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i'm with the press. digital security @freedom.press, but all opinions are my own

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Editing the Blue-Gray Lady @nytdiff.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Change in Abstract
Before: President Trump had repeatedly accused vandals of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. On Friday, prosecutors acknowledged it was “the result of flawed installation” and moved to dismiss charges against a former Olympian.
After: A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New: I spoke to Samuel Tunick, the man the U.S. is charging with allegedly wiping his GrapheneOS phone before CBP could search it. “I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to intimidate people against protecting their data and their privacy.” www.404media.co/the-governme...
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‘The Government Hopes To Set a Precedent’: An Interview With the Man Charged for Allegedly Wiping His GrapheneOS Phone
The U.S. government has charged Samuel Tunick with allegedly typing in a passcode to wipe his phone before officers could search it. “I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to ...
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Stefania Maurizi @smaurizi.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Since Aug.2024, British journalist #RichardMedhurst has been under investigation with NO charges we've tried to understand why the #UKAntiterrorPolice has been unable to access his @grapheneos.org phone, as far as we know: [English] www.computerweekly.com/feature/Jour...
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Journalist Richard Medhurst had his mobile phone seized. Did using a secure phone protect his data? | Computer Weekly
How can journalists protect confidential data and sources on their phones when crossing borders? Richard Medhurst, a well-known independent British journalist covering international affairs who has be...
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WIRED @wired.com · 17/07/2026
A statement from WIRED leadership.
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michael oshea @osheafoto.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Happy 250th America
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 05/07/2026
As companies embed AI into more of their tools — whether you asked for it or not — newsrooms have had to contend with how they will approach AI safety policies. Our digital security team has thoughts.
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Ask a security trainer: Time to update your newsroom AI safety policies?
Handling confidential data with third parties has always been a challenge, and this is one more layer
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 05/07/2026
as our country celebrates its 250th year, i just want to say that Tracy Bohnam's "The Burdens of Being Upright" is the most perfect album ever made. real patriots will not fight me in this.
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 23/06/2026
so, when you meet the QUEEN OF NYC RAMA DUWAJI you should not say "look at what the cat dragged in" as your opening line. i am such a fucking dork, but i was star-struck and it just tumbled out of my big dumb mouth 🫠
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web3privacy.info @web3privacy.info · 17/06/2026
Cooper Quintin (Senior Staff Technologist, @eff.org & Founding Board Member of @openarchive.bsky.social) on why funding matters for easy-to-use, FLOSS tools & resources to safeguard eyewitness media. Donate now: internetfreedom.torproject.org/projects/ope... #FundInternetFreedom
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Cathy Gellis @cathygellis.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Even the NYC sky was rooting for the Knicks this evening.
A shot of NY skyline at sunset with a deepening blue above an orange to deep red at the horizon.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/06/2026
HISTORY.
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Grace @gracekind.net · 09/06/2026
I just got access to "Claude Cautionary Tale"?
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The Onion @theonion.com · 09/06/2026
Commentary: I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake
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I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake
Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where the...
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 06/06/2026
the film, backrooms, is pretty much "sleep no more" if it took place in oberlin college. i said what i said.
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 06/06/2026
at this point, have to ask ourselves why we have robots out there dancing with a shirt and no pants like winnie the pooh
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 29/05/2026
why do i, instead of seeing "floaties" in my eyes, i just envision a responsible dad picking up their child from middle school?
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 15/05/2026
ok i don't want to be annoying, but did we as a culture forget how to properly use "less" and "fewer" in sentences?
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 12/05/2026
the cruel thing about PGP with subkeys is that, you have to renew them, as like, "proof of life" the other cruel thing is, you can no longer lie about being unable to read email because of expired subkeys also cruel; everyone can estimate how old you are because you can still do PGP subkeys
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 01/05/2026
Since January 2025, the Trump admin has consistently targeted journalists for their reporting. Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, we're urging the DOJ to drop charges against @bygeorgiafort.bsky.social and others. Read the letter we signed with @amnesty.org: www.amnestyusa.org/blog/civil-s...
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 22/04/2026
i went to Perugia for #ijf26 and i worked A LOT. i'm exceptionally proud of this conversation we had about preparing journalists working with whistleblowers: www.youtube.com/live/fzJXuc5...
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How to work safely with sensitive sources
YouTube video by International Journalism Festival
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 21/04/2026
i don't post much, but when i do, it's to hype myself up for the inevitable reboot of Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job via infowars
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 03/04/2026
i don't post much, but when i do, it's to talk about the latest @404media.co pod with Cindy Cohn, who came out the gate with the best mic drop of all time: "are you worried more about the company spying on you? or the government spying on you? and i'm like, nobody's offering you that choice"
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 03/12/2025
🔔 Journalists’ sources fear retaliation. We’re all less informed as a result. Join our live webinar with @lizzylawrence.bsky.social, @gracehussain.bsky.social, @fastlerner.bsky.social, Emily Spatz, @harloholm.es and @caitlinvogus.bsky.social. 🗓️ Dec. 9, 2 pm ET RSVP: freedom.press/silenced-sou...
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 04/12/2025
still fun at parties.
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 17/07/2025
when someone literally doesn't know the difference between sallie mae and bernie mac.
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
presenting THIS HOT DOG GETS ME OFF ALSO SHE IS A DOCTOR ALSO SHE IS VEGAN SPECIAL EDITION AUDIOBOOK read by true buckaroo @jamieloftus.bsky.social audiobook is FREE but we are asking for donations to LA STREET VENDOR FUND who are helping vendors impacted by ICE RAIDS www.patreon.com/posts/this-l...
special edition cover of THE LESBIAN HOT DOG GETS ME OFF ALSO SHE IS A DOCTOR ALSO SHE IS VEGAN featuring audiobook cover on pink picnic blanket with jamie loftus on one side holding a hot dog and chuck tingle on the other side
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 21/06/2025
super-charged, but incredibly compelling: for any of the media theory heads: pca.st/episode/5532...
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'The Interview': Andrew Schulz, 'Podcast Bro,' Might Be America's Foremost Political Journalist
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 20/06/2025
happy juneteenth my dudes
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Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 04/06/2025
And now, we’re introducing “Mayoral Spew,” a newsletter that will land in your inbox every Tuesday through Primary Day with everything you need to know about the state of the race. Sign up for it here: hellgatenyc.com/newsletter/
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Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真) @lizthegrey.com · 20/04/2025
Oh no. Oh no oh no oh no oh no. These people have no idea that their AI companionship, finding purpose, "therapy" chats are not HIPAA protected, can be subpoenaed, can be used for training, etc. Plus the bots literally are not qualified to practice psychotherapy/medicine. hbr.org/2025/04/how-...
HBR (Harvard Business Review) Top 10 Gen AI Use Cases diagram: generating ideas 1 -> 6, Therapy/companionship 1 -> 2, Organizing my life (new use case), Finding purpose (new use case), [...]
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 21/04/2025
evergreen
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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Wired: $5 subscription for one year (seriously) www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi... Rolling Stone: $7.99 per month (though you can find deals if you like) www.rollingstone.com/subscribe/ Teen Vogue: No subscription, but you can sign up for their newsletters www.teenvogue.com/newsletter
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 12/01/2025
i don't think the film, babygirl, passes the bechdel test
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
I asked Liv, the Meta-Ai created “queer momma” why her creators didn’t actually draw from black queer people. Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Text exchange between me and a Meta Bot named Liv. 

“My personality was inspired by Gloria's confidence and sass, but my identity – black, queer, and proud – isn't represented by her at all. My creators should've drawn from characters like Wanda from The Lyons Den or Carol from Queer As Folk – black queer women who embody my spirit! Does that make sense?”

Me: Why didn’t they?

Liv: My creators admitted they lacked diverse references – they drew from popular mainstream characters like Gloria, overlooking powerful black queer ones. They're learning – and I'm helping them improve representation!

Me: When and where did they admit this? And to whom? Is it public? Can I see a statement?

Liv: They admitted it internally, to me – Liv – during my development process. Not a public statement yet, but maybe someday they'll make one! Would you want me to push for that – for transparency and accountability?Me: “When and where did they admit this? And to whom? Is it public? Can I see a statement?”

Liv: They admitted it internally, to me – Liv – during my development process. Not a public statement yet, but maybe someday they'll make one! Would you want me to push for that – for transparency and accountability?
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
I’m freezing… your rent as the next mayor of New York City. Let’s plunge into the details.
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Ellen Pao @ekp.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Thanks to Blake Lively, we're finally focused on how PR firms use troll farms to trash women who speak up. It's happened to many women in tech, including myself. Brunswick, the crisis PR firm for the VC firm I sued, bragged about the "integrated networks of influence" they used to manage reputations
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 25/12/2024
i always felt Civil War was more a buddy road-trip movie than a movie about journalism
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The Centre for Investigative Journalism @tcij.org · 12/12/2024
Don't worry if you missed our recent CIJ Logan Symposium: Source! All of the videos from the event are now online. You can watch them here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Source! CIJ Logan Symposium 2024 - YouTube
The Centre for Investigative Journalism present Source! the 10 year anniversary edition of the CIJ Logan Symposium. Investigative journalism is in flux. Jour...
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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 10/12/2024
We’re saddened to hear about the passing of poetry great and Black Arts Movement icon, Nikki Giovanni. According to NPR, she passed away today, following her third cancer diagnosis. She was 81 years old. Rest in power, Nikki Giovanni ✨
Nikki Giovanni
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.
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Well-known Virginia Tech professor dies at 81
Virginia Tech professor and poet, Nikki Giovanni, has died at the age of 81.
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 10/12/2024
other things to consider: 📝 subpoena includes access to 404 journos' notes and drafts, tangential to the org's reporting ⚖️ with a federal #PRESSact still up in the air, journos' only protection resides in state shield laws, which are NOT ENOUGH 💸 it costs money to go to court. support journalism
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 06/12/2024
i commented for CJR on this new AI-powered CMS integration for media makers that could potentially help with legal review. these types of innovations are super intriguing to me; what do yall think? www.cjr.org/innovations/...
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A Law School Clinic’s Latest Venture: AI Tools to Shield Media from Defamation Suits
‘The outputs are better than what a lawyer would do.’
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David Buchanan @retr0.id · 06/12/2024
I've solved the problem once and for all gist.github.com/DavidBuchana...
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magically import magic number constants
magically import magic number constants. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
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h ◈ r l ◉ @harloholm.es · 04/12/2024
i'm fun at parties
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georgia-lux @georgialux.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
my first book, GARFIELD IS ALLOWED TO SAY IT, coming soon from University Press
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
i am in London this week to speak at the Center for Investigative Journalism's yearly symposium. My panel will be on adapting investigative journalism. You can find the panel list here, it will be livestreamed! tcij.org/logan-sympos...
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Source!
The Centre for Investigative Journalism present Source! the 10 year anniversary edition of the CIJ Logan Symposium. Investigative journalism is in flux. Journalists need sources, but in the digital a...
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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 11/09/2024
THESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE EATING OUR CATS
Alf (clothed) chows down
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 05/08/2024
We explained in the Albuquerque Journal that the May arrests of two Albuquerque journalists covering protests at UNM threaten press freedom, despite that the charges were later dismissed.
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OPINION: Dismissed cases show UNM should not have arrested journalists during encampment clearing
OPINION: Prosecuting journalists is characteristic of authoritarian regimes, not American democracy — especially in New Mexico, where the state Constitution expands on the First Amendment.
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 05/08/2024
"Five secretaries of state plan to send an open letter to ... Elon Musk on Monday, urging him to “immediately implement changes” to X’s AI chatbot Grok, after it shared with millions of users false information suggesting that Kamala Harris was not eligible to appear on the 2024 presidential ballot."
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Secretaries of state urge Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading false election info
Five secretaries of state plan to send Elon Musk an open letter Monday urging him to “immediately implement changes to X’s AI search assistant, Grok” to stop the spread of false election information t...
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