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Journalists at 3 Alaska Newspapers Quit Over Charlie Kirk Story The publications in Alaska lost significant staffing after the owners made changes to an article that had drawn criticism from a Republican state lawmaker.

Several journalists resigned this week from three newspapers in Alaska after the publications’ corporate owner made significant edits to an article about Charlie Kirk’s death, after pressure from a Republican state lawmaker who had criticized the coverage.

Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration Apple said on Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock, the most popular ICE-tracking app, and other similar apps from its App Store after it was contacted by President Donald Trump's administration.

Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration reut.rs/4mIfztt

‘My son genuinely believed it was real’: Parents are letting little kids play with AI. Are they wrong? Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through personalized stories and generative images. Scientists are wary of its affect on creativity

I spoke to parents who are letting their young kids play with generative AI and tried to sort through some of the questions they have about it.

"I don’t know what this is doing to their brains," one dad told me.

Meanwhile, Sam Altman says, "Kids love ChatGPT on voicemode."

Update from @freedomflotilla.bsky.social states the Mikeno came within 7nm of Gaza before being intercepted

Canada issues warning for U.S.-bound travellers with gender-neutral passports The advisory notes some countries, including the U.S., don’t recognize the “X” gender identifier, meaning entry is not guaranteed.

The federal government has updated its travel advisory to the U.S. with a warning that people who have the gender-neutral “X” identifier on their passports may face restrictions when crossing the southern border.

The Flotilla ship Mikeno has gone dark, its current status is unknown. But it is reportedly the first civilian vessel to successfully enter Gaza’s territorial waters.

www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/...

Yep. LLM poisoning is the next stage of info ops.

Afghanistan hit by communications blackout after Taliban shuts internet Telecoms disrupted nationwide after authorities cut fibre optic connections in several provinces to prevent ‘vice’

A huge communications blackout has hit Afghanistan after Taliban authorities began severing fibre-optic connections in several provinces to prevent “vice”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

My takeaway from the Klein-Coates conversation is that Klein repeatedly brushes past the central issue that Coates keeps returning to, which is that "hate is a powerful force." It's a question of when and how to engage with hateful rhetoric.

Local News Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?'

I have been haunted by this statement all day www.kgw.com/article/news...

Pro-EU party leads in Moldova election as votes are counted The EU has warned that Moldova is enduring "an unprecedented campaign of disinformation" from Russia ahead of the election.

⚡️Pro-EU party leads in Moldova election as votes are counted.

The EU has warned that Moldova is enduring "an unprecedented campaign of disinformation" from Russia ahead of the election.

YouTube video by CBC Docs Lilith Fair: The story behind the iconic ’90s music festival

Just watched CBC’s Lilith Fair documentary and I can’t express how much attending an event like this today would heal my soul.

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Visual evidence upends Israel’s official story for deadly attack on Gaza hospital Israeli troops say they targeted a Hamas camera in an August strike, but a Reuters investigation found the device belonged to one of the news agency’s journalists. An Israeli official now says troops fired without required approval. The five journalists who died in the strike are among 200 killed by Israel that it has yet to fully explain.

On Aug 25, Israeli defense forces attacked a Gaza hospital, killing our colleague Hussam al-Masri. We spent the last few weeks reviewing footage and interviewing witnesses. The visual evidence contradicts Israel’s official story.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Dozens of delegates from multiple nations walk out of UN hall as Israeli prime minister prepares to speak.

Excellent thread examining the flaws in the study that led to this headline.

Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project

Major policy shift by Microsoft www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Sanctioned Russian actor linked to new media outlet targeting Moldova REST is linked to the Russian threat actor Rybar, which targets EU countries, along with Moldova.

Today @dfrlab.bsky.social published an investigation into REST, a newly launched “media outlet” targeting Moldova ahead of its elxn. Our forensic analysis shows REST’s infrastructure and workflow is linked to milblogger channel Rybar, whose creator is sanctioned by the EU

dfrlab.org/2025/09/23/s...

HUGE HUGE NEWS FROM EGYPT!!

Egyptian President Sisi has issued a presidential pardon for activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah.

I can't count the number of times I've cited this tweet to people.

Nav Pillay: "The Genocide Convention was born out of humanitys darkest chapters. Today we witness in real time how the promise of never again is broken and tested in the eyes of the world. The ongoing genocide in Gaza is a moral outrage and a legal emergency"

Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds GENEVA – Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, a...

"Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds"

The UN joins other experts including the International Association of Genocide Scholars, Holocaust historians, and multitudes of lawyers in concluding this is genocide.

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Fired By The Post The Washington Post said it fired Karen Attiah over comments she made about white men in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, Status has learned.

Scoop: Status has obtained the termination letter The Washington Post sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social, in which it informed her that she was being fired for social media posts "about white men."

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...

What a news day. Frantically scrambling between news on the Arab Summit, the Kirk aftermath, and Canadian parliament reopening.

“The negotiations are only part and parcel of a scheme…to ensure the failure of negotiations…what they really want is to ensure Gaza is no longer liveable.”

“There is no room to deal with such a party that is cowardly and treacherous.”

Qatar Emir opening today’s Arab Summit:

“Have you ever heard of such an aggression? A state that is party to the negotiations & yet aggresses the venue where the negotiations take place….if you wish to insist on the liberation of hostages, why then do they assassinate all the negotiators?”

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced. I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

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Nepal’s Social Media Ban Backfires as Politics Moves to a Chat Room

An attempt to ban social media in Nepal ended this week in violent protest with the PM ousted, Parliament in flames & soldiers on the streets. Now, the very technology the government tried to outlaw is being harnessed to help select the country’s next leader.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...

I saw The Voice of Hind Rajab tonight at TIFF. A devastating film, told in a deeply impactful way. It uses the real audio of Hind throughout and transitions from a “fictional” drama to a documentary. The entire theatre was heavily sobbing. And then everyone exited the room in palpable silence.

Just to be blunt, if you want Wired and 404 and The Verge to employ reporters who understand the memes on bullet casings and can connect them to gaming culture while having the legal and support resources to deal with waves of harassment when we do it… you have to subscribe and pay for the work