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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 06/10/2026

Subscribers are up, but growth is down. Here’s what worker-owned Hell Gate is trying next. buff.ly/1YC4IBJ

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Subscribers are up, but growth is down. Here’s what worker-owned Hell Gate is trying next.

One tactic: "Turning off the free stuff every once in awhile."

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dustin @godfrey.work · 03/10/2026

was live on Vancouver Co-op Radio this morning with @emmaarkell.bsky.social and @davidpball.bsky.social for De Facto Radio to talk about this week's DULF decision. you'll be able to listen to the podcast version on the podcast apps and on @defactomedia.ca's website at: www.defactomedia.ca/radio/

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 29/09/2026

Canada’s drug policy violates its Charter, BC Supreme Court Justice Catherine Murray ruled on Tuesday, by making it de facto illegal to run a compassion club providing tested illicit drugs. Read the full breakdown of her decision, by @godfrey.work: www.defactomedia.ca/breaking-dul...

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BREAKING: DULF founders’ trafficking charges thrown out in BC Supreme Court ruling on constitutional challenge

Justice Catherine Murray applauds Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, declares a section of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act unconstitutional

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dustin @godfrey.work · 29/09/2026

this is a huge decision. story coming for @defactomedia.ca

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 29/09/2026

Today, charges against DULF's founders were tossed out by a BC Supreme Court decision Yesterday, we covered how docs in trial evidence show Vancouver police pushed to bring those charges — even when a Crown prosecutor questioned whether it was in the public interest

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 28/09/2026

A Vancouver cop told DULF’s founders he would personally advocate for them. 2 years later, he approved the investigation that led to raids on their homes. www.defactomedia.ca/how-vancouve...

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How Vancouver police turned against DULF

Court records show the same inspector who encouraged the compassion club’s founders also approved the investigation that led to raids on their homes

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dustin @godfrey.work · 29/09/2026

BREAKING: Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx's charges are being thrown out. she said they did a public service "at considerable personal cost."

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dustin @godfrey.work · 13/07/2026

as DULF dominated the news cycle, and as they planned their high profile raid, the VPD claimed in FOI responses that no emails about DULF were sent to or from several senior officers for two of those officers, that wasn't true @defactomedia.ca www.defactomedia.ca/vpd-emails-f...

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VPD claimed no emails sent to or from senior cops about compassion club ahead of raid. That’s untrue

Freedom-of-information advocates say force's non-response likely broke BC’s transparency law — and ask if Vancouver police should undergo ‘greater scrutiny’ for public transparency

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 08/07/2026

Here are 10 stories from last week about policing, freedom of info, overdose prevention, & legal systems. Check them out in the thread below, or all together here in our latest Post Facto newsletter: www.defactomedia.ca/newsletter/p...

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POST FACTO: Hospital OD secrecy, a 'rubber stamp' police board, consumption site survives vote

13,000 paid hours for suspended cops. Police corruption tied to Olympic drug case. Class action over separatist data leak

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 03/07/2026

NEW: We now have an archive of all of our newsletters! Catch up on our weekly Post Facto recaps and our ongoing original reporting on homelessness, policing, immigration, and more www.defactomedia.ca/newsletters/

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Newsletters

Check out De Facto's newsletter archive — featuring behind-the-scenes scoops, photo essays, exclusive updates, and what we're reading on issues we cover.

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 03/07/2026

Here are 10 stories about power, law, & institutional secrecy in Canada Every week, our Post Facto newsletter sends readers these roundups (plus our own reporting) Subscribe here to get our next one www.defactomedia.ca/newsletters/ & check out the stories from the last week of June below:

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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

"Not sustainable over the long term.” Well, the liveable planet was nice while it lasted, I guess? Cool that Carney's no longer pretending not to pander to the fossil fuel lobby 😎 www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

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Mark Carney abandons Trudeau-era carbon emissions targets

Canada will not hit carbon emission reduction targets set under the Trudeau government, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday, arguing that downgrading the country's climate-change ambitions is nece...

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 15/06/2026

Wow! After just a few days, we’re almost one-third of the way to our goal of gaining 400 new members to support our non-profit environmental journalism. It must be … the socks! 🧦 That's right, sign up now and get a free pair of Narwhal socks. Learn more here: thenarwhal.ca/socks-for-me...

A progress bar that is about 25% full, showing progress toward a goal of 400 new members for The Narwhal, a Canadian non-profit environmental news website.

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 08/06/2026

🎉 🎉 🎉 We're celebrating today after winning two gold medals at the 2026 Digital Publishing Awards, including one for best climate change coverage! Thanks to @canadamediaawards.bsky.social for spotlighting Canadian journalism. thenarwhal.ca/2026-dpa-nma...

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The Narwhal wins gold for best climate change coverage | The Narwhal

Two golds and two silvers top an impressive showing at this year’s Digital Publishing Awards and National Magazine Awards

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

A constant editor‘s struggle, reaching a person without a website for visuals

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

A huge THANK YOU to all who signed up already & those who donated! If you haven't yet, we need just $195 more to hit $5,000! And each article you share on social media, or email to your contacts, expands the reach and impact of our investigations www.defactomedia.ca#/portal

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Support our journalism

Thank you for stepping up to help De Facto continue our investigative reporting

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

It's been ONE MONTH since we launched @defactomedia.ca Entering a new phase: Shining light on systems of power/justice in other areas—including homelessness & the war on drug users—and taking the time & planning needed to investigate followups & our next series www.defactomedia.ca/email/e0925a...

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Post Facto: Our new phase & a new weekly roundup

Police-in-schools scandal, Quebec deports parents, Gaza censorship, press from prison

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

This is a great publication to support (biased coz it was my writing home for years). And amen to human not A.I.-power!

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Also, thanks to our incredible subscribers, we've passed $4,500 from 98 donors — 94% of that dependable recurring donations. Will you help us get to $5,000 and 100 backers this week? www.defactomedia.ca/donate/#/por...

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Support our journalism

Thank you for stepping up to help De Facto continue our investigative reporting

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 14/05/2026

Zool Suleman is a long-time immigration lawyer & the executive director of BC non-profit MARU He spoke to De Facto about what our newly reported data reveal about police collaboration, Vancouver’s “access without fear” movement, & immigration detentions. www.defactomedia.ca/a-troubling-...

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‘A troubling trend’: Lawyer Zool Suleman on rising cop-immigration collaboration

Everyday contact with police, such as transit fare-checks, is getting migrants reported to the feds. Why this expert finds De Facto’s newly revealed data ‘disturbing’

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Our latest investigation, based on ATIP request from 2024, out on @defacto-ca.bsky.social today. Sign up to get the next one this week

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

That's just ... I don't even know how to process the chain of events

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Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

On a new 🐙THE NORTH STATE 🐙 host @youcaughtscott.com sits down with @emmaarkell.bsky.social and @davidpball.bsky.social to talk about the new @defacto-ca.bsky.social journalism co-op and how worker-owned entities can fill the reporting gap. readthecatch.ca/launching-wo...

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 06/05/2026

CBSA today has about as much oversight as it did in December 2013 when Vega Jiménez died in its custody. And in that past decade, more than 7,000 Metro Vancouverites have been called in to CBSA by police forces. Read the full article and stay tuned for more at defactomedia.ca

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De Facto Journalism Co-op

Interrogate power. Highlight truth.

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Saddened to go back over this tragedy. Heartened that over a decade later a lot of people still care about Lucia

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

And this is also true for spectrometer drug testing services, which is shocking to me. Could not any of the Community Health Centres or UPCC clinics host even one elsewhere

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Went to talk about De Facto on this journalism podcast with colleague @emmaarkell.bsky.social !

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Aww thank you so much! Indeed @brishti.bsky.social was also at the mothership when we were :) it‘s a cool group just coz we have quite different experiences of the media ecosystems! but all of us truly appreciate the independents, even moreso now we see how much work it takes!

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Our first scoop has dropped at @defacto-ca.bsky.social! We have more waiting in the hopper, sign up to get them as soon as they're released! (and thank you to our incredible, generous, excited community of new subscribers!)

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 04/05/2026

De Facto’s debut stories look at the reality of immigration enforcement in BC. After a year-plus of Canadians learning about the extremes of ICE, our work aims to show what border policing looks like north of the border Sign up to get our stories in your inbox this week www.defactomedia.ca/welcome/

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 04/05/2026

Today is World Press Freedom Day. True press freedom requires freedom of information. But in recent years, governments have shrunk access to info the public deserves, and cuts to newsrooms have shrunk the time & resources that journalists need to rigorously report that info.

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

It’s #WorldPressFreedomDay My new journalism co-op @defacto-ca.bsky.social drops our 1st stories tomorrow Tonight I need help with startup/branding/website costs—so we can just focus on reporting Will you become our 50th paying subscriber & push us past $2,500? www.defactomedia.ca#/portal/

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De Facto Journalism Co-op

Interrogate power. Highlight truth.

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 02/05/2026

On Monday, we’ll publish our first stories—an investigation nearly two years in the making by our reporters @godfrey.bsky.social and @emmaarkell.bsky.social + in-depth context by @davidpball.bsky.social Don’t miss it when it lands. Sign up to get it in your inbox: www.defactomedia.ca#/portal/

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De Facto Journalism Co-op

Interrogate power. Highlight truth.

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 02/05/2026

Tomorrow is #WorldPressFreedomDay #WPFD2026. Protecting a free press truly takes a partnership: Between journalists unafraid to ask questions—and generous members of the public who believe in independent media. Together, we can interrogate power and highlight truth www.defactomedia.ca

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De Facto Journalism Co-op

Interrogate power. Highlight truth.

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

In our 1st day, before we even publish anything, our supporters have offered >$2,000 for @defacto-ca.bsky.social In uncertain economic times, 40+ people showed faith in hard-hitting journalism, almost all recurring donations — pledging over $3,500 in dependable startup funding all year Thank you

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

So grateful after today's De Facto launch Within hours subscriptions to hard-hitting journalism poured in so fast I could barely keep track. And we have our first media interview On Day 1 alone ,our community of readers has gifted >$1,600, including 15 monthly donors… Thank you! defactomedia.ca

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De Facto Journalism Co-op

Interrogate power. Highlight truth.

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

So proud to be part of dreaming this up with amazing award-winning co-op colleagues!!! We drop our first investigations MONDAY! Subscribe at defactomedia.ca

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

My choir Kor/Gracenote is opening for this absolutely incredible choir from Namibia on Saturday, Collective Singers! Grab a ticket for some awe-inspiring southern African singing: www.showpass.com/collective-s...

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

My choir Kor is opening for this absolutely incredible choir from Namibia on Saturday! Grab a ticket for some incredible southern African singing: www.showpass.com/collective-s...

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Collective Singers - Omuriro

YouTube video by Collective Singers OFFICIAL

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

This language was ruled unparliamentary language, @sobittersosweet.bsky.social reports bsky.app/profile/sobi...

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IndigiNews @indiginews.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

“All of these paintings were supposed to be destroyed by the instructions of that priest,” said Eugene Arcand, a MacKay survivor from Muskeg Lake First Nation. “But they’ve survived, the same as all of us have survived.” Story by Crystal Greene indiginews.com/arts/residen...

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Residential ‘school’ survivors reunited with childhood art, hidden for decades: ‘They’ve survived, the same as all of us’

When a priest reputedly ordered a teacher to destroy children's paintings, he instead hid them at home — now the pieces are seeing the light of day

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

My latest for @indiginews.bsky.social "First Nations rights are under threat in new ways by this government and, of course, by the provinces. We are not afraid of that, though. We are far from it."—AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

This story was an absolute delight to edit, about an incredible artist I hope more people learn about (and check out the links to her photography!)

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David P Ball @davidpball.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

A senior emails a prosecutor‘s public email to express concerns about an #ICE case on the news Homeland Security subpoenas his Google Officers arrive with printout of his email His airline bags get delayed & searched “We’re all potential targets.” www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

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Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon

Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.

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