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Ken Dixon

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Government/politics reporter for Hearst CT Media, including Connecticut Post & New Haven Register. Retweets are not endorsements. Tips? kdixon@ctpost.com

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 23h ago

An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to Donald Trump Jr. said it received at least $100 million from Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major policy wins from the Trump administration. (Published June)

An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.

An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to the president’s son said it received at least $100 million from Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major polic...

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Jacqueline Rabe Thomas@jrabethomas.bsky.social · 2w ago

More than two dozen unaccompanied immigrant children were in federal custody in Connecticut on a typical day this spring — alone and isolated from family.

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Jacqueline Rabe Thomas@jrabethomas.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Don't go. Don't go." That's what 5-year-old Camila begged her mom each week when their one hour together ended. An immigrant child in federal custody, Camila watched through the window as her mother left for home — just miles away. Weeks passed.  Then months.🧵

Joshua Eaton@joshuaeaton.bsky.social · last mo.

Great story from my @ctinsider.bsky.social colleague @alexputterman.bsky.social on how the U.S. Supreme Court’s TPS ruling this week will affect Haitian and Syrian immigrants here in Connecticut. www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/... #nutmegsky

'Anxiety is high': Thousands of Haitians, Syrians in CT worry about Supreme Court's TPS ruling

Haitian and Syrian migrants in Connecticut will lose their temporary protected status following the Supreme Court ruling.

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Ralph Nader@nader.org · last mo.

Caution to any families, especially those with small children, about the massively greater fireworks display on the National Mall this weekend. If you don’t want to stay away, you should definitely wear masks. -R

Fireworks on Mall likely to cause hazardous air pollution, documents show

Internal modeling shows the July 4th fireworks display will cause hazardous pollution around the Mall and “very unhealthy conditions across central D.C.”

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The New York Times@nytimes.com · last mo.

An agreement between between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s sons access to one of the world’s largest untapped reserves of tungsten, continuing a pattern of self-enrichment in the second Trump administration. trib.al/TDMlCHG

National Press Foundation@nationalpress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

When vaccine guidance changes, how can journalists help audiences understand what's happening? Four experts examined the complexities of U.S. vaccine policy and shared story ideas/strategies for reporting accurately in a rapidly changing environment. 🔗 nationalpress.org/topic/the-ch...

The Chaos of US Vaccine Policy: Helping Journalists Manage Confusion - National Press Foundation

During a June 10 NPF webinar, four experts advised journalists about misinformation, parental concerns and burgeoning state and local advocacy around evolving U.S. vaccine policy.

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 2mo ago

Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter. (Published Jan. 2025)

A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.

Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 2mo ago

We found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban. Here’s how we did our analysis. (Published Feb. 2025)

Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did

Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...

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