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Hope Davis

@hopedaviswrites.bsky.social
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Independent journalist focused on housing and homelessness. Words @shelterforce, @nextcity, @inthesetimes Signal: Hope_Davis.87 hopedavis.journoportfolio.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
At an invitation-only gathering in Italy, white supremacists mapped out strategies to target rural America while local press coverage vanishes www.confrontthehate.com/p/white-nati...
As economic pressures gut local newsrooms across the country, white nationalist figures see an untapped opening: stepping into media deserts where there are few journalists left to sound the alarm.

“Local media has been dying all over America, which means that there’s essentially no real way to hold local governments accountable—and they can do whatever they want,” Kevin DeAnna told an invitation-only gathering of approximately 50 white nationalists in Rome.

Breaking into a broad smile, he excitedly added: “You should be fantasizing about this. This is a good thing.”
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/06/2026
ProPublica spoke to dozens of people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. ➡️ This is what they wrote: propub.li/4veRIqA
Handwritten notecard. Prompt at the top asks: What object was most devastating for you to lose, and how have you been coping? Answer below: Dentures. Were thrown away and coping isn't somthing I can do. It’s made me feel ugly, unworthy, can’t go get a job with no teeth. So how can get off the streets until another pair can be made?
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Grinda 🏳️‍⚧️🔞 @grindagoat.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
It's bizarre how repeatedly people keep hijacking the conversation about Accessibility away from things like closed captioning, colorblindness support, alt-text for screen-readers, etc, to "Games should be easier to play, books should be easier to read, and shows should be simple to understand"
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 19/05/2026
"The public deserves to know what’s going on in their communities economically [and] socially. If people are afraid to talk to reporters, we are poorer as a society for it," FPF's @adamrose.bsky.social told @hopedaviswrites.bsky.social. Read more in @shelterforce.bsky.social.
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How a Landlord Tried to Silence Tenants and Stop a Shelterforce Story — Shelterforce
Chicago tenants stopped speaking publicly about their landlord as part of settling their eviction cases. His lawyers still came after them.
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 19/05/2026
A Chicago tenant union went on rent strike after learning their once-affordable building would be converted into luxury apartments. What followed became a story about eviction, settlement agreements, press freedom and the right to organize. @hopedaviswrites.bsky.social reports.
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How One Landlord Tried to Silence Tenants—and the Story of Their Rent Strike
To settle their eviction cases, Chicago tenants agreed to stop speaking publicly about their landlord. His attempt to hold them liable for past statements to the media could set a chilling precedent,…
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 18/05/2026
“If people are afraid to talk to reporters, we are poorer as a society for it.” @hopedaviswrites.bsky.social reports on a Chicago landlord’s attempt to silence tenants after a rent strike—and why press freedom experts say the case could have a chilling effect.
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How One Landlord Tried to Silence Tenants—and the Story of Their Rent Strike
To settle their eviction cases, Chicago tenants agreed to stop speaking publicly about their landlord. His attempt to hold them liable for past statements to the media could set a chilling precedent,…
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Miriam Axel-Lute @miriam-mjoy.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
No editor is excited to deal with threatening lawyers representing an unhappy article subject. But last fall @shelterforce.bsky.social encountered something worse—a landlord trying to take tenants to court for having talked to us in the past. So we did what journalists do—wrote a story about it.
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How a Landlord Tried to Silence Tenants and Stop a Shelterforce Story — Shelterforce
Chicago tenants stopped speaking publicly about their landlord as part of settling their eviction cases. His lawyers still came after them.
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Miriam Axel-Lute @miriam-mjoy.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
@hopedaviswrites.bsky.social did a great job spelling out not only what happened, but why it matters far beyond the folks involved in her original story on these tenants.
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Hope Davis @hopedaviswrites.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
UPDATE: My latest for @shelterforce.bsky.social goes behind the scenes to tell you how Millard tried to penalize tenants for speaking with me and kill my story about BSTA’s rent strike. shelterforce.org/2026/05/18/h...
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How a Landlord Tried to Silence Tenants and Stop a Shelterforce Story — Shelterforce
Chicago tenants stopped speaking publicly about their landlord as part of settling their eviction cases. His lawyers still came after them.
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Hope Davis @hopedaviswrites.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Update: the tenants in this case have asked for a preliminary injunction to keep their housing past August of this year. I’m in court today as lawyers argue the case and tenants testify. Follow along for more.
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Hope Davis @hopedaviswrites.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Thank you! You’re a great editor to face such a windy road with.
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Hope Davis @hopedaviswrites.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
NEW for @shelterforce.bsky.social The Belden Sawyer Tenants Association in Chicago’s Logan Square launched an ambitious rent strike. While members lost their apartments, they gained solidarity and a determination to fight gentrification. shelterforce.org/2026/03/27/t...
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They Lost Their Homes, But Built a Movement — Shelterforce
They were unable to stop their homes from being converted into luxury apartments, but Belden Sawyer Tenant Association members remain united.
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Hope Davis @hopedaviswrites.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
NEW for @nextcity.org I've been wanting to report on Kansas City's Lykins Neighborhood since I read about their use of the Missouri Abandoned Housing Act two years ago. The neighborhood uses a range of tools to make more livable housing without gentrification. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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This Kansas City Neighborhood Is Transforming Neglected Housing and Keeping Control Local
The working-class, diverse neighborhood of Lykins is growing its toolkit to create affordable housing and stave off gentrification.
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
“Be kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. “At a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always the prelude to fascism. When they tell you it doesn’t matter, when they tell you a fucking app can do art you say, if it’s that important, why the fuck do they want it so bad? The answer is because they think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”
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Tina Vasquez @tinavasquez.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
I'm sorry, but I just think it's very telling when we differentiate between ICE's killing of American citizens versus undocumented immigrants. And I'm seeing that a lot right now.
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Tina Vasquez @tinavasquez.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Muting today's threads because believe it or not, it's actually quite exhausting and hurtful to have to argue that undocumented immigrants' lives are also valuable and meaningful and that their killings by federal immigration agents should also serve as "flashpoints" in the U.S.
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Tina Vasquez @tinavasquez.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
As a reporter, I see the process of dehumanization regularly. I see how government agencies, law enforcement, elected officials, and media twist beautiful parts of people to build a public narrative that excuses their unjust treatment, or justifies their murder. But it’s still very painful to watch.
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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 08/01/2026
NEW: Colorado will pay $5.4M to Becket Fund and $700k to Alliance Defending Freedom to settle challenges to the state's ban on abortion pill "reversal." This the latest backfire in blue state attempts to regulate the unproven procedure, as @susanrinkunas.com and I reported with @motherjones.com:
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Abortion Pill “Reversal” Is a Hoax. It's Also a Powerful Right-Wing Legal Strategy.
Speakers at a crisis pregnancy center conference made rare admissions about the challenges of providing so-called abortion “reversal,” and indicated its importance as a litigation tool.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification. I glanced down at the message. “Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began. So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.
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Hope Davis @hopedaviswrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
NEW @shelterforce.bsky.social : Mixed-income neighborhood trusts offer a way for neighborhoods to get ahead of gentrification through community ownership I'm so grateful to Shelterforce for including me in the Under the Lens series on community ownership. shelterforce.org/2025/09/30/m...
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Mixed-Income Neighborhood Trusts Aim to Capture Benefits of Gentrification for Existing Residents
MINTs set their own rental mix and target populations, and work to prevent displacement and capture the benefits of rising property values.
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Corinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
they’re putting Kimmel back on the air. I would now like to see the same amount of outrage for the firing of professors for their statements
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12/09/2025
1. In the immediate aftermath of Charlie Kirk's shooting, the WSJ laundered claims that "transgender symbols" were found with the shooter's gun. Now, a press conference reveals that NO such symbols were found. WSJ owes a full retraction and apology. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Press Conference: No "Transgender" Or "LGBTQ" Symbols Found At Kirk's Shooting
Yesterday, several media outlets claimed or strongly implied that "transgender symbols" were found at the scene of the gun used by Charlie Kirk's shooter. This turned out to be false.
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Charlie Kirk wasn’t the only person shot today. But, they’re not big name MAGA’s, so it’s unlikely we’ll hear much about it from this administration. At least 3 students injured in shooting at Colorado high school. #CommonsenseGunReform flip.it/5-LzW5
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At least 3 students injured in shooting at Colorado high school: Officials
At least three people were transported to the hospital after a shooting unfolded at a high school in Colorado, officials said.
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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
The Charlie Kirk shooting happened essentially as another school shooting happened a state away
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Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
sorry about the amazon link but the ebook of Wild Faith is on sale on Kindle for $3! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CT...
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Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America
Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America - Kindle edition by Lavin, Talia. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America.
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Hope Davis @hopedaviswrites.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
NEW @shelterforce.bsky.social and @nextcity.org A deeper dive on a Missouri tenants' union filing two lawsuits to defend their affordable housing and communities. shelterforce.org/2025/06/12/l...
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Missouri Tenants Sue Owners Who They Say Broke Rules in Exiting Tax Credit Program
In Springfield, Missouri, LIHTC tenants are suing their landlords, claiming that they violated both state and federal requirements.
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Hope Davis @hopedaviswrites.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
A tenants union in Springfield, Missouri is taking their landlords to court to protect their affordable housing under LIHTC, claiming they broke the law by opting out of the subsidies without notifying residents. Read more here: www.news-leader.com/story/news/l...
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Springfield tenants sue property owners in effort to maintain affordable housing credits
Tenants of Cedarwood Terrace and Rosewood Estates filed lawsuits May 27 alleging apartment owners didn't follow the law when leaving the program.
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Shelterforce @shelterforce.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
📰 This week in Shelterforce: ✔️ HUD pulls back on trans shelter protections ✔️ National housing protests hit the streets ✔️ L.A. landlords charged with rent gouging ✔️ Tenants fight back in Missouri Read now: buff.ly/MIpWVBo #Shelterforce #HousingJustice #TenantRights #FairHousing #LGBTQHousing
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Hope Davis @hopedaviswrites.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
NEW: Millennia Housing Management has made headlines across the country for poor conditions in its affordable housing. In Springfield, Missouri, a local tenants' union is fighting on the home front. Read my story here: nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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A Missouri Tenant Union’s Uphill Battle Against Millennia Housing
In Springfield, Missouri, senior and disabled tenants at one Millennia affordable housing building say they’ve gone about a year without a working elevator.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 22/05/2025
In Springfield, Missouri, senior and disabled tenants at one Millennia affordable housing building say they’ve gone about a year without a working elevator. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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A Missouri Tenant Union’s Uphill Battle Against Millennia Housing
In Springfield, Missouri, senior and disabled tenants at one Millennia affordable housing building say they’ve gone about a year without a working elevator.
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Hope Davis @hopedaviswrites.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
New @nextcity.org: Have you heard of private equity buying local newspapers? They also buy mobile home communities. Read my reporting on health hazards in manufactured housing owned by a part of Alden Global Capital: nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Private Equity Is Turning Mobile Homes Into Health Hazards. What Can Governments Do?
New research shows health impacts of private equity buying manufactured housing – and offers some policy-based solutions to protect residents.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 09/05/2025
New research shows health impacts of private equity buying manufactured housing – and offers some policy-based solutions to protect residents. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Private Equity Is Turning Mobile Homes Into Health Hazards. What Can Governments Do?
New research shows health impacts of private equity buying manufactured housing – and offers some policy-based solutions to protect residents.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16/04/2025
A town hall for Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Tuesday quickly deteriorated into chaos, as police officers forcibly removed several protesters and subdued two of them with stun guns. Read more: nyti.ms/42MLMZV
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Hope Davis @hopedaviswrites.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
NEW: My feature on the CoMo Mobile Aid Collective in Columbia, Missouri is live @prismreports.org ! Give it a read and look out for mutual aid groups in your community. prismreports.org/2025/04/15/m...
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This Missouri collective builds ‘parallel systems’ to support unhoused neighbors through mutual aid and anarchist principles
CoMo Mobile Aid Collective provides food, access to doctors appointments and medication, and other services to locals experiencing homelessness
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People’s City Council - Los Angeles @pplscitycouncil.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Masked Feds disappearing people off the streets. Never been more important to speak out and take action against this. We cannot cower in the face of fascism. Solidarity is the only way out. Free Bader and Free Them ALL!
string of immigration-related arrests that Trump says are just beginning to ramp up. The arrests, Trump says, target “terrorist sympathizers” or people who have “engaged in pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity.” But advocates for these detainees say Trump is violating the First Amendment by retaliating against noncitizens — including people in the country legally — based on their political views and free speech.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 09/01/2025
Next City’s housing correspondent on the issues he’s keeping an eye on this year, from increased criminalization of homelessness to the future of algorithmic price-fixing under Trump. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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The Housing and Homelessness Issues We’re Watching in 2025
Next City’s housing correspondent on the issues he’s keeping an eye on this year, from increased criminalization of homelessness to the future of algorithmic price-fixing under Trump.
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Next City @nextcity.org · 10/01/2025
The Tenant Union Federation, a coalition of tenant unions across the country, is calling on the Biden administration to cap rent hikes in its final days. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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‘Try Everything, Try Anything’: Kansas City’s Striking Tenants Want Biden To Act Fast on Rent Cap
The Tenant Union Federation, a coalition of tenant unions across the country, is calling on the Biden administration to cap rent hikes in its final days.
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Dapo Adeola @dapsdraws.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
At this point it’s been said in a hundred different ways, so I think people are being intentional about not getting it.
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
i love every librarian and archivist, you're beautiful angels and keepers of knowledge, please scan every document directly into my mind
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Esteban was working in muddy, wet fields cutting these pumpkins from their vines. It was warm, but you’ll note he is entirely covered, including a mask. Pumpkin vines have very irritating hairlike fibers that can become embedded in the skin, eyes and respiratory system.
a masked, gloved farm worker with all skin covered is using a long-handled clipper to cut pumpkins from their ground level vines
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erinkelleyaz.bsky.social @erinkelleyaz.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I wish these videos played in every grocery store. To remind us all of the work to grow the food, truck the food, stage the food in pretty piles.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family. Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
not gonna lie, i hate when media frames anything about sexual violence as an indicator of #metoo's success. antirape activism—and rapists' impunity—existed before #metoo and will continue long after.
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Aura Bogado @aurabogado.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
More than 500,000 people have DACA. Trump attempted to eliminate DACA in his first term and lost. He hasn't recently addressed DACA but that doesn't mean he won't try again. If (and it's a big if!) he's eliminates it this time, he'll have a detailed database of half-a-million people to go after.
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Read the book Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @jphillll.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
I think people here will appreciate @prismreports.bsky.social explaining why they left Twitter: "There is no ethical consumption under technofascism, but as a digital outlet, we are responsible for meeting readers where they are, and we can still demand better for ourselves and our readers..."
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Prism is leaving X—but movement media needs us to stay connected
Prism’s decision to stop posting to X was precipitated by the growing white supremacist presence and suppression of movement journalism
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