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Julie J Lee

@jjlee.bsky.social
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grad student in investigative journalism, formerly nerd @ aclu ma 📍 New York, NY 🌐 julielee.net 📱signal: julielee.101

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 22/07/2026
Are you a journalist who uses the Freedom of Information Act in your reporting? Well, you can now win $25,000. FPF is proud to announce the launch of the Penlight Prize for excellence in paywall-free public records reporting. Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social to learn more, and apply today.
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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
every job i see these days is like: LEAD CONTENT ANALYST, Puppy Killing Factory (remote). $350,000 - $500,000. You will edit our internal newsletter (circulation 500). Associate Editor, Nonprofits, Global Good Magazine (in office, NYC). $27,000 - $28,000. Lead ALL of our fundraising efforts!
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
It’s Renée Good all over again www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers
Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the fatal shooting.
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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Last month, The New York Times reported Yale is in talks to settle with the Trump admin over discrimination claims. Now a faculty group says it’s considering legal action if the settlement goes through. My latest at @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/educati... #nutmegsky
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Some Yale professors threaten legal action if university settles admissions complaint with DOJ
The letter comes after the U.S. Department of Justice accused the Yale School of Medicine of illegally discriminating against white and Asian applicants.
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Julie J Lee @jjlee.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Strong endorse!
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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Data journalist @jjlee.bsky.social says TON’s International Students Slack was an “invaluable resource” when considering international journalism school. “It is so helpful to be able to reach out to other people who have gone down the same path.” Learn more: www.theopennotebook.com/internationa...
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International Students Slack Community - The Open Notebook
The Open Notebook's International Students Slack community is for science writers who are current, past, or aspiring international students to share information and advice about university…
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Nick Schwellenbach @schwellenbach.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
David Venturella is being tapped to run ICE He's a former GEO Group executive, who went from ICE to GEO & back to DHS last year @pogo.org has been keeping tabs on Venturella & the ICE-GEO revolving door for a while Notable coverage: www.pogo.org/investigates...
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Private Prison Exec Pursues Federal Cash, Spends at Trump Hotel
GEO became an avid fan of then-candidate Donald Trump after President Barack Obama’s Justice Department promised to stop approving new federal private prison contracts.
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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 08/05/2026
via @keithlaw.bsky.social, it looks like a reader spotted this fabricated quote in the @nytimes.com on April 15, the day after the story was published & more than two weeks before the paper published a correction notice. hmm!!! bsky.app/profile/iris...
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Julie J Lee @jjlee.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
ICYMI, in my last edition of my newsletter I talked to Jerome Greco, Digital Forensic Director at The Legal Aid Society!
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Gavin Jackson @gavinjackson.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
New NBER paper based on a survey of CFOs. Firms report no productivity increases due to AI adoption so far but expect a 1.4% productivity boost over the next 3 years. www.nber.org/papers/w34836
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Julie J Lee @jjlee.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
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Julie J Lee @jjlee.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Trying this out after the nth person asked if I had a newsletter. Will post original content, upcoming events, job postings and more in tech and AI accountability. Subscribe and let me know if you have any feedback!
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Extremely Online
A tech accountability round-up: stories, events and more
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J. Emory Parker 🏳️‍🌈 @jaspar.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
So about TrumpRx: We crunched the numbers today and about half of the drugs on there have cheaper generics available already. www.statnews.com/2026/02/06/t...
We found at least 18 of the drugs on TrumpRx have cheaper generics available ranging from potential savings of over $600 for Tikosyn to just around $2 for Diflucan. Most of the drugs are made by Pfizer.
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Julie J Lee @jjlee.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Does something happen when people reach a certain age that they become physically unable to pronounce “Mamdani”?
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404 Media @404media.co · 01/02/2026
'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'
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Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'
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Seamus Hughes @seamushughes.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
New research out today— my colleagues and I looked at tens of thousands of pages of legal documents to get a sense of how prevalent threats against public officials is. 2025 was a record year for federal arrests. digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/ncitereports...
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
it is understandable to be doomscrolling right now, but maybe try and do something else in 10 minutes? sometimes a timer helps or putting your phone in another room. You still deserve time to rest and recover.
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404 Media @404media.co · 07/01/2026
At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
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DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman
At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
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Dan Osborn @osbornforne.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
And there ya have it… Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
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Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 18/12/2025
Thanks to everyone who supports our union! You can help us by 1) Signing our petition so we can keep you updated about our campaign and, 2) Reading and supporting ProPublica. If you donate to ProPublica, add a message about your support for our union in the post-donation survey! tinyurl.com/2sxucu6c
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Fair Contract Now for ProPublica Guild
We, the workers of ProPublica, provide our readers with deeply researched, unbiased news that holds power to account. This work is more important now than ever, but our staff can’t properly contribute...
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J. Emory Parker 🏳️‍🌈 @jaspar.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Brown shooting suspect found dead www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/18/m...
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Brown shooting suspect found dead, law enforcement official says. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
Officials are expected to announce more details at a press conference later tonight.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 15/12/2025
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Proud of the BDH journalists serving the mission under tough and tragic circumstances.
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Live updates: Two deceased in active shooter incident at Brown University
Serving the Brown University community since 1891
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The New School AAUP @newschoolaaup.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Last week, the New School issued voluntary separation & early retirement offers to 40% of the full-time faculty & the majority of non-union staff. These cuts to the bone are an ideological attempt to decimate historic spaces of critical inquiry & social justice. Share our statement tr.ee/qQBIDCpIuj
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OFFICIAL Statement from AAUP-TNS on Cuts to Faculty and Staff 12-9-25
The New School - Austerity Cuts to the Bone A Statement from the Leadership Council of AAUP-TNS On December 3, 2025, New School President Joel Towers and Provost Richard Kessler issued voluntary sep...
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Julie J Lee @jjlee.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Honored to have met the famous Max tonight @karenho.bsky.social
A fluffy dog flopped on the ground A fluffy dog splayed on his side
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ACLU @aclu.org · 08/12/2025
BREAKING: A federal judge ordered the government to restore Rümeysa Öztürk's SEVIS student record after it was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for exercising her freedom of speech. This allows her to fully engage with the opportunities of her PhD program.
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Attention NYC: We made it past the earliest sunset of the year. No, it's not on the solstice. That's the shortest day, but the earliest sunset is sooner and the latest sunrise is later. So those of us who, like me, are primarily offended by early sunsets have officially survived rock bottom.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 30/11/2025
lawmakers need to rein in this continual expansion of dynamic pricing, it got ridiculous long ago and is becoming obscene
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Julie J Lee @jjlee.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Two decades of misconduct and disciplinary records from New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision released by @nyclu.org - www.nyclu.org/data/miscond...
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DOCCS Officer Misconduct Database
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Aram Sinnreich @aramsinn.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Same thing happened to me a little while back. Must be epidemic at this point. bsky.app/profile/aram...
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 21/11/2025
Starting to think handing untested technology to kids with no guardrails might not be the best idea
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Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business
Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.
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Oakland Privacy @oaklandprivacy.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
New EFF data shows police, and even Border Patrol, used Flock ALPR cameras to monitor protests hundreds of times over the past year. Searches were tagged “protest,” “No Kings,” deportation-raid actions, May Day rallies, and more. www.404media.co/cops... #surveillance #privacy #alpr #flock
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Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country
A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year.
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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 21/11/2025
✨ Day 1 of #GIJC25 is HERE! ✨ Kuala Lumpur is buzzing as journalists, editors, data experts, and investigators from 100+ countries come together to learn, connect, and dig deeper.
 Workshops, keynotes, new tools, big ideas — let’s go.
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GIJC25 Kicks Off with Global Summit on AI and Tech Reporting
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Julie J Lee @jjlee.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
The most ridiculous saga on new york's dime
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
The long running HOPE hacking conference just got banned from its current venue because someone told the university the conference had an “anti-police agenda.” Based it seems on a single pamphlet? www.404media.co/hope-hacking...
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HOPE Hacking Conference Banned From University Venue Over Apparent ‘Anti-Police Agenda’
"The lack of due process on its own is extremely disturbing," the conference said.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 04/11/2025
According to reports, ICE officers are being told to trust the results of a faulty facial recognition app over evidence of citizenship. The Trump administration is steamrolling our due process and privacy rights to support its mass deportation agenda.
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You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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Julie J Lee @jjlee.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/15/1... oh no
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AI is changing how we quantify pain
Artificial intelligence is helping health-care providers better assess their patients’ discomfort.
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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 13/11/2025
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files: splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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Epstein Document Search
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Fall 2017: Then-NYT reporter literally warning Epstein that someone is "digging around again."
From:
Thomas Jr., Landon
Sent:
9/27/2017 2:47:47 PM
To:

Subject:
Got another call from Connelly..
Importance:
High
Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com]
He is digging around again -- not clear if its another book/or expanded paperback version. Was asking me all sorts of questions about why you hired Ken Starr. I told him I had no idea - I think he is doing some Trump-related digging too.
Anyway, for what its worth...
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Financial Reporter
New York Times
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
New: A judge in Washington has ruled images from Flock surveillance cameras are public records and that anyone can request them. Highlights the pervasiveness of this tech and just how much surveillance is being done. Very notable ruling www.404media.co/judge-rules-...
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Judge Rules Flock Surveillance Images Are Public Records That Can Be Requested By Anyone
A Washington judge said images taken by Flock cameras are "not exempt from disclosure" in public record requests.
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Godspeed You! Bluesky Emperor @andrewpaul.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
one of the funniest parts about Joyce Carol Oates going viral for nuking Elon Musk is that he absolutely needed someone tell him who Joyce Carol Oates is
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Francesca Bria @francescabria.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
The Authoritarian Stack: how tech billionaires are building a post-democratic America and why Europe is next. My new project is an interactive investigation and open data platform to expose tech authoritarianism and mobilize collective power for democratic alternatives. www.authoritarian-stack.info
authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
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Condé Union @condeunion.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
Statement from The NewsGuild of New York and Condé United  
on illegal firing of four union leaders who demanded answers about this week’s layoffs at Teen Vogue, other brands
Late Wednesday night, Condé Nast’s VP of Labor Relations notified the Guild that the Company was immediately terminating four Condé United leaders for engaging in the protected concerted activity of gathering in their 1 World Trade Center office to demand answers on this week’s abrupt layoffs at multiple brands including WIRED and the consolidation at Teen Vogue.
These egregious terminations are a flagrant breach of the Just Cause terms of our contract and an unprecedented violation of their federally protected rights as union members to participate in a collective action.  
Through these illegal terminations, Condé Nast management is attempting to intimidate and silence our members' advocacy for the courageous cultural and political journalism of Teen Vogue, as well as diverting attention away from the obvious lack of corporate leadership at the company.
Condé United members illegally fired are:
Alma Avalle: Writer, digital producer at Bon Appetit; NewsGuild of New York first vice president, trans activist, and union leader
Jake Lahut: Wired senior reporter covering the Trump White House
Jasper Lo: Senior fact checker at The New Yorker and US Army veteran: outgoing first vice chair of The New Yorker Union
Ben Dewey: Videographer at Condé Nast Entertainment, former vice chair of the CNE unit
“Management’s attempt at union-busting, using intimidation and grossly illegal tactics to try to suppress protected union activity, will not stand,” said Susan DeCarava, president of The NewsGuild of New York. “The NewsGuild of New York has zero tolerance for bad bosses who harass, target and disrespect our fellow Guild members. We represent nearly 6,000 media workers across the tri-state area and we stand firmly in solidarity, ready to fight for the rights of our members illegally fired from their jobs at …
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Law Dork @lawdorknews.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Must-read report from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social on today’s SCOTUS order allowing the Trump administration to implement its anti-trans and anti-nonbinary passport policy.
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Breaking: SCOTUS lets Trump administration implement anti-trans, anti-nonbinary passport policy
The Democratic appointees, led by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, dissented. The ruling, which applies during litigation, effectively reverses two lower court rulings.
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Julie J Lee @jjlee.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p... Lina Khan on the team! Called it
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Zohran Mamdani announces an all-female leadership team for his transition including former FTC Chair Lina Khan | CNN Politics
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday announced an all-female team of co-chairs for his transition team, including former Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan.
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Julie J Lee @jjlee.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
NEW from me: open.substack.com/pub/cjspolit... Colombo is a Democrat running for borough president in ruby red Staten Island. I met him handing flyers to commuters outside St George ferry terminal this morning
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In Staten Island, a Democrat is Challenging an Incumbent for Borough President
By Julie Lee
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