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Amelia Schonbek

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I write long and true. Contribute to New York mag, features editor at Hazlitt. Happiest when outdoors. ameliaschonbek.com

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What Happened to The Migrants The U.S. Dumped In Panama? Nearly 300 people were sent to a country they’d never lived in. The journey didn’t end there.

his summer, I went to Panama and met Jharana, a 33-year-old from Nepal who had been deported there in a group of 300 others β€” the 1st group to be sent to a third country. I wrote about what happened to her and others over the year for
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14.10.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 528    πŸ” 243    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 17

New from me: a Russian man documented election tampering, got caught, and came to the US to claim political asylum. Except that when he got here, he was told that the asylum system in America no longer exists.

03.10.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reminder that as with so much of what we’re witnessing, Congress could put a stop to it.

16.03.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.

Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧡

27.02.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 11349    πŸ” 6265    πŸ’¬ 425    πŸ“Œ 799
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Issue One The first transatlantic radio signal ever received hit an antenna attached to a kite attached to a wire attached to a tower on top ofΒ Signal Hill, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada on December 12th, 19...

A radio feast from the buddies at brand-new audio magazine @signalhillfm.bsky.social. Listen to it, send it to someone you like, give them some money so they can keep making more new work: www.signalhill.fm/issue-one/#l...

18.02.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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US immigration is gaming Google to create a mirage of mass deportations Thousands of press releases about decade-old enforcement actions topped search results, all updated with a timestamp from after Trump’s inauguration

"ICE press releases that have reached the first page of Google search results, making it seem like enforcement actions just happened, when in actuality they occurred months or years ago. Some go back as far as 2008." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

06.02.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In a brutal time, what a gift to see intrepid people start something new:

04.02.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
97 percent of New York Magazine Union members are ready to walk out.

97 percent of New York Magazine Union members are ready to walk out.

Despite our willingness to compromise, management has rejected our sensible proposals again and again. Enough is enough.

97% of our members have signed onto a pledge to do whatever it takes to get a deal, including a potential work stoppage.

30.01.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Since last March, @nymagunion.bsky.social has been negotiating a new contract. But Vox Media has refused to meet us halfway on basic issues including giving us meaningful wage increases, controlling health care costs, and offering reasonable protections around AI in our workplace.

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PEPFAR, started by George W. Bush, has saved more than 25 million lives worldwide. 600,000 people would die over the next decade in South Africa alone, which relies on PEPFAR for only 20% of its H.I.V. budget. Some countries are almost entirely dependent on the program.

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cc @longreads.com @thesundaylongread.bsky.social

04.12.2024 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Hideaway | Hazlitt In an abandoned military barracks in rural Germany, Ben Green prepares for the end of the world

In an abandoned military barracks in rural Germany, Ben Green is preparing for the end of the world. For @hazlitt.bsky.social, @mmcavanagh.bsky.social
spent a week with him to find out what exactly it looks like to try to escape climate collapse: hazlitt.net/longreads/hi...

04.12.2024 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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