@everythingmounts.bsky.social
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PRO PUBLICA: “.. at least three of Trump’s Cabinet members call multiple homes their primary residences on mortgages.
* Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer ..
* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ..
* EPA administrator Lee Zeldin
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
* Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer ..
* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ..
* EPA administrator Lee Zeldin
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
September 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
PRO PUBLICA: “.. at least three of Trump’s Cabinet members call multiple homes their primary residences on mortgages.
* Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer ..
* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ..
* EPA administrator Lee Zeldin
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
* Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer ..
* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ..
* EPA administrator Lee Zeldin
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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How did 3M’s “forever chemicals” end up in all of us? Sharon Lerner reports the inside story of the corporate scientists who discovered—then helped to conceal—the dangers of its chemicals.
How 3M Discovered, Then Concealed, the Dangers of Forever Chemicals
The company found its own toxic compounds in human blood—and kept selling them.
nyer.cm
July 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
How did 3M’s “forever chemicals” end up in all of us? Sharon Lerner reports the inside story of the corporate scientists who discovered—then helped to conceal—the dangers of its chemicals.
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Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion.
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked…
www.propublica.org
May 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion.
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
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NEW: When a firefighter dies, a small team of federal health workers helps pinpoint what went wrong and identify how to avoid similar accidents in the future.
Trump laid off nearly all of them.
Trump laid off nearly all of them.
Trump Laid Off Nearly All the Federal Workers Who Investigate Firefighter Deaths
The cuts, which are part of Trump’s slashing of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, will also halt a first-of-its-kind study of the causes of thousands of firefighters’ cancer cases.
www.propublica.org
April 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: When a firefighter dies, a small team of federal health workers helps pinpoint what went wrong and identify how to avoid similar accidents in the future.
Trump laid off nearly all of them.
Trump laid off nearly all of them.
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Democratic Governor Tony Evers has successfully increased school funding for the next 400 YEARS in Wisconsin by crossing out a few numbers in a bill to change it from “2024–25” to “2425.”
The state Supreme Court just upheld his right to do so.
The state Supreme Court just upheld his right to do so.
Wisconsin's adventures with line-item vetoes
Laws are like sausages...
www.axios.com
April 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Democratic Governor Tony Evers has successfully increased school funding for the next 400 YEARS in Wisconsin by crossing out a few numbers in a bill to change it from “2024–25” to “2425.”
The state Supreme Court just upheld his right to do so.
The state Supreme Court just upheld his right to do so.
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NEW from PP:
The Trump admin is blowing off Congress's Qs about ICE wrongly detaining Americans.
More than a dozen lawmakers demanded answers.
The admin has offered silence.
“That’s not usual." said @normornstein.bsky.social. "Nothing about this is usual."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The Trump admin is blowing off Congress's Qs about ICE wrongly detaining Americans.
More than a dozen lawmakers demanded answers.
The admin has offered silence.
“That’s not usual." said @normornstein.bsky.social. "Nothing about this is usual."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Congress Has Demanded Answers to ICE Detaining Americans. The Administration Has Responded With Silence.
Amid increasing reports that U.S. citizens have been caught up in the Trump administration’s immigration dragnet, a dozen members of Congress have written to the government with pointed questions. Non...
www.propublica.org
April 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
NEW from PP:
The Trump admin is blowing off Congress's Qs about ICE wrongly detaining Americans.
More than a dozen lawmakers demanded answers.
The admin has offered silence.
“That’s not usual." said @normornstein.bsky.social. "Nothing about this is usual."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The Trump admin is blowing off Congress's Qs about ICE wrongly detaining Americans.
More than a dozen lawmakers demanded answers.
The admin has offered silence.
“That’s not usual." said @normornstein.bsky.social. "Nothing about this is usual."
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Comrade Tulsi has her work cut out for her.
March 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Comrade Tulsi has her work cut out for her.
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“When you hamstring the IRS, it’s just a tax cut for tax cheats.”
Great story by @andykroll.bsky.social
Great story by @andykroll.bsky.social
How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would y...
www.propublica.org
March 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“When you hamstring the IRS, it’s just a tax cut for tax cheats.”
Great story by @andykroll.bsky.social
Great story by @andykroll.bsky.social
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As DOGE and Trump claim to be rooting out govt waste, remember that the first Trump administration granted "church" status to the Family Research Council, allowing the nonprofit to shield its finances from public scrutiny.
It also can't be audited without ok from a high-level Treasury official.
It also can't be audited without ok from a high-level Treasury official.
Right-Wing Think Tank Family Research Council Is Now a Church in Eyes of the IRS
The FRC, a staunch opponent of abortion and LGBTQ rights, joins a growing list of activist groups seeking church status, which allows organizations to shield themselves from financial scrutiny.
www.propublica.org
February 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
As DOGE and Trump claim to be rooting out govt waste, remember that the first Trump administration granted "church" status to the Family Research Council, allowing the nonprofit to shield its finances from public scrutiny.
It also can't be audited without ok from a high-level Treasury official.
It also can't be audited without ok from a high-level Treasury official.
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“I’ll run the country like a business.” - DJT
Trump Taj Mahal
bankruptcy 1991
Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino: bankruptcy 1992
Trump Castle Hotel and Casino: bankruptcy 1992
Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts: bankruptcy 2004
Trump Entertainment Resorts: bankruptcy 2009
Trump Taj Mahal
bankruptcy 1991
Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino: bankruptcy 1992
Trump Castle Hotel and Casino: bankruptcy 1992
Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts: bankruptcy 2004
Trump Entertainment Resorts: bankruptcy 2009
February 2, 2025 at 4:58 AM
“I’ll run the country like a business.” - DJT
Trump Taj Mahal
bankruptcy 1991
Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino: bankruptcy 1992
Trump Castle Hotel and Casino: bankruptcy 1992
Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts: bankruptcy 2004
Trump Entertainment Resorts: bankruptcy 2009
Trump Taj Mahal
bankruptcy 1991
Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino: bankruptcy 1992
Trump Castle Hotel and Casino: bankruptcy 1992
Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts: bankruptcy 2004
Trump Entertainment Resorts: bankruptcy 2009
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Oh no, the Chinese version of the shitty plagiarism machine is better than the domestic one we also never wanted!
January 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Oh no, the Chinese version of the shitty plagiarism machine is better than the domestic one we also never wanted!
Always found David Lynch kinda overrated, actually.
January 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Always found David Lynch kinda overrated, actually.
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NEW: Israel has repeatedly crossed the Biden administration’s human rights red lines. But the U.S. continued to send weapons.
Exclusive records and interviews reveal what happened inside the State Department.
Exclusive records and interviews reveal what happened inside the State Department.
A Year of Empty Threats and a “Smokescreen” Policy: How the State Department Let Israel Get Away With Horrors in Gaza
Israel has repeatedly crossed the Biden administration’s human rights red lines. But the U.S. continued to send weapons. Exclusive records and interviews reveal what happened inside the State…
propub.li
January 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
NEW: Israel has repeatedly crossed the Biden administration’s human rights red lines. But the U.S. continued to send weapons.
Exclusive records and interviews reveal what happened inside the State Department.
Exclusive records and interviews reveal what happened inside the State Department.
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Went to NE Minneapolis' Vinai, one of The New York Times' 50 favorite restaurants in America.
Soooooo good!!
Soooooo good!!
January 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Went to NE Minneapolis' Vinai, one of The New York Times' 50 favorite restaurants in America.
Soooooo good!!
Soooooo good!!
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“I managed to get my shit together and accept them,” the operator of a local towing company said about the city’s immigrants. “We got lucky here in Whitewater...These people came here to work and raise their families.”
By @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social, @maryamjameel.bsky.social
(Pub. Oct. 2024)
By @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social, @maryamjameel.bsky.social
(Pub. Oct. 2024)
What Happened in Whitewater
How immigration is affecting one small Wisconsin city.
propub.li
January 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“I managed to get my shit together and accept them,” the operator of a local towing company said about the city’s immigrants. “We got lucky here in Whitewater...These people came here to work and raise their families.”
By @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social, @maryamjameel.bsky.social
(Pub. Oct. 2024)
By @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social, @maryamjameel.bsky.social
(Pub. Oct. 2024)
January 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Does anyone have a contact for Ann ? Would love to discuss with her the possibility of partnering with her to publish her cartoons exclusively on @bluesky
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Does anyone have a contact for Ann ? Would love to discuss with her the possibility of partnering with her to publish her cartoons exclusively on @bluesky
Happy new year.
January 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Happy new year.
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The Universe doesn't care.
December 27, 2024 at 1:25 PM
The Universe doesn't care.
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WHOA! THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FRAUD.
GOP Rep. Kay Granger (TX-12) has been missing for six months. She was just found by a reporter in a dementia care facility.
Her staff and others have been keeping this a secret from her constituents. So who’s been making these posts?
GOP Rep. Kay Granger (TX-12) has been missing for six months. She was just found by a reporter in a dementia care facility.
Her staff and others have been keeping this a secret from her constituents. So who’s been making these posts?
December 22, 2024 at 12:12 AM
WHOA! THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FRAUD.
GOP Rep. Kay Granger (TX-12) has been missing for six months. She was just found by a reporter in a dementia care facility.
Her staff and others have been keeping this a secret from her constituents. So who’s been making these posts?
GOP Rep. Kay Granger (TX-12) has been missing for six months. She was just found by a reporter in a dementia care facility.
Her staff and others have been keeping this a secret from her constituents. So who’s been making these posts?
Don't call yourself a music fan if you don't own a record, tape, or compact disc.
December 21, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Don't call yourself a music fan if you don't own a record, tape, or compact disc.