Huge congrats to the @propublicaguild.org on their new contract, many years in the making!

ProPublica Guild@propublicaguild.org · 5d ago

🚨 WE HAVE A DEAL! After three years, in a major step forward for our members, we have ratified our first contract with @propublica.org’s management. We deeply appreciate everyone who supported us along the way. Here are some of our big wins👇

Bless them

evy kwong@evystadium.bsky.social · 5d ago

@404media.co STRIKES AGAIN

That was fast. Google sent me a statement saying it is now “rolling back“ this AI feature after our demonstration and others from OSINT researchers www.404media.co/google-earth...

Beautiful

Lex Vaughn@lex.vaughn.theneedling.com · 6d ago

What happens when Google AI search uses Reddit to rank its news stories.

I’m genuinely wondering how many elections—in Michigan especially—the Democrats are going to have to lose until they’re willing to be adults and have an adult conversation about how unbelievably racist against Muslims the party is

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 2w ago

A great example of how absurd US politics is is that Abdul El Sayed feels compelled to tell random people online to not make fun of Stevens' accent, but an actual elected official who is a Stevens supporter can say that Abdul shouldn't speak Arabic in public and Stevens won't condemn it.

Jane Bennett has entered the chat

Quanta Magazine@quantamagazine.org · last mo.

“If you want to understand what life is, you need to first build life.” — Job Boekhoven, systems chemist

"TERMINATOR"

Late to the publication of this piece because I'm out on sabbatical, so in case you ALSO missed @zteirstein.bsky.social's masterful overview of the climate × health intersection for @grist.org, it is here: grist.org/article/how-... Watch this space! Rumor has it Zoya has a book brewing...

How climate change gets under the skin

What we know, so far, about the lasting effects of climate change on your health and the body’s vital systems.

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Nothing but respect for MY President

Tricia Lockwood@tricialockwood.bsky.social · last mo.

when I see that fitzcarraldo blue AND the white font getting so fruity on top of it you know my tongue hangs out and my little dressed-up paris hilton-ass chihuahua mouth begins to water

I find it interesting that at a time when many of the KCRHA's staff are about to lose their jobs, their CEO's email to staff focuses primarily on claiming the media are biased and can't be trusted. Imagine worrying about your job and receiving a rant against the media instead of real information.

The City of Chicago can't say exactly how much lead pipe replacement costs, can't say how many pipes they've actually replaced, and can't explain why it costs 6x the national average. But one city official is very confident that critics "don't know what they're talking about."

Clayton Page Aldern@compatibilism.bsky.social · last mo.

New from @juanpab.bsky.social, @keertigopal.bsky.social, and me: Chicago has the most lead pipes of any U.S. city... and pays wildly more than anyone else to replace them: ~$31,000 per line, more than 6x the EPA's nat'l est. of $4,700. Officials can't fully explain why. grist.org/accountabili... 1/n

New from @juanpab.bsky.social, @keertigopal.bsky.social, and me: Chicago has the most lead pipes of any U.S. city... and pays wildly more than anyone else to replace them: ~$31,000 per line, more than 6x the EPA's nat'l est. of $4,700. Officials can't fully explain why. grist.org/accountabili... 1/n

Why is it so unusually expensive to replace lead pipes in Chicago?

The city with the most lead pipes in the nation is paying way above average to fix them. Officials can't fully explain why.

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Dimensionality reduction is how the brain acquires knowledge. Cool new paper from the late, great, Mark Stokes. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #neuroscience

Learning shapes neural geometry in the primate prefrontal cortex - Nature Neuroscience

Learning transforms prefrontal cortex activity from flexible, high-dimensional representations into compact, task-relevant and abstract codes, enabling efficient generalization of learned rules to new...

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This is not what people mean when they talk about the housing theory of everything

Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · 2mo ago

i have no words

Impossibly kind words from a hero. @joriegraham.bsky.social couldn’t know how foundational Overlord (esp. “Other”) was to this book. Or maybe it was that obvious!

Jorie Graham@joriegraham.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Thank you @compatibilism.bsky.social for this incredible book. The prose is so lucid and honest and probing it moved me near tears repeatedly. And the thinking is scintillating. I cannot tell you how grateful I am for this book. And thank you @penguinusa.bsky.social

Thanks I hate it

Ben Mullin@benmullin.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New investigation: a book about the future of truth in the age of A.I. contains more than a half-dozen quotes invented by A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/b...

A million congrats to @smallthoughts.bsky.social on this recognition! Read his excellent reporting for @grist.org here: grist.org/internationa...

How 3 years of war have ravaged Ukraine’s forests, and the people who depend on them

Nearly 5 million acres have burned since Russia’s latest invasion in 2022, ignited by rocket fire, artillery shelling, and explosive devices.

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Chad Small@smallthoughts.bsky.social · 3mo ago

So honored that my piece on Ukraine wildfires won the @nmwprize.bsky.social for Interactive Narrative for Social Good. I thank the judges for recognizing this work, and I'm overwhelmingly grateful to everyone at @grist.org (particularly @compatibilism.bsky.social) for bringing this piece to life.

So honored that my piece on Ukraine wildfires won the @nmwprize.bsky.social for Interactive Narrative for Social Good. I thank the judges for recognizing this work, and I'm overwhelmingly grateful to everyone at @grist.org (particularly @compatibilism.bsky.social) for bringing this piece to life.

🚨 The U.S. Census Bureau just announced on Slack that starting on Tuesday, May 12, its APIs will require the use of an API key. This is going to be a big breaking change for anyone who was not already using one, with just 2 full business days of notice.

ICYMI: I interviewed @drkatemarvel.bsky.social for @grist.org on her departure from NASA, the future of climate science, and her new book. Long live spite! grist.org/science/kate...

Why this NASA climate scientist wants you to stay angry

“I don’t think we rebuild science without getting mad.”

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Proud to be @ferrisjabr.bsky.social’s runner-up! www.sej2026.org/awards#rache...

Celebrate the Best of Environmental Journalism | SEJ Awards Presentation Returns to SEJ2026 — SEJ2026 Environmental Journalism Conference

Discover top environmental journalism and support impactful stories at SEJ2026, celebrating excellence in reporting on pressing environmental issues.

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Ferris Jabr@ferrisjabr.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Thank you so much to @sejorg.bsky.social and all the screeners and judges. And congrats to all the other winners and finalists, including @compatibilism.bsky.social @zoeschlanger.bsky.social and more

Read this book if you haven’t! The people demand it!!

Ferris Jabr@ferrisjabr.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Thrilled to share that Becoming Earth is the first place winner in the Rachel Carson Environment Book Award from the Society of Environmental Journalists. This is an immense honor from an esteemed group of peers. I’m deeply grateful. www.sej2026.org/awards#rache...

🌎🔥📝 American climate scientists are rewriting their own research proposals, scrubbing out words they've used for decades just to keep their funding alive. New from me, Kate Yoder, and Ayurella Horn-Muller for @grist.org: grist.org/language/cli... (1/n)

To keep climate science alive, researchers are speaking in code

Words considered "woke" are vanishing from National Science Foundation proposals. Grist tracked the changes.

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Our version on @grist.org includes an interactive that allows you to examine trends in your state, as well! grist.org/energy/power...

What’s behind your eye-popping power bill? We broke it down, region by region.

The culprit depends on where you live — but it’s probably not data centers (yet).

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Jenny Park@jennyjpark.climateone.org · 5mo ago

This story by @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social and @compatibilism.bsky.social is SO good, which makes me SO glad we had Naveena on this week's @climateone.org episode to talk about (surprise!) electricity prices.

One reason Minneapolis remains in the world's eye is we have one of the most robust & independent media ecosystems remaining in the country. You all need this...and more! @mprnews.org @startribune.com @sahanjournal.bsky.social @minnesotareformer.com @minnpost.bsky.social @racketmn.com etc.

Terrible day for many amazing, hard-working, intelligent journalists at the Washington Post. I'm still here and trying to figure out how to best support my colleagues who have lost their jobs. If you feel able to share or contribute, please do: www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...

Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel

On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund

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No, I do not want to be a “creator journalist” or “influencer” or run a newsletter by myself I want health insurance and a decent editor to work under and a team of comrades to work with, attend union meetings with, do good with Launch the billionaires into the sun and pass out their wealth

Alexa, increase darkness by one-third

Incredible contrast between this and Keir Starmer running a delivery driver over

Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers

New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already scored a major win for deliveristas working for three delivery giants.

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