Julie J Lee

@jjlee.bsky.social

grad student in investigative journalism, formerly nerd @ aclu ma 📍 New York, NY 🌐 julielee.net 📱signal: julielee.101

every job i see these days is like: LEAD CONTENT ANALYST, Puppy Killing Factory (remote). $350,000 - $500,000. You will edit our internal newsletter (circulation 500). Associate Editor, Nonprofits, Global Good Magazine (in office, NYC). $27,000 - $28,000. Lead ALL of our fundraising efforts!

Data journalist @jjlee.bsky.social says TON’s International Students Slack was an “invaluable resource” when considering international journalism school. “It is so helpful to be able to reach out to other people who have gone down the same path.” Learn more: www.theopennotebook.com/internationa...

International Students Slack Community - The Open Notebook

The Open Notebook's International Students Slack community is for science writers who are current, past, or aspiring international students to share information and advice about university…

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David Venturella is being tapped to run ICE He's a former GEO Group executive, who went from ICE to GEO & back to DHS last year @pogo.org has been keeping tabs on Venturella & the ICE-GEO revolving door for a while Notable coverage: www.pogo.org/investigates...

Private Prison Exec Pursues Federal Cash, Spends at Trump Hotel

GEO became an avid fan of then-candidate Donald Trump after President Barack Obama’s Justice Department promised to stop approving new federal private prison contracts.

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it is understandable to be doomscrolling right now, but maybe try and do something else in 10 minutes? sometimes a timer helps or putting your phone in another room. You still deserve time to rest and recover.

And there ya have it… Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”

Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela

Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...

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Fair Contract Now for ProPublica Guild

We, the workers of ProPublica, provide our readers with deeply researched, unbiased news that holds power to account. This work is more important now than ever, but our staff can’t properly contribute...

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ProPublica Guild@propublicaguild.org · 10mo ago

1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.

Headline: ProPublica management wants 100% discretion over when and how to use AI
Supplementary text: The organization rejected our proposal that ensures staff will not be replaced by AI and requires labeling AI-generated content

Last week, the New School issued voluntary separation & early retirement offers to 40% of the full-time faculty & the majority of non-union staff. These cuts to the bone are an ideological attempt to decimate historic spaces of critical inquiry & social justice. Share our statement tr.ee/qQBIDCpIuj

OFFICIAL Statement from AAUP-TNS on Cuts to Faculty and Staff 12-9-25

The New School - Austerity Cuts to the Bone A Statement from the Leadership Council of AAUP-TNS On December 3, 2025, New School President Joel Towers and Provost Richard Kessler issued voluntary sep...

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BREAKING: A federal judge ordered the government to restore Rümeysa Öztürk's SEVIS student record after it was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for exercising her freedom of speech. This allows her to fully engage with the opportunities of her PhD program.

Attention NYC: We made it past the earliest sunset of the year. No, it's not on the solstice. That's the shortest day, but the earliest sunset is sooner and the latest sunrise is later. So those of us who, like me, are primarily offended by early sunsets have officially survived rock bottom.