It's a journalist's job to ask questions of government officials, no matter which party is in power. That often means respectfully knocking on doors to get answers people deserve to know. Tips and evidence are essential to our nonpartisan work: www.propublica.org/tips/

It's hard to write about a complex visa program in a way that can resonate with everyone. But @maxblau.bsky.social and Zaydee Sanchez did it with the narrative of a single woman, told with such respect and care. Read the thread and the story below: projects.propublica.org/h2a-visa-far...

Our members flyered the @ire.org gala to rally support for a fair contract with a transparent disciplinary process and protections against journalists being replaced by AI. You can show your support here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

“It’s sort of like saying you have one Black friend. You may have one, but what are you doing to either keep them happy or to pave the way to have more people like them in these positions?”

I wrote about Anna Lange's case with @lucaswaldron.bsky.social back in 2023. Among the takeaways was just how taxing this judicial rollercoaster has been for Lange and other trans people hoping for coverage. www.propublica.org/article/geor...

I will be on @thisisnashville.bsky.social today talking about students charged with crimes for what they do on their phones. In my latest story, 16 middle school cheerleaders in rural TN were charged for making a TikTok video roleplaying a school shooting. www.propublica.org/article/soci...

🤔🤔🤔 He said he became convinced the peptides weren’t the cause of the severe reactions after plugging everything he knows about the incident into an artificial intelligence app, which he said gave him a 57-page report that “basically says that it is impossible it was the peptides.”

Rather than school leaders and law enforcement asking themselves, "Where did we go so wrong that a group of middle school kids would make a video portraying a school shooting?" they just charged the girls, as young as 11, with a crime. New, @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social @propublica.org

In Tennessee, police have arrested and charged students for making or sharing threatening posts on social media. Law enforcement argues harsh punishment is necessary to deter students from making online threats. Experts disagree. @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social

MUST READ: Middle School Cheerleaders in Tennessee Made a TikTok Video Portraying a School Shooting. They Were Charged With a Crime. @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social

NEW: Social videos, memes and retweets are becoming fodder for criminal charges in an era of heightened responses to student threats. Authorities argue harsh punishment is necessary, but experts say the crackdown won’t make schools safer. By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social

In rural Tennessee, 16 middle schoolers waiting for cheerleading practice to start made a TikTok video seeming to role play a school shooting. The sheriff's office charged every single one with a crime. www.propublica.org/article/soci...

I'm launching a new @propublica.org beat! Legal affairs under Trump: his assault on Big Law, his judicial nominees, his defiance of the courts, the politicization of executive branch legal offices, favor-trading for dropped investigations, White House legal strategy—you name it.

Important to note — this is in the second tweet in the thread — that the stop-work order is effective July 17, so the service is going away very soon but as of today is still available. The Trevor Project can also be reached directly: www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/

I'm sure a lot of trans kids could use that hotline option, given today's ruling out of the Supreme Court. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Tennessee lawmakers from both parties have voiced dissatisfaction with the state's school threats law, citing the harm done to children who did not pose real danger. “I’m still struggling through the unintended consequences,” said Sen. Kerry Roberts. By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social‬

1. Trans troops are now being separated from their jobs, and we have learned what discharge code they are being given: "JDK," a code that was used to remove communists and gay people, and can be seen as a "black mark" on their service. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Several Tennessee lawmakers from both parties criticized the school threats of mass violence law this session, citing the harm done to children who did not pose real danger. But the Legislature chose not to fix those issues. Instead, they passed a new higher-level felony for school threats.

We got data showing the number of Tennessee students charged with threats of mass violence has significantly increased since last year. They were rarely found guilty in juvenile court. The youngest was 6 years old. This year, two states passed similar laws. www.propublica.org/article/scho...

"His former secretary, his personal lawyer, the judge for whom he served as a campaign treasurer and a pallbearer of his wife’s casket all sat on the board over time as voting members." A maddening story by @paigepfleger.bsky.social & @mariamelba.bsky.social

Ravi Coutinho died after being unable to find mental health treatment. Following @propublica.org's investigation, his mother is now suing his health insurer, saying it broke the law by publishing false information that misled its customers. My latest story: www.propublica.org/article/cent...

"Officials knew that only 32 of the deportees had been convicted of U.S. crimes and that most were nonviolent offenses, such as retail theft or traffic violations." Amazing work and multinational collaboration by this team of reporters ⬇️

James' parents had no idea the threat assessment even existed until I told them about it, more than a week after it took place. No one from the school notified them of it or interviewed them for it — which is not recommended by experts.

An 11-year-old autistic boy was cuffed at a birthday dinner after a Tenn. school called cops over a "threat" he didn’t make. The school will now pay $100K and train staff to tell real threats from innocent words. Impact from reporting by @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/tenn...

NEW: A Tennessee school has agreed to pay $100,000 to the family of an 11-year-old student with autism who was arrested under the state's school threats law, by @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social by @paigepfleger.bsky.social w/ @wpln.bsky.social

NEW: A Chattanooga public charter school has agreed to pay the family of an 11-year-old boy $100,000 to settle a federal lawsuit claiming that it wrongfully reported the student to police for an alleged threat of mass violence. By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social & @paigepfleger.bsky.social

Also read our original story about Junior ⬇️ A sheriff's deputy arrested him in the parking lot of a LongHorn Steakhouse last year, outside a family birthday party, based on a rumor that he made a threat. www.propublica.org/article/tenn...

And if you haven't read this shattering ProPublica piece about the effects of Covid on pregnancies, you should take a deep breath and do so:

NEW: When James’ father appealed his son’s expulsion at a March school district hearing, the school’s assistant principal said repeatedly that James had to be expelled simply because he’d been arrested. “We did not investigate further,” she said. By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social‬

1/ The day after the Antioch High shooting, Nashville police arrested a 12-year-old for posting a concerning screenshot on Instagram. His school was supposed to figure out if it was a valid threat. Instead, the school expelled him with no further investigation.

Ken Paxton likely used a little known database that tracks RX records of controlled substances to target gender affirming care providers. Worse, he can access the prescription records of anyone without a warrant in over 37 states with an agreement with Texas. www.thedissident.news/texas-ag-ken...

"The United Nations and humanitarian groups said as of Tuesday night that that no aid had been distributed. NBC News teams on the ground have also seen no evidence of aid being distributed."

Unfortunately, @propublica.org is denying union representation to a few of my colleagues who are being placed on PIPs today. I'm adding to the chorus of people asking management to do the right thing!

Three of our colleagues are being placed on PIPs today and @propublica.org management has refused to allow stewards in those meetings. We're not shutting up about this — our colleagues deserve better and we're extremely disappointed in management for denying us this basic union right.

I hope @propublica.org management will change course on this to be more in step with our industry and ensure a fair disciplinary process.

So so proud of @deldeib.bsky.social @anniewaldman.bsky.social @maxblau.bsky.social @mayatmiller.bsky.social for being finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting for their amazing reporting on difficulties accessing mental health care. 🎉🎉

@propublica.org wins the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its amazing coverage of the consequences of abortion bans, showcasing the women who died. It’s the second year in a row in which ProPublica has won the Pulitzer Gold Medal! 🎉

On this International Workers Day I am thinking about how we at @propublica.org work on investigative journalism with moral force & holding power to account while, at the same time, management denies basic union rights to staff.

I'm so proud of the work we do @propublica.org every day. And I signed this letter because we deserve a fair union contract with basic rights — like allowing stewards in performance meetings that could lead to discipline, and a standard approach to just cause.

I believe in ProPublica’s mission, and in my amazing coworkers who uphold those values every day. I hope that management will agree to our requests for basic union rights, like allowing stewards in performance meetings that could lead to discipline.

For May Day, @propublicaguild.bsky.social is sharing an important update about our contract negotiations. I signed this letter because my colleagues are the smartest, best people and we deserve basic job protections like just cause. ProPublica is too great an organization to settle for anything less

Today, we issued a letter — signed by 70% of our unit — to @sengelberg.bsky.social and @robinsparkman.bsky.social asking them to uphold ProPublica’s values of fairness, transparency and accountability at the bargaining table.

Essential journalism, by @hannahallam.bsky.social. Outrageous and heartbreaking. “It was like a relay race, and she was the baton,” Öztürk’s attorney Mahsa Khanbabai said.

Many news reports have claimed Tennessee is fixing its school threats law, which has resulted in felony charges for rumors and jokes. But those reports are inaccurate. Instead, Tennessee is adding a whole new felony charge to the books. via @paigepfleger.bsky.social wpln.org/post/tenness...

We want to document the consequences of executive orders and other federal actions that target trans communities. Know of public records we should FOIA? Let us know: docs.google.com/forms/d/1PWt... Learn more about the project and our partnership with @muckrock.com 👇

Really smart story by my current and former colleagues in Texas. @alexazura.bsky.social and I wrote about the lawsuit in Richardson for our investigation on the legacy of school segregation in Texas, back in 2018: www.texastribune.org/2018/12/11/r...

Talked with @healthjournalism.org about @wpln.bsky.social + @propublica.org's investigation into the Antioch High School shooting, collaborating with @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social and why it's important to pursue accountability investigations in the wake of tragedy: healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/03...

Read our original story about the warnings officials missed before the Antioch shooting: www.propublica.org/article/nash...

Powerful story and design! How Cambridge Analytica Used Intimate Data to Exploit Gun Owners’ Private Lives

Hear directly from Gemima, who was threatened with a knife by the Nashville student who later opened fire on his school. It's unclear if authorities heeded this or other warning signs. My latest w/ @paigepfleger.bsky.social, who created the radio version of this story. wpln.org/post/first-c...