Carissa Quiambao
@carissaqmb.bsky.social
📤 5825
📥 118
📝 27
✿ social video
@ProPublica.org
✿ formerly USA Today, CNN, VICE, Refinery29
pinned post!
👋 new followers! I'm Carissa, a sometimes on-screen yapper but mostly social video producer for
@propublica.org
. I adapt our long form journalism for mobile, TL;DR audiences. You can find our work at:
www.tiktok.com/@propublica
www.instagram.com/propublica/r...
www.youtube.com/@ProPublica/...
about 1 year ago
0
10
1
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
about 2 months ago
Inside a New York City federal immigration courthouse, ProPublica reporter
@tilleckert.com
watched an ICE agent slam a woman, Monica Moreta-Galarza, to the ground as she begged for her husband to not be taken away. Listen to Eckert tell what happened.
loading . . .
44
802
283
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
Till Eckert
about 2 months ago
1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse. Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away. Thread 👇
loading . . .
741
7525
4463
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
2 months ago
📽️ Kenneth Santizo captured ICE and FBI officers stopping a family on their way to church in the Boston suburbs. Agents broke the window and slammed Daniel Flores-Martinez to the ground while his wife and children sobbed:
https://propub.li/3IbPftA
loading . . .
142
1631
1141
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
3 months ago
Are you someone who has been or could be affected by imminent ICE raids in Chicago? Do you have friends, family members or neighbors who have been or could be? If you have information you can share, please reach out to
@melissa-sanchez.bsky.social
on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
loading . . .
27
1096
618
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
3 months ago
Do you work at the Office of Management and Budget? Do you know someone who does? Are you a current or former federal worker with information that you can share about Russell Vought? If the answer to any of these is "yes," please contact
@andykroll.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/tips/
loading . . .
104
3008
1659
Endless gratitude to Scott for letting us share his story. ❤️🩹 Produced and edited by moi
add a skeleton here at some point
5 months ago
0
14
5
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
6 months ago
NEW: Since Trump took office, immigration officials have more than quadrupled the number of 287(g) agreements with law enforcement agencies across 40 states, giving local officers authority to function as deportation agents in jails and the streets. With
@azluminaria.org
loading . . .
Local Police Join ICE Deportation Force in Record Numbers Despite Warnings Program Lacks Oversight
ICE officials tout an unprecedented expansion of its 287(g) Program, driven by agreements that allow local officers to function as deportation agents during routine policing. But advocates warn such…
https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-deportation-police-287g-program-expansion?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky&utm_content=6-9
50
529
314
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
6 months ago
For our story on a cancer drug that costs nearly $1,000 for each daily pill, art director Lisa Larson-Walker handmade several pill-shaped ceramic piggy banks, stuffed them with cash — then smashed them with a sledgehammer in the middle of the office. Go behind the scenes with this short video:
loading . . .
Behind the Art: Why Is Cancer Drug Revlimid So Expensive?
When ProPublica reporter David Armstrong was diagnosed with cancer, he set out to understand why a single pill of his medication, Revlimid, cost the same as ...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lYp8P9BB67I
10
316
79
One of my fave productions to date. Run don't walk to watch Jake break down his complex investigation into DOGE and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a super accessible, digestible and illuminating way. ⤵️
add a skeleton here at some point
6 months ago
4
139
46
Congrats to these Pulitzer Prize-winning rockstars! 🎥: Katie Campbell ✂️: yours truly
add a skeleton here at some point
7 months ago
0
13
1
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
7 months ago
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-...
404
21928
6278
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
7 months ago
#ICYMI
: Under Wisconsin law, transgender people who want to change their names have to publish their old & new names in a newspaper.
@phoebepetrovic.bsky.social
explains why families & advocates worry the requirement now poses a risk as Trump has attacked trans rights. 📽️:
@carissaqmb.bsky.social
loading . . .
23
472
142
Farewell to the GOAT 😭🫶👋
add a skeleton here at some point
7 months ago
0
2
0
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
Phoebe Petrovic
7 months ago
ICYMI: I reported on how Wisconsin's 167-year-old name change law endangers trans people in today's digital age and political climate. 🚨 Extra news 🚨 this is my last story for
@wisconsinwatch.org
&
@propublica.org
, and my last day, as I leave for a new opportunity.
www.propublica.org/article/wisc...
loading . . .
Wisconsin’s Name-Change Law Raises Safety Risks for Transgender People
A 167-year-old statute requires trans people to publish their old and new names in a newspaper. Families and advocates worry the requirement now poses a risk as President Donald Trump has attacked tra...
https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-law-transgender-name-changes
4
33
10
Listen to
@propublica.org
reporter
@tchristianmiller.bsky.social
break down his investigation on this groundbreaking verdict that exposes how insurers try to wield power over doctors and other health care providers. 🎥 by yours truly
add a skeleton here at some point
7 months ago
0
2
0
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
8 months ago
NEW: Of the 7,837 disputed procedures in the lawsuit, involving 1,680 patients, Blue Cross paid this breast cancer center about 9 cents on the dollar, paying $43M on invoices totaling $500M. Some 60% of the claims weren’t reimbursed at all.
loading . . .
“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over Doctors
Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.
https://propub.li/4i6Brwh
40
976
474
Workers at one of the US's largest baby formula plants say the Abbott Labs facility is engaging in unsanitary practices. Tbt to my vid on
@heathervogell.bsky.social
's investigation into Abbot & Mead Johnson's efforts to protect the US's formula biz abroad at the cost of young children's health.
add a skeleton here at some point
8 months ago
7
696
213
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
8 months ago
In 2018, Trump tweeted: "Because of Tariffs we will be able to start paying down large amounts of the $21 trillion in debt that has been accumulated." That’s not how it played out. (Published 2021)
loading . . .
Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It’ll Weigh Down the Economy for Years
The “King of Debt” promised to reduce the national debt — then his tax cuts made it surge. Add in the pandemic, and he oversaw the third-biggest deficit increase of any president.
https://propub.li/4iOb7Iw
30
822
313
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
8 months ago
#ICYMI
: One Community Response Team officer swerved into a motorcyclist, killing him. Another needlessly stopped a pedestrian, then shoved him into a car window. A third hit a man and then kicked his head.
loading . . .
How Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses
After NYPD officials warned about a unit’s aggressive policing, the mayor boosted the team led by his allies. “The unit effectively reported directly to City Hall,” a former police official said.
https://propub.li/4c7AxOI
4
256
72
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
Nat Lash
8 months ago
Please rent a Ghibli film this weekend
youtu.be/ngZ0K3lWKRc?...
0
19
4
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
Soraya Nadia McDonald
8 months ago
”Miyazaki said, 'I am utterly disgusted. If you really want to make creepy stuff you can go ahead and do it. I would never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all.' He also said, 'I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.'"
loading . . .
OpenAI CEO Responds to ChatGPT Users Creating Studio Ghibli-Style AI Images
The latest version of OpenAI's image generation technology has resulted in a flood of users sharing images transformed in the style of Studio Ghibli.
https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/openai-ceo-chatgpt-studio-ghibli-ai-images-1236349141/
33
3430
1081
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
Eric Umansky
8 months ago
Great video on abusive and secretive NYPD unit led by "the mayor's besties"
add a skeleton here at some point
0
22
7
Read the full story by the man the myth the legend
@ericumansky.bsky.social
⤵️
add a skeleton here at some point
8 months ago
0
4
0
Read and watch the brilliant
@emilyschwing.bsky.social
show us just how bad things are inside Alaska's rural public schools, and how it's impacting the predominantly Alaska Native students they serve. ⤵️ 📰 KYUK,
@propublica.org
,
@npr.org
🎬 produced & edited by moi
add a skeleton here at some point
8 months ago
6
284
76
Only tripped once filming this 😌🎥
add a skeleton here at some point
9 months ago
0
2
0
🫣‼️
add a skeleton here at some point
9 months ago
0
13
7
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
9 months ago
👀
add a skeleton here at some point
15
1110
143
Maternal health experts who reviewed ProPublica’s findings say Texas' abortion ban is the only explanation they could see for the sudden jump in sepsis cases. ⤵️ ✍️ Lizzie Presser, Kavitha Surana,
@andreasuozzo.com
, Sophie Chou 📈
@lucaswaldron.bsky.social
add a skeleton here at some point
9 months ago
7
505
206
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
9 months ago
📢 ProPublica is looking for 5 newsrooms to join our Local Reporting Network! These newsrooms will be part of our 50 State Initiative. Newsrooms in 40 states (in blue) are eligible to apply:
https://propub.li/41270AQ
Here's what this would mean for your newsroom 👇
33
1055
459
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
9 months ago
NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
loading . . .
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
536
13212
7784
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
Eric Umansky
9 months ago
New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
817
43216
17546
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
Melody Joy Kramer
9 months ago
How to contact
@propublica.org
using
@signal.org
www.propublica.org/tips/#signal
loading . . .
How to Contact ProPublica Securely — ProPublica
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
https://www.propublica.org/tips/#signal
1
252
130
I've got a thing FOIA 💕
add a skeleton here at some point
9 months ago
0
9
1
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
10 months ago
WATCH: EPA employees expressed a mixture of fear, resignation and quiet defiance as they faced the painful decision to stay or go. “We feel terrorized,” said one of the more than 20 current EPA employees who talked to ProPublica. 📽️
@carissaqmb.bsky.social
loading . . .
“We Feel Terrorized”: What EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump
More than 300 career employees at the Environmental Protection Agency have left their jobs. Those who remain face a painful decision: resign or work for an a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRnZePwE5Os
33
706
221
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
Sharon Lerner
10 months ago
& a short video of
@pratheekrebala.bsky.social
and my story by the masterful 🙏
@carissaqmb.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRnZ...
loading . . .
“We Feel Terrorized”: What EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump
YouTube video by ProPublica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRnZePwE5Os&t=13s
2
20
3
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
Sharon Lerner
10 months ago
New: A glimpse inside the EPA, where the 20+ workers I spoke with are sad, terrified, resigned and, in not a few cases, really, really mad.
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
loading . . .
“We Feel Terrorized”: What EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump
More than 300 career employees at the Environmental Protection Agency have left. Those who remain face a painful decision: resign or work for an administration that plans to radically reshape the EPA ...
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-workers-resign-trump
20
844
278
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
Chris Morran
10 months ago
So much attention has been paid to Elon's college-age DOGE bros. But
@propublica.org
's roundup of 20+ members of Musk's demolition crew shows that it's largely comprised of alleged adults, including Katie Miller (wife of Trump whisperer Stephen Miller)
projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
56
1972
844
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
10 months ago
NEW: President Donald Trump has given Elon Musk sweeping authority to overhaul the U.S. government bureaucracy and its operations around the globe. ProPublica confirmed the identities and roles of more than 20 key people affiliated with Musk.
loading . . .
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.
https://propub.li/40MD0cf
120
2834
1497
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
10 months ago
NEW: More than 300 career employees at the EPA have left. Those who remain face a painful decision: resign or work for an administration that plans to radically reshape the EPA while reversing environmental protections. By
@fastlerner.bsky.social
&
@pratheekrebala.bsky.social
loading . . .
“We Feel Terrorized”: What EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump
More than 300 career employees at the Environmental Protection Agency have left. Those who remain face a painful decision: resign or work for an administration that plans to radically reshape the EPA…
https://propub.li/4hrAOOp
54
1445
595
Federal workers! Come spill your tea at our tip line 🫖⤵️ ⭐ing: our EIC, Steve 🎬: moi
add a skeleton here at some point
10 months ago
0
3
0
Everyone should follow
@phoebepetrovic.bsky.social
's reporting ⤵️ 📽️: moi
add a skeleton here at some point
10 months ago
1
6
1
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
José Sepúlveda
10 months ago
Here are just some of the gov’t programs that were floated in a House GOP memo exploring ways to pay for tax cuts proposed by President Donald Trump. The options include cuts to Medicaid and more.
youtu.be/bMpyJbi-jyU?...
Story by:
@robert-faturechi.bsky.social
and
@justinelliott.bsky.social
add a skeleton here at some point
20
280
115
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
10 months ago
The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades. By
@phoebepetrovic.bsky.social
loading . . .
Tracing the Roots of the Christian Nationalist Movement That’s Influencing Modern Politics
The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.
https://projects.propublica.org/christian-nationalism-origins
84
1168
492
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
10 months ago
WATCH: Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Montana, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did the trail of patient harm and suspicious deaths. 📽️:
@carissaqmb.bsky.social
loading . . .
Oncologist Connected to Trail of Patient Harm and Suspicious Deaths
Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Montana, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth sur...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuZ93JjbmPM
13
379
84
A grand entrance... and exit 🎬
add a skeleton here at some point
10 months ago
1
4
0
Great shirt, even better story! 🎥 moi
add a skeleton here at some point
10 months ago
0
11
4
Run don't walk to watch this Tiktok (while you still can) of a former scientist revealing how she was gaslit by 3M – decades ago! – after making a shocking discovery about the forever chemicals she found in human blood. ⤵️ 🎥 by moi
add a skeleton here at some point
11 months ago
0
16
3
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
ProPublica
11 months ago
Abortion laws are affecting how physicians treat pregnancy loss. ProPublica reporters wrote a guide, made in consultation with dozens of doctors, for what to expect and what questions to ask. Read the full guide at:
https://propub.li/4a6qtED
📽️
@carissaqmb.bsky.social
loading . . .
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What To Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Abortion laws are affecting how physicians treat pregnancy loss. ProPublica reporters wrote a guide, made in consultation with dozens of doctors, for what to...
https://propub.li/4a6hWS4
36
1435
820
Adapted this exceedingly helpful and informative guide on what to know about the medical procedures that could save your life if you're pregnant, for the audiovisual girlies ⤵️
add a skeleton here at some point
11 months ago
0
14
12
reposted by
Carissa Quiambao
Ziva Branstetter
11 months ago
New from @propublica: How to advocate for yourself during pregnancy in an abortion-restrictive state. Here’s what you need to know that could save your life.
www.propublica.org/article/misc...
loading . . .
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...
https://www.propublica.org/article/miscarriage-abortion-bans-dilation-and-curettage-dilation-and-evacuation
4
57
41
Load more
feeds!
log in