Freelance journalist covering US nat'l affairs for @StatesNewsroom | 2x @WeAreSFJ award-winner | Prev: @NewStatesman, @VICE & more | Comments = mine. DMs open.

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Bigotry. Anti-science. Warped religion. These are some parts of #FarRight extremism, & they've called #Tennessee home. Here's part one of my investigative #longreads series for @TNLookout & @statesnewsroom on far-right extremism in Tennessee. READ PT 1: tennesseelookout.com/2023/07…
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Twitter is becoming more and hostile toward journalism and journalists. For at least a little while, I'm not going to post here on Twitter at all. If you want to continue to get my day-to-day reporting as well as my next story, follow me on Threads: threads.net/@heinendevon

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#BREAKING WH issues readout of #Biden's conversation today with #Ukraine's president, Volodymyr #Zelensky: "Biden pledged to continue providing Ukraine with the support needed to defend itself, including advanced air defense systems." #Russia #Putin
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#BREAKING (via WH press pool) #Biden says during student-debt speech that he'll give a major speech re: #Ukraine funding; however he did not provide timing of that Ukraine speech. #Russia
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Thursday, #Biden has 2 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Get classified President's Daily Brief at 10a Eastern • Briefing re: #Ukraine at 12p Presser: WH Press Sec Karine Jean-Pierre at 1p
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I've said this before, and I'll say it again: "Citizen journalism" does NOT exist. AT ALL. We who are actually journalists are trained. We spend years learning and honing hard and soft skills -- like news judgement, how to deal with sources & information -- as well as ethics.
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Citizen journalism is the path to better future! I strongly encourage people around the world to post news about events as they’re happening, in both text & video.
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The annual ozone hole that forms over Antarctica has ballooned to near-record size, scientists say. trib.al/JUZcSU6
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JUST IN #DeSantis's #Election2024 campaign, leadership PAC and joint fundraising cmte fundraised $15 million in the third quarter this year, per DeSantis campaign stmt.
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News — Jim Jordan says “yes,” he is running for speaker, per @kristin__wilson. Steve Scalise is expected to run for speaker. Others may run as well.
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I'm just going to put the following out there, in case some people need reminding:
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Steny Hoyer, the former majority leader, has also been directed to vacate his workspace in the Capitol. @NBCNews
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NEW WH issues readout of #Biden's and #Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad #AlThani.
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NEWS - As one of his first acts as the acting speaker, Rep. Patrick McHenry ordered former Speaker Nancy Pelosi to vacate her Capitol hideaway office by Wednesday “Please vacate the space tomorrow, the room will be re-keyed" w/ @DaniellaMicaela politico.com/live-updates/20…
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Wednesday, #Biden has 2 things on his public schedule, per WH: • Speech re: his "Administration’s efforts to cancel #StudentDebt & support students & borrowers" at 1p Eastern • Get classified President's Daily Brief at 2:15p Presser: WH Press Sec Karine Jean-Pierre at 1:30p
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#BREAKING House votes to remove Rep. #KevinMcCarthy (R-Calif.) as Speaker of the House -- 216 yes votes to 210 no. 📸: C-SPAN #McCarthy
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#BREAKING Rep. #KevinMcCarthy (R-Calif.) presser after House votes today to remove #McCarthy as House Speaker: Says he might endorse a successor, but adds he doesn't he know who's running.
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#BREAKING Rep. #KevinMcCarthy (R-Calif.) presser after House votes today to remove #McCarthy as House Speaker: Says he has not thought about resigning from the House.
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The House will be in recess until next next week. GOP conference will meet Tuesday for a candidate forum. Speakers race sometime after, per multiple members
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NEWS: MCCARTHY WILL NOT RUN FOR SPEAKER AGAIN, he just told his members, per sources in the room. w/ @haleytalbotcnn @AnnieGrayerCNN
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NEW (via WH press pool) #Biden called Democrat #LaphonzaButler of California re: her appointment to the Senate, where Butler will replace the recently deceased former Sen. Dianne #Feinstein (D-Calif.), per WH stmt.
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