<p>Exit, stage left: X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>10th January 2025: <a href="https://www.uni-weimar.de/en/university/news/bauhausjournal-online/titel/universities-and-research-institutions-leave-platform-x-formerly-twitter-united-for-diversity-fr/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.uni-weimar.de/en/university/news/bauhausjournal-online/titel/universities-and-research-institutions-leave-platform-x-formerly-twitter-united-for-diversity-fr/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.uni-weimar.de/en/universit</span><span class="invisible">y/news/bauhausjournal-online/titel/universities-and-research-institutions-leave-platform-x-formerly-twitter-united-for-diversity-fr/</span></a></p><p>"Universities and research institutions leave Platform X (formerly Twitter): United for diversity, freedom and science</p><p>"Over 60 German-speaking universities and research institutions have decided to take a stand and collectively announce their decision to cease activities on Platform X (formerly Twitter). This withdrawal comes in response to the platform's current direction, which is incompatible with the core values of the participating institutions: openness to the world, scientific integrity, transparency, and democratic discourse. …"</p><p>23rd January: <a href="https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-universities-2025-1-university-of-leeds-first-russell-group-institution-to-quit-x/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-universities-2025-1-university-of-leeds-first-russell-group-institution-to-quit-x/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.researchprofessionalnews.c</span><span class="invisible">om/rr-news-uk-universities-2025-1-university-of-leeds-first-russell-group-institution-to-quit-x/</span></a></p><p>"Leeds becomes first Russell Group university to quit X … Elon Musk’s social media site “no longer aligns with our university values” …"</p><p>27th April: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/grahamperrin_university-of-brighton-university-of-sussex-activity-7322162293465649152-t2-R" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.linkedin.com/posts/grahamperrin_university-of-brighton-university-of-sussex-activity-7322162293465649152-t2-R"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.linkedin.com/posts/grahamp</span><span class="invisible">errin_university-of-brighton-university-of-sussex-activity-7322162293465649152-t2-R</span></a></p><p>"University of Brighton, University of Sussex, and other like-minded institutions should – now – be at the UK forefront of what began in Germany. … Now. Do the right thing. Please."</p><p><a href="/tags/diversity/" rel="tag">#diversity</a> <a href="/tags/freedom/" rel="tag">#freedom</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/integrity/" rel="tag">#integrity</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#transparency</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/discourse/" rel="tag">#discourse</a> <a href="/tags/openness/" rel="tag">#openness</a> <a href="/tags/universities/" rel="tag">#universities</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#research</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#UK</a> <a href="/tags/leeds/" rel="tag">#Leeds</a> <a href="/tags/german/" rel="tag">#German</a> <a href="/tags/germany/" rel="tag">#Germany</a> <a href="/tags/deutschland/" rel="tag">#Deutschland</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/x/" rel="tag">#X</a> <a href="/tags/twitter/" rel="tag">#Twitter</a></p>
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<p>Texas Lawmakers Push to Enforce Election Transparency Law After Newsrooms Found School Districts Failed to Comply<br>—</p><p>ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found nearly three dozen school districts were missing required campaign finance reports online. Now lawmakers are pushing to impose steep penalties on local governments that fail to abide by the law.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-lawmakers-campaign-finance-posting-rules?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/texas-lawmakers-campaign-finance-posting-rules?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tex</span><span class="invisible">as-lawmakers-campaign-finance-posting-rules?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#Transparency</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a> <a href="/tags/report/" rel="tag">#Report</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>An examination of more than 1,200 federal judges and state supreme court justices turned up dozens of judges who chose not to recuse when facing potential appearances of impropriety involving familial financial connections.</p><p>(Published July 2024)<br><a href="https://propub.li/40kGxzo" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/40kGxzo</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#Transparency</a></p>
<p>This is what Putin and Trump are trying to stop <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#transparency</a> <a href="/tags/coup/" rel="tag">#coup</a> <a href="/tags/americancoup/" rel="tag">#AmericanCoup</a> . They need the dark <br>money to stay in power. They need their power to keep the money. <a href="https://iaccseries.org/the-21st-iacc-vilnius-declaration-confronting-global-threats-standing-up-for-integrity/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="iaccseries.org/the-21st-iacc-vilnius-declaration-confronting-global-threats-standing-up-for-integrity/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iaccseries.org/the-21st-iacc-v</span><span class="invisible">ilnius-declaration-confronting-global-threats-standing-up-for-integrity/</span></a></p>
<p>As Idaho Pushes to Reform Its Coroner System, Counties Seek to Make It Less Transparent<br>—</p><p>A bill moving forward with bipartisan support is described as a first step to addressing problems highlighted in a state report and by ProPublica. Meanwhile, counties seek to end access to coroners’ records that were key to ProPublica’s findings.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-coroners-system-reform-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/idaho-coroners-system-reform-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ida</span><span class="invisible">ho-coroners-system-reform-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/deaths/" rel="tag">#Deaths</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/records/" rel="tag">#Records</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#Transparency</a></p>
<p>“ProPublica’s reporting revealed these cancelled contracts were delivering essential services … and exposed the cruel and dumb AI formulas DOGE bros used to cancel contracts,” Sen. Blumenthal said. “Veterans and all Americans deserve transparency.”</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-veterans-affairs-ai-senator-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/doge-veterans-affairs-ai-senator-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dog</span><span class="invisible">e-veterans-affairs-ai-senator-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/veterans/" rel="tag">#Veterans</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#Transparency</a></p>
<p>Want to learn about the Supreme Court justices’ financial connections to companies and people?</p><p>We’ve updated our database with the latest filings from eight justices, detailing millions in book income, almost 40 trips and one gift:<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-supreme-connections-database-2024-filings?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/propublica-supreme-connections-database-2024-filings?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pro</span><span class="invisible">publica-supreme-connections-database-2024-filings?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#Transparency</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a></p>
<p>“This is the most massive secrecy grab in <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> since the adoption of the Public Information Act.” </p><p>New today from Michelle Pitcher: A move to "standardize" <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#police</a> personnel files could have devastating consequences for <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#transparency</a>. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/secrecy-g-file-police-records-texas-legislature/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/secrecy-g-file-police-records-texas-legislature/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/secrecy-</span><span class="invisible">g-file-police-records-texas-legislature/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/txlege/" rel="tag">#TXlege</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a></p>
<p>Top DOJ Official Shut Down Enforcement Against Crypto Companies While Holding More Than $150,000 in Crypto Investments<br>---</p><p>The second-highest official at the DOJ, Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement, experts told ProPublica.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/todd-blanche-crypto-doj-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/todd-blanche-crypto-doj-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tod</span><span class="invisible">d-blanche-crypto-doj-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/crypto/" rel="tag">#Crypto</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#Transparency</a> <a href="/tags/stocks/" rel="tag">#Stocks</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>Did you know? Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people.</p><p>Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.<br><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/supreme-connections/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/supreme-connections/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/suprem</span><span class="invisible">e-connections/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#Transparency</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a></p>
<p>Like ghosts, we’re all about transparency. 👻</p><p>Got a tip for us? Contact our team safely on Signal at 917-512-0201.</p><p>**We always show our work. Use our stencils to make your own pumpkin: <a href="https://assets-d.propublica.org/v5/pdf/PP_Pumpkin_Stencils.pdf" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="assets-d.propublica.org/v5/pdf/PP_Pumpkin_Stencils.pdf"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">assets-d.propublica.org/v5/pdf</span><span class="invisible">/PP_Pumpkin_Stencils.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#Halloween</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#Transparency</a> <a href="/tags/signal/" rel="tag">#Signal</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a></p>
<p>Program Public</p><p><a href="https://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2026/news/2026-02-17_0002-program-public/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="libregraphicsmeeting.org/2026/news/2026-02-17_0002-program-public/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">libregraphicsmeeting.org/2026/</span><span class="invisible">news/2026-02-17_0002-program-public/</span></a></p><p>The Call for Participation has concluded and we’re excited to share that the initial program is now online!</p><p>Thank you all for your fantastic submissions!</p><p> Read our Program: <a href="https://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2026/program" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="libregraphicsmeeting.org/2026/program"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">libregraphicsmeeting.org/2026/</span><span class="invisible">program</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#Transparency</a></p><p>We’re happy to say that all proposals have been accepted! The program features 20 presentations and 9 parallel sessions spread across three blocks, including 7 workshops, one hackathon, and one BoF.</p><p>There may still be a few small adjustments to the schedule, and we might even be able to squeeze in one or two late talk submissions—but overall, the program is shaping up beautifully and all available slots are nearly full.</p><p><a href="/tags/what/" rel="tag">#What</a>’s next?</p><p>* Registrations will open soon, so stay tuned!<br>* We are also preparing to launch a design update within the week!<br>* The Call for Slides: State of Libre Graphics is out now! <a href="https://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2026/news/2026-02-17_0001-call-for-slides-state-of-libre-graphics/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="libregraphicsmeeting.org/2026/news/2026-02-17_0001-call-for-slides-state-of-libre-graphics/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">libregraphicsmeeting.org/2026/</span><span class="invisible">news/2026-02-17_0001-call-for-slides-state-of-libre-graphics/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/lgm26nbg/" rel="tag">#LGM26NBG</a> <a href="/tags/lgm26/" rel="tag">#LGM26</a> <a href="/tags/lgm/" rel="tag">#LGM</a></p>
<p>The Navy is no longer allowed to shroud its criminal trials in secrecy and must provide public access to hearings and records, a federal judge ruled last month, the result of a yearslong lawsuit filed by ProPublica.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/navy-court-records-ruling-first-amendment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/navy-court-records-ruling-first-amendment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nav</span><span class="invisible">y-court-records-ruling-first-amendment?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#Legal</a> <a href="/tags/navy/" rel="tag">#Navy</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#Transparency</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a></p>
<p>My previous bio:<br>From <a href="/tags/northshore/" rel="tag">#northshore</a> Massachusetts relocated to northeastern <a href="/tags/vermont/" rel="tag">#Vermont</a> and not just an aggregation of hashtags but: <a href="/tags/antifascismisproper/" rel="tag">#antifascismIsProper</a> <a href="/tags/vegetarian/" rel="tag">#vegetarian</a> <a href="/tags/ubi/" rel="tag">#UBI</a> <a href="/tags/punk/" rel="tag">#punk</a> <a href="/tags/punchanazi/" rel="tag">#punchanazi</a> <a href="/tags/antitrust/" rel="tag">#antitrust</a> <a href="/tags/records/" rel="tag">#records</a> <a href="/tags/nek/" rel="tag">#NEK</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/spiritualjazz/" rel="tag">#spiritualjazz</a> <a href="/tags/decolonization/" rel="tag">#decolonization</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#movies</a> <a href="/tags/scotusexpansion/" rel="tag">#SCOTUSexpansion</a> <a href="/tags/atheist/" rel="tag">#atheist</a> <a href="/tags/rescue/" rel="tag">#rescue</a> <a href="/tags/dogs/" rel="tag">#dogs</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/antifascism/" rel="tag">#antifascism</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/audio/" rel="tag">#audio</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#privacy</a> <a href="/tags/bread/" rel="tag">#bread</a> <a href="/tags/puppets/" rel="tag">#puppets</a> <a href="/tags/p2p/" rel="tag">#p2p</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#security</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#transparency</a> <a href="/tags/accountability/" rel="tag">#accountability</a> <a href="/tags/intersectionalism/" rel="tag">#intersectionalism</a> <a href="/tags/sober/" rel="tag">#sober</a> <a href="/tags/farmsanctuary/" rel="tag">#farmSanctuary</a> <a href="/tags/resistzionism/" rel="tag">#resistZionism</a><br>I tend to mute or remove followers with neither posts nor bio, and those containing financial-support or revenue-promotion links</p>