Hannah Beckler
@hannahbeckler.bsky.social
Investigative journalist. Correspondent @businessinsider.com.
btw, regulators confirmed to us this morning that the 19 new turbines (and the 27 already on site) are not part of an air permit granted in March, meaning xAI has more than 1 GW of unpermitted gas power at Colossus 2 right now
molly taft@mollytaft.com · 3mo agoNEW: xAI appears to have added more than 500 MW (!) of unpermitted gas turbines to its Colossus 2 campus in a matter of weeks, according to internal emails between the company and regulators
NEW: They Didn’t Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth. Two Florida women had to attend virtual court hearings while in labor to argue for their right to choose their own medical care. By @amyyurkanin.bsky.social
They Didn’t Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth.
Two Florida women had to attend virtual court hearings while in labor to argue for their right to choose their own medical care. As their state pushes to expand some types of medical freedom, it has a...
propublica.org
@hannahbeckler.bsky.social and @businessinsider.com, represented by @rcfp.org attorneys, are fighting for access to records that could shed light on how Virginia deploys attack dogs in its prisons — which it does more often than any other state.
Business Insider fights for access to prison attack dog records
An RCFP attorney is representing Business Insider and one of its reporters.
rcfp.org
🎥 WATCH: Alaska leaders repeatedly promised to address their failure to solve the disappearance of Indigenous people. But when a nonprofit asked officials for a fundamental piece of information — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no. More: https://propub.li/3IphLYO
On Feb. 15, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas called his wife from inside a Texas immigration detention facility. He asked her to record a message, “just in case something happens to me.” Thread 👇
🚨 NEW from me: Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump's immigration crackdown, has a financial stake of up to a quarter million dollars in Palantir, a key ICE contractor. Experts cite conflict of interest concerns Read it @pogo.org: www.pogo.org/investigatio...
Stephen Miller’s Financial Stake in ICE Contractor Palantir
Over a dozen Trump appointees in the White House and Department of Homeland Security have owned stock in the controversial company raising privacy concerns across the political spectrum.
pogo.org
My colleagues @businessinsider.com and I spent months mapping 1,240 data centers (!!) nationwide and investigating data centers' impact on water, power, pollution, and local economies. The series is rolling out this week.
New from 404 Media: Delta, United, American etc don't want you to know they sold your flight data to DHS. The country's airlines sell bulk names and flight itineraries to DHS to be searched without a warrant. Contract tells DHS to not reveal where this data came from www.404media.co/airlines-don...
Airlines Don't Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS
A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.
404media.co
🌟 The 2025 Livingston Award Finalists for National Reporting! These exceptional journalists under 35 are telling stories that challenge assumptions and deepen our understanding of the nation. Read their work here: loom.ly/LAVASEQ #JournalismExcellence
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
The Supreme Court is set to hear a case tomorrow, related to the 1996 Prison Litigation Reform Act, that could expand prisoners' access to jury trials. @hannahbeckler.bsky.social and I wrote about the case here: www.businessinsider.com/supreme-cour...
Few prisoners claiming abuses have access to a jury trial. The Supreme Court could soon change that.
A Clinton-era law, the PLRA, stymied prisoner lawsuits claiming serious harm. The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over whether certain prisoners deserve jury trials.
businessinsider.com
Trump & Musk froze USAID funding to put "American interests" first. Yet 12,700 Americans have been fired or furloughed already thanks to frozen USAID contracts. In North Carolina, Trump country, hundreds are feeling the pain. From @dakincampbell.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump...
Trump and Musk froze USAID funding to put Americans first. US citizens are feeling the impact.
The Trump administration shut down USAID to put "American interests" first. In North Carolina, the freeze has thrown hundreds out of work.
businessinsider.com
It's stunning how much energy employers put into silencing their critics. via @robaeprice.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/defend-trade...
They spoke out against their employer. Then trade secrets law was used against them.
Companies have hit whistleblowers with trade secrets suits over actions like saving code to GitHub or printing documents for remote work.
businessinsider.com
Free legal support from RCFP attorneys at @uvalaw.bsky.social's First Amendment Clinic helped @businessinsider.com and @hannahbeckler.bsky.social secure records for an award-winning investigation into Virginia prisons that led to significant legislative reforms.
Business Insider investigation into prison attack dogs wins awards, sparks reforms
Students at UVA Law's First Amendment Clinic, run by RCFP attorneys, helped Business Insider access records about prison attack dogs in Virginia.
rcfp.org
On behalf of @businessinsider.com and @hannahbeckler.bsky.social, @uvalaw.bsky.social's First Amendment Clinic — run by RCFP attorneys — helped obtain records that fueled an award-winning investigation into the use of attack-trained dogs inside U.S. prisons.
Business Insider investigation into prison attack dogs wins awards, sparks reforms
Students at UVA Law's First Amendment Clinic, run by RCFP attorneys, helped Business Insider access records about prison attack dogs in Virginia.
rcfp.org
Huge thanks to attorneys from @reporterscommittee.bsky.social and the University of Virginia School of Law First Amendment Clinic who helped us obtain critical records for @hannahbeckler.bsky.social's incredible investigation into the use of attack dogs inside prisons. www.rcfp.org/uva-clinic-b...
Business Insider investigation into prison attack dogs wins awards, sparks reforms
Students at UVA Law's First Amendment Clinic, run by RCFP attorneys, helped Business Insider access records about prison attack dogs in Virginia.
rcfp.org
How are so many products from the Amazon sold as "deforestation free" while the forest keeps being destroyed? Brendan Borrell goes deep on one palm oil producer & finds US private equity players, a UN coca eradication program & lots of corruption. www.businessinsider.com/us-investors...
A palm oil company, a group of US financiers, and the destruction of Peru's rainforest
A company backed by US investors sold "deforestation-free" palm oil to the makers of Cheetos, Colgate and Pepsi. But its investors have ties to the company that cleared Amazonian rainforest for planta...
businessinsider.com
This week at @businessinsider.com we launched a deep dive into the 8th Amendment, our nation's foundational protection against "cruel and unusual punishments." In analyzing nearly 1,500 cases, we found prisoners win less than 1% of the time. www.businessinsider.com/eighth-amend...
The Eighth Amendment is meant to protect against prisoner abuse. Less than 1% of cases succeed.
The Eighth Amendment is meant to protect prisoners against abuse. BI has found that Supreme Court decisions and federal laws have obliterated it.
businessinsider.com
Last month, Business Insider launched a series exposing the gutting of the Eighth Amendment, a foundational protection against “cruel and unusual punishments.” In analyzing nearly 1,500 cases, we found that prisoners win less than 1% of the time. www.businessinsider.com/eighth-amend...
The Eighth Amendment is meant to protect against prisoner abuse. Less than 1% of cases succeed.
The Eighth Amendment is meant to protect prisoners against abuse. BI has found that Supreme Court decisions and federal laws have obliterated it.
businessinsider.com