Happy #NewstodonFriday! Here’s a collection of stories, this week featuring private jets, emergency alerts, the U.S. election, geese, brass bands, and delicious, delicious borsch. The purpose of this thread is to highlight newsrooms that are active in the fediverse, so please boost, follow, subscribe, donate, comment, and show your support for great journalism, any way you can.
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How good is the emergency alert system where you live? @[email protected] and @CALMatters collaborated on a story about how to test what’s in place in your U.S. state, and even build your own guide.
https://themarkup.org/story-recipes/2024/09/27/emergency-alerts-how-to-guide
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Borsch is so important that a Russian official once claimed Ukraine’s lack of willingness to share credit for it was a reason behind the war (yes, really). The team at @[email protected]’s Counteroffensive look into the history and cultural significance of the sour, sweet, smoky beetroot delight.
https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/who-owns-delicious-delicious-borsch
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And finally, this gorgeous photo essay from @thecontinent, which shows brass musicians in Uganda, practicing, performing, and polishing and restoring instruments.
https://continent.substack.com/p/photo-essay-brass-roots
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