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NEW: The murders of two people outside an LGBTQ+ bar at first looked like the act of a lone shooter. A ProPublica and @frontlinepbs.bsky.social investigation shows they were, in fact, the culmination of a coordinated, international recruiting effort by online extremists.

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WATCH: By eliminating the consideration of carbon’s costs, the Trump admin not only stands to eliminate the consumer benefits, but also allow carbon emissions to grow unabated, intensifying the very increases in 🌎 🌍 🌏 temperature that are driving the broader economic damages. 📰: @abrahm.bsky.social

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Help us welcome @coreygjohnson.bsky.social to Bluesky! 👋 And if you haven't, read his reporting about how at least 10 gun industry businesses secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians:

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Major gun industry cos. secretly (and possibly illegally) handed over customer data to lobbyists who used the details to target them politically. Cambridge Analytica was given 20yrs of that data. Were they shopaholics? Did women buy plus-size or petite underwear? 📰: Corey G. Johnson 🎨: Joan Wong

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WATCH: One of President Donald Trump’s most damaging strikes against U.S. climate policy is buried in an executive order that would obliterate the critically important “social cost of carbon” calculation the government uses to gauge the real-world costs that climate change imposes on the economy.

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When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied. You have a right to see this file.

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Powerful story and design! How Cambridge Analytica Used Intimate Data to Exploit Gun Owners’ Private Lives

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Current and former federal workers: We’re here in D.C. sending out our signal 🚨 Contact us confidentially on Signal at 917-512-0201 or go to propublica.org/tips.

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NEW: A study of mint plants. A device to stop severe bleeding. Technology for treating concussions. This is some of the scientific research that Ted Cruz calls “woke.” By @lisalsong.bsky.social and Agnel Philip

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NEW: Speaker Mike Johnson is living in a D.C. townhouse that is the center of an evangelical pastor’s secretive influence campaign — and the home is owned by a major GOP donor. www.propublica.org/article/mike... w/ @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social

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▶️ WATCH: The gene therapy Zolgensma has helped children born with a fatal disease, spinal muscular atrophy, grow up to run and play. But the cost is stunning: $2 million per dose. The drug’s price set the standard for other, even more expensive gene therapies. 📽️ : @josesepulveda.bsky.social

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👀: #Genetherapy #Zolgensma has helped babies born with #SMA grow up to run and play. It’s $2m price is absorbed by all Americans in the form of rising #healthinsurance premiums & #taxes for programs like #Medicaid ($309m spent on just 208 claims in 4 yrs.) 📰: Robin Fields 🎨: @owengent.bsky.social

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📢 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 👇

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NEW: While the agency is allowing disability discrimination probes to resume, the Trump administration’s investigation shutdown still applies to cases of alleged civil rights violations based on race and gender, according to a memo obtained by ProPublica.

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NEW: A first-of-its-kind analysis by @propublica.org found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% after Texas’ near-total abortion ban went into effect in September 2021. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

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NEW: While Elon Musk and his underlings demand budget cuts and layoffs across the federal government, funding for the agency they operate — the Department of Government Efficiency — has soared to some $40 million, ProPublica found.

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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

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NEW: At least 200 Afghan Americans in the U.S. military have relatives who applied for refugee status only to be blocked by Trump’s refugee ban. “We serve this country because it protected us, but now it is abandoning my sister,” said one soldier. By @lomikriel.bsky.social

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NEW: Georgia’s governor promotes his Medicaid work requirement as a national model for reform. Yet the program has cost taxpayers $86M, three-quarters of which has gone to consultants, and enrolled less than 3% of the quarter-million Georgians eligible.

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#ICYMI: We've added eight previously missing disclosures from Justice Clarence Thomas to our Supreme Connections database. The newly added filings, which cover 1992 to 1999, reveal more than 100 gifts or travel-related reimbursements.

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NEW: Frank Schuler was a leading promoter of a tax deduction derided as a scam by prosecutors, senators and the IRS. Now, under Trump 2.0, he’s a senior adviser to the General Services Administration, which manages the federal government’s property. By @peterelkind.bsky.social

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Several Department of Education employees told ProPublica they were directed not to contact students and schools about their pending civil rights cases. “We’ve been essentially muzzled,” an attorney said. By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social and @jodiscohen.bsky.social

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Scott County, Tennessee, has revolutionized its approach to reducing domestic violence, in part by requiring people who are ordered to give up their guns to disclose who is receiving the firearms. Now, following ProPublica and @wpln.bsky.social reporting, the entire state could follow its lead.

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Congrats to my @propublica.org colleagues Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser, Cassandra Jaramillo and the unsung editors behind the work, Ziva Branstetter, Kit Rachlis and the great Alex Zayas !!! www.propublica.org/atpropublica...

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Alaskans lost millions after a state-backed deal with a seafood company went south. Our investigation reveals that state leaders and the management firm they hired ignored or overlooked warning signs leading up to the deal. With @adn.com and Northern Journal

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#ICYMI: ProPublica has confirmed the names and roles of more than 30 Musk-affiliated staffers who are helping the world’s richest man dismantle or downsize federal agencies one by one.

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ProPublica and @texastribune.org have identified nearly a dozen immigrants who have been flown to Guantanamo Bay. Government officials have refused to release the names of detainees or provide details about the crimes that landed them in detention. By Perla Trevizo and @micarosenberg.bsky.social

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#ICYMI: The directive, which continues the Trump administration's efforts to curb transgender rights, could end school-based mental health services and support for homeless students.

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“An unelected billionaire is now bulldozing the research arm of the Department of Education,” Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said. “Cutting off these investments after the contract has already been inked is the definition of wasteful.” By @jodiscohen.bsky.social and @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

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NEW: Marocco has tried shutting down nearly all USAID programs & freezing foreign aid. He’s led the charge to place nearly all USAID staff on administrative leave. Officials said they see the move as retribution against those who opposed his earlier work. By @annamaria.bsky.social + Brett Murphy

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This tax season, we're here to remind you about TurboTax's 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing their taxes for free. (Published Oct. 2019)

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As the U.S. struggles with a housing shortage, investors continue to exploit a gap in an affordable housing law to raise rents on 115,000 apartments. Congress has repeatedly failed to act. By @jessecoburn.bsky.social

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When SpaceX’s Starship blew up in January, Musk called it “barely a bump in the road,” brushing off the FAA’s concerns. Yet during the accident, dozens of airplanes scrambled to avoid debris. Pieces of the craft were later found on beaches and roads.

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¿Sabías que @propublica.org tiene #noticiasenespañol tambien? Este es mi 🎥 de la 📰 de @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social con 📸 de @benjaminras.bsky.social. #Nicaragüenses en #Wisconsin están enviando lo que han obtenido en 🇺🇸 a su país 🇳🇮 por temor a las #deportaciones de Trump. www.propublica.org/espanol

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After New York state’s highest court declined to hear an appeal of a suit sparked by an article on the downfall of the CEO of Coach’s parent company, the case came to a conclusion, with the plaintiff agreeing to pay some of the defense’s costs.

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NEW: The GOP-sponsored bill would provide more transparency when a court orders someone to give up their firearms. The move follows WPLN and ProPublica reporting that found the state’s lax gun laws allow weapons to remain in the hands of domestic abusers.

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NEW: Following an investigation by New Mexico In Depth and ProPublica, Gallup-McKinley County says it cut down on long-term suspensions for Indigenous children and implemented policy reforms. But the state has not made it easy to verify these claims.

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NEW: Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices reflect huge industry investments in innovation.

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WATCH: The Nicaraguans who keep Wisconsin’s dairy farms, restaurants and factories working are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for potential mass deportations. “We don’t have much, but what we do have is important.” 📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social

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#Datacenters are among the most subsidized industries in #Washington state. Local communities are on an “energy cliff.” Now the Gov. is forming a team to evaluate their impact. This follows a story by @sydbrownstone.bsky.social & Lulu Ramadan 4 @propublica.org and @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social

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NEW: Reproductive rights are now enshrined in the state constitution, but Missouri’s main abortion provider is fighting legal hurdles to resume offering the procedure. Meanwhile, anti-abortion lawmakers strategize to prevent a return of abortion services. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

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NEW: DOGE’s new target, sources told ProPublica, is a database that tracks the flow of money across the government, from the Treasury to specific agencies and then to the ultimate destination of the funds.

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We've updated our tracker below with these 3 additions. If you have information about any of the people on this list, or know of other Musk associates who have entered the federal government, reach out on Signal at 917-512-0201.

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The Nashville school shooter previously pulled a knife on another student. He returned to school after a two-day suspension. “He had a whole knife in school, and he didn’t get expelled,” the victim said. “It just doesn’t sit right with me.” By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social & @paigepfleger.bsky.social

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In just two weeks, Trump has made drastic changes to the EPA, from firing top agency officials to freezing funding for community projects. Here’s how that could impact efforts to reform toxic hot spots across the country. By @lisalsong.bsky.social

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