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Michael Mishak

@mjmishak.bsky.social

Senior editor at ProPublica

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Michael Mishak@mjmishak.bsky.social · last wk.

Ever since @anthropic.com's Mythos debuted in April, a key question has persisted: Does it live up to the hype? Well, as far as @microsoft.com is concerned, the answer is an unequivocal 'yes,' according to this @propublica.org scoop, via @reneedudley.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/anth...

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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Michael Mishak@mjmishak.bsky.social · last wk.

SCOOP: Internal Microsoft records reveal a "mad dash" inside the world's largest software maker as engineers and managers scramble to patch vulnerabilities identified by Anthropic's new AI model, Mythos: www.propublica.org/article/anth...

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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Michael Mishak@mjmishak.bsky.social · 2mo ago

When the DOJ walked away from oversight of police, Louisville, Kentucky pledged to continue the job. One year later, @propublica.org's @tophersanders.bsky.social followed up. Listen to him talk about what local reform looks like in the Trump era, via Here & Now @wbur.org www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

After Trump's DOJ dropped some police reforms, Louisville stepped in. How's it going, 1 year later?

Last year, the Trump administration walked away from a consent decree that mandated changes in how police officers use force, an agreement reached after the 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor.

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Michael Mishak@mjmishak.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In its prospectus, SpaceX says it faces the challenge of "managing public and regulatory tolerance for anomalies" during its Starship tests. In other words, explosions. Check out @propublica.org to see how rocket debris disrupted commercial air traffic last year: www.propublica.org/article/spac...

“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk

The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to p...

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Chris Morran@themorrancave.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Remember all those videos from a couple years back of young kids in Indiana having to climb through, over and UNDER freight trains just to get to school? There's still no overpass and looks like there won't be one any time soon. The latest, from @propublica.org

Walkway Over Dangerous Train Crossing Is Dead After Norfolk Southern Backtracks on Funds, Mayor Says

The mayor of Hammond, Indiana, says the rail company had promised to help pay for a pedestrian bridge after ProPublica and InvestigateTV documented dozens of children crawling through trains to get to...

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 4mo ago

NEW: After ICE came to Minneapolis, ProPublica journalist @peterdicampo.bsky.social saw his community step up to patrol the streets, drive strangers to work and provide aid to families in hiding. These are his neighbors, in their city, in their own words.

Trump Called My Neighbors “Paid Agitators.” This is Who They Really Are.

After ICE came to Minneapolis, ProPublica journalist Peter DiCampo saw his community step up to patrol the streets, drive strangers to work and provide aid to families in hiding. These are his neighbo...

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Michael Mishak@mjmishak.bsky.social · 5mo ago

NEW: The fed govt is moving to adopt new AI tools. But when @propublica.org examined the program responsible for assessing the cybersecurity of this cloud-based tech, it found serious breakdowns. "This is not security," an expert said. "This is security theater." www.propublica.org/article/micr...

Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway.

A federal program created to protect the government against cyber threats authorized a sprawling Microsoft cloud product, despite the company’s inability to fully explain how it protects sensitive dat...

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ProPublica@propublica.org · 5mo ago

NEW: Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway. A program created to protect the government against cyber threats authorized a sprawling Microsoft cloud product, despite the company’s inability to fully explain how it protects sensitive data.

Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway.

A federal program created to protect the government against cyber threats authorized a sprawling Microsoft cloud product, despite the company’s inability to fully explain how it protects sensitive data.

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Eric Umansky@ericumansky.bsky.social · 5mo ago

NEW: Under Trump, mental health care for vets is getting squeezed VA is bleeding shrinks & *not replacing them* One told me she's so overloaded her sessions can be *16 mins* She's had to online sessions w/ 35 vets How is that therapeutic? It's not, she said www.propublica.org/article/vete...

Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump

Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...

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Heather Vogell@heathervogell.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The Trump administration is dropping a rule aimed at stopping commercial space companies like SpaceX from abandoning rocket bodies in orbit. Experts say the practice threatens public safety and telecommunications. www.propublica.org/article/faa-...

Amid Crowded Skies, FAA Kills Rule Aimed at Regulating Space Junk

The agency once said that pieces of space debris “pose a significant risk,” but the Trump administration has backed off a rule that would have required companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX to remove rock...

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Michael Mishak@mjmishak.bsky.social · 7mo ago

NEW: Elon Musk says SpaceX wants to "make Star Trek real." But its Starship rocket has repeatedly exploded on test runs. @propublica.org examined the impact on planes and passengers as flaming debris rained down on busy commercial airways: www.propublica.org/article/spac...

“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk

The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to p...

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Heather Vogell@heathervogell.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Three SpaceX rockets exploded unexpectedly last year – twice raining down debris over busy airspace. “It literally looked like the sun coming out,” one passenger said. Such midair scrambles could become more frequent as launches increase, experts say. www.propublica.org/article/spac...

“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk

The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to p...

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Michael Mishak@mjmishak.bsky.social · 11mo ago

NEW: Trump says he wants to stop "debanking." But his administration has stopped most work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which had been investigating the practice. Jake Pearson @propublica.org has the scoop: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Trump Wants to Crack Down on “Debanking,” but He’s Dismantling a Regulator That Was Doing Just That

An executive order seeking to stop banks from discriminating against customers could be undermined by the administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which had been investiga...

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Michael Mishak@mjmishak.bsky.social · 12mo ago

BREAKING: Microsoft failed to disclose key details about its use of China-based engineers in Defense Department IT work, according to security document obtained by @propublica.org: www.propublica.org/article/micr...

Microsoft Failed to Disclose Key Details About Use of China-Based Engineers in U.S. Defense Work, Record Shows

The tech giant is required to regularly provide U.S. officials with its plan for keeping government data safe from hacking. Yet a copy of Microsoft’s security plan obtained by ProPublica makes no refe...

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Michael Mishak@mjmishak.bsky.social · last yr.

ICYMI: The Microsoft software recently targeted by Chinese state-sponsored hackers has long been maintained by an engineering team in ... China. @reneedudley.bsky.social with the @propublica.org scoop: www.propublica.org/article/micr...

Microsoft Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked by China

Microsoft announced that Chinese state-sponsored hackers had exploited vulnerabilities in its popular SharePoint software but didn’t mention that it has long used China-based engineers to maintain the...

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Chris Morran@themorrancave.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW: Turns out the Pentagon was not the only part of the government where Microsoft was using China-based engineers. For years, the tech giant has also used these overseas employees to maintain cloud systems for DOJ, Treasury and Commerce, ProPublica's @reneedudley.bsky.social found.

Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data

Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to support the Pentagon. But ProPublica found that the tech giant has relied on its global workforce for years to support other federal clien...

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Michael Mishak@mjmishak.bsky.social · last yr.

BREAKING: Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to support the Pentagon. But @propublica.org found that the tech giant has relied on its global workforce for years to support other federal clients, including the Justice Department. www.propublica.org/article/micr...

Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data

Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to support the Pentagon. But ProPublica found that the tech giant has relied on its global workforce for years to support other federal clien...

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Michael Mishak@mjmishak.bsky.social · last yr.

BREAKING: A draft executive order viewed by @propublica.org directs the secretary of transportation to “use all available authorities to eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for commercial rocket launches: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Trump Administration Looking to Slash Environmental Protection Rules for Rocket Launches

A draft executive order viewed by ProPublica directs the secretary of transportation to “use all available authorities to eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for launch licenses — a change El...

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ProPublica@propublica.org · last yr.

BREAKING: The enforcement chief at America’s consumer watchdog is quitting, ProPublica has learned. Cara Petersen writes in her sign-off letter that it’s “clear that the Bureau’s current leadership has no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way.” 🧵 1/

Michael Mishak@mjmishak.bsky.social · last yr.

Citing @propublica.org reporting, Democratic senators are calling on DOJ to investigate potential conflicts of interest at the CFPB that “underscore what appears to be a pervasive problem with Elon Musk and DOGE employees trampling ethics rules and laws.” www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Impact: Senators Call on DOJ to Investigate Potential DOGE Conflicts of Interest After ProPublica Report

Citing ProPublica’s reporting on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Democratic senators argued that the potential conflicts “underscore what appears to be a pervasive problem with Elon Musk and...

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Michael Mishak@mjmishak.bsky.social · last yr.

BREAKING: U.K. officials are voicing safety concerns about SpaceX’s plans to fly its Starship rocket over British territories in the Caribbean, where debris fell after two of the company’s rockets exploded, according to documents reviewed by @propublica.org. www.propublica.org/article/spac...

After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans

Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earl...

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Michael Mishak@mjmishak.bsky.social · last yr.

Elon Musk has said he wants to "delete" the CFPB. One of his employees is working to do just that -- pulling double duty as a DOGE employee involved in efforts to unwind the consumer watchdog. @propublica.org's Jake Pearson has the scoop: www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Musk Adviser May Make as Much as $1 Million a Year While Helping to Dismantle Agency that Regulates Tesla and X

Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Musk while serving in the Department of Government Efficiency, helping to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...

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Michael Mishak@mjmishak.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW from @propublica.org: Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Elon Musk while helping DOGE gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which regulates Musk's businesses. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Musk Adviser May Make as Much as $1 Million a Year While Helping to Dismantle Agency that Regulates Tesla and X

Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Musk while serving in the Department of Government Efficiency, helping to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...

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Michael Mishak@mjmishak.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW: DOGE aide helping to carry out the Trump administration's CFPB downsizing owns stock in companies that could benefit from the agency's dismantling. @propublica.org has the details: www.propublica.org/article/doge...

A DOGE Aide Involved in Dismantling Consumer Bureau Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From the Cuts

Gavin Kliger helped oversee mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while holding stock in companies that experts say likely stand to benefit from dismantling that agency — a potentia...

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ProPublica@propublica.org · last yr.

Musk’s offer of free Starlink for the White House puzzled some former officials. But it immediately struck ProPublica reporters as the potential Trump-era iteration of a tried-and-true business maneuver they’d spent months reporting on last year. By @reneedudley.bsky.social

Microsoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk’s Starlink Be Doing the Same?

The tech billionaire and Trump adviser “donated” Starlink service to the White House. The move resembles a previous maneuver by Microsoft, which used “free” trials to lock in costly upgrades across…

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