Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):
NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2
Yes, the fact that I'm attending the White House Correspondents Dinner might SEEM like a supine gesture of complete deference to the insane dullard who demands total obedience from the press, BUT that's until you see the secret message I have on my pocket square
People who want to watchdog local committees should be aware that the Oregon Legislature recently passed a bill that gut your ability to do that. @tinakotek.bsky.social is mulling whether to veto it so reasonable tweaks can happen, which @spjoregon.bsky.social supports. More: tinyurl.com/mpuxf2e6
Kudos to @tinakotek.bsky.social for listening to her own experts. They told her this bill would wipe out the fundamental expectation that Oregonians get to know the info leading to decisions by their government. Let's tweak existing law, not destroy transparency. @spjoregon.bsky.social #FOI
Convincing women to go on the record by name when they’ve seen that it results in no change — and a lot of people won’t believe them — can take years. One of the named sources in a 2024 story of mine declined to participate in 2017. Eventually, her life and job enabled it. And he’s still in office.
Last week, a worker one of Amazon's Portland area facilities died on the warehouse floor. Employees were told to look away and keep working.
A new story by @ryanjhaas.bsky.social for @thewesternedge.bsky.social - reporting this news first.
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I’d like to learn more about our right to skydive. 🤔
I have said it before and I'll say it again: Oregon's news climate has been absolutely decimated. This leaves Douglas County with no newspaper in an area of the state that already had very few reporters.
www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
It’s called the Cycle of Abuse or the Walker Wheel: calm followed by rising tension, the explosion of violence, the reconciliation, the incremental intensification of violence over time.
If you’re fascinated/inspired by the Artemis II crew, you might love reading “Orbital” by Samantha Harvey. It’s a slim, gorgeous novel that covers 24 hours aboard the International Space Station and it’s a beautiful snapshot of humanity.
I've had a lot of conversations with national security-focused colleagues in recent weeks, and come to believe we are wildly underestimating the chance Trump goes nuclear against Iran. I think it's about three percent — which is an astoundingly high chance. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/is-trump-a...
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
We decided to illustrate it.
This is brutal. Also, the justification that these decisions use is complete bullshit.
Enrollment, for example, is not a straightforward result of the quality of the program: enrollment relies on institutional support for advertising and recruitment into a given major.
I’m no lawyer but I find it interesting that Christian conversion therapy practitioners have the right to tell kids they aren’t trans but those kids’ teachers apparently don’t have the right to say they are trans and people on the internet may not have the right to affirm them being trans either
“Politician said a thing!” journalism is also rampant
Four-byline alert: 🚨
“.. A broker for Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, attempted to make a big investment in major defence companies in the weeks leading up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter.”
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Hundreds of millions of people live close enough to data centres used to power AI to feel warmer average temperatures in their local area
I think this could go either way, and it's profoundly alarming that it may come down to a single vote. The legal arguments against late-arriving ballots make no sense; the policy arguments are rooted in concern about voter fraud that does not exist. I fear for the midterms. slate.com/news-and-pol...
“We didn’t tell anybody about it because we wanted surprise,” he said. “Who knows better about surprise than Japan, OK? Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor, OK? Right?” There was some laughter from the officials and journalists gathered in the room. “You believe in surprise, I think, much more so than us,” he added. As Mr. Trump spoke, Ms. Takaichi widened her eyes and appeared to take a deep breath. She kept her arms crossed in her lap and did not speak. The remark was the latest example of Mr. Trump’s penchant for tossing aside diplomatic norms.
Trump makes an incredibly crude, ignorant, insulting, and racist "joke" about Japan, with the prime minister of Japan sitting next to him.
Guess where this is framed as "the latest example of Mr. Trump's penchant for tossing aside diplomatic norms."
Professional journalist groups and Oregon news publishers are calling on Gov. Tina Kotek to veto a bill passed last month by the state Legislature that the groups, along with government ethics watchdogs, say erodes public meetings laws.
North Oaks, Minnesota is home to united healthcare executives and various CEOs. It's also the only city in the US that is not on Google Street View. A documentary filmmaker set out to change that. pretty interesting look at who gets privacy in America and how
www.404media.co/mapping-goog...
As an Oregonian, a journalist and a member of the Oregon SPJ board, I value the state’s commitment to open meetings and government transparency. That’s Gov. @tinakotek.bsky.social must veto HB 4177. Read more here:
The way our nation turned its back on those who helped us at great risk to themselves and their families is an unforgivable national shame.
We owed Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal. Instead, ICE arrested him in front of his children and he died in their custody. We failed him and his family.
If anyone wasn't of the belief that he's trying to create a state-run media, the fact that he shared this should take care of any hesitation on that front.
Trump Wants to Secure Hormuz. Here’s What It Would Take.
* Thousands of soldiers and sailors, for months
* Even with full escort, traffic would be 10% of prewar amount; Iran likely to sink vessels regardless
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"We started a war of aggression for no reason & commenced it by accidentally bombing an elementary school & killing over 100 kids."
That simple fact is so horrific that it's just kind of bouncing on the surface of our collective consciousness. We can't absorb its full implications & significance.
Reskeeting with alt text written by @finalgirlboss.bsky.social bc everyone needs to be able to appreciate this image that made me cackle
A+ job meeting people where they are, like oh I get it now lmao and having grown up in Maryland, I am delighted
Remember, “no new wars.”
I don’t think people who aren’t regularly covering the reproductive rights beat realize how common it is for women to be incarcerated for miscarriages.
