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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 3h

Yesterday I was trained to be a literacy volunteer in public elementary schools. This is what we’re up against and it is awful but I’m so excited to help just a little bit by sharing my love of books.

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 16h

It's even more notable given newsroom discussions re use of "lie." The command from many on highs is that you cannot determine intent, so you cannot say he is lying, just that it is false. Interestingly, many of the same newsrooms can now determine whether he intends to "joke" or be serious.

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 16h

Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the Apollo project who ultimately led the 100-person team that guided Armstrong and Aldrin to a safe landing on the moon, dies at 90. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...

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Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died

Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19h

The government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve tallied more than 500 Americans held against their will in warrantless arrests and detentions during President Trump’s second term.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23h

Amy Miller, an attorney with Disability Rights Nebraska, travels the state helping elderly and disabled people vote. Congress funds the work. But a new White House proposal threatens the efforts of Miller’s group and more than 50 others like it.

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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote

A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21h

UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs. Here’s what we found. (Published Nov. 2024)

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How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk

United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 19h

Love Wired — they’re doing some of the best coverage of the administration and tech out there. But really don’t love this cover treatment.

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ohio governor's race has indeed been ugly. One reason why it's so personal is because neither candidate has rolled out policy in any detail to speak of or discuss so that leaves them with personal attacks. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...

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This High-Profile Campaign May Be the Ugliest in the Country

The candidates for Ohio governor have significant policy differences, but the campaign ads have been strikingly personal, with exaggerated portrayals of one candidate as a con artist and the other as ...

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Molly Redden @mtredden.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sen. Collins faced Troy Jackson last night in their Maine Senate debate. On stage, Collins inaccurately described ProPublica’s story about an FBI anticorruption investigation that probed the conduct of her & her staff until Trump’s DOJ shut it down. Let’s get into the facts…

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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 06/10/2026

A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...

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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Florence Pugh’s Cathy in the new Netflix East of Eden has the potential to be her best role yet 👀

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just a wild thing to say with absolutely no evidence to back it up and plenty to the contrary (but echoes the opinion itself, so, yeah). News to a lot of folks in my book that women didn’t make life decisions based on Roe being law.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026

“The ultimate goal was to create chaos and doubt in the vote-by-mail process,” said the American Postal Workers Union president. “You’re creating a rule to solve a problem that doesn’t exist.”

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The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting

ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I really like Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe & Bad Sisters are two all-time faves) so I was excited for Young but it's... not doing it for me. The son is tbh creepy and last night's soliloquy was a bit much and also she is a jerk in it? She's kind of a jerk in other stuff but an ultimately affable jerk.

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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026

A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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A Reckoning in Springfield

A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026

For years, Project 2025 architect Russell Vought has set out to erode our system of checks and balances of power and to concentrate power in the hands of one person: President Trump. Now he’s quietly making it all happen. 🔊 Listen to this episode: propub.li/3TzIyaA

“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.” - Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The letter that went to ACA holders receiving a $500 check

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026

A child in an Idaho faith-healing family died of a treatable condition. Then another died — and another, and another. Idaho’s child abuse laws contain such broad religious exemptions that authorities didn’t intervene — before or after the deaths.

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Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.

An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The layoffs — occurring just three days before President Donald Trump’s rally on Saturday at a nearby high school — were large enough to basically erase an entire year of job growth in the greater Dayton, Ohio, area. fox8.com/politics/ap-...

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Nearly 1,400 laid off at Ohio truck factory just days before Trump rally

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Sipping tea from beer mugs with his co-workers, Kyle Bos listed the ways his life is changing. Bos has two daughters, with a third due in January. At the grocery store, fiv…

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I finally got to visit the Cincinnati Lucky Cat museum last night and was in my element.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/10/2026

The White House’s proposal to penalize nonprofits that help disabled people vote is just part of the Trump administration’s broader attempts to restrict voting access, especially among groups that have historically faced disenfranchisement.

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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/10/2026

NEW: Oregon’s top housing official failed to report her husband’s involvement with projects that her agency funds. She disclosed this only after we asked. “In a perfect world, we wouldn’t need ProPublica for this kind of thing,” a former official said.

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Oregon Housing Director Failed to Report Husband’s Related Business Interests

Andrea Bell, executive director of Oregon Housing and Community Services, filed amended state ethics paperwork after ProPublica asked about her husband’s work at a firm that’s consulted on projects re...

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

As GOP prospects dim, Republican leadership PAC pulls money from North Carolina Senate race and puts it into Kansas as they try to hold onto two of their most vulnerable seats. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...

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As Prospects Dim, G.O.P. Pulls Money Out of North Carolina Senate Race

The Senate Leadership Fund is diverting money to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party as it seeks to hold its majority.

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My tabby Birdie did this for most of the 16 years we lived together except it was “let’s go to bed” and I’d get off the couch andI’d hear her drop from her high perch and come running from wherever she was. Had to put her down Saturday. Thanks for the memory jog. ❤️

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Verity was rollicking fun with only a couple of details that were SO “oh come on now” that reached distraction in their absurdity. Very fun couple of hours. 4/5 for sheer enjoyment.

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I chortled. Just wanted to give you the credit to your face.

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WIRED @wired.com · 01/10/2026

Traverse barriers and checkpoints in the occupied West Bank—your choices reflect the reality of nearly 3.5 million Palestinians who live there. www.wired.com/story/experi...

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Experience What It’s Like to Travel in the Occupied West Bank

Traverse barriers and checkpoints in the occupied West Bank—your choices reflect the reality of nearly 3.5 million Palestinians who live there.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 01/10/2026

On Oct. 1, 2024, Claudia Sheinbaum, a scientist-turned-politician, was sworn in as the first female president of Mexico.

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Today in History: Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as first female president of Mexico

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Oh I see, holding differing political positions means you "do not belong in America?"

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Jason Meisner @jmetr22b.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As this hearing approaches, several of the ex-Broadview Six defendants have already arrived at the courthouse. Also, the court is handing out seating tickets for media. We're not expecting USA Boutros to be in court. I'll bring the hightlights here: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/01/b...

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Long-awaited ‘Broadview Six’ hearing could spark further scandal for US attorney’s office

Four months after the implosion of the “Broadview Six” case against Operation Midway Blitz protesters, a federal judge on Thursday is finally scheduled to hear arguments that could spark further scand...

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“I just wanted to apologize for how things went down the other night,” Newell wrote. He then said that both he and Ingalls both felt terrible for being too under the influence of drugs and alcohol to “shut it down and kick people out before it got way out of hand.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...

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How a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Action

The woman known as “Jane Doe” was initially embarrassed about what happened at a fraternity party in 2024, but soon concluded: “I was assaulted.”

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“I can say with 100 percent confidence I was raped,” she told the police investigator about what happened by the end of that night, in a statement that did not make it into the six-page summary report. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...

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The Cornell Rape Investigation: Five Takeaways

The New York Times obtained more than 1,000 pages from the university’s internal inquiry into accusations by “Jane Doe.” Here are the revelations so far.

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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 30/09/2026

A prosecutor candidate in Washington says she decided to run after federal agents shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti; a sheriff candidate in New York says he wants to “kick ICE out.” All over, local candidates say immigration matters to their bids.

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The 25 Sheriff and Prosecutor Races Set to Shape Criminal Justice and ICE Collaboration - Bolts

Voters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states.

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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Feeling in the mood to rewatch Promising Young Woman.

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