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The New Oil<p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration accidentally texted secret bombing plans to a reporter</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-secret-bombing-plans-to-a-reporter/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-secret-bombing-plans-to-a-reporter/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/OPSEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OPSEC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Yemen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yemen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>👏👏👏👏</p><p>A federal judge has issued a restraining order against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KariLake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KariLake</span></a> &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin barring the cancelation of funding for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RadioFreeEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadioFreeEurope</span></a>.</p><p>The decision to terminate, the judge says, appears to violate the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> &amp; the intent of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25868558/rfetro.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">s3.documentcloud.org/documents</span><span class="invisible">/25868558/rfetro.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourthEstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trumpaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpaganda</span></a></p>
Mx. Kit O'Connell — Hire me!<p>“I ask you now: do not stop speaking about Gaza. Keep telling our stories — until Palestine is free.” — from Hossam Shabat's final message, which he left behind before his targeted killing by Israel <a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/25/hussam_shabat_journalist_killed_gaza" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/3/25/hus</span><span class="invisible">sam_shabat_journalist_killed_gaza</span></a> <br> <br><a href="https://federate.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a></p>
Mx. Kit O'Connell — Hire me!<p>There should be a global outcry among journalists and media over the widespread murder of journalists in Gaza. Far too many remain silent about these atrocities — and the many others in the region. </p><p>I haven't spoken up enough either. Today let me honor Al Jazeera’s Hossam Shabat and Mohammed Mansour. <a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/25/hussam_shabat_journalist_killed_gaza" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/3/25/hus</span><span class="invisible">sam_shabat_journalist_killed_gaza</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
The Xylom<p>The National Institutes of Health will no longer be funding work on the health effects of climate change, according to internal records first reviewed by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> .</p><p>So, where can Americans get reliable information on climate change? Look no further than the doctor's office, say Atlanta primary care providers. </p><p>This story is co-published by Atlanta Community Press Collective and 285 South.</p><p><a href="https://www.thexylom.com/post/the-fifth-vital-sign-atlanta-doctors-are-talking-climate-change-with-patients" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thexylom.com/post/the-fifth-vi</span><span class="invisible">tal-sign-atlanta-doctors-are-talking-climate-change-with-patients</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/atlanta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atlanta</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/nih" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nih</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
Ben Werdmuller<p>We're looking for a Texas-based reporter to join our joint investigative newsroom with the Texas Tribune. You would be working with both <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@texastribune" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>texastribune</span></a></span> to investigate abuses of power and trust in the public interest. <a href="https://werd.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/jobs/4552647006" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">job-boards.greenhouse.io/propu</span><span class="invisible">blica/jobs/4552647006</span></a></p>
Brian Vastag<p>I won't be shocked if this regime ends up charging Jeffrey Goldberg with serious national security crimes. Look at Hegseth's reaction. </p><p><a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>We Found Widespread Abuse of Disabled Patients at an Illinois Facility. The DOJ Is Investigating.<br>—</p><p>A federal probe into Illinois’ treatment of disabled people will examine abuse and neglect allegations at state-run residential institutions — including Choate, the subject of a yearlong Capitol News Illinois and ProPublica investigation.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-disabilities-doj-investigation-choate-abuse?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/illinoi</span><span class="invisible">s-disabilities-doj-investigation-choate-abuse?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illinois</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a></p>
Stuff I found<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Trump?src=hash" title="#Trump" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> and <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Muskis?src=hash" title="#Muskis" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Muskis</a> are <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fascists?src=hash" title="#fascists" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascists</a> plain and simple.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antifascism?src=hash" title="#antifascism" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antifascism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antifa?src=hash" title="#antifa" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antifa</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antiracism?src=hash" title="#antiracism" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antiracism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/anticapitalism?src=hash" title="#anticapitalism" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anticapitalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/anarchism?src=hash" title="#anarchism" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anarchism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/activism?src=hash" title="#activism" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#activism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/defeatfascism?src=hash" title="#defeatfascism" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#defeatfascism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/usaisafascistcountry?src=hash" title="#usaisafascistcountry" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usaisafascistcountry</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antitrump?src=hash" title="#antitrump" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antitrump</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antimusk?src=hash" title="#antimusk" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antimusk</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antipvv?src=hash" title="#antipvv" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antipvv</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antifrontnational?src=hash" title="#antifrontnational" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antifrontnational</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antiafd?src=hash" title="#antiafd" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antiafd</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antiforza?src=hash" title="#antiforza" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antiforza</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/antiwilders?src=hash" title="#antiwilders" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antiwilders</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/farrightisterrorism?src=hash" title="#farrightisterrorism" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#farrightisterrorism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/journalism?src=hash" title="#journalism" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/freespeech?src=hash" title="#freespeech" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freespeech</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/media?src=hash" title="#media" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/news?src=hash" title="#news" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a>
The Media & Democracy Project<p>Oligarchs own most of our major media! ‘Stripped For Parts’ exposes a hedge fund plundering America’s newspapers and the journalists fighting back. </p><p>Join us for a free Zoom screening and discussion w/ director Rick Goldsmith on Saturday, March 29th</p><p>Sign up below! <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/mediademocracyproject/event/752600/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/mediademocracyproj</span><span class="invisible">ect/event/752600/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a></p>
Mixter Kit O'Connell<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GonzoNotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GonzoNotes</span></a>: Many days recently, the main thing that’s keeping me sane is the ability to go outside and touch grass. I bought an ebike about a year ago, and going to sit in the park with a book or riding one of our greenbelt trails keeps me breathing.</p><p>Dan and Jordan, the guys who run the Knowledge Fight podcast, have spent hundreds of episodes now documenting the depths of Alex Jones’ depravity. But more recently, they’ve started discussing their “bright spots” at the start of every episode. Some days it’s as small as a new video game or a new snackfood. But I appreciate their example of making sure we make time for joy.</p><p>Asking you to hold onto joy is hardly revolutionary, but it’s still what I’m going to tell you to do. </p><p>Read more: <a href="https://kitoconnell.com/gonzo-notes-surviving-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kitoconnell.com/gonzo-notes-su</span><span class="invisible">rviving-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newsletter</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Mx. Kit O'Connell — Hire me!<p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/GonzoNotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GonzoNotes</span></a>: I bought an ebike about a year ago, and going to sit in the park with a book or riding one of our greenbelt trails keeps me breathing. I wrote a short update about holding onto joy and finding a sense of purpose during dark times... <br><a href="https://kitoconnell.com/2025/03/23/gonzo-notes-surviving-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kitoconnell.com/2025/03/23/gon</span><span class="invisible">zo-notes-surviving-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a></p>
janhoglund<p>“What surprises me most is how the political press generally fails to inform the public that Musk is taking a systematic approach, one that has been outlined in public forums for years. (Some press outlets…are owned by billionaires keenly interested in kowtowing to Musk and Trump.)”<br>—Gil Duran, 'Reboot' Revealed: Elon Musk's CEO-Dictator Playbook<br><a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:<p>Back in 2020, Reporters without Borders teamed up with Minecraft to build an in-game library of censored books. They call it The Uncensored Library.</p><p>My friend <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@SrRochardBunson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SrRochardBunson</span></a></span> just reminded me about it. I forgot all about it, and didn’t even know it was still rolling.</p><p><a href="https://uncensoredlibrary.com/en" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">uncensoredlibrary.com/en</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Library</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Minecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minecraft</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Guerrilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guerrilla</span></a></p>
janhoglund<p>“Government isn't the only target for this hostile takeover…”<br>—Gil Duran, 'Reboot' Revealed: Elon Musk's CEO-Dictator Playbook<br><a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a></p>
Mixter Kit O'Connell<p>I have a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newsletter</span></a> called Gonzo Notes. It's free, I'll never sell your email to anyone, and I don't use Substack.</p><p>Sign up here: <a href="https://kitoconnell.com/mailinglist/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">kitoconnell.com/mailinglist/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/zines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zines</span></a></p>
Jen Sorensen<p>This week's comic: Zero dimensional chess</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartoon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
Gigi<p>In the Netherlands, 2 companies control more than 90 percent of all news distributed throughout the country. This is bad news for <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>. That's why I've subscribed to Follow the Money. FTM is a platform for radically independent investigative <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> with a crystal-clear goal: finding truth in service of society. With <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> on the rise, it's more important than ever to support independent journalism.</p><p><a href="https://www.ftm.nl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ftm.nl</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Ben Werdmuller<p>So far this year <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> has reported on who's working for <a href="https://werd.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>, the impacts of cuts on agencies like <a href="https://werd.social/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a>, and a lot more. Reporting on abuses of power matters more than ever before.</p><p>This is the last day of our spring member drive you can give as a member. As always, I would love the <a href="https://werd.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> to be represented in our member base. It matters.</p><p>If you have the means, please consider joining as a member through a gift of any amount: <a href="https://give.propublica.org/give/346423/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=ben" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">give.propublica.org/give/34642</span><span class="invisible">3/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=ben</span></a> <a href="https://werd.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a></p>
R. Scott Pert<p>Canada’s newspapers must be Canadian owned</p><p>&gt; Unfortunately, however [..] in 2010, Stephen Harper’s Conservative government had no trouble permitting the takeover of Canada’s largest newspaper chain — with more than 100 media outlets, including leading dailies like the Vancouver Sun and Ottawa Citizen — by a company called Postmedia, even though Postmedia was owned by several U.S. hedge funds.</p><p><a href="https://archive.is/2025.03.20-111409/https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/american-hedge-funds-should-be-banned-from-owning-canadian-newspapers-democracy-is-at-stake/article_60b728a4-2c33-4f5e-96d0-5761f596fbc2.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.is/2025.03.20-111409/h</span><span class="invisible">ttps://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/american-hedge-funds-should-be-banned-from-owning-canadian-newspapers-democracy-is-at-stake/article_60b728a4-2c33-4f5e-96d0-5761f596fbc2.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/CDNpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDNpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a></p>