like flagpoles outside the courthouse

Psalm for the Slightly Tilted
Ilya Kaminsky

#Poetry #IlyaKaminsky #Psalm #Witnesses #TheNewYorker

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/01/26/psalm-for-the-slightly-tilted-ilya-kaminsky-poem

On the Topic of Vanishing Camera Operators and Photographers

In the Age of the AI bubble, but long before this, photographers and camera operators have been vanishing from television studios as well as from events. Where you would have hired a camera operator and video editor you now hire a video editor/graphist because video editing has moved from editing video footage to creating graphics filled videos. This is part of why I became disenchanted with video and why I pivoted towards media asset management and self-hosting.

Petapixel has an article about how the Washington Post has fired all of its staff photographers as well as three hundred journalists out of eight hundred.

According to Le Chat by mistral "The phrase "Journalists write the first draft of history" is most famously attributed to Philip Graham, the publisher of The Washington Post from 1946 until his death in 1963." It seems ironic that it is the same organisation that has almost halved its journalistic pool and removed all photographers from its staff.

• 60 Years at the Washington Post

• Washington Post Lays Off More Than 300 Journalists

The Paradox of the Paywall

The NYTImes, Washington Post, The Atlantic and The Guardian, to name just a few newspapers have a problem. Via the Google News app, and social networks we often click through to read articles from all of these papers, only to be told "you've reached your quota, or "This is for paying subscribers. The result is that if I'm skimming news sources and I see the Washington Post or other paywalled sourced I think twice about clicking through.

They're losing audience share, not because of a lack of interest, but because they consider that if we're not paying, despite being curious we are blocked. That's where the NYTimes and their Gift articles have value. Other papers offer the same thing.

I also noticed, via the NYTimes Android App that I could get a year's subscription for eight dollars. The Guardian has an offer for 4 GBP per month if I remember the currency correctly.

The point is that newspapers say they are losing audience share but they're putting road blocks up for people who like to share news via social networks.

Content as Articles and Photographs

Newspapers are about content, and when you fire the content creators, whether they are written journalists, editors or photo journalists. then you undermine the value of a newspaper as a source of information. You're undercutting the entire value of the product. This is a problem around the world.

The NYTimes article wrote that "The Post is far from alone among publishers in its struggles to achieve profitability. For many outlets, print circulation has continued to nose-dive, digital traffic has been hampered by generative A.I. and audiences have splintered to various social media platforms." As I wrote earlier, I visit news sites that aren't paywalled. If a site is paywalled then we stop clicking through.

I use Google News, rather than social media for news, and I notice that news shared on sites like Facebook is sensationalist and polarising, rather than factual and relevant. This is why I avoid FB, Threads, Former Twitter and other sites.

And Finally - Fragmentation

To a large degree we are seeing fragmentation. Journalists with visibility are moving to Substack and other alternatives and self-publishing, and encouraging us to contribute to their individual feeds. Instead of paying into a single big pot, a newspaper, we're paying into hundreds of little pots and it's getting expensive if you want to follow specific individuals.

This proves two things. First, that if newspapers and broadcasters had held on to these people they could have created a new subscription model based on individual journalists, rather than a bulk subscription.

And finally this is precisely why we need neutral public service broadcasters funded by the public to keep people informed, educated, and entertained.

“We are all #witnesses,” she said. “We all have #phones in our pockets. We should use them for something good.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...

Protesters Rally Across the U....

#StandingRock and #Sisseton Wahpeton #Lakotas Seized by #ICE in Minnesota

#NativeAmericans are being detained throughout the United States illegally. Protests continue after the murders of #ReneeGood and #AlexPretti by federal agents in Minneapolis.

By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, Jan. 25, 2026

"The Standing Rock Lakota Nation reports that a tribal member is being detained after being seized by ICE in Minnesota. Another #Lakota, Sisseton Wahpeton #Oyate, was arrested by ICE. He was located safe, but bruised. He was standing near the site where Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, was murdered by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday. The Sisseton tribal member was among those present who was arrested. He was released without being charged with any crime.

"Other witnesses standing near the site of the crime, the murder of Alex Pretti, say they fear for their lives, and have gone into hiding. Federal agents are reported hunting down the #witnesses to arrest them.

"Northern Cheyenne President Gene Small in Montana reports back from the Minneapolis Indian community."

Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/01/standing-rock-lakota-seized-by-ice-in.html

#USPol #ICEOut #ICEOutMinnesota #ReaderSupportedNews #MurderPatrol #BorderPatrol #CBP #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity #StandingRockLakota #SissetonWahpeton #NativeAmericansAreAmericans

5th Gen Male Idol Witnesses A Mother-Daughter Fight That Was Caused By Himself #5th #Caused #Fight #Gen #Idol #Male #MotherDaughter #Witnesses
https://kpopnewshub.com/5th-gen-male-idol-witnesses-a-mother-daughter-fight-that-was-caused-by-himself/?fsp_sid=4028

Pakistan witnesses first supermoon of 2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://dailytimes.com.pk/1429421/pakistan-witnesses-first-supermoon-of-2026/

#Najib #guilty as hell⚖️
🧐"Najib will also face a verdict on 21 counts of #moneylaundering linked to te fund, which sparked probes in several countries, from #Singapore to #UnitedStates.. Sequerah also dismissed arguments tt the money flowing into Najib's accounts was "donations" from #MiddleEast funders, calling it a "tale that surpassed even those from te #ArabianNights". The #prosecution presented bank records, testimony from over 50 #witnesses & documentary #evidence."
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/3164039/malaysias-najib-convicted-of-abuse-of-power-in-1mdb-graft-trial

Police appeal for witnesses after pedestrian seriously hurt

Bay of Plenty Times 22 Dec, 2025 12:47 AMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #after #appeal #appealing #crash #for #hurt #injured #NewZealand #NZ #Pedestrian #police #seriously #tauranga #witnesses
https://www.newsbeep.com/327885/

Epstein and Maxwell Grand Jury Records Are Released

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/epstein-maxwell-grand-jury.html

The #Algorithm That Made #Google Google : Medium

#Webb #Witnesses a #Feasting #Supermassive #BlackHole in the early #Universe : ESA

Famous double-slit #Experiment holds up when stripped to its #Quantum essentials : MIT

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

Police appeal for witnesses after Mornington near miss
#ausnews #vicnews #police #witnesses #investigation #mornington

https://www.victoriannews.com.au/news/melbourne-news/police-appeal-for-witnesses-after-mornington-near-miss/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

#Epstein #Death Scene CBS News’s #forensic review underscores same pattern: no #evidence markers no #fingerprint or #DNA work, multiple #ligatures photographed in different places, safe w labeled CDs documented but not seized, later missing minutes from surveillance footage. Agents arrived hrs late; core #witnesses weren’t interviewed for two years. Those are not innocent mistakes; they R protective failures. Release #epsteinfiles100,000 docs, photos, videos evidence #FBI has since 2019 #coverup

Witnesses watch car ‘fly’ down wrong side of road moments before fatal Ellerslie crash

The witness said she was standing in the village, near the pedestrian crossing, when the car flew through…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #accident #auckland #before #car #crash #down #ellerslie #fatal #fly #flying #high #moments #NewZealand #NZ #of #road #side #speed #they #twocar #watch #witnesses #wrong
https://www.newsbeep.com/129791/

Witnesses describe tragic shooting incident involving Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist, tragically died after being shot while addressing a crowd of hundreds at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. Witnesses on the scene recounted the terrifying moments before and after a single shot rang out, leading to Kirk's death. The incident has left many de... [More info]

نظرت في عينيه وبصقت بوجهه.. فلسطينيات يستهزئن بمستوطنين اقتحموا قريتهن (فيديو)

وأظرت مشاهد مصورة، سيدة فلسطينية، تواجه أحد المستوطنين الذي حاول استفزازها، ومن ثم تبصق في وجه، قبل أن يتحول إلى سيدة أخرى ويحاول أيضا تهديدها وإخافتها. #witnesses | سيدات فلسطينيات يواجهن المستوطنين ويستهزئن بهم، خلال اقتحامهم مساكن مزارعين قرب قرية المغير شمال شرق رام الله. pic.twitter.com/tjfn1lniih — المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) 27 أغسطس 2025 وشهدت رام الله في الضفة الغربية…

https://beiruttime-lb.com/%d9%86%d8%b8%d8%b1%d8%aa-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%b9%d9%8a%d9%86%d9%8a%d9%87-%d9%88%d8%a8%d8%b5%d9%82%d8%aa-%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%ac%d9%87%d9%87-%d9%81%d9%84%d8%b3%d8%b7%d9%8a%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%8a%d8%b3/

Covid-19 Royal Commission: Jacinda Ardern, other ministers refuse to appear in public before commission, but will co-operate

Grant Illingworth, KC, chairman of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into th…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #after #appear #ardern #axed #been #before #but #commission #cooperate #covid19 #dame #former #hearings #in #including #jacinda #minister #ministers #NewZealand #NZ #other #prime #Public #refuse #refused #royal #second #to #will #witnesses
https://www.newsbeep.com/57085/

So, there you have it!
"If you're baffled as to why they're murdering health workers in Gaza, it's because they are the people who will testify in court as to what has been done. They are killing the witnesses."

- Liam Cunningham

#healthworkers #murder #gaza #witnesses

Ok, first time marrying someone, and Circle Line says first time someone got married! - engagements, once a month, apparently.
#NYC #CircleLine #fairy #ferry #boat #ordination #certificate #marriage #license #witnesses #now #pronounce #you #married #wow

Lending #discrimination files could feature #credit reports & #bank statements. The names of #witnesses who offered information — in some cases anonymously — about landlords accused of discrimination are among the files as well.

#HUD enforces numerous #CivilRights laws, including the #FairHousing Act & aspects of the #ViolenceAgainstWomen Act & the #AmericansWithDisabilities Act.

#law #InfoSec #USpol #Trump #Musk #DOGE #privacy #HEMS

Alex O’Connor Just BROKE Protestant Apologetics https://buff.ly/3EgCc7W #Christianity #theism #Catholocism #hallucinations #witnesses #apologetics