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watch. The gov doesn't track how often citizens were detained by immigration agents, so ProPublica did.

😞

www.youtube.com/shorts/A53uW...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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vaccines prevent disease and death. MAHA activists are trying to reverse vaccine requirements in the name of "health freedom"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l4t...
Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. MAHA Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.
YouTube video by ProPublica
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October 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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a few of you have brought up autism here.. and actually there IS a link between PFNA and autism

PFNA "showed the strongest and most consistent association" with autism-related traits

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and childhood autism-related outcomes
Epidemiological evidence linking prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with altered neurodevelopment is inconclusive, and few large studies have focused on autism-related out...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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NEW An EPA report found that PFNA, a chemical in the drinking water of some 26M people, interferes with development and likely causes liver problems & male reproductive harms. The report was done in April, scientists told me. But the agency hasn't released it

www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...
www.propublica.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Known for their scientific rigor, IRIS reports are used around the world to protect health.

But IRIS is also a target of industry. Project 2025 called for its elimination.

And this year, Republicans introduced a bill that would stop EPA from using IRIS reports

www.propublica.org/article/legi...
Industry-Backed Legislation Would Bar the Use of Science Behind Hundreds of Environmental Protections
Two bills in Congress would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using hundreds of chemical assessments completed by its IRIS program in environmental regulations or enforcement.
www.propublica.org
October 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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This story is about the report that hasn't been published - but it's also about IRIS, the part of EPA that wrote it and has been assessing the toxicity of chemicals for decades.

Of 55 scientists who worked on recent IRIS report, only 8 remain in their posts.

www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...
www.propublica.org
October 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Jeff Hiller winning an Emmy is so lovely, and so well-deserved. What a gorgeous show. I knew I had to interview them after the first season. Here it is, with apologies for any paywall: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
The stars of HBO's 'Somebody Somewhere' reveal how they mine dramedy gold
Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller have long made people laugh, but their biggest accolades have come by stretching beyond the comedy comfort zone.
www.latimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:38 AM