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Local reporter covering #Indianapolis for Mirror Indy. Tips: emily.hopkins@mirrorindy.org. Call/text/Signal: 317-790-5268.
Priors: ProPublica, IndyStar
Known elsewhere as @indyemapolis
Priors: ProPublica, IndyStar
Known elsewhere as @indyemapolis
Pinned
My original thread tracking how the Trump administration is changing Indy is so long it's hard to use. So starting a new thread to track post-100 days stories.
Let's get back to it. #Indianapolis #HoosierSky
Let's get back to it. #Indianapolis #HoosierSky
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The Naptones are a lot like the Grammys, but in Indy.
It’s a music award show for Indiana-based artists. You can submit your work by Dec. 31: https://bit.ly/49HGDX6
It’s a music award show for Indiana-based artists. You can submit your work by Dec. 31: https://bit.ly/49HGDX6
November 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The Naptones are a lot like the Grammys, but in Indy.
It’s a music award show for Indiana-based artists. You can submit your work by Dec. 31: https://bit.ly/49HGDX6
It’s a music award show for Indiana-based artists. You can submit your work by Dec. 31: https://bit.ly/49HGDX6
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I’m an investigative reporter. Who would I even be sleeping with for scoops, a filing cabinet?
I assume journalists do this stuff all the time. Maybe more on the editorial side, but as a non-journalist, I don’t particularly care what part of the organization is tasked to do the consent-manufacturing. This assumption is based on my observations of journalism in the run up to the Iraq War.
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I’m an investigative reporter. Who would I even be sleeping with for scoops, a filing cabinet?
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big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
No more PJM data centers unless they can be reliably served: market monitor
The PJM Interconnection’s market monitor urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rule that large data centers can only come online if the grid operator can still meet reliability metrics.
www.utilitydive.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
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data centers are driving up electricity prices for households — and price relief may not be coming anytime soon… Residential retail electricity prices in September were up 7.4%, to about 18 cents per kilowatt hour, according the Energy Information Administration... www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
AI data center 'frenzy' is pushing up your electric bill — here's why
Energy-hungry data centers that underpin artificial intelligence are contributing to higher residential electricity bills, say experts.
www.cnbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
data centers are driving up electricity prices for households — and price relief may not be coming anytime soon… Residential retail electricity prices in September were up 7.4%, to about 18 cents per kilowatt hour, according the Energy Information Administration... www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
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If this is true she should never work as a journalist again.
Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
If this is true she should never work as a journalist again.
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NEW: A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
NEW: A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
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Everything is getting more expensive, including riding the bus.
So we put together a guide on how to get around the city for cheap: https://bit.ly/4pp2Ayw
So we put together a guide on how to get around the city for cheap: https://bit.ly/4pp2Ayw
Find free and affordable transportation in Indy
Whether you need bus passes, a bike or a ride to medical appointments, here are options.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Everything is getting more expensive, including riding the bus.
So we put together a guide on how to get around the city for cheap: https://bit.ly/4pp2Ayw
So we put together a guide on how to get around the city for cheap: https://bit.ly/4pp2Ayw
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Keeping my records lawyer busy today.
When the agency tries to overuse exemptions on the public records I requested and I push back:
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Keeping my records lawyer busy today.
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When the agency tries to overuse exemptions on the public records I requested and I push back:
September 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
When the agency tries to overuse exemptions on the public records I requested and I push back:
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📣 It's time to sound off!
What do you think of ideas for changing Indianapolis schools? Officials gave their presentations last week and now there's TWO surveys open.
Here's how to share feedback, via @mirrorindy.org👇 mirrorindy.org/ips-indianap...
What do you think of ideas for changing Indianapolis schools? Officials gave their presentations last week and now there's TWO surveys open.
Here's how to share feedback, via @mirrorindy.org👇 mirrorindy.org/ips-indianap...
Tell Indy officials what you think about proposed school changes
Here’s two online surveys you can take to give feedback on Indy schools.
mirrorindy.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
📣 It's time to sound off!
What do you think of ideas for changing Indianapolis schools? Officials gave their presentations last week and now there's TWO surveys open.
Here's how to share feedback, via @mirrorindy.org👇 mirrorindy.org/ips-indianap...
What do you think of ideas for changing Indianapolis schools? Officials gave their presentations last week and now there's TWO surveys open.
Here's how to share feedback, via @mirrorindy.org👇 mirrorindy.org/ips-indianap...
Photos: People gather to demand safer streets in Indianapolis mirrorindy.org/photos-peopl...
Photos: People gather to demand safer streets in Indianapolis
Demonstrators gathered Nov. 23 at the corner of College and Mass avenues to advocate for cyclist and pedestrian safety.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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just remembered i overheard a conversation with whatever is the opposite of an almond mom is
a woman was eating jimmy john’s and her daughter said, there are so many calories in that.
she responded: good thing i don’t care
a woman was eating jimmy john’s and her daughter said, there are so many calories in that.
she responded: good thing i don’t care
November 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
just remembered i overheard a conversation with whatever is the opposite of an almond mom is
a woman was eating jimmy john’s and her daughter said, there are so many calories in that.
she responded: good thing i don’t care
a woman was eating jimmy john’s and her daughter said, there are so many calories in that.
she responded: good thing i don’t care
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I’m still flabbergasted — and not a little bummed out — that we could write a long series of stories listing zillionaire after zillionaire who didn’t pay taxes for years and years — and basically nothing happened
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I’m still flabbergasted — and not a little bummed out — that we could write a long series of stories listing zillionaire after zillionaire who didn’t pay taxes for years and years — and basically nothing happened
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Concerning the Chotiner is opening up new fronts
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Concerning the Chotiner is opening up new fronts
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BREAKING: Trump is again separating kids from families
The govt isn't releasing info, but we found ICE has sent record # of kids to shelters.
One family went to govt office , only to have parents detained while the children—aged 5, 11 and 1--went to shelters
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
The govt isn't releasing info, but we found ICE has sent record # of kids to shelters.
One family went to govt office , only to have parents detained while the children—aged 5, 11 and 1--went to shelters
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
BREAKING: Trump is again separating kids from families
The govt isn't releasing info, but we found ICE has sent record # of kids to shelters.
One family went to govt office , only to have parents detained while the children—aged 5, 11 and 1--went to shelters
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
The govt isn't releasing info, but we found ICE has sent record # of kids to shelters.
One family went to govt office , only to have parents detained while the children—aged 5, 11 and 1--went to shelters
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
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We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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"Gonza" implies that "Gonzo" isn't gender neutral despite the Muppet's gender consistently being described as "whatever"
Tell me you have never read Hunter S. Thompson without telling me you have never read Hunter S. Thompson.
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"Gonza" implies that "Gonzo" isn't gender neutral despite the Muppet's gender consistently being described as "whatever"
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what really turned my stomach: Nuzzi’s repeated use of climate-fueled wildfire as atmospheric mood lighting for her emotional affair with a man who helped bring a climate-denying administration into power
@emorwee.bsky.social on how every story can be a climate story ❤️
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@emorwee.bsky.social on how every story can be a climate story ❤️
heated.world/p/climate-di...
Climate disaster is not ambiance
Especially not for an illicit affair with a politician who helped a climate-denying administration come to power.
heated.world
November 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
what really turned my stomach: Nuzzi’s repeated use of climate-fueled wildfire as atmospheric mood lighting for her emotional affair with a man who helped bring a climate-denying administration into power
@emorwee.bsky.social on how every story can be a climate story ❤️
heated.world/p/climate-di...
@emorwee.bsky.social on how every story can be a climate story ❤️
heated.world/p/climate-di...
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Ideas for the future of Indianapolis' schools are coming into clearer view and they're a bit complex.
@mirrorindy.org attempted to break it all down. The key question at play: Who should get control over Indianapolis' traditional public and charter schools?
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@mirrorindy.org attempted to break it all down. The key question at play: Who should get control over Indianapolis' traditional public and charter schools?
mirrorindy.org/ips-indianap...
Here’s your guide to changes being considered for Indy schools
Use this guide to tell local officials in December what you think is best for Indy schools
mirrorindy.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Ideas for the future of Indianapolis' schools are coming into clearer view and they're a bit complex.
@mirrorindy.org attempted to break it all down. The key question at play: Who should get control over Indianapolis' traditional public and charter schools?
mirrorindy.org/ips-indianap...
@mirrorindy.org attempted to break it all down. The key question at play: Who should get control over Indianapolis' traditional public and charter schools?
mirrorindy.org/ips-indianap...
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ICE just published its detention statistics spreadsheet. The first of the 2026 fiscal year and the first since mid-September, before the shutdown. The data shows 65,135 people in detention, the highest I've seen in this particular data.
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
ICE just published its detention statistics spreadsheet. The first of the 2026 fiscal year and the first since mid-September, before the shutdown. The data shows 65,135 people in detention, the highest I've seen in this particular data.
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I kind of appreciate the explicit admission that they hope the public doesn't get to know what they are doing. Kind of.
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I kind of appreciate the explicit admission that they hope the public doesn't get to know what they are doing. Kind of.
‘I’m just over the BS’: Lugar Tower residents 5 months into another IHA lawsuit
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‘I’m just over the BS’: Lugar Tower residents 5 months into another IHA lawsuit
The housing agency’s CEO said being forced to provide security would lead to Lugar Tower closing.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
‘I’m just over the BS’: Lugar Tower residents 5 months into another IHA lawsuit
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Is IU Indy's men's basketball team having a moment? Some sports fans think so.
@clairerafford.bsky.social
Photos by Brett Phelps, Mirror Indy
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@clairerafford.bsky.social
Photos by Brett Phelps, Mirror Indy
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‘Must watch TV’: Why college basketball fans are watching IU Indy
New head coach Ben Howlett is leading the team to high scores.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Is IU Indy's men's basketball team having a moment? Some sports fans think so.
@clairerafford.bsky.social
Photos by Brett Phelps, Mirror Indy
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@clairerafford.bsky.social
Photos by Brett Phelps, Mirror Indy
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