Chris Morran
@themorrancave.bsky.social
Audience editor, @ProPublica.org
Philadelphia resident and sports masochist
My dog likes you.
Philadelphia resident and sports masochist
My dog likes you.
Had a minor procedure this afternoon. The last thing i remember is seeing a woman in an Eagles sweatshirt. As I'm succumbing to the anesthesia, i mumbled, "go birds"
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Had a minor procedure this afternoon. The last thing i remember is seeing a woman in an Eagles sweatshirt. As I'm succumbing to the anesthesia, i mumbled, "go birds"
A student journalist fired... For asking follow-up questions to the president of the state's flagship university.
Student journalist terminated following interview with UVA interim President Paul Mahoney - C-VILLE Weekly
Getting an interview with, let alone answers from, upper leadership at the University of Virginia is an uphill battle for any news organization. The groups with the most access to UVA’s administration...
c-ville.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A student journalist fired... For asking follow-up questions to the president of the state's flagship university.
NEW: Kash Patel granted waivers to Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staffers, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information.
@williamturton.bsky.social @chrisbing.bsky.social @propublica.org
@williamturton.bsky.social @chrisbing.bsky.social @propublica.org
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
NEW: Kash Patel granted waivers to Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staffers, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information.
@williamturton.bsky.social @chrisbing.bsky.social @propublica.org
@williamturton.bsky.social @chrisbing.bsky.social @propublica.org
Archie, he has concerns.
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Archie, he has concerns.
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GREAT JOB ALERT!
ProPublica is hiring another senior editor for our Local Reporting Network.
The editor will edit the work of 4-5 reporters from our partner newsrooms, collaborating on projects that spur change.
💰 Salary range: $150,000 to $195,000
➡️ Apply: propub.li/3JAIqme
ProPublica is hiring another senior editor for our Local Reporting Network.
The editor will edit the work of 4-5 reporters from our partner newsrooms, collaborating on projects that spur change.
💰 Salary range: $150,000 to $195,000
➡️ Apply: propub.li/3JAIqme
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
GREAT JOB ALERT!
ProPublica is hiring another senior editor for our Local Reporting Network.
The editor will edit the work of 4-5 reporters from our partner newsrooms, collaborating on projects that spur change.
💰 Salary range: $150,000 to $195,000
➡️ Apply: propub.li/3JAIqme
ProPublica is hiring another senior editor for our Local Reporting Network.
The editor will edit the work of 4-5 reporters from our partner newsrooms, collaborating on projects that spur change.
💰 Salary range: $150,000 to $195,000
➡️ Apply: propub.li/3JAIqme
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NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
NEW: DHS has kept one beneficiary of its $220M ad deal a secret: a consulting firm with longstanding ties to Kristi Noem and her senior aides. Tricia McLaughlin, Noem's chief DHS spokesperson, is married to the firm's CEO.
@justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
@justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
NEW: DHS has kept one beneficiary of its $220M ad deal a secret: a consulting firm with longstanding ties to Kristi Noem and her senior aides. Tricia McLaughlin, Noem's chief DHS spokesperson, is married to the firm's CEO.
@justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
@justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
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NEW: DHS launched a $200mln+ ad campaign, featuring, Kristi Noem, aimed at stemming illegal immigration.
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
NEW: DHS launched a $200mln+ ad campaign, featuring, Kristi Noem, aimed at stemming illegal immigration.
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
We found the firm secretly hired for the work has ties to Noem.
@justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @amierjeski.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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Also, btw, for anyone who said Mountainhead was too unrealistic... um... this is straight out of Mountainhead.
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Also, btw, for anyone who said Mountainhead was too unrealistic... um... this is straight out of Mountainhead.
ESPN app headline on Trump granddaughter's pro golf debut
Vs
Lede of the story clarifying that she is last in a field of 108 golfers
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Lede of the story clarifying that she is last in a field of 108 golfers
November 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
ESPN app headline on Trump granddaughter's pro golf debut
Vs
Lede of the story clarifying that she is last in a field of 108 golfers
Vs
Lede of the story clarifying that she is last in a field of 108 golfers
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The funniest thing about Twitter these days is that right wing dipshits still think their content is being suppressed by some unseen liberal forces.
Elon Musk has owned the site for over three years now.
Elon Musk has owned the site for over three years now.
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The funniest thing about Twitter these days is that right wing dipshits still think their content is being suppressed by some unseen liberal forces.
Elon Musk has owned the site for over three years now.
Elon Musk has owned the site for over three years now.
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Frankenstein (2025)
November 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Frankenstein (2025)
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You know things are bad when Viktor Orban and a Hungarian journalist are in a meeting with the VP discussing concerns about the rise of fascism …
wait for it …
because groypers have gotten so bad in America
wait for it …
because groypers have gotten so bad in America
unreal ... JD Vance Received a Dire Warning About the Groyper Takeover of the GOP From a Strange Source talkingpointsmemo.com/news/jd-vanc...
JD Vance Received a Dire Warning About the Groyper Takeover of the GOP From a Strange Source
The call warning of a dangerous tide of extremism in Donald Trump’s...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
You know things are bad when Viktor Orban and a Hungarian journalist are in a meeting with the VP discussing concerns about the rise of fascism …
wait for it …
because groypers have gotten so bad in America
wait for it …
because groypers have gotten so bad in America
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Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵
I dream of living in a world where the most recent episode of The Chair Company was the week's most divisive news story.
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I dream of living in a world where the most recent episode of The Chair Company was the week's most divisive news story.
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Jesus Christ, I would have been fired into the sun by the US Attorney if I pulled this shit
November 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Jesus Christ, I would have been fired into the sun by the US Attorney if I pulled this shit
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i am saddled with the thought of how different our world would be if we believed women.
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
i am saddled with the thought of how different our world would be if we believed women.
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Clearly we need millions of podcasts about the womanophere and why it wants to get the fuck out
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Clearly we need millions of podcasts about the womanophere and why it wants to get the fuck out
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NEW: 2020 footage said to be in 2025. A neighbor who keeps reappearing in the same clip, said to be on different days & months. A broadcast from elsewhere suggested as Portland.
How Fox News misled its viewership -- which may have included the president.
www.propublica.org/article/port...
How Fox News misled its viewership -- which may have included the president.
www.propublica.org/article/port...
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
NEW: 2020 footage said to be in 2025. A neighbor who keeps reappearing in the same clip, said to be on different days & months. A broadcast from elsewhere suggested as Portland.
How Fox News misled its viewership -- which may have included the president.
www.propublica.org/article/port...
How Fox News misled its viewership -- which may have included the president.
www.propublica.org/article/port...
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And I'm telling ESPN to take Pat McAfee off my screen and stop reminding me to bet on how many times RedZone will show an exposed leg bone but we can't always get what we want
ESPN tells its on-air talent to stop promoting a paid solitaire app, via @mmccarthyrev.bsky.social
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
ESPN tells on-air talent to stop promoting paid solitaire game
The "E" in ESPN has been the operative letter of late, because the network has been making more errors than an outfielder who doesn't pay attention to the game until the ball skitters past him.
www.nbcsports.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
And I'm telling ESPN to take Pat McAfee off my screen and stop reminding me to bet on how many times RedZone will show an exposed leg bone but we can't always get what we want
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Flooding at the COP30 venue...that's not too on the nose, or anything...
Scoop: The UN sent Brazilian officials a letter demanding improvements to security and poor conditions at COP30, including stifling heat and flooding inside the venue. Gift link:
UN Orders Brazil to Improve Security, Poor Conditions at COP30
A top UN climate official demanded Brazilian authorities immediately develop a plan for addressing security lapses, soaring temperatures, flooding and other poor conditions at the COP30 conference in ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Flooding at the COP30 venue...that's not too on the nose, or anything...
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As Trump Defends Foreign Workers, His Company Sought Record Number In 2025 via @forbes.com
Trump Organization Sought Record Number Of Foreign Workers In 2025
Labor Department data show President Donald Trump’s businesses applied to hire at least 184 foreign workers for seasonal jobs at golf courses, a winery and Mar–a-Lago.
www.forbes.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
As Trump Defends Foreign Workers, His Company Sought Record Number In 2025 via @forbes.com
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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we need a department of kerning
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
we need a department of kerning