Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath
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Writing, editing, mostly reading.
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04-09-2009 01:46:08
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Micronesia’s president accused China of “political warfare” - bribery, espionage, intimidation. Shocking allegations given FSM's very close ties to U.S. I traveled out there for our “Shadow Empires” series, in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. (1/7) axios.com/american-milit…
One month ago, Mosab Abu Toha started texting me a few hundred words a day. He was still in Gaza. Still sleeping in a school. Still recovering from beatings he got in Israeli custody. But every day, he typed this story into his phone: newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…
.Filippo Grandi of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency urges the world not to forget Ukraine, almost 2 yrs since war 6.3m remain refugees, and 4m are displaced inside Ukraine axios.com/2024/01/15/ukr…
"Her entire face & upper neck were charred black. The room smelled of burnt flesh. It's a smell that's indelible in my brain forever" Incredibly thankful to Seema Jilani for sharing her thoughtful words on her time in Gaza Axios IRC - International Rescue Committee Medical Aid for Palestinians axios.com/2024/01/14/gaz…
Deaths at sea in SE Asia last year: - Some 569 #Rohingya reported dead/ missing - 4,500 embarked on deadly sea journeys UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency is alarmed, seeks urgent action from regional coastal authorities unhcr.org/news/briefing-…
WPLN is rolling out a 4-part series on the rise of an ultra-conservative wing of the Republican Party in Sumner County, Tennessee this week. Here's part 1 from Blaise Gainey: How a far-right political group rose to power in Sumner County wpln.org/post/how-a-far…
The media company founded by award-winning journalist Mehdi Hasan launches today 🎉 Check out some of our star-studded contributors including Greta Thunberg, W. Kamau Bell, Naomi Klein, Cynthia Nixon, Rula Jebreal, John Harwood, and many more! zeteo.com/p/introducing-…