Anna Clark
@annaleighclark.bsky.social
@Propublica.org journalist in Detroit, exploring Michigan and the Midwest
Author: "The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy”
Teacher: Alma College MFA program in creative writing
www.annaclark.net
Author: "The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy”
Teacher: Alma College MFA program in creative writing
www.annaclark.net
"Chris and his dad held on to the capsized hull as the storm grew around them. If they didn’t get help soon, they were going to die."
A story of other men who were caught in the same gales of November that sunk the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years ago today -
via @iprnews.bsky.social
A story of other men who were caught in the same gales of November that sunk the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years ago today -
via @iprnews.bsky.social
The Other Side of the Storm
November 10, 1975: The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in a massive storm on Lake Superior. But just miles away, a few fishermen are struggling in the same storm — fighting for survival.
www.interlochenpublicradio.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
"Chris and his dad held on to the capsized hull as the storm grew around them. If they didn’t get help soon, they were going to die."
A story of other men who were caught in the same gales of November that sunk the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years ago today -
via @iprnews.bsky.social
A story of other men who were caught in the same gales of November that sunk the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 years ago today -
via @iprnews.bsky.social
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NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year.
The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year.
The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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"Educators say parental apathy is one of the biggest obstacles to solving the problem."
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"Educators say parental apathy is one of the biggest obstacles to solving the problem."
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I am SO happy to be able to share the wonderful cover for DISPATCHES FROM THE AVANT-GARAGE: THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS coming in March from Wayne State UP. The cover has it all—postcards, letterpress, a bison. Beautifully designed, as it happens, by Lindsey Cleworth, who grew up in my/our hometown.
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I am SO happy to be able to share the wonderful cover for DISPATCHES FROM THE AVANT-GARAGE: THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS coming in March from Wayne State UP. The cover has it all—postcards, letterpress, a bison. Beautifully designed, as it happens, by Lindsey Cleworth, who grew up in my/our hometown.
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"I wanted to check in and see how much “Gulf of America” had stuck in news media. The answer is: not very much."
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nine...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nine...
Nine months later, that body of water down south is still the “Gulf of Mexico” to news outlets
Since the start of summer, "Gulf of America" has been losing what little popularity it had in newsrooms.
www.niemanlab.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"I wanted to check in and see how much “Gulf of America” had stuck in news media. The answer is: not very much."
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nine...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/nine...
Detroit elects its first new mayor since 2013, when we were under both bankruptcy and emergency management.
via @freep.com :
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Mary Sheffield elected Detroit's next mayor, will make history as first woman to lead city
Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield made history, becoming the city's first woman mayor in an election she led from start to finish.
www.freep.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Detroit elects its first new mayor since 2013, when we were under both bankruptcy and emergency management.
via @freep.com :
www.freep.com/story/news/p...
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News you could really use:
Here’s How TurboTax Just Tricked You Into Paying to File Your Taxes
www.propublica.org/article/turb...
Here’s How TurboTax Just Tricked You Into Paying to File Your Taxes
www.propublica.org/article/turb...
👀 Scoop: IRS Direct File, the free government-backed program that let you file your taxes for free, is dead.
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax-prep giants
The tax agency has quietly built its own prototype system for filing tax returns digitally and free of charge, according to current and former officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
News you could really use:
Here’s How TurboTax Just Tricked You Into Paying to File Your Taxes
www.propublica.org/article/turb...
Here’s How TurboTax Just Tricked You Into Paying to File Your Taxes
www.propublica.org/article/turb...
"Ms. Albrecht voted three times for President Trump, but the right-leaning legal organization she heads is now leading the challenge to his sweeping tariffs, representing the coalition of businesses that has sued over the legality of the policy."
She Voted for Trump Three Times. Now She Is Leading a Fight Against His Tariffs.
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"Ms. Albrecht voted three times for President Trump, but the right-leaning legal organization she heads is now leading the challenge to his sweeping tariffs, representing the coalition of businesses that has sued over the legality of the policy."
"These folks are unable to do the jobs that they were hired to do, so we’re really missing out on valuable skills and expertise and scientific talent that should be being applied for the public good.” -- director of the NOAA Great Lakes cooperative institute
E&E News: Shutdown disrupts research into Great Lakes’ toxic algae
At risk is the ability for researchers to forecast dangerous blooms weeks in advance.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"These folks are unable to do the jobs that they were hired to do, so we’re really missing out on valuable skills and expertise and scientific talent that should be being applied for the public good.” -- director of the NOAA Great Lakes cooperative institute
"Volunteers were passing out meals. Donors were pitching in. The mayor of the state’s second-largest city began fasting with a group of religious leaders in a show of solidarity."
via @bridgemi.com
via @bridgemi.com
Food stamp delay hits Michigan: Residents ration, pantries scramble - Bridge Michigan
The Trump administration agreed to resume partial SNAP payments but warned it could take "weeks" for reduced benefits to reach people. Michiganders are already grappling with the delay.
bridgemi.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Volunteers were passing out meals. Donors were pitching in. The mayor of the state’s second-largest city began fasting with a group of religious leaders in a show of solidarity."
via @bridgemi.com
via @bridgemi.com
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Journalism tip: If someone says drop the story, that’s a sign to keep reporting.
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Back reporters who won’t flinch. Support our independent journalism ➜ propub.li/43MugoG
October 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Journalism tip: If someone says drop the story, that’s a sign to keep reporting.
Back reporters who won’t flinch. Support our independent journalism ➜ propub.li/43MugoG
Back reporters who won’t flinch. Support our independent journalism ➜ propub.li/43MugoG
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NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
"Michigan's 10-cent deposit... applies only to carbonated beverages, fizzy and bubbly drinks. But the number of beverages available to consumers has skyrocketed since the Bottle Bill was enacted in 1976. It was the following year, 1977, when Perrier launched a successful U.S. advertising campaign...
Michigan's 10-cent beverage bottle and can deposit program is on the decline. Here's why.
Bottle and can redemptions above a dime? More redemption-eligible containers? Those are among the ideas floated to bolster Michigan's declining program.
www.freep.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Michigan's 10-cent deposit... applies only to carbonated beverages, fizzy and bubbly drinks. But the number of beverages available to consumers has skyrocketed since the Bottle Bill was enacted in 1976. It was the following year, 1977, when Perrier launched a successful U.S. advertising campaign...
"Reuters has discovered a mass grave near Damascus that was created in a clandestine campaign to conceal atrocities under Bashar al-Assad. From 2019 to 2021, thousands of bodies were dug up from a known mass grave and trucked to a vast new site in the desert... This is the story of how it was done."
Assad-era plot to hide dead bodies turned Syria desert into mass grave
For two years, Syria’s Assad government secretly trucked thousands of bodies from an exposed mass grave to the desert, trying to hide evidence of atrocities.
www.reuters.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"Reuters has discovered a mass grave near Damascus that was created in a clandestine campaign to conceal atrocities under Bashar al-Assad. From 2019 to 2021, thousands of bodies were dug up from a known mass grave and trucked to a vast new site in the desert... This is the story of how it was done."
Reposted by Anna Clark
If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven)
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Tracking PPP: Search Every Company Approved for Federal Loans - ProPublica
As part of the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal government has provided hundreds of billions in financial support to banks to make low-interest loans to companies and nonprofit organizations i...
projects.propublica.org
November 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven)
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
“When it comes to, in this case, dental treatment, we're not promoting fluoride one way or the other, good or bad," one lawmaker said. "We're trying to steer away from that conversation ..."
Kentucky lawmakers say they’ll revive push to make fluoride optional in drinking water
Several lawmakers voiced support Tuesday to bring back legislation that would make water fluoridation optional in Kentucky’s public water systems.
www.lpm.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“When it comes to, in this case, dental treatment, we're not promoting fluoride one way or the other, good or bad," one lawmaker said. "We're trying to steer away from that conversation ..."
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Last week, a federal judge ordered immigration agents in Chicago to use body-cams: "That is not a suggestion."
Yesterday, agents stopped a state lawmaker and *pointed a gun at him*
They had body-cams -- that weren't on
I know b/c the cameras have a blinking light when on. These weren't flashing
Yesterday, agents stopped a state lawmaker and *pointed a gun at him*
They had body-cams -- that weren't on
I know b/c the cameras have a blinking light when on. These weren't flashing
October 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Last week, a federal judge ordered immigration agents in Chicago to use body-cams: "That is not a suggestion."
Yesterday, agents stopped a state lawmaker and *pointed a gun at him*
They had body-cams -- that weren't on
I know b/c the cameras have a blinking light when on. These weren't flashing
Yesterday, agents stopped a state lawmaker and *pointed a gun at him*
They had body-cams -- that weren't on
I know b/c the cameras have a blinking light when on. These weren't flashing
"The Great Lakes Science Center in Michigan would lose 108 of 137 positions."
via @eenews.bsky.social
via @eenews.bsky.social
E&E News: USGS science centers face Trump’s chopping block
Interior has indicated that it plans to lay off employees in science centers across the country, including deep cuts at some offices.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"The Great Lakes Science Center in Michigan would lose 108 of 137 positions."
via @eenews.bsky.social
via @eenews.bsky.social
"Around the time of Kennedy’s pronouncement, however, Western lawmakers began sidestepping public input and unilaterally banning water fluoridation."
via @leahsottile.bsky.social / @highcountrynews.org
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Want fluoride in the water? Too bad. - High Country News
Across the West, lawmakers are skipping over the will of voters and yanking fluoride.
www.hcn.org
October 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Around the time of Kennedy’s pronouncement, however, Western lawmakers began sidestepping public input and unilaterally banning water fluoridation."
via @leahsottile.bsky.social / @highcountrynews.org
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“The new outbreak began in August and has sickened more than 100 people, making it the second-largest cluster of cases in the country this year. A majority of the cases are in unvaccinated people… “We certainly have not had anything like this in many, many, many years,” said Walter Ornstein”
More Than 100 Cases of Measles Reported in Utah and Arizona
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
“The new outbreak began in August and has sickened more than 100 people, making it the second-largest cluster of cases in the country this year. A majority of the cases are in unvaccinated people… “We certainly have not had anything like this in many, many, many years,” said Walter Ornstein”
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Last week, the Indiana University administration asked their student newspaper not to print any news stories in the Homecoming edition. When the faculty advisor refused, IU fired him and ended paper printing. So students at the Purdue paper printed the IU edition and drove it down to Bloomington!
Purdue student journalists deliver special 'solidarity' newspaper to IU Bloomington campus
The special edition blasted across town features columns from IDS and Exponent editors, alongside QR codes to support both student papers.
www.heraldtimesonline.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Last week, the Indiana University administration asked their student newspaper not to print any news stories in the Homecoming edition. When the faculty advisor refused, IU fired him and ended paper printing. So students at the Purdue paper printed the IU edition and drove it down to Bloomington!
Reposted by Anna Clark
🚨NEW: After we revealed Russ Vought's "put them in trauma" video, I spent the next year reporting on him, his influence, and his vision for America.
Yes, I got *new* recordings & videos of Vought.
Here is the story.
A @propublica.org + @newyorker.com collab: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Yes, I got *new* recordings & videos of Vought.
Here is the story.
A @propublica.org + @newyorker.com collab: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Donald Trump’s Deep-State Wrecking Ball
Russell Vought is using the White House budget office to lay waste to the federal bureaucracy—firing workers, decimating agencies, and testing the rule of law.
www.newyorker.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🚨NEW: After we revealed Russ Vought's "put them in trauma" video, I spent the next year reporting on him, his influence, and his vision for America.
Yes, I got *new* recordings & videos of Vought.
Here is the story.
A @propublica.org + @newyorker.com collab: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Yes, I got *new* recordings & videos of Vought.
Here is the story.
A @propublica.org + @newyorker.com collab: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer. @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer. @nicolefoy.bsky.social
“What they’re really doing, they want to spoon-feed information to the journalist, and that would be their story. That’s not journalism,” said Jack Keane, a retired U.S. Army general and Fox News analyst, said on Hegseth’s former network.
Via @apnews.com
Via @apnews.com
Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs at the seat of U.S. military power.
apnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“What they’re really doing, they want to spoon-feed information to the journalist, and that would be their story. That’s not journalism,” said Jack Keane, a retired U.S. Army general and Fox News analyst, said on Hegseth’s former network.
Via @apnews.com
Via @apnews.com