@vevalenz.bsky.social covers California governors' long history of vetoing prison media access bills. "We're trying to do things better, and we're not going to be able to do things better if we can't face the truth." buff.ly/YH0RAjz

The uphill fight for media access in California's prisons

Newsom is the latest California governor to consistently veto prison media access bills. California incarcerates the second-most people in state prisons.

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Along with our first anniversary fundraiser we're highlighting some pieces TNN's published in our first year. Today it's one of the most powerful we've ever published, @mady.cat's On Surviving Trans Genocide, about our communities' strength and resilience in spite of the odds.

On Surviving Trans Genocide

As fascists openly call for trans people to be institutionalized, forcibly detransitioned, and labeled as terrorists, we must remember how trans existence is undefeatable, and how trans people will fi...

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Other reporters to follow for WPBL reporting (I’m sure there will be more, these are just people I already know are or will be covering): @jenramose.online @mingemi.bsky.social If you’re a reporter also planning to cover, please lmk!

“Palestinians thought that by showcasing all of our vulnerabilities online, by sharing our grief, we’d [get] empathy; people would interfere, would move,” she says. “But it [was] the complete opposite: social media helped dehumanise Palestinians.” www.wired.me/story/palest...

Palestinians Risked Their Lives to Document Gaza, Then Came The Algorithm

In Gaza, survival unfolds alongside a fight to be seen in a digital world increasingly shaped and manipulated by algorithms.

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If you're reading this, my cat and I have boarded a one-way flight out of the United States. The Trump administration wrongfully denied my work permit renewal; after months of demanding that they follow the law, we have run out of legal recourse, and I have no choice but to leave the country. (🧵)

Support Alex's Emergency Relocation + Next Steps on Give In May

Alex is leaving the US after his work permit renewal was wrongfully denied by Trump's USCIS.

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alex is deeply thoughtful and immensely caring, and i've so appreciated his camaraderie and principles. he's been doing amazing climate journalism for years through founding & stewarding @thexylom.com. this is such a loss — please read thread & support if you can: www.giveinmay.org/story/alexip...

#GiveInMay

Support Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander nonprofits across the country and join us for a month of giving in honor of AANHPI Heritage Month!

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Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 4mo ago

If you're reading this, my cat and I have boarded a one-way flight out of the United States. The Trump administration wrongfully denied my work permit renewal; after months of demanding that they follow the law, we have run out of legal recourse, and I have no choice but to leave the country. (🧵)

Alex was an invaluable resource when I was in Atlanta last summer for the ASG and does a lot of important reporting. please read this thread and help if you're able to.

Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 4mo ago

If you're reading this, my cat and I have boarded a one-way flight out of the United States. The Trump administration wrongfully denied my work permit renewal; after months of demanding that they follow the law, we have run out of legal recourse, and I have no choice but to leave the country. (🧵)

ICYMI: We're looking for your pitches! See the thread for more about what we're looking for or head to our full pitch call here: tinyurl.com/since2020pitch

The Objective@objectivejournos.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Have reporting you want to do looking at how journalism has made good on its 2020 promises around diversity and equity? We want your pitches for our upcoming print and digital magazine: tinyurl.com/since2020pitch

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this #localnewsday, i'm grateful that @objectivejournos.bsky.social can amplify the work of local newsrooms publishing strong accountability reporting that makes journalism better — we recently repubbed this story from @baltimorebeat.bsky.social in that vein: objectivejournalism.org/2026/04/blac...

it's not advocacy journalism to give your readers the proper context to judge the words of your sources. it used to be a basic function that all journalists were supposed to practice and it is just not there consistently from Times news reporters covering trans issues.

The AP's story on the IOC's new policy mentions that it "also restricts" athletes like two-time Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya. That word "also" is doing a lot of work. New piece on who this policy is actually about: www.readtpa.com/p/the-iocs-n...

The IOC's New Policy Isn't Really a Trans Story

Every headline says the IOC banned trans women from the Olympics. The athletes who’ll actually be barred are cis women who’ve never heard of the SRY gene.

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This is really despicable and I’m reminded of all the LGBTQ influencers I’ve seen promote Chili’s triple dippers and pink glitter martinis and mozzarella sticks all over TikTok and Instagram Reels. They need queer and trans people for marketing, while discriminating against them as employees

The Independent@the-independent.com · 6mo ago

EXCLUSIVE | Transgender Chili’s manager fired because ‘personal values and lifestyle did not align’ with chain’s, lawsuit says

Education and health care are some of the largest sources of overseas Filipina workers, and they wield power differently. “When those women workers strike, the facilities can't work without them,” said organizer Jollene Levid. “Filipino women have been instrumental in these types of labor fights.”

Filipino American Health Care Workers Are Taking Their Legacy of Fighting for Freedom to Trump

Caregivers are applying lessons from resisting authoritarianism under Philippine dictator Marcos Sr. to the modern-day fight against Trump.

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The @washingtonpost.com layoffs disproportionately affected union members of color, per data from the @postguild.bsky.social. 50% of Hispanic/Latino guild members,​ 45% of Black members, and​ 43% of Asian members were laid off, compared to 37% of white members. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...

Washington Post layoffs disproportionately affected union members of color, preliminary Guild data shows

"We cannot ignore what this means for equity, representation, and the future of this organization."

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Every month, we have a goal of gaining 15 new members, which covers the costs of commissioning five new stories! Support the only Asian American-run news outlet covering health, climate, and the environment, starting at $2/month:

Sustain The Xylom!

Support The Xylom's independent reporting by making a monthly recurring donation!

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Anyways, today is a good day to become @thexylom.com's member. As WaPo abandons its international coverage, the responsibility of reporting from Sudan to Ukraine will fall to indie outlets like ours. I just want to keep my job and not have to self-deport by the end of 2026: bsky.app/profile/thex...

Exclusive: Inside A Ukrainian Burn Unit

Ukraine is by far the country most hard hit by cuts to USAID. With the end of the Russian invasion nowhere in sight, doctors have to make use of the dwindling resources at their disposal to save as many victims with severe burns as possible.

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The Xylom@thexylom.com · 7mo ago

Every month, we have a goal of gaining 15 new members, which covers the costs of commissioning five new stories! Support the only Asian American-run news outlet covering health, climate, and the environment, starting at $2/month:

What do we want? TRANS NEWS! When do we want it? 2026!! We're down to the last few days of our 2026 fundraiser, and we've got less than $5000 left to raise, but we still need your help to raise it.

Help us reach the goal and fill up this extremely not phallic shape with the colors of the trans pride flag! Here'swhere to become a member of Assigned (and get a weekly members' newsletter): www.assignedmedia.org/newsletter And here's a link to donate in any amount: www.assignedmedia.org/support

less than six months after striking workers at @pghguild.com ended their historic strike with a labor victory, their paper — the pittsburgh post-gazette — is closing. story for @objectivejournos.bsky.social here: objectivejournalism.org/2026/01/the-...

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is closing

After a historic three-year strike, staffers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette returned to work in late November. Now, the 239-year-old paper is shuttering.

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In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.

'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry

In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...

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While working on this piece, I couldn't forget the wave of harassment trans journalists got here mid-2024 when we spoke up about the NYT's transphobia and the complicity of major figures there. We need a lot less reverence for institutions, and a lot more listening to folks on the front lines.

Trans News Network@transnews.network · 8mo ago

In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.

after a year full of attacks on science, give the gift of support independent newsrooms doing the work to cover it! i want to shout out the folks at @thexylom.com, who are just 20 members short of their end-of-year goal: fundrazr.com/sustain-the-...

Sustain The Xylom!

Support The Xylom's independent reporting by making a monthly recurring donation!

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happy #movementmediamonday! movement media has helped me stay hopeful in the face of mainstream news' flaws, so editing @lewispants.bsky.social’s series on movement journalism for @objectivejournos.bsky.social has been a joy. their latest column is out today: objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/move...

Movement journalism can transform narratives

When we accept that we are powerless, we foreclose our own radical potential. Stories can change that.

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Movement Media Monday is a day to resist corporate media and the spread of propaganda by supporting independent media like Mondoweiss. #MovementMediaMonday act.mondoweiss.net/a/donate?sou...

Today, on #MovementMediaMonday we join partners across the country in amplifying media that moves us toward justice. Truth-telling is an act of resistance. For the people who write from inside prisons, it’s also an act of courage.

ONLY ON ASSIGNED MEDIA: Fenway Health's annual gala Friday drew protests and cries of "Shame!" after the LGBTQ community health center ended care for trans people under 19. @evanurquhart.bsky.social was there. (repost with updated thumbnail) www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

Protect Trans Futures and ACT UP Disrupt Charity Gala at Fenway Health — Assigned

The LGBTQ+ community health center recently announced they would no longer offer gender-affirming care to trans young people under the age of 19.

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One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.

Jane Shi | 皮爬高 echolalia echolalia is out now@pipagaopoetry.bsky.social · 10mo ago

we are around $8K CAd in the red. help us catch up! bit.ly/eSimsRUs #ConnectingGaza

new via @objectivejournos.bsky.social -- @jewishcurrents.bsky.social reporter emily wilder & 15 other journalists with the freedom flotilla to gaza intending to cover its efforts to break israel's siege were detained by israeli military forces this morning: objectivejournalism.org/2025/10/jewi...