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Lynn Dombek

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Research editor at https://www.propublica.org/. Formerly led research teams at FirstLookMedia, the AP and Time Inc.

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ProPublica@propublica.org · yesterday

NEW: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he's willing to "micromanage" Corpus Christi's water crisis. But he's gone quiet on the financial troubles of an agency that could help expand the region's water supply — despite Abbott having appointed its entire board. With KRIS 6 News and @texastribune.org

Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has Power Over Is Falling Apart.

The Nueces River Authority is working on a project that could expand the Corpus Christi region’s water supply. But the Texas governor has done little to address the agency’s financial problems, despit...

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 3d ago

Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work. Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world. (Published May 2024)

Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe

Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 2d ago

NEW: Renewable energy developer Avangrid has pulled a long-standing and controversial solar project on Washington’s Badger Mountain, a site sacred to Indigenous nations, following years of delays and tribal objections. With @highcountrynews.org

Solar Developer Cancels Washington State Project on Sacred Indigenous Land

The company, Avangrid, pulled its long-standing and controversial project following years of delays, as well as tribal objections spurred in part by High Country News and ProPublica reporting.

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 7d ago

NEW: Senators Push Federal Regulator to Prove School Bus Safety Data Is Accurate The request from two Democratic lawmakers comes after @wbur.org and ProPublica found that the federal safety record was missing dozens of fatal crashes involving one of the nation’s largest public transit operators.

Senators Push Federal Regulator to Prove School Bus Safety Data Is Accurate

The request from two Democratic lawmakers comes after WBUR and ProPublica found that the federal safety record was missing dozens of fatal crashes involving one of the nation’s largest public transit ...

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ProPublica@propublica.org · last wk.

NEW: When Microsoft reviewed the early results of Anthropic’s new AI model for cybersecurity, it was a sobering scene: Hundreds of bugs were identified, many of them critical. What followed was a “mad dash” to patch them — but many more remain.

Anthropic’s New AI Model Can Identify More Software Bugs Than Ever. Microsoft Is Struggling to Fix Them Fast Enough.

Anthropic’s Mythos has flagged bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them. Documents reviewed by ProPublica reveal the tech giant's “mad dash” behind the scenes to patch holes before hackers can find and...

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ProPublica@propublica.org · last wk.

ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. From the archives:

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...

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ProPublica@propublica.org · last wk.

NEW: A proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding. One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, the so-called “God particle,” explains how the move would’ve stifled that breakthrough:

How Trump’s “America First” Administration Could Shut U.S. Scientists Out of the Next Nobel-Worthy Discovery

A proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding. One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, explains how the rule would’ve stifled th...

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 3w ago

We found that thousands of parents have been separated from U.S. citizen children and at least 79 kids were doused with chemical agents. 🗓️ On July 21, join us for a virtual discussion on how children have been caught in Trump's immigration crackdown: https://propub.li/4fiHDSF

Text: How Children Have Been Caught in Trump's Immigration Crackdown: Join us for a discussion about how families and children are being affected in new ways by President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign. Tuesday, July 21. 4 p.m. EST. Register at propublica.org/events. Events supported by the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation. Image: A woman walks a young boy down a dimly lit hallway with blue walls.
The Maine Monitor@themainemonitor.org · 3w ago

Local, #Maine and federal authorities are all involved in investigating the fatal #shooting of a Colombian man by a federal #immigration agent in Biddeford earlier this week. But details about their process and timeline remain sparse. #ice #biddefordshooting themainemonitor.org/who-is-inves...

Who is investigating the fatal shooting in Biddeford?

Local, state and federal authorities are all involved, but details about their process and timeline, as well as how well federal investigators are sharing information with Maine authorities, remain sp...

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 3w ago

NEW: After ProPublica and @texastribune.org revealed Ken Paxton repeatedly voted while registered at an address where he appears to no longer live, Democrats called for an investigation into whether the Texas attorney general committed election fraud.

Texas Democrats Ask for Investigation Into Ken Paxton After Our Reporting Found He May Have Violated Election Law

The complaint asks the Texas secretary of state to examine whether Paxton committed election fraud by voting in the May primary runoff while registered at an address where he no longer appears to live...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3w ago

Now @apnews.com has a deeply reported story confirming the recently-hired ICE officer who shot a man in Maine had serious mental health issues and a long history of violence against women. This comes after ICE slashed hiring standards and rushed some into the field before background checks cleared.

By JACK BROOK, MICHAEL R. SISAK, AMANDA SWINHART and CLAIRE GALOFARO Updated 7:59 PM EDT, July 16, 2026 Comments 115 AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood and never should have been given a badge and gun to patrol American streets, several of his close relatives told The Associated Press. David Brouillette has a history of terrifying and violent behavior, according to those relatives. They accuse him of attacking women in his life over the years, and one shared a voicemail with the AP from last winter in which he told her that he thought someone should slit her throat. Brouillette’s troubling past further challenges how thoroughly the Department of Homeland Security has vetted recruits as it went on a hiring spree to help carry out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. At least 10 people have died in encounters with immigration agents since Trump launched the crackdown after retaking office, including 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a Colombian national who was shot and killed by Brouillette on Monday while in his car near his home in the coastal Maine city of Biddeford. DHS, which hasn’t released the name of the officer who killed Durán Guerrero, has said the “vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon.”
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 3w ago

ICE officer who shot Colombian man in Maine has history of threatening behavior and mental illness, family and court documents say.

The Associated Press@apnews.com · 3w ago

ICE officer who shot Colombian man in Maine has history of threatening behavior and mental illness, family and court documents say.

AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to close relatives who spoke to The Associated Press.

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 3w ago

Nonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for political spending. As a reminder, we've got a database that allows journalists, researchers and others to more easily search these organizations’ finances:

527 Explorer — ProPublica

Every year, hundreds of millions of dollars flow through little-known political organizations called 527s. Use our database to explore who funds these organizations and how they’re spending their mone...

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David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 4w ago

In Japan, valuable trees are relocated instead of cut down during development. Arborists use nemawashi, a technique combining horticultural knowledge and modern engineering, to prepare the trees for relocation.

Japan does not cut down centuries-old trees for development. Instead, experts spend months preparing their roots and relocating them

When roads, railways or new buildings are planned, centuries-old trees are often among the first casualties of development. In Japan, however, some of the country's most valuable trees are given a sec...

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Jessica Lussenhop@jlussenhop.bsky.social · 4w ago

Download this week's episode of Paper Trail if you want to hear: 1. A wild investigation at the nexus of espionage and corporate accountability from cybersecurity reporter @reneedudley.bsky.social 2. Me doing my best Ron Howard from Arrested Development impression www.propublica.org/podcast/micr...

How Microsoft’s “Little Workaround” Created a Major Pentagon Threat

A little-known Microsoft program allowed China-based engineers to service the U.S. government’s sensitive computer systems — until reporter Renee Dudley found out about it.

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 4w ago

NEW on “Paper Trail”: Reporter @reneedudley.bsky.social heard Microsoft was running tech support for the Pentagon through China, the country’s biggest cybersecurity adversary. She thought it sounded like a conspiracy theory — until she started looking into it. Listen to the full episode:

How Microsoft’s “Little Workaround” Created a Major Pentagon Threat

A little-known Microsoft program allowed China-based engineers to service the U.S. government’s sensitive computer systems — until reporter Renee Dudley found out about it.

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Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4w ago

Go-Go’s release their debut LP “Beauty and the Beat” 45 yrs ago today. “It all happened so quickly,” said Jane Wiedlin. “One minute we were playing clubs and sleeping on people’s floors, and the next minute we were the No. 1 album in America. We didn’t really have time to stop and think about it.”

Budd@n7eoj.bsky.social · 4w ago

It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.

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Tim Ellis 🍁@djdynamic.ca · 4w ago

"They just want to turn it off." A fascinating story of the librarians who have started teaching classes showing people how to remove AI "features" from their phones and apps. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/m...

These Maine librarians are helping patrons resist AI and Big Tech

Despite breathless reporting on how AI is going to change the world, Hannah Cyrus, a Bangor librarian, said that, in her experience, most library patrons aren’t finding it helpful.

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