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Journalist and writer - Adjunct @CUNY Words in Guardian, New Yorker, The Nation etc... get in touch at spaggiariottavia@gmail.com

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Sand groomers v turtles: how wildlife is falling foul of the demand for Insta-perfect beaches From the turtle-nesting beaches of Italy to Greek island bird havens, across the Mediterranean campaigners are fighting to protect habitats from tourists seeking a picture-perfect holiday

"We, the people, and the place are just a decoration.โ€

This is the story of the ugliness behind the Instagram post: tourists abusing locals, beach owners flattening turtle nests and view-seekers trampling plants.

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Mining the Past, Threatening the Future - The Margin Facing the brunt of the mineral rush, Tribal Nations sue the federal government

Mining for the clean energy transition is on the rise in the US. With 65% or more of lithium and copper projects within 35 miles of Tribal land, Native American communities worry about damage to public health, biodiversity, and sacred sites. By @ottavias.bsky.social for @themarginus.bsky.social.

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Mining the Past, Threatening the Future - The Margin Facing the brunt of the mineral rush, Tribal Nations sue the federal government

Following a five-year fight, the Hualapai Tribe is the only Indigenous Nation to stop a lithium mine from moving forward in the U.Sโ€ฆ At least for now.

Check out our latest story by @ottavias.bsky.social

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For generations, Hualapai elders passed on traditional stories and songs about Haโ€™Kamweโ€™, a place they say is so quiet that itโ€™s possible to hear the water sing.

Read our latest story by @ottavias.bsky.social with photos by @ashponders.bsky.social at themargin.us

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Fires, wars and bureaucracy: The tumultuous journey to establish the US National Archives Every democracy needs a national archive. Trumpโ€™s staffing shake-up is endangering an institution that preserves the nationโ€™s history.

L'archivista Usa Elizabeth Call spiega su @theconversation.com perchรฉ le democrazie hanno bisogno di grandi archivi, come nacquero i National Archives degli Stati Uniti e perchรฉ i tiranni non possono amare gli archivi: theconversation.com/fires-wars-a...?

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Congratulations @ottavias.bsky.social!!! You can check out Ottaviaโ€™s work and much more at themargin.us

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Congress is quiet as Trump and Musk take the ax to federal agencies President Donald Trumpโ€™s administration this week launched one of its most brazen challenges yet to Congressโ€™s authority. Lawmakers offered little pushback.

President Donald Trumpโ€™s administration launched one of its most brazen challenges to Congressโ€™s authority. Many lawmakers offered little pushback.

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U.S. government officials privately warn Muskโ€™s blitz appears illegal The billionaireโ€™s DOGE team has launched an all-out assault on federal agencies, triggering numerous legal objections.

The chaotic blitz by Elon Muskโ€™s Department of Government Efficiency has triggered legal objections across Washington, with officials in at least a half-dozen federal agencies and departments raising alarms about whether the billionaireโ€™s assault on government is breaking the law.

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100 chilometri di abissi - Il Post La grotta dove รจ caduta la speleologa Ottavia Piana fa parte di un vasto e complesso sistema carsico, che รจ importante esplorare e che attraversa il versante occidentale del lago dโ€™Iseo

La grotta dove รจ caduta la speleologa Ottavia Piana fa parte di un vasto e complesso sistema carsico, che รจ importante esplorare e che attraversa il versante occidentale del lago dโ€™Iseo

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Winners and finalists of the 2024 global media competition on labour migration

Honored to have the piece I wrote for @aljazeera.com about labor exploitation in the winemaking industry featured as a finalist among such great examples of public service journalism.

Thanks @journalismfund.bsky.social for the support.

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