NEW: The FDA has removed a webpage warning about dangerous therapies claiming to treat autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under RFK Jr. to discredit long-established science. By @megomatz.bsky.social

COVID-19 had killed about 38 people, most of them Black, in Albany, Georgia, by April 2020. But when a white judge died, local officials made sure to announce her name. (Published Dec. 2025)

Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...

Important thread 👇

A focus on growth as measured by the gross domestic product has resulted in significant damage to the natural world: new report from IPBES www.ipbes.net/node/97532

Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end in sight. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

“To this day, I don’t know what we did wrong to be detained.” ... “I feel like I’ll never get out of here. I just ask that you don’t forget about us.” Absolutely gutting reporting from @micarosenberg.bsky.social and @propublica.org team. www.propublica.org/article/life...

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

Ruth Marcus on today's devastating cuts at the Washington Post: "Today, people in war zones are getting e-mails telling them that their positions have been eliminated. And you know what? I bet they’re gonna file stories, because that’s what we do. It’s what we’ve always done."

Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...

1/ BREAKING: Government documents reviewed by ProPublica identify Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, as the two who fired their weapons during the deadly encounter with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

Great to see when conservation of open spaces works in concert with community development. Good news reporting from Chris D'Angelo at the @themainemonitor.org themainemonitor.org/turtle-tunne...

No known criminal history, filed request for asylum, yet car window smashed with glass shattering on baby inside. reporting from @pressherald.com www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...

"This is not legitimate. This is Donald Trump's obsession with losing the 2020 election." @dougbockclark.bsky.social @jenafifield.bsky.social for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...

I was on @wbur.org's On Point today, discussing what I witnessed the past few days while reporting on ICE raids for @propublica.org in Minnesota www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...

I’ve been in Minneapolis the last few days reporting on the ICE raids happening across the city. This morning federal agents shot and killed a man, identified by the AP as Alex Pretti. This marks the third shooting by federal agents since Operation Metro Surge started in Minnesota last month.

Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...

“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...

ANOTHER ANGLE: the original video was deleted but I screen capped it. Here it is.

He is dead www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

At least the third person forcibly detained in Maine whom news outlets have found no criminal record. "In less than two minutes they smashed his window and dragged him out of the car. He was compliant. He wasn't resisting." From @themainemonitor.org themainemonitor.org/masked-agent...

A billionaire known as “Bitcoin Jesus” was under indictment for massive criminal tax fraud and very likely going to prison. Then, he hired a “Friend of Trump” and the criminal charges disappeared. How did they do it? Avi Asher-Schapiro and I spent months getting the inside story.

A woman with no criminal record and pending asylum case arrested by ICE after dropping children at school. Reporting from @themainemonitor.org themainemonitor.org/mother-of-4-...

Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The New York Times provide a frame-by-frame look at what led to Renee Good being shot and killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. Watch our visual investigation. trib.al/dJBtpjH

Incredible story.

Immigration agents are choking people in America's streets & using tactics against their own policy/training. Many LEO agencies have banned their use A Colombian TikToker. An ICU nurse. A father holding his child. A 16-year-old citizen DHS calls this "utmost professionalism" w/ @mckenziefunk.com

When asked whether protections that began in the 1960s, spurred by the passage of the Civil Rights Act, had resulted in discrimination against white men, Mr. Trump said he believed “a lot of people were very badly treated.” @nytimes.com

Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.” www.wired.com/story/macken...

Last year when I wrote about prison staff jumping ship for ICE, I reported that BOP had lost a net of at least 1400 employees by late fall. I just got new data showing they lost a net of ~1700 by mid-December -- though w/EOY retirements the final 2025 figures will likely be higher.

For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies

Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

"Ohio" (1971) - written by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970. Performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. 🗃️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN_9...

"Wer'e too close to the debris": A stunning data viz showing how SpaceX rockets put passenger planes at risk, by @heathervogell.bsky.social and Agnel Philip w/ graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social

We should not forget: projects.propublica.org/parler-capit...

“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever,” is what a US Education Department spokesperson wrote to one of our reporters, @megomatz.bsky.social, after she repeatedly tried to get comment from the department and its officials. My column on the condemnation of good journalism.

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