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Joanna Kakissis

@joannakakissis.bsky.social
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Or is it Joannica Kisses? NPR international correspondent based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Greek-Dakotan. Meowmy.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tragic news: Curtis Flowers, who faced an extraordinarily ordeal by being prosecuted six times for the same crime by a Mississippi DA over decades before SCOTUS sided with him in 2019, just died at 56. Flowers' case was core to the 'In the Dark' podcast.
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Wrongly imprisoned Curtis Flowers dies
After Flowers was convicted in a sixth trial, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned it and a state judge dismissed capital murder charges against him.
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In a fragmented world, cooperation is not an ideal. It is a necessity.
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Macy Lipkin @macylip.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
After a surge of complaints of brown water, Ogden went looking for answers. The culprit? Mineral deposits. www.kuer.org/politics-gov...
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Ogden found the culprit behind brown tap water. The city has a plan to fix it
After residents complained about brown water in 2025, consultants found that mineral buildup likely caused the discoloration and are advising the city on how to flush the issue out.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A post that’s so eye-opening because this is exactly what liberals will say is GOP distraction tactics, almost as a parody— and here it really is what Gaetz is saying unironically as his GOP message.
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The provost of Dartmouth, at which I teach, has been using AI to write both academic papers & national op-eds, according to brave reporting by @thedartmouth.bsky.social. Many students are already bitter about AI. This leaves us as faculty no ground to stand on. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
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Op-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as ‘AI-written’ by ‘near-zero error’ AI detector Pangram
Schnell said he used artificial intelligence for “making writing processes more efficient,” but that AI was not a “substitute” for his own “intellectual judgment or authorship.”
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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Cool how every major election is now like Kittens 50.1 %, Satan 49.9%
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Nations are strongest when they build together. At the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Canada is choosing to step forward. To lead. To shape what comes next.
Prime Minister Carney at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, United States of America.
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Joanna Kakissis @joannakakissis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“Most of the people The Times spoke to at the pool said they were Israeli settlers. Many said that knowing the water came at the expense of local Palestinian farms was part of the draw” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/w...
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Israeli Tourist Trap ‘Herod’s Pool’ Is Draining Palestinians’ Land Dry
Israeli lawmakers have promoted visits to an ancient reservoir in the West Bank that was refilled this summer with water diverted from Palestinian-owned farms.
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 17/09/2026
have I mentioned lately that oligarch-owned media consolidation is bad
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Universal Is Getting Cold Feet on Releasing the Elon Musk Documentary (Exclusive)
The Comcast-owned studio is not yet committing to rolling out Alex Gibney's movie that it paid millions to acquire for non-North American release before the political winds shifted.
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Ian Bond @cerianbond.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It's not an election, it's a Special Political Operation. I'm baffled by the Western commentators who act as though Putin is on tenterhooks, waiting to see whether his war of aggression against Ukraine has cost him votes in Nakhuygrad South-West. @andrewchak.bsky.social offers an antidote...
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 16/09/2026
Dear @mark-carney.bsky.social, we want to bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible. I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the EU. And create a common prosperity and economic security space.
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Fuel is one of the biggest day-to-day costs for farms, trucking companies, and businesses across Canada. We just extended our gas tax cut into 2027 — saving Canadians money every time they fill up.
Prime Minister Carney visits a farm in Red Deer County, Alberta.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/09/2026
mackenzie scott really seems like the only billionaire to figure out that you can be a literal hero to millions with a relative pittance
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026
25 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers. As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 06/09/2026
AfD media relations: 61-year-old journalist writing for Politico says she was physically assaulted and dragged to police by an AfD security guard after attempting to talk to the AfD’s lead candidate She was told “mainstream” press were not welcome at the AfD event www.politico.eu/article/ulri...
Beyond the conviviality of the sausage line, the mood can sour fast — as I discovered when I sought to speak with Siegmund in Lützen, only to be told "mainstream" press were not welcome. I was roughly jostled aside, my arm twisted by a musclebound heavy flanking Siegmund, who sported an earpiece and a lavishly tattooed neck.
"Move or I will take you to the police," he barked. We had a short, unproductive debate about the constitutionally guaranteed right to report freely in public places.
Another hard arm twist and shove ensued, ending with me stumbling over a curb and being dragged to a police car. No one seemed much bothered by this.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
So much more than a Country Music Superstar. Philanthropist, humanitarian, defender of diversity & fierce advocate for the working class, she helped fund the Moderna Covid vaccine & donated 332+ million books to children. Thank you, Dolly. We will always love you.♥️ #RIP
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Dolly Parton, Hardscrabble Storyteller Turned Global Entertainer, Dead at 80
Dolly Parton, country music legend, dead at 80.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/08/2026
This is truly heartbreaking. Dolly Parton was an extraordinary person and an irreplaceable champion of the working class. We are a better country because of her.
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Indivisible Georgia Rising @indivisiblegarise.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We honor the life of Dolly Parton, our patron saint of all things good. She was a stellar human with a big heat who loved everybody. May we all follow her example in whatever small and large ways we are able.
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Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes
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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
Sorry, I can’t type that.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Joanna Kakissis @joannakakissis.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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NPR Network earns 38 National Edward R. Murrow Awards | NPR
38 National Edward R. Murrow Awards. 287 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. 90+ Member organizations. The NPR Network is celebrating an outstanding year of storytelling. The 2026 Radio Television Di...
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Not a good showing for Farage. 27% for a joke candidate is very high (probably a record) and captures a pure anti-Farage vote. That over a quarter of the vote in the most Reform friendly seat in the country will instead back a man with a bin on his head shows how strong anti-Farage motivation is.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/08/2026
“An English summer is not the same anymore.” As Britons swelter under yet another heat wave, forecasters are warning that a brutal summer is on course to become the hottest yet.
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‘An English Summer Is Not the Same Anymore’
With forecasters issuing a warning for very high temperatures, this summer is on track to be one of the hottest yet.
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Former President Obama breaks out the tan suit once again.
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Danielle Kurtzleben @titonka.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
My late take is: The Emily Wilson essay is a mix of smart feminist criticism (Charlize indeed had little to do) and comic book store guy energy ("ACTUALLY Sinon was BAD okay?" [huff]).
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Danielle Kurtzleben @titonka.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I have seen the Odyssey and my main takeaway is that it’s time to give John Leguizamo an award for not only being great but singlehandedly improving EVERY FILM HE IS IN.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 02/08/2026
French far right media is featuring Zelenskyy’s ex spokesperson, who recites Kremlin propaganda. Previously, she was on Carlson’s podcast.
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Lydia DePillis @lydiadepillis.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Today from me: A.I. companies suddenly have a voracious appetite for electricians and carpenters. I wrote about the hundreds of millions of dollars they're pouring into training as competition sends wages soaring: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/b...
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A.I. Companies Are Recruiting Electricians and Carpenters by the Thousands
The future of artificial intelligence depends on finding more skilled humans for some very physical jobs.
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The Sunday Long Read @thesundaylongread.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
This week's SLR, with @alexldeluca21.bsky.social, @kashhill.bsky.social, @markleibovich.bsky.social, @benoitdlewis.bsky.social & more: mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
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☀️ The Sunday Long Read: Miami, Fossils, Little Monsters
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/07/2026
With a flap of its wings, something resembling a bird dives into the water, swims around and soars back into the skies. But it’s not a bird, it’s a robot — and it could be a big help in studying ocean habitats, researchers said. nyti.ms/4wJfkDX
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 12/07/2026
Every time I read a story about gynecology it's always something like "doctors discovered women could experience pain in 1989 but decided not to act on this knowledge for 20 years"
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
This might be the most blatant example in existence of "rich guy who created a problem attempting to place the blame for that problem on immigrants"
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NPR @npr.org · 27/06/2026
Ukraine's long-range drones are striking deep inside Russia, up to 1,200 miles away, hitting oil refineries and depots. NPR recently spent time with one of the Ukrainian strike teams launching drones at Russian targets. n.pr/443sL5o
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Inside a secretive Ukrainian team launching deep drone strikes at Russia
Ukraine's long-range drones are striking deep inside Russia, up to 1,200 miles away, hitting oil refineries and depots. NPR recently spent time with one of the Ukrainian strike teams launching drones at Russian targets.
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The Sunday Long Read @thesundaylongread.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
This week's SLR, bringing you great reads by @keithob.bsky.social, @kait.bsky.social, @helenlewis.bsky.social, @joannakakissis.bsky.social & more: mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
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☀️ The Sunday Long Read: Conspiracy, Paradise, Peptides
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
On March 26, 2026, during a debate on violence against women in Germany’s Bundestag, left-wing MP Kathrin Gebel was repeatedly interrupted by AfD MP Martin Reichardt. She responded: “Mr. Reichardt, the clitoris has 3,000 nerve endings, and you’re still more sensitive. That’s quite an achievement.”
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Tens of thousands celebrated Budapest Pride, the first since Viktor Orbán’s ousting.
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Tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride since Viktor Orbán was voted out
Saturday's Pride march came a little more than a year after Orbán's nationalist-populist government passed legislation and a constitutional amendment to outlaw the event, drawing criticism from human ...
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Lydia Mulvey @lydiamulvey.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
World Central Kitchen is en route to Venezuela to provide hot meals for those affected by the devastating twin earthquakes as well as first responders, a vital, life-saving service if you are able and funds allow, you can donate at the link below donate.wck.org/campaign/815...
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Donate to World Central Kitchen
World Central Kitchen https://donate.wck.org/campaign/815521/donate
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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This is why cities need trees. Hard surfaces and parked cars can reach extreme temperatures, while shaded grass and tree-covered areas stay dramatically cooler. This is the urban heat island effect in one image: hard surfaces absorb and radiate heat, while vegetation and shade reduce it.
Photo showing a combination of hard and soft landscape with callouts of surface temperatures
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Awful scenes out of Venezuela tonight, with extensive building collapses after a 7.1 earthquake immediately followed by a 7.5. It seems likely to be a very deadly one. Thinking of the Venezuelan people going through this tonight. www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/w...
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Live updates: Powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake hits Venezuela | CNN
An earthquake struck near the northern coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, causing buildings to collapse in the capital, Caracas. Follow for live updates.
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
sometimes I have to remind myself I am just one media layoff in an enormous sea of them, including actual correspondents from 60 Minutes and Pulitzer Prize winners, and the media industry just breaks everyone's hearts over and over
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Danish Pension Fund Blacklists SpaceX. Previously, dumped US Treasuries over Trump's threat to Greenland. It says Spacex is “grossly overvalued”, and has “catastrophic governance structure” as Elon Musk strives to be a trillionaire. Any chance of City of London growing a backbone? archive.ph/dsVfR
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Danish Pension Fund Blacklists SpaceX, Citing Governance Issues
A $25 billion Danish pension fund that earlier this year made headlines by ditching Treasuries as Donald Trump was threatening to seize Greenland now says it won’t touch SpaceX.
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stephen fowler @stphnfwlr.com · 28/05/2026
Today sucks. This sucks. Many of the comments, which I somewhat regret reading, suck. If you don’t support and engage with quality journalism, be it NPR or local newspapers or myriad things in between, the whole world is worse off for the knowledge and accountability and curiosity gone.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
"Anthropic is the clean coal of AI. And clean coal doesn't exist" - Karen Hao speaking at Hay yesterday.
Journalist Karen Hao gestures as she is seated onstage with author Carissa Véliz at the Hay book festival in Hay-on-Wye, Wales.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
I converted to Catholicism last week. Here’s why the Pope’s woke encyclical is a disgrace.
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The threat to French democracy of a Bardella/Le Pen win next year is so much bigger because of the slow but steady cultural coup by Bolloré.
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France’s top film producer says it will blacklist figures who petitioned against rightwing billionaire
Canal+ head says he will not work with hundreds of actors and directors who signed protest against Vincent Bolloré’s political sway
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Maria Sacchetti - reporter - The Washington Post @mariasacchetti.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
NEW She was deported without her toddler. Then ICE blamed her for his killing. wapo.st/4wyzH7u
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She was deported without her toddler. Then ICE blamed her for his killing.
ICE accused Wendy Hernandez Reyes of leaving her child with a violent uncle, but she says her son would still be alive if officers hadn’t detained and deported her.
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 15/05/2026
This tweet, for a Ross Barkan story that copied my lede and reporting, now has more than 10x the views of the original. Ross hasn't apologized or acknowledged it; maybe he's just waiting for me to shut up. Without any explanation, I'm left to wonder how many times he's done this
There was a time, not very long ago, when Ben Shapiro could reasonably call himself the king of all conservative media. That’s all over now, writes political columnist Ross Barkan. 

Shapiro’s company, ‘The Daily Wire,’ is instituting significant layoffs. Its YouTube channel’s subscriber base is starting to shrink, and its website has emerged as one of the great traffic losers in conservative media. There are ‘Daily Wire’ YouTube videos that now, after a few days online, have less than 10,000 views, a catastrophically small number for a channel with more than 3 million subscribers. The top comments all mock the low view counts.

“If a variety of poor business decisions can be blamed, in part, for the ‘Daily Wire’’s fall from grace — ill-fated investments in feature films, an epic fantasy series, and peculiar merchandise — the greater story is the collapse of Shapiro’s constituency,” writes Barkan. “There are two realities to Shapiro conservatism in 2026: It retains a significant foothold among Republican elites, and it is fast being rejected by the future grassroots of the party.”

Read more: https://nymag.visitlink.me/KtpIKV
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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
🇺🇦 The youngest released today is 21 years old, the oldest is 62 years old, — Lubinets ❗️Most of the soldiers released today were in captivity for 4 years - they are the defenders of Mariupol, soldiers and officers of the Security Forces, — Budanov
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Joanna Kakissis @joannakakissis.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
My Mama, Georgia Kakissis, the very best mother, a woman full of joy, love and wonder. How I wish I could hug her this Mother’s Day. How I miss her. 💔
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