Mario Alejandro Ariza
@marioarizabaez.bsky.social
Covering Florida for @propublica. Secure comms: Signal -786.210.6548 [email protected]. Author of Disposable City: Miami's Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe.
1. This year traffic stops by Florida cops have led to at least two dozen immigrant kids being separated from their family or caregivers and placed in federal shelters.
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield.
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield.
November 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
1. This year traffic stops by Florida cops have led to at least two dozen immigrant kids being separated from their family or caregivers and placed in federal shelters.
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield.
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield.
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ICE has sent more immigrant kids into the federal shelter system this year than in the previous 4 years combined.
Under Trump, the average stay in custody is ~6 months, up from a month under Biden.
Eye-opening story from @micarosenberg.bsky.social, @marioarizabaez.bsky.social + ProPublica team:
Under Trump, the average stay in custody is ~6 months, up from a month under Biden.
Eye-opening story from @micarosenberg.bsky.social, @marioarizabaez.bsky.social + ProPublica team:
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
ICE has sent more immigrant kids into the federal shelter system this year than in the previous 4 years combined.
Under Trump, the average stay in custody is ~6 months, up from a month under Biden.
Eye-opening story from @micarosenberg.bsky.social, @marioarizabaez.bsky.social + ProPublica team:
Under Trump, the average stay in custody is ~6 months, up from a month under Biden.
Eye-opening story from @micarosenberg.bsky.social, @marioarizabaez.bsky.social + ProPublica team:
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📽️ Listen to our reporter Eli Hager, who spoke with former acting commissioner Leland Dudek for 15 hours and interviewed dozens of Social Security insiders, explain the untold saga of what happened when DOGE stormed Social Security.
Read more: https://propub.li/3KUBsIL
Read more: https://propub.li/3KUBsIL
October 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
📽️ Listen to our reporter Eli Hager, who spoke with former acting commissioner Leland Dudek for 15 hours and interviewed dozens of Social Security insiders, explain the untold saga of what happened when DOGE stormed Social Security.
Read more: https://propub.li/3KUBsIL
Read more: https://propub.li/3KUBsIL
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On this day in 1940, Walter Benjamin took his own life in the town of Portbou, after being denied entry by Spanish officials.
“If the killing of Lorca was Fascism’s first crime against literature, Benjamin’s death was undoubtedly the second.” - The Listener
“If the killing of Lorca was Fascism’s first crime against literature, Benjamin’s death was undoubtedly the second.” - The Listener
September 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
On this day in 1940, Walter Benjamin took his own life in the town of Portbou, after being denied entry by Spanish officials.
“If the killing of Lorca was Fascism’s first crime against literature, Benjamin’s death was undoubtedly the second.” - The Listener
“If the killing of Lorca was Fascism’s first crime against literature, Benjamin’s death was undoubtedly the second.” - The Listener
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Former Reform Party UK MP caught taking bribes from Russia for positive comments
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Ex-Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
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September 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Former Reform Party UK MP caught taking bribes from Russia for positive comments
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BREAKING: The FBI has fired agents photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest that followed the death of George Floyd, AP sources say.
FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say
The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
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September 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
BREAKING: The FBI has fired agents photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest that followed the death of George Floyd, AP sources say.
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Are you a Floridian with Citizens Insurance? Know if you have a dispute with them and go to arbitration, as required, you most likely will lose. Reporter @marioarizabaez.bsky.social explains... www.propublica.org/article/citi...
A Florida Home Insurer Was Allowed to Bypass the Courts During Claim Disputes. It Won More Than 90% of the Time.
State legislators and executives at Citizens Property Insurance touted mandatory arbitration as advantageous for both consumers and insurers. In practice, homeowners were left with few avenues for rec...
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September 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Are you a Floridian with Citizens Insurance? Know if you have a dispute with them and go to arbitration, as required, you most likely will lose. Reporter @marioarizabaez.bsky.social explains... www.propublica.org/article/citi...
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Half of all cases resolved during Citizens’ mandatory arbitration process between March 2024 and July 7, 2025, settled for $500 or less to the policyholder.
An additional 28% were settled by Citizens for an average of $30,000.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
An additional 28% were settled by Citizens for an average of $30,000.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
A Florida Home Insurer Was Allowed to Bypass the Courts During Claim Disputes. It Won More Than 90% of the Time.
State legislators and executives at Citizens Property Insurance touted mandatory arbitration as advantageous for both consumers and insurers. In practice, homeowners were left with few avenues for rec...
www.propublica.org
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Half of all cases resolved during Citizens’ mandatory arbitration process between March 2024 and July 7, 2025, settled for $500 or less to the policyholder.
An additional 28% were settled by Citizens for an average of $30,000.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
An additional 28% were settled by Citizens for an average of $30,000.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
State legislators and executives at Citizens Property Insurance touted mandatory arbitration as advantageous for both consumers and insurers. In practice, homeowners were left with little recourse when their claims were denied. My first for
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A Florida Home Insurer Was Allowed to Bypass the Courts During Claim Disputes. It Won More Than 90% of the Time.
State legislators and executives at Citizens Property Insurance touted mandatory arbitration as advantageous for both consumers and insurers. In practice, homeowners were left with few avenues for rec...
www.propublica.org
September 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
State legislators and executives at Citizens Property Insurance touted mandatory arbitration as advantageous for both consumers and insurers. In practice, homeowners were left with little recourse when their claims were denied. My first for
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/citi...
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/citi...
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NEW: A Florida Home Insurer Was Allowed to Bypass the Courts During Claim Disputes. It Won More Than 90% of the Time.
@marioarizabaez.bsky.social
@marioarizabaez.bsky.social
A Florida Home Insurer Was Allowed to Bypass the Courts During Claim Disputes. It Won More Than 90% of the Time.
State legislators and executives at Citizens Property Insurance touted mandatory arbitration as advantageous for both consumers and insurers. In practice, homeowners were left with few avenues for rec...
www.propublica.org
September 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: A Florida Home Insurer Was Allowed to Bypass the Courts During Claim Disputes. It Won More Than 90% of the Time.
@marioarizabaez.bsky.social
@marioarizabaez.bsky.social
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On average, 86% of all named tropical systems in the Atlantic occur after August 2, and the first hurricane doesn't form until August 11.
We have a long season to go. Prepare now – Learn how at weather.gov/safety/hurricane
We have a long season to go. Prepare now – Learn how at weather.gov/safety/hurricane
July 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
On average, 86% of all named tropical systems in the Atlantic occur after August 2, and the first hurricane doesn't form until August 11.
We have a long season to go. Prepare now – Learn how at weather.gov/safety/hurricane
We have a long season to go. Prepare now – Learn how at weather.gov/safety/hurricane
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Last year, ProPublica requested records from the FDA as part of an investigation into the safety of America’s generic drug supply.
The agency declined to quickly release the names of drugs made at some of the most troubled foreign factories.
The agency declined to quickly release the names of drugs made at some of the most troubled foreign factories.
ProPublica Sued the FDA for Withholding Records About the Safety of Generic Drugs
The agency declined to quickly release documents that would identify drugs made at some of the most troubled foreign factories. The request was part of ProPublica’s ongoing investigation into the…
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June 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Last year, ProPublica requested records from the FDA as part of an investigation into the safety of America’s generic drug supply.
The agency declined to quickly release the names of drugs made at some of the most troubled foreign factories.
The agency declined to quickly release the names of drugs made at some of the most troubled foreign factories.
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"Local police in Oregon casually offered various surveillance services to federal law enforcement officials from the FBI and ICE, and to other state and local police departments, as part of an informal email and meetup group of crime analysts."
#Oregon #USA #Policing #Deportation
#Oregon #USA #Policing #Deportation
Emails Reveal the Casual Surveillance Alliance Between ICE and Local Police
Police departments in Oregon created an "analyst group" where they casually offer each other assistance with surveillance tools.
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June 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"Local police in Oregon casually offered various surveillance services to federal law enforcement officials from the FBI and ICE, and to other state and local police departments, as part of an informal email and meetup group of crime analysts."
#Oregon #USA #Policing #Deportation
#Oregon #USA #Policing #Deportation
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Homeland Security records reveal that Trump admin officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees to an El Salvador prison were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.
Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes
Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.
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May 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Homeland Security records reveal that Trump admin officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees to an El Salvador prison were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.
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The most important and underrated skill of any journalist is that when they don't know something to pick up the phone and call someone smarter.
May 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The most important and underrated skill of any journalist is that when they don't know something to pick up the phone and call someone smarter.
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Since fall, 2022, I've been trying to figure out why Newtok's relocation is riddled with problems - the same kind this move was supposed to solve. Newtok’s residents are Americans - not a “they,” but an “us,” and that’s why I chased this story for so long. www.propublica.org/article/newt...
Newtok, Alaska, Was Supposed to Be a Model for Climate Relocation. Here’s How It Went Wrong.
The project’s challenges highlight how ill-prepared the U.S. is to respond to the way climate change is making some places uninhabitable.
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May 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Since fall, 2022, I've been trying to figure out why Newtok's relocation is riddled with problems - the same kind this move was supposed to solve. Newtok’s residents are Americans - not a “they,” but an “us,” and that’s why I chased this story for so long. www.propublica.org/article/newt...
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British authorities have authorised charges of rape, human trafficking and assault against Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate
There are a total of 21 charges relating to 3 women, and the brothers are due to be extradited to the UK after a case in Romania ends
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/w...
There are a total of 21 charges relating to 3 women, and the brothers are due to be extradited to the UK after a case in Romania ends
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/w...
U.K. Authorizes Rape Charges Against Andrew Tate and His Brother
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May 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
British authorities have authorised charges of rape, human trafficking and assault against Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate
There are a total of 21 charges relating to 3 women, and the brothers are due to be extradited to the UK after a case in Romania ends
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/w...
There are a total of 21 charges relating to 3 women, and the brothers are due to be extradited to the UK after a case in Romania ends
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/w...
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1/ The day after the Antioch High shooting, Nashville police arrested a 12-year-old for posting a concerning screenshot on Instagram.
His school was supposed to figure out if it was a valid threat. Instead, the school expelled him with no further investigation.
His school was supposed to figure out if it was a valid threat. Instead, the school expelled him with no further investigation.
May 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
1/ The day after the Antioch High shooting, Nashville police arrested a 12-year-old for posting a concerning screenshot on Instagram.
His school was supposed to figure out if it was a valid threat. Instead, the school expelled him with no further investigation.
His school was supposed to figure out if it was a valid threat. Instead, the school expelled him with no further investigation.
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Schools in Tennessee must use threat assessments to determine if a threat of mass violence is “valid,” but they often carry them out inconsistently. For its part, the doesn't release data on how effective schools’ threat assessments are. @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
A Tennessee School Expelled a 12-Year-Old for a Social Post. Experts Say It Didn’t Properly Assess If He Made a Threat.
The way school officials handled his case also exposes glaring contradictions in two recent state laws that aim to criminalize school threats and require schools to expel students who make them — with...
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May 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Schools in Tennessee must use threat assessments to determine if a threat of mass violence is “valid,” but they often carry them out inconsistently. For its part, the doesn't release data on how effective schools’ threat assessments are. @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
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tl;dr — this EO co-opts the language of open science to implement a system of political control wherein presidential appointees are given broad latitude to designate any number of reasonable scientific activities and inferences as scientific misconduct, and to penalize those involved accordingly.
Restoring Gold Standard Science
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United
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May 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
tl;dr — this EO co-opts the language of open science to implement a system of political control wherein presidential appointees are given broad latitude to designate any number of reasonable scientific activities and inferences as scientific misconduct, and to penalize those involved accordingly.
This is how El Chivo got killed.
May 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This is how El Chivo got killed.
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Researchers Scrape 2 Billion Discord Messages and Publish Them Online
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Researchers Scrape 2 Billion Discord Messages and Publish Them Online
A Brazilian team used Discord’s API to scrape 10% of its open servers.
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May 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Researchers Scrape 2 Billion Discord Messages and Publish Them Online
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Tax cuts pushed by the Trump administration are amplifying debt and deficit concerns among bond investors, a powerful group of market players who influence interest rates.
Why the ‘Big, Beautiful’ Tax Bill Is Worrying Bond Investors
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May 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Tax cuts pushed by the Trump administration are amplifying debt and deficit concerns among bond investors, a powerful group of market players who influence interest rates.
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Study finds that psilocybin is effective in treating severe depression.
Single-Dose Psilocybin for Depression With Severe Treatment Resistance: An Open-Label Trial | American Journal of Psychiatry
Objective: Depression varies along a difficulty-to-treat spectrum. Patients whose illness fails to respond to at least five treatments may be considered to have severely treatment-resistant depression...
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May 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Study finds that psilocybin is effective in treating severe depression.