Lois Parshley
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There are so many excellent reporters and magazine writers out there scraping by or leaving the industry altogether. But there's apparently always more money and attention for the people seemingly endeavoring to cross every moral and ethical line in the business
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
There are so many excellent reporters and magazine writers out there scraping by or leaving the industry altogether. But there's apparently always more money and attention for the people seemingly endeavoring to cross every moral and ethical line in the business
And read @brittanytrang.com's great reporting on Medicare's AI plans here: www.statnews.com/2025/11/06/m...
Medicare picks tech vendors to run AI prior authorization pilot in six states
Medicare has selected the technology vendors who'll run its prior authorization pilot in New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, and Washington
www.statnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
And read @brittanytrang.com's great reporting on Medicare's AI plans here: www.statnews.com/2025/11/06/m...
Austin reapplied for two years. He lost his car. He had to beg strangers for diapers.
AI and related technologies are already influencing basic decisions for almost all 92 million low-income Americans.
Read more about the problems that's already causing: www.levernews.com/rage-against...
AI and related technologies are already influencing basic decisions for almost all 92 million low-income Americans.
Read more about the problems that's already causing: www.levernews.com/rage-against...
Rage Against The Algorithm
As Trump leans into AI, automated systems are already ruining lives. A new organization is out to stop it.
www.levernews.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Austin reapplied for two years. He lost his car. He had to beg strangers for diapers.
AI and related technologies are already influencing basic decisions for almost all 92 million low-income Americans.
Read more about the problems that's already causing: www.levernews.com/rage-against...
AI and related technologies are already influencing basic decisions for almost all 92 million low-income Americans.
Read more about the problems that's already causing: www.levernews.com/rage-against...
Robert Austin was living in a car with his baby daughter in El Paso. He applied for food stamps, Medicaid, and temporary aid—and was repeatedly denied.
He eventually learned Texas was using an automated verification system developed by Deloitte that had known errors.
He eventually learned Texas was using an automated verification system developed by Deloitte that had known errors.
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Robert Austin was living in a car with his baby daughter in El Paso. He applied for food stamps, Medicaid, and temporary aid—and was repeatedly denied.
He eventually learned Texas was using an automated verification system developed by Deloitte that had known errors.
He eventually learned Texas was using an automated verification system developed by Deloitte that had known errors.
Read the full story at National Geographic, thanks to editor extraordinaire @bresnick.bsky.social www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...
Why are Alaska’s rivers turning bright orange? Scientists have a theory.
The dramatic shift is a warning sign—and scientists say the changes that aren't yet visible to the naked eye are just as troubling.
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Read the full story at National Geographic, thanks to editor extraordinaire @bresnick.bsky.social www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...
It's a warning sign of how climate is affecting global waterways. Across the north “brownification” of water is slowing growth, fueling toxic algae blooms, and disrupting ecosystems. “What we can’t see matters as much as those bright orange rivers,” says geochemist Jean-François Boily.
November 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
It's a warning sign of how climate is affecting global waterways. Across the north “brownification” of water is slowing growth, fueling toxic algae blooms, and disrupting ecosystems. “What we can’t see matters as much as those bright orange rivers,” says geochemist Jean-François Boily.
Thawing permafrost is exposing bedrock, beginning a destructive process that releases sulfuric acid and oxidizes iron into a toxic cocktail remarkably similar to acid rock drainage. And “there’s simply nothing that can be done, other than fix climate change,” a biogeochemist told me.
November 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Thawing permafrost is exposing bedrock, beginning a destructive process that releases sulfuric acid and oxidizes iron into a toxic cocktail remarkably similar to acid rock drainage. And “there’s simply nothing that can be done, other than fix climate change,” a biogeochemist told me.
That means a lot, thank you!
October 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
That means a lot, thank you!
Thanks for sharing!
October 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Thanks for sharing!
The Gwich’in name for the region translates to “the sacred place where life begins.” It’s where the Porcupine caribou herd gather to bear their young — a place central to the Gwich’in way of life, now caught in a costly bid to keep oil flowing. Read more @grist.org:
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grist.org/politics/tru...
Trump officials say Alaska is 'open for business.' So far, no one's buying.
The administration wants to drill in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Oil companies don’t, leaving Alaska to spend millions propping up the idea
grist.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The Gwich’in name for the region translates to “the sacred place where life begins.” It’s where the Porcupine caribou herd gather to bear their young — a place central to the Gwich’in way of life, now caught in a costly bid to keep oil flowing. Read more @grist.org:
grist.org/politics/tru...
grist.org/politics/tru...
Officials said these new leases are proof “Alaska is open for business.” But so far, the only one buying is... Alaska.
One analysis found half of the state development corporation's investments have been worthless. The state would have had about $11 billion more if invested elsewhere.
One analysis found half of the state development corporation's investments have been worthless. The state would have had about $11 billion more if invested elsewhere.
October 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Officials said these new leases are proof “Alaska is open for business.” But so far, the only one buying is... Alaska.
One analysis found half of the state development corporation's investments have been worthless. The state would have had about $11 billion more if invested elsewhere.
One analysis found half of the state development corporation's investments have been worthless. The state would have had about $11 billion more if invested elsewhere.