<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&utm_medium=social&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&utm_medium=social&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&utm_medium=social&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>
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<p>The targeting of state supreme courts by special interests and billionaires can leave the public with the impression that justices are no different than any politician: devoted to serving their political allies, court observers say.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-musk-crawford-schimel-partisanship-elections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-musk-crawford-schimel-partisanship-elections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/wis</span><span class="invisible">consin-supreme-court-musk-crawford-schimel-partisanship-elections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> <a href="/tags/billionaires/" rel="tag">#Billionaires</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/supremecourt/" rel="tag">#SupremeCourt</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a></p>
<p>"What I refer to as The Iron Triangle of <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#Fascism</a> ..A new paradigm--RW <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a>, corporate media & weak Dem leadership combine to pave a path to perdition. </p><p>A major event occurs. It can be the <a href="/tags/charliekirk/" rel="tag">#CharlieKirk</a> shooting or Benghazi..And here’s how it goes from there.."</p><p><a href="https://www.blueamp.co/p/charlie-kirk-holds-up-a-mirror-to" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.blueamp.co/p/charlie-kirk-holds-up-a-mirror-to"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.blueamp.co/p/charlie-kirk-</span><span class="invisible">holds-up-a-mirror-to</span></a> <a href="/tags/shooting/" rel="tag">#shooting</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#tv</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/russia/" rel="tag">#russia</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#china</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#memes</a> <a href="/tags/ukraine/" rel="tag">#ukraine</a> <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#israel</a></p>
<p>Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Once Defended Congress’ Power of the Purse. Now He Defies It.<br>---</p><p>As a congressman, Duffy made an impassioned legal case against executive overreach. A decade later, judges have used those same arguments to rebuke him for withholding billions in transportation funding.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/sean-duffy-trump-transportation-secretary-congress-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/sean-duffy-trump-transportation-secretary-congress-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/sea</span><span class="invisible">n-duffy-trump-transportation-secretary-congress-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/transportation/" rel="tag">#Transportation</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>When Clayton Strong drove his wife’s body to a hospital in Idaho, the coroner took his word that it was a natural death.</p><p>Five years later, Strong’s next wife turned up dead too: shot in the chest in Texas.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-coroners-clayton-strong-wives-murder?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/idaho-coroners-clayton-strong-wives-murder?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ida</span><span class="invisible">ho-coroners-clayton-strong-wives-murder?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/domesticviolence/" rel="tag">#DomesticViolence</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/truecrime/" rel="tag">#TrueCrime</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/murder/" rel="tag">#Murder</a></p>
<p>The FDA found that Sun Pharma, which produces generic drugs for U.S. consumers, failed to investigate the source of bacteria found in test vials or promptly deal with damaged equipment that had caused drugs to be contaminated with metal particles.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-inspection-sun-pharma?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-inspection-sun-pharma?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-drug-inspection-sun-pharma?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&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/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/pharma/" rel="tag">#Pharma</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a></p>
<p>RFK Jr. Wants to Overhaul a Vital System That Supports Childhood Immunization<br>—</p><p>Dramatic changes to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program could drive drugmakers from the market, threatening access to shots, experts say.</p><p>“If (Kennedy’s) unstated goal is to basically destroy the vaccine industry, that could do it.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-childhood-vaccines-vicp?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/rfk-childhood-vaccines-vicp?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/rfk</span><span class="invisible">-childhood-vaccines-vicp?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&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/vaccines/" rel="tag">#Vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a></p>
<p>Connecticut DMV Never Set Up System to Enforce a Century-Old Towing Law<br>—</p><p>Towing companies can sell vehicles if owners don’t reclaim them or can’t afford the fees. To protect drivers, they’re supposed to turn over unclaimed profits, but the state says that’s never happened.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-dmv-towing-law-enforcement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-dmv-towing-law-enforcement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/con</span><span class="invisible">necticut-dmv-towing-law-enforcement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&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/dmv/" rel="tag">#DMV</a> <a href="/tags/cars/" rel="tag">#Cars</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>Representatives Demand Housing Agency Halt Any Cryptocurrency Experiments<br>—</p><p>Following reporting by ProPublica, three Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee have warned HUD against using crypto, which they said could be “dangerous, speculative, and harmful to working families.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/hud-cryptocurrency-blockchain-democrats-maxine-waters?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/hud-cryptocurrency-blockchain-democrats-maxine-waters?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/hud</span><span class="invisible">-cryptocurrency-blockchain-democrats-maxine-waters?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#Housing</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> <a href="/tags/crypto/" rel="tag">#Crypto</a> <a href="/tags/cryptocurrency/" rel="tag">#Cryptocurrency</a></p>
<p>Trump Said Cuts Wouldn’t Affect Public Safety. Then He Fired Hundreds of Workers Who Help Fight Wildfires.<br>—</p><p>The White House and DOGE have sought to eliminate thousands of jobs from the Forest Service. The wildland firefighting force is one of many targets within the agency.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-cuts-forest-service-firefighting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-cuts-forest-service-firefighting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-doge-cuts-forest-service-firefighting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/wildfire/" rel="tag">#Wildfire</a> <a href="/tags/forest/" rel="tag">#Forest</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>The bipartisan ask for an investigation comes after staffers at 18 crisis centers told ProPublica payments were delayed for months and led to cuts, some of which continue to limit urgent, potentially lifesaving services.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-human-trafficking-commission-funding-investigation-call?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-human-trafficking-commission-funding-investigation-call?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nor</span><span class="invisible">th-carolina-human-trafficking-commission-funding-investigation-call?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/northcarolina/" rel="tag">#NorthCarolina</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/money/" rel="tag">#Money</a> <a href="/tags/funding/" rel="tag">#Funding</a></p>
Donald Trump explains his 90-day tariff pause: People were getting "yippy"
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<p>Little Bits: Issue <a href="/tags/26/" rel="tag">#26</a> For June 2025</p><p>A new instalment of Little Bits is here with endless opportunities, inspiration and creativity along with a message of encouragement to get ‘er done.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-26/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little-bits-issue-26/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/little</span><span class="invisible">-bits-issue-26/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/freesoftware/" rel="tag">#FreeSoftware</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/linkdump/" rel="tag">#LinkDump</a></p>
<p>What Reality TV Gets Wrong About Criminal Investigations. (Spoiler: So Much.) <br>—</p><p>When Edgar Barrientos-Quintana was cleared of murder charges last year, reporter Jessica Lussenhop noticed something she had never seen before in a wrongful conviction case: the involvement of popular true crime show “The First 48.”</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/the-first-48-wrongful-conviction-edgar-barrientos-quintana?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/the-first-48-wrongful-conviction-edgar-barrientos-quintana?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/the</span><span class="invisible">-first-48-wrongful-conviction-edgar-barrientos-quintana?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/realitytv/" rel="tag">#RealityTV</a> <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#TV</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/truecrime/" rel="tag">#TrueCrime</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>MAGA Republicans have begun turning on poor little Donnie because he refuses to release the Epstein files.</p><p>Listening closely to rightwing commentators like Charlie Kirk you begin to realize that MAGA supporters actually believe that the list doesn’t contain the name Trump and only the names of Democrats.</p><p>Poor little Donnie is panicking because he knows he’s in the file, including for the rape of a 13 year old girl in 1994.</p><p><a href="/tags/epstein/" rel="tag">#epstein</a> <a href="/tags/charliekirk/" rel="tag">#charliekirk</a> <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> <a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#republicans</a> <a href="/tags/conservatives/" rel="tag">#conservatives</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a></p>
<p>Unsanitary Practices Persist at Baby Formula Factory Whose Shutdown Led to Mass Shortages, Workers Say<br>—</p><p>“Persistent leaks” and “unaddressed contamination issues” are among the problems workers say they witnessed at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants. “I can’t have this on my conscience,” one told ProPublica.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/baby-formula-abbot-sturgis-michigan-shortages-unsanitary-conditions-workers-say?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/baby-formula-abbot-sturgis-michigan-shortages-unsanitary-conditions-workers-say?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/bab</span><span class="invisible">y-formula-abbot-sturgis-michigan-shortages-unsanitary-conditions-workers-say?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/baby/" rel="tag">#Baby</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#Parents</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a></p>
<p>A Lawyer Who Helped the Kushners Crack Down on Poor Tenants Now Helps Renters Fight Big Landlords<br>—</p><p>“It was like a heavyweight sparring featherweights,” the attorney said about his time representing companies owned by Trump’s in-laws, whose apartments were known for shoddy maintenance and aggressive legal tactics.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/kushner-kushnerville-apartments-tenants-lawsuits-andrew-rabinowitz-lawyer?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/kushner-kushnerville-apartments-tenants-lawsuits-andrew-rabinowitz-lawyer?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/kus</span><span class="invisible">hner-kushnerville-apartments-tenants-lawsuits-andrew-rabinowitz-lawyer?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#Housing</a> <a href="/tags/rent/" rel="tag">#Rent</a></p>
<p>Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share in USA</p><p><a href="https://ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-desktop-market-share-in-usa/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-desktop-market-share-in-usa/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-</span><span class="invisible">desktop-market-share-in-usa/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/hackernews/" rel="tag">#HackerNews</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/desktop/" rel="tag">#Desktop</a> <a href="/tags/market/" rel="tag">#Market</a> <a href="/tags/share/" rel="tag">#Share</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/growth/" rel="tag">#Growth</a> <a href="/tags/open/" rel="tag">#Open</a> <a href="/tags/source/" rel="tag">#Source</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#Community</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a></p>
<p>BREAKING: Attorney General Bondi says she will "move the court tomorrow to unseal the Epstein grand jury transcripts."</p><p> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/finance/" rel="tag">#finance</a> <a href="/tags/economics/" rel="tag">#economics</a> <a href="/tags/stocks/" rel="tag">#stocks</a> <a href="/tags/options/" rel="tag">#options</a></p>
<p>Microsoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk’s Starlink Be Doing the Same?<br>—</p><p>The tech billionaire and Trump adviser “donated” Starlink service to the White House. The move resembles a previous maneuver by Microsoft, which used “free” trials to lock in costly upgrades across the federal government.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-starlink-trump-white-house-spacex-microsoft?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-starlink-trump-white-house-spacex-microsoft?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/elo</span><span class="invisible">n-musk-starlink-trump-white-house-spacex-microsoft?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/starlink/" rel="tag">#Starlink</a> <a href="/tags/microsoft/" rel="tag">#Microsoft</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a></p>
<p>😠Trump Targets Smithsonian's 'Anti-American Ideology' | Museum Burglars Guilty Of Murder Plot | Understanding The Value Of Attractions | Gold Leaf And Gatsby | Arnish Moor Man, A Glimpse Of Eternity & The Art Of Dressing Like an Artist | 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/museumjobs/" rel="tag">#museumjobs</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/jobs/" rel="tag">#jobs</a> <a href="/tags/artgallery/" rel="tag">#artgallery</a></p>
<p>An Algorithm Deemed This Nearly Blind 70-Year-Old Prisoner a “Moderate Risk.” Now He’s No Longer Eligible for Parole.<br>—</p><p>A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. Civil rights attorneys say it could disproportionately harm Black people — and may even be unconstitutional.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/tiger-algorithm-louisiana-parole-calvin-alexander?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/tiger-algorithm-louisiana-parole-calvin-alexander?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tig</span><span class="invisible">er-algorithm-louisiana-parole-calvin-alexander?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&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/prison/" rel="tag">#Prison</a> <a href="/tags/criminaljustice/" rel="tag">#CriminalJustice</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters<br>—</p><p>Climate experts expressed shock and dismay at the move. “It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill,” one said.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-greenhouse-gas-reporting-climate-crisis?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-greenhouse-gas-reporting-climate-crisis?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-epa-greenhouse-gas-reporting-climate-crisis?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#Pollution</a></p>
<p>Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting on efforts by right-wing activists to disallow ballots in a key judicial election, North Carolina Democrats have introduced a bill designed to prevent votes from being tossed out based on postelection rule changes.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-supreme-court-election-discarded-votes-legislation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-supreme-court-election-discarded-votes-legislation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nor</span><span class="invisible">th-carolina-supreme-court-election-discarded-votes-legislation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/northcarolina/" rel="tag">#NorthCarolina</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a> <a href="/tags/voting/" rel="tag">#Voting</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/supremecourt/" rel="tag">#SupremeCourt</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#Democracy</a></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>