Kirsi Jansa

An independent media is vital for democracy. Access to information enables all people to make decisions and hold the powerful to account.

A world without journalism is a world without truth.

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#JournalismMatters

CPJ calls on Israel to release 2 French journalists on the Madleen ship - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, June 9, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Israeli authorities to immediately and unconditionally release two French journalists held among the crew of the Gaza-bound aid…

CPJ calls on Israeli authorities to immediately and unconditionally release two French journalists held among the crew of the Gaza-bound aid vessel Madleen, which was seized on Monday, and on world leaders to pressure Israel into stopping attacks on journalists.
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Journalists from Univision were targeted.

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Here's video from Sean being hit. This is what a lot of videos from the victim's perspective look like, both in recent protests but also over the last few years when law enforcement shoot at journalists. No apparent reason to do this. bsky.app/profile/acat...

Screenshot with photo of Anthony Cabassa's face in apparent pain.

Screenshot with video frame showing officers aiming at Anthony Cabassa.

Screenshot of Anthony Cabassa saying he had a camera with a tripod in one hand, and another camera in his other hand. "All I was doing was filming."

Independent journalist Anthony Cabassa was hit in the face with a chemical munition, his video shows officers taking aim at him while he was only filming and readily identifiable as press by his camera gear. x.com/AnthonyCabas...

Law enforcement is violently targeting press at protests around Los Angeles, from easily recognizable "mainstream" outlets to freelancers and independents. ALL press have explicit legal protections in California. #JournalismIsNotACrime.

This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇

This is my #California 💙

Jesus Christ, ICE is trying to snatch children from schools.

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I crisscrossed America to talk to people whose views I disagreed with. I now have one certainty I’ve spoken to white nationalists in Tennessee and Black activists in Texas – and learned about what it takes to connect across difference

We’re at a crossroads in the US, poised between a politics of suspicion and retreat, and another founded on expansive relationships of mutual aid and collective solidarity. A new feature essay in The Guardian, adapted from my new book, Something Between Us.

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No #Eurovision, we don’t platform a fascist state (mid-genocide) and we don’t physically assault young anti-fascist protestors.

Shame on Europe. 80 years and nothing learned.

🇦🇹 "Love is the strongest force in the world, let's spread more love"

#Eurovision

Image "Ban Israel from Eurovision"

Sinon comme chaque année #Eurovision

The BSL during Finland was sensational #Eurovision

The most interesting & distressing thing about American news coverage right now is that we don’t treat the end of democracy in America as the story. That is the story. -Timothy Snyder

To whomever did this…
Thank you. Timothy Snyder you are absolutely correct - it is the story.

Book cover: Title: "Looking at Women Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary" By Victoria Amelina Foreword by Margaret Atwood Blurb: "Rare, powerful and affecting, a work of principle and courage by a truly brilliant and inspiring writer." from Philippe Sands Cover includes a photograph of Victoria Amelina, a young woman looking earnestly into the camera and at the viewer.

One way to commemorate the end of the third year of Russia’s senseless, criminal war against Ukraine is to read the work of Ukrainians about it. Vika did not live to see the publication of this book, since she was killed by a Russian missile. But we can see her in her words.

As Trump Attacks CBS, Maria Ressa Warns He Is Following Philippine Model to Crack Down on Free Press As the Trump administration goes after universities, law firms and more, some argue that the free press will eventually become a target. Trump’s attacks on the press have already begun, with the presi...

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life.
"The head of V-Dem publicly said that if the trends in America continue, that he expects democracy to die by the summer. Like, not just to wake you up, right? Like, literally."
www.democracynow.org/2025/4/24/trump_war_on_press

Pope Francis converted to the environmental cause and denounced those he blamed for climate change In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern.

In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern.

‘Spiral of silence’: climate action is very popular, so why don’t people realise it? Researchers find 89% of people around the world want more to be done, but mistakenly assume their peers do not

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Globally representative evidence on the actual and perceived support for climate action - Nature Climate Change Global support and cooperation are necessary for successful climate action. Large-scale representative survey results show that most of the population around the world is willing to support climate ac...

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1000 GESTALTEN / G 20 Hamburg Summit This is "1000 GESTALTEN / G 20 Hamburg Summit" by 1000 GESTALTEN on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Happy Earth Day!

9 people out of 10 around the world want their national governments do more to fight global heating.

Consider yourself tagged, show your care. Let's break climate silence.

Video: A street performance at G-20 Summit in 2017
Link to the study in comments
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How to Responsibly Dispose of Your Electronics Get rid of old, broken, and unused devices—even Lightning cables—without adding to the e-waste problem.

Get rid of old, broken, and unused devices—even Lightning cables—without adding to the e-waste problem. www.wired.com/story/how-to...

Day of Action, Pittsburgh April 19, 2025. Every day is Earth Day.
@50501movement.bsky.social @earthdayorg.bsky.social #climateaction

In today’s atmosphere, it’s obvious why a book warning of totalitarian censorship would be in the American Library Association’s list of most commonly challenged books

Take the minute to listen to Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski.

"... because retaliation is real."

#SheShed #Voices4Victory #MomSky

Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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Watch for those thoughts of yours when you cross the border. Or when you are inside of the country. The thought police is protecting us from dangerous ideas. (The screenshot is from ICE IG page.)

YouTube video by Mary K Raging Grannies of Pittsburgh

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"My voice feels tiny and I’m sure so does yours, but put us all together we make a mighty roar..." -Rising Appalachia

Hands Off Pittsburgh 04/05/2025
CREDIT: music by Raging Grannies of Pittsburgh, video by me

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The protests this weekend may be the start of something great. Trump is losing his grip of fear over America. #handsoff #50501