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“Two European journalists were hacked using government spyware made by Israeli surveillance tech provider Paragon.”
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/12/researchers-confirm-two-journalists-were-hacked-with-paragon-spyware/

Researchers confirm two journalists were hacked with Paragon spyware | TechCrunch
The confirmation of two hacked victims further deepens an ongoing spyware scandal that, for now, appears largely focused on the Italian government.

Sources: four senior BBC journalists have lodged ageism complaints as they face layoffs under plans to merge the BBC's Home and Foreign newsdesks (Jake Kanter/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/bbc-news-journalists-age-discriminat…

BBC News Journalists Lodge Ageism Complaint As They Face Being Fired Under Newsdesk Merger
A group of seasoned BBC News journalists have claimed that they are being forced out of the corporation because of their age.

I have two journals for poetry. One where I write some certified stinkers and the other where I try my best to write good ones.
And sometimes, I write some personal favorites in the bad journal and have to transfer it over to the good journal anyway.
Is this weird? Shouldn't I just have one journal where the good and the bad poetry can live next to each other?
#poetry

"The hacking mystery roiling the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing government is deepening after researchers said they had found new evidence that two more journalists were targeted using the same military-grade spyware that Italy has admitted to using against activists."
#Spyware @…

Nachos, tacos, and quesadillas: Taco Bell is coming to Ireland (via @… )
https://jrnl.ie/6703356

Whistleblower: Lockheed Martin Awarded Bonuses Based on Race (City Journal)
https://www.city-journal.org/article/lockheed-martin-civil-rights-law-bonuses-race-merit
http://www.memeorandum.com/250612/p121#a250612p121

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"What Can We Learn From Open Access Journals in the Arab States?" @ Katina Magazine: https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/open-knowledge/2025/open-access-journals-arab-states
"In the 22 Arab states,

Researchers find evidence that a second fanpage.it journalist, along with an anonymous European journalist, were targeted using Graphite spyware (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jun/12/…

Profiles of three employees at VOA's fact-checking unit, who fled Russia and are now among the many journalists losing their jobs under President Trump's orders (Scott Nover/Washington Post)

The U.S. granted these journalists asylum. Then it fired them.
Three employees at Voice of America’s fact-checking unit fled Putin’s wrath and are now among the many journalists losing their jobs under Trump’s orders.