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1/ “I’m trans and voted for Trump in 2016—now I want to leave America.”
Danielle’s powerful story, reported by Isobel Cockerell, explores life caught between political worlds as trans rights face major rollbacks in 2025.
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Why Georgia's National Memory is on Trial - Coda Story On the anniversary of Russia's 2008 invasion of Georgia, an increasingly autocratic Georgian government toes the Kremlin line, blaming its predecessors for "instigating" war

Seventeen years after the 2008 war, Georgia’s government is echoing Moscow’s version of events. Coda Story’s Bruno Fellow, Masho Lomashvili investigates how a pro-Kremlin narrative took hold in Tbilisi and what’s at stake when history turns into political memory. buff.ly/fJFO1Xh

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1/ “Why return, knowing about the surveillance, detentions, and slander that awaited me? Let my daughter push me away if it meant she’d stay Uyghur. Let her shine, as I had, thriving in Uyghur misfortune.”https://buff.ly/dr7M7aG

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Coming up in @OliverBullough.bsky.social's Oligarchy newsletter: We should be feeling pre-crisis jitters, as crypto, supported by the US government, fuels recklessness. Also, how blockchain blunts sanctions. And even Saudi Arabia runs out of money.

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Why the Czech government can’t beat back online disinformation - Coda Story Attempts to stop homegrown false narratives from proliferating online have largely failed.

1/ When Prague created the post of a media and disinformation commissioner in 2022, it was hoped the country would finally counter disinformation. But in less than a year, the post was scrapped. What went wrong? buff.ly/CVxfKLH

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1/ From authoritarian Bulgaria to the U.S. today, Luba Kassova explores how fear and self-censorship silence voices—and what it takes to speak out and resist conformity. buff.ly/dPaPfoc

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What We Miss When We Talk about the “Middle East” - Coda Story Why journalism that refuses to simplify, refuses to look away from messy, contradictory realities remains essential to telling the story of conflict

1/ Ghaith Abdulahad’s reporting, as discussed with Joshua Hersh on the podcast Kicker, reveals a Middle East shaped not by sweeping narratives but by personal histories. Natalia Antelava’s piece is essential reading for those seeking deeper context. buff.ly/iD4lV9k

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1/ Until 2022, Oleksandr Techynskyi was an award-winning filmmaker, but when Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he became a fixer for international journalists. Then, he picked up a camera and began snapping photos from inside the car. buff.ly/MYEeowH

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America’s culture war targets librarians - Coda Story Librarians across the country are under threat as efforts to ban books about marginalized groups reach a fever pitch.

1/ Librarians across the U.S. are facing threats, harassment, and pressure to quit for defending access to books on race, gender, and sexuality. As censorship campaigns grow, the fight over book bans is becoming a key front in America’s culture wars. buff.ly/VgB7Rgm

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Grieving California on the frontlines of the climate crisis - Coda Story Stepping out from charred homes and streets, Californians fight for a state of mind that will survive a future of endless fires.

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