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Feb
28
Not an allegory: DeSantis in Staten Island 🗽 Hochul backtracks🗽 Construction workers are dying
It's Not You, It's the Subway: the stories that make New York. Independent, and curated—for you.
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Feb
27
‘Grassroots’ Parents’ Rights Group Gets Big Mystery Money
Moms for Liberty has quickly gained national prominence, thanks to a handful of shadowy donors
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Feb
26
SNAP Benefits, Environmental Protests, and Police Shootings
Top stories for the week ending February 24, 2023
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Feb
24
The NYT Refuses to Part With Transphobia, and More Notes on Hypocrisy
We didn’t have a love affair between the far right, J.K. Rowling, and the NYT on our 2023 bingo card (or maybe we did).
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Feb
23
Podcast: Doug Henwood on His Career and Left Media Today
Veteran journalist Doug Henwood joins OptOutcast to talk about his career and the state of left media today.
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Feb
22
🌏 Train Derailment Raises Questions About Lingering Environmental Hazards
Independent climate news from the OptOut network—fueled by facts, not the oil and gas industry.
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Feb
19
Derailmentgate 🗞 The Times' Anti-Trans Crusade 🗞 Big Tech Myths
The best of independent media from the OptOut news network.
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Feb
17
New Scientist Group Calling For Pandemic Answers Is Tied to Rightwing Dark Money
The Norfolk Group purports to be a group of independent experts, but familiar faces suggest a broader agenda
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Feb
14
As Corporate Media Ignore Chemical Disaster, OptOut Network Covers It
Before the Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio—causing a massive explosion, hours of hazardous chemicals burning, and
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