Sign in

Naomi Gingold

@naomigingold.bsky.social
382 followers 97 following 475 posts

Journalist. Podcast story editor/producer. @NPR @theworld. Media/Politics Researcher. Writing a book on hip hop, tech, youth, media, and politics in #Myanmar. Signal: Nomi.41 www.naomigingold.com

PostsRepliesMedia
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 5h
While one could nod to it, can you imagine our elected officials making September 11th remembrance on 9-11 mostly about the U.S. war (disaster) in Iraq?
000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 6h
Because of who wrote this, many prob won’t read it, but…. Despite what I like about Mamdani, this piece is quite good/ true www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Zohran Mamdani’s Moral Obscenity
A mayor for one million Jewish New Yorkers fails his duty.
100
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 6h
New little bug backpacks with Bluetooth and tiny slivers of solar panels ! (That should def have been the headline) www.npr.org/2026/10/13/n...
npr.org
Researchers are tracking Monarch butterflies to learn more about their journey
Researchers all over North America are attaching tiny transmitters to Monarch butterflies as they begin their migration to Mexico, to learn more about their stops and challenges.
010
Reposted by Naomi Gingold
america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
🏆👑🕯🕊🌹 #MargaretHamilton
151211365
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trauma suck. And has long claws. And I say this w all due respect and the knowledge of the good it can do for us but: F grad school.
110
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Haha. Omg. And I’m so sorry you went through that.
110
Reposted by Naomi Gingold
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/10/2026
Cornell University's faculty senate plans to vote on a rare resolution of no confidence over administrators’ handling of allegations of sexual assault by fraternity members in 2024.
nyti.ms
Cornell Faculty Members Signal Deep Anger With University Leaders
The faculty senate plans to vote on a rare resolution of no confidence over administrators’ handling of allegations of sexual assault by fraternity members in 2024.
1212027
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
He knew why you broke up with him. Even if it took him too long to come to the obvious conclusion. Thank you for sharing
110
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Possibly huge. What can or will Norway police do? Telenor’s major shareholders include the Norwegian government
001
Reposted by Naomi Gingold
R 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 Gingold
Reuters @reuters.com · 11/09/2026
North 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 Gingold
Aaron 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.com
Roger 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.
19827461301
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Yes, it sounds interesting. No, those cuts werent necessary
000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Sure. 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 · 04/09/2026
Gloria Steinem in her own words from interviews over the years www.npr.org/2026/09/03/n...
npr.org
Gloria Steinem in her own words
Gloria 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 Gingold
Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Target 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.
421106824035
Reposted by Naomi Gingold
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/08/2026
A 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.ms
Hegseth’s Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army Rudderless
The 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 · 26/08/2026
Aside 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 Gingold
Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Gift link to tribute by Jad Abrumad, creator of Radiolab and Dolly Parton’s America www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | 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 · 25/08/2026
U.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.org
U.S. set for largest mass visa revocation in history, up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say
The 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 Gingold
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21/08/2026
Current 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.com
CIA staff exodus leaves new retirees waiting months for benefits
The 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 · 17/08/2026
😲
000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
*did another explaining that (as tricky as that is )
000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Your recent post was great breaking down diff EAOs (and ones masquerading as such) for outside audience. It would also be great if you expanded to all the various, big player PDFs etc
100
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
As American as app— … school shootings.
000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
are you the writer?
100
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
ICRC has confirmed the meeting w Aung San Suu Kyi www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
reuters.com
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday, after ​years of questions over the health and well-being of the 8...
000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
*imprisoned but hasn’t
100
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Proof 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.com
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rare meeting with International Red Cross
Myanmar’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 · 02/08/2026
One 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.org
We asked a first grader to interview his hero: A bird scientist
NPR 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 · 31/07/2026
If #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 Gingold
Daniel / 妥仁得 @kaihat.su · 31/07/2026
This story has now made it into English publications. (Which shows you its importance) mainichi.jp/english/arti...
mainichi.jp
Hokkaido Univ. apologizes over past research on indigenous Ainu remains - The Mainichi
SAPPORO -- 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 · 25/07/2026
Well. At least he’s not trying to pretend he’s not breaking the law?
000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
open.substack.com/pub/naomigin... The rest of my short thoughts didn’t fit here. And I put them in a new substack. (cliche. I know).
open.substack.com
4 years ago.
4 years ago the Myanmar junta executed Zeya Thaw, Ko Jimmy, and 2 others in the Yangon underground (UG).
000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
4 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
110
Reposted by Naomi Gingold
Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 30/10/2025
When 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.”
22294183185
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
ICE arrests well known Chinese human rights lawyer with pending asylum case archive.is/wgB26
archive.is
000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Myanmar CSOs respond: bsky.app/profile/myan...
000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Thousands 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.no
Starlink disruptions hit Myanmar amid crackdown on cyber scam hubs - DVB
Thousands 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 · 20/07/2026
Now, if anyone there wanted to have a real convo on Kahanists/Religious zionism, a very recent development— historically speaking, that would be diff. (if they understand the diff, they certainly don’t want their followers to know). This is rather a blatant attempt to rewrite history/ spread hate
000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The 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 · 15/07/2026
ハローフラム東京!
010
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Kurdish 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.jp
Turkish man dies while in Tokyo police custody
The 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 · 26/06/2026
Such an extreme betrayal of who and what the United States is www.npr.org/2026/06/25/n...
npr.org
Trump can begin deportations of Syrian, Haitian TPS holders, Supreme Court says
Writing 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 · 14/06/2026
Today 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 · 13/06/2026
China 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.com
China and Myanmar detain U.S. citizens in separate incidents, sparking alarm
Despite 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 · 01/06/2026
It is always a little shocking… the kinds of letter I receive from inside prisons in #Myanmar
000
Naomi Gingold @naomigingold.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
US, 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 | CNN
The 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 Gingold
Unseen Japan @unseenjapan.com · 23/05/2026
Japan’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.com
Japan’s Youngest Female Mayor Says She’ll Take Maternity Leave, Ignites a Backlash
Kawata 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