Keri Blakinger
@keribla.bsky.social
Reporter: ProPublica. Author: Corrections in Ink. Priors: LA Times, Houston Chron, Marshall Project. Journalist, felon. (I promise I don't bite)
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Breaking: Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms.
Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map for 2026
The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through this unusual mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump.
www.texastribune.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Breaking: Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms.
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NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
BOP announced a prisoner death at FDC Miami today.
In addition to the cyberstalking case mentioned here, he had also been convicted of hiring a hit man to kill a federal prosecutor and an FBI agent.
No indication here as to how he died.
In addition to the cyberstalking case mentioned here, he had also been convicted of hiring a hit man to kill a federal prosecutor and an FBI agent.
No indication here as to how he died.
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
BOP announced a prisoner death at FDC Miami today.
In addition to the cyberstalking case mentioned here, he had also been convicted of hiring a hit man to kill a federal prosecutor and an FBI agent.
No indication here as to how he died.
In addition to the cyberstalking case mentioned here, he had also been convicted of hiring a hit man to kill a federal prosecutor and an FBI agent.
No indication here as to how he died.
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NEW: Using his clemency power, Trump has undone prosecutions made by his own DOJ during his first term.
Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
A Tale of Two Terms: How Powerful Figures Were Prosecuted in Trump’s First Term, Then Pardoned in His Second
We found that Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term. No other president has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on s...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
NEW: Using his clemency power, Trump has undone prosecutions made by his own DOJ during his first term.
Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Federal prison guards are suing the federal prison system -- for unilaterally cancelling their union's collective bargaining agreement and thus "unlawfully stripping employees" of their bargained rights:
November 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Federal prison guards are suing the federal prison system -- for unilaterally cancelling their union's collective bargaining agreement and thus "unlawfully stripping employees" of their bargained rights:
This week a federal prison CO died in a crash on the way back from work.
According to both prisoners & staff I have talked to, he'd just finished working 16 hours, half of which was mandated overtime because the agency is understaffed. thewynneprogress.com/one-killed-i...
According to both prisoners & staff I have talked to, he'd just finished working 16 hours, half of which was mandated overtime because the agency is understaffed. thewynneprogress.com/one-killed-i...
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This week a federal prison CO died in a crash on the way back from work.
According to both prisoners & staff I have talked to, he'd just finished working 16 hours, half of which was mandated overtime because the agency is understaffed. thewynneprogress.com/one-killed-i...
According to both prisoners & staff I have talked to, he'd just finished working 16 hours, half of which was mandated overtime because the agency is understaffed. thewynneprogress.com/one-killed-i...
Arrived in NY to find it is SNOW weather here and I am glad i brought appropriate socks because fuck that
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Arrived in NY to find it is SNOW weather here and I am glad i brought appropriate socks because fuck that
An LA sheriff's deputy was caught on camera *choking a handcuffed inmate* because he got mad that the inmate was eating a burrito and refused to stop eating and put it in his pocket (???)
According to a 1421 file posted on the LASD site this week, the deputy got a 30 day suspension.
According to a 1421 file posted on the LASD site this week, the deputy got a 30 day suspension.
November 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
An LA sheriff's deputy was caught on camera *choking a handcuffed inmate* because he got mad that the inmate was eating a burrito and refused to stop eating and put it in his pocket (???)
According to a 1421 file posted on the LASD site this week, the deputy got a 30 day suspension.
According to a 1421 file posted on the LASD site this week, the deputy got a 30 day suspension.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
👀https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-elections-republicans-democrats-2026-21129181.php
November 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
👀https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-elections-republicans-democrats-2026-21129181.php
LOLLL prison email is the best
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
LOLLL prison email is the best
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Since Trump took office, virtually all CFPB investigations have ground to a halt, including three probes into Andreessen-backed companies, according to the records and the people familiar with the cases. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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 startup...
www.propublica.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Since Trump took office, virtually all CFPB investigations have ground to a halt, including three probes into Andreessen-backed companies, according to the records and the people familiar with the cases. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
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Sentence of the moment:
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/03/6...
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/03/6...
November 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Sentence of the moment:
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/03/6...
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/03/6...
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Between this and the lead found in most protein powders, you gotta wonder how much of what the country is going through can be linked to brain damage: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Gun Blasts From Indoor Shooting May Cause Brain Injuries
The Times tested the blast waves of several popular civilian guns at an indoor range and found that repeated firing could add up to potentially harmful exposure.
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Between this and the lead found in most protein powders, you gotta wonder how much of what the country is going through can be linked to brain damage: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Wow, just saw this posted on a subreddit for federal employee news:
November 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Wow, just saw this posted on a subreddit for federal employee news:
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JUST IN: Judge Immergut renews her block on President Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland, saying her three-day trial showed there was no credible evidence justify Trump/Hegseth’s incursion on Oregon’s sovereignty. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
JUST IN: Judge Immergut renews her block on President Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland, saying her three-day trial showed there was no credible evidence justify Trump/Hegseth’s incursion on Oregon’s sovereignty. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Best Halloween costume spotted in weho last night
November 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Best Halloween costume spotted in weho last night
October 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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We spoke to dozens of survivors, read thousands of pages of court and police records, identified 200 alleged church abusers across decades.
Our investigation reveals a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence, complacency & cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.
Read it here:
Our investigation reveals a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence, complacency & cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.
Read it here:
Assemblies of God churches shielded accused predators — and allowed them to keep abusing children
NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.
www.nbcnews.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
We spoke to dozens of survivors, read thousands of pages of court and police records, identified 200 alleged church abusers across decades.
Our investigation reveals a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence, complacency & cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.
Read it here:
Our investigation reveals a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence, complacency & cover-up in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.
Read it here:
October 31, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
October 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
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NEW: Trump’s chief immigration enforcer honed his controversial tactics in California -- w/ @saralibby.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
Trump’s chief immigration enforcer honed his controversial tactics in California
Gregory Bovino’s efforts have landed him at the center of multiple lawsuits accusing him and his officers of excessive force and violating the rights of residents in Illinois, Oregon and...
www.sfchronicle.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
NEW: Trump’s chief immigration enforcer honed his controversial tactics in California -- w/ @saralibby.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...