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ProPublica identified a network of at least 10 political nonprofits that raised more than $33M on the promise of supporting admirable causes, but that spent little on activities that could be construed as having a political purpose.
(Published June 2024)
(Published June 2024)
How a Network of Nonprofits Enriches Fundraisers While Spending Almost Nothing on Its Stated Causes
ProPublica identified a group of connected political nonprofits — with names like American Breast Cancer Coalition and National Coalition for Disabled Veterans — that appear to be funneling more than ...
www.propublica.org
October 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
ProPublica identified a network of at least 10 political nonprofits that raised more than $33M on the promise of supporting admirable causes, but that spent little on activities that could be construed as having a political purpose.
(Published June 2024)
(Published June 2024)
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ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.
(Published 2021)
(Published 2021)
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes,…
www.propublica.org
August 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.
(Published 2021)
(Published 2021)
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Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers
Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney…
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August 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
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“Spectacle is not all Trump’s proposed America and the Central Asian dictatorships have in common…a restricted press…totalized control of government through a sequestered elite…wealth with little transparency concerning its accumulation…and paranoid recitation of enemies both foreign and domestic…”
Here is an article I wrote in March 2016 predicting Trump's rise and rule, using research skills I acquired in programs his admin just defunded. "Trumpmenbashi": web.archive.org/web/20200312...
Trumpmenbashi
What Central Asia’s spectacular states can tell us about authoritarianism in America.
web.archive.org
August 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
“Spectacle is not all Trump’s proposed America and the Central Asian dictatorships have in common…a restricted press…totalized control of government through a sequestered elite…wealth with little transparency concerning its accumulation…and paranoid recitation of enemies both foreign and domestic…”
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One disabled Marine veteran has not had a primary care doctor assigned to him since his previous doctor left in the winter, his wife said. The VA “was never like this before. There’s a lack of staff, empty rooms, locked doors.”
Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals
Amid concerns about the stability of the agency, records show nearly 40% of the doctors offered jobs at the VA from January through March of this year turned them down — quadruple the rate of…
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August 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
One disabled Marine veteran has not had a primary care doctor assigned to him since his previous doctor left in the winter, his wife said. The VA “was never like this before. There’s a lack of staff, empty rooms, locked doors.”
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"Our boy can become president of the USA and we can engineer it. I will get all of Putin's team to buy in on this." -- email from Felix Sater to Michael Cohen about Donald Trump in 2015
-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
hidinginplainsightbook.com
-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
hidinginplainsightbook.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"Our boy can become president of the USA and we can engineer it. I will get all of Putin's team to buy in on this." -- email from Felix Sater to Michael Cohen about Donald Trump in 2015
-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
hidinginplainsightbook.com
-- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
hidinginplainsightbook.com
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Keep California's attempt to criminalize free speech in mind as Democrats embrace Newsom. My words of warning on him from June. If he is truly standing up to Trump, he should be standing up to legislators in his own state pushing Trump's policies. He's not. sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/fake-feuds...
Fake Feuds, Real Crises: Your Questions Answered
On Trump vs Musk, the LA protests, the US military firing on Americans, and more.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
August 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Keep California's attempt to criminalize free speech in mind as Democrats embrace Newsom. My words of warning on him from June. If he is truly standing up to Trump, he should be standing up to legislators in his own state pushing Trump's policies. He's not. sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/fake-feuds...
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California Democrats are attempting to make criticism of Israel illegal. Important op-ed from Leah Greenberg Call, who resigned from the Biden admin over Israel's genocide. Free version:
archive.is/7Acdx
archive.is/7Acdx
archive.is
August 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
California Democrats are attempting to make criticism of Israel illegal. Important op-ed from Leah Greenberg Call, who resigned from the Biden admin over Israel's genocide. Free version:
archive.is/7Acdx
archive.is/7Acdx
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Texans: Are you a teacher; parent; school leader; student who has been affected by decisions made at the local, state or national level; or one of the government employees shaping them?
Help us report on the state’s changing education landscape.
Help us report on the state’s changing education landscape.
Help ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Report on Education
Texas’ education landscape is changing. Help our reporters understand what’s happening across the state.
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August 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Texans: Are you a teacher; parent; school leader; student who has been affected by decisions made at the local, state or national level; or one of the government employees shaping them?
Help us report on the state’s changing education landscape.
Help us report on the state’s changing education landscape.
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This event is tonight, San Francisco! Info in the link below.
Hey San Francisco! I'm speaking at the Commonwealth Club April 9 at 6 PM on tour for my book THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP. There is also a virtual option to watch the event live. RSVP and more details are in the link below. Hope to see you there!
www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
April 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This event is tonight, San Francisco! Info in the link below.
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National parks were the main places I wanted my kids to see, and I wrote about them in THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP. Breaks my heart that the book is coming out as Trump tries to make good on his plans to destroy them. I hope my book helps the effort to fight back. www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
National parks were the main places I wanted my kids to see, and I wrote about them in THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP. Breaks my heart that the book is coming out as Trump tries to make good on his plans to destroy them. I hope my book helps the effort to fight back. www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
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Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
propub.li
April 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
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27 years ago, bite marks were critical in convicting Jimmie Duncan for the killing of his girlfriend’s daughter.
A newly uncovered tape of a forensic dentist mashing a mold of Duncan’s teeth into the victim’s body raises questions about the verdict.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social
A newly uncovered tape of a forensic dentist mashing a mold of Duncan’s teeth into the victim’s body raises questions about the verdict.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social
He Was Convicted Based on Allegedly Fabricated Bite Mark Analysis. Louisiana Wants to Execute Him Anyway.
Nine prisoners have walked free after evidence presented by members of a forensics team turned out to be wrong — yet one man still awaits execution based on their testimony.
propub.li
March 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
27 years ago, bite marks were critical in convicting Jimmie Duncan for the killing of his girlfriend’s daughter.
A newly uncovered tape of a forensic dentist mashing a mold of Duncan’s teeth into the victim’s body raises questions about the verdict.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social
A newly uncovered tape of a forensic dentist mashing a mold of Duncan’s teeth into the victim’s body raises questions about the verdict.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social
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Two inches of raw sewage. Black mold. A bat infestation.
Reporter @emilyschwing.bsky.social shares what she uncovered as she investigated dangerous conditions inside Alaska’s deteriorating public schools:
Reporter @emilyschwing.bsky.social shares what she uncovered as she investigated dangerous conditions inside Alaska’s deteriorating public schools:
Inside the Schools Alaska Ignored
Two inches of raw sewage. Black mold. A bat infestation. Reporter Emily Schwing shares what she uncovered as she investigated dangerous conditions inside Alaska’s deteriorating public schools.
propub.li
March 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Two inches of raw sewage. Black mold. A bat infestation.
Reporter @emilyschwing.bsky.social shares what she uncovered as she investigated dangerous conditions inside Alaska’s deteriorating public schools:
Reporter @emilyschwing.bsky.social shares what she uncovered as she investigated dangerous conditions inside Alaska’s deteriorating public schools:
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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.
www.propublica.org/article/nati...
www.propublica.org/article/nati...
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 ...
www.propublica.org
March 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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.
www.propublica.org/article/nati...
www.propublica.org/article/nati...
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WATCH: The Trump admin and Elon Musk’s DOGE recently fired over 6k fed workers at the #IRS and there are plans to cut more than half of its 90k workers.
“When you hamstring the IRS,” former IRS commissioner John Koskinen said, “it’s just a tax cut for tax cheats.”
📰: @andykroll.bsky.social
“When you hamstring the IRS,” former IRS commissioner John Koskinen said, “it’s just a tax cut for tax cheats.”
📰: @andykroll.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
WATCH: The Trump admin and Elon Musk’s DOGE recently fired over 6k fed workers at the #IRS and there are plans to cut more than half of its 90k workers.
“When you hamstring the IRS,” former IRS commissioner John Koskinen said, “it’s just a tax cut for tax cheats.”
📰: @andykroll.bsky.social
“When you hamstring the IRS,” former IRS commissioner John Koskinen said, “it’s just a tax cut for tax cheats.”
📰: @andykroll.bsky.social
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Park rangers have been given talking points amid cost cutting.
Job cuts = “attrition” and “workforce management actions.”
Service cuts = “prioritizing fiscal responsibility” and “staffing to meet the evolving needs of visitors.”
And NPS still offers “memorable and meaningful experiences for all.”
Job cuts = “attrition” and “workforce management actions.”
Service cuts = “prioritizing fiscal responsibility” and “staffing to meet the evolving needs of visitors.”
And NPS still offers “memorable and meaningful experiences for all.”
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 ...
www.propublica.org
March 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Park rangers have been given talking points amid cost cutting.
Job cuts = “attrition” and “workforce management actions.”
Service cuts = “prioritizing fiscal responsibility” and “staffing to meet the evolving needs of visitors.”
And NPS still offers “memorable and meaningful experiences for all.”
Job cuts = “attrition” and “workforce management actions.”
Service cuts = “prioritizing fiscal responsibility” and “staffing to meet the evolving needs of visitors.”
And NPS still offers “memorable and meaningful experiences for all.”
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
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These are the same Senate Democrats who lectured the base for years about the importance of preserving the filibuster so it would still be available when Democrats were in the minority
March 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
These are the same Senate Democrats who lectured the base for years about the importance of preserving the filibuster so it would still be available when Democrats were in the minority
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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Our tips truck has hit the road.
This week, the Education Dept. announced it would fire about 1,300 workers. If you were affected, we'll be near the Education Dept. building, ready to meet folks where they are.
You can also reach out via Signal at 917-512-0201 or go to propublica.org/tips.
This week, the Education Dept. announced it would fire about 1,300 workers. If you were affected, we'll be near the Education Dept. building, ready to meet folks where they are.
You can also reach out via Signal at 917-512-0201 or go to propublica.org/tips.
March 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Our tips truck has hit the road.
This week, the Education Dept. announced it would fire about 1,300 workers. If you were affected, we'll be near the Education Dept. building, ready to meet folks where they are.
You can also reach out via Signal at 917-512-0201 or go to propublica.org/tips.
This week, the Education Dept. announced it would fire about 1,300 workers. If you were affected, we'll be near the Education Dept. building, ready to meet folks where they are.
You can also reach out via Signal at 917-512-0201 or go to propublica.org/tips.
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AI cannot replace the very time-intensive work our newsroom does. We don’t use it to write our stories, our newsletters or our headlines.
Managing Editor @charlesornstein.bsky.social explains how we are using AI responsibly to aid our reporting.
Managing Editor @charlesornstein.bsky.social explains how we are using AI responsibly to aid our reporting.
How ProPublica Uses AI Responsibly in Its Investigations
When our reporters prompted a large language model to help identify “woke” themes in a database of grants, AI helped them tell a vital accountability story about science funding and Ted Cruz.
propub.li
March 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
AI cannot replace the very time-intensive work our newsroom does. We don’t use it to write our stories, our newsletters or our headlines.
Managing Editor @charlesornstein.bsky.social explains how we are using AI responsibly to aid our reporting.
Managing Editor @charlesornstein.bsky.social explains how we are using AI responsibly to aid our reporting.
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1/ We’re nonprofit. We’re independent. We only answer to readers like you.
Investigative journalism isn’t free to do, but thanks to 70K+ members, it’s free to read.
Investigative journalism isn’t free to do, but thanks to 70K+ members, it’s free to read.
March 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
1/ We’re nonprofit. We’re independent. We only answer to readers like you.
Investigative journalism isn’t free to do, but thanks to 70K+ members, it’s free to read.
Investigative journalism isn’t free to do, but thanks to 70K+ members, it’s free to read.
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The disappearing of Mahmoud Khalil, a person with permanent legal status in the US, should be a red line that everyone should recognize.
They knocked on his door and vanished him into an authoritarian system without a trace.
Your door could be next.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/so-it-begi...
They knocked on his door and vanished him into an authoritarian system without a trace.
Your door could be next.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/so-it-begi...
So It Begins: The Disappearing of Mahmoud Khalil and Authoritarian Capture
The Trump Administration kidnapped a legal permanent resident and shuffled him through an authoritarian maze. We're witnessing the beginnings of something terrifying
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The disappearing of Mahmoud Khalil, a person with permanent legal status in the US, should be a red line that everyone should recognize.
They knocked on his door and vanished him into an authoritarian system without a trace.
Your door could be next.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/so-it-begi...
They knocked on his door and vanished him into an authoritarian system without a trace.
Your door could be next.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/so-it-begi...
believe innocent people, just like "believe women", just like "believe black people about police violence", etc. imagine how many lives would have been saved if black people would have had smartphones to record their reality in the 1950s/60s/70s ...
Forensic dentist Michael West's bite mark analysis was key to convicting Jimmie Duncan.
So why didn't West testify during Duncan's trial?
Because he was serving a suspension from the American Board of Forensic Odontology — for misidentifying tooth marks.
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So why didn't West testify during Duncan's trial?
Because he was serving a suspension from the American Board of Forensic Odontology — for misidentifying tooth marks.
@propublica.org @veritenews.org
He Was Convicted Based on Allegedly Fabricated Bite Mark Analysis. Louisiana Wants to Execute Him Anyway.
Nine prisoners have walked free after evidence presented by members of a forensics team turned out to be wrong — yet one man still awaits execution based on their testimony.
www.propublica.org
March 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
believe innocent people, just like "believe women", just like "believe black people about police violence", etc. imagine how many lives would have been saved if black people would have had smartphones to record their reality in the 1950s/60s/70s ...