Brent E. Huffman

Saving Mes Aynak

Tragic news today about the impending destruction of the ancient #Buddhist city of #MesAynak #Afghanistan.

You can watch the heroic effort by #Afghan #archaeologists to save this priceless world heritage in my documentary
"Saving Mes Aynak" here: savingmesaynak.com

Saving Mes Aynak

Tragic news today about the impending destruction of the ancient #Buddhist city of #MesAynak #Afghanistan.

You can watch the heroic effort by #Afghan #archaeologists to save this priceless world heritage in my documentary
"Saving Mes Aynak" here: savingmesaynak.com

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Applications for our Master of Science in Journalism and IMC Full-Time programs are now open. Our world-renowned IMC Full-Time program is shifting to a new one-year format, which will serve students in an evolving marketplace. Read more: spr.ly/63329fdkZ7

Tens of thousands of demonstrators braved pouring rain to march across the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday (August 3) calling for peace and aid deliveries in the war-torn Gaza Strip, where a humanitarian crisis has been worsening.

My long-awaited first solo exhibition in Australia
'DISAGREE WHERE WE MUST'
Opening : Wednesday  6 August, 6–8pm
Exhibition Dates: 6 August – 28 August
Goldstone gallery: 41 Derby St, Collingwood, VIC , Australia

Do u Labubu‘s mother company PopMart supports Xinjiang cotton ？！

The story of how Trump sells access to the White House - to benefit himself and his family financially and to benefit his political operation - is shocking and sordid.

No President has ever monetized access like Trump has.

1/ It's a story you need to know.

We are witnessing the silencing of American media | Robert Reich From the Washington Post to CBS, companies are caving to Trump. This is how democracy dies

Shame on any media outlet or university that allows Trump to silence it. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/30/trump-silencing-of-american-media

Don’t miss this very special event featuring a screening of @medillschool.bsky.social #documentary “If This is Justice” @macarthurjustice.bsky.social
Panel moderated by Ben Austin

Don’t miss this very special event featuring a screening of @medillschool.bsky.social #documentary “If This is Justice” @macarthurjustice.bsky.social
Panel moderated by Ben Austin

Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff visits Gaza aid ‘death trap’ Witkoff says he is helping ‘craft a plan’ to deliver aid as UN reports that Israeli forces have killed 1,353 Palestinians who were waiting for food

Hours after Trump's representatives visited an Israeli-run food distribution site in Gaza, Palestinian medics said they received the bodies of 13 people shot dead by Israeli forces while trying to get aid, including near the site that US officials visited.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Iran Is Holding at Least 4 US Citizens, Rights Groups and Families Say Two were seized after Israel and the United States attacked Iranian targets in June, and two others have been held since 2024.

At least four Iranian Americans are in Iranian custody, according to human rights groups, lawyers and Hostage Aid Worldwide. The detentions are likely to increase the already tense political climate after the U.S. joined Israel’s attack on Iran and bombarded three of its nuclear sites in June.

The time is now! ⏰ Share your work by 11:59 PM PT today for IDA Documentary Awards consideration at documentary.org/awards/enter

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Opinion | Why Universities Must Not Capitulate to the Trump Regime

Colleges that settle with the Trump administration have no guarantee of safety from further retaliation. bit.ly/4fiGCtd

#HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky

EPA Seeks to Revoke “Endangerment Finding” to Further Gut Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions The Trump administration is attempting to revoke a landmark rule that allows the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars, power plants and other sources under the...

EPA Seeks to Revoke "Endangerment Finding" to Further Gut Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

6,000 aid trucks blocked outside Gaza, says Unwra chief <article data-history-node-id="426617" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/6000-aid-trucks-blocked-outside-gaza-says-unwra-chief" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/6000-aid-trucks-blocked-outside-gaza-says-unwra-chief" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">6,000 aid trucks blocked outside Gaza, says Unwra chief </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The United Nations has nearly 6,000 food trucks currently stuck outside Gaza and ready to enter the territory, said Unwra chief Philippe Lazzarini on Friday.</p> <p>"UNRWA has 6,000 aid trucks blocked outside Gaza, awaiting the green light to enter," Lazzarini stated on social media platform X, adding that air drops are&nbsp;ineffective and&nbsp;insufficient.&nbsp;</p> <p>"If there is political will to allow extremely costly, insufficient, and ineffective air drops, then there should be similar political will to open road crossings," he added, without explicitly naming Israel, which had blocked aid into Gaza, leading to famine.&nbsp;</p> <p>The UN, including UNRWA + partners, were able to bring in 500 to 600 trucks a day during the ceasefire earlier this year,"&nbsp;Lazzarini said.&nbsp;</p> <p>That aid, he said, "reached the entire population of Gaza safely and with dignity," and with "no diversions," stressing that "no alternative to the UN-coordinated response has produced similar results."</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Airdrops are at least 100 times more costly than trucks<br> Trucks carry twice as much aid as planes.<br> <br> If there is political will to allow airdrops - which are highly costly, insufficient &amp; inefficient, there should be similar political will to open the road crossings.<br> <br> As the…</p> — Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) <a href="https://twitter.com/UNLazzarini/status/1951225049869947145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 1, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>

6,000 aid trucks blocked outside Gaza, says Unwra chief - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/6000-aid-trucks-blocked-outside-gaza-says-unwra-chief

French government adopts bill for restitution of colonial-era objects The text will be submitted for a vote in the senate on 24 September

Eight years after French president Emmanuel Macron pledged to return African heritage to the continent, his government has adopted a bill facilitating the deaccession of cultural items plundered from former colonies.

www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/30/f...

We told you they were going to do project 2025 and it’s 2025 and they’re doing project 2025

THRILLED that "Hey Hugo" is an official selection of the prestigious Middlebury New Filmmakers Film festival in #Vermont. The award-winning film plays 8/21.
Big congrats to my @medillschool.bsky.social students Annie Xia and Ysa Quiballo.
mnff2025.eventive.org/films/hey-hu...

This documentary was made in my Documenting #Carceral Injustice class at #Sheridan #Prison @medillschool.bsky.social Northwestern University

THRILLED that "Hey Hugo" is an official selection of the prestigious Middlebury New Filmmakers Film festival in #Vermont. The award-winning film plays 8/21.
Big congrats to my @medillschool.bsky.social students Annie Xia and Ysa Quiballo.
mnff2025.eventive.org/films/hey-hu...

Opinion | You May Not Be Trump’s Target This Time. But You Could Be Next.

With civil society itself under attack, our country’s foundations — our ability to hold the government accountable, to be free to dissent and debate, to support vulnerable communities — are also threatened. Even if you’re not the target this time, you could be next.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...

Buffett Faculty Fellows (2025–26): Buffett Institute for Global Affairs - Northwestern University The Northwestern Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs is pleased to announce our cohort of non-residential faculty fellowships for the current academic year. These fellowships support Northwes...

Link: buffett.northwestern.edu/programs/fac...

As Gaza faces a humanitarian catastrophe, Palestinian journalists are among those being deliberately starved.

CPJ urges global leaders to act now: to protect the Palestinian press, ensure accountability, allow international media access, and finally allow them to eat and rest.

cpj.org?p=499042

When Kittens Came to My Prison, I Had Not Petted One in 15 Years I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.

"I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass one day. I was left without adequate words to describe that experience."

Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for 19 activists based overseas Authorities accuse activists linked to pro-democracy group Hong Kong Parliament of subversion Hong Kong’s national security police have issued arrest warrants for 19 activists based overseas, accusing them of subversion under a stringent national security law, marking the largest such tally yet. They are accused of organising or participating in the Hong Kong Parliament, a pro-democracy group that authorities in the Asian financial hub say intended to subvert state power, under the law Beijing imposed in 2020 after months of pro-democracy protests in 2019. Continue reading...

Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for 19 activists based overseas

Gaza is starving. So are its journalists | Jodie Ginsberg A desperate situation has become catastrophic. If we do not act now, there will be no one left to tell anyone’s story

OPINION: Gaza is starving. So are its journalists www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... ‪@jodieginsberg.bsky.social‬ @pressfreedom.bsky.social @theguardian.com ‪ #photojournalism #journalism #photography‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

GBH lays off 13 staff at American Experience, pauses production of new documentaries The move follows Congress' clawback of $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

This is horrible. Just devastating.

GBH to lay off 13 employees from PBS history program American Experience due to federal funding cuts - The Boston Globe The layoffs at GBH are among first immediate cuts in public media after Congress last week approved President Trump’s rescissions package that cuts $1.1 billion for public media.

New: GBH will lay off 13 employees from American Experience due to "severe cuts in federal funding for public media," CEO Susan Goldberg told staff. The layoffs are among the first cuts in public media after Congress rescinded $1.1 billion in public media funding. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/22/b...

GBH lays off 13 staff at American Experience, pauses production of new documentaries The move follows Congress' clawback of $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Today is a good day to become a member of your local public broadcasting station. I’ve learned a ton from American Experience documentaries. They’re a really great history outreach resource. And they’re entirely free to watch.

We now know Donald Trump was named in the Epstein files.

It’s long past time for Republicans to stop covering this up and give Americans the full transparency they promised.