Aaron
@probablywriting.bsky.social
Working to cover the Southern Illinois investigative journalism gap.
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Claims by a local sheriff's office that crime was rising in Herrin, IL was used to justify increasing police presence. The data doesn't align with that claim.
Police Say They're Increase Presence in Herrin Due to Rising Crime. See the Data for Yourself.
See how crime has changed in Herrin since 2010.
open.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Claims by a local sheriff's office that crime was rising in Herrin, IL was used to justify increasing police presence. The data doesn't align with that claim.
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For years, the FDA quietly allowed substandard foreign manufacturers to ship drugs to the U.S. from factories the agency had officially banned.
We compiled a list of the drugs and their makers 👇
We compiled a list of the drugs and their makers 👇
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no…
www.propublica.org
August 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
For years, the FDA quietly allowed substandard foreign manufacturers to ship drugs to the U.S. from factories the agency had officially banned.
We compiled a list of the drugs and their makers 👇
We compiled a list of the drugs and their makers 👇
Those living in censored countries use dot-onion web addresses to reach websites blocked by local authorities. After cancelling or allowing their dot-onion addresses to lapse, Twitter and the @nytimes.com didn't offer a replacement. #darkweb #twitter #censorship
The New York Times and Twitter Killed Their Most Powerful Anti-Censorship Tool
People living in countries with censored Internet connections used it to access blocked websites
open.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Those living in censored countries use dot-onion web addresses to reach websites blocked by local authorities. After cancelling or allowing their dot-onion addresses to lapse, Twitter and the @nytimes.com didn't offer a replacement. #darkweb #twitter #censorship
Oklahoma to institute a political loyalty test for teachers coming from California and New York. The test is designed by PragerU.
Oklahoma will require teachers from NY, CA to prove they back 'America First'
Oklahoma's new "America First" teacher certification test will require educators from California and New York to agree with conservative curriculum.
www.usatoday.com
August 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Oklahoma to institute a political loyalty test for teachers coming from California and New York. The test is designed by PragerU.
The New York Times and Twitter never explained their reasoning for ending access to their dot-onion web addresses, which helped many get around their home country's censorship of the websites.
The New York Times and Twitter Killed Their Most Powerful Anti-Censorship Tool
People living in countries with censored Internet connections used it to access their websites
reliableresource.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The New York Times and Twitter never explained their reasoning for ending access to their dot-onion web addresses, which helped many get around their home country's censorship of the websites.
MY NEW ARTICLE: Internal Email Shows Vandalism FBI Wouldn't Disclose While Pursuing Charges Against Protestors
Internal Email Shows Vandalism FBI Wouldn't Disclose While Pursuing Charges Against Protestors
In Carbondale, protestors were accused of vandalism. Local media couldn't find any damage.
open.substack.com
August 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
MY NEW ARTICLE: Internal Email Shows Vandalism FBI Wouldn't Disclose While Pursuing Charges Against Protestors
The tax breaks given just to the top 1% by Trump's tax law could have paid for 131,578,900 people on Medicaid keep their benefits for one year; or for 443,262,400 people to receive food stamps for one year.
August 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The tax breaks given just to the top 1% by Trump's tax law could have paid for 131,578,900 people on Medicaid keep their benefits for one year; or for 443,262,400 people to receive food stamps for one year.
Conservative influencers have been promoting raw milk as a health food. Now, 21 people in Florida, including children, have fallen ill from drinking raw milk. This was due to Shiga-toxin producing E. Coli not being pasteurized out, among other bacteria that caused illnesses.
21, including children, fall ill in Florida after consuming raw milk
Florida health officials issued the warning and said due to sanitation practices and raw milk consumption, 21 people became sick.
www.usatoday.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Conservative influencers have been promoting raw milk as a health food. Now, 21 people in Florida, including children, have fallen ill from drinking raw milk. This was due to Shiga-toxin producing E. Coli not being pasteurized out, among other bacteria that caused illnesses.
The CBO's OBBBA estimate rose to $4.1 trillion added to the deficit. The real cost might be as high as $5 trillion.
Trump’s budget law could widen the deficit by $718 billion more than previously estimated. Here’s why.
Higher borrowing costs are driving up an estimate of the impact to the U.S. budget deficit from President Donald Trump’s sprawling budget law, according to an analysis from the Congressional Budget Of...
www.marketwatch.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The CBO's OBBBA estimate rose to $4.1 trillion added to the deficit. The real cost might be as high as $5 trillion.
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Yesterday: the economists were wrong, tariffs are clearly working
Today: Ok, we need to fire the economists because the jobs data doesn't look good
Today: Ok, we need to fire the economists because the jobs data doesn't look good
August 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Yesterday: the economists were wrong, tariffs are clearly working
Today: Ok, we need to fire the economists because the jobs data doesn't look good
Today: Ok, we need to fire the economists because the jobs data doesn't look good
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are you tired of being brainwashed by the mainstream media?
July 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
are you tired of being brainwashed by the mainstream media?
As @wsj.com noted in a great opinion piece today, the new 15% tariff on Japanese cars is lower than the 25% tariff American car makers will pay to import parts from Canada and Mexico.
Those who cheered on Trump's tariff policies may now be those who are most hurt by them.
Those who cheered on Trump's tariff policies may now be those who are most hurt by them.
Opinion | The UAW Gets a Protectionist Lesson
Cars made in Japan will now pay a lower tariff than those made in Canada and Mexico.
www.wsj.com
July 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
As @wsj.com noted in a great opinion piece today, the new 15% tariff on Japanese cars is lower than the 25% tariff American car makers will pay to import parts from Canada and Mexico.
Those who cheered on Trump's tariff policies may now be those who are most hurt by them.
Those who cheered on Trump's tariff policies may now be those who are most hurt by them.
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Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files.
Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files
Bondi told president at the meeting that Justice also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victims.
on.wsj.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files.
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PBS News is not going anywhere.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
July 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
PBS News is not going anywhere.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
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Republican Rep. James Comer used a digital signature to send out letters and subpoena notices related to the Biden autopen investigation, @ryanobles.bsky.social reports.
July 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Republican Rep. James Comer used a digital signature to send out letters and subpoena notices related to the Biden autopen investigation, @ryanobles.bsky.social reports.
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A Nazi owns Twitter, right wing billionaires own the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times, and CBS is run by a right wing nepo baby who just fired one of the network’s biggest stars for criticizing Donald Trump. Here’s why America has a left-wing media bias problem.
July 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A Nazi owns Twitter, right wing billionaires own the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times, and CBS is run by a right wing nepo baby who just fired one of the network’s biggest stars for criticizing Donald Trump. Here’s why America has a left-wing media bias problem.
USA TODAY: Journalist still in custody after covering protests, immigration raids
Salvadoran journalist, Mario Guevara, arrested while covering a #NoKings protest, is still being held by #ICE despite an immigration judge's order to release him.
Salvadoran journalist, Mario Guevara, arrested while covering a #NoKings protest, is still being held by #ICE despite an immigration judge's order to release him.
ICE still holds journalist arrested covering anti-Trump protest
Salvadoran journalist, Mario Guevara, arrested covering a June protest, is still being held by ICE despite judge's order to release him.
www.usatoday.com
July 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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The data on same-sex marriage bans if the Supreme Court overturns Obergefell might be more surprising than many realize.
Gay Marriage Was Legal in 36 States Before Obergefell. It Isn't So Simple If It Falls.
If Obergefell is overturned, same-sex marriage would be legal in only 19 states
reliableresource.substack.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The data on same-sex marriage bans if the Supreme Court overturns Obergefell might be more surprising than many realize.
#NEWS: The full data on Southern Illinois school suspensions, with some schools having much higher rates than others.
A Southern Illinois School Suspended Half of Students During School Year
The data on school suspensions in Southern Illinois high schools, in 6 charts.
reliableresource.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
#NEWS: The full data on Southern Illinois school suspensions, with some schools having much higher rates than others.
One school issued over 800 suspensions with an enrollment of just under 400, leaving it with a 206% suspension rate, an outlier even among outliers.
A Southern Illinois School Suspended Half of Students During School Year
The data on school suspensions in Southern Illinois high schools, in 6 charts.
reliableresource.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One school issued over 800 suspensions with an enrollment of just under 400, leaving it with a 206% suspension rate, an outlier even among outliers.
A southern Illinois high school suspended half of students during the school year. Here's the data on Southern Illinois school suspensions, in 6 charts.
A Southern Illinois School Suspended Half of Students During School Year
The data on school suspensions in Southern Illinois high schools, in 6 charts.
reliableresource.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A southern Illinois high school suspended half of students during the school year. Here's the data on Southern Illinois school suspensions, in 6 charts.
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Leavitt without a trace of irony: "When you have a totalitarian regime, you have to save face. I think any common sense, open-minded person knows the truth about the precision strikes on Saturday night. They were wildly successful."
June 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Leavitt without a trace of irony: "When you have a totalitarian regime, you have to save face. I think any common sense, open-minded person knows the truth about the precision strikes on Saturday night. They were wildly successful."
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No money for Medicaid or SNAP or museums or schools or sidewalks or gun violence prevention or art or libraries.
Always money for war.
Always money for war.
June 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
No money for Medicaid or SNAP or museums or schools or sidewalks or gun violence prevention or art or libraries.
Always money for war.
Always money for war.