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Read BORDER LINE WAR today, a Long Lead collaboration with @MagnumPhotos: https://t.co/uEaS8u4WDx

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From Norway to Kazakhstan, a new Iron Curtain has risen — but it may not be enough to contain Russia, the ghost of an empire that insists it has no boundaries.

Introducing BORDER LINE WAR, the newest feature from Long Lead and @MagnumPhotos: https://t.co/uEaS8u4WDx

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Backstopped by former Washington Post journalists @siobhan_ogrady, @lizziejohnsonnn, and @vanessahlarson — with O'Grady and Johnson still working from the war zone of Ukraine after their Post layoffs — it's a haunting look at life when it's stuck between war and peace.

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@siobhan_ogrady Siobhán, I might have something for you, short term but right in your focus area. Can you email me? jpp at long lead dot com

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Now, as @savadler writes, Tirado is dying "with none of the dignity she’s earned and all of the TBI-induced dementia that’s stealing her limited time left with her kids."

Adler notes people can directly support Tirado here:
Venmo: Linda-Tirado-3
PayPal: Bootstrapindustries@gmail

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In the latest issue of DEPTH PERCEPTION, @parkermolloy asked @nberlat to share @KillerMartinis' best work.

"Linda Tirado has always been the person who speaks best for Linda Tirado," says Berlatsky. "That will be clear when you read her writing.”
https://t.co/lye9V7RSEQ

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That's not justice for @KillerMartinis, though. According to her, a settlement can’t ever be called justice. Listen to what justice sounds like to Linda Tirado, in her own voice:

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@vermontgmg This isn't goodbye, it's so long for now.

You'll be seeing us in all the old, familiar places, just not this one.

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The American far right has solidified its power over the last four decades.

@vermontgmg explored this rise in season 2 of LONG SHADOW, from Ruby Ridge to Jan. 6.

Listen to understand the stakes of the 2024 election https://t.co/uT8IfDeEf1

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If journalism is history’s first draft, why was one of its pioneers edited out? Next week, @LongLead drops a revision, revealing a female sports writer overlooked by time.

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Learn more about our Signal Award-winning podcast, hosted by @vermontgmg, here: https://t.co/S8cggXDWzw

(And there's more coming in 2024. Stay tuned!)

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Recommended Podcast:

Long Shadow: The Rise of the American Far Right.

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Recommended Podcast:

Long Shadow: The Rise of the American Far Right.

Published by @LongLead

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Are you ready for the Posting Onslaught brought on by Trump taking the stand in his civil trial today?

Episode 6 of LONG SHADOW: RISE OF THE AMERICAN FAR RIGHT explores how MAGA gained traction in the U.S., making politics a battle of memes.

🎧: https://t.co/wRp0h5HgRE