State officials learned nearly two decades ago that toxic chemicals known as PFAS were spreading from textile mills into the waters of northwest Georgia. Years later, no one is taking responsibility as the toll on human health emerges.

Congrats to Julie K. Brown! She was awarded a #Pulitzer Prize special citation today for her groundbreaking reporting in 2017 & 2018 for the Miami Herald exposing Jeffrey Epstein's systematic abuse of young women and the justice system & powerful network of associates that protected him for years.

AP's Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation is the kind of work executive editor Julie Pace says “highlights the unique strengths of AP’s global, multiformat newsroom.” But those strengths are being hacked away as management leaves U.S. staffers in the dark on impending layoffs.

How did PFAS chemicals contaminate the water and environment in parts of Georgia and Alabama? The reporters and filmmakers behind a collaborative project investigating the issue discussed what it was like to bring it to life in "Contaminated: The Carpet Industry’s Toxic Legacy."

This investigation shows how powerful carpet companies like Shaw Industries ignored warnings as regulators turned a blind eye, while communities downstream now live with contaminated wells and soaring cancer risks. By @jasondearen.com et al. at @ajc.com

Researchers have linked high levels of some PFAS types in human blood to serious health problems. It’s an issue that comes into sharp focus in northwest Georgia, home to some of the world’s largest carpet companies.

ICE is using full-body “burrito” bags to restrain detainees for hours during deportations. Is it cruel and unusual punishment? An @apnews.com investigation.

“It was like a kidnapping.” ICE use of full-body restraint during deportations, including long flights, raises concerns over inhumane treatement. My latest @apnews.com investigation: apnews.com/article/immi...

“It was like a kidnapping.” ICE use of full-body restraint during deportations, including long flights, raises concerns over inhumane treatement. My latest @apnews.com investigation: apnews.com/article/immi...

Sharing an article and new project I started with a few colleagues to help separate rhetoric from law on DEI. Please share!

apnews.com/article/iran... bombers involved in US strike on Iran nuclear facilities return to Missouri Air Force base

BREAKING: A federal judge says Trump illegally deployed the National Guard to help with LA protests and must return control to California.

Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops apnews.com/article/immi...

After tear gas and street fires, a Los Angeles community cleans up as National Guard troops arrive apnews.com/article/immi...

Great story about a remarkable moment in history: “A total surrender following a few hours later with a cordial meeting in the AP bureau with an armed and battle-garbed North Vietnamese officer with his aide over warm Coke and pastries? That is how the Vietnamese war ended for me today.”

@apnews.com wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists

Speaking of CDC, I was asked to make a reading list of books about mysterious diseases / outbreaks recently so thought I'd share: shepherd.com/best-books/m...

Speaking of CDC, I was asked to make a reading list of books about mysterious diseases / outbreaks recently so thought I'd share: shepherd.com/best-books/m...

My book Kill Shot was apparently used to train Meta AI. This isn’t a surprise but raises so many questions. Anyone know if there’s anything to do / being done about this? Curious what authors can do Thanks @pakinamamer.bsky.social for the heads up

My book Kill Shot was apparently used to train Meta AI. This isn’t a surprise but raises so many questions. Anyone know if there’s anything to do / being done about this? Curious what authors can do Thanks @pakinamamer.bsky.social for the heads up

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NEW: A "Doctors for RFK Jr" letter that was submitted in support of his cabinet nomination to HHS included physicians who have had their licenses revoked and suspended. It also included a bunch of people who aren't doctors, including nurses, a CPA and a firefighter/paramedic

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Thanks @polgreen.bsky.social @nytopinion.nytimes.com for the shout about our recent investigation in military extremism. The stories can be found linked here: www.jasondearen.com/work/insider...

Thanks @polgreen.bsky.social @nytopinion.nytimes.com for the shout about our recent investigation in military extremism. The stories can be found linked here: www.jasondearen.com/work/insider...

The sun behind the smoke. Very apocalyptic vibes here in LA right now. Super dark and winds still gusting.

On Friday, investigators said Livelsberger wrote that the explosion was meant to serve as a “wakeup call” and that the country was “terminally ill and headed toward collapse.” An AP investigation last year found that radicalization among active duty military members was on the rise.

My latest @apnews.com story on military extremism, w/ @mrsmithap.bsky.social and @akesslerdc.bsky.social: New Orleans attack and Vegas explosion highlight extremist violence by active military and veterans

NEW YORK (AP) — Judge orders President-elect Donald Trump to be sentenced on Jan. 10 in New York hush money case

Our latest today: The New Year’s attack in New Orleans and the explosion in Las Vegas highlight concerns about extremism among people with military backgrounds

My latest @apnews.com story on military extremism, w/ @mrsmithap.bsky.social and @akesslerdc.bsky.social: New Orleans attack and Vegas explosion highlight extremist violence by active military and veterans

We continue to report on extremism among veterans and active duty military. Please send tips to me and @jasondearen.com

ICYMI — Given the military backgrounds of the two people identified in the New Orleans and Las Vegas attacks, our investigation found that such extremists are growing in number at a faster pace than the gen pop. Read more 👇

ICYMI — Given the military backgrounds of the two people identified in the New Orleans and Las Vegas attacks, our investigation found that such extremists are growing in number at a faster pace than the gen pop. Read more 👇

Look who dropped by to help me say goodbye to ‘24! Nice way to close it out. @jasondearen.com @jenniferjoseph.bsky.social #emmys.

@alikodjak.bsky.social The packaging is quite luxurious! Nice gift before end of the year—so proud of this doc #GrandKnighthawk #hulu #emmys

Reporters found that the use of incarcerated workers is so pervasive nationwide that prison labor has seeped into the supply chains of some of the country’s largest companies and retailers — and also goods being exported.

RIP GOAT

Survivors seek a reckoning as FBI investigates child sex abuse in little-known Christian sect @rebeccaboone.bsky.social

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NYPD continues to drop new details about UnitedHealthcare killing in TV interviews, Hansel & Gretel style, but hasn't held a news conference about it since Monday’s announcing Mangione's arrest or an NYPD exec’s appearance at a presser that night in Pa. www.nbcnewyork.com/manhattan/no...

While I'm usually involved in not-happy news, I'd love to see these hope scrolls. Can you share?

My report on the latest on the arrest of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson youtu.be/bf5tIixJNjs?...

Our Reddit AMA is live now for those interested in our investigations into extremism among members of the U.S. military and veterans. With my colleagues @mrsmithap.bsky.social @akesslerdc.bsky.social

Our Reddit AMA is live now for those interested in our investigations into extremism among members of the U.S. military and veterans. With my colleagues @mrsmithap.bsky.social @akesslerdc.bsky.social

I'll be doing a Reddit AMA with @jdearen.bsky.social and Aaron Kessler today about our reporting on extremism among military members and veterans. Join us on the r/politics subreddit at 1 pm eastern