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This phenomenal @propublica.org investigation by Molly Hensley-Clancy will make your HEAD EXPLODE. And want to punch someone in the face. www.propublica.org/article/aau-...

This National Youth Sports Organization Is Failing to Protect Kids From Sexual Abuse

More than a decade after the Amateur Athletic Union promised to implement “historic child protection measures,” it still hasn’t done so, leaving hundreds of thousands of kids at risk. Some AAU athlete...

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National Press Club Journalism Institute@npcinstitute.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Join us for a free virtual @npcinstitute.bsky.social training on how to nationalize local health stories!

Local stories can have national implications — and national stories can shape local communities. Join us Aug. 18 for a free training on translating complex public health topics for different audiences. 🗓 Aug. 18 | 11 a.m. ET | 💻 Zoom Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

@richardawebster.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Always read @richardawebster.bsky.social ! www.propublica.org/article/loui...

10. After having 42 years of his life stolen — missing his son’s childhood and losing his parents and three siblings while he was behind bars — Brooks said he shouldn’t continue to suffer at the hands of the state.

Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 2mo ago

His conviction was thrown out after a prosecutor admitted he had failed to turn over key fingerprint evidence. Eligible for up to $480K in state compensation, he hasn't received a cent. The Louisiana attorney general has opposed 22 of 23 compensation claims by wrongfully convicted people.

He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No.

Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore...

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The ACLU has just detailed hundreds of cases of misconduct by immig agents: -kneeling on necks 52x -Agents choking people 10x -smashing car windows 47x -ramming cars 14x -Hit people w/ car 6x Report repeatedly cites ProPublica's reporting B/c transparency takes a village--when the govt blocks it

Incredibly important reporting by @propublica.org's @jsmithrichards.bsky.social + @jodiscohen.bsky.social on how Arkansas taxpayers are funding private "schools" that abuse children instead of educating them.

This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.

One of the few requirements for Arkansas private schools is that they have an American flag and a flagpole. But millions in state funds go to the largely unmonitored schools while complaints about saf...

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Charles Ornstein@charlesornstein.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Good for editors to dive back into deadline reporting! Don't miss @propublica.org + @kqednews.kqed.org's investigation cited by the Trump administration as it launches a national crackdown on how school districts handle accusations of sexual misconduct by teachers. www.propublica.org/article/cali...

He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway.

Math teacher Jason Agan was deemed “unfit to teach.” But the finding was never made public. This is how the state allowed him — and dozens of other educators found to have committed sexual harassment ...

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NEW: Trump Administration Launches Crackdown on Teacher Sexual Misconduct Following KQED-ProPublica Investigation, by @tracyjan.bsky.social and Holly McDede w/ @kqednews.kqed.org

MUST READ @byelliesilverman.bsky.social's powerful story about the woman who the entire world thought it knew

The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.

America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.

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@richardawebster.bsky.social · 3mo ago

MUST READ @richardawebster.bsky.social’s incredible coverage about Jimmie Duncan’s case for @propublica.org + @veritenews.org The former death row prisoner was recently freed by the Louisiana Supreme Court.

1–In January 2025, I first started to report on Jimmie “Chris” Duncan. His story was shocking on its face: In 1998 he was sentenced to death for killing Haley Oliveaux, his former girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter. But there was more to the story … 🧵 @propublica.org @veritenews.org

Al Shaw @shaw.al · 3mo ago

AmeriKKKa 250. This is the scene in DC today. July 4, 2026. How will Trump address this… Will Trump address this?

Masked men with Confederate flags seen chanting, marching, riding Metro in DC

Masked men, some carrying white supremacist flags, were seen marching in Washington, D.C., on the Fourth of July.

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Even though injection wells are banned within a half-mile of public water wells in Oklahoma, we found 114 of them across the state, within public water districts more than 300k people rely on.

Screenshot of an interactive map of Oklahoma titled, "Does your Oklahoma water system has oil field wastewater wells near public drinking water wells." The map shows the outlines of public water systems and a search box to enter an address, ZIP code or name of a water system in the state.

ProPublica@propublica.org · 3mo ago

NEW: Oil companies are blasting millions of gallons of toxic waste underground each year — less than a half-mile from Enid, Oklahoma’s water wells. But to protect their city, officials must appeal to the state agency that created the problem. With @readfrontier.bsky.social

Tracy Jan@tracyjan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Oklahomans: Does YOUR water supply draw from a well located near an oil field wastewater injection operation? You can find out using our look up map. Just plug in your address, zip code or water system in the @propublica.org tool in this link: www.propublica.org/article/enid...

Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells to protect against pollution. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. @propublica.org + @readfrontier.bsky.social identified at least 114 injection wells in OK located that close to a public water well.

To Protect Its Drinking Water, This City Has to Appeal to the Oil Regulators That Put It at Risk

Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. But in the city of Enid, officials are pushing back against one ...

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In overturning Duncan's death row conviction, the chief justice of LA's Supreme Court compared the bite mark evidence used to prosecute him to “trial by water” tests used by witch-hunters in the 17th c. If they floated, they were considered witches. Those who “passed” by sinking often drowned.

Louisiana Supreme Court Frees Death Row Prisoner, Calling Evidence Against Him “Scientifically Indefensible”

The decision affirms a lower court’s ruling nullifying Jimmie “Chris” Duncan’s 1998 first-degree murder conviction. Duncan was convicted based in part on forensic evidence that is now widely regarded ...

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Jimmie “Chris” Duncan is officially FREE following his 1998 murder conviction based in part on forensic evidence that is now widely regarded as junk science. Today's Louisiana Supreme Court decision follows a 2025 @propublica.org + @veritenews.org investigation by @richardawebster.bsky.social

Louisiana Supreme Court Frees Death Row Prisoner, Calling Evidence Against Him “Scientifically Indefensible”

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Wonderful meeting so many local reporters + editors at #IRE26. I enjoyed hearing about your work & potential project ideas at @propublica.org's Local Reporting Network breakfast and look forward to reading your proposals soon. Our next DEADLINE is July 27! www.propublica.org/atpropublica...

Deadline Approaching for ProPublica’s 50 State Initiative — Fall 2026 Cohort

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Diabetes researchers ejected from conference after criticizing White House By @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social

Diabetes researchers ejected from conference after criticizing White House

The scientists, including the editor of a leading journal, were handing out copies of an editorial criticizing the Trump administration’s handling of biomedical research.

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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 4mo ago

@kqednews.kqed.org reporter Holly McDede has been investigating teacher misconduct in California as a @propublica.org Local Reporting Network fellow. This is how she was able to obtain hundreds of misconduct complaints for insight into a teacher disciplinary system that's shrouded in secrecy.

I Got Access to Hundreds of Teacher Misconduct Complaints in California — and You Can Too

In her five years of investigating teacher misconduct in California schools, reporter Holly McDede learned an important lesson: What seems to be secret isn't always so — sometimes you just need to kno...

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When my co-reporter Andy Mannix and I investigated a tip last year about child sexual abuse in an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community in Minnesota, we had to ask — was this just an isolated incident? Today, Andy and @jeremykohler.bsky.social have some answers: www.propublica.org/article/old-...

In This Church, Child Sexual Abuse Has Gone Unchecked for So Long That It Spans Generations

The church's culture of forgiving and forgetting sins has absolved abusers and silenced victims across the country.

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Jessica Lussenhop@jlussenhop.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Reporter Andy Mannix from the @startribune.com and I have been speaking to women all over the country about allegations of child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. This is the story of how one perpetrator in Minnesota escaped consequences for years: www.propublica.org/article/sexu...

About half of all Oklahomans live within a mile of an oil and gas site. A new documentary from @readfrontier.bsky.social + @propublica.org exposes the failure of state regulators to protect residents from a massive underground pollution crisis. Based on reporting by @nickbowlin.bsky.social

Toxic Ground: Inside Oklahoma’s Massive Oil Field Wastewater Crisis

Watch how a legacy of oil drilling and regulatory failure destroyed one Oklahoma family’s dream home and contaminated another family’s drinking water.

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 4mo ago

“Pro life.” Except when it comes to the life of the mother. MUST READ this @propublica.org dive into how Arkansas’ abortion ban — not best practices or medical training — guided these doctors’ choices.

1/ At 17 weeks pregnant, Emily Waldorf was suddenly faced with a life-threatening situation: Her baby’s foot was dipping out of her cervix. Doctors told her the longer her cervix stayed open, the higher her risk of infection. They knew how to treat her. There was one issue … 🧵

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 4mo ago

NEW: Three U.S. senators have called for an overhaul of federal agents’ use of tear gas and pepper spray, citing a ProPublica investigation that found at least 79 children were hurt by these chemicals during Trump’s immigration crackdown.

U.S. Lawmakers Demand Reforms to Immigration Officers’ Use of Tear Gas and Pepper Spray

A ProPublica investigation found that scores of children were hurt by these chemicals during President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Lawmakers say the findings show more restrictions are neede...

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