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Sam Fortier @sam4tr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Was a national civics competition for high-school kids ... Rigged? Biased? Botched? I followed one family through Trump's patriotic contest and found a remarkable story about our age of suspicion. For @notus.com: www.notus.org/national/ame...

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Suspicion and Doubt at the National Civics Contest

America’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust.

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Ellie Silverman @byelliesilverman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Did the son of Indian immigrants ever have a chance of winning Trump’s contest? Did the judges make a mistake? Was the game rigged? What a story from @sam4tr.bsky.social and Kelley French www.notus.org/national/ame...

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Suspicion and Doubt at the National Civics Contest

America’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust.

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Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

When I found out my former editor Kelley Benham French was helping w/a story on the most infamous photo from July 4, I knew it would be special. Read this amazing piece on how a photo, taken in a troubling moment, reveals so much about truth and assumption in today’s media. loom.ly/-kUCN40

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The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.

America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.

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Julia B. Chan @juliachanb.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

if you're gonna have your notion of symbolism blown up, have it be because of some solid reporting. this followup is really well done: www.notus.org/metro/viral-...

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The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.

America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Whew this story For all of us who posted the photo, it’s important to know the story of the woman in it, and that she deserves more than a moment of vitality, she deserves a nation that won’t look past her when the story is hard www.notus.org/metro/viral-...

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The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.

America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Bernita Bowlding's brother: "They say that 'We love you, we got you,' but the reality is that this woman is homeless." The white supremacy in the frame and the homelessness outside it. A distinctly American story.

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The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.

America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.

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Grace Toohey @grace2e.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

People online compared his sister to Rosa Parks but Joseph shook his head. Rosa Parks had agency. She chose to make a stand. His sister was just riding the Orange Line." The true story behind THAT photo from @byelliesilverman.bsky.social www.notus.org/metro/viral-...

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The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.

America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.

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Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

“She didn’t know she was strong and brave and a symbol of our division and a vessel for our fears. She didn’t know that people who didn’t know her thought they knew her. The icon of America wanted to go now.” Haunting. @byelliesilverman.bsky.social @notus.com

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The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.

America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.

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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

“She didn’t know the men were white supremacists. She noticed their masks. She said she wasn’t scared. She was not aware enough to be scared. Or defiant. Or resigned. Or anything else people assumed about her.”

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The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.

America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.

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Ellie Silverman @byelliesilverman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

In my first story with Kelley French for @notus.com, I spoke to the woman pictured in the Metro photo on July 4. She didn't know she went viral. Her family wants people to know their difficult reality. Please take some time with our story today www.notus.org/metro/viral-...

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The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.

America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.

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Ellie Silverman @byelliesilverman.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

The impact of Trump’s federal surge on one D.C. neighborhood: "They just locked people up for smoking, drinking and talking s---.” “Am I free to go?” “They just came up and grabbed me for no reason.” "They are treating us as if we are wild animals.” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/int...

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The lasting impact of Trump’s federal surge on one D.C. neighborhood

Those at the 10th Place apartments in Southeast Washington said the president’s crime strategy deepened their distrust of police and made them feel no safer.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 14/05/2025

New: They stormed the Capitol. Now they’re selling merch. Pardoned by President Trump, many Jan. 6 rioters are now working to capitalize on the attention through podcasts, speaking tours and new lives as online influencers www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... @byelliesilverman.bsky.social

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They stormed the Capitol. Now they’re selling merch.

Jan. 6 rioters seek to build platforms after receiving pardons from President Donald Trump.

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