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The Office That Investigates Disparities in Veterans’ Care Is Being “Liquidated”
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The closure effectively hobbles the VA’s efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities that the department itself has acknowledged. “The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching and deadly,” an advocate for Black veterans said.
#News #Trump #Veterans #Military #Equity #DEI #Government #USPolitics
Senators Demand Investigation Into Canceled VA Contracts, Citing “Damning Reporting From ProPublica”
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The senators are calling for a federal watchdog to investigate the Trump administration’s killing of hundreds of VA contracts. Among their concerns: ProPublica revealed DOGE used artificial intelligence to mark contracts as “munchable.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-veterans-affairs-ai-senator-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning.
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Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic partner in Asia.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-halted-agent-orange-cleanup-dioxin-vietnam-poison-risk?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Trump #Vietnam #USAID #Environment #PublicHealth #USPolitics
A Health System Is Fighting Idaho’s Abortion Ban. It’s Not Its First Controversial Stance.
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St. Luke’s, Idaho’s largest health system, was outspoken in defending its staff during a backlash against masks and vaccines. It also sued right-wing figure Ammon Bundy — and won. Now it’s backing its doctors on the abortion front.
https://www.propublica.org/article/st-lukes-hospital-idaho-abortion-ban?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Idaho #Abortion #Health #Healthcare #Hospital #Medicine #Law
The FDA allowed into the United States at least 150 drugs or their ingredients made at banned factories that were found to have mold, foul water, dirty labs or fraudulent testing protocols.
Key takeaways of our investigation:
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-safety-foreign-manufacturers-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #FDA #Drugs #Safety #Health #Medicine #Pharma #Science #Lab
These 5 Charts Show How Hotels Became New York’s Response to Homelessness
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Social services agencies across the state now place nearly half of all individuals and families seeking shelter in hotels, leaving people without resources like food and help finding housing.
https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-homelessness-hotels-five-charts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #NewYork #Homelessness #Homeless #Housing #Hotel #Data
"..Putin's shopping for a new puppet. #Trump had 1 job! #Ukraine. He failed. Now #Iran, #Putin ally. Putin said publicly not to attack. Trump did. Since, Putin & Medvedev have carefully used language to turn #MAGA further against Trump"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yuXhXxY__U #israel #news #politcs #russia #war #tech #world #video #us #youtube #usa #america #eu #europe
Introducing the July/August 2025 issue of our magazine, with reporting from Sandy West on predatory adoption agencies, Chilton Tippin on international #politics and natural resources, and much more.
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#journalism #Texas #nonprofit #culture #news #USpol #environment #water #children
The Way Texans Elect School Board Members Plays a Key Role in What Students in Diverse Districts Learn
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In six Texas districts that used at-large voting systems, ideologically driven conservatives successfully helped elect school board members who have moved aggressively to ban or remove educational materials that teach children about diversity.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-school-boards-richardson-keller-at-large-voting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Texas #School #Education #Diversity #Race #Gender #DEI #Student
One former senior official called it “mind-boggling” that the Drug Enforcement Administration is “just getting orders saying, ‘This is what Stephen Miller wants and you’ve got to give it to us.’”
#News #Trump #WhiteHouse #Crime #Drugs #DHS #FBI #StephenMiller
A Loophole Allows Ranchers to Renew Grazing Permits With Little Scrutiny of the Environmental Impact
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With dwindling oversight, cattle are grazing where they’re not supposed to and in greater numbers or for longer periods than permitted. This can spread invasive plants, pushing out native species and worsening wildfire risk.
https://www.propublica.org/article/grazing-environment-public-lands-oversight?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
The FDA Finally Visited an Indian Drug Factory Linked to U.S. Deaths. It Found Problems.
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The inspection comes after a ProPublica investigation revealed that drugs made at the Glenmark Pharmaceuticals plant accounted for an outsized share of U.S. recalls for pills that didn’t dissolve properly and could harm people.
https://www.propublica.org/article/glenmark-pharmaceuticals-recalls-fda-inspection?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Killing Grants That Have Saved Lives: Trump’s Cuts Signal End to Government Work on Terrorism Prevention
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Tens of millions of dollars slated for violence prevention have been cut or are frozen as DOGE steamrolls the national security sector. “This is the government getting out of the terrorism business,” said one grant recipient.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-budget-cuts-terrorism-prevention?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Terrorism #Security #Government #Trump #DOGE #USPolitics
To be clear folks! Bob Cesca, David Shuster & I had no fun—ZERO—on Amped Up. No “Ballroom,” #MarcoRubio or #JDVance jokes! No manosphere mockery!
Serious. Every minute. You totes won’t LYFAO watching.
https://api.omarshehata.me/substack-proxy/articles/www-blueamp-co-p-shuster-is-off-the-leash-bob-cesca.html #news #politics #culture #economy #usa #unitedstates #israel #iran #eureop #us #donaldtrump #trump #economy #tech #america #russia #ukraine #nato #ai #tv
Following reporting by ProPublica and The Connecticut Mirror, Connecticut lawmakers passed reforms on a century-old towing law. But they don’t solve all the problems that vehicle owners have raised.
Here’s what they told us.
https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-drivers-towing-law-reform?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
One father who was acquitted of causing his son’s death said that Dr. Nancy Harper’s abuse diagnosis attached a stigma to him, caused him and his wife PTSD and robbed them of the chance to say a proper goodbye to their son.
#News #Children #Family #Doctors #Pediatrics #Law #Minnesota
"The new feature would likely be an unwelcome one for users who would rather keep comments AI-free on Instagram, especially those who believe their friends deserve genuine comments as opposed to AI slop."
https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/21/meta-spotted-testing-ai-generated-comments-on-instagram/
#news #technology #TechNews #meta #instagram #SocialMedia #AI #slop
𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 & 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞: 𝐌𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦 "𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠" 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐠𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫:
"Robert Jackson, Harry Truman, held men in custody who exterminated over 12 million civilians in camps, tens of millions more in a war of aggression.
They wished for a better world, so they tried the monsters in a court of law. #Hegseth saw smugglers (?) and couldn’t bother to capture or try them. Then when he had the success using bombs he’s had using #Signal, he returned to ensure the slaughter.
“ #Nuremberg” isn't a historical footnote with men in gray suits. It's a film about the moment we decided: civilization doesn’t survive if we let murder become policy. And if we don’t enforce it, there will always be more Pete Hegseths."
https://www.blueamp.co/p/we-tried-nazis-hegseth-bombs-survivors #usa #news #venezuela #boatbombings #warcrimes #war #unitedstates #us #crimesagainsthumanity #america #eu #russia #ukraine #europe #nato #tech #tv #ai #donaldtrump #trump #law #economy #culture #media #press #movies
As a congressman, Pete Hoekstra once testified that tariffs were bad for business.
But as Trump's ambassador to Canada, he now champions the trade policies that are being linked to job losses in his former Michigan district.
https://www.propublica.org/article/pete-hoekstra-michigan-canada-tariffs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Michigan #Canada #Tariffs #Trade #USPolitics #Business #Economy
BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Turkiye Protests Worked!
A Turkish court jusr dismissed charges against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on suspicion of terrorism offences, but extended his detention on suspicion of corruption offences. This means that the Turkish government will not be able to appoint a replacement for the mayor, and Imamoglu's opposition party will choose his successor.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Turkiye #Breaking #BreakingNews
The FAA urged aircraft operators to ensure they have enough fuel in case they are put in a holding pattern due to a rocket explosion.
We found that several planes ran low on fuel after the Jan. 2025 Starship incident. At least one declared a mayday and crossed the no-fly zone to reach an airport.
https://www.propublica.org/article/faa-safety-warning-spacex-starship-explosions-airlines?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #SpaceX #ElonMusk #Aviation #Travel #Safety #Musk #Starship
We Found Widespread Abuse of Disabled Patients at an Illinois Facility. The DOJ Is Investigating.
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A federal probe into Illinois’ treatment of disabled people will examine abuse and neglect allegations at state-run residential institutions — including Choate, the subject of a yearlong Capitol News Illinois and ProPublica investigation.
https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-disabilities-doj-investigation-choate-abuse?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post