Kristine Malicse
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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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I obtained ~dozens of hours~ of previously unreported recordings of Russ Vought's briefings from 2021 to 2024.
Want to hear the recordings yourself? Watch @propublica.org's
new mini-documentary about Vought 👇
THE SHADOW PRESIDENT www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lu...
Want to hear the recordings yourself? Watch @propublica.org's
new mini-documentary about Vought 👇
THE SHADOW PRESIDENT www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lu...
Russell Vought: The Shadow President
YouTube video by ProPublica
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October 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I obtained ~dozens of hours~ of previously unreported recordings of Russ Vought's briefings from 2021 to 2024.
Want to hear the recordings yourself? Watch @propublica.org's
new mini-documentary about Vought 👇
THE SHADOW PRESIDENT www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lu...
Want to hear the recordings yourself? Watch @propublica.org's
new mini-documentary about Vought 👇
THE SHADOW PRESIDENT www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lu...
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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.
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#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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NEW: We wanted to know where a widely used prescription drug that treats high cholesterol was manufactured and whether the factory had quality issues.
The search led to a labyrinth of company names and databases that few would know about.
The search led to a labyrinth of company names and databases that few would know about.
Here’s What Happened When ProPublica Reporters Tried to Find Out Where a Popular Prescription Drug Was Made
We wanted to know where a widely used prescription drug that treats high cholesterol was manufactured and whether the factory had quality issues. The search led to a labyrinth of company names and databases that few would know about.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: We wanted to know where a widely used prescription drug that treats high cholesterol was manufactured and whether the factory had quality issues.
The search led to a labyrinth of company names and databases that few would know about.
The search led to a labyrinth of company names and databases that few would know about.
Reposted by Kristine Malicse
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Elon Musk was the face of DOGE, but records show that Russ Vought, Trump’s budget chief, played a key role in guiding DOGE behind the scenes.
Tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET, head to Reddit to ask our reporter @andykroll.bsky.social about Vought’s influence over the Trump presidency:
Tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET, head to Reddit to ask our reporter @andykroll.bsky.social about Vought’s influence over the Trump presidency:
From the fednews community on Reddit: I’m Andy Kroll, a ProPublica reporter. I just published a deep dive about how Trump’s “shadow president” Russ Vought is using his OMB chief role to dismantle...
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October 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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More than a decade ago Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s deputies carried out immigration raids. Now hundreds of departments are partnering with ICE. AZ Latinos see Arpaio as the beginning of what playing out nationally. “They did the experiment, and basically now they’re implementing it at the national level.”
This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations.
Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County was one of the first testing grounds for ICE’s 287(g) program, which lets local police enforce immigration laws. Many Arizonans say those abuses parallel what...
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October 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
More than a decade ago Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s deputies carried out immigration raids. Now hundreds of departments are partnering with ICE. AZ Latinos see Arpaio as the beginning of what playing out nationally. “They did the experiment, and basically now they’re implementing it at the national level.”
Idaho's Medical Freedom Act could have a significant effect in other states, where vaccine requirements aren’t already so relaxed.
And it comes at a time when diseases once eradicated from the U.S. through vaccination are making a resurgence.
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
And it comes at a time when diseases once eradicated from the U.S. through vaccination are making a resurgence.
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” ...
www.propublica.org
October 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Idaho's Medical Freedom Act could have a significant effect in other states, where vaccine requirements aren’t already so relaxed.
And it comes at a time when diseases once eradicated from the U.S. through vaccination are making a resurgence.
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
And it comes at a time when diseases once eradicated from the U.S. through vaccination are making a resurgence.
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
Reposted by Kristine Malicse
NEW: “ICE, their secret police, is their tool,” said a human rights attorney who directed DHS’ ombudsman office under Biden.
“Once they have that power, which they have now, there’s nothing stopping them from using it against citizens.”
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social @hannahallam.bsky.social
“Once they have that power, which they have now, there’s nothing stopping them from using it against citizens.”
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social @hannahallam.bsky.social
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
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October 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
NEW: “ICE, their secret police, is their tool,” said a human rights attorney who directed DHS’ ombudsman office under Biden.
“Once they have that power, which they have now, there’s nothing stopping them from using it against citizens.”
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social @hannahallam.bsky.social
“Once they have that power, which they have now, there’s nothing stopping them from using it against citizens.”
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social @hannahallam.bsky.social
Reposted by Kristine Malicse
NEW: From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russ Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term.
Vought has consolidated power to an extent that insiders say they feel like “he is the commander in chief.”
@andykroll.bsky.social w/ @newyorker.com
Vought has consolidated power to an extent that insiders say they feel like “he is the commander in chief.”
@andykroll.bsky.social w/ @newyorker.com
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 11:00 AM
NEW: From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russ Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term.
Vought has consolidated power to an extent that insiders say they feel like “he is the commander in chief.”
@andykroll.bsky.social w/ @newyorker.com
Vought has consolidated power to an extent that insiders say they feel like “he is the commander in chief.”
@andykroll.bsky.social w/ @newyorker.com
Over a year after the state approved $2 billion to help schools repair and replace their aging buildings, around three dozen superintendents told @idahostatesman.com and ProPublica that their buildings are still not fully accessible.
Disabled Idaho Students Lack Access to Playgrounds and Lunchrooms. Historic $2 Billion Funding Will Do Little to Help.
Despite federal law, disabled students can’t access playgrounds, lunchrooms, classes and bathrooms. With added funding, school districts are still unable to make necessary fixes.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Over a year after the state approved $2 billion to help schools repair and replace their aging buildings, around three dozen superintendents told @idahostatesman.com and ProPublica that their buildings are still not fully accessible.
Reposted by Kristine Malicse
This story is about the report that hasn't been published - but it's also about IRIS, the part of EPA that wrote it and has been assessing the toxicity of chemicals for decades.
Of 55 scientists who worked on recent IRIS report, only 8 remain in their posts.
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Of 55 scientists who worked on recent IRIS report, only 8 remain in their posts.
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...
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October 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This story is about the report that hasn't been published - but it's also about IRIS, the part of EPA that wrote it and has been assessing the toxicity of chemicals for decades.
Of 55 scientists who worked on recent IRIS report, only 8 remain in their posts.
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Of 55 scientists who worked on recent IRIS report, only 8 remain in their posts.
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Reposted by Kristine Malicse
Thirty of Ross' trademark landscapes will be sold at a series of auctions starting in November. He painted many of them live on The Joy of Painting, which started airing on PBS in the 1980s. n.pr/474wJvJ
Dozens of Bob Ross paintings will be auctioned to help public TV after funding cuts
Thirty of Ross' trademark landscapes will be sold at a series of auctions starting in November. He painted many of them live on The Joy of Painting, which started airing on PBS in the 1980s.
n.pr
October 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Thirty of Ross' trademark landscapes will be sold at a series of auctions starting in November. He painted many of them live on The Joy of Painting, which started airing on PBS in the 1980s. n.pr/474wJvJ
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has ordered state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to fast-track solar and wind permits that must break ground by 2026 or likely miss out on a federal tax credit Congress is ending.
By Monica Samayoa | @opb.org
By Monica Samayoa | @opb.org
Oregon Fast-Tracks Renewable Energy Projects as Trump Bill Ends Tax Incentives
Gov. Tina Kotek ordered the move, which follows reporting by Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica that highlighted impediments green energy advocates blame for the state’s poor ranking when it co...
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October 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has ordered state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to fast-track solar and wind permits that must break ground by 2026 or likely miss out on a federal tax credit Congress is ending.
By Monica Samayoa | @opb.org
By Monica Samayoa | @opb.org
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Trash fees will spike for many L.A. residents in aftermath of city's fiscal crisis
Trash fees will spike for many L.A. residents in aftermath of city's fiscal crisis
The waste collection program had previously been heavily subsidized, to the tune of about $500,000 a day, which was no longer viable given the city’s financial straits.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Trash fees will spike for many L.A. residents in aftermath of city's fiscal crisis
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Editor in chief, city editor, features editor
October 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Editor in chief, city editor, features editor
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They are one of the industry’s best-kept secrets, and only a tiny fraction of those eligible actually use them.
How a little-known appeal could force your insurer to pay for lifesaving care
www.propublica.org/article/heal...
How a little-known appeal could force your insurer to pay for lifesaving care
www.propublica.org/article/heal...
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
www.propublica.org
October 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
They are one of the industry’s best-kept secrets, and only a tiny fraction of those eligible actually use them.
How a little-known appeal could force your insurer to pay for lifesaving care
www.propublica.org/article/heal...
How a little-known appeal could force your insurer to pay for lifesaving care
www.propublica.org/article/heal...
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NEW: After paying for hotel rooms to shelter homeless people, Seattle deliberately left them vacant.
By the end of 2024, taxpayers were spending $4,200 a month per empty room at a time when thousands of residents were without a roof over their heads.
By the end of 2024, taxpayers were spending $4,200 a month per empty room at a time when thousands of residents were without a roof over their heads.
Seattle Spent Millions on Hotel Rooms to Shelter Unhoused People. Then It Stopped Filling Them.
Early last year, the city signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using a hotel’s rooms as shelter space. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.
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October 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: After paying for hotel rooms to shelter homeless people, Seattle deliberately left them vacant.
By the end of 2024, taxpayers were spending $4,200 a month per empty room at a time when thousands of residents were without a roof over their heads.
By the end of 2024, taxpayers were spending $4,200 a month per empty room at a time when thousands of residents were without a roof over their heads.
Reposted by Kristine Malicse
Lorelai and Rory Gilmore's fictional hometown of Stars Hollow was born after Gilmore Girls creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino, stayed in northwestern Connecticut. The show premiered in the fall of 2000.
25 years after its premiere, 'Gilmore Girls' still draws fans to small town Connecticut
Lorelai and Rory Gilmore's fictional hometown of Stars Hollow was born after Gilmore Girls creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino, stayed in northwestern Connecticut. The show premiered in the fall of 2000.
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October 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Lorelai and Rory Gilmore's fictional hometown of Stars Hollow was born after Gilmore Girls creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino, stayed in northwestern Connecticut. The show premiered in the fall of 2000.
Reposted by Kristine Malicse
In the spring, Trump cut $500 million from aid to food banks.
But they had already ordered 94 million pounds of food from the program — all abruptly canceled.
People at food banks noticed. The cuts meant less meat and lighter pickups.
We visualized it:
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
But they had already ordered 94 million pounds of food from the program — all abruptly canceled.
People at food banks noticed. The cuts meant less meat and lighter pickups.
We visualized it:
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...
projects.propublica.org
October 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In the spring, Trump cut $500 million from aid to food banks.
But they had already ordered 94 million pounds of food from the program — all abruptly canceled.
People at food banks noticed. The cuts meant less meat and lighter pickups.
We visualized it:
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
But they had already ordered 94 million pounds of food from the program — all abruptly canceled.
People at food banks noticed. The cuts meant less meat and lighter pickups.
We visualized it:
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
Reposted by Kristine Malicse
New: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
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...
www.propublica.org
October 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
New: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
www.propublica.org/article/elon...
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Jane Goodall, the trailblazing naturalist whose intimate observations of chimpanzees in the African wild produced powerful insights that transformed basic conceptions of humankind, has died. She was 91.
Read more about her legacy www.latimes.com/obituaries/s...
Read more about her legacy www.latimes.com/obituaries/s...
October 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Jane Goodall, the trailblazing naturalist whose intimate observations of chimpanzees in the African wild produced powerful insights that transformed basic conceptions of humankind, has died. She was 91.
Read more about her legacy www.latimes.com/obituaries/s...
Read more about her legacy www.latimes.com/obituaries/s...
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October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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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!
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