Annie Waldman
@anniewaldman.bsky.social
Covering health care @ProPublica. Signal: 347-549-0332. Email: annie.waldman@propublica.org. (Also #COYS)
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...
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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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NEW: We reviewed 700+ videos, hours of footage from ICE protesters and counterprotesters in Portland.
In 2 months before Trump said he was sending the National Guard, federal officers fire on, grab, pepper-spray or tear gas people 20 times -- without charging anyone. "Gratuitous," one expert said.
In 2 months before Trump said he was sending the National Guard, federal officers fire on, grab, pepper-spray or tear gas people 20 times -- without charging anyone. "Gratuitous," one expert said.
What Really Happened in Portland Before Trump Deployed the National Guard
In the two months before Trump’s decision, criminal charges were announced against only three people. On nights when physical conflict did erupt, it often came from police firing on, shoving, pepper-s...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
NEW: We reviewed 700+ videos, hours of footage from ICE protesters and counterprotesters in Portland.
In 2 months before Trump said he was sending the National Guard, federal officers fire on, grab, pepper-spray or tear gas people 20 times -- without charging anyone. "Gratuitous," one expert said.
In 2 months before Trump said he was sending the National Guard, federal officers fire on, grab, pepper-spray or tear gas people 20 times -- without charging anyone. "Gratuitous," one expert said.
Since childhood, @zysaidso.bsky.social has advocated for racial equity in Charlottesville schools.
Yesterday, she was elected to the city's school board.
From seven years ago, our profile of her and the gaping achievement gap in the city's education system:
www.propublica.org/article/char...
Yesterday, she was elected to the city's school board.
From seven years ago, our profile of her and the gaping achievement gap in the city's education system:
www.propublica.org/article/char...
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Since childhood, @zysaidso.bsky.social has advocated for racial equity in Charlottesville schools.
Yesterday, she was elected to the city's school board.
From seven years ago, our profile of her and the gaping achievement gap in the city's education system:
www.propublica.org/article/char...
Yesterday, she was elected to the city's school board.
From seven years ago, our profile of her and the gaping achievement gap in the city's education system:
www.propublica.org/article/char...
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NEW: Amid concerns over the Biden administration's regulation of the crypto industry, billionaire tech investor Marc Andreessen, a longtime Democrat, donated more than $5 million to groups supporting Trump ahead of the 2024 election.
Since then, he's gotten what he called for: a hollowed-out CFPB.
Since then, he's gotten what he called for: a hollowed-out CFPB.
Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen Bet Big on Trump. It’s Paying Off for Silicon Valley.
The Trump administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been good for venture capitalists like Andreessen, who previously accused the agency of “terrorizing” fintech startups and crypto companies.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Amid concerns over the Biden administration's regulation of the crypto industry, billionaire tech investor Marc Andreessen, a longtime Democrat, donated more than $5 million to groups supporting Trump ahead of the 2024 election.
Since then, he's gotten what he called for: a hollowed-out CFPB.
Since then, he's gotten what he called for: a hollowed-out CFPB.
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72-year-old cancer patient Phillip Lewis said he was woken up and marched outside his home in his robe and underwear before federal officers even checked his ID.
Surprise surprise (not surprised), it turns out, he wasn't the guy they were looking for.
If only his story were unique.
Surprise surprise (not surprised), it turns out, he wasn't the guy they were looking for.
If only his story were unique.
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
72-year-old cancer patient Phillip Lewis said he was woken up and marched outside his home in his robe and underwear before federal officers even checked his ID.
Surprise surprise (not surprised), it turns out, he wasn't the guy they were looking for.
If only his story were unique.
Surprise surprise (not surprised), it turns out, he wasn't the guy they were looking for.
If only his story were unique.
For years, some big polluters were allowed to estimate their own emissions.
Now, the intrepid @lisalsong.bsky.social has found emissions at facilities were far higher than their estimates.
Terrifying reporting w/ incredible pics from @annie-flanagan.bsky.social that make me feel like I'm choking:
Now, the intrepid @lisalsong.bsky.social has found emissions at facilities were far higher than their estimates.
Terrifying reporting w/ incredible pics from @annie-flanagan.bsky.social that make me feel like I'm choking:
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
For years, some big polluters were allowed to estimate their own emissions.
Now, the intrepid @lisalsong.bsky.social has found emissions at facilities were far higher than their estimates.
Terrifying reporting w/ incredible pics from @annie-flanagan.bsky.social that make me feel like I'm choking:
Now, the intrepid @lisalsong.bsky.social has found emissions at facilities were far higher than their estimates.
Terrifying reporting w/ incredible pics from @annie-flanagan.bsky.social that make me feel like I'm choking:
Until now, Social Security disability benefits have been easier to qualify for as a person reaches 50+.
Trump's new rules would end that. Under the new plan, millions, many in red states, could find it more difficult to qualify.
Important story from Eli Hager:
www.propublica.org/article/soci...
Trump's new rules would end that. Under the new plan, millions, many in red states, could find it more difficult to qualify.
Important story from Eli Hager:
www.propublica.org/article/soci...
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Until now, Social Security disability benefits have been easier to qualify for as a person reaches 50+.
Trump's new rules would end that. Under the new plan, millions, many in red states, could find it more difficult to qualify.
Important story from Eli Hager:
www.propublica.org/article/soci...
Trump's new rules would end that. Under the new plan, millions, many in red states, could find it more difficult to qualify.
Important story from Eli Hager:
www.propublica.org/article/soci...
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"At one steel industry plant near Pittsburgh, a potent carcinogen was found at levels more than 30 times higher than estimated."
If you read to the end you'll find an asthmatic cat photo 😭
My latest, 📸 by Annie Flanagan. Shocking pics that look like pre-EPA days
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
If you read to the end you'll find an asthmatic cat photo 😭
My latest, 📸 by Annie Flanagan. Shocking pics that look like pre-EPA days
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"At one steel industry plant near Pittsburgh, a potent carcinogen was found at levels more than 30 times higher than estimated."
If you read to the end you'll find an asthmatic cat photo 😭
My latest, 📸 by Annie Flanagan. Shocking pics that look like pre-EPA days
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
If you read to the end you'll find an asthmatic cat photo 😭
My latest, 📸 by Annie Flanagan. Shocking pics that look like pre-EPA days
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
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Charlottesville finally took down its Confederate monuments in 2021.
The statue of Robert E. Lee was melted down.
The statue of Stonewall Jackson was given to artist Kara Walker.
This is what she did with it:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The statue of Robert E. Lee was melted down.
The statue of Stonewall Jackson was given to artist Kara Walker.
This is what she did with it:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Breathtaking, unsettling, healing: a new exhibit by Black US artists transforms Confederate monuments
The sweeping exhibition Monuments opens in Los Angeles on 23 October and is on view through May
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October 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Charlottesville finally took down its Confederate monuments in 2021.
The statue of Robert E. Lee was melted down.
The statue of Stonewall Jackson was given to artist Kara Walker.
This is what she did with it:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The statue of Robert E. Lee was melted down.
The statue of Stonewall Jackson was given to artist Kara Walker.
This is what she did with it:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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NEW: We obtained a trove of emails detailing Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with the Wall Street billionaire Leon Black. The messages show Epstein demanding tens of millions of dollars from Black, insulting his children and advising on a settlement with a woman. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/b...
Money, Women and Taxes: Jeffrey Epstein’s Fiery Friendship with a Wall Street Titan
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
NEW: We obtained a trove of emails detailing Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with the Wall Street billionaire Leon Black. The messages show Epstein demanding tens of millions of dollars from Black, insulting his children and advising on a settlement with a woman. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/b...
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
Behind Russell Vought's plan to dismantle the government:
"We have to be able to defund agencies that are the cause of the time we are in...and that is why we are focusing so much on **woke and weaponized**."
What an insightful profile of the "shadow president" from @andykroll.bsky.social:
"We have to be able to defund agencies that are the cause of the time we are in...and that is why we are focusing so much on **woke and weaponized**."
What an insightful profile of the "shadow president" from @andykroll.bsky.social:
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
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October 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Behind Russell Vought's plan to dismantle the government:
"We have to be able to defund agencies that are the cause of the time we are in...and that is why we are focusing so much on **woke and weaponized**."
What an insightful profile of the "shadow president" from @andykroll.bsky.social:
"We have to be able to defund agencies that are the cause of the time we are in...and that is why we are focusing so much on **woke and weaponized**."
What an insightful profile of the "shadow president" from @andykroll.bsky.social:
Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @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...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go."
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:
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24,576 pounds of cheddar cheese to Food Bank for the Heartland in Nebraska;
270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;
4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii
--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;
4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii
--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
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October 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
24,576 pounds of cheddar cheese to Food Bank for the Heartland in Nebraska;
270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;
4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii
--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;
4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii
--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
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In April, the Trump admin deported “Rosario” & her two US citizen children, one of whom is being treated for stage 4 kidney cancer.
The case drew national and international attention. Rosario shares her story for the first time with @theguardian.com - another chapter in our Ice Air investigation:
The case drew national and international attention. Rosario shares her story for the first time with @theguardian.com - another chapter in our Ice Air investigation:
‘They never told me where I was going’: a family falls into Louisiana’s ‘black hole’ of deportation
Exclusive: A mother and her two US citizen children – including one with stage 4 cancer – disappeared and were deported to Honduras
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In April, the Trump admin deported “Rosario” & her two US citizen children, one of whom is being treated for stage 4 kidney cancer.
The case drew national and international attention. Rosario shares her story for the first time with @theguardian.com - another chapter in our Ice Air investigation:
The case drew national and international attention. Rosario shares her story for the first time with @theguardian.com - another chapter in our Ice Air investigation:
"They detained our father about a week ago...we'll be here as many days as we have to be to get information about our dad."
Such crucial on-the-ground reporting at the ICE Broadview facility from @oliverlaughland.bsky.social + @tomsilverstone.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t31x...
Such crucial on-the-ground reporting at the ICE Broadview facility from @oliverlaughland.bsky.social + @tomsilverstone.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t31x...
How Chicago is resisting Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown | Anywhere but Washington
YouTube video by The Guardian
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October 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"They detained our father about a week ago...we'll be here as many days as we have to be to get information about our dad."
Such crucial on-the-ground reporting at the ICE Broadview facility from @oliverlaughland.bsky.social + @tomsilverstone.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t31x...
Such crucial on-the-ground reporting at the ICE Broadview facility from @oliverlaughland.bsky.social + @tomsilverstone.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t31x...
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NEW: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has taken money directly from Chinese investors, according to newly unsealed testimony. It's the first time direct Chinese investment in the defense contractor has been disclosed. www.propublica.org/article/elon...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies
The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...
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October 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
NEW: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has taken money directly from Chinese investors, according to newly unsealed testimony. It's the first time direct Chinese investment in the defense contractor has been disclosed. www.propublica.org/article/elon...
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Our latest Anywhere But Washington is in Chicago, examining how the city is responding to a wave of ICE raids & a crackdown on free speech following the murder of Charlie Kirk.
We spent time with @katmabu.bsky.social, neighborhood watch organizers & right wing groups outside the city:
We spent time with @katmabu.bsky.social, neighborhood watch organizers & right wing groups outside the city:
How Chicago is resisting Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown | Anywhere but Washington
YouTube video by The Guardian
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October 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Our latest Anywhere But Washington is in Chicago, examining how the city is responding to a wave of ICE raids & a crackdown on free speech following the murder of Charlie Kirk.
We spent time with @katmabu.bsky.social, neighborhood watch organizers & right wing groups outside the city:
We spent time with @katmabu.bsky.social, neighborhood watch organizers & right wing groups outside the city:
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Exciting news! The second @propublica.org metro ad on @wmata.com has been spotted in the wild on a metro car!
There are thousands of federal staffers with stories to tell. Share yours.
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There are thousands of federal staffers with stories to tell. Share yours.
propublica.org/tips
September 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Exciting news! The second @propublica.org metro ad on @wmata.com has been spotted in the wild on a metro car!
There are thousands of federal staffers with stories to tell. Share yours.
propublica.org/tips
There are thousands of federal staffers with stories to tell. Share yours.
propublica.org/tips
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New:
Kristi Noem fast-tracked millions in disaster aid to Naples, Florida tourist attraction after campaign donor intervened
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
w/ @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Kristi Noem fast-tracked millions in disaster aid to Naples, Florida tourist attraction after campaign donor intervened
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
w/ @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened
The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe...
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September 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
New:
Kristi Noem fast-tracked millions in disaster aid to Naples, Florida tourist attraction after campaign donor intervened
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
w/ @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Kristi Noem fast-tracked millions in disaster aid to Naples, Florida tourist attraction after campaign donor intervened
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
w/ @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
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GOOD NEWS.
Clinical teams across the country are forming a five-year, $37 million consortium to research stillbirth, a neglected public health concern.
“There’s no question that the ProPublica reporting was intimately tied to this,” one expert said.
Specifically, @deldeib.bsky.social's reporting.
Clinical teams across the country are forming a five-year, $37 million consortium to research stillbirth, a neglected public health concern.
“There’s no question that the ProPublica reporting was intimately tied to this,” one expert said.
Specifically, @deldeib.bsky.social's reporting.
NIH Launches New Multimillion-Dollar Initiative to Reduce U.S. Stillbirth Rate
Clinical teams across the country are forming a five-year, $37 million consortium to research stillbirth, a long-neglected public health concern. “There’s no question that the ProPublica reporting was...
www.propublica.org
September 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
GOOD NEWS.
Clinical teams across the country are forming a five-year, $37 million consortium to research stillbirth, a neglected public health concern.
“There’s no question that the ProPublica reporting was intimately tied to this,” one expert said.
Specifically, @deldeib.bsky.social's reporting.
Clinical teams across the country are forming a five-year, $37 million consortium to research stillbirth, a neglected public health concern.
“There’s no question that the ProPublica reporting was intimately tied to this,” one expert said.
Specifically, @deldeib.bsky.social's reporting.
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📽️ WATCH: Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past 20 years studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child.
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
September 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
📽️ WATCH: Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past 20 years studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child.
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua
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Children's hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, whose detention sparked a community uproar and became a test of counterterrorism powers in immigration court, was released from an Ohio jail Friday as DHS abruptly withdrew its case against him.
“This is beyond my dreams,” he told ProPublica.
“This is beyond my dreams,” he told ProPublica.
Ohio Chaplain Freed From Jail as DHS Drops Deportation Case
“This is beyond my dreams,” Ayman Soliman told ProPublica on his release from an Ohio jail. In a case marked by errors and inconsistencies, DHS had accused the children’s hospital chaplain of…
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September 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Children's hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, whose detention sparked a community uproar and became a test of counterterrorism powers in immigration court, was released from an Ohio jail Friday as DHS abruptly withdrew its case against him.
“This is beyond my dreams,” he told ProPublica.
“This is beyond my dreams,” he told ProPublica.
My colleague @vernalcoleman.bsky.social is a diligent, careful reporter (and a great human!).
He's been doing an excellent job holding the Department of Veterans Affairs to account.
Do you have a tip to share? Reach out to him directly: vernal.coleman@propublica.org or on Signal at vcoleman91.99
He's been doing an excellent job holding the Department of Veterans Affairs to account.
Do you have a tip to share? Reach out to him directly: vernal.coleman@propublica.org or on Signal at vcoleman91.99
It's a journalist's job to ask questions of government officials, no matter which party is in power. That often means respectfully knocking on doors to get answers people deserve to know.
Tips and evidence are essential to our nonpartisan work: www.propublica.org/tips/
Tips and evidence are essential to our nonpartisan work: www.propublica.org/tips/
September 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
My colleague @vernalcoleman.bsky.social is a diligent, careful reporter (and a great human!).
He's been doing an excellent job holding the Department of Veterans Affairs to account.
Do you have a tip to share? Reach out to him directly: vernal.coleman@propublica.org or on Signal at vcoleman91.99
He's been doing an excellent job holding the Department of Veterans Affairs to account.
Do you have a tip to share? Reach out to him directly: vernal.coleman@propublica.org or on Signal at vcoleman91.99
Fluoride in drinking water has widely been heralded as a public health triumph.
But this year, with the rise of RFK Jr., legislation has been introduced in *at least 21 states* to roll back provisions related to it.
Critical reporting @annaleighclark.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/fluo...
But this year, with the rise of RFK Jr., legislation has been introduced in *at least 21 states* to roll back provisions related to it.
Critical reporting @annaleighclark.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/fluo...
Amid Rise of RFK Jr., Officials Waver on Drinking Water Fluoridation — Even in the State Where It Started
As federal agencies review their guidance on fluoridation and the nation’s top health official calls fluoride “industrial waste,” state and local governments are pulling back on the practice, upending...
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September 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Fluoride in drinking water has widely been heralded as a public health triumph.
But this year, with the rise of RFK Jr., legislation has been introduced in *at least 21 states* to roll back provisions related to it.
Critical reporting @annaleighclark.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/fluo...
But this year, with the rise of RFK Jr., legislation has been introduced in *at least 21 states* to roll back provisions related to it.
Critical reporting @annaleighclark.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/fluo...