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Laurel Wamsley
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I’m a writer in Berkeley.
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Block Club Chicago and other news organizations are suing the federal government over First Amendment violations.

Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray bullets and tear-gassed by federal agents. blockclubchi.co/4mRA6vG
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A thing that I just learned that blows my mind: KQED plays the first hour of All Things Considered at 1 pm, which is as it’s first airing on the East coast.

I didn’t even know stations could do that!
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Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, a victim of the shooting at the Dallas ICE facility, continues to be in critical condition.

His wife is 39 weeks pregnant. It’s a boy. “What if he never even gets to meet him?”

She wants the world to know her husband: www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...
'I want his name to be known:' Wife of immigrant injured at ICE facility shooting speaks out
Stephany Gauffeny says she wants the world to know that her husband, Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, is more than "just an immigrant or a detainee, or a criminal."
www.npr.org
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Breaking news from Des Moines: ICE has detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Iowa's largest school district.
The Des Moines Public Schools said "We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps."
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/26/i...
ICE detains Des Moines Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts
Iowa's largest school district had "no confirmed information" on why ICE detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent since 2023.
www.bleedingheartland.com
Headed to Cloudflare as their editor-in-chief
My last story for NPR! (For now at least.)
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Home prices skyrocketed during the pandemic — and have stayed high. For some Americans, making their budget work means having fewer children than they'd envisioned.
Housing prices are causing some people to have smaller families than planned
Home prices skyrocketed during the pandemic — and have stayed high. For some Americans, making their budget work means having fewer children than they'd envisioned.
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Just felt an aftershock.

That 4.3 quake in Berkeley last night at 3 am was a real welcome to California.
I became a Cal women’s soccer fan today; it was a great day.

Or as my toddler said: “go soccer bears!”
I saw this house today and it felt like “Tales of the City” took place there
I remember thinking the same thing when I saw it. Like, this is a movie why?
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I took a new job, and I am winding down here at NPR. It's very hard to leave!
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For Emma, what could have been a simple dollars-and-cents decision was far more complicated.

The choice before her: whether to accept a scholarship offering nearly free tuition to attend law school at Indiana University in her home state — or to pay $45,000 a year at the University of Minnesota.
New policies are making life harder for trans people — and prompting big financial decisions
White House executive orders and legislation in many states have targeted the rights and protections of trans people. For some, that has meant increased financial worry.
www.npr.org
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My two favorite local things on KQED are Forum (which I often catch while washing dishes at night) and Perspectives, which are short essays written by members of the community.
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New PEN America statement: “The firing and suspension of multiple journalists after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk should alarm anyone who cares about free speech and a free press. Taken together, these measures risk creating a chilling effect that extends beyond those directly targeted..."
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Wow: In WaPo op-ed, Donna Brazile, a Democratic Party heavyweight who is close to D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, is calling on her longtime friend not to run for re-election. Norton has been noticeably diminished in recent years; she’s now 88. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...