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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: As Linda McMahon guts the Dept. of Education, she’s operated in what she calls “a parallel universe” to radically shift how future kids will learn -- seeking to dismantle the public school system in favor of private and Christian schools or homeschooling.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 8d

1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.

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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 13d

8/ If you have tips about new ICE enforcement tactics in courts, my colleagues and I want to hear from you. Reach out to me on Signal (tilleckert.90) or via
propublica.org/tips.

How to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublica

Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.

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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 13d

7/ ICE has previously said its officers “use only the level of force that is objectively reasonable.” But across America, what’s “reasonable” has changed.

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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 13d

6/ This isn’t the first time ProPublica has reported on ICE under Trump 2.0 acting in unprecedented ways. In July, my colleagues @mckenziefunk.com and @nicolefoy.bsky.social documented ~50 incidents of officers shattering car windows to make arrests.
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“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”

We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...

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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 13d

5/ The Trump administration has continually escalated its immigration crackdown. And oversight groups that would typically keep them in check, such as the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, have been dismantled in DOGE’s sweep:
www.propublica.org/article/home...

“They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights

The closure of the 150-person office, which protected the civil rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens, strips Homeland Security of its internal guardrails as the Trump administration turns DHS i...

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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 13d

4/ Congressman Dan Goldman promised to follow up on the incident, which he called another example of “secret police officers who are attacking our communities with excessive violence…and they just think that they can do it with impunity, because nobody is holding them accountable.”

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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 13d

2/ I stayed by Monica Moreta-Galarza, who was seeking asylum with her family, until she was discharged from the hospital.

“Over [in Ecuador], they beat us there too. I didn’t think I’d come here to the United States and the same thing would happen to me,” she said in Spanish.

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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.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jul 18

On Feb. 15, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas called his wife from inside a Texas immigration detention facility.

He asked her to record a message, “just in case something happens to me.”

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · Apr 20

American citizens keep getting rounded-up by ICE.

And it's gonna keep happening.

During the first Trump admin, 70 Americans were mistakenly **deported.**

From March, by @nicolefoy.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/more...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Mar 15

For weeks, Panama held hundreds of migrants removed from the U.S. against their will under pressure by the Trump administration, in what critics say was a breach of international law.

By Perla Trevizo, @lomikriel.bsky.social ‪‪& @micarosenberg.bsky.social

Trump’s Pressure on Countries and International Organizations Erodes Protections for Asylum-Seekers

The administration’s moves to expel asylum-seekers to third countries put the International Organization for Migration at the center of a policy critics have called illegal.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Mar 15

ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.

No one knows why he was detained.

Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained

Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Mar 16

We Were Badly Misled About the Event That Changed Our Lives @zey.bsky.social

Opinion | We Were Badly Misled About Covid

The same dangerous mistakes. The same lack of candor.

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gingerthompson.bsky.social @gingerthompson.bsky.social · Mar 16

As the Trump administration goes about expelling asylum seekers without due process and against federal court orders, international groups charged with upholding basic protections for migrants buckle under the pressure. From
@propublica.org
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Trump’s Pressure on Countries and International Organizations Erodes Protections for Asylum-Seekers

The administration’s moves to expel asylum-seekers to third countries put the International Organization for Migration at the center of a policy critics have called illegal.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · Mar 12

“I don’t want the system to collapse,” Social Security head Dudek said, according to a recording obtained by @propublica.org

He also said it “would be catastrophic for the people in our country” if DOGE were to hit SSA with changes like those made at USAID or Treasury.

“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump

In a recording obtained by ProPublica, acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek portrayed his agency as facing peril, while also encouraging patience with “the DOGE kids.”

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Mar 12

NEW: Trump’s Pressure on Countries and International Organizations Erodes Protections for Asylum-Seekers, by @lomikriel.bsky.social @micarosenberg.bsky.social and Perla Trevizo

Trump’s Pressure on Countries and International Organizations Erodes Protections for Asylum-Seekers

The administration’s moves to expel asylum-seekers to third countries put the International Organization for Migration at the center of a policy critics have called illegal.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Mar 6

📣 D.C., our truck is back.

Today at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, fired workers were given just 15 minutes to pack up their desks. As always, we're here to listen and meet people where they are.

👉 Reach out at propublica.org/tips or on Signal at 917-512-0201.

A black mobile billboard truck parked near the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters in D.C. On the side of the truck, a LED screen reads: Are (were) you a government worker? ProPublica journalists want to hear from you. Signal: 917-512-0201. propublica.org/tips.

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gingerthompson.bsky.social @gingerthompson.bsky.social · Mar 6

Valere Public Schools Superintendent Makes Up to $870,000. His District Serves 1,000 Students.

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Mar 5

“As a measles outbreak expands in West Texas, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, on Tuesday cheered several unconventional treatments, including cod liver oil, but again did not urge Americans to get vaccinated.”

As Measles Spreads, Kennedy Embraces Remedies Like Cod Liver Oil

In an interview, the H.H.S. secretary claimed that unconventional treatments were helping patients but did not mention vaccination.

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Mar 2

DOGE Claims Credit for Killing Contracts That Were Already Dead
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DOGE Claims Credit for Killing Contracts That Were Already Dead

Elon Musk’s group claimed credit for canceling procurement agreements that had been completed years earlier, the latest in a string of public errors on its site.

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Mar 1

NASA Official Warns Staff About Publicly Displaying Their Badges Amid Reports of Harassment @heathervogell.bsky.social

NASA Official Warns Staff About Publicly Displaying Their Badges Amid Reports of Harassment

The Trump administration has used strong language to disparage the federal workforce. A NASA official urges staff to “please use caution” in public amid the increasing “negative rhetoric” toward gover...

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · Feb 20

Musk called DOGE “maximally transparent,” but it has refused to release info about its spending and operations — including the names of its employees.

Thankfully, @propublica.org has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names just added to the list today.

DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion

The Department of Government Efficiency is funded — and acts — like a federal agency. But the White House has shielded DOGE from the rules that govern such agencies, ProPublica found as it examines th...

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Feb 20

NEW: Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.

ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.

ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Feb 20

How we did it: Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did

Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did

Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...

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