John Emerson @backspace
Design, code, human rights. He/him. @[email protected] backspace.com Brooklyn, NY Joined January 2009-
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One of the most horrific and heartbreaking of our investigations: hospital by hospital in Gaza targeted, put under siege, invaded…mass graves of patients, children and medical staff desparately dug in courtyards. A step by step recon. of this systematic and widespread crime.
One of the most horrific and heartbreaking of our investigations: hospital by hospital in Gaza targeted, put under siege, invaded…mass graves of patients, children and medical staff desparately dug in courtyards. A step by step recon. of this systematic and widespread crime.
Writers, and I cannot emphasise this enough, FINISH THE DRAFT. It is only when you have a complete draft that it can later be posthumously published by your friend and literary executor, possibly in direct contravention of your own express wishes
“Pedestrian deaths will have increased for the 12th consecutive year, nearly doubling from 4,302 in 2010 to an estimated 8,126—the highest number in more than 40 years.” prospect.org/infrastructure…
This afternoon I created a tool to automatically email myself when I have an overdue records request. When I'm done making it better I plan to roll it out for anyone else to use for free #FOIAFriday
“Moving on” - These were all published in the last week.
BREAKING: A judge has signed off on our agreement with LA County, which holds them accountable to improving conditions inside LA County jails. This is a huge win for the rights of incarcerated people held in the biggest jail system in the country.
Discovery in this case will unearth the use of NYC-area High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area's facial recognition tool/database by NYPD and cops in NJ. I've come across a number of cases over the years involving this end-run, tho defense attys were too reticent to go on record
🧵 If reforestation could work anywhere, it's in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. I followed two reforestation projects for 3+ years to find out why it's so hard. Threats at gunpoint, botanical mysteries, here's what I found. 1/ reuters.com/investigates/s…
Henry Kissinger turns 100 today. Here is Anthony Bourdain on the esteemed American statesman.
A 🧵 || My Twitter feed of my people in Gaza is literally everyone saying goodbyes to each other and apologizing to anyone who they might have hurt. Asking for forgiveness from each other and solving any beef they may have had with each other.
Support local journalism. nytimes.com/2023/04/18/us/…
Over the past decade, some 900 soldiers facing criminal charges were allowed to leave the Army rather than go to trial. More than half of them were accused of violent crimes. Incredible reporting by @ViannaDavila @renLarson_ & @davis_winkie propublica.org/article/milita…
@ME_McCullough Never Gonna Give You Up: The Use of Pop Culture References in Journal Article Titles.
When I was coming out (back in what feels like the Axial Age), it was axiomatic even in more conservative parts of the LGBT movement that parental authority was a wellspring of oppressive abuse. It wasn't neutral or apolitical. Curtailing it was where politics began.
When I was coming out (back in what feels like the Axial Age), it was axiomatic even in more conservative parts of the LGBT movement that parental authority was a wellspring of oppressive abuse. It wasn't neutral or apolitical. Curtailing it was where politics began.
It'll never stop being funny to me that the Malay nickname for a proboscis monkey is orang belanda, meaning Dutch guy. They must have had different names, and then one day the Dutch arrived and everyone was like lol yeah that's them for sure.
A ~twenty year difference in life expectancy driven mostly by young deaths. This is the American tragedy in one map.
NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got. My column: enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/75e5e3d… And some utterly damning charts. 1) at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English.
A new report finds that more than 121,000 people globally were injured or killed by crowd-control weapons since 2015. truthout.org/articles/polic…
When sylvia said "I have been beaten" btw, that wasn't just about the cops. She was beaten up *while trying to take this stage* because the organizers had voted against "special interest speeches" to "keep the rally on a Gay Unity theme" (it did not stay on theme)
Scott Hechinger @ScottHech
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Katie Notopoulos @katienotopoulos
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Jesse Torres @jstorres
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Paddy Logue @paddylogue
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Veronica @hoople_veronica
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Jacqueline MacDonald ... @JacqActor
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Rafa @rfa_marfa
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Lars @Phasheigh143118
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anthony @fascinated
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Megan @_mharvey
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Geeneau @geeneau88535
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Linda Russell @lpcd123
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Christian Vasquez @chrismvasq
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Dominique Carlon @dom_carlon
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Óscar @cuatxe
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Josh Begley @joshbegley
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flower crown diaspora... @diasporadeflori
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ammouna @mataahef
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Gertrude @arbogast_gertru
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Jenn @electricself
90 Followers 458 Following Same name on Bluesky. “I just wanna get home and watch my shows.” Primarily TV, basketball, and politics. Pro-abortion. She/her. Crohnie.
melschwartz @tibsandco
124 Followers 864 Following enjoys mini rabbits, growing things, biking the lakefront, and New Mexico’s vistas
Christian Don @MoDemColombes
483 Followers 2K Following Conseiller Municipal @MoDem @VilleColombes. Président du Groupe d’Opposition « Notre Parti c’est #Colombes ». Ancien élu #écologie urbaine & espaces verts.
PHILLYGURL @dlophilly61
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Adam Johnson @adamjohnsonCHI
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The Debt Collective �... @StrikeDebt
95K Followers 11K Following The nation’s first debtors’ union, organizing to build power with debt as leverage. You are not a loan! Press: [email protected]
Meredith Whittaker @mer__edith
109K Followers 4K Following President of @signalapp, Chief Advisor to @ainowinstitute (Also on Mastodon @[email protected], also on bsky @meredithmeredith.bsky.social)
Cory Doctorow NONCONS... @doctorow
472K Followers 3K Following New book: ENSHITTIFICATION: WHY EVERYTHING SUDDENLY GOT WORSE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT https://t.co/YtuuAC6GPZ @[email protected]
Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec
159K Followers 27 Following founder, @CivRightsCorps civil rights lawyer author of usual cruelty (2019) and copaganda (2025) views here are my own, not civil rights corps
Scott Hechinger @ScottHech
109K Followers 5K Following Civil rights attorney. Longtime public defender. Dad. Executive Director, Zealous. Fighting everyday to share the truth about public health & safety.
Dr. Thrasher @thrasherxy
76K Followers 2K Following Daniel Renberg Chair @medillschool. Wrote The Viral Underclass. Columnist @lithub. Writing The Overseer Class for @AmistadBooks @HarperCollins ✊🏾🌈💉
Katie Notopoulos @katienotopoulos
82K Followers 2K Following Correspondent @BusinessInsider. Extremely kind and amazing person, just like, so super nice and caring.
matt blaze @mattblaze
72K Followers 901 Following Scientist, safecracker, writer, professor. 280 is the new 140 is the new 1536. He/Him. Not a paid subscriber. Mastodon: https://t.co/RAvcgh3JqM
Keeanga-Yamahtta Tayl... @KeeangaYamahtta
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Federica Fragapane @fedfragapane
20K Followers 974 Following Information designer based in Italy. Works in the Permanent Collection of MoMA 🔗 https://t.co/ggpM8XORDO
Clara Jeffery @ClaraJeffery
118K Followers 2K Following Editor-in-Chief of Mother Jones. ASME board. Mom. Upzoning, street tree, and rescue dog enthusiast. Mostly on the vastly superior Bluesky now.
Clay Shirky @cshirky
287K Followers 833 Following Vice Provost for Artificial Intelligence and Educational Technology, NYU
9to5Mac @9to5mac
1.0M Followers 48 Following We break Apple news. Leading source for all things iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, more. #AppleEvent
Chargeasap @chargeasap
12K Followers 4K Following ⚡Fast-Charging Hacks. Powerful Tech | 🦘Aussie Brand | Ships Worldwide 🌍 | 🚀 Flash Pro Ultra is LIVE on Kickstarter! | 👇 15% off your first order
j soma @dangerscarf
3K Followers 3K Following data head, python kid, prof @columbiajourn, director @ledeprog, co-founder @bkbrains + @catrepublicbk. collecting all cats, widening all gyres
OccupyTheSEC @OccupyTheSEC
1K Followers 852 Following Nonprofit that grew out of the NYC OWS movement. We write comment letters, file amicus briefs & advocate for regulation & enforcement in the public interest.
MacRumors.com @MacRumors
1.4M Followers 93 Following Apple, iPhone, iPad and Mac rumors, news, tips and videos. Tap Follow! Message us with questions / comments.
Youssef Farhat @farhat_youssef
677 Followers 427 Following Executive Director @humanrightsnyu @nyulaw. Reimagining life between Beirut, NYC & Toronto. Disclaimer.
fooler initiative @metroadlib
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Paulo Prada @pauloprada
3K Followers 1K Following Business Investigations Editor at Reuters. Former Latin America hand, recovering newspaperman, rock geek. Colombian by way of Middle Georgia.
Michael Ovaska @OvaskaOvaska
810 Followers 445 Following Dataviz editor @BBGVisualData | proud alum of Reuters and WSJ
Marla Dickerson @LAMarlaD
2K Followers 2K Following Editor on the enterprise team @Reuters. Previously WSJ, LA Times, Detroit News, Rochester Times-Union. Before that, paper route.
Voilà: Francis Gagno... @chezVoila
3K Followers 907 Following Now on BlueSky | Information design studio focused on sustainable development. Since 2013. Gold @ Info is Beautiful Awards. Tweets by FG, founder.
rhea nayyar @rheanayyar
117 Followers 352 Following i have lots of questions! (deeply unprofessional account for professional inquiries)
Mica Rosenberg @micarosenberg
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Nikema is Podcasting @NikemaCodes
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Julia Han Janicki �... @jhjanicki
1K Followers 914 Following Data journalist, dataviz design + dev. interested in animal / human rights, environment, science + tech #TaiwanDataStories 🇹🇼🇺🇸🇯🇵🇫🇷🇬🇧
Daisy Chung (鍾彥�... @daisychungart
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The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor
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Laura Murphy @LauraTMurphy
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nelson @madebynelson_
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Hammer & Hope @HammerandHope
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Seth Pollack @sethmpk
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Anne Petersen @apetersen
3K Followers 871 Following Hello trolls.👋 Lead @uswds; past 18F, Penn State. Mostly elsewhere now. People first. Pronouns: they/them. Not for you. Views mine.
Christopher Bouzy (sp... @cbouzy
310K Followers 5K Following When I was 9, I started coding on a Mattel Aquarius computer. I developed several products in my 20s & 30s, and then in 2018, I launched Bot Sentinel.
Aveta👾🇭🇹 @Aliafonzy43
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The Center for Just J... @centerforjj
607 Followers 138 Following Promoting journalistic practices that enhance public understanding of safety https://t.co/w3HQ1XEhRG
A.J. Bauer @ajbauer
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Ben Greenman @bengreenman
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Mark Sample @samplereality
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Roger Peet ⚗️🕳... @TooSphexy
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THE CITY @THECITYNY
68K Followers 109 Following We're an independent, nonprofit newsroom covering New York. Sign up for our newsletter: https://t.co/O7djTHysJB. Send tips to [email protected].
Incunabula @incunabula
98K Followers 391 Following Bibliophile. The history of writing and of the book - across ALL cultures, from cuneiform 𒀁 to scroll 📜 to codex 📖 to Kindle.
Eduard @EduardShading
2K Followers 3 Following Eduard creates beautiful and accurate Swiss-style shaded relief images for maps. Available for macOS on the App Store.
CatherineTai @CatherineTai5
300 Followers 79 Following Senior Designer (Digital) @Reuters (Love illustrations too)
Edward Ongweso Jr @bigblackjacobin
63K Followers 4K Following co-host - @machinekillspod // senior researcher - @SecurityContext // evangelical Luddite & decel // rep @ianbonaparte
Beautiful Public Data @BeautPublicData
323 Followers 47 Following A curated selection of visually interesting datasets collected by local, state and federal government agencies. By @jonkeegan
melinda d. anderson @mdawriter
13K Followers 0 Following carefree black girl // freelance journalist reporting on race in education // words in @theatlantic, @motherjones, @nytimes, @washingtonpost, @guardian, et al.
SPJ New England @spj_newengland
5K Followers 1K Following The New England Professional Chapter of @spj_tweets I Representing New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island https://t.co/wDqIhfQd0c
Mike Stucka @MikeStucka
2K Followers 4K Following Dad. Doofus. Data dork. Now Florida Man. Coffee tastes absolutely horrible. @mikestucka.bsky.app
Ben Welsh @palewire
13K Followers 423 Following 🧮 Data journalist · 🟠 @Reuters editor · 🤖 Computer programmer · 🦣 https://t.co/JRAOPpGqTa · 🗣️ Send tips to [email protected]
Sam Alcoff @samalcoff
2K Followers 3K Following Televandalist @DemocracyNow! slowly making you a great mixtape Opinions my own. Bourgeouisie's B.E.C. Re-tweets are Saves For Later or mash notes.
Dan Luu @danluu
45K Followers 44 Following Active on https://t.co/WG71Nrs60M; also trying out https://t.co/fGOzbSxVHi. No longer read replies or notifications here now that tweetdeck is gated.
Don’t Post About Cr... @KateRoseBee
8K Followers 2K Following (she/her) digital security for movements. My lungs taste the air of Time, blown past falling sands.
Timothy Stewart-Winte... @timothysw
3K Followers 2K Following Locked, inactive account. LGBTQ historian, professor @RutgersSASN, wrote QUEER CLOUT, writing book on LBJ aide Walter Jenkins and midcentury sexual politics.Trends for United States
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