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<p>DOJ Abandons Effort to Address Phoenix’s Treatment of Homeless People</p><p>The Justice Department retracted findings of constitutional violations in <a href="/tags/phoenix/" rel="tag">#Phoenix</a> and five other jurisdictions. </p><p>Advocates say the move could further embolden cities and police departments to marginalize homeless people. </p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/phoenix-police-homelessness-doj" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/phoenix-police-homelessness-doj"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pho</span><span class="invisible">enix-police-homelessness-doj</span></a></p>

<p>The Memorial Day weekend in the U.S. typically marks the start of summer there, so here’s a collection of light and frothy… just kidding! We’ve got stagflation! We’ve got a barnstormer from <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> about the global loss of virtue and morality! We’ve got Dr. Phil’s son and his payday loans! In and amongst the hard news, find a little optimism with not one, but two stories on helping birds, a piece from <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> on how Jess Rizo, whose niece died in the Uvalde shooting, turned pain into a run for public office, and some inspiring stories on activism from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Joysauce" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Joysauce</span></a></span>. Don’t forget to follow independent publishers on the open social web, engage with their stories, and donate money if you can. ⤵️</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>On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador.</p><p>Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away.</p><p>These are their stories.<br><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-immigrants-trump-deported-cecot/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-immigrants-trump-deported-cecot/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/venezu</span><span class="invisible">elan-immigrants-trump-deported-cecot/?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/cecot/" rel="tag">#CECOT</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#Immigrants</a> <a href="/tags/venezuela/" rel="tag">#Venezuela</a> <a href="/tags/elsalvador/" rel="tag">#ElSalvador</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/deportation/" rel="tag">#Deportation</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> picks of the day:</p><p>NOTE! Some of the accounts in this thread post very often, if so use Mastodon&#x27;s Lists feature to keep them readable, more info: <a href="https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-the-lists-feature-on-mastodon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/how-to-use-the-lists-feature-on-mastodon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/how-to-use-the-lists</span><span class="invisible">-feature-on-mastodon</span></a></p><p>🔍 Investigative Journalism<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Bellingcat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Bellingcat</span></a></span> (international) <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>404mediaco</span></a></span> (technology)<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mediapart.social/@mediapart" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mediapart</span></a></span> (France, in French)<br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@thenarwhal" rel="nofollow">@thenarwhal</a> (Canada)<br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@theferret" rel="nofollow">@theferret</a> (Scotland)<br><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> (USA)<br><a href="https://journa.host/@sludge" rel="nofollow">@sludge</a> (USA)<br><a href="https://flipboard.com/@MotherJones2021" rel="nofollow">@MotherJones2021</a> (USA)<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Investigati39q0" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Investigati39q0</span></a></span> (New York State)<br><a href="https://flipboard.com/@SpotlightPA" rel="nofollow">@SpotlightPA</a> (Pennsylvania)<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@NMInDepth" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NMInDepth</span></a></span> (New Mexico)<br><a href="https://flipboard.com/@IMidwest" rel="nofollow">@IMidwest</a> (Midwest)</p><p>🧵 1/4</p>

<p>New Uvalde Records Reveal Details About School Safety Concerns and Shooter’s Behavioral Issues<br>—</p><p>The release is part of a settlement agreement in a lawsuit that news organizations brought against state and local governments. The fight continues to get the Texas Department of Public Safety to release its own records.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/uvalde-records-shooting-campus-safety-concerns?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/uvalde-records-shooting-campus-safety-concerns?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/uva</span><span class="invisible">lde-records-shooting-campus-safety-concerns?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/uvalde/" rel="tag">#Uvalde</a> <a href="/tags/schoolshooting/" rel="tag">#SchoolShooting</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#Students</a> <a href="/tags/lawsuit/" rel="tag">#Lawsuit</a></p>

<p>NEW: A 700% APR Lending Business Tied to Dr. Phil’s Son Is Dividing an <a href="/tags/alaska/" rel="tag">#Alaska</a> Tribe</p><p>Tribal lender Minto Money has boosted the economy of its Alaska town. But some tribal members are appalled by the millions it’s made off desperate borrowers — much of which, lawsuits allege, has gone to outsider Jay McGraw, son of Dr. Phil.</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/money/" rel="tag">#Money</a> <a href="/tags/banks/" rel="tag">#Banks</a> <a href="/tags/finance/" rel="tag">#Finance</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/minto-money-dr-phil-son-payday-lending-alaska" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/minto-money-dr-phil-son-payday-lending-alaska"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/min</span><span class="invisible">to-money-dr-phil-son-payday-lending-alaska</span></a></p>

South African President Calls Out Trump: ‘Im Sorry I Don’t Have a Plane to Give You’ <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemm.ee/post/64838163">See Original Page</a> </small>

<p>Eastern Canadians are asking: What&#x27;s with this crappy weather?<br>For days it&#x27;s been rainy and cool across much of southern Ontario stretching into the Maritimes, which leaves some wondering when they&#x27;ll see any spring-like weather.<br><a href="/tags/weather/" rel="tag">#weather</a> <a href="/tags/ontario/" rel="tag">#Ontario</a> <a href="/tags/maritimes/" rel="tag">#Maritimes</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/eastern-canada-spring-1.7542332?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cbc.ca/news/science/eastern-canada-spring-1.7542332?cmp=rss"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cbc.ca/news/science/easter</span><span class="invisible">n-canada-spring-1.7542332?cmp=rss</span></a></p>

<p>🌞 Hello <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> - this is GBH <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> bringing you the world from <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a>. It&#x27;s 53F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles. </p><p>An American Airlines flight discontinued a landing at DC&#x27;s National Airport to avoid a collision. The past few weeks have seen 4 major air disasters in North America. </p><p>Au revoir, Party City: the chain is declaring bankruptcy and closing its doors. </p><p>The Trump administration sent a memo telling federal agencies to plan to cut more jobs.</p>

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<p>Texas Officials Say They Didn’t See the Flood Coming. Oral Histories Show Residents Have Long Warned of Risks.<br>—</p><p>After a tragedy, records from local archives can help us understand how a community understands itself. Here’s some of what we learned following the devastating July 4 flooding in Texas. <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-floods-oral-histories?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/texas-floods-oral-histories?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-floods-oral-histories?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/floods/" rel="tag">#Floods</a> <a href="/tags/texasfloods/" rel="tag">#TexasFloods</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#Community</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> </p><p>&quot;This site houses materials responsive under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. This site will be updated if additional documents are identified for release.<br>Some of the library&#x27;s contents include descriptions of sexual assault. As such, please be advised that certain portions of this library may not be appropriate for all readers.&quot;</p><p>Last Updated: January 30, 2026</p><p><a href="https://www.justice.gov/epstein" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.justice.gov/epstein</a></p>

<p>One doctor’s recommendation to deny a 43-year-woman coverage “contained errors on practically every aspect” of her condition, the Labor Department said in 2012.<br> <br>United and other insurers continued to hire the doctor over the next decade.</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/insurance/" rel="tag">#Insurance</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/doctors/" rel="tag">#Doctors</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p><p><a href="https://propub.li/49ZkOAh" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/49ZkOAh</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/arizona/" rel="tag">#Arizona</a> Regulators Closed a Failing Charter <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a>. It Reopened as a Private Religious School Funded by Taxpayers.<br>—</p><p>Arizona’s acclaimed voucher program provides zero transparency into private schools’ history, <a href="/tags/academic/" rel="tag">#academic</a> performance or financial sustainability to help parents make informed school choices.</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#Students</a> <a href="/tags/teacher/" rel="tag">#Teacher</a> <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#Parents</a></p><p><a href="https://propub.li/41WKSu6" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/41WKSu6</a></p>

<p>Shaken <a href="/tags/baby/" rel="tag">#Baby</a> Syndrome Has Found New Life in Courts as Abusive Head Trauma. One Family Is Fighting Their Son’s Diagnosis.<br>—</p><p>Exonerations and new <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> continue to raise questions about shaken baby syndrome, a diagnosis that lives on under a different name: “abusive head trauma.” Critics say the name deflects scrutiny while leaving <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#parents</a> vulnerable to criminal charges.</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/hospital/" rel="tag">#Hospital</a> <a href="/tags/socialwork/" rel="tag">#SocialWork</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a></p><p><a href="https://propub.li/40bMD53" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/40bMD53</a></p>

<p>Although Tom Ragsdale’s <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#oil</a> companies owe New Mexico more than $3.5 million for <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#pollution</a> and unpaid fees, the state has recovered only about $50,000.</p><p>Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#Energy</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#Illustration</a></p><p><a href="https://propub.li/40oiShP" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/40oiShP</a></p>

<p>&quot;On average, users of AI at work had a time savings of 3%, the researchers found. Some saved more time, but didn’t see better pay, with just 3%-7% of productivity gains being passed on to paychecks.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://fortune.com/2025/05/18/ai-chatbots-study-impact-earnings-hours-worked-any-occupation/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fortune.com/2025/05/18/ai-chatbots-study-impact-earnings-hours-worked-any-occupation/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fortune.com/2025/05/18/ai-chat</span><span class="invisible">bots-study-impact-earnings-hours-worked-any-occupation/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a></p>

<p>Powerful visuals, impactful stories.</p><p>See how our photos, videos and graphics highlighted injustice and drove change in 2024: <a href="https://propub.li/3VZJKlD" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/3VZJKlD</a></p><p><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/photo/" rel="tag">#Photo</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#Video</a> <a href="/tags/design/" rel="tag">#Design</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#Illustration</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a></p>

<p>Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why <a href="/tags/insurance/" rel="tag">#Insurance</a> Cut Off Her Coverage.<br>—</p><p>Providers, patients and even some federal judges say progress-based insurance denials harm patients at key moments of mental health treatment.</p><p><a href="https://propub.li/4iQhhsh" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/4iQhhsh</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/medmastodon/" rel="tag">#MedMastodon</a></p>

<p>🎉We&#x27;re honored to announce the winner and finalists of the 2025 MOLLY National Journalism Prize. This annual contest celebrates the best in impactful accountability reporting and narrative storytelling.</p><p>🧵(1/5) </p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/events/" rel="tag">#events</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a></p>

<p>Due to Tennessee’s abortion ban, Mayron Hollis was forced to continue a pregnancy that threatened her life. An emergency delivery left her without a uterus and her baby with medical issues.</p><p>Our most-read story of 2024: <a href="https://propub.li/3W5ooDd" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/3W5ooDd</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/roevwade/" rel="tag">#RoeVWade</a> <a href="/tags/pregnancy/" rel="tag">#Pregnancy</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a></p>

<p>WATCH: When Angela Sequera learned that her son had been transferred from an El Paso immigration facility to Guantanamo, she panicked. Her son wasn’t a terrorist.</p><p>“It hit me like a bucket of cold water.”</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44VuvJj-skk" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=44VuvJj-skk"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=44VuvJ</span><span class="invisible">j-skk</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/guantanamo/" rel="tag">#Guantanamo</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a></p>

<p>ProPublica and Documented identified 25 employers that, despite histories of wage theft, have received contracts worth more than a collective $500 million from city and state agencies since 2018.</p><p>(Published July 2024)<br><a href="https://propub.li/40ep0sJ" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/40ep0sJ</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/wagetheft/" rel="tag">#WageTheft</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>

<p>Trump Has Promised to Build More Ships. He May Deport the Workers Who Help Make Them.<br>—</p><p>President-elect Donald Trump has promised to increase the pace of U.S. military shipbuilding. But his pledge to also clamp down on immigration could make it hard for shipyards already facing workforce shortages.</p><p><a href="https://propub.li/3W0kw6k" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/3W0kw6k</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/military/" rel="tag">#Military</a> <a href="/tags/navy/" rel="tag">#Navy</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#DonaldTrump</a></p>