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Billie Gay Jackson

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are fighting the wildfires raging across southern California for $5.80-$10.24 per day When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
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‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires
The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR
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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
The ban on puberty blockers undermines the well-being, safety and mental health of trans youth “They should be supported by knowledgeable and well-trained professionals, to access appropriate medical treatments in a timely manner.” www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
lbc.co.uk
The ban on puberty blockers undermines the well-being, safety and mental health of trans youth
When trans young people try to access care, they deserve to be listened to and respected.
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hajar meddah @hajmedd.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
@benrst.bsky.social and I spent the last few months investigating aspiring "largest private-sector catalyst for decarbonisation", McKinsey read our report into the firm's polluting clients and connections w @theguardian.com + my first byline @ CCR 🥸 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
theguardian.com
‘A little dirty’: inside the secret world of McKinsey, the firm hooked on fossil fuels
Interviews and analysis of court documents show how the world’s most prestigious consulting firm quietly helps fuel the climate crisis
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Billie Gay Jackson @billiegayjackson.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
NEW: Trans people across the country are having their HRT prescriptions refused or withdrawn by GPs - sometimes years after starting the treatment www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...
thebureauinvestigates.com
Trans+ people finding it harder to access lifesaving treatment
Reports of treatment being refused of withdrawn are on the rise – and no official figures exist to track the issue
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Robin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
The only trans voice you are likely to read today on a case considering trans rights. www.independent.co.uk/independentp...
independent.co.uk
Supreme Court hearing on what a ‘woman’ is is an existential attack on trans people
For Women Scotland’s appeal over the Equality Act is illogical at best. At worst, it’s a refusal to accept trans people in the guise of concern over ‘women’s rights’, argues Robin Moira White
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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
We spent a year collecting a database of stories that were suppressed by the rich and powerful – yesterday MPs used their parliamentary privilege to talk openly about it This is what they covered 👇
thebureauinvestigates.com
Zahawi, Al-Fayed and Ampika Pickston: All the silenced stories
MPs used parliamentary privilege during the SLAPPs debate to reveal stories suppressed by legal threats
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Eleanor Rose @eleanorrose87.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Finally able to share the project I've worked on this past year with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. It started as a wild idea I pitched during my interview for my current job, and ended today with a debate on SLAPPs in the House of Commons: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...
thebureauinvestigates.com
TBIJ teams up with MPs to uncover stories silenced by threats
TBIJ spent a year uncovering public-interest stories blocked by legal threats. On Thursday, MPs will use parliamentary privilege to discuss them
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Elise Thomas @elisethomas.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
It's so incredibly 2020s coded that Pokemon Go is being used to build an AI system which will almost inevitably end up being used by automated weapons systems to kill people. nianticlabs.com/news/largege...
nianticlabs.com
Building a Large Geospatial Model to Achieve Spatial Intelligence
At Niantic, we are pioneering the concept of a Large Geospatial Model that will use large-scale machine learning to understand a scene and connect it to millions of other scenes globally.
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Emiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Hopefully you will be seeing a lot more of @tbij.bsky.social's investigations here in the coming weeks, months and years. In the meantime, here's a starter pack which includes some of my brilliant colleagues.
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