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Manuel Villa

@mvilla1859

Data journalist for @seattletimes | Formerly @MarshallProj, @ICIJorg, @ColumbiaJourn | Español & 日本語 | T,RT≠Endorsement | 七転び八起き

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“If the top Republicans in Congress were meeting with Trump and the president accidentally spilled Diet Coke on his red necktie, they would all promptly spill Diet Coke on their red neckties, too.” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

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An EPA Rule Will Reduce Lead in Drinking Water—Unless This Republican Effort to Block It Succeeds Reversing the rule could have disastrous implications for public health. Experts and advocates are pushing back. insideclimatenews.org/news/13022025/…

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Alarmed by Trump, a Renowned German Violinist Boycotts the U.S. Christian Tetzlaff said he was disturbed by the president’s embrace of Russia and other policies. “There seems to be a quietness or denial about what’s going on,” he said. nytimes.com/2025/02/28/art…

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Academic freedom and the option to treat students as potential criminals now has a price at ⁦Columbia University⁩: $400 million. Going once, twice… Sold! To the gentleman representing the destruction of civil freedom! wsj.com/us-news/educat…

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US court awards $18m to Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas in libel case against ex-MP premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/…

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📣 Some news about me: Yesterday (Wednesday) I was detained by police in Istanbul, held for 17 hours and then deported from Turkey to the UK. Told I was “a threat to public order”. In the country I lived in - and love. Journalism is not a crime. Here’s the BBC’s statement:

📣 Some news about me:
Yesterday (Wednesday) I was detained by police in Istanbul, held for 17 hours and then deported from Turkey to the UK. Told I was “a threat to public order”. In the country I lived in - and love. 
Journalism is not a crime.
Here’s the BBC’s statement:
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Pubs in Damascus’ Christian Bab Touma neighborhood closed their doors suddenly today. Two pubs said they were told not to serve alcohol & didn’t know when that would end. Most pubs there don’t have alcohol licenses because of their proximity to places of worship, one said

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Today marks two significant milestones: the last day of Ramadan and the official launch of the Sayid Group website! After months of preparation and sharing previews like the logo reveal (thank you for following the journey!), our digital home is now LIVE. ✨ Check out our new

Today marks two significant milestones: the last day of Ramadan and the official launch of the <a href="/sayidgroup/">Sayid Group</a>  website!

After months of preparation and sharing previews like the logo reveal (thank you for following the journey!), our digital home is now LIVE.

✨ Check out our new
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“This institution has systematically gutted every value it claims to uphold all so that it may better function as an arm of the state.” A letter to Columbia columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2025/0…

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US student journalists go dark fearing Trump crusade against pro-Palestinian speech | US universities | The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…