Chris Foreman
@4maninforms.bsky.social
Investigator/writer researching rescues and altruism. Former newspaper reporter in PA & OH. Poll worker. Open-records and voting-rights advocate.
To be fair, it's a necessary component of journalism today. It's part of the "show, don't tell," especially when political figures will openly lie to obfuscate facts or discredit good-faith journalism.
There’s a lot to despair about in journalism lately. But the rise of visual forensics in newsrooms is fantastic.
January 25, 2026 at 7:24 PM
To be fair, it's a necessary component of journalism today. It's part of the "show, don't tell," especially when political figures will openly lie to obfuscate facts or discredit good-faith journalism.
Just saw a "I-don't-understand-why-people-protest" comment on a friend's Facebook post. Really angered me b/c this person works in the news.
Literally, these are the people showing out. If you think it's these are the same types of people who went to G20 protests, get outside your bubble.
Literally, these are the people showing out. If you think it's these are the same types of people who went to G20 protests, get outside your bubble.
January 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Just saw a "I-don't-understand-why-people-protest" comment on a friend's Facebook post. Really angered me b/c this person works in the news.
Literally, these are the people showing out. If you think it's these are the same types of people who went to G20 protests, get outside your bubble.
Literally, these are the people showing out. If you think it's these are the same types of people who went to G20 protests, get outside your bubble.
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Passive voice cited as cowardly distancing maneuver, say some experts
January 24, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Passive voice cited as cowardly distancing maneuver, say some experts
Please make some time to read this.
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Please make some time to read this.
Ice says to ICE:
January 24, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Ice says to ICE:
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I got a request from a reporter about Trump's statement that "what happened to global warming?" w.r.t. the cold event covering much of the U.S. this weekend. Here is my reply.
January 24, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I got a request from a reporter about Trump's statement that "what happened to global warming?" w.r.t. the cold event covering much of the U.S. this weekend. Here is my reply.
We all know there are miserable people like this. It's just amazing that they advertise and offer permission to be a terrible person.
January 24, 2026 at 1:27 PM
We all know there are miserable people like this. It's just amazing that they advertise and offer permission to be a terrible person.
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Carney:
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
January 22, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Carney:
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
I've been a poll worker since 2019. Yes, it's a long day, but it's not as complicated as you might fear and almost all of the voters have been (thankfully) chill.
I'd wager most locations could use an infusion of younger blood and it's an easy way to help your community.
I'd wager most locations could use an infusion of younger blood and it's an easy way to help your community.
If you’re worried your polling place might be disrupted, one constructive step you can take is volunteering as a poll worker. It’s a hands-on way to help ensure the election runs smoothly—and it gives you direct access to the people who can explain what security measures are in place.
January 22, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I've been a poll worker since 2019. Yes, it's a long day, but it's not as complicated as you might fear and almost all of the voters have been (thankfully) chill.
I'd wager most locations could use an infusion of younger blood and it's an easy way to help your community.
I'd wager most locations could use an infusion of younger blood and it's an easy way to help your community.
"Why detain a 5-year-old? You can't tell me that this child is going to be classified as a violent criminal." - Zena Stenvik, superintendent of the Columbia Heights Public School District
The 5-year-old, Liam Ramos, now is being held in Texas.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/vi...
The 5-year-old, Liam Ramos, now is being held in Texas.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/vi...
ICE arrests four children in same Minnesota school district
School district officials in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, say their sense of security is shaken and their hearts shattered after four students from the district have recently been taken by ICE.
www.cbsnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:28 AM
"Why detain a 5-year-old? You can't tell me that this child is going to be classified as a violent criminal." - Zena Stenvik, superintendent of the Columbia Heights Public School District
The 5-year-old, Liam Ramos, now is being held in Texas.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/vi...
The 5-year-old, Liam Ramos, now is being held in Texas.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/vi...
That's a huge crowd of normies on a frigid Pittsburgh weeknight.
With Minneapolis still on edge, hundreds of Pittsburghers turned up for training on what to do when ICE acts here www.publicsource.org/frontline-di...
500 show for training in rapid response to ICE in Pittsburgh
Frontline Dignity provides training on individual rights and how to minimize escalation when responding to federal immigration enforcement in Pittsburgh.
www.publicsource.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:39 PM
That's a huge crowd of normies on a frigid Pittsburgh weeknight.
I'm old enough - and I ain't that old - to remember news headlines in 2009 questioning if Obama was "overexposed" in the first year of his presidency.
We have a generation that only knows Obama, Trump & Biden as president - and Biden rarely drove the news cycle.
Effective pols steer attention.
We have a generation that only knows Obama, Trump & Biden as president - and Biden rarely drove the news cycle.
Effective pols steer attention.
January 21, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I'm old enough - and I ain't that old - to remember news headlines in 2009 questioning if Obama was "overexposed" in the first year of his presidency.
We have a generation that only knows Obama, Trump & Biden as president - and Biden rarely drove the news cycle.
Effective pols steer attention.
We have a generation that only knows Obama, Trump & Biden as president - and Biden rarely drove the news cycle.
Effective pols steer attention.
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Good thread.
I was a community organizer for 3 yrs, and we always had 3 things we got on the same page about:
1. *the* first, concrete thing we wanted to change
2. *the* person we needed to convince to make that change real
3. *the* strategy to get that person to make the change happen
This work is very hard.
1. *the* first, concrete thing we wanted to change
2. *the* person we needed to convince to make that change real
3. *the* strategy to get that person to make the change happen
This work is very hard.
i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
January 19, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Good thread.
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Last week, I got a corrections request for a story I didn't write, on a publication I don't write for. It sent me down a very strange rabbit hole involving a mysterious content publisher. There's a lot I don't understand, but here's what I know:
aftermath.site/nicole-carpe...
aftermath.site/nicole-carpe...
I'm Not That Nicole Carpenter
I got a corrections request for a story I didn't write, and it pulled me down a journalism rabbit hole.
aftermath.site
January 15, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Last week, I got a corrections request for a story I didn't write, on a publication I don't write for. It sent me down a very strange rabbit hole involving a mysterious content publisher. There's a lot I don't understand, but here's what I know:
aftermath.site/nicole-carpe...
aftermath.site/nicole-carpe...
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LinkedIn 100% has the most psychopaths of any social media platform on the internet
January 19, 2026 at 4:56 PM
LinkedIn 100% has the most psychopaths of any social media platform on the internet
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“The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” -- Alvin and Adelaide Toffler
Found this quote in a paper today and boy is it true....
Found this quote in a paper today and boy is it true....
January 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
“The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” -- Alvin and Adelaide Toffler
Found this quote in a paper today and boy is it true....
Found this quote in a paper today and boy is it true....
Caught "Secondhand Lions" w/ the family last night. It was a lot of fun. (I mean, it had Michael Caine and Robert Duvall, so, of course it was!)
I was suggesting "Big Fish," but we thought the kids might need to be older to appreciate it. This was a great alternative.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0327...
I was suggesting "Big Fish," but we thought the kids might need to be older to appreciate it. This was a great alternative.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0327...
Secondhand Lions (2003) ⭐ 7.5 | Comedy, Drama, Family
1h 49m | PG
www.imdb.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Caught "Secondhand Lions" w/ the family last night. It was a lot of fun. (I mean, it had Michael Caine and Robert Duvall, so, of course it was!)
I was suggesting "Big Fish," but we thought the kids might need to be older to appreciate it. This was a great alternative.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0327...
I was suggesting "Big Fish," but we thought the kids might need to be older to appreciate it. This was a great alternative.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0327...
So, social media served me up a coupon to see a Kevin James movie for free if I buy a ticket for a date.
The cost of my time is too high to have to watch Kevin James. (Even with the delightful Alyson Hannigan in the cast.)
No thanks.
The cost of my time is too high to have to watch Kevin James. (Even with the delightful Alyson Hannigan in the cast.)
No thanks.
January 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM
So, social media served me up a coupon to see a Kevin James movie for free if I buy a ticket for a date.
The cost of my time is too high to have to watch Kevin James. (Even with the delightful Alyson Hannigan in the cast.)
No thanks.
The cost of my time is too high to have to watch Kevin James. (Even with the delightful Alyson Hannigan in the cast.)
No thanks.
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This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
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When deadlines no longer exist in news [every deadline is *right now*], small, inconsequential stories are amplified far out of proportion, while massively important stories become just more new "content."
That's a huge problem.
The concept of "scale" in journalism is warped.
That's a huge problem.
The concept of "scale" in journalism is warped.
January 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
When deadlines no longer exist in news [every deadline is *right now*], small, inconsequential stories are amplified far out of proportion, while massively important stories become just more new "content."
That's a huge problem.
The concept of "scale" in journalism is warped.
That's a huge problem.
The concept of "scale" in journalism is warped.
“Claudette(’s) life reminds us that movements are built not only by (now-famous figures), but by those whose courage comes early, quietly, and at great personal cost. Her legacy challenges us to tell the full truth of our history and to honor every voice that helped bend the arc toward justice.”
Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86.
Person of the Day | Claudette Colvin, Pioneer of Early Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 86
Claudette Colvin, whose arrestfor refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus helped spark the modern civil-rights movement, has died.
buff.ly
January 17, 2026 at 1:57 PM
“Claudette(’s) life reminds us that movements are built not only by (now-famous figures), but by those whose courage comes early, quietly, and at great personal cost. Her legacy challenges us to tell the full truth of our history and to honor every voice that helped bend the arc toward justice.”
This is more than a week old, but it's a good obituary by a former staffer.
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
Requiem for a good newspaper
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will fade away after 240 years on the job, a loss for a region and for democracy.
www.santafenewmexican.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:14 PM
This is more than a week old, but it's a good obituary by a former staffer.
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
Roy Wood Jr.: Gets Real About Fear, Fame, & Fatherhood
YouTube video by Trevor Noah
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Football ... operations? No, just football.
January 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Football ... operations? No, just football.