Katie Moylan

Definitely lots of scope for a panel--how places are differently mediated, local vs national framings...

'Place' will matter differently in relation to resources allocated (from communicative to FEMA) for climate disasters still to come. Look at the under-reporting of Hurricane Helene.

''[W]e're about to witness a seismic ideological shift in American sense of "place."' Yes, exactly.

Ohio managed to get thousands of people to hold hands and link arms in a human chain that stretched 8 miles to stand against ICE.

8 miles of humans linked together.

YouTube video by MSNBC Maddow: U.S. profoundly changed by authoritarian leader; 'We're beyond waiting and seeing now'

Armed masked men kidnapping people off the streets.

An illegitimate Supreme Court trampling the Constitution.

Congressional Republicans abdicating responsibilities to their King.

Billionaires consolidating power, wealth, and influence.

Fascism is here. The question is, what will you do about it?

Great to see this. Will you be streaming?

The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...

Reason #1,479 why we need to fight like hell until our last dying goddamned breath for our scientific institutions 🧪

Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.

Let’s be clear: This is political censorship. Just as CBS’ parent company handed Trump $16 million to settle a spurious lawsuit, this decision is about preemptively bowing to a regime that demands obedience.

We stand with Stephen Colbert and every voice that Trump wants silenced.

View of the WGBH building in Boston with an electronic marquee reading “Local. Trusted. Defunded.”

WGBH building in Boston today

“AI has wrecked the usual application processes of most large graduate employers in PR, media, & journalism. The proportion of recent undergraduates in paid employment in the sector has fallen from nearly 8% in 2020-21 to just 4.86% over the last two years. Again, this should be of national concern”

For me the nine day coverage of the Queen's death and funeral across *all* BBC channels was borderline dystopic.

BBC radio's assumptions that a) everyone is obsessed with Glastonbury (not really) and b) anyone cares about the Oasis tour are particularly irritating me this summer.

This is devastating and will certainly hit smaller, less supported rural stations the hardest.

Important and much-needed. Excited to read more!

Many thanks for putting me on to this new book and Garbes' work--extremely pertinent for a chapter I'm developing on community self-representation in NPR affiliate programming rn. What a time to be writing about US radio.

Excellent and important interview with Josh Shepperd on the existential threat to public media--with a lovely excerpt from Fred 'Mr' Rogers' famous testimony in defense of public broadcasting at the start.

The history (and future) of public media in the US - WDET 101.9 FM Historian and author Josh Shepperd joined the show to talk about the history of public media and efforts by the Trump administration to cut funding.

Public media combines entertainment, education and lessons in democracy for audiences across the country. The Trump administration wants it gone. Historian Josh Shepperd joined The Metro to discuss 🔊
wdet.org/2025/07/16/t...

Billionaire: what is Quantum Mechanics?
ChatGPT: Good question! Very handsome of you to ask.
Billionaire: am I a genius?

Window-sized device taps the air for safe drinking water MIT engineers developed an atmospheric water harvester that captures water vapor and produces safe drinking water across a range of relative humidities, including dry desert air.

“MIT team has developed and tested a new atmospheric water harvester and shown that it efficiently captures water vapor and produces safe drinking water across a range of relative humidities, including dry desert air.”

I second the “Woman on the Edge of Time” by Marge Piercy recommendation and would add Piercy's Vida: both are usefully illuminating for our current moment.

FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show

You know something has gone bad when the government spokesperson says, please don’t use my name …

“Asked for comment, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security who declined to be identified…”

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...

So seen.

facebook Open app & kxan.com/weather @ Jim Spencer & < 6h - Q I'll keep my thoughts on that press conference to myself, but my phone is blowing up with friends asking me if federal cuts and hiring freezes contributed to this disaster to begin with. Currently at our local National Weather Service office, due to early retirement packages to reduce its budget/personnel and a hiring freeze there are: *Warning and Coordination Meteorologist position open (yes they coordinate Warnings) *2 open meteorologists positions (yes they are on call 24(7) *Hydrologist position open (yes, they project floods) *Electronic Tech position open *Manager position open So, | don’t know — you tell me. Look up Josh Hinkle and David Barer's investigation on our website. They've done fantastic, rapid work and are only just beginning. O % 0O Michol Springer and 2.2K others d5 2.2K () 454

KXAN Meteorologist Jim Spencer:

"I'll keep my thoughts on that press conference to myself, but my phone is blowing up with friends asking me if federal cuts and hiring freezes contributed to this disaster to begin with. Currently at our local National Weather […]

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And we'll continue to see the consequences, where people are unprepared because uninformed about future climate emergencies

Trump and Republicans in Congress are trying to pull off one of the biggest heists in U.S. history.

The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is robbery, plain and simple.

And it’s being committed by the billionaire class and the politicians they put into office.

America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.

Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.

Tim Walz eulogizes slain lawmaker as a historic Minnesotan — and friend After a hug with Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz eulogized slain state Rep. Melissa Hortman as “the most consequential speaker in Minnesota history.”

It's incredible that neither the president nor VP was here. The politicization of all facets of American life is coming from the White House. No other American president would have failed to pay their respects. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Some invitations for New Yorkers.

Registration for our [IC & WBU] anti-criminalization Communiversity is now open.

It's an opportunity to learn with other New Yorkers, to connect with new people, and perhaps to plug into existing organizing efforts too.

bit.ly/ICNews46

Again, it is just straightforwardly the case right now that the U.S. Constitution is no longer in effect. That isn't hyperbole. If the legislative branch and the judiciary sit idly by while the president flagrantly violates the Constitution, I'm not sure how else you'd describe it.

Rural, community-led radio offers independent local perspectives which are increasingly essential in the face of syndicated, placeless media.