Gabriela Perdomo

Gabriela Perdomo

@gabrielaper.bsky.social

I'm a journalism professor and editor, a lover of all things journalism, and a child of the south who moved to the north. Here to learn, sometimes to share what little I know. Prof @MRU Journalism / Editor-in-chief @Jsource / Host @periodemica podcast

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FULL and unconditional solidarity with @rachelgilmore.bsky.social listen to the end, where the journalist explains how, brick by brick, so many actors have contributed to making her more vulnerable to frontal attacks from the thugs she's been uncovering.

Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social

Here’s my (frighteningly vulnerable!!) follow up on my reporting that exposed a white nationalist active club. On the professional and personal costs of this work:

As the US-Israel lead the world into war, let's see if journalists can report from a place of clarity: this is a war of choice, it's illegal, and the opportunity for carnage is infinite. Please do your job and ask some hard questions this time around, will you? (That includes challenging Carney)

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Remarkable: Trump's planned migrant prison camps are hitting deep resistance in red areas. In Virginia's partly rural Hanover (+26 Trump) opposition is intense. GOP leaders in other states are opposed. Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2060...

newrepublic.comTrump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA CountryThe next phase of ICE’s big ramp-up: a nationwide network of vast detention facilities. But guess what? Even parts of Red America are saying no.

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Jeff Bezos said this when he bought the WaPo in 2013: “I don’t think you can keep shrinking the business. You can be profitable and shrinking. And that’s a survival strategy, but it ultimately leads to irrelevance, at best. And, at worst, it leads to extinction.”

newyorker.comHow Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington PostThe Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.

One of the most important stories published by @jsource.bsky.social. A comprehensive account of how so-called HonestReporting and its charitable organization have directed their power and money towards intimidating journalists in Canada. Brilliant reporting and writing by @sparksriley.bsky.social

J-Source@jsource.bsky.social

A self-professed media watchdog has been weaponizing antisemitism and trying to poison journalistic standards on covering Palestine. Media workers spoke with @sparksriley.bsky.social about the perils of the relentless intimidation and disinformation manufactured by a ‘digital army for Israel:’

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After applauding the killing of Renee Good, the Toronto Sun’s former parliamentary bureau chief Bryan Passifiume has re-emerged from a month-long exile Now appears to be filing stories every two hours throughout his workdays for the Sun:

PressProgress@pressprogress.ca

NEWS: Postmedia suspends Toronto Sun parliamentary bureau chief after tweet applauding ICE killing of Minneapolis woman Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’

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Postmedia has suspended Bryan Passifiume, a Toronto Sun bureau chief, for a tweet after the killing of a Minneapolis woman by ICE, reports @lukelebrun.ca @pressprogress.ca “In this case, the far left ended up catching a few well-deserved bullets for their miscalculation,” he had tweeted.

pressprogress.caPostmedia Suspends Toronto Sun Parliamentary Bureau Chief After Tweet Applauding ICE Killing Minneapolis WomanPostmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’

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Once a fringe podcast collective, Diagolon has grown into one of Canada’s most active white nationalist networks. Identified as a violent extremist threat. A new report from @antihate.ca breaks down its growth, ideology, and ties to global hate movements. Read more:

antihate.caDiagolon: Canada’s Homegrown White Nationalist NetworkOver approximately four years, Diagolon has grown from a small collective of live streamers and their audiences to a large interconnected network holding in-person meetups and a cross-country tour. Th...

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With 868 measles cases so far this year, Alberta has now exceeded its previous high mark set in 1986. 2025 now has the most cases since 1979. So I've had to expand this chart to include years prior to the modern-vaccine-program era:

Robson Fletcher@robsonfletcher.com

There have now been 560 cases of measles in Alberta so far this year, and growing.

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Journalists carry a good deal of confidential information, including reporting materials and information about sources. It’s therefore important to prepare devices in advance before traveling. Our security team put together a checklist to help.

freedom.pressPreparing devices for travel through a US borderUS border searches of electronic devices put journalists’ work at risk. But there’s a lot you can do to be prepared

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Danielle Smith swept into power with her long-time political ally Rob Anderson as her chief of staff. He co-wrote the Free Alberta Strategy — a plan to pull Alberta from confederation. In her public remarks of late, Smith has been quoting directly from that document.

The Narwhal@thenarwhal.ca

What’s at the heart of Alberta premier Danielle Smith’s separation rhetoric? Oil. Her position, @drewanderson.bsky.social writes, has been driven since the outset by the Free Alberta Strategy. It's a plan to back oil and gas — even if it means breaking up Canada. thenarwhal.ca/free-alberta...

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A new documentary from @zeteo.com “Who Killed Shireen?” reveals that Israeli soldiers are using the face of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh for target practice. Abu Akleh’s brother, Anton, calls it "absolutely barbaric."

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Cancer drug Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each. Decades later, Revlimid costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply... Even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture. New: @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @propublica.org

propublica.orgThe Price of RemissionWhen I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...

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”Academics who have “expressed negative opinions” about the Trump administration or “whose research could be seen as being critical of the current administration,” as well as travellers who are transgender, should be extra cautious, according to the advisory“

PressProgress@pressprogress.ca

University teachers’ association warns Canadian academics against travelling to the United States The Canadian Association of University Teachers warns Canadian academics could be searched and detained over their political views at US border

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calgaryjournal.bsky.social@calgaryjournal.bsky.social

Calgary fitness coach share aging advice The older you are, the more important it is to stay in shape. And the harder it is to do so. Regular exercise promotes health and provides opportunities to connect with like-minded people, especially for older adults who commonly experience isolation. Lynn…

This is digusting, unlawful, outrageous. I'm out of words. Rubio should know better than to become a supporter of the worst type of tactics that have inflicted so much pain and mayhem throughout our Latin American history. DO BETTER. And every L.American in the US better be standing up to this!

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

Marco Rubio just announced 10 more people were sent to be imprisoned in CECOT. They were flown there from Gitmo to be imprisoned potentially for life based not on any crime for which they were convicted, but on unproven allegations of gang membership with no due process. This is not lawful.

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How do you even do the paperwork on tariffs that change so drastically, so often? Has anyone written about this? Would definitely read a feature story on the folks who have to administer these import taxes.

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Former top legal executives at large companies including Microsoft, Intel and Eli Lilly submitted a legal brief on April 8 accusing US President Donald Trump of undermining the rule of law and threatening American businesses with his executive orders targeting law firms reut.rs/4cqj0Bt 1/6

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It has been clear and shown to us in so many ways, it's an absolute travesty that we haven't been reporting it for what it is.

Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com

"It’s been clear from October 2023, Israel is interested in depopulating the Gaza Strip, it's now saying the quiet part out loud, they’re seeking to rid Gaza of [Palestinians]", says Mohamad Elmasry, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. 🟥 Read analysis: aje.io/o5i1qy