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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 8d

24,576 pounds of cheddar cheese to Food Bank for the Heartland in Nebraska;

270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;

4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii

--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump

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Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

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Oliver Laughland @oliverlaughland.bsky.social · 8d

In April, the Trump admin deported “Rosario” & her two US citizen children, one of whom is being treated for stage 4 kidney cancer.

The case drew national and international attention. Rosario shares her story for the first time with @theguardian.com - another chapter in our Ice Air investigation:

‘They never told me where I was going’: a family falls into Louisiana’s ‘black hole’ of deportation

Exclusive: A mother and her two US citizen children – including one with stage 4 cancer – disappeared and were deported to Honduras

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 9d

"They detained our father about a week ago...we'll be here as many days as we have to be to get information about our dad."

Such crucial on-the-ground reporting at the ICE Broadview facility from @oliverlaughland.bsky.social + @tomsilverstone.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t31x...

How Chicago is resisting Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown | Anywhere but Washington

YouTube video by The Guardian

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Josh Kaplan @josh-kaplan.bsky.social · 9d

NEW: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has taken money directly from Chinese investors, according to newly unsealed testimony. It's the first time direct Chinese investment in the defense contractor has been disclosed. www.propublica.org/article/elon...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies

The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...

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Oliver Laughland @oliverlaughland.bsky.social · 9d

Our latest Anywhere But Washington is in Chicago, examining how the city is responding to a wave of ICE raids & a crackdown on free speech following the murder of Charlie Kirk.

We spent time with @katmabu.bsky.social, neighborhood watch organizers & right wing groups outside the city:

How Chicago is resisting Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown | Anywhere but Washington

YouTube video by The Guardian

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Melody Joy Kramer, MLIS @mkramer.bsky.social · 11d

Exciting news! The second @propublica.org metro ad on @wmata.com has been spotted in the wild on a metro car!

There are thousands of federal staffers with stories to tell. Share yours.

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there are thousands of federal staffers with stories to tell. share yours. propublica.org/tips

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Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 15d

New:

Kristi Noem fast-tracked millions in disaster aid to Naples, Florida tourist attraction after campaign donor intervened

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Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened

The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe...

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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 16d

GOOD NEWS.

Clinical teams across the country are forming a five-year, $37 million consortium to research stillbirth, a neglected public health concern.

“There’s no question that the ProPublica reporting was intimately tied to this,” one expert said.

Specifically, @deldeib.bsky.social's reporting.

NIH Launches New Multimillion-Dollar Initiative to Reduce U.S. Stillbirth Rate

Clinical teams across the country are forming a five-year, $37 million consortium to research stillbirth, a long-neglected public health concern. “There’s no question that the ProPublica reporting was...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20d

📽️ WATCH: Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past 20 years studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child.

RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19d

Children's hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, whose detention sparked a community uproar and became a test of counterterrorism powers in immigration court, was released from an Ohio jail Friday as DHS abruptly withdrew its case against him.

“This is beyond my dreams,” he told ProPublica.

Ohio Chaplain Freed From Jail as DHS Drops Deportation Case

“This is beyond my dreams,” Ayman Soliman told ProPublica on his release from an Ohio jail. In a case marked by errors and inconsistencies, DHS had accused the children’s hospital chaplain of…

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 22d

My colleague @vernalcoleman.bsky.social is a diligent, careful reporter (and a great human!).

He's been doing an excellent job holding the Department of Veterans Affairs to account.

Do you have a tip to share? Reach out to him directly: [email protected] or on Signal at vcoleman91.99

ProPublica @propublica.org · 22d

It's a journalist's job to ask questions of government officials, no matter which party is in power. That often means respectfully knocking on doors to get answers people deserve to know.

Tips and evidence are essential to our nonpartisan work: www.propublica.org/tips/

Screenshot of post on X from VA Secretary Doug Collins. The text reads: @ProPublica is an extreme liberal news outlet that will do anything to make the Trump Administration look bad. But this week, the far-left editors there reached a new low by sending @VernalColeman to stalk @DeptVetAffairs employees at their homes. This creepy behavior will discourage good people from coming to work at VA. @ProPublica, please do better and stop letting your hatred of the Trump Administration continue to warp your judgment.

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 22d

Fluoride in drinking water has widely been heralded as a public health triumph.

But this year, with the rise of RFK Jr., legislation has been introduced in *at least 21 states* to roll back provisions related to it.

Critical reporting @annaleighclark.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/fluo...

Amid Rise of RFK Jr., Officials Waver on Drinking Water Fluoridation — Even in the State Where It Started

As federal agencies review their guidance on fluoridation and the nation’s top health official calls fluoride “industrial waste,” state and local governments are pulling back on the practice, upending...

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Oliver Laughland @oliverlaughland.bsky.social · 22d

I’ve covered street protests for years and never seen this much tear gas used on such a small crowd

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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 23d

NEW: I wrote about how drinking water fluoridation has long been heralded as a public health triumph, but skeptics increasingly hold sway in government.

Most notably: RFK, Jr.

And customer notice requirements are patchy, so people may not even know about it when their fluoridation stops.

Amid Rise of RFK Jr., Officials Waver on Drinking Water Fluoridation — Even in the State Where It Started

As federal agencies review their guidance on fluoridation and the nation’s top health official calls fluoride “industrial waste,” state and local governments are pulling back on the practice, upending...

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 25d

🔎Come work with us🔍

We're looking for an ambitious investigative reporter @propublica.org based in the Midwest:

*Interested in journalists with experience in government + corporate accountability reporting.
*Based in/willing to move to IL, MI, MO, WI, OH, IN or MN.

Apply here: grnh.se/uzy0n5km6us

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 26d

Come join us at @propublica.org! 🔎

We are looking for the next Ancil Payne Reporting Fellow to uncover powerful immigration investigative projects. It's a two-year fellowship based in DC (deadline is 10/13 9am ET).

Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 29d

“Louisiana is where people go to be disappeared,” said Nora Ahmed, legal director of the ACLU of Louisiana.

Such an important investigation into the Louisiana hub at the center of the Trump administration’s deportation machine via @oliverlaughland.bsky.social:

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Trump’s deportation hub: inside the ‘black hole’ where immigrants disappear

A Guardian investigation into the Alexandria facility reveals a pattern of alleged due process violations, previously unreported accounts of neglect and abuse, documented health emergencies and long s...

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Oliver Laughland @oliverlaughland.bsky.social · 29d

NEW: We’ve spent the past 4 months investigating a detention center on the tarmac of a rural airport in Alexandria - a legal “black hole” & Trump’s deportation hub

We uncovered a pattern of alleged due process violations, poor medical treatment, overcrowding, health emergencies, abuse & long stays:

Trump’s deportation hub: inside the ‘black hole’ where immigrants disappear

A Guardian investigation into the Alexandria facility reveals a pattern of alleged due process violations, previously unreported accounts of neglect and abuse, documented health emergencies and long s...

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Duaa Eldeib @deldeib.bsky.social · Sep 10

He wanted to die. His wife fought for him. A psychiatrist was their last hope.

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“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple’s Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope

After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necess...

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hannahallam.bsky.social @hannahallam.bsky.social · Sep 9

Wrote about Ayman Soliman, a children’s hospital chaplain now in ICE custody after losing his asylum. His story shows the long legacy of post-9/11 laws, and his case is a test of Trump’s ability to merge the sweeping powers of immigration and counterterrorism
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Ohio Chaplain’s Case Shows How 9/11-Era Terror Rules Could Empower Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

The U.S. government is trying to deport Ohio children’s hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, alleging tenuous connections to terrorism. If DHS succeeds, experts say it could hand the Trump administration ...

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · Sep 8

"This administration is trying to do everything in its power – and beyond its power – to punish me and deport me."

A powerful and nuanced profile of Mahmoud Khalil from @oliverlaughland.bsky.social:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Mahmoud Khalil on exile, liberation and Ice detention: ‘It was a clear act of cruelty’

His grandparents survived the Nakba and he fled Assad’s Syria. Khalil is no stranger to political persecution, but not even Trump’s crackdown can silence him

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Oliver Laughland @oliverlaughland.bsky.social · Sep 8

“I did not fear them whatsoever,” he recalls. “I saw them eye to eye.”

The extraordinary bravery of Mahmoud Khalil - who invited me into his new home for a three hour interview.

Edited by @noayachot.bsky.social

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Mahmoud Khalil on exile, liberation and Ice detention: ‘It was a clear act of cruelty’

His grandparents survived the Nakba and he fled Assad’s Syria. Khalil is no stranger to political persecution, but not even Trump’s crackdown can silence him

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David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEW: JPMorgan, the largest US bank, enabled the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein.

The bank lent him money, created accounts for his victims, disregarded suspicious transactions and overruled employees who raised concerns.
@mattgoldstein26.bsky.social @jsgatnyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/m...

How JPMorgan Enabled the Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · Sep 4

Trump has accused his opponents with multiple mortgages of fraud.

New records show that 3 of his cabinet members list multiple homes as their primary residences on mortgages.

🔎🤯 via @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @justinelliott.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.

The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...

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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · Aug 26

1/ A high-profile rightwing activist, who pushed to overturn Trump’s loss in 2020, has been appointed to a top position in the Department of Homeland Security helping oversee U.S. election security, I reported for @propublica.org‬.

🧵👇

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She Pushed to Overturn Trump’s Loss in the 2020 Election. Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security.

Heather Honey has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security. State election officials and voting experts are concerned.

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