Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Possibly huge. What can or will Norway police do? Telenor’s major shareholders include the Norwegian government 001
Reposted by Naomi GingoldR Subramanian (he/him) @rsubramanian.com · 17/09/2026"NPR tracked down equipment and found that some of it was auctioned, donated or thrown in the trash... NASA donated hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of radio communications equipment to Capitol Technology University without the knowledge of the scientists who used it" 8555254
Reposted by Naomi GingoldReuters @reuters.com · 11/09/2026North Koreans attended a concert celebrating the 78th anniversary of the state's founding on September 9, state media reported. reut.rs/3V3CSFZ 2237
Reposted by Naomi GingoldAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/09/2026"Marshall, a Republican seeking re-election this fall, filed lawsuits against more than 700 patients with outstanding bills ... Marshall's lawyers garnished patients’ paychecks and bank accounts. They routinely charged patients an 18% annual interest rate."nytimes.comRoger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. (Gift Article)Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished. 19827451300
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Sure. They cut recently half the departments at WVU, destroying the state’s best university and firing hundreds of tenured professors, but on the other hand: baseball. and lots of money. 101
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Gloria Steinem in her own words from interviews over the years www.npr.org/2026/09/03/n...npr.orgGloria Steinem in her own wordsGloria Steinem used her voice to fight for women's rights throughout her long life. We take time to revisit some of her conversations with NPR, and share some unreleased writings. 000
Reposted by Naomi GingoldRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Target paid its CEO $21.8M last year — 794x the median Target worker's pay of $27,506. Target has also spent $13.9B on stock buybacks since 2019, while remaining among the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients in America. This is what I mean by a rigged economy. 421106844036
Reposted by Naomi GingoldThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/08/2026A series of firings and feuds initiated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has left the U.S. Army with a leadership vacuum as it struggles to deal with a new kind of war in the Middle East, one dominated by cheap, deadly drones and missiles.nyti.msHegseth’s Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army RudderlessThe leadership vacuum comes as the Army is trying to adapt to a new kind of war dominated by deadly drones. 228723
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Aside from this wonderful act of generosity, the fact that Dolly played snare in marching band! Is a fact I did not know, and I love It. 010
Reposted by Naomi GingoldClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Gift link to tribute by Jad Abrumad, creator of Radiolab and Dolly Parton’s America www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What Dolly Parton Told Me (Gift Article)Trailing Dolly Parton around the world, I witnessed so many small moments in which she’d gracefully own her power without the slightest hint of fight. 314145
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 25/08/2026U.S. set for largest mass visa revocation in history, up to 200,000 foreigners. Largely people who’ve applied for asylum. www.npr.org/2026/08/25/n...npr.orgU.S. set for largest mass visa revocation in history, up to 200,000 foreigners, officials sayThe Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States. 000
Reposted by Naomi GingoldThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21/08/2026Current and former officials say the pace of retirements and resignations from the CIA outstrips anything in recent memory. This, along with cutbacks at the Office of Personnel Management, has meant former spies are waiting months to get their first pension check. washingtonpost.comCIA staff exodus leaves new retirees waiting months for benefitsThe spy agency is swamped by what it calls an “unprecedented number” of retirements as the Trump administration aims to shrink its workforce. 178147
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Proof of Life? #Myanmar military says Aung San Suu Kyi, who’s been imprisoned be hasn’t been seen for years now, met with a Red Cross Official. They released photos. Are they real? 🤷♀️ Red Cross hasn’t said anything apnews.com/article/myan...apnews.comMyanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rare meeting with International Red CrossMyanmar’s military government says detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with the International Committee of the Red Cross’ representative in the capital on Monday in a rare moment of contac... 100
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 02/08/2026One first grader on a birding adventure with his mentor—- Such a lovely story. Rarely are kids taken seriously as the main character in an audio piece. www.npr.org/2026/08/02/n...npr.orgWe asked a first grader to interview his hero: A bird scientistNPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science. 020
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 31/07/2026If #Thailand did this, it would blow up the #Myanmar/Thailand relationship, which is very key for the continued survival of the Myanmar junta. So… is it mere posturing for other countries or would they actually do It? 010
Reposted by Naomi GingoldDaniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 31/07/2026This story has now made it into English publications. (Which shows you its importance) mainichi.jp/english/arti...mainichi.jpHokkaido Univ. apologizes over past research on indigenous Ainu remains - The MainichiSAPPORO -- Hokkaido University issued a presidential statement on July 27 apologizing for past research on the indigenous Ainu people, including the i 2247128
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Well. At least he’s not trying to pretend he’s not breaking the law? 000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 24/07/20264 years ago the #Myanmar junta executed #ZeyaThaw & Ko Jimmy. My research has only solidified my sense that he was/would have been the most consequential leader since Aung San Suu Kyi. Although people were galvanized as I mentioned in the article I published shortly after…. 1/2 100
Reposted by Naomi GingoldGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 30/10/2025When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.” 22294233187
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 22/07/2026ICE arrests well known Chinese human rights lawyer with pending asylum case archive.is/wgB26archive.is 000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Thousands in #Myanmar— esp resistance groups and ppl in ethnic regions and are facing internet blackouts bc Starlink/SpaceX cut service. english.dvb.no/starlink-dis...english.dvb.noStarlink disruptions hit Myanmar amid crackdown on cyber scam hubs - DVBThousands of residents and resistance fighters in Myanmar are facing sudden communication blackouts after Starlink deactivated terminals across the country. The move, aimed at crippling illicit cyber ... 100
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 20/07/2026The problem w stuff like this masquerading as fact is that ppl believe it in droves… even if all this does is demonstrate their complete ignorance of Israel/Zionism. ( that’s not even getting into extremely problematic founding of JVP). 100
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Kurdish man dies in custody in Tokyo after police detain him for violating immigration laws bc he wasnt carrying his immigration ID/residence card. #Japan www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07...japantimes.co.jpTurkish man dies while in Tokyo police custodyThe man said he began experiencing abdominal pain on June 29 while in police custody in Tokyo, and he was pronounced dead on July 2, with police not publicly stating the cause. 010
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Such an extreme betrayal of who and what the United States is www.npr.org/2026/06/25/n...npr.orgTrump can begin deportations of Syrian, Haitian TPS holders, Supreme Court saysWriting for the court majority, Justice Samuel Alito that under the TPS law, the president has unreviewable authority to end the program, without intervention from the courts. 000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Today I learned that @flysas.com is the only global airline that charges passengers with disabilities more for equal access. (Yes. That is the definition of discrimination) 000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 13/06/2026China detains prominent Myanmar researcher, Myanmar detains former U.S. marine/head of American Chamber of Commerce Myanmar. Both are U.S. citizens. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...washingtonpost.comChina and Myanmar detain U.S. citizens in separate incidents, sparking alarmDespite no immediate evidence that they were connected, the detentions of two vocal commentators on Myanmar triggered alarm in the business and research communities. 000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 01/06/2026It is always a little shocking… the kinds of letter I receive from inside prisons in #Myanmar 000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 01/06/2026US, UK, and Australia agree to create new unmanned undersea vehicles to protect ‘arteries of modern civilization’ (and deliver next year) edition.cnn.com/2026/05/31/w...edition.cnn.com‘The arteries of modern civilization’: The US and allies take action to protect seabed cables | CNNThe United States, Australia and the United Kingdom have taken a big step towards tackling growing threats to undersea pipelines and cables, which carry huge amounts of energy and data around the worl... 000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 29/05/2026#Microfeminism www.facebook.com/reel/1358188...facebook.com 000
Reposted by Naomi GingoldUnseen Japan @unseenjapan.com · 23/05/2026Japan’s youngest female mayor, Kawata Shōko, says she’ll take maternity leave. She’s the first sitting female mayor in Japan to do so. Some of the old guard, including an ex-military chief, said she shouldn’t have run for office. Online, most Japanese rushed to defend her.unseen-japan.comJapan’s Youngest Female Mayor Says She’ll Take Maternity Leave, Ignites a BacklashKawata Shoko, Japan’s youngest female mayor, said she’s taking maternity and parental leave. Here’s why some in Japan say that’s wrong. 1124230
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 21/05/2026“There is no rule that says a dragon cannot modify their seat to serve their rider. You have worked just as hard—if not harder—than every rider in this quadrant. Just because your body is built differently than the others doesn’t mean you don’t deserve... 1/2 #GlobalAccessabilityAwareness 100
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 14/05/2026The fact that NYT published @nickkristof.bsky.social piece on Israel prisons in Opinion says a lot on its sourcing. Under Netanyahu prisoner treatment went from good to horrible. But by publishing false info/ bogus sources, he undermined story & his credibility kowaz.substack.com/p/kristof-ha...kowaz.substack.comKristof Had the Story. He Chose the Wrong Sources.The documented case against Ben Gvir's prison system doesn't need Euro-Med. Using it anyway gives the wrong people a way out. 000
Reposted by Naomi GingoldRadical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 04/05/2026A message from Mary, a 72-year-old Amazon worker from North Carolina projected onto Jeff Bezos’s $120 million penthouse before tonight’s #MetGala, chaired by Bezos. 17370792972
Reposted by Naomi GingoldDVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 01/05/2026The legal team of jailed Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi plans to meet with her this weekend after she was transferred to house arrest in the capital Naypyidaw, a representative said on Friday. english.dvb.no/aung-san-suu... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmarenglish.dvb.noAung San Suu Kyi to meet with her legal team this weekend - DVBThe legal team of jailed Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi plans to meet with her this weekend after she was transferred to house arrest in the capital Naypyidaw by the military-backed admin... 021
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Japan is building cardboard suicide drones for military use www.404media.co/japan-cardbo...404media.coJapan Is Building Cardboard Suicide DronesAirKamuy is shipping flatpacked drones made of paper that cost around $2,000. 000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 30/04/2026The number of Russian grocery Stores increases exponentially (compared to other parts of France or Germany in the French Riviera. I. Wonder. Why. 010
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 22/04/2026UCLA Student government condemns UCLA for event featuring Hamas hostage/survivor Omer Shem Tov, kidnapped on October 7th, stating “bringing Tov to speak to students “served to legitimize and normalize” atrocities in Gaza and Lebanon.” forward.com/fast-forward... Hillel’s reaponse:forward.comUCLA student government condemns campus Hillel for hosting former hostageThe body criticized UCLA and Hillel for 'selective platforming' 200
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Myanmar’s dictator who recently crowned himself “President” releases 7,000 political prisoners in bid for good publicity amidst ongoing atrocities www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/m...irrawaddy.com 010
Reposted by Naomi GingoldJay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Read the text of this invite below. It is crazed. 'Ellison’s decision to spend time in Washington “honoring” a White House that has made demonizing the press central to its playbook has outraged staffers at CBS News.' www.status.news/p/david-elli... 1751953579
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Bluesky confirms DDoS attack is cause of continued app outages techcrunch.com/2026/04/17/i...techcrunch.comBluesky confirms DDoS attack is cause of continued app outages | TechCrunchBluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET. on April 15. 000
Reposted by Naomi GingoldSteve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Jordan Center/Ipsos poll finds that online platforms and personalities, especially those on the right, have overtaken television and traditional print outlets as regular news sources among people who voted in the previous U.S. presidential election. newslab.org/school/jorda... 31918
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Netanyahu is terrible. Criticizing him isn’t antisemitic unless one makes it that way. Criticizing anyone isn’t racist, unless one makes it that way. Not hard to understand. But saying ‘the aipac /ADL line’? Those 2 are hardly the same. That reductionist language is problematic bordering on racist 100
Reposted by Naomi GingoldJustice For Myanmar @justiceformyanmar.org · 17/04/2026Norway's Telenor provided Myanmar customer data to the military junta, which was used to detain, torture & kill democracy activists. Now Myanmar victims & customers are suing Telenor. Its irresponsible sale handed crony biz Shwe Byain Phyu the data. Telenor must be held accountable!buff.lyMyanmar customers sue Telenor for sharing private data with military - SOMOOn behalf of Myanmar customers, a Swedish non-profit association today filed a class action lawsuit against the Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor over its role in serious human rights violations in… 086
Reposted by Naomi Gingoldmulboyne.bsky.social @mulboyne.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Over the weekend, Mai Tsugumi, a soprano with the JSDF band, sang the national anthem at the LDP convention. However, armed forces personnel are not supposed to be used in political gatherings. www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...nikkei.com小泉防衛相、陸自隊員の自民党大会の国歌歌唱「職務でなく私人」 - 日本経済新聞小泉進次郎防衛相は14日の記者会見で、自民党大会で陸上自衛官が国歌を歌ったことに関し「自衛隊法違反に当たらない」との見解を示した。「職務ではなく私人として関係者の依頼を受け国歌を歌唱した」と説明した。自民党が12日に開いた党大会で、陸上自衛隊中央音楽隊のソプラノ歌手、鶫真衣3等陸曹が国歌を歌った。小泉氏は「イベント会社から依頼があったと聞いている」と経緯を語った。陸自と鶫氏個人のどちらが依頼を 1135
Reposted by Naomi GingoldPBS News @pbsnews.org · 02/04/2026The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo street in February — five days after Border Patrol agents left him at a doughnut shop — has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Wednesday. to.pbs.org/3NZGHszpbs.orgDeath of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicideThe Erie County Medical Examiner's Office didn't reach any conclusions about responsibility for Nurul Amin Shah Alam's death. 355119084280
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Judge rules that Trump violated free speech when he ordered defunding of NPR What happens next? Does the CPB magic itself back into existence? Important win but long term impacts of his battle-axe will endure www.npr.org/2026/03/31/n...npr.orgFederal judge finds Trump violated free speech by ordering NPR defundedA U.S. District Court judge found that President Trump's executive ordering the defunding of NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment. 000
Reposted by Naomi GingoldDVB English News @dvbenglish.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Regime employees began remote work on Wednesday, following the regime order for its staff to work from home every Wednesday beginning on March 25, in an attempt to conserve fuel. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar english.dvb.no/mixed-opinio... 011
Reposted by Naomi GingoldRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Dolores Huerta: "I have never identified myself as a victim, but I now understand that I am a survivor — of violence, of sexual abuse, of domineering men who saw me, and other women, as property, or things to control."medium.comMarch 18, 2026Today, civil rights leader Dolores Huerta issued the following statement: 4607115