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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jul 25

NEW: Nathan Albers once co-owned a company that schemed to hire and conceal undocumented workers.

Now his company could make hundreds of millions from work on the nation's largest detention camp.

“The irony is thick,” said a former DHS official.

His Former Company Got Caught Employing Undocumented Workers. Now He’s Profiting Off an Immigrant Detention Camp.

Disaster Management Group is one contractor behind the nation’s largest detention camp, to be built at Fort Bliss. It’s run by Nathan Albers, who previously co-owned a company that pleaded guilty to a...

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Mica Rosenberg @micarosenberg.bsky.social · Jul 23

You may have seen reports about the release of Venezuelans the Trump administration sent to a Salvadoran prison and called "the worst of the worst."
But when we set out to learn more about them, that's not what we found. 🧵

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · Jul 17

The former *police commisioner* said a “rogue” NYPD unit was run by Adams cronies and reported directly to direct City Hall — exactly as we reported.

Adams was so tight with the unit, sources told us, he had secret access to live body-cam footage.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jul 17

NEW: Former NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon has sued Mayor Eric Adams and other top police officials, accusing Adams of running the force as a “criminal enterprise."

The suit draws extensively from a recent ProPublica investigation into a NYPD unit Adams championed.

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Former NYPD Commissioner Accuses Mayor Adams of Running “Criminal Enterprise” and Cites ProPublica Investigation

A lawsuit filed by former Commissioner Thomas Donlon alleges that the NYPD’s Community Response Team was a “rogue” unit that answered “only to City Hall.” The complaint draws extensively from ProPubli...

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Renee Dudley @reneedudley.bsky.social · Jul 16

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A Little-Known Microsoft Program Could Expose the Defense Department to Chinese Hackers

The Pentagon bans foreign citizens from accessing highly sensitive data, but Microsoft bypasses this by using engineers in China and elsewhere to remotely instruct American “escorts” who may lack expe...

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Jul 16

“If this program is implemented in its current form, it’s extremely likely that incorrect addresses will be given to DHS and individuals will be wrongly targeted.”

The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE

ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · Jul 15

The IRS is building a database that would let ICE access people's home addresses to speed up mass deportations. It could make dangerous mistakes. Great scoop from @williamturton.bsky.social, @chrisbing.bsky.social, and Avi Asher-Schapiro. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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Michael Learmonth @learmonth.bsky.social · Jul 15

They were “pushing the boundaries of the law,” one official said. “Everyone at IRS felt the same way.”

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The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE

ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.

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William Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · Jul 15

Thank you Michael

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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · Jul 15

NEW: The IRS is building a vast effort to help the Trump Admin deportation apparatus.

A Trump-appointed IRS official objected.

Now he’s out.

& the effort is going forward.

@williamturton.bsky.social, @chrisbing.bsky.social & Avi Shapiro:

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William Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · Jul 15

SCOOP: The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE www.propublica.org/article/trum...

The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE

ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.

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William Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · Jun 25

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Melody Joy Kramer, MLIS @mkramer.bsky.social · Jun 23

Did You Work on a Terminated NIH Grant? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You. www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...

Did You Work on a Terminated NIH Grant? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You.

The National Institutes of Health is canceling grants that are seen as conflicting with the Trump administration’s priorities. We want to hear from researchers who have been affected.

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William Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · Jun 22

Just saw this movie at Film Forum. Did anything happen while I was gone

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jun 10

NEW: At least 38 DOGE members work, or have worked, for one of Elon Musk’s companies.

Meanwhile, nearly two dozen DOGE officials are making cuts to the same federal agencies that regulate the industries that employed them.

The DOGE 100: Musk Is Out, but More Than 100 of His Followers Remain to Implement Trump’s Blueprint

At least 38 DOGE members work, or have worked, for one of Elon Musk’s companies. Meanwhile, nearly two dozen DOGE officials are making cuts to the same federal agencies that regulate the industries th...

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Brandon Roberts @bxroberts.org · Jun 6

THREAD: An ex-DOGE engineer with no government or medical experience used AI to identify which Veterans Affairs contracts to kill, labeling them as “MUNCHABLE.”

@vernalcoleman.bsky.social @ericumansky.bsky.social and I got the code. Here’s what it tells us 1/

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William Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · Jun 5

Help.... github.com/signalapp/Si...

Captcha limbo (Cannot send DM upon successful captcha puzzle) · Issue #5840 · signalapp/Signal-iOS

I have searched open and closed issues for duplicates (there is a 💩 issue with incomplete details - I recommend to delete this one: #5800) I am submitting a bug report for existing functionality th...

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William Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · Jun 5

Have y'all ever experienced the signal bug where it asks you to do a capatcha but never actually verifies you, making you unable to send new messages? Any solution to fix?

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William Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · May 14

"One of Elon Musk’s employees is earning between $100,001 and $1 million annually as a political adviser to his billionaire boss while simultaneously helping to dismantle the federal agency that regulates two of Musk’s biggest companies." www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Musk Adviser May Make as Much as $1 Million a Year While Helping to Dismantle Agency that Regulates Tesla and X

Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Musk while serving in the Department of Government Efficiency, helping to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · May 7

UPDATE: We've confirmed the identities and roles of 9 more key figures affiliated with Musk, bringing our DOGE tracker to a total of 86 staffers.

Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · May 5

JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.

This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...

Pulitzer Prizes Public Service Winner: ProPublica. Image (right) displays headline that reads: Their States Banned Abortion. Doctors Now Say They Can't Give Women Potentially Lifesaving Care.

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Micah Lee @micahflee.com · May 4

TeleMessage has taken everything down from their website www.telemessage.com

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William Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · May 1

What in this photo indicates the use of TeleMesaage?

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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · Apr 25

NEW from us: The IRS inspector general is probing whether Trump and his office improperly accessed taxpayer data.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · Apr 25

New: A former senior Treasury official told @propublica.org the probe could lead to a criminal investigation if reviewers find evidence of lawbreaking.

But

That same official said it’s possible those leading the review could face political repercussions.

Inspector General Probes Whether Trump, DOGE Sought Private Taxpayer Information or Sensitive IRS Material

The request, spelled out in an email obtained by ProPublica, comes amid concerns that DOGE has overstepped its bounds in seeking highly restricted private information about taxpayers, public employees...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Apr 25

NEW: A Treasury Department inspector general is probing efforts by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s DOGE to obtain private taxpayer data and other sensitive information, internal communications reviewed by ProPublica show.

Inspector General Probes Whether Trump, DOGE Sought Private Taxpayer Information or Sensitive IRS Material

The request, spelled out in an email obtained by ProPublica, comes amid concerns that DOGE has overstepped its bounds in seeking highly restricted private information about taxpayers, public employees...

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