Jill Shepherd
@jillshepherd.bsky.social
Membership @ProPublica; previously @WBEZ
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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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Investigative journalism isn’t free to do, but thanks to 70K+ members, it’s free to read.
March 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
1/ We’re nonprofit. We’re independent. We only answer to readers like you.
Investigative journalism isn’t free to do, but thanks to 70K+ members, it’s free to read.
Investigative journalism isn’t free to do, but thanks to 70K+ members, it’s free to read.
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We are powered by 70,000 of you and counting. Join us: propub.li/4ih6dmJ
February 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Who owns our newsroom? No one.
ProPublica is a fiercely independent nonprofit. Not even our board or our donors know what we’re working on until it’s published.
We are powered by 70,000 of you and counting. Join us: propub.li/4ih6dmJ
ProPublica is a fiercely independent nonprofit. Not even our board or our donors know what we’re working on until it’s published.
We are powered by 70,000 of you and counting. Join us: propub.li/4ih6dmJ
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Entire government agencies are being reshaped, career experts are leaving and power is shifting — often behind closed doors.
ProPublica is investigating.
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ProPublica is investigating.
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February 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Entire government agencies are being reshaped, career experts are leaving and power is shifting — often behind closed doors.
ProPublica is investigating.
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ProPublica is investigating.
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people say a dem fox news wouldn't go that well but propublica's 'we go after shitheads you don't like' attitude is exactly like that
February 17, 2025 at 7:10 AM
people say a dem fox news wouldn't go that well but propublica's 'we go after shitheads you don't like' attitude is exactly like that
Thanks so much to the 60K+ folks who've donated to ProPublica so far this year!
December 31, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Thanks so much to the 60K+ folks who've donated to ProPublica so far this year!
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Dr Weiner told Anthony that he’d die without chemotherapy and to ignore a negative biopsy.
As a result, Anthony endured 9 years of chemo for a cancer he never had, impeding the care he needed for his very real diabetes.
Read the latest WTF from @davidmcswane.bsky.social & @propublica.org
As a result, Anthony endured 9 years of chemo for a cancer he never had, impeding the care he needed for his very real diabetes.
Read the latest WTF from @davidmcswane.bsky.social & @propublica.org
“I Thought He Was Helping Me”: Patient Endured 9 Years of Chemotherapy for Cancer He Never Had
Anthony Olson was told that he’d die without the treatment and to ignore a negative biopsy. He’s one of many patients who may have received harmful or unnecessary treatments from Montana oncologist Dr...
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December 20, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Dr Weiner told Anthony that he’d die without chemotherapy and to ignore a negative biopsy.
As a result, Anthony endured 9 years of chemo for a cancer he never had, impeding the care he needed for his very real diabetes.
Read the latest WTF from @davidmcswane.bsky.social & @propublica.org
As a result, Anthony endured 9 years of chemo for a cancer he never had, impeding the care he needed for his very real diabetes.
Read the latest WTF from @davidmcswane.bsky.social & @propublica.org
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ProPublica & Impact: Then, Now and Next
Join us for an in-depth look at how our reporting spurs change
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December 6, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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I agree with this quote (because it's true) about ProPublica's audience "ProPublica does not assume its audience wants to hear only about those stories or is allergic to diverse topics."
I'm so lucky to be able to talk to our members about our work!
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I'm so lucky to be able to talk to our members about our work!
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Opinion | Our democracy needs a different model for journalism
Informed voters are increasingly an endangered species. ProPublica’s nonprofit model could help save them.
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November 21, 2024 at 9:33 PM
I agree with this quote (because it's true) about ProPublica's audience "ProPublica does not assume its audience wants to hear only about those stories or is allergic to diverse topics."
I'm so lucky to be able to talk to our members about our work!
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I'm so lucky to be able to talk to our members about our work!
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Doctors said it was “inevitable” that Josseli Barnica would miscarry.
Yet they waited 40 hours for the fetal heartbeat to stop.
She died of an infection 3 days later.
Yet they waited 40 hours for the fetal heartbeat to stop.
She died of an infection 3 days later.
A Texas Woman Died After Waiting 40 Hours for Miscarriage Care
Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care. She’d told her husband that the medical team said it couldn’t act until the fetal heartbeat s...
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October 30, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Doctors said it was “inevitable” that Josseli Barnica would miscarry.
Yet they waited 40 hours for the fetal heartbeat to stop.
She died of an infection 3 days later.
Yet they waited 40 hours for the fetal heartbeat to stop.
She died of an infection 3 days later.