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Sarah Kaplan
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Washington Post climate reporter. Guild member. Long-suffering Mets fan. I love all the planets but I write about saving this one.

Email: sarah.kaplan@washpost.com
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My dear pal @joyceshlee.bsky.social is the most tenacious and incisive visual forensics journalist I have ever met. Seriously -- never try to keep a secret from her because she will DEFINITELY find it out.
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Trump administration to destroy birth control intended as aid
Belgium, the United Nations and aid groups say they have offered to save $9.7 million in supplies kept in a Belgian warehouse.
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July 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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The amazing Katie Mettler, whose commitment to local journalism and doggedness in exposing wrongdoing and uplifting the righteous is a thing to behold:

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Baltimore is seeing the city’s fewest homicides in 50 years. Here’s why.
Multiple people have taken credit for the historic drop that mirrors a national decrease in violent crimes. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says it’s due to a community-based approach to gun violence.
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July 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Some bylines to look out for:

My inspiring friend @schmidtsam.bsky.social, who led this jaw dropping investigation into conditions at the mega prison where Trump has sent deportees
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‘Welcome to hell’: Inside the mega prison where the U.S. deported migrants
Interviews with 16 former detainees of El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center offer the most complete view yet of conditions inside the notorious prison.
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July 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM