The Ben Bagdikian Fellowship Program

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Perfect that they scheduled it during Happy Hour.

NEW Webby Gallery + Index DISCOVER THE BEST OF THE INTERNET. Welcome to the NEW Webby Gallery + Index. Discover the best of the Internet and uncover trends, insights and talent that define the future of Internet excellence.

Beyond proud to announce that we've won a Webby Award for our coverage of ICE's Minneapolis takeover.

Between January 7 and February 3, we deployed reporters to Minneapolis and brought back indelible footage. 🧵

Having soldiers drop like flies due to entirely preventable diseases is what this COUNTRY was BUILT ON

Simple rule: the Senate should not confirm any appointee to any post who can’t say clearly who legitimately won the 2020 presidential election. Not just who was “installed”, but who won the vote and the electoral college.

Literal cartel

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.

Personalized mRNA vaccines showing effectiveness against pancreatic cancers:
“Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.”

www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...

midlife by Claire Taylor I wish I could go back hold that girl in my arms & tell her sing your off-key songs the world is deaf to the pleasures of women no one's listening anyway

41 today. Woohoo.

If you’d like to help me celebrate, consider getting a copy of my book, or if you’ve read it and liked it, recommend it to a friend, or request a copy through your library. Or just go out and be kind today and try to enjoy your Monday.

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Fresh Ingredients with Jonathan Shipley - Episode 20 (19/04/26) Twenty weeks of indie pop! This is starting to feel like a long term relationship. Tonight’s Fresh Ingredients radio show (the 20th) broadcast as ever Untidy Radio at 7pm, and featured lots of terrif...

Show 20 of Fresh Ingredients is now up on Mixcloud & features a whopping great flood of intelligent pop: @thesuncharms.bsky.social, @andrewrumsey.bsky.social, @durutti74.bsky.social, @eggsonmars.bsky.social, Vemberlain, Radhika, The Pillars of Creation & Lord Fayrebank! & a new thing from Assistant!

For those of you blessedly free of knowing what "force majeure" is - Kuwait is declaring its oil contracts unfulfillable within agreed timescales (without liability) due to events beyond its control.

Basically, despite the Strait being "open" the Strait is blocked so they can't get their oil out.

North Korea hackers blamed for $290M crypto theft | TechCrunch The hack against Kelp DAO is the largest crypto heist of the year so far.

The hack against Kelp DAO is the largest crypto heist of the year so far.

Mastodon says its flagship server was hit by a DDoS attack | TechCrunch The DDoS attack against Mastodon's flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic.

The DDoS attack against Mastodon's flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic.

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Markets weirdly serene about the impending collapse of global energy markets

Free speech absolutism.

Meet the researcher aiming to halt use of ‘fundamentally flawed’ database linking IQ and nationality Rebecca Sear Rebecca Sear is on a mission to convince publishers to retract articles that use a database that purports to rank countries based on intelligence. To maintain the integrity of scientif…

the fact that people are allowed to repeat that 70IQ thing without a giant air horn going off directly in their ear is evidence that the PC cancel culture mobs were not nearly ruthless enough

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In Article About Horrific Shooting That Killed Eight Children, Forbes Lets Readers Place Bets About Gun Control In a story about a mass shooting that left eight children dead, Forbes is encouraging readers to bet on the news with fake money.

Forbes is gamifying news about the horrific mass shooting in Shreveport, LA this weekend, encouraging readers to bet on the likelihood of gun regulation with fake money via its "ForbesPredict" feature.

Eight children were murdered in the shooting.

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‘Simply stop giving millionaires water for literally free’ is one of the most insane sounding but actually serious policy solutions out there

LAPD Deployed Drones to Spy on No Kings Protest Flight records show that Los Angeles police dispatched drones 32 times over last month’s No Kings rally.

NEW: Flight data reveals that the LAPD's "Drone as First Responder" program—sold to the public as a public safety measure—is in fact being used to spy on anti-ICE/anti-Trump protests in Los Angeles.

theintercept.com/2026/04/20/l...

The Rise and Fall of NFTs YouTube video by ColdFusion

Reminder: Stop volunteering for vertical wealth transfer upwards and being worked over like a fucking sucker.

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Eutelsat Stock Soars on French Military Backing and Financial Overhaul Eutelsat shares surge 56% YTD, reclaiming key technical level after securing a major French defense

A helpful move for European strategic autonomy in space:

"The French MoD has made a definitive strategic choice, formally selecting [Franco-British] Eutelsat's OneWeb constellation as the primary connectivity backbone for its armed forces until at least 2030."

www.ad-hoc-news.de/boerse/news/...

Damn. She doesn’t mince words 💥

“JD Vance telling our Pope to be very careful about speaking about theology. It’s a veiled threat. These guys are thugs and murderers.”

Palantir put out the most cartoonishly evil statement possible. They’re so arrogant and self-confident they don’t seem to believe their fascistic plans can be opposed.

We must get rid of Palantir altogether.

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I mean, of course that’s what happening. It’s been clear the whole time

"That wasn't nice, was it?"

**screams into void**

Kash Patel’s Erratic Behavior Could Cost Him His Job The FBI director has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

Kash Patel’s colleagues are alarmed by what they say is erratic behavior and excessive drinking, Sarah Fitzpatrick reports. More than two dozen people she spoke with described his management failures and conduct that could harm national security.

bart simpson is giving a speech in front of a podium while homer simpson stands behind him ALT: bart simpson is giving a speech in front of a podium while homer simpson stands behind him

Strait's closed again, lads

A nearly empty half pint of beer

I'm seeing this at 20 past, so a belated Cheers

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Isn't the AI image creepy?

The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.

“Behind the scenes, the atmosphere is so rooted in paranoia that former Knicks players warn one another about rooms being bugged, and staffers worry about being watched when they go out to local bars.”

an instant @wired.com classic www.wired.com/story/madiso...