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Mo A
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sometimes data 📝, often 🚲

reporting using computers @themarkup.org / @calmatters.org

signal: @mali.21
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January 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.

He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.

newsguild.org/guild-member...
Guild member detained by ICE in Minnesota | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.
newsguild.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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well?
January 16, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Some protesters have reported being hit with rubber bullets close to the scene of a reported shooting in north Minneapolis involving federal agents in the area of W. 25th Street and Lyndale Avenue N.

Federal agents have deployed chemical irritants. Updates here: bit.ly/4sI4z3q
January 15, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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NEW: Far-right Zionist group Betar US will disband following an investigation by NY State Attorney General Letitia James into the group's "violence against and harassment of Muslim, Arab, Palestinian, and Jewish activists" and failure to register as a charity in NY despite soliciting donations.
January 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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i know people like to clown on this place for some of the absurd behavior witnessed on here but it really doesn’t hold a candle to tiktok, where some random guy with a large following is claiming that i stole “abolish ICE” from him, and that no one had said it prior to like 2024.
January 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh took down several PragerU signs that had been taped to the walls of the Capitol today, prompting a scolding tweet from Gov. Jim Pillen.

Cavanaugh said posters aren't allowed on walls under the Capitol Building's rules.
journalstar.com/news/state-r...
Pillen alleges history exhibit display 'ripped off the walls' by state senator
A 40-second video, posted on social media by Gov. Jim Pillen, showed Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh removing a controversial history display from the walls.
journalstar.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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lot of things i could say here but mostly i guess i would like to implore everyone to find a personality other than "least favorite roommate during a house meeting in portland, oregon"
January 6, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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So excited for @aliciadkennedy.bsky.social and her new book, On Eating, to make it's debut in April 2026. It's a deep dive exploring everything from gender roles 2 climate change, all seen through Kennedy's discerning appetite. Read my review of the advance copy at the link!🍸
Of Appetites and Becoming: A Review of On Eating
Reading an advanced copy of Alicia Kennedy’s forthcoming On Eating, the food writer and influencer — not the “yum-yum kind” as she once proclaimed on Instagram — evokes that satisfied feeling as one e...
writingwithsalt.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian groups, including Doctors Without Borders, in 2026 for failing its new vetting rules for groups working in Gaza. Some international organizations have said that Israel’s rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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During a snow squall, the last place you want to be is on the road.
Delay travel if a snow squall warning is issued. If you’re caught on the road when a snow squall occurs, slow down, turn on your low-beams & hazards, and pull over safely to the side of the road
weather.gov/safety/winter-snow-squall
December 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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As part of preparing for #ATmosphereConf in Vancouver March 2026, we're republishing the videos from Seattle March 2025, along with transcripts.

Here's @immber.bsky.social with a talk about adding oAuth Login with Bsky to an OS.
Jessie Rushing: Tales of Adding oAuth Login with Bsky to an OS
ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
atprotocommunity.leaflet.pub
December 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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We should ask why it’s so easy for terms and concepts like “Heritage American” and “Western Chauvinism” are met with earnest analysis and exploration while academic theory produced by Black scholars are summarily dismissed by people reading introductory texts if that.
December 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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I don't necessarily think that people who aren't journalists understand how much being unliked is a part of being a journalist.

I once had a PR person call my boss to tell her I sucked
December 22, 2025 at 6:12 AM
December 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
December 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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“broligarch” has to be one of my least favourite words of the past year
December 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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every time a writer or creator I admire starts a substack I just get so… sad
December 12, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.

We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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A friend of mine was removed from the Christmas tree lighting at the Nebraska State Capitol last night after a woman she was with asked Gov. Jim Pillen if deporting people fit into his message of opening one's heart.

(Not sure who took the video)
December 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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At CalMatters/The Markup union, we're proud of the AI article we ratified in our contract this year. It ensures that no union employee will be laid off because of AI, guarantees that humans are writing the news you read, and keeps our content from being used to train AI without our consent. 1/2
December 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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“The corrections department also provides ICE with information that helps the agency locate, arrest, and deport people who are not directly transferred. CalMatters obtained and reviewed more than 27,000 pages of emails between state prison employees and ICE.“

calmatters.org/justice/2025...
'We may be deporting the wrong people': New poll shows doubts about immigration crackdown
A new poll shared exclusively with CalMatters adds to a slate of recent surveys suggesting Californians’ support is waning for Trump’s harshest immigration enforcement policies.
calmatters.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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It's simple — @propublica.org workers should not be replaced by artificial intelligence. Our contract proposal specifically says that generative artificial intelligence ("GAI") should not be used to replace employees. Management struck out this entire section in their response to our proposal.
December 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Elon Musk is on a racist posting spree again
Elon Musk is on a racist posting spree again
And he wants you to know Donald Trump likes him again.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM