Teddy Amenabar
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HABEAS UPDATE: The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has now resulted in more than 67,000 challenges in federal court from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal. There’s been a recent uptick in cases with 8,478 reported in July. projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...
I just published an update to our 527 Explorer of political nonprofits. We added over 500k new records since our last update in June. It's an election year, meaning I will be updating this every month until the election. Happy Friday! projects.propublica.org/527-explorer/
One parent said it was like "we had a son who was on meth." www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
Why Kids Can’t Quit Roblox
The mechanics of many games on the platform are nearly identical to those of slot machines and sports-betting apps.
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Judges have called President Donald Trump’s Justice Department “unlawful,” “unethical” and “unseemly.” Now, they’re questioning if government prosecutors can be trusted. www.propublica.org/article/just...
Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” Conduct
ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of federal prosecutors. In many, judges expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word.
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Anyone know why there’s a ground delay at Newark today? (Asking from an airplane)
All the reporting you typically don’t see in the final draft. projects.propublica.org/blueberries-...
THREAD: The boy is called a liar. He’s told not to defend himself. Then the private school owner encourages all of his peers to attack him, one by one. She hits him, repeatedly, with a plastic pipe-like object. How does this school still exist — and receive state funds? 🧵
How to help the right sources show up in your Google searches - a quick thread: 🧵
UPDATE: ProPublica is tracking the increase in immigrants filing claims that their detention is illegal — known as habeas cases. While new cases are being added at a somewhat slower rate, there are still far more than ever before: https://propub.li/4yiYGwu
I believe this company was created by a bunch of baby geniuses who only eat berries.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3w agoDriscoll’s conquered the produce aisle by chasing a preposterous dream: keeping its berries on grocery shelves all year.
Trump has said: “We love our veterans. We are going to take good care of them.” Help me dig into the reality I'm particularly interested in hearing from current or recently former VA staffers, or, of course, vets getting care there. My Signal, cell, and email 👇🏻 www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
Have You Been Affected by Changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs? Tell Us About It.
Have you experienced setbacks in your care or benefits amid the changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs? ProPublica wants to hear from you.
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Under Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum, security forces have worked with the U.S. to destroy drug labs and kill or capture crime bosses. But the president is saying she won’t extradite members of her own political party. New from @propublica.org: www.propublica.org/article/us-m...
A U.S.-Mexico Impasse Will Test How Far the Trump Administration Will Go to Fight Drug Trade
Under Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum, security forces have worked with the U.S. to destroy drug labs and kill or capture crime bosses. But the president is saying she won’t extradite members of her own po...
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Prosecutors suspect that a powerful Venezuelan leader is the mastermind of a political killing in Chile. @propublica.org reviewed hundreds of pages of court documents to piece together one of the fullest accounts of the case. ➡️ www.propublica.org/article/chil...
He’s Suspected of Hiring a Venezuelan Gang for a Political Killing. Trump Officials Still Work With Him.
Authorities say former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s regime hired Tren de Aragua to kidnap a dissident who had taken refuge in Chile. The suspected mastermind, Diosdado Cabello, remains powerf...
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New project I'm helping with here @propublica.org: Low-cost, passive funds have become the pathway to retirement in the U.S. But the Trump administration wants to change the rules so employers face less accountability. www.propublica.org/article/401k...
Wall Street Wants to Change the Rules for Your 401(k). It Could Put Your Retirement at Risk.
Financial firms want a bigger piece of the $10 trillion in America’s 401(k) plans, and the Trump administration is planning a regulatory rollback to encourage less-regulated — and often riskier — inv...
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What could go wrong? NEW: Wall Street Wants to Change the Rules for Your 401(k). It Could Put Your Retirement at Risk. by @paulkiel.bsky.social
Wall Street Wants to Change the Rules for Your 401(k). It Could Put Your Retirement at Risk.
Financial firms want a bigger piece of the $10 trillion in America’s 401(k) plans, and the Trump administration is planning a regulatory rollback to encourage less-regulated — and often riskier — inv...
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Exclusive: An ex-girlfriend of Senate candidate Graham Platner told The Post that he repeatedly removed protection without her consent during sex. Lyndsey Fifield is the second woman this week to allege that Platner engaged in nonconsensual sexual conduct.
Ex-girlfriend of Graham Platner says he removed condoms without consent during sex
The campaign for the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine called the allegation “categorically false and politically motivated.”
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🚨 ATTN local journos: We're seeking reporters in 6 newsrooms — in 6 different states — to join our Local Reporting Network. Launched in 2018, our program aims to help create vital, investigative journalism in communities where such stories might otherwise not be done. 🧵👇
Wow -- The Twin Cities Marathon is moving two weeks because of warmer temperatures the last few years.
Proposed regulations by the Bureau of Land Management would limit when someone can object to permits issued for ranching on public lands. “They’re clearly trying to reduce involvement of anyone other than ranchers,” said one BLM employee. www.propublica.org/article/publ...
The First Major Overhaul of Public Lands Grazing Regulations in a Generation Looks to Cut Out Public Involvement
For the first time since 1995, the Bureau of Land Management is rewriting its grazing regulations. The new rule, which governs ranching across 155 million acres of public lands in the West, would heav...
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NEW: Ten members of Congress have warned the secretary of defense that the Trump administration’s gutting of a program focused on shielding noncombatants puts service members in peril, erodes the military’s moral standing and may violate federal law.
Amid Mounting War Casualties, Pete Hegseth “Defunded and Impeded” Efforts to Protect Civilians, Lawmakers Say
Ten members of Congress have warned the secretary of defense that the Trump administration’s gutting of a program focused on shielding noncombatants puts service members in peril, erodes the military’...
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1/ I looked at 20 years of Supreme Court decisions and found that for the first time, all nine justices decided more cases by secret ballot — aka the “shadow docket” — than it did for cases argued in open court last term. 🧵:
New from @propublica.org: The Supreme Court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation of how they voted or the reasons why. www.propublica.org/article/supr...
Florida has executed nine men this year, more than all other states combined. This description by @pamelacolloff.bsky.social of what that looks/feels like is definitely worth your time. www.propublica.org/article/flor...
He spent 16 years in prison, wrongfully convicted of raping author Alice Sebold. What his exoneration reveals is a system more fixated on easy answers and closing cases than it is on justice for the accused or the victim, both of whom have been left broken. New, by Joaquin Sapien @propublica.org
The Wrong Man: The Bestselling Author, the Exoneration and the Rape Crisis the Police Ignored
Five years after Anthony Broadwater was belatedly cleared for the sexual assault of Alice Sebold, the questions of how he came to be wrongly convicted and how one or more serial rapists operated for y...
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Tribes in northern Arizona have negotiated the largest tribal water rights deal in U.S. history. But four states are stalling because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream. More here ➡️ www.propublica.org/article/colo...
Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal.
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the growing towns around Phoenix.
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BP sponsored a Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation. Read more ➡️ www.propublica.org/article/wedg...
Beyond Denial: How Oil Execs Shaped a Landmark Climate Study
BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation.
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