Videos Reveal Trump Adviser’s “Shadow” Plan for Second Administration
[Molly Redden and Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented]"A key ally to former President Donald Trump detailed plans to deploy the military in response to domestic unrest, defund the...
View ArticleA vote for Donald Trump is a vote for school shootings and measles
[Nilay Patel at The Verge]This is, uh, the opposite of this year's trend of a bunch of newspapers refusing to endorse anyone:"Donald Trump is a dangerous maniac who can barely complete a sentence, and...
View ArticleJosseli Barnica Died in Texas After Waiting 40 Hours for Miscarriage Care
[Cassandra Jaramillo and Kavitha Surana at ProPublica]The deeply tragic stories of how abortion bans lead to preventable deaths continue."The fetus was on the verge of coming out, its head pressed...
View ArticleTech is interesting, but democracy deserves our attention
I’m aware that a lot of my linkblog posts have been about the state of America this week. That’s because — well, I’m sure you can figure out why. There is nothing bigger to talk about than this...
View ArticleDemocratising publishing
[John O'Nolan]This is a genuinely inspiring post from John O'Nolan about the foundation behind Ghost and how it operates. It feels like a blueprint for so many open source projects."The business model...
View ArticleExploiting Meta’s Weaknesses, Deceptive Political Ads Thrived on Facebook and...
[Craig Silverman at ProPublica and Priyanjana Bengani at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism]"The network, which uses the name Patriot Democracy on many of its ad accounts, is one of eight deceptive...
View ArticleKamala Is Not Our Savior. But a Trump Win Would Be Catastrophic.
[Versha Sharma in Teen Vogue]This is a remarkable kind-of-sort-of-endorsement from Teen Vogue."As the head of this publication, dedicated to young readers, I have been closely following younger...
View ArticleElection Issues 2024: Economy, Immigration, Abortion and More
[ProPublica]"With just days to go before Election Day, political coverage is everywhere. At ProPublica, we avoid horse race reporting and focus on telling stories about deeper issues and trends...
View ArticleSen. Ron Wyden: Women's phones have become a tool for abortion surveillance
[Senator Ron Wyden at MSNBC]Senator Wyden has long been a loud voice for surveillance reform and stronger data protections, so this op-ed isn't really a surprise - but it's still nice to see him...
View Article10 distractions, in case you need them for some reason
In case you’re searching for things to take your mind off the immediate horrors of the real world for, you know, some reason, here are ten:3D Workers Island is a horror story told in the form of...
View ArticleReflecting today
Today I’ve been thinking a lot about my relatives who actively fought against nationalism as part of the resistance. What they and their colleagues did in the name of inclusion and opportunity.That's...
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We can still rise
What a morning.I know this quote has been shared and reshared ad infinitum, but it gives me hope today, and I hope it will do the same for you:“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the...
View ArticleWhat Now for the Press?
[Dick Tofel]Dick Tofel on where the press should go next:"We held a free and fair election, and the candidate who hates the press, who makes sport of threatening it physically and with censorship and...
View ArticleA hypothesis about the Democrats
I’d like to share a hypothesis about the Democrats. It’s about money. It might not be true — it truly is a hypothesis — but I’d like to air it out and see what you think.We have a lot of people in...
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Non-profit newsrooms that speak truth to power
If you’re looking for signal, here are some non-profit newsrooms that speak truth to power on a national scale. You can follow all of them for free; all of them could also use your...
View ArticleSocial media is a symptom, not a cause
[Mathew Ingram at The Torment Nexus]Mathew Ingram on blaming social media for the stratification of society:"In the end, that is too simple an explanation, just as blaming the New York Times' coverage...
View ArticleWhy Democrats won't build their own Joe Rogan
[Taylor Lorenz at User Mag]Gen Z men have lurched to the right, which was one factor behind this month's election result. This is, in part, because they've been inundated with media that speaks to a...
View ArticleBuilding the news
A question many of us are asking: how can we be as effective as possible over the next four years?A few years ago, I made the decision to move out of tech into non-profit news, and I'm glad I'm here....
View ArticleOne Practical Thing: Protect Information
[Heather Bryant]Some good advice from Heather:"One practical thing you can do in as much depth as you like, identify a particular area of information that you care about or feel is important and...
View ArticleWind the clock
[Molly White]Unsure what to do now? Molly White has some solid ways to get started helping:""Many of us have looked back on historic events where people have bravely stood up against powerful...
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