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Some fabulous data journalism from @motherjones and @trevoraaronson wins big international prize: motherjones.com/mojo/2012/05/f… about 3 hours ago via TweetDeck
MonikaBauerlein Big day: @MotherJones honored with #GEN2012 Data Journalism Award for @TrevorAaronson's story "Terrorists for the FBI." Honored and humbled. about 3 hours ago via Twitter for Android Retweeted by jameswest2010 and 4 others
@kieraevebutler strike! 12:26 PM May 30th via TweetDeck in reply to kieraevebutler
Tzarimas The horror. RT @theage: Boy, 11, covers himself in his slain brother's blood and plays dead to escape Syrian massacre. bit.ly/K6CFqO 9:45 PM May 28th via TweetDeck Retweeted by jameswest2010 and 5 others
glcarlstrom Guardian: Deputy head of Quds Force admits, in now-removed ISNA interview, that Iran is meddling in Syria. bit.ly/JQ3qdk 11:50 AM May 28th via TweetDeck Retweeted by jameswest2010 and 5 others
Max_Fisher Holy crap. RT @martinchulov: Important admission from #Iran 'Our troops are on the ground in #Syria' bit.ly/JpyZet via @guardian 11:58 AM May 28th via TweetDeck Retweeted by jameswest2010 and 99 others
Headline of the day: "Naked Man Shot by Miami Police After Eating Other Man's Face" blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2012/0… 10:18 PM May 27th via web
Attention all writers: blogcdn.com/www.urlesque.c… (thanks @mrbenjaminlaw) 10:05 PM May 27th via web
Does #Memorial Day also commemorate those serving in the war against women, and the war against drugs? 8:33 PM May 27th via web
MaraHvistendahl New Chinese target: 3-5% spike in man-made rain. Check out the weird graphic showing 'weather manipulation weapons' - chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2012-05/2… 7:14 PM May 22nd via web Retweeted by jameswest2010 and 7 others
ABC runs "statist tyranny" for taking climate denier to task. Uniquely absurd editorial in Murdoch's @australian. m.theaustralian.com.au/national-affai…) 7:37 PM May 22nd via Safari on iOS
meadea Um... This snap judgement on the ABC from a visiting climate sceptic: Green-Left climate change bias easy as ABC bit.ly/JOYJ9U 3:13 PM May 22nd via TweetMeme Retweeted by jameswest2010
Calling all wordy programmers! RT @id_gordon: Anyone want to help me create a Drupal add-on to convert stories frm British to U.S. English? 5:17 PM May 22nd via Twitter for iPhone from Manhattan, NY
@612brisbane The Ultimo studios might prove otherwise :) Although @salmonmornay is fierce on the Twitter! 2:50 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck in reply to 612brisbane
@612brisbane I love a presenter that does his own tweeting! 2:43 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck in reply to 612brisbane
@bkjabour @612brisbane looks like your producer agrees @SpencerHowson. 2:41 PM May 22nd via TweetDeck
Celebrated artist Takeshi Miyakawa facing 30 days in Rikers for a psych test after NYPD locked him up: nymag.com/daily/intel/20… 4:16 PM May 21st via TweetDeck
@MonikaBauerlein PS. you don't have to vote, just have your name marked off. 1:47 PM May 21st via TweetDeck in reply to MonikaBauerlein
@MonikaBauerlein There's been a bounty hunter on my BF's case for years. It was an especially uninspiring state election. 1:44 PM May 21st via TweetDeck in reply to MonikaBauerlein
One of the coolest credits ever: "Edy Yin contributed research from United Airlines Flight 88." @edyin1 what a score!! 9:17 AM May 20th via Twitter for iPhone from New York, NY

Name James West
Location New York
Bio Editor of @ClimateDesk, a collaboration between The Atlantic, CIR, Grist, The Guardian, Mother Jones, Slate, Wired & PBS. Author of Beijing Blur, & NYU grad.