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<p><a href="https://communitymedia.video/w/rqokDpoYckC42rBoVTd1d1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="communitymedia.video/w/rqokDpoYckC42rBoVTd1d1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">communitymedia.video/w/rqokDpo</span><span class="invisible">YckC42rBoVTd1d1</span></a> <a href="/tags/archive/" rel="tag">#archive</a></p><p><a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#climateCrisis</a> <a href="/tags/haiku/" rel="tag">#haiku</a> by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@kentpitman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kentpitman</span></a></span> </p><p>Depressing actual <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> specific <a href="/tags/nz/" rel="tag">#nz</a> <a href="/tags/llm/" rel="tag">#llm</a> eg (source invidious link as response)</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.linkerror.com/@jns" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jns</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/gopher/" rel="tag">#gopher</a> gopher://gopher.linkerror.com<br>- gopher://perma.computer<br>- <a href="/tags/warez/" rel="tag">#warez</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a><br>- <a href="/tags/eternalgameengine/" rel="tag">#EternalGameEngine</a><br>- <a href="/tags/unix_surrealism/" rel="tag">#unix_surrealism</a></p><p><a href="/tags/lisp/" rel="tag">#lisp</a> <a href="/tags/programming/" rel="tag">#programming</a><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://ieji.de/@vnikolov" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vnikolov</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/commonlisp/" rel="tag">#commonLisp</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a> <a href="/tags/declares/" rel="tag">#declares</a><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://appdot.net/@mdhughes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mdhughes</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@dougmerritt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dougmerritt</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@ksaj" rel="nofollow">@ksaj</a> <a href="/tags/automata/" rel="tag">#automata</a>, in <a href="https://gamerplus.org/@screwlisp/115245557313951212" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="gamerplus.org/@screwlisp/115245557313951212"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gamerplus.org/@screwlisp/11524</span><span class="invisible">5557313951212</span></a></p><p><a href="https://lambda.moo.mud.org/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lambda.moo.mud.org/</a></p>

<p>Special shoutout to journalist Zecharias Zelalem doing brilliant investigative work on a part of the world few are covering. This thread is amazing:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://dair-community.social/@ZekuZelalem/115290520418428596" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="dair-community.social/@ZekuZelalem/115290520418428596"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dair-community.social/@ZekuZel</span><span class="invisible">alem/115290520418428596</span></a> (Part 1)</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://dair-community.social/@ZekuZelalem/115290922706015620" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="dair-community.social/@ZekuZelalem/115290922706015620"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dair-community.social/@ZekuZel</span><span class="invisible">alem/115290922706015620</span></a> (Part 2)</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://dair-community.social/@ZekuZelalem/115291272349035871" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="dair-community.social/@ZekuZelalem/115291272349035871"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dair-community.social/@ZekuZel</span><span class="invisible">alem/115291272349035871</span></a> (Part 3)</p><p>You can follow Zelalem at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://dair-community.social/@ZekuZelalem" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ZekuZelalem</span></a></span> </p><p>You can follow the newspaper he was reporting for:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@thecontinent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thecontinent</span></a></span> </p><p>He also reports for Al Jazeera:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@AlJazeera" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AlJazeera</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/investigativejournalism/" rel="tag">#InvestigativeJournalism</a> <a href="/tags/africa/" rel="tag">#Africa</a> <a href="/tags/ethiopia/" rel="tag">#Ethiopia</a> <a href="/tags/hornofafrica/" rel="tag">#HornOfAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/djibouti/" rel="tag">#Djibouti</a></p>

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<p>Our reporter visited a potential source’s home, where he introduced himself as a reporter and they had a pleasant conversation.</p><p>A few days later, VA Secretary Doug Collins sent out a tweet that accused our reporter of trying to “stalk” the employee.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-reaching-out-reporting-obstacles?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/propublica-reaching-out-reporting-obstacles?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-reaching-out-reporting-obstacles?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/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/reporting/" rel="tag">#Reporting</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#Press</a></p>

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<p>I Started Covering the COVID-19 Crisis in Albany, Georgia. This Moment Made Me Realize There Was a Bigger Story to Tell.<br>---</p><p>The virus had killed about 38 people, most of them Black, by April 2020. But when a white judge died, local officials made sure to announce her name.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/albany-georgia-covid-19-crisis-phoebe-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/albany-georgia-covid-19-crisis-phoebe-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/alb</span><span class="invisible">any-georgia-covid-19-crisis-phoebe-investigation?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/blackmastodon/" rel="tag">#BlackMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/georgia/" rel="tag">#Georgia</a> <a href="/tags/covid/" rel="tag">#COVID</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a></p>

<p>It&#x27;s amazing that we have folks from the traditional German media like <span class="h-card"><a href="https://zdf.social/@3sat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>3sat</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://ard.social/@tagesschau" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tagesschau</span></a></span> or <span class="h-card"><a href="https://ard.social/@NDR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NDR</span></a></span> attending the <a href="/tags/fediday/" rel="tag">#Fediday</a> , but I can&#x27;t find any mention to the event on their <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> accounts? </p><p>Did I just miss it or are they afraid of the (still) atypical?</p><p>My apologies if I didn&#x27;t search well enough.</p><p>Cc <span class="h-card"><a href="https://eimsbuettel.social/@bjoernsta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bjoernsta</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@millerntorpirat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>millerntorpirat</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/fediday25/" rel="tag">#fediday25</a></p>

<p>Our reporters published investigations this year on the Trump administration, health care, education and more.</p><p>These are the stories readers spent the most time with in 2025.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-most-read-stories-2025?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/propublica-most-read-stories-2025?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-most-read-stories-2025?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/longreads/" rel="tag">#Longreads</a> <a href="/tags/reporting/" rel="tag">#Reporting</a> <a href="/tags/investigation/" rel="tag">#Investigation</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a></p>

<p>America’s stillbirth crisis. A threat in your medicine cabinet. The drying planet.</p><p>Here are some ProPublica investigations you may have missed this year.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-investigations-you-may-have-missed-2025?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/propublica-investigations-you-may-have-missed-2025?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-investigations-you-may-have-missed-2025?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/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/reporting/" rel="tag">#Reporting</a> <a href="/tags/longreads/" rel="tag">#Longreads</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a></p>

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<p>Did you know? Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people.</p><p>Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.<br><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/supreme-connections/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/supreme-connections/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/suprem</span><span class="invisible">e-connections/?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/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#Transparency</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a></p>

<p>Oh hey, that&#x27;s us on the DC metro! 👋</p><p>&quot;[On transit], you don&#x27;t know who&#x27;s sitting next to you; all kinds of folks are coming together in this system,&quot; ProPublica reporter Maryam Jameel said. &quot;And I hope our journalism can be [that] accessible to folks.”</p><p>Via Streetsblog USA<br><a href="https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/08/this-newsroom-is-looking-for-its-next-big-tip-on-the-train" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/08/this-newsroom-is-looking-for-its-next-big-tip-on-the-train"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/08</span><span class="invisible">/this-newsroom-is-looking-for-its-next-big-tip-on-the-train</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/washingtondc/" rel="tag">#WashingtonDC</a> <a href="/tags/dc/" rel="tag">#DC</a> <a href="/tags/train/" rel="tag">#Train</a> <a href="/tags/advertising/" rel="tag">#Advertising</a> <a href="/tags/marketing/" rel="tag">#Marketing</a></p>

<p>“‘If a fire occurs in the cabin, if we land on water, don’t check on the immigrants. Just make sure that you and the guards and the people that work for the government get off,&quot; one flight attendant was told.</p><p>“It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,’” said another.</p><p>Revisit our <a href="/tags/3/" rel="tag">#3</a> most-read story of 2025: <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-ice-air-deportation-flights?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/inside-ice-air-deportation-flights?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ins</span><span class="invisible">ide-ice-air-deportation-flights?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/deportation/" rel="tag">#Deportation</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#Immigrants</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>

<p>Our most-read story of 2025:</p><p>Three years ago, our reporter received an envelope with no return address.</p><p>Inside was a flash drive containing tens of thousands of files: years of secretly recorded conversations, private militia chat logs and videos sent by a man named John Williams.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ap3</span><span class="invisible">-oath-keepers-militia-mole?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/jan6/" rel="tag">#Jan6</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#Extremism</a> <a href="/tags/insurrection/" rel="tag">#Insurrection</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>

<p>📢 ++ Israel killed 56 <a href="/tags/journalists/" rel="tag">#journalists</a> in 2025, global <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> deaths hit record ++ </p><p>🔹 New IFJ data shows a sharp rise in journalist deaths worldwide, with war zones driving unprecedented risks and growing warnings over impunity and <a href="/tags/pressfreedom/" rel="tag">#pressfreedom</a> erosion </p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/headlines/" rel="tag">#headlines</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a><br><a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#palestine</a> <a href="/tags/mena/" rel="tag">#mena</a> </p><p>Source: IFJ </p><p>📰 Report Al Mayadeen JAN-01 </p><p><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--killed-56-journalists-in-2025--global-press-deaths" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--killed-56-journalists-in-2025--global-press-deaths"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">english.almayadeen.net/news/po</span><span class="invisible">litics/-israel--killed-56-journalists-in-2025--global-press-deaths</span></a></p>

<p>Over the weekend, did you see the much-shared story on Reddit by a supposed whistleblower? </p><p>It started like this: &quot;I’m a developer for a major food delivery app. The &#x27;Priority Fee&#x27; and &#x27;Driver Benefit Fee&#x27; go 100% to the company. The driver sees $0 of it. I’m posting this from a library Wi-Fi on a burner laptop because I am technically under a massive NDA. I don’t care anymore.&quot;</p><p>Well, it was a fake.<br><a href="https://www.platformer.news/fake-uber-eats-whisleblower-hoax-debunked/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.platformer.news/fake-uber-eats-whisleblower-hoax-debunked/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.platformer.news/fake-uber-</span><span class="invisible">eats-whisleblower-hoax-debunked/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a></p>

<p>AI slop is threatening journalism by churning out clickbaity versions of original stories, capturing web traffic, and destroying readers&#x27; trust in media. NiemanLab&#x27;s Ben Paviour takes a look at how it&#x27;s proliferating, with the help of Google.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/6VypfN" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/6VypfN</a></p><p><a href="/tags/artificialintelligence/" rel="tag">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/slop/" rel="tag">#Slop</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/mediaindustry/" rel="tag">#MediaIndustry</a> <a href="/tags/google/" rel="tag">#Google</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a></p>

<p>The time it takes to resolve Alaska’s most serious felony cases is three years, or more than twice as long as in 2015.</p><p>A state lawmaker wants an end to the delays. “I hate how slow this system is. It kills me,” he said.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-murder-pretrial-delays-impact?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/alaska-murder-pretrial-delays-impact?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ala</span><span class="invisible">ska-murder-pretrial-delays-impact?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/alaska/" rel="tag">#Alaska</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/justice/" rel="tag">#Justice</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a></p>

<p>Powerful visuals, impactful stories.</p><p>See how our photos, videos, graphics and films highlighted injustice and drove change in 2025.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/year-in-photos-illustrations-graphics-video-2025?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/year-in-photos-illustrations-graphics-video-2025?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/yea</span><span class="invisible">r-in-photos-illustrations-graphics-video-2025?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/photo/" rel="tag">#Photo</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#Illustration</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/design/" rel="tag">#Design</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#Video</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>

<p>WATCH: More than 80% of U.S. children attend public schools.</p><p>Some of the Education Department’s ultraconservative advisers, led by Secretary Linda McMahon, want to change that.</p><p>Here’s an inside look at their dismantling of public education: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NYq_N6fO-w" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NYq_N6fO-w"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NYq_N</span><span class="invisible">6fO-w</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#Documentary</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#Video</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a></p>

<p>Former Veterans Affairs workers: In August, we reported that the VA lost more than 600 doctors and nearly 2,000 nurses this year.</p><p>We know that for many of you, the decision to leave the VA could not have been easy. Here’s how you can share your story with us ⤵️ <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/help-propublica-report-on-leaving-veterans-affairs" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/getinvolved/help-propublica-report-on-leaving-veterans-affairs"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/getinvolved</span><span class="invisible">/help-propublica-report-on-leaving-veterans-affairs</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>

<p>Out today from Gus Bova: Highlights of our newest issue include criminal justice reporting from Michelle Pitcher, exploring <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#Houston</a> culture with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@josephinelee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>josephinelee</span></a></span>, the war over homelessness policy with <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>, and much more. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-january-february-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-january-february-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/editors-</span><span class="invisible">letter-january-february-2026/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/gulfcoast/" rel="tag">#GulfCoast</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a></p>