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Michael Mishak

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mayatmiller.bsky.social @mayatmiller.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Help us report by sharing this and visiting projects.propublica.org/sports-betti...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Do you use apps like DraftKings or FanDuel to place sports bets? If you've used them or work in the gambling industry, we’d like to hear from you.
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Help ProPublica Report on Sports Betting by Sending Us Your App Data
If you’ve bet on sports with FanDuel or DraftKings, you can help ProPublica understand how these apps respond to their users’ betting behavior. Use our browser extension to download your betting histo...
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Online sportsbooks say they do not want business from problem gamblers. So @propublica.org's Jake Pearson spent 10 weeks on DraftKings testing how the company would react to someone displaying all the hallmarks of a compulsive bettor. Spoiler: It made him a VIP. www.propublica.org/article/draf...
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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica’s Jake Pearson lost $10,000 mimicking the betting patterns of a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards. One week in, he was invited to become a VIP — and faced little pushback as he spiraled.
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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Ever since @anthropic.com's Mythos debuted in April, a key question has persisted: Does it live up to the hype? Well, as far as @microsoft.com is concerned, the answer is an unequivocal 'yes,' according to this @propublica.org scoop, via @reneedudley.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/anth...
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Anthropic’s New AI Model Can Identify More Software Bugs Than Ever. Microsoft Is Struggling to Fix Them Fast Enough.
Anthropic’s Mythos has flagged bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them. Documents reviewed by ProPublica reveal the tech giant's “mad dash” behind the scenes to patch holes before hackers can find and...
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
SCOOP: Internal Microsoft records reveal a "mad dash" inside the world's largest software maker as engineers and managers scramble to patch vulnerabilities identified by Anthropic's new AI model, Mythos: www.propublica.org/article/anth...
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Anthropic’s New AI Model Can Identify More Software Bugs Than Ever. Microsoft Is Struggling to Fix Them Fast Enough.
Anthropic’s Mythos has flagged bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them. Documents reviewed by ProPublica reveal the tech giant's “mad dash” behind the scenes to patch holes before hackers can find and...
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
When the DOJ walked away from oversight of police, Louisville, Kentucky pledged to continue the job. One year later, @propublica.org's @tophersanders.bsky.social followed up. Listen to him talk about what local reform looks like in the Trump era, via Here & Now @wbur.org www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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After Trump's DOJ dropped some police reforms, Louisville stepped in. How's it going, 1 year later?
Last year, the Trump administration walked away from a consent decree that mandated changes in how police officers use force, an agreement reached after the 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor.
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
In its prospectus, SpaceX says it faces the challenge of "managing public and regulatory tolerance for anomalies" during its Starship tests. In other words, explosions. Check out @propublica.org to see how rocket debris disrupted commercial air traffic last year: www.propublica.org/article/spac...
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“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to p...
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Renee Dudley @reneedudley.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
1) In my latest investigation into @microsoft.com's business with the federal government, the revolving door is in full swing. THREAD 🧵
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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Remember all those videos from a couple years back of young kids in Indiana having to climb through, over and UNDER freight trains just to get to school? There's still no overpass and looks like there won't be one any time soon. The latest, from @propublica.org
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Walkway Over Dangerous Train Crossing Is Dead After Norfolk Southern Backtracks on Funds, Mayor Says
The mayor of Hammond, Indiana, says the rail company had promised to help pay for a pedestrian bridge after ProPublica and InvestigateTV documented dozens of children crawling through trains to get to...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/03/2026
NEW: After ICE came to Minneapolis, ProPublica journalist @peterdicampo.bsky.social saw his community step up to patrol the streets, drive strangers to work and provide aid to families in hiding. These are his neighbors, in their city, in their own words.
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Trump Called My Neighbors “Paid Agitators.” This is Who They Really Are.
After ICE came to Minneapolis, ProPublica journalist Peter DiCampo saw his community step up to patrol the streets, drive strangers to work and provide aid to families in hiding. These are his neighbo...
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Renee Dudley @reneedudley.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
1) THREAD: Federal cybersecurity reviewers said this @microsoft.com cloud package was “a pile of shit.” They gave it their seal of approval anyway. Here’s how it happened 👇
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
NEW: The fed govt is moving to adopt new AI tools. But when @propublica.org examined the program responsible for assessing the cybersecurity of this cloud-based tech, it found serious breakdowns. "This is not security," an expert said. "This is security theater." www.propublica.org/article/micr...
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Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway.
A federal program created to protect the government against cyber threats authorized a sprawling Microsoft cloud product, despite the company’s inability to fully explain how it protects sensitive dat...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/03/2026
NEW: Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway. A program created to protect the government against cyber threats authorized a sprawling Microsoft cloud product, despite the company’s inability to fully explain how it protects sensitive data.
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Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway.
A federal program created to protect the government against cyber threats authorized a sprawling Microsoft cloud product, despite the company’s inability to fully explain how it protects sensitive data.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
NEW: Under Trump, mental health care for vets is getting squeezed VA is bleeding shrinks & *not replacing them* One told me she's so overloaded her sessions can be *16 mins* She's had to online sessions w/ 35 vets How is that therapeutic? It's not, she said www.propublica.org/article/vete...
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Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
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Heather Vogell @heathervogell.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The Trump administration is dropping a rule aimed at stopping commercial space companies like SpaceX from abandoning rocket bodies in orbit. Experts say the practice threatens public safety and telecommunications. www.propublica.org/article/faa-...
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Amid Crowded Skies, FAA Kills Rule Aimed at Regulating Space Junk
The agency once said that pieces of space debris “pose a significant risk,” but the Trump administration has backed off a rule that would have required companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX to remove rock...
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Last year, I reported on a problematic NYPD unit led by a particularly problematic commander. The commander once pointed a gun at a motorcyclist and threatened to kill him. Well, that commander, Kaz Daughtry, has a new job. He now works for Trump's DHS. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/n...
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Adams Aide Who Acted as ICE Liaison Is Set to Join Trump Administration
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Ex-NYPD deputy commish Kaz Daughtry is joining the Homeland Security Dept., @nytimes.com reports. Last year, @propublica.org investigated the secretive police unit he helped run and found it was so aggressive that it alarmed NYPD leaders: www.propublica.org/article/eric...
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
NEW: Elon Musk says SpaceX wants to "make Star Trek real." But its Starship rocket has repeatedly exploded on test runs. @propublica.org examined the impact on planes and passengers as flaming debris rained down on busy commercial airways: www.propublica.org/article/spac...
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“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to p...
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Heather Vogell @heathervogell.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Three SpaceX rockets exploded unexpectedly last year – twice raining down debris over busy airspace. “It literally looked like the sun coming out,” one passenger said. Such midair scrambles could become more frequent as launches increase, experts say. www.propublica.org/article/spac...
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“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to p...
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
NEW: Trump says he wants to stop "debanking." But his administration has stopped most work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which had been investigating the practice. Jake Pearson @propublica.org has the scoop: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump Wants to Crack Down on “Debanking,” but He’s Dismantling a Regulator That Was Doing Just That
An executive order seeking to stop banks from discriminating against customers could be undermined by the administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which had been investiga...
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
BREAKING: Microsoft failed to disclose key details about its use of China-based engineers in Defense Department IT work, according to security document obtained by @propublica.org: www.propublica.org/article/micr...
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Microsoft Failed to Disclose Key Details About Use of China-Based Engineers in U.S. Defense Work, Record Shows
The tech giant is required to regularly provide U.S. officials with its plan for keeping government data safe from hacking. Yet a copy of Microsoft’s security plan obtained by ProPublica makes no refe...
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
ICYMI: The Microsoft software recently targeted by Chinese state-sponsored hackers has long been maintained by an engineering team in ... China. @reneedudley.bsky.social with the @propublica.org scoop: www.propublica.org/article/micr...
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Microsoft Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked by China
Microsoft announced that Chinese state-sponsored hackers had exploited vulnerabilities in its popular SharePoint software but didn’t mention that it has long used China-based engineers to maintain the...
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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
NEW: Turns out the Pentagon was not the only part of the government where Microsoft was using China-based engineers. For years, the tech giant has also used these overseas employees to maintain cloud systems for DOJ, Treasury and Commerce, ProPublica's @reneedudley.bsky.social found.
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Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data
Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to support the Pentagon. But ProPublica found that the tech giant has relied on its global workforce for years to support other federal clien...
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
BREAKING: Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to support the Pentagon. But @propublica.org found that the tech giant has relied on its global workforce for years to support other federal clients, including the Justice Department. www.propublica.org/article/micr...
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Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data
Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to support the Pentagon. But ProPublica found that the tech giant has relied on its global workforce for years to support other federal clien...
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
BREAKING: A draft executive order viewed by @propublica.org directs the secretary of transportation to “use all available authorities to eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for commercial rocket launches: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump Administration Looking to Slash Environmental Protection Rules for Rocket Launches
A draft executive order viewed by ProPublica directs the secretary of transportation to “use all available authorities to eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for launch licenses — a change El...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/06/2025
BREAKING: The enforcement chief at America’s consumer watchdog is quitting, ProPublica has learned. Cara Petersen writes in her sign-off letter that it’s “clear that the Bureau’s current leadership has no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way.” 🧵 1/
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Citing @propublica.org reporting, Democratic senators are calling on DOJ to investigate potential conflicts of interest at the CFPB that “underscore what appears to be a pervasive problem with Elon Musk and DOGE employees trampling ethics rules and laws.” www.propublica.org/article/doge...
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Impact: Senators Call on DOJ to Investigate Potential DOGE Conflicts of Interest After ProPublica Report
Citing ProPublica’s reporting on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Democratic senators argued that the potential conflicts “underscore what appears to be a pervasive problem with Elon Musk and...
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Heather Vogell @heathervogell.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
In 2022, @propublica.org found landlords were using RealPage software to raise rents — potentially in violation of laws against collusion. Cities then moved to ban such pricing algorithms. But now, @wsj.com reports that House Republicans are seeking to “muzzle” those local efforts. THREAD
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
BREAKING: U.K. officials are voicing safety concerns about SpaceX’s plans to fly its Starship rocket over British territories in the Caribbean, where debris fell after two of the company’s rockets exploded, according to documents reviewed by @propublica.org. www.propublica.org/article/spac...
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After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans
Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earl...
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Elon Musk has said he wants to "delete" the CFPB. One of his employees is working to do just that -- pulling double duty as a DOGE employee involved in efforts to unwind the consumer watchdog. @propublica.org's Jake Pearson has the scoop: www.propublica.org/article/doge...
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Musk Adviser May Make as Much as $1 Million a Year While Helping to Dismantle Agency that Regulates Tesla and X
Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Musk while serving in the Department of Government Efficiency, helping to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
NEW from @propublica.org: Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Elon Musk while helping DOGE gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which regulates Musk's businesses. www.propublica.org/article/doge...
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Musk Adviser May Make as Much as $1 Million a Year While Helping to Dismantle Agency that Regulates Tesla and X
Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Musk while serving in the Department of Government Efficiency, helping to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
NEW: DOGE aide helping to carry out the Trump administration's CFPB downsizing owns stock in companies that could benefit from the agency's dismantling. @propublica.org has the details: www.propublica.org/article/doge...
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A DOGE Aide Involved in Dismantling Consumer Bureau Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From the Cuts
Gavin Kliger helped oversee mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while holding stock in companies that experts say likely stand to benefit from dismantling that agency — a potentia...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/04/2025
Musk’s offer of free Starlink for the White House puzzled some former officials. But it immediately struck ProPublica reporters as the potential Trump-era iteration of a tried-and-true business maneuver they’d spent months reporting on last year. By @reneedudley.bsky.social
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Microsoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk’s Starlink Be Doing the Same?
The tech billionaire and Trump adviser “donated” Starlink service to the White House. The move resembles a previous maneuver by Microsoft, which used “free” trials to lock in costly upgrades across…
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/04/2025
New parents: If you have questions about our baby formula investigation, our reporter @heathervogell.bsky.social is taking questions in r/FormulaFeeders here:
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From the FormulaFeeders community on Reddit: Workers say there are "unaddressed contamination issues" at a baby formula factory that makes Similac
Explore this post and more from the FormulaFeeders community
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
“The NYPD has not only broken the public’s trust but has also violated the law." That's @legalaidnyc.bsky.social demanding city investigate after I reported that mayor-friendly unit was withholding footage from courts while giving live feed to Mayor Adams. (Really.) legalaidnyc.org/wp-content/u...
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Remember the Michigan plant at the heart of the national baby formula shortage in 2022? Workers there tell @propublica.org they're still seeing "persistent leaks" and "unaddressed contamination." In speaking out, one said, “I can’t have this on my conscience." www.propublica.org/article/baby...
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Unsanitary Practices Persist at Baby Formula Factory Whose Shutdown Led to Mass Shortages, Workers Say
“Persistent leaks” and “unaddressed contamination issues” are among the problems workers say they witnessed at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants. “I can’t have this on my conscience,” on...
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Yesterday, I published an investigation into a secretive & abusive NYPD unit led by Mayor Eric Adams’ buddies. Adams has embraced the unit, the Community Response Team, even after NYPD officials raised red flags. This is what that has wrought. **All caught on video we obtained.** THREAD.
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
The leaders of a problematic NYPD unit are so close to NYC Mayor Eric Adams that they joined him in Washington for a lunch around Donald Trump's inauguration. @ericumansky.bsky.social has the story @propublica.org: www.propublica.org/article/eric...
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How Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses
After NYPD officials warned about a unit’s aggressive policing, the mayor boosted the team led by his allies. “The unit effectively reported directly to City Hall,” a former police official said.
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
NYC Mayor Eric Adams recently chose NYPD official Kaz Daughtry to be his deputy mayor for public safety. A @propublica.org investigation found that for years Daughtry led a problematic unit of "cowboys" who engaged in high-risk tactics that endangered New Yorkers: www.propublica.org/article/eric...
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How Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses
After NYPD officials warned about a unit’s aggressive policing, the mayor boosted the team led by his allies. “The unit effectively reported directly to City Hall,” a former police official said.
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
As NYC Mayor Eric Adams faces calls to resign over federal corruption charges, a @propublica.org investigation provides a new window into how the mayor has wielded power — and whom he’s entrusted to carry out his vision for public safety: www.propublica.org/article/eric...
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How Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses
After NYPD officials warned about a unit’s aggressive policing, the mayor boosted the team led by his allies. “The unit effectively reported directly to City Hall,” a former police official said.
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
NEW: Amid reports of harassment, NASA is warning federal employees to be careful when displaying government badges in public places, given "the current environment, with a lot of negative rhetoric coming in our direction." @heathervogell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.propublica.org/article/nasa...
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NASA Official Warns Staff About Publicly Displaying Their Badges Amid Reports of Harassment
The Trump administration has used strong language to disparage the federal workforce. A NASA official urges staff to “please use caution” in public amid the increasing “negative rhetoric” toward gover...
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
The Trump administration has repeatedly disparaged federal employees. This now appears to be the result for rank-and-file government workers (via @propublica.org): www.propublica.org/article/nasa...
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NASA Official Warns Staff About Publicly Displaying Their Badges Amid Reports of Harassment
The Trump administration has used strong language to disparage the federal workforce. A NASA official urges staff to “please use caution” in public amid the increasing “negative rhetoric” toward gover...
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
"If we give you the crack, and you take the crack, you’ll enjoy the crack." The inside story of how Microsoft got the U.S. government "hooked" on Azure and its cybersecurity products — with an assist from the White House, via @propublica.org: www.propublica.org/article/micr...
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Biden Asked Microsoft to “Raise the Bar on Cybersecurity.” He May Have Helped Create an Illegal Monopoly.
When the White House welcomed Microsoft’s offer of $150 million in tech services, it helped the world’s largest software provider tighten its grip on federal business and freeze out competitors.
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The U.S. government is largely reliant on Microsoft for cybersecurity. NEW @propublica.org investigation reveals how the company capitalized on a national security crisis to engineer that dominance, potentially skirting or breaking federal law in the process www.propublica.org/article/micr...
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Biden Asked Microsoft to “Raise the Bar on Cybersecurity.” He May Have Helped Create an Illegal Monopoly.
When the White House welcomed Microsoft’s offer of $150 million in tech services, it helped the world’s largest software provider tighten its grip on federal business and freeze out competitors.
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