Phenomenal reporting and storytelling by @maxblau.bsky.social and Zaydee Sanchez, and stunning visuals by @zisiga.bsky.social and Shoshone Gordon.

🧵 As hurricane season approaches, I want to tell you why I spent the past 4 months reporting this new story about Hurricane Helene. In 1999, I spent 13 hours in a car on a gridlocked interstate with my 3-week-old baby during the disastrous mass evacuation from Hurricane Floyd.

"[W]hen they slogged into their daughter's bedroom shortly after the floodwaters receded, they found her stuffed animals still on the top bunk where she left them before Helene hit. ... The little girl had been so stoic. But when they left the house with her stuffed animals, she finally cried."

For our new @propublica.org story on Hurricane Helene's unheard warnings, we used gsap to control satellite imagery + mapbox gl to walk you through the Cane River communities. Also, for the first time, we have an option for a text-only version of the story! www.propublica.org/article/hurr...

I grew up in the western foothills/southern piedmont of NC. As soon as I saw the news of Helene, I knew the devastation in these small towns just to our north was inevitable. This is the one of the best pieces of journalism I have read in recent memory. incredible, heartbreaking stories. read this.

Standing in awe of the @propublica.org team helmed by @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social that pulled off this journalistic feat: a stunning narrative that painstakingly captures Helene’s tragedies and NC’s missed opportunities. www.propublica.org/article/hurr.... www.propublica.org/article/hurr...

Congrats to @propublica.org South reporter @maxblau.bsky.social and the rest of this superstar reporting team — @anniewaldman.bsky.social, @deldeib.bsky.social and @mayatmiller.bsky.social — for being PULITZER FINALISTS!

Hurray for the arrival of @marioarizabaez.bsky.social as @propublica.org’s Florida reporter!

The @propublica.org tips truck is at the Department of Education. We want to hear from you!

We're hearing from multiple sources that all U.S. Dept. of Ed buildings are closing at 6 p.m. and are closed tomorrow. Email to staff cites "security reasons." "Employees will not be permitted in any ED facility on Wednesday, March 12th, for any reason." @jodiscohen.bsky.social and I are following

📣 D.C., our truck is back. Today at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, fired workers were given just 15 minutes to pack up their desks. As always, we're here to listen and meet people where they are. 👉 Reach out at propublica.org/tips or on Signal at 917-512-0201.

The consequences of destroying USAID: 1M children not treated for severe acute malnutrition. Up to 166,000 people will die from malaria. New cases of TB will go up by 30%. 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next 10yrs They did it anyway. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

1/ Local journalists: Want to learn more about how to work with ProPublica through our Local Reporting Network? Join our webinar on Wednesday, March 5 at 1 p.m. ET. Register here: propub.li/3F3v8fe

Are you an editor with an accountability mindset looking to sharpen your investigative skills? @propublica.org's Investigative Editor Training Program is for YOU. Starting with a week in NYC, followed by monthly virtual sessions. Deadline: March 24 (This is how I landed my dream job!)

Who wants to be @propublica.org’s Florida reporter? Come work with me and my fabulous team! grnh.se/a69b26356us