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<p>Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs<br>—</p><p>A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-loophole-sun-pharma?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-loophole-sun-pharma?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-drug-loophole-sun-pharma?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/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/pharma/" rel="tag">#Pharma</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>

<p>A high-ranking NASA official warned his employees to “use discretion” in public when displaying badges or emblems that identify them as federal workers — part of an effort, the agency says, to protect its staff amid “stories of possible harassment.”</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nasa-official-warns-staff-trump-harassment-federal-workers?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/nasa-official-warns-staff-trump-harassment-federal-workers?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nas</span><span class="invisible">a-official-warns-staff-trump-harassment-federal-workers?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/nasa/" rel="tag">#NASA</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>

<p>Federal Monitor Slams NYPD Unit Whose Aggressive Policing ProPublica Exposed<br>—</p><p>A report from a court-appointed watchdog details “troubling” conduct and “unconstitutional” stops by the Police Department’s Community Response Team — a unit championed by Mayor Eric Adams.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nyc-nypd-police-community-response-team-stop-frisk?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/nyc-nypd-police-community-response-team-stop-frisk?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nyc</span><span class="invisible">-nypd-police-community-response-team-stop-frisk?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/newyork/" rel="tag">#NewYork</a> <a href="/tags/nyc/" rel="tag">#NYC</a> <a href="/tags/ericadams/" rel="tag">#EricAdams</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="/tags/nypd/" rel="tag">#NYPD</a></p>

<p>At tribal colleges, scholarships funded by a USDA grant have been suspended amid the Trump administration’s widespread cost-cutting.</p><p>Now some students are facing their final weeks on campus.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-colleges-usda-scholarships-suspended?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/tribal-colleges-usda-scholarships-suspended?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tri</span><span class="invisible">bal-colleges-usda-scholarships-suspended?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/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/native/" rel="tag">#Native</a> <a href="/tags/indigenous/" rel="tag">#Indigenous</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/college/" rel="tag">#College</a> <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#Students</a> <a href="/tags/usda/" rel="tag">#USDA</a></p>

<p>Connecticut Lawmakers Seek Overhaul of Towing Laws<br>—</p><p>A new bill addresses nearly all of the issues raised in a Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica investigation that found people’s cars were being sold shortly after they were towed.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-lawmakers-seek-overhaul-of-towing-laws?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-lawmakers-seek-overhaul-of-towing-laws?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/con</span><span class="invisible">necticut-lawmakers-seek-overhaul-of-towing-laws?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/connecticut/" rel="tag">#Connecticut</a> <a href="/tags/towing/" rel="tag">#Towing</a> <a href="/tags/cars/" rel="tag">#Cars</a> <a href="/tags/poverty/" rel="tag">#Poverty</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>

<p>One Community Response Team officer swerved into a motorcyclist, killing him. Another needlessly stopped a pedestrian, then shoved him into a car window. A third hit a man and then kicked his head.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/eric-adams-nypd-community-response-team-police-nyc-misconduct-transparency?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/eric-adams-nypd-community-response-team-police-nyc-misconduct-transparency?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/eri</span><span class="invisible">c-adams-nypd-community-response-team-police-nyc-misconduct-transparency?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/nyc/" rel="tag">#NYC</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="/tags/ericadams/" rel="tag">#EricAdams</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#Violence</a> <a href="/tags/policebrutality/" rel="tag">#PoliceBrutality</a></p>

<p>He Was Convicted Based on Allegedly Fabricated Bite Mark Analysis. Louisiana Wants to Execute Him Anyway.<br>—</p><p>Nine prisoners have walked free after evidence presented by members of a forensics team turned out to be wrong — yet one man still awaits execution based on their testimony.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-jimmie-duncan-bite-mark-analysis-death-row-junk-science?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-jimmie-duncan-bite-mark-analysis-death-row-junk-science?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/lou</span><span class="invisible">isiana-jimmie-duncan-bite-mark-analysis-death-row-junk-science?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/louisiana/" rel="tag">#Louisiana</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/criminaljustice/" rel="tag">#CriminalJustice</a></p>

<p>Two Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience.<br>—</p><p>Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats targeting the state’s federal funding.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/maine-trump-janet-mills-transgender-girls-sports-education-social-security?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/maine-trump-janet-mills-transgender-girls-sports-education-social-security?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mai</span><span class="invisible">ne-trump-janet-mills-transgender-girls-sports-education-social-security?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/maine/" rel="tag">#Maine</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/trans/" rel="tag">#Trans</a> <a href="/tags/sports/" rel="tag">#Sports</a> <a href="/tags/girls/" rel="tag">#Girls</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="/tags/transrights/" rel="tag">#TransRights</a></p>

<p>Church leaders held meetings where children were told to forgive the man who sexually abused them and forget the abuse. An internal church document also suggests that, when appropriate, both parties be brought together for a discussion.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/minnesota-old-apostolic-lutheran-church-investigation-takeaways?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-investigation-takeaways?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-investigation-takeaways?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/duluth/" rel="tag">#Duluth</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/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/epstein/" rel="tag">#Epstein</a></p>

<p>“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump<br>—</p><p>In a recording obtained by ProPublica, acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek portrayed his agency as facing peril, while also encouraging patience with “the DOGE kids.”</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/recording-reveals-leland-dudek-thoughts-trump-doge-social-security?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/recording-reveals-leland-dudek-thoughts-trump-doge-social-security?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/rec</span><span class="invisible">ording-reveals-leland-dudek-thoughts-trump-doge-social-security?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/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/socialsecurity/" rel="tag">#SocialSecurity</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>

<p>Massive Layoffs at the Department of Education Erode Its Civil Rights Division<br>—</p><p>Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve discrimination complaints.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/education-department-civil-rights-division-eroded-by-massive-layoffs?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/education-department-civil-rights-division-eroded-by-massive-layoffs?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/edu</span><span class="invisible">cation-department-civil-rights-division-eroded-by-massive-layoffs?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/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/discrimination/" rel="tag">#Discrimination</a> <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#Students</a></p>

<p>Migrants detained in Panama expressed fear of returning to their countries.</p><p>“They will execute me without hesitation,” one texted.</p><p>“I am LGBT. My country harass these people. I cannot live a normal life in my country,” said another.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-deportations-panama-asylum-aid-groups?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-deportations-panama-asylum-aid-groups?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-deportations-panama-asylum-aid-groups?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/panama/" rel="tag">#Panama</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/migrants/" rel="tag">#Migrants</a> <a href="/tags/asylum/" rel="tag">#Asylum</a> <a href="/tags/aid/" rel="tag">#Aid</a></p>

<p>When Joe DeMayo’s donated kidney started to fail earlier than expected, he didn’t know that the drug he was taking could’ve left him vulnerable — and that one of the most formidable drug regulators in the world may have failed to protect him.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-tacrolimus-kidney-transplant-patient?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-tacrolimus-kidney-transplant-patient?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-tacrolimus-kidney-transplant-patient?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/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/kidneydonation/" rel="tag">#KidneyDonation</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a></p>

<p>☀️This Week In Global Museum.</p><p>A Daunting Museum Mission | Madrid Museum Ordered To Remove Mummy | Guggenheim Tightens Its Belt Again | Museum Investigate Whales Keeping A City Awake | Nailed-Head Rituals &amp; Advocacy With Urgency | More Museum News.</p><p> <a href="http://www.globalmuseum.org" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>www.globalmuseum.org</a> <a href="/tags/globalmuseum/" rel="tag">#globalmuseum</a> <a href="/tags/museums/" rel="tag">#museums</a> <a href="/tags/museumnews/" rel="tag">#museumnews</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/museumjobs/" rel="tag">#museumjobs</a> <a href="/tags/jobs/" rel="tag">#jobs</a> <a href="/tags/artgallery/" rel="tag">#artgallery</a></p>

<p>Washington Blues: A Government Town Faces a Gloomy Future<br>—</p><p>For years, Washington, D.C., was insulated from many of the economic forces that decimated many older U.S. cities. Now, as Elon Musk’s mass layoffs shake everything from employment to real estate, the region faces the prospect of decline.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/washington-dc-trump-musk-federal-government-cutbacks-gloomy-future?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/washington-dc-trump-musk-federal-government-cutbacks-gloomy-future?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/was</span><span class="invisible">hington-dc-trump-musk-federal-government-cutbacks-gloomy-future?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/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/washingtondc/" rel="tag">#WashingtonDC</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#Economy</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a></p>

<p>How ProPublica Uses AI Responsibly in Its Investigations<br>—</p><p>When our reporters prompted a large language model to help identify “woke” themes in a database of grants, AI helped them tell a vital accountability story about science funding and Ted Cruz.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/using-ai-responsibly-for-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/using-ai-responsibly-for-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/usi</span><span class="invisible">ng-ai-responsibly-for-reporting?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/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a></p>

<p>&quot;Fascism: Here To Stay? How Do We End It?&quot; </p><p>W/ <a href="/tags/davidshuster/" rel="tag">#DavidShuster</a>, an &quot;Amped Up!&quot; INTERVIEW w awesome historian/scholar on <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a>, Ruth Ben-Ghiat!</p><p><a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/fascism-here-to-stay-how-do-we-end" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/fascism-here-to-stay-how-do-we-end"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/fascism-here-</span><span class="invisible">to-stay-how-do-we-end</span></a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/world/" rel="tag">#world</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#iran</a> <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#israel</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/middleeast/" rel="tag">#middleeast</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a></p>

<p>&quot;Noem isn’t doing homeland <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#security</a>. I’m not sure she knows its meaning. Like habeas corpus, which she thinks is an Ecuadorian offshoot of MS-13. Instead of safety and security, Noem’s turned the agency into the rabid attack dog she wanted Cricket to be&quot;</p><p>READ MORE <a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/were-all-cricket-and-the-united-states" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/were-all-cricket-and-the-united-states"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/were-all-cric</span><span class="invisible">ket-and-the-united-states</span></a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#dhs</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ice</a> <a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#losangeles</a> <a href="/tags/la/" rel="tag">#la</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/nato/" rel="tag">#nato</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> us <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#unitedstates</a> <a href="/tags/america/" rel="tag">#america</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/cliffschecter/" rel="tag">#cliffschecter</a> <a href="/tags/blueamp/" rel="tag">#blueamp</a> <a href="/tags/cliffsnote/" rel="tag">#cliffsnote</a> <a href="/tags/cliffsedge/" rel="tag">#cliffsedge</a> <a href="/tags/davidshuster/" rel="tag">#davidshuster</a></p>

<p>Custom Keyboard Company WASD Keyboards Goes Defunct?</p><p>Can keyboard enthusiasts find answers to the questions we all have been wondering, has WASD Keyboards company gone out of business or was it acquired?</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/wasd-keyboards-defunct/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/wasd-keyboards-defunct/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/wasd-k</span><span class="invisible">eyboards-defunct/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/opinion/" rel="tag">#opinion</a> <a href="/tags/keyboard/" rel="tag">#keyboard</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a></p>

<p>How Hotels, Once a Last Resort, Became New York’s Default Answer to Homelessness<br>—</p><p>Statewide spending on hotels has more than tripled in recent years. The shift away from shelters has prevented families from accessing services like child care and help finding housing.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-homelessness-hotels?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/new-york-homelessness-hotels?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/new</span><span class="invisible">-york-homelessness-hotels?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/ny/" rel="tag">#NY</a> <a href="/tags/newyork/" rel="tag">#NewYork</a> <a href="/tags/homelessness/" rel="tag">#Homelessness</a> <a href="/tags/homeless/" rel="tag">#Homeless</a> <a href="/tags/hotel/" rel="tag">#Hotel</a> <a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#Housing</a> <a href="/tags/shelter/" rel="tag">#Shelter</a></p>

<p>N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to sign a bill that bans anonymous complaints to the state child abuse hotline. The law would still maintain the confidentiality of callers.</p><p>The change comes in the wake of a 2023 ProPublica investigation that showed how the hotline had been weaponized by people endlessly calling in baseless allegations against exes or rivals.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-bans-anonymous-child-welfare-reports?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/new-york-bans-anonymous-child-welfare-reports?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/new</span><span class="invisible">-york-bans-anonymous-child-welfare-reports?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/newyork/" rel="tag">#NewYork</a> <a href="/tags/abuse/" rel="tag">#Abuse</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a></p>

<p>Curious How Trump’s Cost Cutting Could Affect Your National Park Visit? You Might Not Get a Straight Answer.<br>—</p><p>National Park Service staff have received talking points ordering them to describe layoffs as “workforce management actions” and to reassure visitors that changes resulting from the cuts won’t impede “memorable and meaningful experiences for all.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/national-parks-staff-cuts-talking-points?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/national-parks-staff-cuts-talking-points?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nat</span><span class="invisible">ional-parks-staff-cuts-talking-points?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/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/nps/" rel="tag">#NPS</a> <a href="/tags/nationalparks/" rel="tag">#NationalParks</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a></p>

<p>Inside the Schools Alaska Ignored<br>—</p><p>Two inches of raw sewage. Black mold. A bat infestation. Reporter Emily Schwing shares what she uncovered as she investigated dangerous conditions inside Alaska’s deteriorating public schools.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-deterioriating-public-schools-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/alaska-deterioriating-public-schools-reporting?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-deterioriating-public-schools-reporting?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/alaska/" rel="tag">#Alaska</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a> <a href="/tags/native/" rel="tag">#Native</a> <a href="/tags/indigenous/" rel="tag">#Indigenous</a> <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#Students</a></p>

<p>NEW: Insiders tell ProPublica that Amy Gleason is only in charge on paper, while Musk’s top lieutenants really run <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a>. </p><p>One person who has been in meetings with Gleason described her as having “little to no actual decision making” responsibilities.</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#musk</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/amygleason/" rel="tag">#AmyGleason</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-leadership-elon-musk-amy-gleason-trump-ethics-conflict-of-interest?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/doge-leadership-elon-musk-amy-gleason-trump-ethics-conflict-of-interest?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-leadership-elon-musk-amy-gleason-trump-ethics-conflict-of-interest?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p>