José Sepúlveda
@josesepulveda.bsky.social
Social Video Producer at ProPublica. Previously at NBC/Telemundo/CNBC/Miami Herald/el Nuevo Herald. Columbia J-School, UMich MT. 🇵🇷🏳️🌈 📍TX
In April, the #Idaho Medical Freedom Act became law, making it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive any “medical intervention.”
#LeslieManookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
My latest 🎥 for @propublica.org
#LeslieManookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
My latest 🎥 for @propublica.org
October 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In April, the #Idaho Medical Freedom Act became law, making it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive any “medical intervention.”
#LeslieManookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
My latest 🎥 for @propublica.org
#LeslieManookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
My latest 🎥 for @propublica.org
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WATCH: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.
➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4odsKnn
➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4odsKnn
October 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
WATCH: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.
➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4odsKnn
➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4odsKnn
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the #Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.
My latest video for @propublica.org.
My latest video for @propublica.org.
October 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the #Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.
My latest video for @propublica.org.
My latest video for @propublica.org.
My latest video for @propublica.org.
📽️ Listen to our reporter Eli Hager, who spoke with former acting commissioner Leland Dudek for 15 hours and interviewed dozens of Social Security insiders, explain the untold saga of what happened when DOGE stormed Social Security.
Read more: https://propub.li/3KUBsIL
Read more: https://propub.li/3KUBsIL
October 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
My latest video for @propublica.org.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants to find the causes of #autism by September.
Erin McCanlies has spent the past 20yrs studying how parents’ exposure to chemicals at work affects the chance that they will have a child with the condition.
RFK Jr. cut her entire lab.
My latest video for @propublica.org
Erin McCanlies has spent the past 20yrs studying how parents’ exposure to chemicals at work affects the chance that they will have a child with the condition.
RFK Jr. cut her entire lab.
My latest video for @propublica.org
September 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants to find the causes of #autism by September.
Erin McCanlies has spent the past 20yrs studying how parents’ exposure to chemicals at work affects the chance that they will have a child with the condition.
RFK Jr. cut her entire lab.
My latest video for @propublica.org
Erin McCanlies has spent the past 20yrs studying how parents’ exposure to chemicals at work affects the chance that they will have a child with the condition.
RFK Jr. cut her entire lab.
My latest video for @propublica.org
Reposted by José Sepúlveda
We can’t produce fearless investigative journalism without job security and a fair contract. After almost two years of bargaining, we need your help.
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We, the workers of ProPublica, provide our readers with deeply researched, unbiased news that holds power to account. This work is more important now than ever, but our staff can’t properly contribute...
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September 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We can’t produce fearless investigative journalism without job security and a fair contract. After almost two years of bargaining, we need your help.
Show your support for @propublica.org workers by adding your name to our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi’s family members were taken by the Taliban and beaten after DOGE and Elon Musk exposed his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.
The White House and Elon Musk did not respond to requests for comment.
My latest video for @propublica.org.
The White House and Elon Musk did not respond to requests for comment.
My latest video for @propublica.org.
September 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi’s family members were taken by the Taliban and beaten after DOGE and Elon Musk exposed his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.
The White House and Elon Musk did not respond to requests for comment.
My latest video for @propublica.org.
The White House and Elon Musk did not respond to requests for comment.
My latest video for @propublica.org.
Oil companies in #NorthDakota are unfairly taking $millions in royalties for the oil and gas extracted from their lands, mineral owners say. @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com saw statements showing deductions as high as 50%!
My latest video ⬇️
My latest video ⬇️
August 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Oil companies in #NorthDakota are unfairly taking $millions in royalties for the oil and gas extracted from their lands, mineral owners say. @propublica.org and @northdakotamonitor.com saw statements showing deductions as high as 50%!
My latest video ⬇️
My latest video ⬇️
#Texas is spending at least $1B over the next 2 years on private ed. @propublica.org & @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools, likely an undercount.
📰: @emsimani.bsky.social and Lexi Churchill
📰: @emsimani.bsky.social and Lexi Churchill
August 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
#Texas is spending at least $1B over the next 2 years on private ed. @propublica.org & @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools, likely an undercount.
📰: @emsimani.bsky.social and Lexi Churchill
📰: @emsimani.bsky.social and Lexi Churchill
My latest video for @propublica.org
WATCH: Weather warnings predicted devastation from both the Texas floods and North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene.
But in both disasters, there was a disconnect between accurate weather alerts and on-the-ground action that could have saved lives.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
But in both disasters, there was a disconnect between accurate weather alerts and on-the-ground action that could have saved lives.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
My latest video for @propublica.org
One of my latest videos for @propublica.org
📽️ WATCH: A Minneapolis pediatrician challenged the opinion of a powerful child abuse specialist named Dr. Nancy Harper and her team. Then he was given a choice: resign or be fired.
Reporter @jlussenhop.bsky.social takes us through her investigation:
Reporter @jlussenhop.bsky.social takes us through her investigation:
July 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
One of my latest videos for @propublica.org
My latest video for @propublica.org
ProPublica obtained records showing how a DOGE software engineer with no health care or government experience created an AI model to identify contracts to kill at the VA.
@bxroberts.org takes us through what we learned when we asked experts to review the model’s underlying instructions and code ⤵️
@bxroberts.org takes us through what we learned when we asked experts to review the model’s underlying instructions and code ⤵️
June 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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We obtained lists of alleged gang members used by Venezuelan law enforcement and Interpol.
Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga
Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga
Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes
Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.
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June 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
We obtained lists of alleged gang members used by Venezuelan law enforcement and Interpol.
Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga
Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga
Reposted by José Sepúlveda
NEW: The mother of an Arizona man who died after being unable to find mental health treatment is suing his health insurer, saying it broke the law by publishing false information that misled its customers.
By @maxblau.bsky.social
By @maxblau.bsky.social
He Died Without Getting Mental Health Care He Sought. A New Lawsuit Says His Insurer’s Ghost Network Is to Blame.
The mother of Ravi Coutinho, the subject of a recent ProPublica investigation, is suing Centene for publishing “misleading” information that gave her son a false impression about the kinds of mental h...
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June 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: The mother of an Arizona man who died after being unable to find mental health treatment is suing his health insurer, saying it broke the law by publishing false information that misled its customers.
By @maxblau.bsky.social
By @maxblau.bsky.social
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“This is very much connected to the rise of authoritarianism that we’ve seen across the country,” said the executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center. “They can’t win fairly, so they’re trying to rewrite the rules to get their way.”
Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them.
In the wake of ballot measures that increased abortion access and improved sick leave for workers, a coordinated effort is unfolding across the country to restrict direct democracy — and shift power…
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June 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“This is very much connected to the rise of authoritarianism that we’ve seen across the country,” said the executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center. “They can’t win fairly, so they’re trying to rewrite the rules to get their way.”
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Multiple nonprofits serving exploited children declined to speak on the record to ProPublica, fearing that doing so might undermine what chance they still had of getting potential grants.
“Look at what happened to the law firms,” one official said.
“Look at what happened to the law firms,” one official said.
The Trump Administration’s War on Children
The administration is quietly putting America’s children at risk by cutting funds and manpower for investigating child abuse, enforcing child support payments, providing child care and much more.
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June 3, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Multiple nonprofits serving exploited children declined to speak on the record to ProPublica, fearing that doing so might undermine what chance they still had of getting potential grants.
“Look at what happened to the law firms,” one official said.
“Look at what happened to the law firms,” one official said.
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By my count, I spent at least 40 nights in Newtok & Mertarvik over 2 yrs, interviewed over 70 people & hired an inspector to look at 7 homes built by 3 contractors. A dozen are less than 3 years old & moldy. 1 federal agency knew of problems in 2022. Another toured homes in 2023. Zero repairs made.
This is Mertarvik, Alaska, population 300. It’s a new town.
Its residents, the vast majority of whom are Yup’ik, began moving in around 2019.
The move was by necessity: The nearby village where many residents previously lived, Newtok, is sinking, its riverbanks eroding. THREAD 🧵
Its residents, the vast majority of whom are Yup’ik, began moving in around 2019.
The move was by necessity: The nearby village where many residents previously lived, Newtok, is sinking, its riverbanks eroding. THREAD 🧵
June 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
By my count, I spent at least 40 nights in Newtok & Mertarvik over 2 yrs, interviewed over 70 people & hired an inspector to look at 7 homes built by 3 contractors. A dozen are less than 3 years old & moldy. 1 federal agency knew of problems in 2022. Another toured homes in 2023. Zero repairs made.
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NEW: Every Sunday, newspapers are full of ads for tech jobs that aren't really looking for applicants.
They reveal an aspect of U.S. immigration law that hurts both domestic and foreign workers — yet has endured for decades.
They reveal an aspect of U.S. immigration law that hurts both domestic and foreign workers — yet has endured for decades.
How Tech Company Recruiters Sidestep Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Every Sunday, newspapers are full of ads for tech jobs that aren't really looking for applicants. They reveal an aspect of U.S. immigration law that hurts both domestic and foreign workers — yet has endured for decades.
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June 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
NEW: Every Sunday, newspapers are full of ads for tech jobs that aren't really looking for applicants.
They reveal an aspect of U.S. immigration law that hurts both domestic and foreign workers — yet has endured for decades.
They reveal an aspect of U.S. immigration law that hurts both domestic and foreign workers — yet has endured for decades.
My latest for @propublica.org
After ProPublica’s @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social was diagnosed with cancer, he set out to understand why a single pill of his medication costs the same as a new iPhone.
David's covered high drug prices for years, but what he discovered shocked even him.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
David's covered high drug prices for years, but what he discovered shocked even him.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
Cancer Drug Revlimid Saves Lives — but Costs a Fortune. I Wanted to Know Why.
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May 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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#ICYMI: Disclosure forms show that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2. That day, after the market closed, Trump’s “Liberation Day” press conference sent the market tumbling.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
#ICYMI: Disclosure forms show that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2. That day, after the market closed, Trump’s “Liberation Day” press conference sent the market tumbling.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
One of my latest videos for @propublica.org!
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the Trump administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades: propub.li/3RZzqHP
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
One of my latest videos for @propublica.org!
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NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
Under Texas’ Abortion Ban, Where a Woman Lives Can Determine Her Risk of Developing Sepsis
While the rates of dangerous infections spiked across the state after it banned abortion in 2021, women in Houston fared far worse than those in Dallas, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind ana...
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May 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
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JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
May 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
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Just weeks after creating a $50 million tax credit for private schools, Idaho shut down a $30 million grant program that helped public school students pay for laptops, school supplies, tutoring and other expenses: propub.li/42xqTlC
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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WATCH: The reality TV cop show "The First 48" played a role in the conviction of a Minnesota man who spent 16 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.
At least, that's what a report from the Minnesota attorney general's office says.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
At least, that's what a report from the Minnesota attorney general's office says.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
Reality Cop Show “The First 48” and the Wrongly Convicted Man
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April 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
WATCH: The reality TV cop show "The First 48" played a role in the conviction of a Minnesota man who spent 16 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.
At least, that's what a report from the Minnesota attorney general's office says.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
At least, that's what a report from the Minnesota attorney general's office says.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social