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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/09/2026
This week, ProPublica revealed that a Russian oligarch close to President Vladimir Putin bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas wedding festivities. Join our reporters on Sept. 23 for a behind-the-scenes conversation. 🗓️ RSVP: events.propublica.org/don-jr-weddi...
Graphic titled "Bankrolled: How a Russian Oligarch Funded Donald Trump Jr.'s Wedding Weekend." Text below reads: The inside story of how ProPublica traced the lavish three-day party back to a secret benefactor. Wednesday, Sept. 23. 4 p.m. EST. An image shows dozens of people in a group wedding photo on a beach, including Donald Trump Jr.; his wife, Bettina; and Tiffany Trump. An arrow points to Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, labeled as "Don Jr.'s secret benefactor," in the back row.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New from 404 Media: Meta announced Muse, its AI agent that can book restaurants for you. We've seen internal Meta messages showing Meta is actually testing having these calls being made by human beings in call centers. In those tests its not AI, it's just a person www.404media.co/meta-tests-m...
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Meta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center
"This has potential for so much negative PR. It could portray us as ‘their AI is not good enough so they still need humans’ kind of coverage for this launch."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/09/2026
NEW: On social media and in tabloids, photos from Don Jr. and Bettina Trump’s Bahamas wedding were tightly curated. But sometimes, what — or, who — isn’t pictured is just as important as what is. Let’s go on an investigative, visual tour.
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“Our Dear Friend Umar”: How We Uncovered That a Russian Oligarch Bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding
On social media and in tabloids, photos from Don Jr. and Bettina Trump’s Bahamas wedding were tightly curated. But sometimes, what — or, who — isn’t pictured is just as important as what is. Let’s go ...
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“The worst place ever I’ve been in my life," Sakariye Abdi Mohamed, a Somali asylum seeker, told me over the phone from Guantanamo Bay last week. Sakariye is one of 7 or 8 Somalis who are being held at Gitmo. They say guards tell them the order to keep Somalis at the facility comes from DC.
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The Trump administration is imprisoning Somali immigrants in Gitmo
“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay.”
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Carla Astudillo @carla-astudi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Since I joined ProPublica in January, I have been tracking the massive surge in petitions by immigrants to contest their detention. When I looked closer at the data, I found HUGE disparities in the time it takes certain judges to resolve these cases. THREAD ⬇️ www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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These Judges Take Months to Decide If Immigrants Have Been Unlawfully Detained
Judges in some parts of the country have taken months to adjudicate immigrants’ claims of unlawful imprisonment, our analysis of 70,000 habeas petition cases found. Some detainees are asking to be dep...
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 14/09/2026
Glad folks are appalled by photos of the "phone booth" cage under an awning, but pls understand: This IG report is likely part of a cover-up. Amnesty Int'l interviewed detainees EIGHT MONTHS AGO who said the cage was half this size (couldn't stand up), had no awning, w feet chained to the bottom.
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New analysis from @propublica.org: Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans. www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
A chart showing the rate of deaths after an ectopic pregnancy, comparing states that banned abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 with those that did not. At the start of the chart, in 2014, the rate is higher in states with abortion bans, but the rates in the two groups of states are not far apart. The rate increases in both groups of states, but the climb is much steeper in states that banned abortion.
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Starting in 20 mins (4pm ET) -- Clean Air Act: Dismantling One of the Country’s Bedrock Environmental Laws events.propublica.org/clean-air
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Clean Air Act: Dismantling One of the Country’s Bedrock Environmental Laws
Join us for a discussion about the rollback of the Clean Air Act and what it means for public health in communities across America.
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Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention
My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 31/07/2026
🚨 WE HAVE A DEAL! After three years, in a major step forward for our members, we have ratified our first contract with @propublica.org’s management. We deeply appreciate everyone who supported us along the way. Here are some of our big wins👇
A graphic poster reads "We have a deal! The ProPublica Guild has reached a deal with ProPublica's management on our first contract and has voted to ratify it. Swipe for the highlights [pointing emoji].
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/07/2026
NEW: @maxblau.bsky.social spent a year reporting on abuses of farmworkers. It left him wondering: Is there any way to find out whether the produce he buys at the grocery store comes from farms with a record of mistreating workers?
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Do My Grocery Store Blueberries Come From Farms Where Workers Were Harmed?
Max Blau spent a year reporting on abuses of farmworkers. It left him wondering: Is the produce he buys at the grocery store part of the problem?
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
ICE has killed another person, this time by depriving him of life-sustaining medication for a known medical condition. Jesus Manuel Arenas-Silva was detained on Thursday. He was dead by Monday. Per @detentionwatchnetwork.org:
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Return-to-office policies need to be flexible ... Shosh explains exactly why.
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 07/07/2026
hey folks! tomorrow at 2 pm ET, I'll be doing an AMA on r/politics about the Prairieland case in North Texas, the questions it raises for the First Amendment, and how it targeted trans folks. my colleague Sam Levine, who attended the trial, is participating too. bring your questions!
Lex McMenamin, wearing glasses and a green shirt, holds a piece of paper reading: Hi! I'm Lex McMenamin (they/them :) )
I'll be on r/politics @ 2 pm ET July 8th. u/guardian
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Teddy Amenabar @teddyamen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Proposed regulations by the Bureau of Land Management would limit when someone can object to permits issued for ranching on public lands. “They’re clearly trying to reduce involvement of anyone other than ranchers,” said one BLM employee. www.propublica.org/article/publ...
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The First Major Overhaul of Public Lands Grazing Regulations in a Generation Looks to Cut Out Public Involvement
For the first time since 1995, the Bureau of Land Management is rewriting its grazing regulations. The new rule, which governs ranching across 155 million acres of public lands in the West, would heav...
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Only a quarter of the water the Central Oregon Irrigation District diverted from the Deschutes River was consumed by crops. 45% (!) evaporates before ever reaching landowners. For @propublica.org & @opb.org's investigation into water use in central Oregon.
A sankey diagram flows from top to bottom. The top of the diagram is labeled "Diverted water". There are three branches flowing from the top of the diagram. The first branch is labeled "45% leaked or evaporated from canals before it reached landowners." The second branch is labeled "29% percolated into aquifers, ran off or evaporated after being delivered to landowners." The third branch is labeled "26% was consumed by crops (mostly grass and pasture)."
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Really cool to see my little charts in @flowingdata.com's newsletter! Here's our full story: projects.propublica.org/why-carbon-c...
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 01/07/2026
We formed our union three years ago, but we still don’t have a contract. Our members are now releasing public testimonials to demand a FAIR CONTRACT NOW: www.propublicaguild.org/updates/vide...
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ProPublica Guild Members Speak Out to Demand Fair Wages, AI Guardrails and Layoff Protections — ProPublica Guild
We recently passed the three-year anniversary of our staff unionizing. Through the power of our union, we’ve realized major wins, from stability in health insurance providers and the company covering ...
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 30/06/2026
Logan Jaffe edits and writes our newsletters and has been at ProPublica for almost 9 years: “This is a good job. Still, one of the things that concerns me is layoffs.” Support our fight for a strong contract with seniority-based layoff protections: www.propublicaguild.org
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/06/2026
For more, here's our investigation with @drilledmedia.bsky.social:
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False Promises: The “Solution” to the Climate Crisis That Won’t Work
As global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever. While carbon capture may sound pr...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/06/2026
How BP Execs Influenced a Climate Study That Shaped a Generation of Global Policy The oil giant sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels, handpicking scientists aligned with their interests.
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How BP Execs Influenced a Climate Study That Shaped a Generation of Global Policy
BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation.
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Maddie Stone @themadstone.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I’ve spent more than a year reporting on how the fossil fuel industry has infiltrated academia over the last 30 years, shaping fundamental paradigms on how to address climate change. My first story in the new @propublica.org and @drilledmedia.bsky.social series, “Carbon Captured”, is out today.
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
If you ever need a stop motion artist for an editorial project, run (don't walk) to work with Case Jernigan! www.casepaint.com/projects
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Projects — Case Jernigan
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/06/2026
Leaders around the world are banking on tech advances to solve climate change. One leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and then burying it underground forever. It sounds practical. Here’s why there's no conceivable way it can work: (THREAD)
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
When I first saw the data that ultimately fueled these charts, my mind was blown. (See the note at the bottom of our story for detailed sourcing!) projects.propublica.org/why-carbon-c...
Two line charts are depicted. On the left, the line chart is labeled "Carbon Capture Capacity." The y-axis is "megatons" and the x-axis is years (2010-2040). The More than a dozen blue lines show a steady increase from the left edge of the chart to the right edge of the chart. Some of the blue lines exceed 4,000 megatons between years 2030 and 2040. The blue lines are labeled "Projections". A maroon line is at around 0 megatons from 2010 to 2025. The maroon line is labeled "Actual carbon storage". 

The second chart is labeled "Solar Power". The y-axis is "terawatt-hour" and the x-axis is years (2010-2040). Dozens of blue lines increase from around 0 on the left side of the chart, showing moderate growth from 2010 to 2040. The blue lines are labeled "Projections". A maroon line starts at 0 in 2010 and rises sharply to over 2,000 in 2024. The maroon line is obviously increasing much faster than the blue lines. The maroon line is labeled "Actual solar electricity production."
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
NEW from @propublica.org: climate models rely on "carbon capture and sequestration" -- sucking carbon out of the air and injecting it underground -- but our reporting found that there is no conceivable way that it can work at scale. projects.propublica.org/why-carbon-c...
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False Promises: The “Solution” to the Climate Crisis That Won’t Work
As global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever. While carbon capture may sound pr...
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 24/06/2026
News apps developer Brandon Roberts says it best: No one who works at ProPublica should be living paycheck to paycheck. Support our fight for fair wages: www.propublicaguild.org
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 24/06/2026
“We have disparities across teams, across regions. No one who works at ProPublica — where we say we hire the best — should be living paycheck to paycheck.” This is why we’re fighting for fair wages: www.propublicaguild.org
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I'm standing with my coworkers @propublica.org to demand clear contract language that protects our jobs from being replaced by A.I.
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 23/06/2026
Graphics editor Lucas Waldron: “I write a lot of code at my job. So I’m the first one who might be replaced by A.I.” We really need strong A.I. protections in our contract:
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 22/06/2026
It’s been three years since we formed our union. We still don’t have a contract. Over the next few weeks, you’ll be hearing from us — the workers of @propublica.org — on why this contract is so important and the issues about which we care deeply.
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Join my team @propublica.org! We're hiring an Interactive Story Designer grnh.se/kml52uhq6us
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Interactive Story Designer
Remote, United States
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 12/05/2026
ProPublica’s board must hold management accountable and ensure that journalists and business side staff have a fair contract. Tell @propublica.org’s Board Chair Paul Sagan that you stand with our union: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Text says "We’re fighting for a fair disciplinary process, layoff protections and AI guardrails. Tell ProPublica Board Chair Paul Sagan to direct management to agree to a fair contract now." There is an arrow pointing from the text to a picture of a middle-age man with glasses and brown hair.
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
From @propublica.org’s new reporting on mass exemptions to the clean air act from the Trump admin www.propublica.org/article/clea...
A screenshot of an article reads: “ Richard Shaffer, asset manager at Scrubgrass Reclamation Company, emailed asking for an exemption covering a western Pennsylvania power plant that burns coal waste. A significant portion of the electricity it generates is used to mine bitcoin. Keeping the cost of environmental compliance low was important “for the security of the United States,” Shaffer wrote.
A response came 11 days later in a presidential proclamation. Approved.”
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Duaa Eldeib @deldeib.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This was a hard story to report. Newborns who don’t get a vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop a condition where they bleed uncontrollably. But more and more families are declining the shot. And babies are dying. www.propublica.org/article/more...
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I'm looking for recommendations for motion designers or collage artists who have experience doing animation work for editorial. Please send me portfolios!!
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 01/05/2026
1/ Happy International Workers' Day to all our fellow workers and unions! ✊ ICYMI, our bargaining unit exercised our collective power to walk out on a one-day strike last month, as we fight for a fair contract.
A group of about 40 people stand or squat on a sidewalk. Many have fists raised in the air. Many are hodling signs that read "ON ULP STRIKE", "PROPUBLICA WORKERS DESERVE FAIR PAY", "THOUGHTS NOT BOTS", and "PROPUBLICA WORKERS HEART A FAIR CONTRACT". A group of about 8 people stand on the sidewalk in front of a table covered in signs. The signs say "PROPUBLICA WORKERS ON STRIKE FOR A FAIR CONTRACT" and "HONK". The people are holding signs and smiling.
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Al Shaw @shaw.al · 15/04/2026
The 2019 ProPublica TurboTax investigation never gets old
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Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 08/04/2026
Cooper, our canine comrade, says Paws for Fair Pay! If your pet is also standing in solidarity with us today, drop a photo below 🐾
Cooper, a dog with black and white fur, looks up solemnly. On his back is a "Paws for Fair Pay" cardboard sign. Behind him are ProPublica workers on strike, holding up signs that say "ProPublica workers on strike for a fair contract."
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Hate that we have to do this but we need a fair contract now.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
NEW: Kansas passed an anti-trans law that has retroactively voided the existing IDs of transgender residents. One major implication: this effectively hinders their access to the polls given the requirements in this state. Things are escalating in states. boltsmag.org/kansas-trans...
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A New Law Voids the IDs of Transgender Kansans. It Also Threatens Their Voting Access. - Bolts
Almost as soon as Kansas lawmakers passed a new law targeting transgender people in late February, state officials started invalidating some people’s driver’s licenses without warning. The law, which ...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/04/2026
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. We decided to illustrate it.
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The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 31/03/2026
It's Trans Day of Visibility, so we've made our special series about being trans on the internet completely free to read for everyone, forever. www.theverge.com/cs/features/... Here are a few stories from the collection:
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Jack Leonard @jack-leonard.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish: Two Stanford researchers modeled how many people polio, diphtheria, rubella and measles would kill or disable if the U.S. lost the vaccines that prevent them. @propublica.org illustrated the results. projects.propublica.org/childhood-va...
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The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
“A year later, though, a scenario where no one can get these vaccines doesn’t feel as far-fetched, Kiang said. “Every week that goes by,” he said, “that seems more plausible.”” projects.propublica.org/childhood-va...
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The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
To show the possible deaths from measles we went super abstract – a spooky blob scaling from 6 to 290,000. Illustrations by Daniel Zender. Here's the story: projects.propublica.org/childhood-va... 2/2
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Visualizing scale, especially when there's a degree of uncertainty, is often tricky. For today's @propublica.org story on potential deaths and disabilities without vaccines, we tried to use illustration to convey an overwhelming scale (instead of traditional charts). 1/2
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lucaswaldron.bsky.social @lucaswaldron.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
How many people could die or suffer permanent disabilities if vaccines vanished in the United States? We (@propublica.org) illustrated the possibilities, based on modeling from researchers at Stanford University. projects.propublica.org/childhood-va...
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The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 26/03/2026
The American Medical Association directly responds to New York Times coverage mischaracterizing their posiiton on gender affirming care for trans young people. cloud.e.ama-assn.org/newsletter?u...
In recent days, AMA communications to the New York Times have requested a correction on their part to reflect the actual language the AMA used in response to their inquiry. Additionally, a letter to the editor has been submitted requesting a public correction—this was neither a policy change nor was it an endorsement of a position taken by another medical society. In addition, during Congressional testimony in mid-March, I had the opportunity to set the record straight stating to the Subcommittee on Health of the House Energy and Commerce Committee that there has been no change in AMA policy with respect to access to and provision of gender-affirming care. This will appear in the Congressional Record.
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