,000 times worse
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‘Everyone is scrambling’: California School communities mobilize to help feed families affected by SNAP food crisis. edsource.org?page_id=744323 @emmagallegos.bsky.social @zstavely.bsky.social @lashericat.bsky.social @mallikaseshadri.bsky.social @gavinnewsom.bsky.social #SNAP
‘Everyone is scrambling’: School communities respond to SNAP food crisis
California schools, families, community organizations and students have been mobilizing to help those affected by delays in SNAP. They are raising funds, soliciting food donations and coordinating wit...
edsource.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
‘Everyone is scrambling’: California School communities mobilize to help feed families affected by SNAP food crisis. edsource.org?page_id=744323 @emmagallegos.bsky.social @zstavely.bsky.social @lashericat.bsky.social @mallikaseshadri.bsky.social @gavinnewsom.bsky.social #SNAP
People mag going harder on Trump than, say, CBS or other legacy outlets was not on my bingo card
“As other legacy media outlets have equivocated on Trump, People’s recent coverage of America’s authoritarian leader includes headlines like: “Trump Says ICE Raids ‘Haven’t Gone Far Enough’ Despite Violence Against Immigrants and Bystanders”; “Trump…
If you’re wondering: has People magazine’s coverage of Trump’s second presidency been pissing him off, per our sources: yes, the literal president has noticed and he’s not pleased, particularly the framing and repeated coverage of his health.
November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
People mag going harder on Trump than, say, CBS or other legacy outlets was not on my bingo card
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This sucks so hard. Teen Vogue did a better job of calling politics than a few certain national papers.
Hope somebody is staffing up and can hire these talented reporters.
Hope somebody is staffing up and can hire these talented reporters.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This sucks so hard. Teen Vogue did a better job of calling politics than a few certain national papers.
Hope somebody is staffing up and can hire these talented reporters.
Hope somebody is staffing up and can hire these talented reporters.
I hope this game never ends
November 2, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I hope this game never ends
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
Don’t do this to the children
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Don’t do this to the children
I barely turn on baseball anymore but WOW
October 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I barely turn on baseball anymore but WOW
My ortho’s office said that their phone number often comes up as spam and they do not leave voice messages or text or email, so I need to pick up any local numbers. Um, no.
October 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
My ortho’s office said that their phone number often comes up as spam and they do not leave voice messages or text or email, so I need to pick up any local numbers. Um, no.
I left the country two weeks and now I’m experiencing reentry shock
October 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I left the country two weeks and now I’m experiencing reentry shock
Wikipedia is truly a wonder of the modern internet. Jimmy has sage words about the existential threat posed by how dwindling local news.
But I’m Lulu called him on trotting out the line that bias is why trust in journalism is failing — while Wikipedia is subject to the very same baseless attacks.
But I’m Lulu called him on trotting out the line that bias is why trust in journalism is failing — while Wikipedia is subject to the very same baseless attacks.
Before the attack at a Wikipedia conference, I interviewed its co-founder Jimmy Wales about the challenges the site faces, among them from @elonmusk who calls it ‘wokepedia’. Wales’s response ‘ We’ll be here in a hundred years and he won’t. “ read more for free 👇🏽 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
Jimmy Wales Thinks the World Should Be More Like Wikipedia
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Wikipedia is truly a wonder of the modern internet. Jimmy has sage words about the existential threat posed by how dwindling local news.
But I’m Lulu called him on trotting out the line that bias is why trust in journalism is failing — while Wikipedia is subject to the very same baseless attacks.
But I’m Lulu called him on trotting out the line that bias is why trust in journalism is failing — while Wikipedia is subject to the very same baseless attacks.
Reposted by Emma Gallegos
The nation’s military and defense journalists exited the Pentagon in unison Wednesday, having had their accreditation revoked after refusing to agree to the Defense Department’s new restrictions on their newsgathering activities.
Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules
After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The nation’s military and defense journalists exited the Pentagon in unison Wednesday, having had their accreditation revoked after refusing to agree to the Defense Department’s new restrictions on their newsgathering activities.
Farmers, dairy owners and water districts in the Tulare Basin, where the land is sinking due to overpumping, are losing their shit over this photo op. One grower even called in the sheriff.
“This was sabotage. This was a hit.”
sjvwater.org/subsidence-p...
“This was sabotage. This was a hit.”
sjvwater.org/subsidence-p...
October 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Farmers, dairy owners and water districts in the Tulare Basin, where the land is sinking due to overpumping, are losing their shit over this photo op. One grower even called in the sheriff.
“This was sabotage. This was a hit.”
sjvwater.org/subsidence-p...
“This was sabotage. This was a hit.”
sjvwater.org/subsidence-p...
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They banned book ban displays.
They banned the word "Banned."
They banned the word "Censorship"
They banned the phrase "banned books week"
They banned the word "Banned."
They banned the word "Censorship"
They banned the phrase "banned books week"
Hawaii library system bans displays that refer to 'Banned Books Week,' rebrands to 'Freedom to Read'
Last week Lani Kawahara, who oversees the young adult section at Kauai’s largest library, set up her annual display to mark Banned Books Week, a national campaign that kicked off Sunday to spotlight…
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October 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
They banned book ban displays.
They banned the word "Banned."
They banned the word "Censorship"
They banned the phrase "banned books week"
They banned the word "Banned."
They banned the word "Censorship"
They banned the phrase "banned books week"
What in the hell is going on with the tacos in Paris?
October 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What in the hell is going on with the tacos in Paris?