Naomi Gingold
@naomigingold.bsky.social
Journalist. Podcast story editor/producer. @NPR @theworld. Media/Politics Researcher. Writing a book on hip hop, tech, youth, media, and politics in #Myanmar. Signal: Nomi.41 www.naomigingold.com
Because of who wrote this, many prob won’t read it, but…. Despite what I like about Mamdani, this piece is quite good/ true www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/o...
Opinion | Zohran Mamdani’s Moral Obscenity
A mayor for one million Jewish New Yorkers fails his duty.
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New little bug backpacks with Bluetooth and tiny slivers of solar panels ! (That should def have been the headline) www.npr.org/2026/10/13/n...
Researchers are tracking Monarch butterflies to learn more about their journey
Researchers all over North America are attaching tiny transmitters to Monarch butterflies as they begin their migration to Mexico, to learn more about their stops and challenges.
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Cornell University's faculty senate plans to vote on a rare resolution of no confidence over administrators’ handling of allegations of sexual assault by fraternity members in 2024.
Cornell Faculty Members Signal Deep Anger With University Leaders
The faculty senate plans to vote on a rare resolution of no confidence over administrators’ handling of allegations of sexual assault by fraternity members in 2024.
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Possibly huge. What can or will Norway police do? Telenor’s major shareholders include the Norwegian government
Justice For Myanmar@justiceformyanmar.org · 4w agoEvery company doing business with the illegal #Myanmar junta must take note. Read more @civicusalliance.bsky.social
"NPR tracked down equipment and found that some of it was auctioned, donated or thrown in the trash... NASA donated hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of radio communications equipment to Capitol Technology University without the knowledge of the scientists who used it"
NPR@npr.org · last mo.NASA employees say they've lost vital equipment and staff needed to make sophisticated spacecraft amid the agency's abrupt relocations over the past several months. n.pr/3SK34oz
North Koreans attended a concert celebrating the 78th anniversary of the state's founding on September 9, state media reported. reut.rs/3V3CSFZ
"Marshall, a Republican seeking re-election this fall, filed lawsuits against more than 700 patients with outstanding bills ... Marshall's lawyers garnished patients’ paychecks and bank accounts. They routinely charged patients an 18% annual interest rate."
Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. (Gift Article)
Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.
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Sure. They cut recently half the departments at WVU, destroying the state’s best university and firing hundreds of tenured professors, but on the other hand: baseball. and lots of money.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last mo.Over the last two years, MLB stars have descended on West Virginia University, where a $5 million investment in baseball has yielded a country-leading biomechanics performance center.
Gloria Steinem in her own words from interviews over the years www.npr.org/2026/09/03/n...
Gloria Steinem in her own words
Gloria Steinem used her voice to fight for women's rights throughout her long life. We take time to revisit some of her conversations with NPR, and share some unreleased writings.
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Target paid its CEO $21.8M last year — 794x the median Target worker's pay of $27,506. Target has also spent $13.9B on stock buybacks since 2019, while remaining among the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients in America. This is what I mean by a rigged economy.
A series of firings and feuds initiated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has left the U.S. Army with a leadership vacuum as it struggles to deal with a new kind of war in the Middle East, one dominated by cheap, deadly drones and missiles.
Hegseth’s Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army Rudderless
The leadership vacuum comes as the Army is trying to adapt to a new kind of war dominated by deadly drones.
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Aside from this wonderful act of generosity, the fact that Dolly played snare in marching band! Is a fact I did not know, and I love It.
Bo Thompson@gaudipern.bsky.social · 2mo ago(1/2) Since I haven't seen anyone else mention this one... It was an open secret that Dolly Parton secretly funded a massive number of southern high school bands, most especially predominantly Black high schools. A marching band member in her youth, Dolly never forgot the joy that playing snare drum
Gift link to tribute by Jad Abrumad, creator of Radiolab and Dolly Parton’s America www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/o...
Opinion | What Dolly Parton Told Me (Gift Article)
Trailing Dolly Parton around the world, I witnessed so many small moments in which she’d gracefully own her power without the slightest hint of fight.
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U.S. set for largest mass visa revocation in history, up to 200,000 foreigners. Largely people who’ve applied for asylum. www.npr.org/2026/08/25/n...
U.S. set for largest mass visa revocation in history, up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say
The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States.
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Current and former officials say the pace of retirements and resignations from the CIA outstrips anything in recent memory. This, along with cutbacks at the Office of Personnel Management, has meant former spies are waiting months to get their first pension check.
CIA staff exodus leaves new retirees waiting months for benefits
The spy agency is swamped by what it calls an “unprecedented number” of retirements as the Trump administration aims to shrink its workforce.
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Proof of Life? #Myanmar military says Aung San Suu Kyi, who’s been imprisoned be hasn’t been seen for years now, met with a Red Cross Official. They released photos. Are they real? 🤷♀️ Red Cross hasn’t said anything apnews.com/article/myan...
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rare meeting with International Red Cross
Myanmar’s military government says detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with the International Committee of the Red Cross’ representative in the capital on Monday in a rare moment of contac...
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One first grader on a birding adventure with his mentor—- Such a lovely story. Rarely are kids taken seriously as the main character in an audio piece. www.npr.org/2026/08/02/n...
We asked a first grader to interview his hero: A bird scientist
NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.
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If #Thailand did this, it would blow up the #Myanmar/Thailand relationship, which is very key for the continued survival of the Myanmar junta. So… is it mere posturing for other countries or would they actually do It?
DVB English News@dvbenglish.bsky.social · 3mo agoThailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has reportedly issued an arrest warrant for Mote Thone, a senior leader of the pro-regime Karen Border Guard Force (BGF), over his alleged role in cross-border human trafficking operations english.dvb.no/thai-departm... #WhatshappeninginMyanmar
This story has now made it into English publications. (Which shows you its importance) mainichi.jp/english/arti...
Hokkaido Univ. apologizes over past research on indigenous Ainu remains - The Mainichi
SAPPORO -- Hokkaido University issued a presidential statement on July 27 apologizing for past research on the indigenous Ainu people, including the i
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Daniel ／ 妥仁得@kaihat.su · 3mo agoHokkaido University has acknowledged that its past Ainu research was rooted in discrimination and prejudice, issuing a long-awaited apology after pressure from Ainu groups and apologies from other academic bodies. While many welcome the move, issues such as stolen remains are still unresolved.
Well. At least he’s not trying to pretend he’s not breaking the law?
Steve Herman@newsguy.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe president puts on a Trump 2028 hat at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.”
John Carl Baker@johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 12mo agoIt’s very telling that opening your publication to MAGA “thought” requires a massive downgrade in quality control.
ICE arrests well known Chinese human rights lawyer with pending asylum case archive.is/wgB26
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Thousands in #Myanmar— esp resistance groups and ppl in ethnic regions and are facing internet blackouts bc Starlink/SpaceX cut service. english.dvb.no/starlink-dis...
Starlink disruptions hit Myanmar amid crackdown on cyber scam hubs - DVB
Thousands of residents and resistance fighters in Myanmar are facing sudden communication blackouts after Starlink deactivated terminals across the country. The move, aimed at crippling illicit cyber ...
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The problem w stuff like this masquerading as fact is that ppl believe it in droves… even if all this does is demonstrate their complete ignorance of Israel/Zionism. ( that’s not even getting into extremely problematic founding of JVP).
Kurdish man dies in custody in Tokyo after police detain him for violating immigration laws bc he wasnt carrying his immigration ID/residence card. #Japan www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07...
Turkish man dies while in Tokyo police custody
The man said he began experiencing abdominal pain on June 29 while in police custody in Tokyo, and he was pronounced dead on July 2, with police not publicly stating the cause.
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Such an extreme betrayal of who and what the United States is www.npr.org/2026/06/25/n...
Trump can begin deportations of Syrian, Haitian TPS holders, Supreme Court says
Writing for the court majority, Justice Samuel Alito that under the TPS law, the president has unreviewable authority to end the program, without intervention from the courts.
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