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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 8h

A woman who was shot multiple times by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents did not ram them with her car and had her weapon stored in her purse at the time of the incident, according to her lawyer, contradicting accounts by the Department of Homeland Security.

www.reuters.com/world/us/bod...

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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 6h

"PFNA is so hazardous that the EPA struck an agreement with eight companies to phase it out nearly two decades ago."

And yet, the report is stuck in limbo, still not released to the public.

Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · 7h

NEW An EPA report found that PFNA, a chemical in the drinking water of some 26M people, interferes with development and likely causes liver problems & male reproductive harms. The report was done in April, scientists told me. But the agency hasn't released it

www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 1d

A beloved colleague who was terminated last year through management's vague and inconsistent disciplinary process regularly brought apple cake to the office on his birthday. As we did last year, we are marking his absence and calling for job security protections with apple cake in our NYC office.

A smiling guild member wearing a ProPublica Guild shirt uncovers the apple cakes in the ProPublica office.

Many guild members wearing ProPublica Guild shirts help themselves to slices of apple cake.

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 1d

Based on the scale of the vandalism, it's clear that many New Yorkers are not on board with the concept of a wearable AI pendant.

Vandals deface ads for AI necklaces that listen to all your conversations

Critics attacked subway ads to defend human friends and broadly criticize AI.

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Melody Joy Kramer, MLIS @mkramer.bsky.social · 1d

A nice write up in @usa.streetsblog.org!

usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/08/t...

This Newsroom Is Looking For Its Next Big Tip on the Train — Streetsblog USA

Investigative journalists at ProPublica are betting that the next big tipster is riding the rails right now — and reaching out to find them.

usa.streetsblog.org

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 2d

when you try and get your PhD advisor to review your manuscript 😂

Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid

Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactable

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baldavenger.bsky.social @baldavenger.bsky.social · 6d

The dedication to visually representing each of the 4,304 deliveries in the background scroll is admirable and conveys the loss to food banks.

The personal interviews and portraits are concise but powerfully relate these cuts’ impact on peoples' lives.

Everyone’s’ “must read” today.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 6d

NEW: 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 Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.

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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REI Union @reiunion.bsky.social · 6d

Last week, our National Bargaining Committee met with REI to kick off the first round of our national bargaining process!!✊

Our bargaining committee is made of 22 coworkers from all 11 of our union stores, and it was so empowering to sit down with REI as one and negotiate over our Co-op’s future.

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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 6d

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...

projects.propublica.org

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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 6d

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Massive fire erupts at Chevron refinery just outside of Los Angeles

Fire crews are battling massive flames at a Chevron refinery just outside of Los Angeles. Officials in El Segundo, California, urged people to stay indoors Thursday night.

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Phoebe Petrovic @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social · 6d

the gov't just said it's ok for private, billion dollar corporations to break a person's lifeline -- a custom device often costing 10s or 100s of thousands of $$ -- with impunity. www.reuters.com/world/usdot-...

USDOT will not enforce Biden wheelchair passenger protection rule

The U.S. Transportation Department said on Monday that it will not enforce key provisions of a Biden administration rule issued in December requiring new consumer protections for disabled passengers using wheelchairs.

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Cengiz Yar @cengizyar.com · 7d

shocking details out of an ICE raid on an apartment building in South Shore area of Chicago on September 30th abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 8d

MW correctly reading the room

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 8d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 10d

If I’d had this machine as a kid I would’ve been insufferable.

Anyway, please share our petition:

ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 10d

Will you send our petition for a fair contract to your 5 closest friends?
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · Feb 12

Even if you don’t watch the show English Teacher, hope you'll read this. This is about more than 1 show, 1 guy.

FX just renewed a show from a man facing allegations of assault. I have a LOT of questions about the implications not just for FX but for the whole industry www.salon.com/2025/02/12/f...

FX’s renewal of "English Teacher" sends a dangerous message

FX's decision to look past allegations against Brian Jordan Alvarez signals a troubling disregard for survivors.

www.salon.com

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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 13d

1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.

Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.

Thread 👇

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Melody Joy Kramer, MLIS @mkramer.bsky.social · 15d

Hi! There are two designs circulating. Several people have spotted this one. If you see the other one, can you take a picture of it? Thank you!!!!

Chris Bing @chrisbing.bsky.social · 16d

Seen on the DC metro:

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 14d

It’s difficult to find the words to express how our unit is feeling right now, but we’ll take a stab at it: shocked, disappointed, angry, gutted. @cascadepbs.bsky.social’s choice to eliminate long-form written reporting is a massive loss for our community in a critical moment. tinyurl.com/LayoffFund

Donate to Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed, organized by Isabella Breda

On Monday, Sept. 22, Cascade PBS announced that it would be s… Isabella Breda needs your support for Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 14d

An ICE agent threw a mom to the ground.

You know how she can file a complaint with DHS?

SHE CAN'T. Trump closed that office.

www.propublica.org/article/home...

On March 21, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem shut down the office and fired most of the 150-person staff. As a result, about 600 civil rights abuse investigations were frozen.

“All the oversight in DHS was eliminated today,” one worker texted after the announcement that they’d been fired.

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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 14d

lots of 😮 quotes in this! Can't decide if the quotes from FEMA or CDC employees are the most revealing

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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 14d

I hope they fix the airless dungeon that is the 34th St-Herald Sq station. 🥵

THE CITY @thecity.nyc · 14d

Could geothermal technology cool steamy subway platforms as temperatures rise? The MTA is trying to find out.

MTA Searches Underground for Ways to Cool Sweltering Stations

The transit agency may use geothermal technology to combat high temperatures as the number of yearly heat waves is projected to more than triple by the 2050s.

www.thecity.nyc

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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 14d

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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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 14d

‘No, I don’t want your help, I’m just here to patrol you and to desensitize you to my presence.’ Then he just keeps on walking.

⬆️ This part, about the new security guy walking around FEMA in body armor, is particularly chilling

www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers

WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.

www.wired.com

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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 15d

"Though FEMA can be picky in disbursing aid, it must abide by federal civil rights law; private charities do not."

-->really smart story about Trump + private faith-based disaster aid. @grist.org tried to follow the money and...it got murky

grist.org/accountabili...

Trump raised $8 million for Hurricane Helene survivors. Where did it all go?

On a dusty, warm day last October, nearly a month after Hurricane Helene tore across the southeastern United States, Donald Trump stood behind a podium in Swannanoa, North Carolina, to pledge funding ...

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l-l-w.bsky.social @l-l-w.bsky.social · 16d

This fantastic illustration was made by natesweitzer.com for ProPublica!

Nate Sweitzer

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