Phoebe Petrovic
@phoebepetrovic.bsky.social
investigative reporter & researcher chronicling threats to democracy @ Documented. send me tips about the anti-LGBTQ movement on signal: phoebe.411
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To put this in context, I was offered a teaching track job in 2023 that had a salary of $55,000.
It's impossible to overstate how horrendous this feels to most academics in the US, esp those working at state unis. Higher ed is busy slashing humanities programs allegedly b/c of a lack of popularity (tho they tend to make $$) while paying football coaches US$53 million not to work there
LSU terminates Brian Kelly without cause, clearing way for full buyout
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
To put this in context, I was offered a teaching track job in 2023 that had a salary of $55,000.
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Elon Musk, the guy who did two Nazi salutes in public and has previously described himself as a “free speech absolutist,” thinks it should be a crime to “falsely” call someone a Nazi or a fascist.
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Elon Musk, the guy who did two Nazi salutes in public and has previously described himself as a “free speech absolutist,” thinks it should be a crime to “falsely” call someone a Nazi or a fascist.
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On Tuesday, three photojournalists were hit by police munitions while covering a federal immigration arrest that drew hundreds of protesters to St. Paul’s East Side.
They believe police targeted them for doing their jobs.
They believe police targeted them for doing their jobs.
St. Paul Police use of force during ICE protests raises press freedom concerns
Three photojournalists hit by police munitions while covering an ICE protest Tuesday believe they were targeted by police while doing their jobs.
www.mprnews.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
On Tuesday, three photojournalists were hit by police munitions while covering a federal immigration arrest that drew hundreds of protesters to St. Paul’s East Side.
They believe police targeted them for doing their jobs.
They believe police targeted them for doing their jobs.
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Interviewed my friend @markkersten.bsky.social on genocide - what is it and when is it. A good primer for those new to the topic.
For the CIDP podcast: youtu.be/9nLuYt9qL_s?...
For the CIDP podcast: youtu.be/9nLuYt9qL_s?...
Episode 17 - When is it Genocide? Thinking about the Crime of Crimes
YouTube video by The Centre for International and Defence Policy
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Interviewed my friend @markkersten.bsky.social on genocide - what is it and when is it. A good primer for those new to the topic.
For the CIDP podcast: youtu.be/9nLuYt9qL_s?...
For the CIDP podcast: youtu.be/9nLuYt9qL_s?...
Hegseth also ends this by invoking the "faith of this country, the Christian faith" and gives "appeals to Heaven" projects.propublica.org/christian-na...
November 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hegseth also ends this by invoking the "faith of this country, the Christian faith" and gives "appeals to Heaven" projects.propublica.org/christian-na...
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SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
FEMA employee terminated for signing whistleblower letter
It appears to be a major violation of federal whistleblower protections and constitutional rights.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
Really important interview in the conservative Center Square with Beth Parlato, of IWLC/IWF, where she essentially confirms the sports bans are a trojan horse. A broad ruling, they hope, will define sex nationwide, excluding trans people. www.thecentersquare.com/national/art...
WATCH: Supreme Court ruling next year could reshape transgender rights beyond sports
(The Center Square) – In seven weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases involving challenges to the constitutionality of laws in Idaho and West Virginia
www.thecentersquare.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Really important interview in the conservative Center Square with Beth Parlato, of IWLC/IWF, where she essentially confirms the sports bans are a trojan horse. A broad ruling, they hope, will define sex nationwide, excluding trans people. www.thecentersquare.com/national/art...
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SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
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“I had to take the baby from my crying wife’s arms.“ It hasn’t even been a year, and this is not a scandal anymore? What is wrong with us?
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“I had to take the baby from my crying wife’s arms.“ It hasn’t even been a year, and this is not a scandal anymore? What is wrong with us?
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For at least a year, I've been returning to the question, how would you know when it's time to leave the US? For this piece, I asked trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer Americans who, with their families and partners, have recently fled the country, about how they made this decision and how they left.
When Is It Time to Flee?
Trans people and their families are facing hard questions and choices as threats to their safety and rights proliferate.
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
For at least a year, I've been returning to the question, how would you know when it's time to leave the US? For this piece, I asked trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer Americans who, with their families and partners, have recently fled the country, about how they made this decision and how they left.
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The feds repeatedly lied and misled the public during Chicago's immigration crackdown, a federal judge ruled in a scathing opinion. blockclubchi.co/3JVoFWJ
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The feds repeatedly lied and misled the public during Chicago's immigration crackdown, a federal judge ruled in a scathing opinion. blockclubchi.co/3JVoFWJ
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Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
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She's a nurse & grandmother who had been here for 30 years
She had a work permit
She was taken when she went to her annual ICE check-in
She was shipped to Ghana, where she was dragged on the floor.
She was then shipped to Sierra Leone, from which she had fled, and *despite a court order.*
She had a work permit
She was taken when she went to her annual ICE check-in
She was shipped to Ghana, where she was dragged on the floor.
She was then shipped to Sierra Leone, from which she had fled, and *despite a court order.*
Ms. Kuyateh was one of 19 third-country nationals sent to Ghana on Nov. 6. At least 61 TCNs have been removed there since September.
Others report similar treatment. Nigerians were forced to cross into Togo w/o documents, rendering them essentially stateless
www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...
Others report similar treatment. Nigerians were forced to cross into Togo w/o documents, rendering them essentially stateless
www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...
Woman deported from Maryland shown on video being dragged in Ghana
Rabbiatu Kuyateh was detained this summer at her annual ICE check-in, her son said. She moved to the D.C. area 30 years ago as she fled civil war in Sierra Leone.
www.nbcwashington.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
She's a nurse & grandmother who had been here for 30 years
She had a work permit
She was taken when she went to her annual ICE check-in
She was shipped to Ghana, where she was dragged on the floor.
She was then shipped to Sierra Leone, from which she had fled, and *despite a court order.*
She had a work permit
She was taken when she went to her annual ICE check-in
She was shipped to Ghana, where she was dragged on the floor.
She was then shipped to Sierra Leone, from which she had fled, and *despite a court order.*
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"The weddings that young people once dreamed of now exist only in imagination. ... Many families, especially during these two years of destruction, have chosen not to hold any celebrations at all—out of respect for those they lost or simply because there is no safe place to gather anymore."
Weddings in Gaza used to be a time for celebration. But now, weddings that people once dreamed of only exist in their imaginations, writes Hassan Herzallah. After all the loss, the waiting, & the silence of two years, Gazans are trying to rebuild not just their homes, but the meaning of life itself.
Gaza, where love and loss share the same breath
Weddings in Gaza used to be a time for celebration. But now, weddings that people once dreamed of only exist in their imaginations
prismreports.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
"The weddings that young people once dreamed of now exist only in imagination. ... Many families, especially during these two years of destruction, have chosen not to hold any celebrations at all—out of respect for those they lost or simply because there is no safe place to gather anymore."
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In October, statewide news reported that a sheriff's deputy in Texas searched thousands of Flock cameras in Washington for 'Had an abortion, search for female.’ New documents obtained by RANGE show Spokane County Sheriff's Office cameras were accessed in that search:
Texas deputy searched Spokane County Flock cameras for a woman who had an abortion– RANGE Media
Amidst nationwide and state scrutiny of the cameras, Spokane County’s Flock network was used by an out-of-state cop looking for a woman who had an abortion.
rangemedia.co
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
In October, statewide news reported that a sheriff's deputy in Texas searched thousands of Flock cameras in Washington for 'Had an abortion, search for female.’ New documents obtained by RANGE show Spokane County Sheriff's Office cameras were accessed in that search:
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This discourse about how you need to marry money or be otherwise subsidized to be a journalist has come around before and it fucking infuriates me every time. Take that confessional energy and use it to GET YOUR COLLEAGUES PAID BETTER.
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This discourse about how you need to marry money or be otherwise subsidized to be a journalist has come around before and it fucking infuriates me every time. Take that confessional energy and use it to GET YOUR COLLEAGUES PAID BETTER.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Patient came in with sore throat. While waiting for rapid Strep test result we glanced back at the Covid-19 RAT result: positive. Reminder that masking in health care makes sense, if you don’t want everyone in your waiting room to go home sick, your staff to get sick, and physicians to get sick.
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Patient came in with sore throat. While waiting for rapid Strep test result we glanced back at the Covid-19 RAT result: positive. Reminder that masking in health care makes sense, if you don’t want everyone in your waiting room to go home sick, your staff to get sick, and physicians to get sick.
this is really important.
You won't believe the CRAZIEST part of the Olivia Nuzzi scandal! (My latest) newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Olivia Nuzzi’s Real Victims
More than her fiancé, or fellow female journalists, the public will pay the price for these misdeeds. RFK Jr. will see to that.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
this is really important.
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This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
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WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
Leading Autism and Disability Organizations Statement on CDC's Vaccines and Autism Page
As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of autistic individuals and partners across the disability and public health sectors, we are deeply disappointed by the latest update to...
autisticadvocacy.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
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A cracked windshield, a waiting officer, a forgotten document: The new family separations often start in the most mundane ways.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
A cracked windshield, a waiting officer, a forgotten document: The new family separations often start in the most mundane ways.
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This is a great piece and it's by a journalism school classmate so have to share. missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-w...
S.F. has zero electric-wheelchair charging stations. Users are frustrated.
Electric wheelchair users are used to keeping a mental map of where to charge their chairs. The city hasn't done enough to help, they say.
missionlocal.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This is a great piece and it's by a journalism school classmate so have to share. missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-w...
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New from me: The Trump State Dept. just added Antifa Ost to the U.S. foreign terrorist organization list based on attacks carried out in Budapest in 2023.
What they aren't telling you is that the neo-Nazis on the other side of the conflict also carried out attacks.
www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
What they aren't telling you is that the neo-Nazis on the other side of the conflict also carried out attacks.
www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
Antifa and Neo-Nazis clash — guess which Trump calls a foreign terror group?
The Trump State Department officially added a German antifascist group and three other European far-left groups to its list of foreign terrorist organizations last week. But the action, which freezes ...
www.rawstory.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
New from me: The Trump State Dept. just added Antifa Ost to the U.S. foreign terrorist organization list based on attacks carried out in Budapest in 2023.
What they aren't telling you is that the neo-Nazis on the other side of the conflict also carried out attacks.
www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
What they aren't telling you is that the neo-Nazis on the other side of the conflict also carried out attacks.
www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
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“Meta stalled internal efforts to prevent child predators from contacting minors for years due to growth concerns, and pressured safety staff to circulate arguments justifying its decision not to act.”
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
November 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“Meta stalled internal efforts to prevent child predators from contacting minors for years due to growth concerns, and pressured safety staff to circulate arguments justifying its decision not to act.”
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...