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Cassandra Jaramillo
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Pulitzer prize-winning immigrant @propublica covering reproductive health from Texas. ProPublica Union Veep. Send news tips on Signal or cassandra.jaramillo@propublica.org
Imagine a job where, faced with a difficult decision, you could just stop going to work www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections
House Republican leaders cancelled votes planned for Thursday. Members won’t return to Washington until Nov. 9.
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RFK Jr. has decided to change the way measles deaths are counted at the CDC. As @drdebhoury.bsky.social says in this article by @melodyschreiber.com: “The change doesn’t make any sense”. It only makes sense if you’re RFK Jr. and you desperately need to manipulate data to hide your malfeasance.
Trump administration changes how it counts measles deaths amid Pennsylvania outbreak
CDC announces changes to how it reports measles deaths as Pennsylvania continues to confirm more cases
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"It’s not clear why Kremlev helped pay for Trump Jr.’s wedding. The men appear to have met only recently. Public reporting suggests Trump Jr. could have afforded it himself, with Forbes recently estimating his net worth at roughly $300 million." www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Federal judge dismisses claims ICE detained Nashville journalist in retaliation for her reporting tennesseelookout.com/2026/09/11/f... @tennesseelookout.com
Federal judge dismisses claims ICE detained Nashville journalist in retaliation for her reporting • Tennessee Lookout
A federal judge dismissed a petition by Estefany Rodriguez alleging her detention by immigration agents was retaliation for her reporting.
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Jesus Christ: · According to Miami Herald deputy investigations editor Carol Marbin Miller, the reporter who broke the news of Ron Desantis diverting $10 million in child welfare funds to defeat a statewide marijuana legalization referendum is gone. Their replacement at Tallahassee is also gone.
The Poynter Institute@poynterinstitute.bsky.social · 3w agoMcClatchy, whose titles include The Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee, executed its most severe layoffs in years on Thursday, cutting newsroom staff at some papers by upwards of 40%. www.poynter.org/business-wor...
I used to think my mama didn’t play about her vida fitness, but it just hit me that she went to the gym 5-7 times a week because it was the only place she could get affordable childcare for a couple hours. I don’t know how immigrants (and mothers in general) with no village do it.
New reporting from my colleagues: Ectopic-related deaths in abortion banned states are increasing. One expert said deaths from ectopic pregnancies should “really be a never event.” www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Lots of coverage of Trump on renaming New Mexico, New America. But people are too polite to point out Trump has no interest in renaming New England or New Hampshire or New Jersey or New York. It's Mexico and Mexicans and Latinos he wants to taunt. It's childish idiocy, but it's also a dog whistle.
Gloria Steinem, in a never-before-seen interview with The New York Times from 2008, discussed marriage, her career and why she got an abortion in her twenties. Watch the full video here: www.nytimes.com/video/obitua...
For years the movement’s most prominent spokesperson, she was credited with helping make feminism more representative of poor and minority women, many of whom had felt excluded from the cause. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Gloria Steinem, lodestar of the modern women’s movement, dies at 92
"In my heart, I think a woman has two choices," she once said. "Either she's a feminist or a masochist."
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In internal meetings, officials worried the rules they were drafting could delay or block ballots from reaching large swaths of eligible voters for the upcoming midterms. Must read reporting from @jenafifield.bsky.social
ProPublica@propublica.org · last mo.NEW: Top USPS officials expressed concerns that new mail voting rules could delay or block ballots from reaching large swaths of eligible voters for the upcoming midterms, but the rules moved forward anyway, ProPublica has learned.
I can't stress enough that (abortion) shit is going to hit the fan after the midterms and that the Trump administration delayed it on purpose. see also: Medicaid work requirements from the Big Ugly Bill not taking effect until Jan 2027
Susan Rinkunas@susanrinkunas.com · last mo.NEW: A Texas judge paused a lawsuit seeking to revoke FDA approval of the abortion drug mifepristone until December 1—or FDA finishes its sham mife "review." Judge Reed O'Connor said Texas and Florida *can challenge drug's original approval* @autonomynews.co storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Texas officials deported a US born citizen. He’s now been allowed to return back into the country but his civil rights should not have been violated in the first place, his attorneys said. www.texastribune.org/2026/08/30/t...
Feds allow return of U.S. citizen deported after traffic stop in Central Texas
Brian José Morales García maintained he was born in Denver after the federal government accused him of having entered the country illegally.
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Wrote about this guy in 2016 www.statesman.com/story/news/2... 🤯
Jack Stick and 21CT CEO first met years before previously disclosed
Since November, the chief executive of Austin tech company 21CT has repeatedly said she first met Jack Stick in 2011, when she and the former state official began brokering a multimillion-dollar,...
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Great story by Wired. I'm also deeply appreciative they give credit to my previous investigation where I found Phillips was paying himself with the donations of a nonprofit he led. www.wired.com/story/waffle...
Waffle House Teleporter Gregg Phillips Is Still on the Trump Administration’s Payroll
In June, a FEMA official infamous for claiming to have teleported to a Waffle House was reportedly ousted. He’s still employed by the government, though—and meeting with a Trump fixer.
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I thought maybe I’m getting sick but now realizing it’s wildfire smoke that’s causing my sore throat and cough. fortworthreport.org/2026/08/26/p...
Ross Fire grows to 80,000 acres in North Texas; 12% contained, officials say
Teams are still assessing damage across Palo Pinto and Jack counties Wednesday. A beloved Scouting camp was one of the locations affected.
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I think another lesson to take from the loss of both Dolly and Tim Curry is that neither of them took themselves seriously but they took the work dead serious that's the most important thing pour all of yourself into the craft but have fun and don't get an ego.
At least one child's life was saved: a boy in the 1960s, critically ill from measles, whose parents belonged to the Followers of Christ faith-healing religion. After his sister died, officials sought to intervene. The judge told his father, "The law governs conduct. Religion governs opinion."
Charles Ornstein@charlesornstein.bsky.social · last mo.NEW: Supporters of a “faith healing” exception in state law speak of “traditional” values. But from at least the 1880s through the early 1970s, it was illegal for parents in Idaho to choose prayer over medical care when a child’s life was at stake. @audreydutton.bsky.social
What a vindication. This is one of the many great things about unions: they offer a way for every worker to insist on processes that allow for unjust firings to be heard, and reversed.
Karen Attiah@karenattiah.bsky.social · last mo.BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
NEW: For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical treatment as their children die. At least five sets of parents have lost multiple children.
These Children’s Deaths Were Preventable. Their Parents Prayed Instead of Seeking Medical Care.
For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care. Since 2015, at least 15 children have died of tr...
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this type of heat is the heat where water alone ain’t enough. I need salt and electrolytes after a rough heat induced headache
Angie Nixon’s victory didn’t come out of nowhere. It came because Black voters in the South are furious after the Supreme Court killed the Voting Rights Act. In almost every election since, Black voter turnout skyrocketed. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
‘People are p*****’: Black voters energized after Supreme Court guts Voting Rights
The Supreme Court loosened the rules allowing redistricting. Eric Garcia breaks down the numbers and they show that Black voters are protesting with their ballots — and their growing numbers could swi...
independent.co.uk
I am so deeply grateful for the American military press. Across the board, they have maintained a high standard of integrity and dedication to informing the American people over what have certainly been among the most thankless years in the history of military journalism.
Two years ago voters in Missouri overturned a near-total abortion ban enacted by the GOP-dominated legislature. Now the party is pushing a new ballot initiative to repeal abortion rights, linking it to anti-trans sentiment. / by @jeremykohler.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/miss...
Missouri Republicans Are Trying to Repeal Abortion Rights by Leaning Into Anti-Trans Sentiment
Two years after falsely linking reproductive rights to gender transition care for minors, GOP lawmakers have packaged the two issues into one amendment in an effort to strip away the right to abortion...
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What a broken system. Even though an oversight group found that Texas girls’ volleyball coach Ryan Richardson engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor, sports organizations have failed to stop him from coaching.
This Coach Is Banned From Working With Kids. Why Is He Still Coaching?
Even though an oversight group found that Texas girls’ volleyball coach Ryan Richardson engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor, sports organizations have failed to stop him from coaching.
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White nationalists are plotting how to build their movements locally - by targeting news deserts where there are no journalists to raise alarms.
As Local News Dies, White Nationalists See an Opening
At an invitation-only gathering in Italy, far-right leaders mapped out strategies to target rural America while local press coverage vanishes.
confrontthehate.com
NEW: Flock has said for years its cameras don’t identify or track people. We obtained the code for its police AI and rebuilt parts of it. The tool can find witnesses, surface associates, search people by race or physical description, and flag vehicles by how they move. W/ @dell.bsky.social
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plate...
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