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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · Jul 29

Absolutely WILD tale from @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/pept...

A Las Vegas Festival Promised Ways to Cheat Death. Two Attendees Left Fighting for Their Lives.

Authorities are investigating why two women fell ill at the Revolution Against Aging and Death Festival. They both received peptide injections, an alternative therapy promoted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr....

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Anjeanette Damon @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social · Jul 29

NV public health officials are investigating how two women became critically ill after receiving injections at a Las Vegas longevity conference promising pathways to an "unlimited lifespan." The doctor who ran the booth isn't licensed in Nevada. My story: www.propublica.org/article/pept...

A Las Vegas Festival Promised Ways to Cheat Death. Two Attendees Left Fighting for Their Lives.

Authorities are investigating why two women fell ill at the Revolution Against Aging and Death Festival. They both received peptide injections, an alternative therapy promoted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr....

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · May 30

NEW: Former “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Owner to Plead Guilty in Fraud Scheme That Cost Investors $40 Million @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social @mrsimon22.bsky.social

Former “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Owner to Plead Guilty in Fraud Scheme That Cost Investors $40 Million

Charles Carrier agreed to plead guilty to one count of felony wire fraud that carries a potential 20-year prison sentence. The plea follows a ProPublica report detailing how Carrier bilked investors a...

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Aliyya Swaby @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social · May 27

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.

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Anjeanette Damon @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social · May 13

A “We Buy Ugly Houses” former franchise owner is accused of orchestrating a yearslong Ponzi scheme, bilking tens of millions of dollars from investors.

“It’s incalculable the amount of damage this guy did. He’s ruined some lives,” said one investor.

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“Incalculable” Damage: How a “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Left a Trail of Financial Wreckage Across Texas

Charles Carrier is accused of orchestrating a yearslong Ponzi scheme, bilking tens of millions of dollars from both wealthy investors and older people with modest incomes. Despite signs of trouble, Ho...

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Anjeanette Damon @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social · Apr 16

As billions of dollars flow for border security, many living there lack basic infrastructure, like hospitals & running water.

"Most people don’t understand what it’s like turning your faucet and there’ll be no water."

My latest w/ Perla Trevizo & @cengizyar.com www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Trump Is Spending Billions on Border Security. Some Residents Living There Lack Basic Resources.

The president has reportedly urged Congress to pass $175 billion for border security. But residents of Del Rio, Texas, and Douglas, Arizona, say their basic needs — like safe drinking water and hospit...

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Apr 16

The president has reportedly urged Congress to pass $175 billion for border security. But residents of Del Rio, Texas, and Douglas, Arizona, say their basic needs — like safe drinking water and hospital access — aren’t being met. @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social and Perla Trevizo w/ @texastribune.org

Trump Is Spending Billions on Border Security. Some Residents Living There Lack Basic Resources.

The president has reportedly urged Congress to pass $175 billion for border security. But residents of Del Rio, Texas, and Douglas, Arizona, say their basic needs — like safe drinking water and hospit...

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Cengiz Yar @cengizyar.com · Apr 16

State and Federal resources are flowing to border security, while local communities lack access to clean drinking water and full-service hospitals.

@anjeanette-damon.bsky.social and Perla Trevizo report, with photography by me for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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Anjeanette Damon @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social · Mar 14

One ranger's reaction: “We have a duty to tell the public what’s going on. Every person we lose hurts.”

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Anjeanette Damon @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social · Mar 14

National Park Service directs rangers to use talking points that evade the reality of how the Trump Administration's cuts affect visitors and the nation's most iconic landscapes.

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Curious How Trump’s Cost Cutting Could Affect Your National Park Visit? You Might Not Get a Straight Answer.

National Park Service staff have received talking points ordering them to describe layoffs as “workforce management actions” and to reassure visitors that changes resulting from the cuts won’t impede ...

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Mar 5

Denver’s mayor will testify before Congress today about policies that limit cooperation with Trump’s mass deportations. Last year, @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social reported from Denver 👇

As Denver Aids Arriving Migrants, Its Homeless Residents Feel Left Behind

Denver Rallied Behind Arriving Immigrants. Now Its Homeless Population Feels Shortchanged.

When Mike Johnston became the mayor of Denver, he was determined to do right by the migrants arriving in his city. But it wasn’t long before he felt the full weight of that commitment.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Feb 10

NEW: The Trump administration is not backing down in its effort to slash spending and reshape the federal government, despite multiple court orders explicitly restraining the president’s sweeping actions.

By Jake Pearson and @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social

The Courts Blocked Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze. Agencies Are Withholding Money Anyway.

Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority —…

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Anjeanette Damon @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social · Jan 28

Apt read this morning for those who want to understand what is happening.

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Jan 28

“We can simply choke off the money.”

How Donald Trump Plans to Take Spending Control From Congress by @mtredden.bsky.social (from November)

How Trump Plans to Seize the Power of the Purse From Congress

The second-term president likely will seek to cut off spending that lawmakers have already appropriated, setting off a constitutional struggle within the branches. If successful, he could wield the po...

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Anjeanette Damon @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social · Jan 8

Also listen to @danielrothberg.bsky.social and City Cast Las Vegas' Dayvid Figler discuss their work on the story here: lasvegas.citycast.fm/podcasts/exc...

Exclusive: The Tesla Tunnel Expansion, Investigated - City Cast Las Vegas

City Cast's new investigation, co-published with ProPublica, reveals new details about the so-called "Tesla tunnels" run...

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Anjeanette Damon @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social · Jan 8

Including one on my team covering the southwest!

Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · Jan 8

Editors, producers, reporters: we've got SIX open positions at @propublica.org — take a peek, some have fast-approaching application deadlines: boards.greenhouse.io/propublica?g...

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ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. With a team of more than 100 dedicated journalists, ProPublica covers a range of topics,...

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Anjeanette Damon @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social · Jan 8

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. spent years pitching cities on a an underground transportation system. Proposals in Illinois and Calif. fizzled after officials and the public scrutinized the details and sought environmental reviews.

Then he went to Las Vegas.
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight

Given Musk’s role advising President-elect Donald Trump on ways to slash regulations and government oversight, Boring and the Vegas Loop project might be a harbinger for the country.

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Rob Davis @robwdavis.bsky.social · Dec 5

New ProPublica jobs! Come join us.

* Covering the Southwest: boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

* Covering Florida: boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

Salary ranges: $90K-$130K.

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Ziva Branstetter @zivabranstetter.bsky.social · Dec 3

Today only: Support fearless nonprofit investigative journalism by giving to @propublica.org and your donation is matched! give.propublica.org/give/346423/...

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Anjeanette Damon @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social · Nov 25

🚨🚨Job alert!🚨🚨 Come work with me! Well, not directly with me, but for my organization. The Texas team is amazing. boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

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Ziva Branstetter @zivabranstetter.bsky.social · Nov 25

New from @propublica.org: A third Texas woman, Porsha Ngumezi, died under that state’s abortion ban. Instead of the D&C she needed, doctors gave her misoprostol. The bleeding continued and she died. www.propublica.org/article/pors...

A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.

Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.

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Nicole Santa Cruz @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social · Nov 22

Can people whose belongings were taken in "sweeps" of homeless encampments recover them?

Some cities have storage programs, but as one advocate says, they offer only an “illusion of compassion.” Here's what we found ➡️ www.propublica.org/article/home...

Cities Say They Store Property Taken From Homeless Encampments. People Rarely Get Their Things Back.

Storage programs are meant to protect people’s property rights and allow them to reclaim their possessions. But they rarely accomplish either objective, according to a ProPublica investigation of citi...

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · Nov 21

Welcome @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social to Bsky! In about an hour, she and other @propublica.org reporters will be talking about their work covering life and death in post-Roe America.
RSVP to watch for free here:

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Anjeanette Damon @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social · Nov 21

Interesting! I wasn't aware of the increase. That's quite a jump. Thanks for raising the issue.

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Melissa Sanchez @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social · Nov 21

Miller is sick of people telling her she should be thankful for rent assistance. She’s used many words to describe how she feels about IHA — and thankful isn’t one of them.

Phenomenal reporting & storytelling by @emilyhopkins.bsky.social & Tyler Fenwick

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Broken Housing: How Indy’s public housing agency fuels a crisis

The Indianapolis Housing Agency’s failures are leading to evictions and homelessness.

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Anjeanette Damon @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social · Nov 20

There aren't too many of us out there! My parents picked the name while reading movie credits for inspiration.

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