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<p>“ProPublica’s reporting revealed these cancelled contracts were delivering essential services … and exposed the cruel and dumb AI formulas DOGE bros used to cancel contracts,” Sen. Blumenthal said. “Veterans and all Americans deserve transparency.”</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-veterans-affairs-ai-senator-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/doge-veterans-affairs-ai-senator-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dog</span><span class="invisible">e-veterans-affairs-ai-senator-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/veterans/" rel="tag">#Veterans</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#Transparency</a></p>

<p>In October, we published secret recordings of Russell Vought discussing plans to eviscerate entire agencies and decimate the morale of federal workers if Trump won a second term.</p><p>It&#x27;s hard to imagine a more prescient piece of journalism, our editor-in-chief writes.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-russell-vought-prophetic-trump-second-term?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/propublica-russell-vought-prophetic-trump-second-term?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pro</span><span class="invisible">publica-russell-vought-prophetic-trump-second-term?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/russellvought/" rel="tag">#RussellVought</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>

<p>Journalism that answers to readers, not shareholders. Power our independent journalism by becoming a member. </p><p>In celebration of <a href="/tags/givingnewsday/" rel="tag">#GivingNewsDay</a>, we’re giving away thank-you gifts for donations of $40+. Get yours: <a href="https://propub.li/4rxsbr8" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/4rxsbr8</a></p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/nonprofit/" rel="tag">#nonprofit</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/donate/" rel="tag">#donate</a> <a href="/tags/support/" rel="tag">#support</a></p>

<p>Donating to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> supports a newsroom full of investigative journalists intent on bringing about real change through reporting on abuses of power in the public interest. They&#x27;ve done incredible work this year. And if you donate on <a href="/tags/givingnewsday/" rel="tag">#GivingNewsDay</a> your donation is matched dollar for dollar. <a href="https://give.propublica.org/campaign/748664/donate?c_src=ben" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="give.propublica.org/campaign/748664/donate?c_src=ben"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">give.propublica.org/campaign/7</span><span class="invisible">48664/donate?c_src=ben</span></a> <a href="/tags/givingtuesday/" rel="tag">#givingtuesday</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a></p>

<p>We Found Widespread Abuse of Disabled Patients at an Illinois Facility. The DOJ Is Investigating.<br>—</p><p>A federal probe into Illinois’ treatment of disabled people will examine abuse and neglect allegations at state-run residential institutions — including Choate, the subject of a yearlong Capitol News Illinois and ProPublica investigation.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-disabilities-doj-investigation-choate-abuse?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/illinois-disabilities-doj-investigation-choate-abuse?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ill</span><span class="invisible">inois-disabilities-doj-investigation-choate-abuse?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/illinois/" rel="tag">#Illinois</a> <a href="/tags/disability/" rel="tag">#Disability</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>

<p>This year, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> reported on ICE splitting up families, the people behind DOGE and their impact, the backroom dealings of Trump and others in his administration, and more. I&#x27;m proud to work with these journalists - and they need your support.</p><p>As always, I want to prove that the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> is an important source of support for nonprofits like ours. We&#x27;re here, we&#x27;re engaged, and we care.</p><p>If you have the means, please consider a donation:</p><p><a href="https://give.propublica.org/campaign/748664/donate?c_src=ben" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="give.propublica.org/campaign/748664/donate?c_src=ben"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">give.propublica.org/campaign/7</span><span class="invisible">48664/donate?c_src=ben</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a></p>

<p>More worker-owned outlets are joining Flipboard — and the fediverse. Follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Aftermath" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Aftermath</span></a></span> here for honest, irreverent stories about video games and internet culture, written for humans, not SEO, and you can also discover them in the Flipboard app at </p><p><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Aftermath" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flipboard.com/@Aftermath</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/videogames/" rel="tag">#VideoGames</a> <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#Gaming</a> <a href="/tags/aftermathsite/" rel="tag">#AftermathSite</a></p>

<p>It’s <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a> once again, and as always, we have a great selection of stories from independent newsrooms. This week’s highlights include <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span>’s story about a DJ turned white supremacist influencer, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://threads.net/@parkermolloy/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>parkermolloy</span></a></span> writing for <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@damemagazine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>damemagazine</span></a></span> about the death of legacy media, and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@bolts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bolts</span></a></span>’s <span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@taniel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>taniel</span></a></span> on —yikes — another round of U.S. elections. Please check out these stories and all the others in this thread, comment, like, follow their accounts and give them your money. ⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/newstodon/" rel="tag">#Newstodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>The Texas Observer mourns the loss and celebrates the life of Carlton Carl—longtime board member, fierce supporter, and fighter for progress—who passed away Tuesday. We&#x27;ll publish more soon, but for now we hope you&#x27;ll revisit this 2024 interview: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/carlton-carl-texas-observer-70th/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/carlton-carl-texas-observer-70th/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/carlton-</span><span class="invisible">carl-texas-observer-70th/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/rip/" rel="tag">#RIP</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a></p>

<p>How Investigative Journalists Actually Find Fraud, Waste and Abuse<br>—</p><p>While investigative journalists immerse themselves in minutiae to identify waste and fraud, Elon Musk’s team has taken a chainsaw approach to spending based on cursory examinations. That might help explain some of their well-publicized stumbles, our editor-in-chief writes.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-government-waste-fraud-approach?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/doge-government-waste-fraud-approach?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dog</span><span class="invisible">e-government-waste-fraud-approach?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/fraud/" rel="tag">#Fraud</a></p>

<p>It’s <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a> once again, and we’ve tried to find the heartwarming, inspiring and funny in this week’s tsunami of terrible (though we couldn’t find the silver lining in everything). Highlights include <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span>’s story about a lawyer who switched sides, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TexasObserver</span></a></span>’s review of a film about inspiring librarians across America, and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Daojoan</span></a></span>&#x27;s story about why we’ve come to believe that you have to be an a**hole to be a genius. Plus, our <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@CultureDesk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CultureDesk</span></a></span> shared the only information you need to know about tariffs. Check out these stories and all the others in this thread, comment, like, follow their accounts and give them your money. ⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/newstodon/" rel="tag">#Newstodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>A Police Recording Reveals How a Minnesota Old Apostolic Lutheran Church Enabled an Abuser<br>---</p><p>ProPublica reporter Jessica Lussenhop received a roughly 40-minute recorded conversation between sheriff’s detectives and two preachers at a Minnesota church. The recording reveals how repeated sexual abuse can continue as an open secret.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/minnesota-old-apostolic-lutheran-church-sexual-abuse-police-recording?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/minnesota-old-apostolic-lutheran-church-sexual-abuse-police-recording?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/min</span><span class="invisible">nesota-old-apostolic-lutheran-church-sexual-abuse-police-recording?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/minnesota/" rel="tag">#Minnesota</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="/tags/abuse/" rel="tag">#Abuse</a> <a href="/tags/church/" rel="tag">#Church</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#Religion</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>

<p>I think seeing captured film reels from WWII in grade 10 social studies of bodies being bulldozed into mass graves by Nazi labourers and hearing classmates gasp, several of them breaking down, openly weeping, was a turning point in my view of humanity; I expect parents today would be outraged at such shocking material being put before schoolchildren...</p><p><a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a> <a href="/tags/genocide/" rel="tag">#genocide</a></p><p>1/2</p>

<p>The story of Albany, Georgia, is the story of American health care.</p><p>Sick in a Hospital Town, a new series from ProPublica, debuts Sunday, Dec. 7.</p><p>Sign up to get it in your inbox: <a href="https://www.propublica.org/newsletters/the-big-story" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/newsletters/the-big-story"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/newsletters</span><span class="invisible">/the-big-story</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/georgia/" rel="tag">#Georgia</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/hospital/" rel="tag">#Hospital</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>

<p>It’s <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a> once again. Please enjoy a selection of stories from independent newsrooms on politics, technology, books, history, and giant almond trucks. Check out the thread, comment, like, follow their accounts and give them your money. ⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/newstodon/" rel="tag">#Newstodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p>

<p>You can do something about this. It takes two minutes.</p><p>Here is the CBC Ombudsman&#x27;s complaints address: </p><p><a href="https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/ombudsman/contact" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/ombudsman/contact"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/ombudsm</span><span class="invisible">an/contact</span></a></p><p>Here&#x27;s what I wrote, feel free to borrow:</p><p>I&#x27;m dumbfounded at CBC&#x27;s disgraceful presentation of its story on AI image manipulation.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/chatgpt-fake-politicians-1.7507039" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cbc.ca/news/canada/chatgpt-fake-politicians-1.7507039"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cbc.ca/news/canada/chatgpt</span><span class="invisible">-fake-politicians-1.7507039</span></a></p><p>1/7</p><p><a href="/tags/cbc/" rel="tag">#cbc</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a></p>

<p>Remembering the Incredible Life of DIY Geneticist Jill Viles<br>—</p><p>In 2013, ProPublica reporter David Epstein was contacted by a woman with a wild story and a batch of photos she believed were clues to the mystery of her condition. Turns out, she was right.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/remembering-jill-viles-diy-geneticist-muscular-dystrophy-david-espstein?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/remembering-jill-viles-diy-geneticist-muscular-dystrophy-david-espstein?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/rem</span><span class="invisible">embering-jill-viles-diy-geneticist-muscular-dystrophy-david-espstein?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/genetics/" rel="tag">#Genetics</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/disability/" rel="tag">#Disability</a></p>

<p>It’s <a href="/tags/newstodonfriday/" rel="tag">#NewstodonFriday</a> once again, where we share stories from independent newsrooms and journalists, plus a smattering from our own editorial desks. Check out the thread, comment, like, follow their accounts and subscribe to independent media. ⤵️</p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/newstodon/" rel="tag">#Newstodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonmigration/" rel="tag">#MastodonMigration</a> <a href="/tags/followfriday/" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a></p><p>1/15</p>

<p>Announcement: The MOLLY Prize Gala will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at Fair Market in <a href="/tags/austin/" rel="tag">#Austin</a>. Congressman Greg Casar will join us in conversation with our editor-in-chief, Gus Bova! </p><p>Don&#x27;t miss your chance to attend, get your tickets today: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-awards/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/molly-awards/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/molly-aw</span><span class="invisible">ards/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/events/" rel="tag">#events</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a></p>

<p>We asked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies.</p><p>The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-governor-greg-abbott-elon-musk-emails-foia?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/texas-governor-greg-abbott-elon-musk-emails-foia?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tex</span><span class="invisible">as-governor-greg-abbott-elon-musk-emails-foia?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/email/" rel="tag">#Email</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/foia/" rel="tag">#FOIA</a> <a href="/tags/gregabbott/" rel="tag">#GregAbbott</a></p>

<p>We’re proud to welcome to the Observer masthead <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@candicequestions" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>candicequestions</span></a></span> and Mary Tuma as special investigative correspondents, joining <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@stevanzetti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stevanzetti</span></a></span> as freelance reporters helping us tackle the <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a>, reproductive rights, and <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#extremism</a> respectively: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/home/staff/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/home/staff/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/home/sta</span><span class="invisible">ff/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/reproductiverights/" rel="tag">#ReproductiveRights</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#abortion</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/nonprofit/" rel="tag">#nonprofit</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a></p>

<p>The Data Doesn’t Lie: How ProPublica Reports the Truth in an Era of False Claims<br>---</p><p>As federal data becomes less available, our editor-in-chief explains how our journalists are providing readers with precise numbers.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-reporters-data-immigration?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/propublica-reporters-data-immigration?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pro</span><span class="invisible">publica-reporters-data-immigration?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/reporting/" rel="tag">#Reporting</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/truth/" rel="tag">#Truth</a></p>

<p>📽️ WATCH: The most powerful institution in Albany, Georgia, is its hospital: Phoebe Putney Memorial. Yet for decades, the city’s residents have suffered some of the nation’s worst health disparities.</p><p>“Sick in a Hospital Town,” our new 5-part series, drops tomorrow, Dec. 7.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvl7TOp7aXk" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvl7TOp7aXk"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvl7TO</span><span class="invisible">p7aXk</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/georgia/" rel="tag">#Georgia</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/hospital/" rel="tag">#Hospital</a> <a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#Documentary</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/investigation/" rel="tag">#Investigation</a></p>

<p>In Part 2 of “Sick in a Hospital Town,” we look at how a century-old community hospital in Albany, Georgia, became the only hospital in town — and grew into a sprawling health care system by waging a yearslong battle to eliminate its competition.<br><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/albany-georgia-hospital/part-two/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/albany-georgia-hospital/part-two/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/albany</span><span class="invisible">-georgia-hospital/part-two/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/georgia/" rel="tag">#Georgia</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/blackhistory/" rel="tag">#BlackHistory</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>

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