In tumultuous times, we believe in being prepared, not scared. We’ve distilled the advice our trainers have shared with thousands of journalists over the years into the actionable, concrete steps in our 2026 journalist’s digital security checklist:

Heads up: If you get an email from a a “recruiter” about a ProPublica proofreader job, that is fake. But we ARE hiring a copy editor, as you can see on our jobs page: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica

CBS News may not want you to see its CECOT reporting, but I'm happy to share this powerful video that our team produced this year.

The FDA won't tell you where your generic drugs are made, and good luck trying to figure out the inspection outcomes of that factory even if you know. But at @propublica.org? Well, we took that as a challenge. Grab a generic drug from your cabinet and see: projects.propublica.org/rx-inspector/

NEW: Here's the searing tale of one woman's struggle to feed her family after the Trump Administration imposed a man-made food crisis. Beautifully written by Brett Murphy & @annamaria.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/trum...

New @propublica.org: @emsimani.bsky.social analyzed nonprofit tax filings and found that more than 1,000 charities have stripped DEI-related language from their mission statements this year. www.propublica.org/article/dele...

Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson has endorsed a book that claims chlorine dioxide—a disinfectant and deodorizer—has therapeutic powers. @megomatz.bsky.social reports for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/ron-...

Phoebe Memorial, the sole hospital in Albany, GA, was founded on the idea that all patients be treated, regardless of their ability to pay. So why do some residents — including many hospital staffers — turn to a free clinic for care? THREAD 🧵

In part 4 of Sick in a Hospital Town, we learn that the board that oversees Phoebe Putney commissioned a report that found the cost of care at the hospital is higher than its peers but decided not to release it. Must read by @gingerthompson.bsky.social w/ Doris Burke

Check out Part 3 of @gingerthompson.bsky.social's exceptional series Sick in a Hospital Town: Poor Grades, Poor Outcomes Phoebe Putney paid an exorbitant sum to acquire its rival hospital. Its debt increased and patients suffer. w/ Doris Burke

Community health centers were created to be medical safety nets for people who struggle to afford primary care. But we found that several are suing patients and garnishing their paychecks – which experts say contradicts their mission. www.propublica.org/article/fede...

NEW: Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal www.propublica.org/article/trum... w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social

“Given Trump’s position on situations like this, he’s going to either need to fire himself or refer himself to the Department of Justice". @justinelliott.bsky.social @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Extraordinary reporting from @gingerthompson.bsky.social and Doris Burke for @propublica.org , along with a tremendous team of videographers, photographers, audio, and editors. Such an important story, we needed an entire team to tell it. projects.propublica.org/albany-georg...

An extraordinary new series by @gingerthompson.bsky.social w/ Doris Burke: Sick in a Hospital Town Read part one: The Business of Care As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined

Awards are nice. Accountability is better. That’s why ProPublica measures success by the impact we’re able to spark. Our investigative journalism does more than expose wrongdoing and injustice; we intend for it to spark real-world change. Become part of our impact: https://propub.li/3M9bQZw

A new investigation from @propublica.org & @highcountrynews.org finds that government programs for grazing on public lands help the wealthiest of ranchers while harming the environment. www.propublica.org/article/graz...

With so many nonprofits making a year-end push for donations, it helps to do some research before deciding where to give. @propublica.org's Nonprofit Explorer tool has details on millions of orgs (including ProPublica) with helpful info like executive compensation, revenue, and expenses.

I've really appreciated this smart partnership between @newscentersmaine.bsky.social and @themainemonitor.org. This latest with Rose Lundy is excellent. bsky.app/profile/them...

Rose Lundy sat down with @newscentersmaine.bsky.social to discuss how the number of Medicare patients in #Maine who received buprenorphine treatment for their addiction to #opioids increased about 70% between 2019 and 2023. Read the full report for free below. themainemonitor.org/more-of-main...

On Dec. 7, we’re taking you to Albany, Georgia, and telling a story as we never have before. In a new 5-part series, ProPublica’s @gingerthompson.bsky.social pursues one question: “Why are people in Albany so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?”

“COVID is a real problem that poses risk to the mom in pregnancy and to the child,” one of the study’s senior authors said. “And it’s still worth preventing, even at this point.” www.propublica.org/article/covi...

NEW: One of the unintended consequences of the Trump administration’s focus on mass deportations: Corrections officers from the Federal Bureau of Prisons are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at Immigration and Customs Enforcement. @keribla.bsky.social

“He was so brazen about it — and there was so little done about it — that he thought it was permission." Chills. A haunting story by @jlussenhop.bsky.social + Andy Mannix

NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...

NEW: Sean Duffy frequently calls safety his “top priority” as transportation secretary. But I spent months wading through regulatory notices and found something far different: that USDOT has been delaying, weakening and killing dozens of safety rules, many opposed by the transportation industry.🧵

NEW: Remember that story we broke a few months ago with @propublica.org @texastribune.org? We reported Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not want to release his office's emails with #Elon #Musk. Well, we have an update. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA #transparency #Texas

The Monitor doesn’t have corporate owners or shareholders pulling the strings, meaning we work for YOU. Our reporters ask hard questions, making sure you get unbiased reporting. Right now, some of our members will double all donations for the next 4 four days up to $20K! themainemonitor.org/donate/

"Things Happen" - President Trump www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ44...

NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation. “It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said. www.propublica.org/article/andr...

"On the second day of the government shutdown, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrived at Mount Rushmore to shoot a television ad." @amierjeski.bsky.social @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/kris...

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.

I'm really proud of this story and my colleagues -- @jodiscohen.bsky.social @tchristianmiller.bsky.social Sebastian Rotella and @mariamelba.bsky.social ... best collab ever. We got help from A LOT of people @propublica.org and beyond, including Ronna Risquez, and Andrea Morales from @mlk50.com

You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants. We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua. www.propublica.org/article/chic...

"Most Americans steadily pay into Social Security and Medicare through taxes that are withheld from paychecks. But wealthy Americans who own businesses can avoid these taxes by directing earnings through several types of business entities." From @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...

NEW: 2020 footage said to be in 2025. A neighbor who keeps reappearing in the same clip, said to be on different days & months. A broadcast from elsewhere suggested as Portland. How Fox News misled its viewership -- which may have included the president. www.propublica.org/article/port...

DHS stopped automatically archiving officials’ text messages. Now to save messages — as law requires— officials gotta… -take a screenshot. -send it to their work computer -run the file through a program there -repeat www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...

Modern cars are collecting more data than ever, raising privacy concerns. The Mozilla Foundation says cars are the worst product category for privacy.

NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year. The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices. But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low. 🧵/

Bad news for billionaires. Great news for the rest of is. @jeisinger.bsky.social is going to be envisioning and executing far more journalism. Including into the super-sized businesses that have wormed their way into our lives. www.propublica.org/atpropublica...

The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these plants face an increased risk of cancer. By @lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social

If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven) projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...

Noem: "No American citizens have been arrested or detained." - . FACTS: "Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear." www.propublica.org/article/immi...

This is a lie: www.propublica.org/article/immi...

man, it sure looks like republicans are using threat of federal government force to try and silence journalists

"At one steel industry plant near Pittsburgh, a potent carcinogen was found at levels more than 30 times higher than estimated." If you read to the end you'll find an asthmatic cat photo 😭 My latest, 📸 by Annie Flanagan. Shocking pics that look like pre-EPA days www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

"The occupancy side...gets less attention than the construction side, in part because the latter has multiple...allies... especially builders, contractors and real estate agents. Few are motivated to speak up for occupying tens of thousands of empty bedrooms." themainemonitor.org/maine-buildi...

Bumble bee hanging on. Late fall in Maine.

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