Andy Mannix and @jeremykohler.bsky.social have a new installment in what we've been calling our "Forgive and Forget" series. It asks the question, why don't adults with concrete knowledge of child abuse face consequences when they fail to report it to authorities? www.propublica.org/article/minn...

Stunning article. www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...

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Earlier this year, I wrote about a coordinated effort to undermine progressive ballot initiatives nationwide. I just got this text this morning. GOP attempts to thwart direct democracy in Missouri seem more desperate with each passing day. www.propublica.org/article/red-...

My cousin @jeremykohler.bsky.social is doing some incredible work at ProPublica -- a great reporter (and publication) to be paying attention to right now!

NEW from @jeremykohler.bsky.social. A Tale of Two Terms: How Powerful Figures Were Prosecuted in Trump’s First Term, Then Pardoned in His Second

NEW: Using his clemency power, Trump has undone prosecutions made by his own DOJ during his first term. Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.” By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

NEW: Trump likes to claim that his pardons are about undoing supposed Biden DOJ overreach, but @propublica.org found at least a dozen instances where Trump has granted clemency in criminal cases that originated during the first Trump term. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends. It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.

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Great reporting here.

When ICE stormed through Santa Ana, CA, panicked calls flooded into the city’s emergency response system. Recordings obtained by @propublica.org captured the terror residents felt as they watched masked men ambush people and force them into unmarked cars. / Story by @davidmcswane.bsky.social

Watch @jsmithrichards.bsky.social on @pbsnews.org News Hour: How the Trump administration is dramatically reshaping education in America

On Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. ET, ProPublica reporter @andykroll.bsky.social will be on Reddit answering your questions about his investigation of Russ Vought’s rise from the Senate mail room to Trump’s “shadow president.” Set a reminder: www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...

This story by @amyyurkanin.bsky.social of @propublica.org is so beautifully written. A true masterclass in weaving details and emotion into a powerful narrative. www.propublica.org/article/jorg...

Four people died in a wrong-way crash on the Inner Belt but "the Missouri Highway Patrol no longer releases names of people in crashes." Make it make sense. www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...

As Missouri AG, Bailey repeatedly launched headline-grabbing actions, including one which a school board said misrepresented facts: blaming the school’s “race-based policies” for an off-campus, after school fight between students. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

Really insightful story by @jeremykohler.bsky.social: How the FBI’s New Co-Deputy Director Used His Role as Missouri’s Attorney General to Wage a Culture War

NEW: Andrew Bailey’s nearly three-year term as Missouri’s top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile. Now he’s co-deputy director of the FBI. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

Kudos to @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social at @stlpublicradio.bsky.social for being the first to this angle: Opponents of Missouri redistricting push could have a secret weapon — a referendum www.stlpr.org/government-p...

🚨 Missouri’s legislature is moving to gut the state’s initiative petition process — the tool voters have used to pass abortion rights, Medicaid expansion & more. Earlier this year, I reported on how this crackdown has been building. www.propublica.org/article/red-...

Critics of Andrew Bailey, Trump's pick to help run the FBI, say the Missouri AG got the attention of the White House by following Trump’s tactic of targeting political opponents. “What better way to show loyalty than to do exactly what Trump wants,” one said. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

We’re holding a lunch-out today to demand that @propublica management agree to a fair discipline and performance evaluation system. Just today, a member of our Bargaining Committee and Unit Council was fired as a result of ProPublica's flawed system.

Billy Long’s stint running the IRS lasted 2 months. Now Trump’s sending him to Iceland as ambassador. My earlier story with @amierjeski.bsky.social looked at why he was such an unusual choice: www.propublica.org/article/bill...

Despite dire weather alerts, local officials in Texas failed to warn or evacuate before flash floods killed over 100 — echoing the same inaction seen during Hurricane Helene. Why does this keep happening? @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social digs in for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/texa...

The reporting of my colleagues @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social and @jeremykohler.bsky.social has prompted an overhaul of how Texas funds anti-abortion centers. Previous spending reached $100 million with little oversight and lots of strange billing practices: www.propublica.org/article/texa...

After our investigation uncovered waste in Texas’ anti-abortion program, state officials will now require providers to submit receipts before getting reimbursed with taxpayer dollars. Follow-up by @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social and me for @propublica. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

Missouri ballot measure would ban most abortions. But the question doesn’t say that www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself. Great reporting as always by @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social. www.propublica.org/article/fema...

St. Louis severe weather early warning system

NEW: Across the country, Republican lawmakers have been working to undermine or altogether undo the will of the voters by making it harder for voters to pass amendments and laws through citizen-led initiatives. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social‬

👀 “In Missouri, overturning the will of voters has almost become the legislature’s main business.” By @jeremykohler.bsky.social / @propublica.org

Republicans in Florida, Utah, Montana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Ohio and the Dakotas have either approved efforts to restrict citizen-led ballot initiatives or are considering measures to do so -- making it harder for voters to change laws outside legislatures. New, @jeremykohler.bsky.social

Illinois just banned police from ticketing students for things like swearing or vaping in school — a practice that funneled kids into adult courtrooms and debt. It took years of reporting by @jsmithrichards.bsky.social & @jodiscohen.bsky.social to get here. www.propublica.org/article/illi...

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...

The proper response is “Norm!” or “Norman!”

Afternoon, everybody.

The Education Department is supposed to be monitoring this school and how it treats students. This is the video that captured a teacher dragging a student with autism last month after he did not stop playing with blocks to go to P.E.

Please read this thread by @propublicaguild.org!

Trump IRS pick Billy Long, facing confirmation today, calls himself a "Certified Tax & Business Advisor" — a title tax experts have never heard of. After Congress, he promoted pandemic tax credits flagged by the IRS. @amierjeski.bsky.social and I dug in: www.propublica.org/article/bill...

With Trump IRS nominee Billy Long appearing before the Senate Finance Committee today, Long's questionable history in tax businesses makes for a good read. From the due of @jeremykohler.bsky.social and @amierjeski.bsky.social of @propublica.org. www.propublica.org/article/bill...

12/ @ProPublica.org continues to report on the Justice Department. If you work at DOJ or have any information to share, please 👏 contact 👏 us: www.propublica.org/tips/

Important work on Ed Martin from @andykroll.bsky.social and @jeremykohler.bsky.social of @propublica.org. Their reporting no doubt contributed to Trump abandoning Martin's nomination as U.S. attorney in D.C.

1/ President Trump just announced he’s dropping Ed Martin as his pick for the U.S. Attorney for DC after a GOP senator opposed Martin’s confirmation. The decision comes immediately after a top Senate Democrat strongly condemned the pick — and cited ProPublica…🧵

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Read this important post by @propublicaguild.bsky.social signed by me and many of my colleagues.

When Trump appointed Ed Martin as interim U.S. attorney in D.C. in January, I did a double take. Ed Martin? The same Ed Martin I’d seen stir chaos through Missouri politics for years? And now he was suddenly holding one of the most powerful prosecutorial posts in the country? 🧵

The Missouri House on Wednesday gave final approval to a proposed state takeover of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Gov. Mike Kehoe is expected to sign it. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

Time for Mad Libs. _____ months after Missouri voters overwhelmingly approved ______, Republican lawmakers moved to repeal the law. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...