Nikki Dolson
@nikkidolson.bsky.social
Hmm… | she/her www.nikkidolson.com
I feel actually sick from this, the sheer fucking audacity of the grift claiming to be "a tool that will help professional journalists" while not citing a single journalist, stealing the photos from the Guardian article & stripping them of any info re: contents or photographer.
Pals I see you sharing links to London Daily & need you to know it's AI bullshit. The Louise Michel is real, Banksy really funded it, but that started in 2020 & the LD link people are sharing is timestamped to today but written as if it's 2020 & elides all the actual journalism about it.
Here's a real article from a real newspaper who employs real journalists and who actually needs your views www.theguardian.com/world/articl...
Banksy-funded migrant rescue boat detained in Italy after saving 37 people
Artist calls impounding of MV Louise Michel ‘vile and unacceptable’ after rescue of 17 unaccompanied children
theguardian.com
that time when black men from greensville sc enlisted for ww1 & their wives wanted to stay home & take care of their kids & other community folk in need but white officials "no, no, no!" & called them "loafers" and said they had to do domestic work for white folks or be fined or jailed.
MS NOW: "Breaking as we speak -- MS NOW and CNN have just been blocked from attending yet another White House event ... I was told to reach out to Steven Cheung"
Our flight was during peak vacation season. Loads of families with young kids, so mom or dad had to root through oodles of bags to find IDs while keeping excited kids from running off and/or overtired ones from meltdowns. (Been there...) But, yeah, normalizing "can I check your papers."
a friend’s dad was taken by ICE and they’re looking to raise money for legal representation. share and donate if you’re able to www.gofundme.com/f/our-dad-wa...
Donate to Our Dad was taken by ICE, organized by Victoria Rudenko
Our dad has called the United States home since 1996. He came here 30 years ago and has s… Victoria Rudenko needs your support for Our Dad was taken by ICE
gofundme.com
“Since 1973, 27 gangs or subgroups have been identified through lawsuits & reports compiled by the department’s independent oversight bodies. The gangs have operated out of patrol stations & inside the county’s jails, giving themselves names like the “Banditos,” “Regulators,” and “Lynwood Vikings.”
Bolts@boltsmag.org · 6d agoLos Angeles County officials postponed a vote on identifying gangs within the sheriff’s department, LA Public Press reports:
Nikole Hannah Jones will be interviewed by her daughter for an episode of “This American Life” airing on September 27 at 7pm CT
The Argument - This American Life
Ten years ago, Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote an essay about her decision to send her daughter to a segregated, low-income school. The essay was influential on parents and policymakers, and Nikole spent a ...
thisamericanlife.org
Folks, please take note of Covid in the UK it is EXPLODING.
Georgia’s second-largest school district has abruptly banned Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” from school library shelves
Georgia school system abruptly bans Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’
Georgia’s second-largest school district is once again at the center of a political controversy over the appropriateness of school materials.
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Oh, hey, my writing on 5 titles is included! Pre-order it below.
Plumeria@plumeriapics.bsky.social · 2w ago🚨 𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪 🚨 The Great Unwatched: 200 Must-See Movies You May Have Missed (paperback, out November 2) is a must-have collection of must-see movie recommendations, chosen by a diverse group of critics. Limited gold edition for pre-orders only! plumeriapics.co.uk/shop/ols/pro...
Picking/packing stock for the Lindbergh High School flea market tomorrow and frankly breaks my heart all the titles I can't bring with me Anyway, come on out tomorrow and I'll sell you some VHS
Jedidiah Ayres@maybejed.bsky.social · 3w agoArt fair up the street this weekend which means foot traffic past our house alll day. Figured I'd peddle some wares on the front porch
Trying to coach a new friend on the creative writing job market this fall and found the CW Wiki oddly empty for the new year. Was looking then at Poets & Writers, MLA, but it occurred to me to ask: where are the listings listed now?
Like music catalogs, literary estates are now targeted by private equity Langston Hughes’ literary estate now belongs to International Literary Properties, which says a Harlem Renaissance licensing program is next on its list
Private Equity Is Coming for Authors, Dead or Alive - The Ankler
Like music catalogs, literary estates are now targeted by investment firms and changing how Hollywood will deal with IP
theankler.com
The U.S. military swung into action to intercept a Chinese ship after an “entirely false” AI-generated intelligence report inaccurately identified what the vessel was carrying It also “almost started a war,” a source told CNN.
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
cnn.com
MS NOW reporter and WABJ member Akayla Gardner was denied entry into the White House grounds and asked to hand over her badge.
ICYMI
Robert Daniels@812filmreviews.com · 2w ago"Watching this revitalization of the director’s picture is like spending your entire life seeing the world in black and white and being introduced to color." The new restoration of Charles Burnett's MY BROTHER'S WEDDING is absolutely stunning. My review via @ebertvoices.bsky.social
I should also say that the book is now available for pre-order: jonhendricks.com
Kill Current: A Jon Hendricks Thriller
Kill Current. An experience from The Arena.
jonhendricks.com
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Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3w agoA National Guard member was arrested after allegedly pulling a gun on a fellow member following a dispute over whether their hairstyles met Army regulations During the exchange, the suspect allegedly said he would “slap the Jackson 5” out of her www.hillrag.com/2026/09/08/n...
And then there’s this response from the alignment science lead at Anthropic
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 3w agoThe alarms are all flashing red.
"Less than a month after Grass Valley PD publicly ended its contract with #Flock & removed all cameras from the city, the company reinstalled at least two of them without permission – a concept that often seems lost on Flock users." #deflock #surveillance #alpr
California city canceled Flock, removed its cameras, then found the company had put some of them back
Grass Valley, California, is one of the many cities that have dropped Flock license plate cameras. It comes as the company faces criticism over the extent of...
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The Toledo Blade, one of the oldest newspapers in the country, will publish its final edition on Dec. 31. if it can’t find a buyer “Founded in 1835, the newspaper is Toledo’s oldest continually operating business”
Possible final edition of Blade announced; company explores sale
Block Communications has announced its intention to explore a sale of The Blade’s assets, which, if unsuccessful, will result in the final edition of the ...
toledoblade.com
Sharing from Internet Archive: “Much of BET’s digital journalism is no longer available on the web Internet Archive has preserved more than 199,000 BET articles over the years. They can now be accessed through the Wayback Machine & a new pilot explorer: wayback-labs.sf.archive.org/bet-explorer/
BET.com Article Explorer
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Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 4w agoBET Digital has permanently removed all its digital news articles from its website to 'prioritize video content,' I'm told. Years of news articles are now gone forever. Some writers were able to save their stories; some weren't
Eligibility: -Detained at Brooklyn Central Booking facility from Apr 8, 2017 - Dec 27, 2019 -Detained Feb 3, 2020 - Mar 1, 2023 (all Central Booking locations). Eligible class members may receive up to $475 for each time they were held in a Central Booking facility during these class periods.
