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Reveal @revealnews.org · 8h

SURVEILLANCE SECRETS: @lighthousereports.com uncovered a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries, including the US.

It has operated under the radar for decades. Until now.

A young reporter discovers a mysterious trove of data that exposes a global surveillance empire.

In a major investigation, a young reporter uncovers a powerful technology used to spy on thousands of people across the world.

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 1d

Don't believe Trump's claims about "violent antifa" at today's #NoKings protests.

More To The Story host @alletson.bsky.social and Reveal's producer @karamcguirkallison.bsky.social joined thousands of others in DC.

Here's what they saw.
📸: Clare Conger

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karamcguirkallison.bsky.social @karamcguirkallison.bsky.social · 1d

Thank goodness we are an audio show. Look at that headphone hair.

karamcguirkallison.bsky.social @karamcguirkallison.bsky.social · 1d

lol headphone hair. Sigh

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karamcguirkallison.bsky.social @karamcguirkallison.bsky.social · 1d

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 4d

How did a climate change curmudgeon become an unexpected optimist? Two words: solar power.

On @revealnews.org's “More To The Story,” environmental activist @billmckibben.bsky.social talks about why harnessing the sun is our best chance to rein in the effects of climate change.

How a climate doomsayer became an unexpected optimist

On this week’s “More To The Story,” environmentalist Bill McKibben examines how the remarkable rise of solar power could (finally) begin to slow climate change.

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 4d

@billmckibben.bsky.social is a long-time environmental activist whose outlook on climate change has been described as “dark realism.”

Now, he’s painting a much sunnier picture about the future of our planet thanks to the remarkable rise of solar power.

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 11d

“I am extremely pessimistic about what would happen if we allowed Silicon Valley to keep building the technology the way that they want to."

We sat down with @karenhao.bsky.social to talk about OpenAI's rapid rise on this week’s “More To The Story.”

Listen here: tinyurl.com/4v5by3wm

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 13d

Trump sicced the National Guard on LA, ramping up immigrant arrests in a city that’s been targeted by ICE for months.

Here’s how @lataco.bsky.social, a local taco site tracking the raids, became an essential reporting powerhouse to their community.

Listen here: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17d

So you don’t understand crypto. Buckle up.

On this week’s “More To The Story,” journalist @molly.wiki examines the rise and fall of FTX and the ever-growing reach of cryptocurrency in American politics.

The latest from our friends at @revealnews.org:

So you don’t understand crypto. Buckle up.

On this week’s “More To The Story,” journalist Molly White examines the rise and fall of FTX and the ever-growing reach of cryptocurrency in American politics.

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 16d

Sam Bankman-Fried is appealing his conviction next month. @motherjones.com and @revealnews.org got exclusive access to him in prison and spent the past year investigating the aftermath of the FTX collapse.

It's a wild and eye-opening tale: ow.ly/YVQW50X6jAU

Sam Bankman-Fried and the multibillion-dollar drama over FTX’s ruins

In exclusive prison interviews, the convicted crypto king is still fighting to control the narrative ahead of a high-stakes appeal.

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 15d

Sam Bankman-Fried's rise and ruin are well known. However, the story that unfolded after FTX's collapse remains largely untold.

🎧 Listen to part two of our investigation, out now.

The Secret Story of FTX’s Rise and Ruin Part 2

Podcast Episode · Reveal · 10/04/2025 · 51m

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15d

“We were treated like digital peasants.”

What happened after FTX’s collapse? @revealnews.org investigation into the untold tale of a bankruptcy that has ballooned into one of biggest in US history, and the lawyers and opportunists who have profited from the carnage.

Sam Bankman-Fried and the multibillion-dollar drama over FTX’s ruins

In exclusive prison interviews, the convicted crypto king is still fighting to control the narrative ahead of a high-stakes appeal.

www.motherjones.com

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 18d

How risky of an investment is cryptocurrency? Where do I buy it? And, wait, what is crypto again?

Independent tech journalist @molly.wiki answers all that and much more on this week’s “More To The Story” with Al Letson.

🎧 Listen:

So You Don’t Understand Crypto. Buckle Up.

Podcast Episode · Reveal · 10/01/2025 · 32m

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 22d

FTX’s collapse wasn’t just about Sam Bankman-Fried. It’s about billions in customer money, a high-powered law firm steering the case, and who really profits when companies implode.

🎧 Listen to part 1 of our new series with @motherjones.com:

Sam Bankman-Fried recounts FTX’s collapse and why he feels he was wrongly convicted of fraud

Through exclusive prison interviews with Sam Bankman-Fried and others, we put fresh eyes on the dramatic collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX.

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 25d

Baltimore’s homicide and violent crime rates are approaching all-time lows. So why is Trump threatening to send the National Guard in?

Mayor Brandon Scott has an answer on this week’s More To The Story with @alletson.bsky.social.

🎧 Listen here: tinyurl.com/47rwb43r

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Sep 18

This Sunday, we are launching a Sunday edition of our newsletter: “Climate Desk Weekly.” This free dispatch will share week’s worth of need-to-know climate news right in your inbox from our collaboration of 15 award-winning media outlets.

Sign up at: www.motherjones.com/newsletters/

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karamcguirkallison.bsky.social @karamcguirkallison.bsky.social · Sep 10

Oh my goodness I am so sorry I didn’t catch that. We will fix and thank you!

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Reveal @revealnews.org · Sep 6

On Friday, Trump signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

Seems like a good time to revisit our interview with @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social, where we talked about Pete Hegseth and the risk of WWIII.

Jeffery Goldberg on Signalgate, Pete Hegseth, and the risk of WWIII

On this week’s “More To The Story,” The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief on what he learned about the Trump administration from “Signalgate” and what really scares him about the future of American democracy...

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