Finally, a major media outlet will be headed by a true free speech warrior who got her start trying to get her professors fired

Climate Scientist Cited By Joe Rogan Slams Podcaster For Spreading 'Dumb' Misinformation Joe Rogan is spreading climate misinformation on one of the country’s most popular podcasts, scientists say—and he’s not the only one.

Joe Rogan is spreading climate misinformation on one of the country’s most popular podcasts, scientists say—and he’s not the only one.

USA: Proposed journalist visa restrictions would have catastrophic consequences for press freedom The Trump administration is proposing new, severe restrictions on how long foreign journalists would be permitted to live and work in the United States. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) opposes the…

From @rsf.org: The Department of Homeland Security published a proposal to introduce a fixed term for the visas used by foreign journalists to work and live in the U.S. Currently, the visas last indefinitely as long as the holders remain in compliance.

Hey, dummies.

The COVID vaccine saved 2.5–4 million lives between 2020 and 2024 (Journal of the American Medical Association).

COVID still exists. Vulnerable people, like me, still die from it. When you talk about banning the vaccine, what I hear is: F- that guy. If he dies, he dies.

Think of the money that can be saved on a judiciary!

I just discovered that #bbciplayer has a non-stop Louis Theroux channel...and I have no idea how someone missed calling it 'Louis Theroux and Theroux'

Mass Shooters Are Not Disproportionately Transgender Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.

Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.

Wow: French President Emmanuel Macron just called out Trump at a major press conference with the German Chancellor 😳

Take him to court… that’ll do it. (?!)

Texas Legislature Gives Final Approval to Redistricting Map Favoring Republicans The map’s passage was a major victory in President Trump’s push to get Republican state leaders to help his party keep control of the U.S. House.

Breaking news: The Texas Legislature approved a redrawn congressional map that could deliver Republicans five U.S. House seats.

Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism Data can easily be manipulated to show causation that doesn’t exist.

The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

It’s all about sending a message. The raid is the message. It’s all about retribution. He is the retribution president. As with troops on our streets, it’s all about normalizing fascism. This is fascism. Fascism is here. Too many Americans are too “busy” to care. But it’s here.

@ijlandm.bsky.social is this you m?

Great journalism

Elon Musk Backtracks on Plan to Give $2 Million Checks to Wisconsin Voters Experts had said that his pledge to hand out two $1 million checks to people who had already voted in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race seemed to run afoul of state law.

Elon Musk quietly deleted a post that said he would hand out two $1 million checks to people who had already voted in a Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Federal law prohibits payments to Americans in exchange for their registering to vote or casting ballots.

The Words Federal Agencies Are Removing From Their Sites Under Trump Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.

As President Trump seeks to purge the federal government of “woke” initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid. An analysis by The New York Times reveals how these words are being removed from government websites. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How Trump’s ‘51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious (Gift Article) President Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Justin Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements.

TLDR: The 51st state talk is not a joke. It is a consistent delivery of threats to Canadian sovereignty at the highest levels of government.

Our reporting out today.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...

The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.

Four government IT employees tell Ian Bogost and Charlie Warzel that Elon Musk's incursion into the U.S. government may be worse than anyone realizes: “This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history."

This is the worst classification scandal in 20 years. According to someone who knows: Trump has done more for China in a couple of weeks than Xi could have dreamed.

The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.

"This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history”

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Former George W. Bush aide says an Uzbek businessman hired him to lobby for U.S. sanctions on a local business rival - ICIJ The episode, which led to a U.S. Congressman calling for an investigation of possible sanctions violations by the Uzbek target firm, offers a window into the business of regional actors seeking to inf...

Un ancien conseiller de George W. Bush affirme qu'un homme d'affaires ouzbek l'a engagé pour faire pression en faveur de sanctions américaines contre un rival commercial local
@icij.org #lobbby

Neuer Trend: Immer mehr Autofahrer steigen von SUV auf Panzer um Ist das die Zukunft der Mobilität? Immer öfter entscheiden sich Autofahrer nicht mehr für einen der bislang so beliebten SUVs. Stattdessen setzen sie auf Panzer, die noch großzügigere Maße sowie mehr…

Neuer Trend: Immer mehr Autofahrer steigen von SUV auf Panzer um

Opinion | Let’s Get to the Marrow of What Trump Just Did Three policy wonks dissect President Donald Trump’s executive orders on border security, immigration, government efficiency and beyond.

I joined @daralind.bsky.social on @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social’s podcast to dig into the weeds (so to speak) of Trump’s first week in office.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/o...

Ted Cruz, 2/3/16: "We’re liable to wake up one morning and Donald, if he were president, would have nuked Denmark. That’s not the temperament of a leader to keep this country safe.”
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Deloitte held close ties to a now-sanctioned Cyprus firm accused of shielding oligarchs’ wealth, records reveal - ICIJ Leaked documents show the accounting giant collaborated with the firm and its controversial founder for years — despite publicly downplaying the relationship.

Thousands of leaked emails show that, while Demetris Ioannides served as MeritServus' director and the firm administered portions of Deloitte’s business in Cyprus, the companies collaborated intimately to support Roman Abramovich’s vast offshore network.

Nachhaltig: Saudi-Arabien will Stadien nach WM für Hinrichtungen verwenden Riad (dpo) - Neben massiven Schmiergeldzahlungen an Funktionäre war es wohl vor allem das attraktive Gesamtkonzept, das Saudi-Arabien die Austragung d

Nachhaltig: Saudi-Arabien will Stadien nach WM für Hinrichtungen verwenden

An honor to have the No. 1 #TEDTalk of 2024. Many thanks to my team. Full talk here: youtu.be/qEJ4hkpQW8E?...

Chinese arms flow into the US and other countries despite manufacturers’ alleged role in Xinjiang repression - ICIJ Five years since ICIJ’s China Cables investigation, Uyghurs in exile and advocates say the ethnic minority group’s conditions haven’t improved.

Five years since ICIJ’s #ChinaCables investigation, Uyghurs in exile and advocates say the ethnic minority group’s conditions haven’t improved.

Read the investigation's anniversary piece:

Also a reminder of how many different kinds of people made extraordinary efforts to manipulate the X algorithm