Reposted by Genna MartinNational Writers Union @nwu.org · 26/05/2026📣 Support journalists in the Pacific Northwest fighting for better wages and AI protections by telling McClatchy management that you will stand with the workers and not cross the picket line today: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell... 067
Reposted by Genna MartinJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 08/05/2026Photo by @nicolehester.bsky.social for The Tennesseean www.tennessean.com/picture-gall... 5358032225
Reposted by Genna MartinColin Peters (spoopy version) @colinpeters.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Be sure to read the whole thing. 362474606
Reposted by Genna MartinBryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social · 10/04/2026They put a warning label on rap albums. 211666485
Reposted by Genna MartinThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10/04/2026Exclusive: The CDC delayed a report showing covid-19 vaccines reduced emergency visits and hospitalizations in healthy adults by half. The move raises concerns about the Trump administration downplaying vaccine benefits. wapo.st/4sZ3ZOt 11234132
Reposted by Genna MartinThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/04/2026President Trump has repeatedly threatened to destroy infrastructure that makes up the foundations of civilian life in Iran — attacks that in most cases would be considered war crimes. He said on Wednesday that the U.S. would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/u... 158899345
Reposted by Genna MartinPat @pizzasuplex.bsky.social · 05/04/2026How many thousands of people are gonna get charged $70 a month because they didn't read to the third paragraph of this fucking email 11440482275
Reposted by Genna MartinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/03/2026Hegseth: "Some in the press can't stop. Allow me to make suggestions. People look at the TV and they see banners, 'Mideast War Intensifies.' What should it read instead? How about, 'Iran increasingly desperate.' More fake news from CNN. The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better" 12043023857
Reposted by Genna MartinMother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/03/2026Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.motherjones.comAt Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP ReportsCamp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves. 59792636006
Reposted by Genna MartinScott Patrick, PhD @neimanmarxist.bsky.social · 06/02/2026This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice. 23167142643
Reposted by Genna MartinTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 31/01/2026An ICE agent, on video in Minneapolis: "you raise your voice, I will erase your voice"newrepublic.com“I Erase Your Voice”: ICE Agents Threaten People After Alex PrettiGetting away with killing civilians appears to have emboldened federal immigration agents. 11356149
Reposted by Genna MartinDave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 31/01/2026It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall. But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!" 128170785038
Reposted by Genna MartinScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Why does Pam Bondi hate Georgia Fort? "Georgia Fort is a three-time Midwest Emmy award-winning journalist who was one of two journalists in the courtroom for the sentencing of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murdering George Floyd." www.startribune.com/who-is-georg...startribune.comWho is Georgia Fort? Minnesota journalist arrested after covering anti-ICE church protestFort is a Midwest Emmy award-winning independent reporter. 151123508
Reposted by Genna MartinEileen Ridge @eileen4ever.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases 20447952290
Genna Martin @photogenna.bsky.social · 28/01/2026www.readtpa.com/p/this-is-li...readtpa.comThis is Literally the JobPolitical journalists need to stop pretending they don't know what Republicans are going to do. 000
Reposted by Genna MartinDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 26/01/2026you should not share a post that's a screenshot without a link to a news item. you should not share a post that's a video or picture without some kind of sourcing. we're in a new bad era and these are now basic practices. ... also photogs and journos gotta eat so share their work. 191189285
Reposted by Genna MartinJay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026From @brianstelter.bsky.social about the shrinking of the Washington Post. I know all the reasons we can't have it. I will say it anyway. Pressure campaign on Bezos to create an endowment with his wealth, sell the Post to a nonprofit board, and step away completely. Do one great thing and leave. 641335384
Reposted by Genna MartinAndrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 24/01/2026“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.” Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945 126129034740
Reposted by Genna MartinDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026One little thing you can do if you’re feeling helpless tonight: throw a few bucks to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. They’re reportedly stretched thin for obvious reasons and could use some help if you can offer it. www.ilcm.org?ref=badfaith...ilcm.orgHome - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota 30982575
Reposted by Genna MartinJohn Drake @johndrake.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Wake up. Make breakfast. Do email. Watch a murder. Go to a party for a 5 year old. Laugh with my daughter. See a different angle of that murder. Hear govt officials slander the victim. Play Barbies with my kid. Feed her dinner. Tear up at that victim reading last honors to a vet. Put kid to bed. USA 7569431410
Reposted by Genna MartinLois Parshley @loisparshley.bsky.social · 24/01/2026This is a list of American companies who endorsed the Big Beautiful Bill, and its $45 billion for ICE detention capacity and $29.9 billion for ICE enforcement and deportations. Notably, it includes Minnesota's 3M. www.whitehouse.gov/obbb/endorse...whitehouse.govThe One, Big, Beautiful Bill EndorsementsDiscover the growing list of businesses and organizations endorsing the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act that addresses tax relief, energy production, and regulatory reform. 173
Reposted by Genna MartinAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 24/01/2026I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity 1020257029769
Reposted by Genna Martinbjkeefe @bjkeefe.bsky.social · 24/01/2026The NYT has collected a number of videos shot by regular people and put them together in a solid narrative. Gift article link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comVideos From Minnesota Show How Aggressive ICE Has Gotten During Arrests and Encounters With Protesters (Gift Article)For weeks, residents have documented the impact of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign and captured many violent confrontations on camera. 8368171
Reposted by Genna MartinAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Footage from the witness in pink who managed to save the footage from ICE coverup. Clearly shows the murder of the man in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Trump regime ICE forces. #3E #GoodVsEvil 46647337
Reposted by Genna MartinMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 22/01/2026Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026 387145526914
Reposted by Genna MartinThe Oregonian @oregonian.com · 10/01/2026The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet.oregonlive.comFeds pay $125K after Border Patrol agent pointed gun at Portland hotel workerThe payout amount was finalized during a settlement conference Friday after a judge found the officer civilly liable for assault. 11942861695
Reposted by Genna MartinDom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 10/01/2026A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you." The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?" "Learned what?" she asks Then he knocks her phone out of her hand 43863230016438
Reposted by Genna MartinMother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/01/2026The leading cause of death by far among ICE officers is COVID-19.motherjones.comHow dangerous is it really to work for ICE?According to ICE’s own data, none of its officers have been killed by an immigrant in the agency’s history. 1862730878
Reposted by Genna MartinMelissa Chan @melissakchan.bsky.social · 03/01/2026It’s old-fashioned to defend mainstream journalism these days but some of the most reliable reporting from people actually on the ground will be the AP and Reuters the next 24 hours. Your Substack journalist writing takes will be using frontline reporting from them. 21691363
Reposted by Genna MartinDave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 02/01/2026A real news outlet publishing the phrase "Grok apologized" should result in like a week-long timeout. Think about what you've done. 7084961220
Reposted by Genna MartinGarnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 23/12/2025“The media isn’t covering this” is a statement about your own media diet. Yes, I am painfully aware that legacy outlets have the biggest audiences. It is good to criticize their coverage. But I would love to see even a fraction of that energy directed to helping smaller outlets gain bigger audiences 410122
Reposted by Genna MartinThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 12/12/2025I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork 860238544348
Reposted by Genna MartinNoah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 11/12/2025just going to reiterate this. if immigrants don't have due process, no one does. you can't tell citizens from immigrants without due process. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/if-immigra...everythingishorrible.netIf Immigrants Don’t Have Due Process, No One Has Due ProcessHow do you prove you’re a citizen? 362638898
Genna Martin @photogenna.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Thanks to John Oliver for this segment on the importance of public media and what the loss of CPB funding means for so many news deserts around the country. youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA?...youtu.bePublic Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)YouTube video by LastWeekTonight 030
Reposted by Genna Martinonion person @junlper.beer · 11/11/2025a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers 1214207576210
Reposted by Genna MartinRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/11/2025I’ve never seen an American elected official fight so hard to starve people. 906192175983
Reposted by Genna MartinBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/11/2025There is some sad irony in McClatchy shutting its DC bureau the same day that Dick Cheney died. That bureau (then Knight-Ridder) did some of the best, most skeptical reporting anywhere in the run-up to the Iraq War. And they took a lot of shit for it at the time. www.cato.org/commentary/q... 251762464
Reposted by Genna MartinSamantha Maldonado @smaldo.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Inbox— next cover of the New Yorker: “Mayor Mamdani,” by Edel Rodriguez 3585611641
Reposted by Genna MartinMegan Burbank @meganburbank.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Halloween was my last day at Crosscut/Cascade PBS, a month after my team was laid off. What do we lose when we lose a newsroom? Even before I was an editor there, Crosscut amplified abortion access and reproductive health policy coverage while other newsrooms waited for Dobbs to force the issue. 1174
Reposted by Genna MartinKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Breaking on MSNBC: Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023. 623130715977
Reposted by Genna MartinCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Wait, Wait, Don’t Eat Me @petersagal.bsky.social @npr.org 14894113
Reposted by Genna MartinSilky @silkyweineck.bsky.social · 18/10/2025this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes. 15154404447
Reposted by Genna MartinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/10/2025Pritzker: "Stephen Miller is clearly ordering people to break the law. So he should know that yeah, it may be three years from now that he is held accountable, but I think it's important for them to know that whatever they do now, it's not like we're going to forget." 13913726010346
Reposted by Genna MartinJacob Jones @jonesdaily.bsky.social · 16/10/2025From youth labor violations to housing abuses to pandemic aid fraud, Cascade PBS investigative reporters cast light into undercovered corners of Washington. Our final Impact Report and a thread of some of the team's best work: www.cascadepbs.org/impact-repor...cascadepbs.orgInvestigations team caps four years with state law, policy reformsFrom youth labor violations to housing abuses to pandemic aid fraud, Cascade PBS investigative reporters cast light into undercovered corners of WA in 2025. 12012
Reposted by Genna MartinJacob Jones @jonesdaily.bsky.social · 16/10/2025As Investigations editor, I had the privilege of building this team and am immensely proud of their work. A huge thanks to @photogenna.bsky.social who shot so many of the great photos. And thanks to the readers and fellow reporters who carry on in our stead. www.cascadepbs.org/impact-repor...cascadepbs.orgInvestigations team caps four years with state law, policy reformsFrom youth labor violations to housing abuses to pandemic aid fraud, Cascade PBS investigative reporters cast light into undercovered corners of WA in 2025. 021