One morning, a mother woke up to find her daughter, who was trans, dead. Her life and death provide a glimpse into the tremendous and tragic effect that anti-trans laws and political rhetoric have had on trans people across America.

Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.

The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.

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She was so enamored with the gentle, misunderstood creatures, her mom said, that for years, “sloth” became her shorthand for “I’m really happy.” --> Crucial, devastating reporting. Just a gut punch from the lede onwards. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.

The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.

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If you read anything right now, I need you to read this devastating piece by my incredible friend about the toll anti-trans laws and rhetoric take on children, namely one young girl named May. @joyurcaba.bsky.social. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.

The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.

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She avoided eating or drinking at school for fear that she would need to go to the bathroom — and she panicked when she had to use the one for boys. She talked of hurting herself if she couldn’t start taking estrogen. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.

The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.

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After May Pollard died on a late-January morning, a detective asked her parents a question: Had anyone wanted to hurt her? “A lot of America,” her mother answered. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.

The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.

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BOISE, Idaho — After May Pollard died on a late-January morning, a detective asked her parents a question: Had anyone wanted to hurt her? “A lot of America,” her mother answered.

Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.

The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.

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Content warning: suicide After May Pollard died on a late-January morning, a detective asked her parents a question: Had anyone wanted to hurt her? “A lot of America,” her mother answered. 1/ www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.

The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.

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NEW: Jeffery Epstein continued to exploit women and associate with the rich and famous during his time in jail, an NBC News investigation shows.

How Jeffrey Epstein took advantage of a lenient Florida jail and kept exploiting women

An NBC News investigation shows that Epstein’s first stint in jail was hardly an interruption. Even behind bars, he continued associating with the rich and famous and supporting his lavish lifestyle.

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Thrilled to start this week as a senior enterprise editor @nbcnews.com! So excited to join this amazing team and dig in ✨

So thrilled to be joining The Post’s incredible investigations team as a deputy editor! www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/08/1...

Rebecca Woolington Named Deputy Editor of the Long-term Investigations Team

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Beyond thrilled to share that @rwoolington.bsky.social is joining The Washington Post's investigations team www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/08/1...

Rebecca Woolington Named Deputy Editor of the Long-term Investigations Team

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There are still spots in our Writing The Investigative Narrative class at @ire.org! Come talk craft with me & @rwoolington.bsky.social ✨📰 Sign up here: www.ire.org/product/ire2...

A judge blocked enforcement of #Florida’s immigration law as unconstitutional. Police arrested 25 people anyway -- most of them after being stopped by Florida Highway Patrol for minor traffic violations. www.tampabay.com/investigatio... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social

A judge blocked Florida’s immigration law. Police arrested 25 anyway

Most were arrested after being stopped by Florida Highway Patrol for minor traffic violations. Some ended up in ICE custody.

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After a judge blocked Florida's immigration law, police arrested dozens. Most were pulled over for minor traffic infractions. One was arrested after he was an apparent victim in a hit-and-run crash. Many are in ICE custody. A must-read from this amazing team: www.tampabay.com/investigatio...

A judge blocked Florida’s immigration law. Police arrested 25 anyway

Most were arrested after being stopped by Florida Highway Patrol for minor traffic violations. Some ended up in ICE custody.

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Congratulations to Zachary Sampson, Shreya Vuttaluru, Bethany Barnes and the whole team at the Tampa Bay Times on winning this month's Sidney for their sweeping investigation of manatee deaths in Florida and the state's declining water quality.

The Tampa Bay Times wins the May Sidney for their first-of-its-kind investigation into the water quality crisis that is killing the state’s manatees:

Tampa Bay Times wins May Sidney for Sounding the Alarm About Florida’s Manatee Crisis

Zachary Sampson, Shreya Vuttaluru and Bethany Barnes win the May Sidney Award for “Wasting Away,” a Tampa Bay Times investigation into the mass die-off of manatees in Florida. The manatee is a gentle ...

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ecological catastrophe in florida but no worries they are focusing on the real threats: fluoridated water project.tampabay.com/investigatio...

Wasting Away: Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse.

A Times analysis of millions of water samples found dangerous contamination across the state.

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A @tampabaytimes.bsky.social investigation found hundreds of #Florida waterways have shown rising contamination over the past 25 years. Here's where to find them. www.tampabay.com/investigatio...

Which polluted Florida waters are getting worse? Find out here

A Times investigation found hundreds of waterways have shown rising contamination over 25 years.

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The fine folks at The Sunday Long Read let me pick my favorite stories this week—and it was a good week!

The Sunday Long Read@thesundaylongread.bsky.social · last yr.

Morning! Today we're thrilled to introduce this week’s guest editor, @knguyen.bsky.social. His new book, Mỹ Documents, comes out on Tuesday and is as much about the power and perils of storytelling as it is about several other shockingly timely themes. Enjoy his SLR: mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...

"Rehabbers dumped box after box of romaine lettuce into the water. The young manatee’s next meal was never in question. But her future is." —Zachary T. Sampson, @shreyavut.bsky.social @betsbarnes.bsky.social @tampabaytimes.bsky.social longreads.com/2025/04/04/w...

To understand the crisis manatees face, @shreyavut.bsky.social, Zack Sampson, & @betsbarnes.bsky.social spoke with over 100 scientists, politicians, & environmentalists. Here’s how they revealed that decades of pollution pushed Florida’s waterways to the brink. project.tampabay.com/investigatio...

Wasting Away: How we analyzed pollution in Florida waters

Reporters reviewed millions of water samples and hundreds of records to assess water quality.

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"We have a 5-alarm fire here.” @tampabaytimes.bsky.social has put together a comprehensive look at the manatee crisis and what it says about efforts to combat pollution. Really impressive work. project.tampabay.com/investigatio...

Wasting Away: Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse.

A Times analysis of millions of water samples found dangerous contamination across the state.

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When Florida's manatees started dying @shreyavut.bsky.social, Zack Sampson, & @betsbarnes.bsky.social began to ask, why? They found that the state's waterways were being polluted by chemicals. A @tampabaytimes.bsky.social' reporting project. project.tampabay.com/investigatio...

Wasting Away: Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse.

A Times analysis of millions of water samples found dangerous contamination across the state.

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In trove of Farmers Insurance internal records, @susien.bsky.social + @meganmunce.bsky.social found the insurer shut down a probe of inaccurate rebuild estimates when wildfire survivors began to sue.

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NEW INVESTIGATION: California is facing an underinsurance crisis, as wildfire survivors struggle to rebuild their homes. Insurers often blame homeowners for this crisis. But as @meganmunce.bsky.social & I found, the companies are largely responsible. Read more tinyurl.com/39pdydwj

NEW: Florida touts spending millions of dollars to reduce water pollution. But the efforts aren’t working. Instead, hundreds of waterways have become dangerously contaminated. From the amazing Zack Sampson, Shreya Vuttaluru and Bethany Barnes: project.tampabay.com/investigatio...

Wasting Away: Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse.

A Times analysis of millions of water samples found dangerous contamination across the state.

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The depth of reporting from Tampa Bay Times journalists Zachary T. Sampson, Shreya Vuttaluru and Bethany Barnes is stunning and extraordinary. : #WastingAway gets to the heart of why Florida’s gentle giants – the manatees – have been perishing. A MUST READ. project.tampabay.com/investigatio...

Wasting Away: Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse.

A Times analysis of millions of water samples found dangerous contamination across the state.

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👀 Groundbreaking environmental #journalism crunching mountains of data, using scientific experts, to document poorly regulated #Florida water pollution from sewage, fertilizer and manure, and the manatees who died from it. Tampa Bay Times project.tampabay.com/investigatio...

Wasting Away: Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse.

A Times analysis of millions of water samples found dangerous contamination across the state.

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No one does investigations quite like @tampabaytimes.bsky.social. This latest one will take your breath away: project.tampabay.com/investigatio...

Wasting Away: Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse.

A Times analysis of millions of water samples found dangerous contamination across the state.

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Rampant pollution caused thousands of manatees to starve & conditions in #Florida waterways are getting worse. A special investigation by @tampabaytimes.bsky.social project.tampabay.com/investigatio...

Wasting Away: Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse.

A Times analysis of millions of water samples found dangerous contamination across the state.

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“Times reporters conducted a first-of-its-kind statewide analysis, pinpointing alarming levels of chemicals in nearly 1 in 4 waterways. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection touts spending millions of dollars to reduce the contamination. But the efforts aren’t working”

Wasting Away: Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse.

A Times analysis of millions of water samples found dangerous contamination across the state.

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