Seamus Bozeman

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Can another Eaton Fire be prevented in a flammable landscape? By Seamus Bozeman

Our first story ever by @seamusbozeman.bsky.social and his experience and the widespread impacts of the Eaton Fire in the community of Altadena: open.substack.com/pub/thecalif...

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Rahm Emanuel, Yglesias, Ezra Klein. the Pod Save Boys—none of these people should be taken seriously or be driving discourse.

These Tech Firms Won’t Tell Us If They Will Help Trump Deport Immigrants The Intercept asked data companies that store personal data if they will help Trump conduct mass deportations. Few had anything to say.

I asked more than three dozen tech companies that sell, possess, or help analyze personal data whether they would help facilitate Trump's promised mass deportation operations—Only six responded, and only one said no theintercept.com/2024/12/02/l...

The second story in this series which took 9 months to produce won a first place award at a journalism conference in October. Read the full story here: www.pcccourier.com/main-story/i...

Here's some numbers just in case anyone needs them. I know it doesn't feel like it but there's so much to live for. Reach out if you need it.

Trans lifeline 1-877-565-8860

Trevor project 1-866-488-7386

SAGE elder hotline 1-877-360-5428

Respect my trans homes or I'm gonna identify as a fucking problem

Desired energy

Also please assign it to a trans journalist as an actual feature, not a personal essay, I am begging you. There are tons of great trans political journalists out there, such as @transscribe.bsky.social, who knows a little somthing about being openly trans on Capitol Hill.

The Oxygen of Amplification New Data & Society report recommends editorial “better practices” for reporting on online bigots and manipulators; interviews journalists on accidental amplification of extreme agendas

Let's talk about how to report on right-wingers without amplifying their hateful rhetoric. Far-right extremists count on YOU to spread their messages for them. Here's a thread of resources.

1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators

Be wary of any reporting that regurgitates Trump's claim that Brendan Carr is a "warrior for Free Speech." He's actually the opposite, willing to use the FCC to go after TV broadcasters that are "unfair" to Trump, or to punish fact-checkers, like NewsGuard, that vet Trump's many false claims.

The second story in this series which took 9 months to produce won a first place award at a journalism conference in October. Read the full story here: www.pcccourier.com/main-story/i...

Greatest correction of 2024

Emotional outburst on live TV from Gaza over death of reporter encapsulates collective grief The on-air outburst of grief by Salman al-Bashir seemed to channel the mood of all Gaza. From the crowded halls of Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip, al-Bashir was reporting late Thursday on the stream of wounded and dead Palestinians arriving in the wake of Israel’s heavy bombardment on th

Emotional outburst on live TV from Gaza over death of reporter encapsulates collective grief

They are too polarized to do that. Or stuck with their own narratives like I mentioned before. But, yes in the in the spirt of fair journalism a headline (which I am notoriously bad at) and a quick story would be sufficient.

Not a surprise since those publications typically align with the Palestinian resistance. They don't see this attack against Israel as something to focus on for the sake of their audience who generally upholds the narrative of Palestinian freedom and this attack as "ethically correct."

A month long dive (pun intended) into what happened at PCC’s Aquatic Center found some limited answers on what the heck is going on, read the story me and fellow News Editor wrote here: www.pcccourier.com/main-story/w...