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Maeve McGoran

@maevemcgoran.bsky.social
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Reporter, ex-NPR, based in Miami. Please check out my new podcast Shipwreck on Audible. audible.com/Shipwreck

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 23h
This is quite the graph from a new retrospective cohort study in Neurology: “In conclusion, football is the leading cause of sports-related traumatic brain injury in children and young adults, and its risks are amplified by institutional promotion despite decades of accumulating evidence of harm.”
Figure one: age breakdown of traumatic brain injuries by activity. The graph clearly shows that American tackle football has the highest number of traumatic brain injuries.
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Maeve McGoran @maevemcgoran.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
11 years ago today, the SS El Faro sank in a hurricane on its way to Puerto Rico. All 33 people on board were lost. Their loved ones still mourn them. But no one can really say that big institutional maritime safety reforms have happened since then. The sea remains dangerous for American mariners.
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Major u-turn from Justice Alito as Supreme Court reveals he will no longer participate in the big climate change case being argued next week. Previously, the court told NBC News there was no reason for him to step aside despite his earlier recusal in same case.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is the trailer that all the major platforms refuse to run as a paid ad:
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The general manager of WBHM in Birmingham announces the public radio station is compelled to begin referring to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America." view.reach.uab.edu/?vawpToken...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/09/2026
The DOJ dropped 23,000 criminal cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — while prosecuting 32,000 new immigration cases in the first six months of Trump’s second term. (Published March)
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Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ProPublica got the literal check Collins was bribed with.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Studiously impartial C-SPAN calls for the Trump administration to immediately restore White House access to the journalists of CNN, MSNOW and Politico.
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Maeve McGoran @maevemcgoran.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Great reporting, gathering the facts without being distracted by bluster:
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Under Trump and MAGA, the US achieves peak corruption. A record-shattering percentage of Americans perceive government corruption to be widespread, marking a ten percent increase from last year and the highest that percentage has been in the past two decades. news.gallup.com/poll/713933/...
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Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread
Perceptions of government corruption in the U.S. hit a record high in 2026, with broad agreement across partisan lines.
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Maeve McGoran @maevemcgoran.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“…if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.”
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"But in Springfield, the heightened level of fear is so widespread, & the state-imposed terror vs a vulnerable minority so constant, that it is impossible to see this as anything but [Trump's] proof of concept for the president’s militarized vision of what America should be" - @swin24.bsky.social
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Inside Trump’s Nightmare for Haitians in Springfield: ‘We’re Following Our Orders’
The most urgent moral test in all of Trump’s America today is happening in a small Ohio city – and we as a country are failing it miserably.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & @splcenter.org just sued FL to STOP H.B. 991, its 'SAVE' Act Miss one mailed notice & the state can purge you. The state is manufacturing a crisis & then billing voters for it Proud to represent @blackvotersmatterfund.org & @lulacorg.bsky.social👇 -TN
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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The cruelty is the point. Shame on this administration and shame on the people who voted for this. www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...
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Springfield Haitian student takes his own life after being fitted with ICE ankle monitor, advocates say
A 20-year-old Wright State student took his own life on Interstate 70 out of anguish over a required ICE ankle monitor, according to local community advocates.
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Maeve McGoran @maevemcgoran.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Can it be coincidence that Tropical Storm Dolly is easing Florida’s drought? www.miamiherald.com/news/weather...
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A soggy, humid week ahead for Miami thanks to remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly
It will be a wet, hot and humid week in Miami, according to the National Weather Service.
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Edward Swaine @edswaine.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
now we're seeing the consequences of the petulant executive order on Lake Ontario, it's my sad duty to note that the U.S. Board on Geographic Names also asserts authority over features in Antarctica ("Americarctica")
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Maeve McGoran @maevemcgoran.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Horrifying, heartbreaking report: “They were beaten by agents, five of the deportees said. Some were slammed to the ground or struck with blows…Another said some deportees were left screaming in pain…”They didn’t treat us like people, like human beings,” said one deportee.
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Maeve McGoran @maevemcgoran.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Very excited that our Audible podcast Shipwreck: How a Captain, Company, and Culture Sank the SS El Faro is a Loeb Award finalist. Congratulations to our team: Caitlin Pierce, Ruxandra Guidi, Mike Mayer, Anna Stitt, Martha Little, Liam Billingham, Joshua Lash, Mischa Stanton, and Gary Gunn.
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2026 Gerald Loeb Awards Finalists and Career Honorees Announced; Winners to Be Revealed Live October 8 in New York City
/PRNewswire/ -- The G. and R. Loeb Foundation Inc. and UCLA Anderson School of Management today announced the career honorees and 42 competition finalists for...
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Maeve McGoran @maevemcgoran.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“To meet (its) quota, ICE leadership dropped Trump’s “the worst of the worst” charade of a campaign promise. Instead, agents began to round up anyone they could get their hands on, including people like Kelly Yu.”
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This is appalling. These Haitians were here legally under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. The Trump regime spread racist lies, ended the program, declared them illegal and rounded them up in chains for deportation. Now DHS is proudly posting videos of Black Haitians in chains.
Trump’s Department of Homeland Security posted a video of Black Haitians in chains after ending the TPS program
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Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Saint Dolly 💔 RIP
votive candle with sacred heart dolly parton image
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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The father of sailor who has been at sea aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln for 9 months has been arrested by ICE in Key West & is being held. His wife says he has a valid work permit. ICE: “Having a family member in the military is not a free pass to violate our nation’s laws." Worst of the worst.
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He was waiting for his son to return from the USS Lincoln. Then Border Patrol arrested him.
The father of a man serving on the USS Abraham Lincoln has been arrested by immigration authorities.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Committee Review Finds Trump Pardons Have Cost Crime Victims $1.7 Billion and Enriched Trump Allies macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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Maeve McGoran @maevemcgoran.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My God. “The carrier has been deployed for more than eight months…The deployment, which was anticipated to end in May, has been extended with no publicly announced return date…Families raised concerns (to the acting Secretary of the Navy) about sailors’ mental health, exhaustion and safety.”
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Seems relevant: Canada is creating jobs at a rate that is roughly 4x that in the United States.
Line chart titled "The pace of job growth in Canada has outpaced job growth in the United States" showing cumulative percent change in employment since December 2024 for Canada and the United States. Canada's employment has grown 1.34% while US employment has increased just 0.34%, meaning Canadian job growth has outpaced the United States by nearly four to one. Canada's employment growth accelerated sharply from 0.98% in June 2026 to 1.34% in July 2026, the highest rate in the period shown, while US employment growth has remained relatively stable between 0.3% and 0.36% from April through July 2026.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Archbishop Wenski: “Tuesday in DC reaching across the aisle with Senator Husted of Ohio (R) and with Senator Kane of Virginia, I along with Cardinal Chibly of Les Cayes (Haiti). Archbishop Casey of Cincinnati, and bishop Jacques Fabre spent day advocating for extension of TPS for Haitians.”
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Trump Administration Cuts Off Health Care Research Grants Without Warning www.notus.org/health-scien...
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Trump Administration Cuts Off Health Care Research Grants Without Warning
Researchers received notices Wednesday that their awards are terminated, after months of silence from the administration.
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Maeve McGoran @maevemcgoran.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Captain John Merrone just pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a young cadet serving on his US flagged ship. Her attorney says this was the first indictment for sexual assault on an American ship in 40 years. Prosecutors are asking for a 15 year sentence.
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Maeve McGoran @maevemcgoran.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
“Hegseth recently blocked the promotions of seven senior Navy officers, five of whom are women or people of color, to two-star admiral rank…Hegseth’s moves appeared to…violate Pentagon policy.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...
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Opportunities Narrow for Women as Hegseth Blocks More Promotions
For the first time in more than a decade, no active-duty female Navy officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
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Ami Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 11/07/2026
FWIW, this is a favorite tactic of Putin's. We write about it in ON COURAGE. It's called selective persecution. Fear is cheap to produce. You need only make an example of a few folks per industry – politicians, civil society leaders, in this case journalists – to cause others to think twice.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The reason the allegations get worse as the election draws closer isn’t political opportunism. Survivors often hesitate to reopen their traumas—especially to national scrutiny. But realizing how many other victims there are and how much power their perpetrator could hold can make people very brave.
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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My interview: “I came to this country as an infant and became a U.S. citizen,” Roswell Encina said. “So sitting there, on the Fourth of July, I couldn’t help but think about the promise of America and the work still required to protect it.” www.advocate.com/news/people/...
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Man in viral D.C. Metro photo says he was ‘terrified’ as masked white nationalists surrounded him
Roswell Encina, a gay Filipino American civic leader, said the Fourth of July encounter with Patriot Front was frightening and impossible to separate from American history.
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Maeve McGoran @maevemcgoran.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
“It is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.” www.npr.org/2020/07/03/8...
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VIDEO: Frederick Douglass' descendants deliver his 'Fourth of July' speech
Five descendants of Frederick Douglass read and respond to excerpts of his famous speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?".
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Maeve McGoran @maevemcgoran.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Wassermann Schultz: “There are people packed in so tightly they can barely move…They look shriveled and miserable.” www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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‘Horrific’: Lawmaker denounces conditions at Miramar ICE office as detentions ramp up
After an unannounced visit to the field office, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said that people are spread across four holding pens inside, and that she saw about 70 to 75 men “crammed into a very...
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Deborah Pearlstein @debpearlstein.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
As expected, mercifully. But this case above all should have been 9-0. It is breathtaking to have a Supreme Court where it is not.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
love to my trans friends. fuck SCOTUS.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 29/06/2026
BREAKING: More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the U.S. hours before the earthquakes are missing after their hotel collapsed.
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More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing
Survivors say more than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble.
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Maeve McGoran @maevemcgoran.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Fascinating in-depth interview with Emily Wilson about her translation of The Odyssey
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The Supreme Court's fifth and final decision is Blanche v. Lau, another 6–3 split. Per Thomas, the government does NOT require clear and convincing evidence that a green card holder committed a crime before divesting them of their lawful status at the border. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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Maeve McGoran @maevemcgoran.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Genuinely shocking verdict www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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Jury finds George Pino not guilty on vessel homicide and manslaughter charges
The jury deliberated for more than an hour in the fatal boat crash case in which a 17-year-old girl was killed.
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Knits With Cats @knitswithcats.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
A photo of algae with white letters in the upper left: Pantene Color of the year 2026 and a paint chip appearing box with a solid block the color of the algae labeled Pantone #658a2a American Flag Blue.
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Maeve McGoran @maevemcgoran.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The Times buried the lede here. Because it should be “Can you believe the company cleaning the Reflecting Pool is called Greenwater Services?” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...
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Firm Tied to Trump Donor Got No-Bid Contract to Clean Reflecting Pool
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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