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Allen Tan

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design director at propublica

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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
tag yourself, I'm “Public Purse Preparatory Academy” projects.propublica.org/private-scho...
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It’s Easy to Start a Private School. Take Our Quiz to Find Out Where You Can Open Yours. - It’s Easy to Start a Private School. Take Our Quiz to Find Out Where You Can Open Yours. — ProPublica
Private school requirements vary wildly across states. Take our quiz to find out just how easy starting one can be.
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Jodi Cohen @jodiscohen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It started with a question: If it was so easy to start a private school in some states — and even access public money — could we as @propublica reporters do it? Find out what @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social, @jsmithrichards.bsky.social and I learned: www.propublica.org/article/prop...
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Almost Anyone Can Start a Private School. We Put This to the Test.
Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the hur...
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
ok we have all been sleeping on the marvel that is internet radio. get yourself a standalone device (ocean digital makes the one I have), and tune into radio stations around the world. magic!!!
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“If I’m paying for your wedding, at some point, you’re going to owe me something.” www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Coyote vs ACME was excellent, the screaming children notwithstanding
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Reonu @reonu.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I've been working on this for over a year: I'm remaking all of Ocarina of Time's prerenders in 3D, trying to match the N64 style rather than the 3DS one. The provisional name is OoT unJPEG. It will be distributed as both a romhack that runs on real N64 hardware and a mod for Zelda 64 Recompiled.
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Ingrid Burrington @lifewinning.com · 12/08/2026
networksofny2026.bigcartel.com/product/netw... if you would like a copy of your own you should preorder a copy!
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Networks of New York, 2026 Edition (PRE-ORDER)
SHIPPING SEPTEMBER 2026! Networks of New York is a book by me, Ingrid Burrington. It helps readers identify indicators of physical internet and telecommunications infrastructure in New York City. Usin...
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
YESSSS
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
very sad? pathetic? that so many people are ok with using Claude but then are incensed by the watermarking – the least you can do about LLM usage is own up to the fact that you used it
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
every time I move I am bummed that my french revolution historiography shelf has not become more relevant to the modern day.
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The slow creeping dread of realizing a blog post was written by an LLM
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v buckenham @v21.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
new blog post: blog.vbuckenham.com/announcing-t...
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Announcing: Tools for Creativity at the School For Poetic Computation
I'm running a class for the School of Poetic Computation! It's about making creative tools. Nick Murray is going to be my assistant teacher. Applications are open til Monday 10th August! Let me expl...
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Do you ever wonder where your blueberries come from? Another banger by @zisiga.bsky.social: projects.propublica.org/blueberries-...
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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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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
makes you think, maybe bigfoot just had a congenital spine condition
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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ>∿<ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
this dream is feeling prophetic
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
mood
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
“As part of this work, the British Library’s Universal Viewer team has also applied IIIF-based functionality to enable users to switch between the visible light, ultraviolet and infrared images of a single folio in the same canvas.” www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
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Rescued from the flames: the Cotton Genesis restored to life
New multispectral imaging at the British Library has helped us to read one of the earliest surviving illuminated Bibles.
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
“ask yourself constantly, am i winning?” www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026…
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
on the promise vs reality of carbon capture technology: projects.propublica.org/why-carbon-c...
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
broooooo
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meetar @fjord.style · 23/06/2026
I keep reading FIFA as FAFO in a New Zealand accent
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Come work for one of the best teams at ProPublica! grnh.se/kml52uhq6us
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
how are we feeling about Widow’s Bay? I’m two eps in and not sold yet but I could be convinced
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
that’s willdddd
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
holy shit www.propublica.org/article/mark-mca…
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
So it turns out if you go cybernetic in Stellaris, then there's a risk that your species will invent the War Thunder forums.
event pop up:

in an appalling display of foolishness, a naval cadet has leaked classified information. A dedicated fan of networked combat simulators, the cadet got into an argument with other players about the angular velocity of the turrets on our destroyers.

to bolster their position, the cadet uploaded several classified blueprints of our ships, documents which quickly spread across the galactic network. Although the culprit has been dealt with, voices on the Council are calling for a wholesale ban on online gaming as a result of this incident.
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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 16/05/2026
Guys. The Ancient Greeks weren't white. They were more like cephalopods than modern humans -- their skin was bioluminescent and constantly shifting its color. And they didn't live in in idyllic seaside villages; they could only survive near deep-ocean vents. They DID have Matt Damon accents, though
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
oh my god
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Chris Kohler @kohler.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Finally went to the new Tokyo Central in Emeryville and something amazing happened
Boxes of Go Go Curry
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
“EPA played no role in the determinations set out in the statute and specifically vested in the President. Any requests sent to the EPA’s electronic mailbox were forwarded to the White House.” www.propublica.org/article/clean-ai…
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Lisa Song @lisalsong.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
These weapons are toxic, especially to children, who breathe more rapidly, pulling in more contaminated air than adults relative to their body weight. --> my latest, with @mayatmiller.bsky.social @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Today we are launching a new podcast! As a certified cynic, the line “investigative journalism is an act of optimism” got me.
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Excited to unveil a new look for @propublica.org: www.propublica.org/article/why-...
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A New Look for ProPublica
We’ve updated our logo, typefaces and homepage design. Here’s what changed and why.
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Cengiz Yar @cengizyar.com · 28/04/2026
Very cool to see SND award @propublica.org & @highcountrynews.org's collab on grazing in the West a Bronze Medal. "The judges praised the cohesive, minimalist design, highlighting the elevated use of typography, illustration, and photo-stitching..." tinyurl.com/8tsjhfxp
Bronze Medal for ProPublica and High Country News
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Nagel is fine, but I will just say, with no trace of exaggeration, that if something tries to cite Mark Fisher at me, I’m shooting it with a gun
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I’m still stuck on “We love you from the moon” 😭
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Very funny that you can get a Pokemon to start working in Pokopia by staring at them
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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
me
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/04/2026
More context on this #Artemis II image: * This is the night side, lit by moonlight. You can see city lights in Spain & Portugal, & a sliver of day at lower right * The Sun is entirely behind Earth, which makes it a kind of solar eclipse, but w/ Earth doing the eclipsing instead of the Moon: ☀️🌍🚀🌕
A full disc image of Earth, as seen from the Orion Crew Module. The planet is a pale blue, swirling with white clouds and glowing slightly lighter blue in place from reflected light. At lower left, a large brown landmass is Africa, with Spain and Portugal with twinkling lights where the planet curves. At top right, auroras glow in a thin green glow, just barely separated from the planet's surface. Earth is set against the black of space (pic: NASA/R.Wiseman)
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
“When they published their paper in early 2025, Kiang and Lo emphasized the outcomes from less extreme drops in vaccination rates, in part because the peer reviewers suggested those were more realistic. Back then, Kennedy was in his earliest days at HHS.”
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Linnea Sterte @decassette.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
GUYS have you seen this. antarctica on google maps. go look at it. this is tech struggling to process the Sublime
composite satellite image of Antarctica, the snow & ice appearing as different shades of blue and beige, the sea is black. following three images are variations of this theme.
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Hearts go out to everyone at the Washington Post today.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/02/2026
A note from our editors:
Note from the editors:

ProPublica is publishing the names of the two federal immigration agents involved in the fatal shooting of Minnesota protester Alex Pretti. We believe there are few investigations that deserve more sunlight and public scrutiny than this one, in which two masked agents fired 10 shots at Pretti as he lay on the ground after being pepper-sprayed. 

The Department of Justice said it is investigating the incident, but the names of the two agents have been withheld from Congress and from state and local law enforcement.

The policy of shielding officers’ identities, particularly after a public shooting, is a stark departure from standard law enforcement protocols, according to lawmakers, state attorneys general and former federal officials. Such secrecy, in our view, deprives the public of the most fundamental tool for accountability.
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J. David McSwane @davidmcswane.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
1/ BREAKING: Government documents reviewed by ProPublica identify Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, as the two who fired their weapons during the deadly encounter with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
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Ingrid Burrington @lifewinning.com · 31/01/2026
Incredible utility marking choices here
A yellow gas line marking spray painted on both the pavement and two giant piles of snow.
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
This is my voicemail now
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Cengiz Yar @cengizyar.com · 29/01/2026
Kicking off a week of book talks across the U.S. beginning Monday, Feb 23 at 6:30 pm at the BDC in NYC. Come out and bring a friend. Space will be limited. www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...
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Book Talk: Cengiz Yar
Join Cengiz Yar for a presentation on This Alabaster Grave, a powerful visual examination of Mosul and the lasting impact of war.
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Allen Tan @tealtan.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
“In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
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