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Last week, we asked readers if anyone else felt sick at the thought of the U.S. election, and here we are. Not much levity in this week’s thread, but rather stories on the state of journalism and media, how different outlets plan to tackle the Trump administration, and even one about how political polarization can literally make you sick. We’ve sprinkled a little lighter fare in there, including a beautiful Tiny Desk concert from Meshell Ndegeocello (close your eyes and scroll to the bottom if you can’t bear to read any news). Please check out the stories, follow the publications, click on the stories, subscribe, donate and otherwise support if you can. Independent media matters now, more than ever.

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In a mission statement earlier this week, the team at @ProPublica explained their plans on holding the incoming Trump administration’s feet to the fire. Here, they dive into the specific issues journalists will be following, and how to get in touch with reporters if you have information to share.

propublica.org/article/second-

ProPublicaSome Issues and Topics Our Reporters Will Be Following in a Second Trump Presidency — and How to Get in Touch
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Tech site @404mediaco says people have been canceling their subscriptions to the site out of a general sense of depression since the Republicans clinched the presidency and the Senate in the U.S. election. Here, co-founders @jasonkoebler, @emanuelmaiberg, Samantha Cole and @josephcox explain why their work is still valuable.

404media.co/why-the-work-still

404 Media · Why the Work Still MattersWhen Donald Trump won in 2016, we weren't sure if good journalism mattered anymore. Now, we're more sure than ever it does.

Political polarization is making us sick, according to new research from a team at New York University. @thetyee’s Crawford Kilian writes about how COVID-19 epitomizes this and whether there’s a possibility of repair.

thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/11/06

Democrats in Texas were thrashed in last week’s election. It wasn’t supposed to go like this. For @TexasObserver, Gus Bova looks at how it happened, and offers a couple of things to think about.

texasobserver.org/texas-democr

The Texas Observer · For Texas Democrats, a Lost DecadeOr, how to lose in every way, all at once.

People in Ukraine are worried about how Trump’s victory might affect them. The team at @timkmak’s Counter Offensive talked to people on the ground about their concerns. “If we get discouraged because an election has taken place in another country and we don't like the president elected, we will never have independence and autonomy,” says 21-year-old Yelyzaveta Kanievska.

counteroffensive.news/p/the-st

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak · The street-level view from Kyiv on Trump's electionBy Myroslava Tanska-Vikulova

Last year, the Indian government announced they had found a huge reserve of lithium in Kashmir. Now, @restofworld reports that extraction plans have been halted as industry experts say government info on the land is “misleading and quite inadequate.”

restofworld.org/2024/india-lit

Rest of World · India’s ambitious lithium dreams have stalledLast year, India touted the discovery of a huge reserve of valuable lithium in Kashmir. Experts say optimism around the discovery was overblown.

Nearly two million Massachusetts residents are food insecure, and that’s been exacerbated by rising prices and the end of pandemic measures. @gbhnews reports on a new group, the Make Hunger History Coalition, which aims to solve the problem of hunger, not just through food donations and charity but by addressing the underlying issues that cause it.

wgbh.org/news/local/2024-11-08

A young girl holds onto the strap of her mother's purse as the mom carries a box and two plastic bags.
GBH · Can Massachusetts lead the nation in abolishing food insecurity?By Andrea Asuaje

And finally, @CultureDesk shared a little music, a Tiny Desk concert from Grammy winner Meshell Ndegeocello. Her profound, thoughtful songs focus on love, race, sexuality and religion; she is committed to being herself and speaking her truth. Listen to her concert here, which includes “Thus Sayeth The Lorde,” a song from her latest album with the Audre Lorde quote, “If I did not define myself for myself, I’d be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.”

npr.org/2024/06/18/g-s1-3207/m

@Flipboard @TexasObserver

Sure feels like the depths of the lowest point ever for Dem voters in Texas. If Latino men and young men are breaking for Republicans the Texas Democratic Party mine as well not even exist.

@RVLara23 @Flipboard @TexasObserver this week the entire country became Alabama Rich white population run the state and the rest are convinced crumbs from the table are gifts. #RollTide

@Flipboard @thetyee

It's not "political polarization", it's the rise of fascism. Stop both-sidesing this!

@Flipboard Unfortunately he will probably just do it again because he's a fascist little pr*ck who doesn't care what voters want