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One officer was accused of spreading a nude photo of a woman he knew.

Another was found responsible for acts of domestic violence and sexual assault.

In spite of their disciplinary records, the Chicago Police Department promoted both of them.

With @invisible.institute
Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct
The Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows officers’ disciplinary records to be ignored. Despite years of reform efforts, nothing has changed.
www.propublica.org
December 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Bob Kafka was an organizer with ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today), a group which advocates for policy change to support people with disabilities. n.pr/4pWshr5
Disability rights advocate Bob Kafka dead at 79
Bob Kafka was an organizer with ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today), a group which advocates for policy change to support people with disabilities.
n.pr
December 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Our communities are at the heart of our work.

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HCN’s journalism is having on-the-ground impact - High Country News
Our communities are at the heart of our work.
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December 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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The FDA doesn’t routinely test generic drugs for quality concerns.

Here’s what we found when we did.
The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did
Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contam...
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December 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Elected officials interfere with agency efforts to protect the land.

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How ranchers accused of breaking the rules dodge oversight - High Country News
Elected officials interfere with agency efforts to protect the land.
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December 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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To move forward, Coloradans must face the massacre’s trauma and begin to repair trust.

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Colorado cannot heal until it confronts Sand Creek honestly  - High Country News
The trauma around the Sand Creek Massacre must be recognized by Coloradans for true healing to take place. #opinion
www.hcn.org
December 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Those who need therapy often have to pay out of pocket or go without care, even if they have health insurance.

Hundreds of mental health providers told us they fled networks because insurers made their jobs impossible and their lives miserable.

(Published Aug. 2024)
Why I Left the Network
Those who need therapy often have to pay out of pocket or go without care, even if they have health insurance. Hundreds of mental health providers told us they fled networks because insurers made thei...
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December 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.

Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.

Published Oct. w/ @readfrontier.bsky.social
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
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December 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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A new bill from Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar looks to remove endangered species protections.
Mexican wolves are rebounding, but are they ready for delisting? - High Country News
A new bill from Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar looks to remove endangered species protections.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Walmart has long been a facilitator of fraud on a mass scale, a ProPublica investigation found.

More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.

(Published Jan. 2024)
How Walmart’s Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet
Scammers have duped consumers out of more than $1 billion by exploiting Walmart’s lax security. The company has resisted taking responsibility while breaking promises to regulators and skimping on tra...
www.propublica.org
December 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Emil Bove’s notorious “Fuck you” to the federal courts made it into a judicial opinion for the first time. Boasberg, the first judge to get the admin’s “Fuck you” when it defied his orders to stop the AEA deportations, didn’t bother to redact the curse word:
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Major Ruling Offers Due Process to Alien Enemies Act Detainees
Morning Memo Live! Join me Jan. 29 in Washington, D.C., for our...
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December 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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A writer recounts an intimate story of feeling the energy and love of her mother, who passed away more than 20 years ago, reverberate through her life even today.

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Winter solstice is a time for planting seeds - High Country News
A writer recounts an intimate story of feeling the energy and love of her mother, who passed away more than 20 years ago, reverberate through her life even today.
www.hcn.org
December 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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About 5.5 million borrowers are currently in default. They haven't risked wage garnishment since the beginning of the pandemic, when policymakers paused the practice. n.pr/49mlYXT
Student loan borrowers in default may soon see their wages garnished
About 5.5 million borrowers are currently in default. They haven't risked wage garnishment since the beginning of the pandemic, when policymakers paused the practice.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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We recently launched ProPublica Narrated, a podcast feed where you can listen to our best long-form investigations, read out loud.

First up: “Sick in a Hospital Town,” produced w/ Theater Of War Productions, tells the story of U.S. health care: https://bit.ly/4pO8lXd
December 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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An AI server farm tsunami threatens to overwhelm the West’s power grid and water supplies.
The big data center buildup - High Country News
An AI server farm tsunami threatens to overwhelm the West’s power grid and water supplies.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Tribal sovereignty and prosperity are tied to gaming’s sovereign source of income.
How the gaming economy helps tribes navigate shifting policies - High Country News
Tribal sovereignty and prosperity are tied to gaming’s sovereign source of income.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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And for those not keeping score, Waymo is a subsidiary of Alphabet, i.e. Google
Waymo has halted service in San Francisco after numerous videos & images showed its autonomous cars snarling traffic during the blackout.

With traffic lights down, Waymos across the city stopped dead in their tracks at intersections.

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Waymo halts service during massive S.F. blackout after causing traffic jams
Waymo stopped its service across San Francisco on Saturday after numerous autonomous vehicles caused traffic jams in the city.
missionlocal.org
December 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Right, this line Vance used was a very common line used by segregationists.

Here's Rep. Mendel Rivers (D-SC) reacting to the Brown decision, which he said "would bring mongrelization of the Caucasian race. He added that he for one won't apologize for being a white man."
December 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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As tribes struggle to protect their heritage, the nation’s leading state archaeologist says she lacks the authority to stop development projects.
Washington approves over 99% of archaeological permits, records show - High Country News
As tribes struggle to protect their heritage, the nation’s leading state archaeologist says she lacks the authority to stop development projects.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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The Justice Department is defending its initial release of documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying lawyers are still going through them to ensure victims are protected. n.pr/4qqrz5o
Lawmakers threaten Attorney General Bondi with contempt over incomplete Epstein files
The Justice Department is defending its initial release of documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying lawyers are still going through them to ensure victims are protected.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains in a “literal double bind,” with a bracelet on one ankle from his criminal case in Tennessee and an ICE bracelet on the other ankle from his immigration case in Maryland. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis of Maryland is in a bind, too:
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/abreg...
Abrego Garcia’s ‘Literal Double Bind’
GREENBELT, MD — For the first time since he was unlawfully deported...
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December 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Our farm is sustainable because the trees are grown locally in the community that enjoys them, and we only cut down 100 each season. The highlight of our year is seeing all the families with their little kids coming to find the perfect tree.

#IAMTHEWEST
‘It is quite difficult to maintain a Colorado Christmas tree farm’ - High Country News
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
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December 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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breaking… us…
December 20, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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The sport may seem selfish, but it reminds us why good snowpack matters.
Skimpy snow makes life worse for skiers — and everyone else - High Country News
The sport may seem selfish, but it reminds us why good snowpack matters.
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December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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The incompetence is funny right up until you remember they're covering up for pedophiles and sex traffickers
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
apnews.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM