ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. This is what they wrote. (Published Dec. 2024)

“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps

Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so th...

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ICE has now spent over $2.2 BILLION on purchasing 4 private prisons from CoreCivic, with the company banking half a billion dollars on the most recent sale. Of course, ICE will not actually operate these facilities; CoreCivic keeps the contracts to run these places for the foreseeable future.

Folks from the Women's March have been arrested at the Capitol for protesting ICE. Shout out to the women who are putting their lives and livelihoods on the line to get their message out: ABOLISH ICE.

@catgyoung.bsky.social #medsky www.ovid.com/jnls/pidj/ab...

A new investigation reveals that at least 50 police officers from all over the U.S. have been caught abusing their access to Flock's automatic license plate reader database, including to stalk women. This is just one of the many reasons to get these creepy cameras off our streets.

ACLU of Wisconsin@acluofwi.bsky.social · 2d ago

Wisconsin is making national news because so many police officers have been charged or convicted with using the Flock surveillance network to stalk people. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/02/how-police-officers-used-vast-network-cameras-spy-their-exes/

‘If their ranges shift this dramatically, it signals profound changes across ecosystems.’ #anthropocene

Butterflies around the world are changing habitats – and experts say it’s ‘signalling a warning’

New research shows early-warning species is on the move, expanding or contracting geographic range and changing altitude

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The move to dismiss the remaining charges is likely to further anger President Trump, who slammed Pirro, saying she “choked” and “folded like an umbrella.”

Charges Against Remaining Reflecting Pool Case Defendants Dropped Despite Trump Complaints

The move to dismiss the remaining charges is likely to further anger President Trump, who slammed Pirro, saying she “choked” and “folded like an umbrella.”

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We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions. We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life

Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...

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Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu

This is the story of how a group of perfectly ordinary neighbors took on one of the worst landlords in New York. And won. Introducing, the Union of Pinnacle Tenants: the short film. Watch the full film: youtu.be/h5dvGKI26ZA

Corruption alert

Corey Rayburn Yung@coreyryung.bsky.social · yesterday

In addition to having no experience in immigration, their website shows Ilya Shapiro (!) and disgraced former law prof Joshua Wright (!) as Senior Counsel. I don't think this massive contract was awarded to give immigrant children effective, zealous advocacy. burkegroup.law/our-team/

Interesting.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · yesterday

Arizona State University launches degree in content creation

“Why did my bus stop change to the one near Five Guys?” I whine as I eat fries and wait for the bus.

That sign gets me

Alex Churchill@alexchurchill.bsky.social · yesterday

Yup. Tis I.

R. Crumb cartoon, 1971.

"It’s as if we launched a war against nature, and that has turned place after place into something that resembles a war zone," writes @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social. "The climate movement is a peace movement, a movement to end this war and its casualties."

We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit

Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys

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And Oh My GOD, He probably shit behind a sheet in a dining room. DO NOT INVITE THIS PERSON TO DINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · yesterday

Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.

DOJ is now 0-20 in cases to obtain state voter files. Here is the list: Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin

MORE CASES DROPPED: Prosecutors are now dropping charges against three more defendants who'd been accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool. Jeanine Pirro abruptly abandoned the four cases after investigators concluded that botched work by a contractor was the primary cause of "widespread damage."

Prosecutor in D.C. Moves to Dismiss More Reflecting Pool Cases

After revelations that a botched renovation, not vandalism, had caused the pool’s recent problems, the U.S. attorney’s office has dropped several prosecutions.

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“Without accountability, you know this is just going to continue, and continue, and continue,” said Norma, @aclu-nj.org's client who ICE assaulted outside Delaney Hall. Norma's right. That's why our affiliates filed 54 claims demanding accountability on behalf of people harmed by federal agents.

“The ICE agent behind me grabbed the back of my shirt and just threw me like a sack of trash”

People keep suing the agency for beating them up.

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BREAKING — Another person died at Delaney Hall. The family of Edwin Lopez Cornejo (age 39) said he was not receiving the medications required to treat his diabetes, and blames his death on the lack of medical care (via USA Today). www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Another detainee dies at controversial NYC-area ICE facility

Edwin Lopez Cornejo died Aug. 1, his family said. Cornejo's mother blamed her son's death on him not receiving medications needed to treat his diabetes.

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NEW: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's demand for Illinois voters' sensitive data. The DOJ is now 0 for 19 — and counting.

Everything is for sale with these fucks even the people’s grass ffs

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 2d ago

The President promotes Scotts Miracle-Gro in the middle of an Oval Office event: The best grass you can get. Scotts, you know Scotts? Scott's Miracle-Gro, they're doing it. They do great grass. I got to give him a plug because they did the White House for free.

After 18 years at The Washington Post, I’m excited to announce a new chapter. I’ve joined the intrepid team at ProPublica, which is expanding its D.C. newsroom to pursue accountability journalism on national security, including …

ProPublica Hires Four Reporters to Expand Washington and National Security Coverage

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My wallet and I are so very, very fucked. #houseofink goldspot.com/products/wea...

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Wearingeul House of Ink (Ink Organizer) The Wearingeul House of Ink (Ink Organizer) is a beautifully crafted wooden display cabinet designed to organise and showcase your fountain pen ink collection. ...

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Apparently DEI was the only thing standing between us and death lettuce

Reuters@reuters.com · 3d ago

Michigan reports two deaths in ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak reut.rs/4w4bd4E

NEW: Two government watchdog groups have demanded an investigation into whether FCC officials violated ethics requirements by accepting luxury gala tickets from Paramount as it sought federal approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.

FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount

Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about to...

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no amnesty

Minnesota Reformer@minnesotareformer.com · 3d ago

On Jan. 11, Gregory Bovino watched as his Border Patrol agents dragged a man out of his car at a St. Paul Speedway, knelt on his back until he lost consciousness, and dragged his limp body into the back of a van. The man's name is Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano and this is his story.

“Bowe suffered injuries to her face, head, right knee, right arm and right hand. An MRI identified a kneecap fracture and torn meniscus…” www.newsweek.com/nurse-allege...

US nurse alleges ICE agents broke her kneecap in $500,000 legal claim

Norma Bowe, a nurse and professor, has filed a $500,000 claim against the government, saying ICE agents threw her to the ground.

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Every law student in America should be required to read this as a cautionary tale. Every lawyer at Paul Weiss should be required to read this to understand what they have become. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...

How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee

Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...

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