Ida Mojadad
@idamoj.bsky.social
🔹meandering journalist + SPJ NorCal veep. 🇮🇷💖🇺🇸
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FWIW- this is not just one of those meta convos reporters have among ourselves. Non-journo friends who have watched these videos lately have started asking me wtf is going on with my industry. We are public servants. The public holds us accountable. And courage builds public trust in journalism.
I can’t believe people in the room don’t push back. It doesn’t matter if he’s the president, part of holding him accountable is standing up to his bullying— especially if he’s doing it right in front of your face
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 3:25 AM
FWIW- this is not just one of those meta convos reporters have among ourselves. Non-journo friends who have watched these videos lately have started asking me wtf is going on with my industry. We are public servants. The public holds us accountable. And courage builds public trust in journalism.
even after a high profile fuck up the mayors office is outsourcing basic vetting to local journos
Records show that shortlisted District 4 supervisor candidate Tiffany Deng was a registered Republican from 2020 to 2022 and missed 9 consecutive elections until this month.
She's no longer a candidate.
missionlocal.org/2025/11/dist...
She's no longer a candidate.
missionlocal.org/2025/11/dist...
Former GOP candidate for District 4, who voted only once since 2019, is out
Wannong “Tiffany” Deng missed nine consecutive elections before voting this month and was a registered Republican until 2022
missionlocal.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
even after a high profile fuck up the mayors office is outsourcing basic vetting to local journos
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Admin at UC have claimed various reasons why they aren’t fighting in court, but they simply are afraid to take on the Feds, believing antagonism will somehow make a terrible situation worse. Thing is, it can’t be much worse, and you can’t placate a bully.
Commentary: The UC faculty just won a big court victory over Trump. But why didn't UC join their lawsuit?
The UC faculty went to court to fight Trump's funding cutoffs and won. Why has the university system tried to negotiate instead?
www.latimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Admin at UC have claimed various reasons why they aren’t fighting in court, but they simply are afraid to take on the Feds, believing antagonism will somehow make a terrible situation worse. Thing is, it can’t be much worse, and you can’t placate a bully.
“One deputy, Sgt. Ibarra, reportedly taunted the women that the videos would be posted online, but they’d have to blur their genitalia,” Chan wrote in the public defender’s complaint.”
At least 20 women who were held in a SF jail say earlier this year deputies ordered women to strip down in front of each other while the deputies laughed and filmed them.
The sheriff is looking into allegations; lawsuits could follow.
via @abineely.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-j...
The sheriff is looking into allegations; lawsuits could follow.
via @abineely.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-j...
Women in S.F. jail say they were forced to undress while deputies filmed them
Women being held in a San Francisco jail say deputies ordered them to strip while the deputies laughed and filmed them with body cameras.
missionlocal.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:32 AM
“One deputy, Sgt. Ibarra, reportedly taunted the women that the videos would be posted online, but they’d have to blur their genitalia,” Chan wrote in the public defender’s complaint.”
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Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
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Iran's dual reality: As veil restrictions ease, political crackdown deepens reut.rs/49OaSLN
Iran's dual reality: As veil restrictions ease, political crackdown deepens
On Tehran's bustling streets, signs of change are unmistakable. Women walk unveiled in jeans and sneakers, men and women linger together in cafés where Western music hums softly, and couples stroll hand-in-hand — subtle acts that chip away at the rigid social codes that have long defined the Islamic Republic.
reut.rs
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Iran's dual reality: As veil restrictions ease, political crackdown deepens reut.rs/49OaSLN
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
it is so crazy making to be in a room full of people coughing and you’re the only one masking, not even the people coughing, and it’s treated as completely normal again to just blatantly get each other sick all the time without a care in the world
November 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
it is so crazy making to be in a room full of people coughing and you’re the only one masking, not even the people coughing, and it’s treated as completely normal again to just blatantly get each other sick all the time without a care in the world
rich for someone who spent their journalism career, in which they did no real reporting, complaining about journalism practices
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
rich for someone who spent their journalism career, in which they did no real reporting, complaining about journalism practices
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reminder to editors that if you want to link to a piece of analysis written by a longtime resident of the street where this happened, that is available on @coyotemedia.org right here www.coyotemedia.org/in-which-we-...
In Which We Deserve Options Other Than Rapists and Robots
I don’t want to be assaulted by a driver, nor surveilled by cat-killing robot cars. Is this really the best we can do?
www.coyotemedia.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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My god this is for real one of the most incredible speeches I’ve ever seen by an elected US politician: ‘And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is to dismantle the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power. This not only how we stop Trump, it’s how we stop the next one.’
Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 AM
My god this is for real one of the most incredible speeches I’ve ever seen by an elected US politician: ‘And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is to dismantle the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power. This not only how we stop Trump, it’s how we stop the next one.’
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It’s ok to be inspired—even, or especially, when shit’s this crazy out there. Let me be clear: I’m not obsessed with optimism, nor do I think it always works out.
But we should be wary of those who tell us to rid ourselves of hope.
The opposite of hope for the enslaved is enslavement, after all.
But we should be wary of those who tell us to rid ourselves of hope.
The opposite of hope for the enslaved is enslavement, after all.
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It’s ok to be inspired—even, or especially, when shit’s this crazy out there. Let me be clear: I’m not obsessed with optimism, nor do I think it always works out.
But we should be wary of those who tell us to rid ourselves of hope.
The opposite of hope for the enslaved is enslavement, after all.
But we should be wary of those who tell us to rid ourselves of hope.
The opposite of hope for the enslaved is enslavement, after all.
the PBS livestream is showing zohran supporters singing unwritten while they wait for him to talk, amazing
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
the PBS livestream is showing zohran supporters singing unwritten while they wait for him to talk, amazing
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Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%
all I hear is joyful screaming so yes im in LA and I can say without fact checking the dodgers won
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
all I hear is joyful screaming so yes im in LA and I can say without fact checking the dodgers won
Proud to share that I've notched SPJ NorCal's award for education reporting (print/online) two years in a row, this time for my work with @thefrisc.bsky.social! Congrats to all the winners and hope to see you all at the ceremony in a couple weeks spjnorcal.org/2025/10/30/s...
SPJ NorCal Honors 2025 Excellence in Journalism Award Winners « SPJ NorCal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025
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October 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Proud to share that I've notched SPJ NorCal's award for education reporting (print/online) two years in a row, this time for my work with @thefrisc.bsky.social! Congrats to all the winners and hope to see you all at the ceremony in a couple weeks spjnorcal.org/2025/10/30/s...
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Trump says "surge" operation of federal agents in San Francisco is paused following phone call with SF Mayor Lurie and some tech titans.
Unclear what this means for Oakland and other Bay Area communities. Little is known about the DHS operation Trump ordered.
oaklandside.org/2025/10/23/t...
Unclear what this means for Oakland and other Bay Area communities. Little is known about the DHS operation Trump ordered.
oaklandside.org/2025/10/23/t...
Trump says federal agents 'will not surge San Francisco'
In a Truth Social post, the president said calls with San Francisco’s mayor and some tech titans convinced him to wait, for now.
oaklandside.org
October 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Trump says "surge" operation of federal agents in San Francisco is paused following phone call with SF Mayor Lurie and some tech titans.
Unclear what this means for Oakland and other Bay Area communities. Little is known about the DHS operation Trump ordered.
oaklandside.org/2025/10/23/t...
Unclear what this means for Oakland and other Bay Area communities. Little is known about the DHS operation Trump ordered.
oaklandside.org/2025/10/23/t...
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My @sfchronicle.com are already at Coast Guard Island, where feds are already clashing with protesters, per @sarahravani.bsky.social, and where law enforcement already shot off flashbangs at protesters blocking the roads to the island
🚨🚨🚨 If you have tips, get at me in the DMs.
🚨🚨🚨 If you have tips, get at me in the DMs.
🧵Good morning. Yesterday, we confirmed that the Trump administration was sending 100+ agents to the Bay Area in yet another immigration crackdown.
Here's what we know: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Here's what we know: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Immigration crackdown in the S.F. Bay Area: Here’s everything we know right now
When will federal immigration agents arrive and where will they go? Will ICE play a role? As the impending operation jolts the Bay Area to action, here’s what we know — and what's not yet clear.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My @sfchronicle.com are already at Coast Guard Island, where feds are already clashing with protesters, per @sarahravani.bsky.social, and where law enforcement already shot off flashbangs at protesters blocking the roads to the island
🚨🚨🚨 If you have tips, get at me in the DMs.
🚨🚨🚨 If you have tips, get at me in the DMs.
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If you live in San Francisco, today is a good day to familiarize yourself with the San Francisco Rapid Response Network, which has a 24-hour hotline for reporting ICE raids, actually verifies those raid reports, and does attorney activation: sfilen.org/resources/sf...
SFILEN
San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network
sfilen.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:57 AM
If you live in San Francisco, today is a good day to familiarize yourself with the San Francisco Rapid Response Network, which has a 24-hour hotline for reporting ICE raids, actually verifies those raid reports, and does attorney activation: sfilen.org/resources/sf...
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They're trying to prevent the student newspaper from printing news, period. Not just a particular story.
"The Media School directed us to print no news in the paper... nothing but information about homecoming — no other news at all, and particularly no traditional front page news coverage."
"The Media School directed us to print no news in the paper... nothing but information about homecoming — no other news at all, and particularly no traditional front page news coverage."
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.
October 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
They're trying to prevent the student newspaper from printing news, period. Not just a particular story.
"The Media School directed us to print no news in the paper... nothing but information about homecoming — no other news at all, and particularly no traditional front page news coverage."
"The Media School directed us to print no news in the paper... nothing but information about homecoming — no other news at all, and particularly no traditional front page news coverage."
kinda shocked at the unity from news organizations here. newsmax and the washington times are also not signing off on the new, brazenly illegal rules placed on reporters by the Pentagon www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
US news outlets say they will not agree to Pentagon reporting restrictions
Reporters must promise not to publish unauthorised material to obtain press credentials.
www.aljazeera.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
kinda shocked at the unity from news organizations here. newsmax and the washington times are also not signing off on the new, brazenly illegal rules placed on reporters by the Pentagon www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
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in which a sitting justice on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court seems to imply he’s worried about whether there’ll be a presidential race in 2028 boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
October 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
in which a sitting justice on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court seems to imply he’s worried about whether there’ll be a presidential race in 2028 boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
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Incredible. Exonerated after 43 years of being falsely imprisoned, rather than releasing him to his awaiting family, the police released him to ICE, beginning deportation proceedings.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Incredible. Exonerated after 43 years of being falsely imprisoned, rather than releasing him to his awaiting family, the police released him to ICE, beginning deportation proceedings.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...