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A long-read to add to your list:
Edgar Barrientos-Quintana spent 16 years behind bars wrongly convicted for a shooting featured on “The First 48.”
The Minnesota AG’s office effectively alleged that the show shaped the case instead of the case shaping the show.
(Published March 2025)
Edgar Barrientos-Quintana spent 16 years behind bars wrongly convicted for a shooting featured on “The First 48.”
The Minnesota AG’s office effectively alleged that the show shaped the case instead of the case shaping the show.
(Published March 2025)
“A Wholly Inaccurate Picture”: The Popular Reality Show and the Wrongly Convicted Man
Edgar Barrientos-Quintana spent 16 years behind bars wrongly convicted for a shooting featured on “The First 48.” The Minnesota attorney general’s office effectively alleged that the show shaped the c...
www.propublica.org
January 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
A long-read to add to your list:
Edgar Barrientos-Quintana spent 16 years behind bars wrongly convicted for a shooting featured on “The First 48.”
The Minnesota AG’s office effectively alleged that the show shaped the case instead of the case shaping the show.
(Published March 2025)
Edgar Barrientos-Quintana spent 16 years behind bars wrongly convicted for a shooting featured on “The First 48.”
The Minnesota AG’s office effectively alleged that the show shaped the case instead of the case shaping the show.
(Published March 2025)
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Twitter being converted into a CSAM generator while its owner faces the threat of his name in the Epstein files doesn't feel like a coincidence.
January 2, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Twitter being converted into a CSAM generator while its owner faces the threat of his name in the Epstein files doesn't feel like a coincidence.
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Ignoring urgently needed reforms in favor of fruitlessly trying to find evidence of fraud, DOGE descended on the Social Security Administration “thinking it should work like a McDonald’s,” the agency’s former acting chief told ProPublica.
This is our #4 most-read story of 2025:
This is our #4 most-read story of 2025:
The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security
DOGE has ignored urgently needed reforms and upgrades at the Social Security Administration, according to dozens of insiders and 15 hours of candid interviews with the former acting chief of the agenc...
www.propublica.org
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Ignoring urgently needed reforms in favor of fruitlessly trying to find evidence of fraud, DOGE descended on the Social Security Administration “thinking it should work like a McDonald’s,” the agency’s former acting chief told ProPublica.
This is our #4 most-read story of 2025:
This is our #4 most-read story of 2025:
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“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
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Over the last decade, a community health center in Virginia filed more than 7,000 lawsuits for unpaid bills.
It sued one couple for $59 last January, an amount that ballooned more than 600% within months due to interest, court costs and lawyer fees.
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
It sued one couple for $59 last January, an amount that ballooned more than 600% within months due to interest, court costs and lawyer fees.
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
These Health Centers Are Supposed to Make Care Affordable. One Has Sued Patients for as Little as $59 in Unpaid Bills.
Federally funded community health centers receive grants in exchange for serving patients regardless of their ability to pay. But ProPublica found at least five across the country garnishing patients’...
www.propublica.org
January 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Over the last decade, a community health center in Virginia filed more than 7,000 lawsuits for unpaid bills.
It sued one couple for $59 last January, an amount that ballooned more than 600% within months due to interest, court costs and lawyer fees.
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
It sued one couple for $59 last January, an amount that ballooned more than 600% within months due to interest, court costs and lawyer fees.
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
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Millions of Americans remain at jobs they hate for one reason: the health insurance they receive. That’s absurd.
Universal health care will give Americans the freedom to choose the work they want without worrying about health care coverage.
Another reason for Medicare for All.
Universal health care will give Americans the freedom to choose the work they want without worrying about health care coverage.
Another reason for Medicare for All.
December 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Millions of Americans remain at jobs they hate for one reason: the health insurance they receive. That’s absurd.
Universal health care will give Americans the freedom to choose the work they want without worrying about health care coverage.
Another reason for Medicare for All.
Universal health care will give Americans the freedom to choose the work they want without worrying about health care coverage.
Another reason for Medicare for All.
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A third of the women in the maternity ward have life-threatening complications that could be treated simply with food.
They suffer from anemia and high blood pressure.
Their babies are born early, weighing too little and with underdeveloped lungs.
They suffer from anemia and high blood pressure.
Their babies are born early, weighing too little and with underdeveloped lungs.
The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive
After the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved.
www.propublica.org
December 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A third of the women in the maternity ward have life-threatening complications that could be treated simply with food.
They suffer from anemia and high blood pressure.
Their babies are born early, weighing too little and with underdeveloped lungs.
They suffer from anemia and high blood pressure.
Their babies are born early, weighing too little and with underdeveloped lungs.
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This year, ProPublica’s investigations had wide-ranging impact on everything from national security to the safety of prescription drugs.
It’s not too late to be part of our impact. Support fearless reporting that drives meaningful change: https://propub.li/4qmltml
It’s not too late to be part of our impact. Support fearless reporting that drives meaningful change: https://propub.li/4qmltml
December 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This year, ProPublica’s investigations had wide-ranging impact on everything from national security to the safety of prescription drugs.
It’s not too late to be part of our impact. Support fearless reporting that drives meaningful change: https://propub.li/4qmltml
It’s not too late to be part of our impact. Support fearless reporting that drives meaningful change: https://propub.li/4qmltml
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Our broken child care system can learn a lot from New Mexico - the state that is leading the way in guaranteeing free child care for all.
There is no better rate of return than investing in our children.
The rest of the country should follow New Mexico’s lead.
There is no better rate of return than investing in our children.
The rest of the country should follow New Mexico’s lead.
December 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Our broken child care system can learn a lot from New Mexico - the state that is leading the way in guaranteeing free child care for all.
There is no better rate of return than investing in our children.
The rest of the country should follow New Mexico’s lead.
There is no better rate of return than investing in our children.
The rest of the country should follow New Mexico’s lead.
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Our planet is buried in convenient shit. Bad but easy food. Bad but easy art. Bad but easy narratives, followed by bad but easy conclusions. Prioritizing convenience disincentivizes the slow work of contemplation. Perhaps, even, of questioning. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/cheap-fast...
Cheap, Fast, and Easy
We’re snowbound here in the wilds of Connecticut, stuck in place until the guy with the truck comes to plow us out.
michaelianblack.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Our planet is buried in convenient shit. Bad but easy food. Bad but easy art. Bad but easy narratives, followed by bad but easy conclusions. Prioritizing convenience disincentivizes the slow work of contemplation. Perhaps, even, of questioning. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/cheap-fast...
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Thou shalt not rape and impregnate children and then throw their babies into Lake Michigan.
Thou shalt not let a person who does such things rule your country.
Feels like this should go without saying.
Thou shalt not let a person who does such things rule your country.
Feels like this should go without saying.
December 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Thou shalt not rape and impregnate children and then throw their babies into Lake Michigan.
Thou shalt not let a person who does such things rule your country.
Feels like this should go without saying.
Thou shalt not let a person who does such things rule your country.
Feels like this should go without saying.
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A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers. trib.al/z7ZUF62
December 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers. trib.al/z7ZUF62
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"Trump calls for networks to lose their broadcast licenses over negative press coverage of him"
MSNOW
This is total BS and would be a total 100% violation of the first ammendment and our free speech and free press rights.
MSNOW
This is total BS and would be a total 100% violation of the first ammendment and our free speech and free press rights.
December 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Trump calls for networks to lose their broadcast licenses over negative press coverage of him"
MSNOW
This is total BS and would be a total 100% violation of the first ammendment and our free speech and free press rights.
MSNOW
This is total BS and would be a total 100% violation of the first ammendment and our free speech and free press rights.
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Also Trump r*ped a woman and when she reported it to police had her murdered. Like that just came out today in the Epstein files. Haven't really heard much about it. Seems like something you should journalists should maybe follow up on.
December 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Also Trump r*ped a woman and when she reported it to police had her murdered. Like that just came out today in the Epstein files. Haven't really heard much about it. Seems like something you should journalists should maybe follow up on.
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When Trump rants about "free speech," what he really means is that he wants to censor anyone who points out his lies.
European (and others) who publish factual information about hate groups to counteract their propaganda are being banned from entering the USA.
In the US, he is attacking news orgs.
European (and others) who publish factual information about hate groups to counteract their propaganda are being banned from entering the USA.
In the US, he is attacking news orgs.
December 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
When Trump rants about "free speech," what he really means is that he wants to censor anyone who points out his lies.
European (and others) who publish factual information about hate groups to counteract their propaganda are being banned from entering the USA.
In the US, he is attacking news orgs.
European (and others) who publish factual information about hate groups to counteract their propaganda are being banned from entering the USA.
In the US, he is attacking news orgs.
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That’s like saying because the tech billionaires and Wall Street Bankers made and spent a lot of money, everyone else will get big raises.
December 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
That’s like saying because the tech billionaires and Wall Street Bankers made and spent a lot of money, everyone else will get big raises.
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When the Trump administration began to root out “illegal” DEI efforts, it opened the door to funding cuts for would-be offenders.
This created a “chilling effect through fear, intimidation and confusion,” said one lawyer.
By @emsimani.bsky.social, design by @zisiga.bsky.social
This created a “chilling effect through fear, intimidation and confusion,” said one lawyer.
By @emsimani.bsky.social, design by @zisiga.bsky.social
Under Trump, More Than 1,000 Nonprofits Strip DEI Language From Tax Forms
As the Trump administration ordered agencies to eradicate “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, we identified more than 1,000 nonprofits that removed such language from the mission statem...
www.propublica.org
December 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
When the Trump administration began to root out “illegal” DEI efforts, it opened the door to funding cuts for would-be offenders.
This created a “chilling effect through fear, intimidation and confusion,” said one lawyer.
By @emsimani.bsky.social, design by @zisiga.bsky.social
This created a “chilling effect through fear, intimidation and confusion,” said one lawyer.
By @emsimani.bsky.social, design by @zisiga.bsky.social
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The media is trying to cover for Trump with the latest Epstein drop. MS NOW is covering for Trump, CNN, NBC, CBS all of them are covering for Trump's guilt. They all say he isn't guilty, which is BS. Sad our media can't point out Trump is in fact implicated in these crimes.
December 24, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The media is trying to cover for Trump with the latest Epstein drop. MS NOW is covering for Trump, CNN, NBC, CBS all of them are covering for Trump's guilt. They all say he isn't guilty, which is BS. Sad our media can't point out Trump is in fact implicated in these crimes.
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The president was accused of multiple rapes of 14 year old girls as well as multiple murders of their babies and we’re all just acting like it doesn’t matter because CBS and CNN haven’t weighed in yet.
December 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The president was accused of multiple rapes of 14 year old girls as well as multiple murders of their babies and we’re all just acting like it doesn’t matter because CBS and CNN haven’t weighed in yet.
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Anyone notice that Speaker Johnson subtly dismissed Congress today so that they won't be in session on Friday?
Hmmm, anything big set to happen on Friday that might upset people?
Hmmm, anything big set to happen on Friday that might upset people?
December 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Anyone notice that Speaker Johnson subtly dismissed Congress today so that they won't be in session on Friday?
Hmmm, anything big set to happen on Friday that might upset people?
Hmmm, anything big set to happen on Friday that might upset people?