Michael Schroeder
@michael-schroeder.bsky.social
Writer, covering mostly health, business and a little travel; editor, articles and books. Online sometimes for work, offline for the real adventure. Also at https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-schroeder-b4b3765/ and https://x.com/MikeSchroederIN.
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Opinion | Reflecting on yet another year of scientific fraud at the University of Minnesota via @carlelliott.bsky.social "Deny wrongdoing, stonewall reporters, punish dissenters and wait for it all to blow over." www.startribune.com/umn-professo...
Opinion | Reflecting on yet another year of scientific fraud at the University of Minnesota
Allegations a scientist doctored images in a paper on Alzheimer’s. Rachel Hardeman's resignation. An investigation into a pediatrician's reports of child abuse. The U saw a number of scientific scanda...
www.startribune.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Opinion | Reflecting on yet another year of scientific fraud at the University of Minnesota via @carlelliott.bsky.social "Deny wrongdoing, stonewall reporters, punish dissenters and wait for it all to blow over." www.startribune.com/umn-professo...
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I wrote this column about the aggressive pushback our reporters have received for doing their jobs.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our journalists reach out to people they’re writing about to ensure fairness. But in this environment, they’ve found their efforts to do so are more likely to be vilified than appreciated.
www.propublica.org
December 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I wrote this column about the aggressive pushback our reporters have received for doing their jobs.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
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A story that should shock our collective conscience: After Trump Cuts to Kenya Food Aid, Children Died of Starvation
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A story that should shock our collective conscience: After Trump Cuts to Kenya Food Aid, Children Died of Starvation
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NEW! The Shakedown: Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism, with @chronicle.com
Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence that UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
An investigation by ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
NEW! The Shakedown: Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism, with @chronicle.com
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Another banned word list--that includes the word..."women"
According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Another banned word list--that includes the word..."women"
Also, the name of the organization is one letter away from being "sweat shop," and they seem to be OK with that, too.
Sure, the ad is visibly awful and everyone hated it, but at least using AI didn’t save any time
December 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Also, the name of the organization is one letter away from being "sweat shop," and they seem to be OK with that, too.
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Every Western European country scores higher on the global ranking of freedom and democracy than the U.S. does, according to Freedom House, a U.S.-based nonprofit that ranks countries according to measures such as election process, rule of law and individual rights.
U.S. Flips History by Casting Europe—Not Russia—as Villain in New Security Policy
An annual strategy document, which has described threats from China to Russia, directs some of its harshest language at NATO allies.
www.wsj.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Every Western European country scores higher on the global ranking of freedom and democracy than the U.S. does, according to Freedom House, a U.S.-based nonprofit that ranks countries according to measures such as election process, rule of law and individual rights.
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GLP-1s and their rising popularity is forcing a reckoning with America's shortcut culture — especially as research mounts on one major downside of use.
@dylanlscott.bsky.social untangles it here in his latest @vox.com feature: www.vox.com/the-highligh...
@dylanlscott.bsky.social untangles it here in his latest @vox.com feature: www.vox.com/the-highligh...
People taking Ozempic are losing muscle mass — and it’s freaking them out
Yes, there is a downside to GLP-1 drugs — if you aren’t careful.
www.vox.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
GLP-1s and their rising popularity is forcing a reckoning with America's shortcut culture — especially as research mounts on one major downside of use.
@dylanlscott.bsky.social untangles it here in his latest @vox.com feature: www.vox.com/the-highligh...
@dylanlscott.bsky.social untangles it here in his latest @vox.com feature: www.vox.com/the-highligh...
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Powerful reporting on the impact of CDC cuts by @sarah-todd.bsky.social
What West Virginia teens lost when CDC cuts ended their fight against Big Tobacco www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/i... via @statnews.com
What West Virginia teens lost when CDC cuts ended their fight against Big Tobacco www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/i... via @statnews.com
What West Virginia teens lost when CDC cuts ended their fight against Big Tobacco
What West Virginia teens lost when CDC cuts ended their fight against Big Tobacco.
www.statnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Powerful reporting on the impact of CDC cuts by @sarah-todd.bsky.social
What West Virginia teens lost when CDC cuts ended their fight against Big Tobacco www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/i... via @statnews.com
What West Virginia teens lost when CDC cuts ended their fight against Big Tobacco www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/i... via @statnews.com
Like a literary character, the man whose name winks at medicine writes authoritatively about the pitfalls of research that endanger patients. Highly recommend "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's" by @charlespiller.bsky.social to all health and science reporters.
“If I’m not getting attacked…I would have felt I failed.” @charlespiller.bsky.social at #WCSJ25 on how his work exposing fraud in Alzheimer’s research was attacked and called misinformation and how he responded. “Ignoring scientific misconduct invites public distrust.”
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Like a literary character, the man whose name winks at medicine writes authoritatively about the pitfalls of research that endanger patients. Highly recommend "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's" by @charlespiller.bsky.social to all health and science reporters.
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Former CDC leaders weigh in: CDC’s vaccine advisory panel faces a crisis of its own making, via @statnews.com
CDC’s vaccine advisory panel faces a crisis of its own making
“ACIP has drifted toward inflating speculative risks while downplaying well-established vaccine benefits,” write former CDC officials Demetre Daskalakis, Daniel Jernigan, and Debra Houry.
www.statnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Former CDC leaders weigh in: CDC’s vaccine advisory panel faces a crisis of its own making, via @statnews.com
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Really important story 👇
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Really important story 👇
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He wrote “I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.” after shooting U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez.
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
www.reuters.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
He wrote “I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.” after shooting U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez.
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
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Two policing experts who reviewed videos of Portland protests for ProPublica said federal officers at times used force inappropriately, echoing a Portland police official who testified in court that federal officers were instigating the chaos.
What Really Happened in Portland Before Trump Deployed the National Guard
In the two months before Trump’s decision, criminal charges were announced against only three people. On nights when physical conflict did erupt, it often came from police firing on, shoving, pepper-s...
www.propublica.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Two policing experts who reviewed videos of Portland protests for ProPublica said federal officers at times used force inappropriately, echoing a Portland police official who testified in court that federal officers were instigating the chaos.
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In Indy, 100 pregnant women are about to get $20k each over the course of three years.
They can spend the money on whatever they choose. The program will support families living in areas with the most infant deaths.
@mirrorindy.org has info on applying: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
They can spend the money on whatever they choose. The program will support families living in areas with the most infant deaths.
@mirrorindy.org has info on applying: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Indy is giving 100 moms $20k each to support their birth journeys
Monthly stipends will go to families living in areas with the most infant deaths.
mirrorindy.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In Indy, 100 pregnant women are about to get $20k each over the course of three years.
They can spend the money on whatever they choose. The program will support families living in areas with the most infant deaths.
@mirrorindy.org has info on applying: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
They can spend the money on whatever they choose. The program will support families living in areas with the most infant deaths.
@mirrorindy.org has info on applying: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
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🤔 White House's Chicago 'chaos' video uses footage from other cities
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October 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
🤔 White House's Chicago 'chaos' video uses footage from other cities
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Are mRNA Covid-19 vaccines safe for pregnant women and their infants? Yes, according to a study of 527,564 infants. Researchers checked for 75 potential birth defects and found no increase in any of them.
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jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
First-Trimester mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination and Risk of Major Congenital Anomalies
This cohort study examines the association between first-trimester exposure to messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines and the risk of major congenital malformations among infants in France.
jamanetwork.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Are mRNA Covid-19 vaccines safe for pregnant women and their infants? Yes, according to a study of 527,564 infants. Researchers checked for 75 potential birth defects and found no increase in any of them.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Sixty-five judges responded to a @nytimes.com questionnaire sent to hundreds of federal judges across the country. Of those, 47 said the Supreme Court had been mishandling its emergency docket since Mr. Trump returned to office.
Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Sixty-five judges responded to a @nytimes.com questionnaire sent to hundreds of federal judges across the country. Of those, 47 said the Supreme Court had been mishandling its emergency docket since Mr. Trump returned to office.
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Eye-opening data visualization and story: Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived, by Ruth Talbot and @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
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October 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Eye-opening data visualization and story: Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived, by Ruth Talbot and @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social
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Horrifying— Barbara Gomes Marques went with her US citizen husband and lawyer on 9/16 to a green card appointment at USCIS office in downtown LA where she was tricked into walking down a hallway away from them, was snatched by ICE and never came back. She now faces imminent deportation in Louisiana.
Los Angeles man demands answers after wife was detained at scheduled green card meeting
A man is speaking out and asking for help after his wife was detained by federal agents at the end of a scheduled green card hearing in downtown Los Angeles in early September.
www.cbsnews.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Horrifying— Barbara Gomes Marques went with her US citizen husband and lawyer on 9/16 to a green card appointment at USCIS office in downtown LA where she was tricked into walking down a hallway away from them, was snatched by ICE and never came back. She now faces imminent deportation in Louisiana.
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New study: RSV vaccine cuts hospitalization risk for adults 60+ by over half across two seasons. A strong reason for older adults to get vaccinated. healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/09...
RSV vaccine protects older adults from hospitalization over two seasons, study says
A study of nearly 7,000 hospitalized adults aged 60 and up found that a single dose of the RSV vaccine reduced hospitalization risk by 58%.
healthjournalism.org
September 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New study: RSV vaccine cuts hospitalization risk for adults 60+ by over half across two seasons. A strong reason for older adults to get vaccinated. healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/09...
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After Trump said George Soros is “a likely candidate” for prosecution now that the Justice Department acts on his whims, Soros’ foundation prepares for a blow: “We’re not afraid.”
September 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
After Trump said George Soros is “a likely candidate” for prosecution now that the Justice Department acts on his whims, Soros’ foundation prepares for a blow: “We’re not afraid.”
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A $100,000 fee for H-1B visas will devastate U.S. health care www.statnews.com/2025/09/25/h... via @statnews.com
A $100,000 fee for H-1B visas will devastate U.S. health care
A $100,000 fee for H-1B visas will particularly affect physicians trained in India who the U.S. can't afford to lose, writes @geeta_minocha.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:50 AM
A $100,000 fee for H-1B visas will devastate U.S. health care www.statnews.com/2025/09/25/h... via @statnews.com
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A clear statement from the American Psychiatric Association on autism, Tylenol, folinic acid -- and a general endorsement of evidence-based medicine
(as we move in reverse)
www.psychiatry.org/news-room/ne...
(as we move in reverse)
www.psychiatry.org/news-room/ne...
APA Statement on White House Announcement on Autism
In reaction to today’s White House announcement, the American Psychiatric Association issued the following statement:
www.psychiatry.org
September 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A clear statement from the American Psychiatric Association on autism, Tylenol, folinic acid -- and a general endorsement of evidence-based medicine
(as we move in reverse)
www.psychiatry.org/news-room/ne...
(as we move in reverse)
www.psychiatry.org/news-room/ne...
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Journalists: Get the latest insights on autism, vaccines and upcoming HHS reports. AHCJ's webinar with experts like Dr. Paul Offit and Dr. Jessica Steier offers essential context for accurate reporting. healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/09...
Preparing for reporting on autism, vaccines and related science
In this webinar, learn how to navigate the science behind autism, vaccines and the expected HHS report on autism causes.
healthjournalism.org
September 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Journalists: Get the latest insights on autism, vaccines and upcoming HHS reports. AHCJ's webinar with experts like Dr. Paul Offit and Dr. Jessica Steier offers essential context for accurate reporting. healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/09...