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Black Friday is the perfect day to support independent news sites and journalists with clicks and/or cash. 💰

Here are some who are active in the fediverse. Tell us in the comments if there are any we've missed.

 
404 Meda, @404mediaco


Bolts, @bolts
 
Brian Merchant, @brianmerchant
 
Casey Newton, @caseynewton

Cory Doctorow, @pluralistic


Joan Westenberg , @Daojoan


GBH News, @gbhnews


Knowable Magazine @KnowableMag

Molly White, @molly0xfff
 
The New York Review of Books, @nybooks


ProPublica, @ProPublica
 
Rest of World, @restofworld
 
San Francisco Public Press, @SFPublicPress
 
Steve Herman, @w7voa
 
The Texas Observer, @TexasObserver 
 
The Continent, @thecontinent


The Conversation, @TheConversationUS
 
The Transmitter, @thetransmitter
 
The Tyee, @thetyee


The Xylom, @thexylom


The Tucson Sentinel, @TucsonSentinel
 
Tim Mak/The Counteroffensive, @timkmak
 

#Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #News #BlackFriday #Media #Journalism #FollowFriday

Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
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The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-strategy-group-senate-probe?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #KristiNoem #DHS #USPolitics #Law #Government #Senate

BRAVO!

"Mr. President, guess what? Russia invaded Ukraine. Can we at least agree on that one? Facts MATTER. Is there anybody in here that has enough courage to say RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE?"
- Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO

Missouri GOP’s Effort to Take Over St. Louis Police Hearkens Back to Civil War
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City officials say the state’s plan to wrest back control of the police department is an attempt by white conservatives to weaken Black political influence. It’s part of a broader pattern of Missouri Republicans trying to override the will of voters.

https://www.propublica.org/article/st-louis-police-missouri-gop-control-tishaura-jones-civil-war?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Missouri #CivilWar #BlackHistory #Police #GOP

Trump Vowed to Clean Up Washington, Then His Team Hired a Man Who Pushed a Scam the IRS Called the “Worst of the Worst”
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Frank Schuler was a leading promoter of a tax deduction derided as a scam by prosecutors, senators and the IRS. Now he’s a senior adviser to the General Services Administration, which manages the federal government’s property.

https://www.propublica.org/article/frank-schuler-gsa-doge-syndicated-conservation-easements-tax-scam?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Tax #Scam #Trump #IRS #Government #USPolitics

"CEO Marc Benioff said Salesforce, San Francisco’s largest private employer, does not plan to hire engineers this year because of the success of AI agents created and used by the company."

https://sfstandard.com/2025/02/27/salesforce-marcbenioff-layoffs-tech-agents/

#news #TechNews #technology #AI #salesforce #labor #WorkersRights

What happened to February? The shortest month seemed shorter than ever this year — even though January feels very long ago. This #NewstodonFriday, to counter the doom and the gloom, we’re watching Jane Fonda’s SAG Awards acceptance speech on repeat (it’s the last item in this thread). Please do read and boost the whole thread of stories from newsrooms with a presence in the fediverse. It makes a difference to our brave independent media friends.

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#Media #Journalism #News #Newstodon #MastodonMigration #FollowFriday #Fediverse

Welcome to the March/April 2025 issue of Texas Observer magazine! Editor-in-Chief Gus Bova introduces our latest by examining the "biannual dread” invoked by the Texas legislature and what we can do about it. https://www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-introducing-our-march-april-2025-issue/

#TXlege #politics #Media #journalism #news #USpol #Texas

BREAKING NEWS 🚨

After yesterday's events in the White House, Haltbakk Bunkers, one of Norway's largest marine fuel companies, appears to have announced that it will no longer refuel American Navy vessels.

Haltbakk has called on other European companies to refuse service to American forces as well.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Norway

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As Facebook Abandons Fact-Checking, It’s Also Offering Bonuses for Viral Content
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Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of false posts the company once policed.
https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-meta-abandons-fact-checking-boosts-viral-content?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Facebook #Meta #Zuckerberg #Tech #Technology

Georgia Won’t Say Who’s Now Serving on Its Maternal Mortality Committee After Dismissing All Members Last Year
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Before ProPublica’s reporting on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, the names of committee members had been publicly released. Now, Georgia says releasing the identities would be a violation of state law.
https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-maternal-mortality-committee-members-names-not-released?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Georgia #Health #Women #Abortion #Law

Exclusive: Six sources who worked for the Air Force or in Congress told ProPublica that they had heard about Sen. Joni Ernst’s relationship with a top military official and there had been concerns about it for years.

https://www.propublica.org/article/joni-ernst-congress-military-relationships?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Congress #Military #ConflictOfInterest #USPolitics #JoniErnst

U.S. agents suspected Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and some in his inner circle of diverting USAID funds to MS-13 leaders. Agents sought to review any U.S. bank accounts held by 15 Salvadoran political figures including Bukele, other senior officials and their relatives.

https://www.propublica.org/article/bukele-trump-el-salvador-ms13-gang-vulcan-corruption-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #ElSalvador #Trump #Bukele #USAID #Politics #Government #Crime

I am excited to share that Barron’s is on @surf! If you’re in the beta, you can add their Economy & Policy custom feed to your Favorites.

Not in the beta? Join via the link below and use my referral code: Surf+JeJord.

https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jxzredr7pxhc0r37fes5f2jd

#SurfFeeds #economy #policy #news

This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.
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On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that in reality, his total pay makes him one of the country’s highest-earning superintendents.
https://www.propublica.org/article/valere-public-schools-superintendent-salary-texas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Texas #Education #School #Tax #Records #Students

Despite a $1.3 billion investment that Portland said would improve the safety of homeless people, deaths in Multnomah County have quadrupled — from 113 in 2019 to more than 450 in 2023.

https://www.propublica.org/article/portland-homeless-deaths-multnomah-county?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Portland #Oregon #Homeless #Deaths

U.S. Housing Agency Considers Launching Crypto Experiment
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversees billions in aid and insures more than a trillion dollars in mortgages, is pondering using the blockchain and a stablecoin. One HUD official derided it as “monopoly money.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/hud-considers-crypto-blockchain-stablecoin-housing-urban-development?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Housing #Crypto #Government #USPolitics #Trump #Blockchain

Another busy week (maybe one day there’ll be a quiet one) in which independent publications have been doing sterling work on politics, science, tech, the environment and more. Please check out these stories from newsrooms with a fediverse presence, which cover subjects from antifascism to EVs in Zimbabwe. Oh, and Canadians, there’s a special treat for you at the end.
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#Media #Journalism #News #Newstodon #MastodonMigration #FollowFriday

How the Terrorgram Collective’s Neo-Nazi Influencers Groomed a Teen to Kill
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The murders of two people outside an LGBTQ+ bar at first looked like the act of a lone shooter. A ProPublica and FRONTLINE investigation shows they were, in fact, the culmination of a coordinated, international recruiting effort by online extremists.
https://www.propublica.org/article/telegram-terrorgram-collective-bratislava-murders-neo-nazi-online-hate?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Extremism #Terror #Tech #Telegram #Violence

Federal Judge Deems Trump Administration’s Termination of NIH Grants Illegal
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In a ruling issued Monday, the judge called the government’s directives “arbitrary and capricious” and ordered funding for some of the NIH grants, including many profiled by ProPublica in recent months, to be restored.

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-nih-grant-terminations-illegal?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #NIH #Law #Research #Science #Health #Medicine

News-gatherers on Mastodon

Mastodon has become a great source for news and opinion. And for this we can thank a few wonderful news-gatherers who tirelessly roam the internet grazing on current events.

Short list of some top Mastodon news-gatherers for you to follow:

Laffy @GottaLaff - the amazing Laffy
Nonilex @Nonilex - great summaries
Sue Stone @knittingknots2 - an indefatigable gatherer
William Lindsey @wdlindsy - brilliant threads
Kriszta Satori @fulelo - international stories

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A New Missouri Bill Would Let Residents Donate to Anti-Abortion Centers Instead of Paying Any Taxes
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Four months after Missouri voted to legalize abortion, Republican lawmakers are proposing a 100% tax credit — capped at $50,000 per year — for taxpayers who donate to crisis pregnancy centers.
https://www.propublica.org/article/missouri-pregnancy-resource-centers-anti-abortion-tax-credit-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Missouri #Abortion #Tax #Law #USPolitics

Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
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A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-loophole-sun-pharma?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #FDA #Medicine #Health #Drugs #Pharma #Government

A high-ranking NASA official warned his employees to “use discretion” in public when displaying badges or emblems that identify them as federal workers — part of an effort, the agency says, to protect its staff amid “stories of possible harassment.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/nasa-official-warns-staff-trump-harassment-federal-workers?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #NASA #Space #Government #USPolitics #Trump