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Ben Werdmuller
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I lead technology at ProPublica and write speculative fiction. This is a personal account. Every day, I write about tech, democracy, and society at https://werd.io. More about me: https://about.werd.io
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There is, and I do not say this lightly, a *lot* going on 😅
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benwerd 2 days ago
"Sebastian Gorka accused a ProPublica reporter of writing a “putrid piece of hackery” about him. Here’s how basic beat reporting led to a broader story about the state of the U.S. counterterrorism mission at a critical moment."
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I Reached Out to the White House Counterterrorism Czar for Comment. He Lashed Out on X.
Sebastian Gorka accused a ProPublica reporter of writing a “putrid piece of hackery” about him. Here’s how basic beat reporting led to a broa...
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benwerd 3 days ago
If I was invited to the Met Gala I'd just go in a zorb and roll around a bunch. Avant-garde ✅ Daring ✅ Impactful ✅
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benwerd 3 days ago
Congratulations to every journalism team celebrating a Pulitzer Prize this afternoon. And thank you to every journalist everywhere who is speaking truth to power, bringing injustice to light, and speaking up for people who need their stories to be heard. We need you more than ever.
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benwerd 5 days ago
The gutting of the VRA is completely disturbing. Everything feels like a full-speed careen to the worst of Jim Crow and McCarthyism, like an upside-down nightmare inverse of what America's promise could actually be.
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benwerd 6 days ago
Today is turning out to be very exciting (in a very good way).
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benwerd 6 days ago
In a conversation with my therapist, she asked what I'd been reading lately. I have two books on the go: an apocalyptic horror novel and one about the Gwangju Uprising in South Korea. She quietly suggested that maybe I find some joy from time to time. Heard.
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