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Staffing “was always bad. And now it’s at a breaking point,” a VA psychologist said.
They described being stretched so thin that one-on-one appointments were cut down to 16 minutes or replaced with group sessions with as many as 35 veterans.
(Published March)
They described being stretched so thin that one-on-one appointments were cut down to 16 minutes or replaced with group sessions with as many as 35 veterans.
(Published March)
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 ...
www.propublica.org
August 26, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Staffing “was always bad. And now it’s at a breaking point,” a VA psychologist said.
They described being stretched so thin that one-on-one appointments were cut down to 16 minutes or replaced with group sessions with as many as 35 veterans.
(Published March)
They described being stretched so thin that one-on-one appointments were cut down to 16 minutes or replaced with group sessions with as many as 35 veterans.
(Published March)
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Welp — we’ll let Republican Rep. Massie handle this one 👀
August 26, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Welp — we’ll let Republican Rep. Massie handle this one 👀
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We're basically subsidizing Bezo's wedding.
Amazon workers, Uber drivers increasingly using SNAP, Medicaid
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Amazon, gig companies see spike in workers on SNAP and Medicaid, study shows
Amazon workers on federal aid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025, while ride-hailing and food delivery app drivers shot up on lists compiled by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 23, 2026 at 12:43 AM
We're basically subsidizing Bezo's wedding.
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A study concluded that the uninhibited pumping of groundwater by farmers, cities and corporations around the world now accounts for 68% of the total loss of fresh water at the latitudes where most people live.
(Published July 2025)
(Published July 2025)
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
www.propublica.org
July 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
A study concluded that the uninhibited pumping of groundwater by farmers, cities and corporations around the world now accounts for 68% of the total loss of fresh water at the latitudes where most people live.
(Published July 2025)
(Published July 2025)
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Nearly 6 billion people live in the 101 countries that a study identified as confronting a net decline in water supply — signaling enormous challenges for food production and a heightening risk of conflict and instability.
(Published July 2025)
(Published July 2025)
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
www.propublica.org
June 2, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Nearly 6 billion people live in the 101 countries that a study identified as confronting a net decline in water supply — signaling enormous challenges for food production and a heightening risk of conflict and instability.
(Published July 2025)
(Published July 2025)
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Trump: We can't take care of daycare. We're a big country. We're fighting wars. It's not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things.
April 1, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Trump: We can't take care of daycare. We're a big country. We're fighting wars. It's not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things.
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"We are behind… How do I guarantee that if you show up to work today nothing's going to happen to you?"
Construction company owner says ICE raids are decimating her workforce — After 15 years, she fears this will be her last year as projects fall weeks behind.
(From @wcconews.bsky.social )
Construction company owner says ICE raids are decimating her workforce — After 15 years, she fears this will be her last year as projects fall weeks behind.
(From @wcconews.bsky.social )
February 20, 2026 at 3:20 AM
"We are behind… How do I guarantee that if you show up to work today nothing's going to happen to you?"
Construction company owner says ICE raids are decimating her workforce — After 15 years, she fears this will be her last year as projects fall weeks behind.
(From @wcconews.bsky.social )
Construction company owner says ICE raids are decimating her workforce — After 15 years, she fears this will be her last year as projects fall weeks behind.
(From @wcconews.bsky.social )
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Kind of wild there has been almost no coverage of the fact that the federal government unleashed chemical weapons against literal kids *at school*.
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
January 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Kind of wild there has been almost no coverage of the fact that the federal government unleashed chemical weapons against literal kids *at school*.
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
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This is HOW it works
A heck of a chart: in every single one of the 10 major US cities that built the most housing between 2017 and 2023, rents for older, existing units fell—often by quite a bit.
January 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
This is HOW it works
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Never forget. 🇺🇸
January 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Never forget. 🇺🇸
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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
More national press coverage for our new Mayor: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How an ‘unknown’ organizer became Seattle’s next mayor: ‘People want to see themselves reflected in office’
Katie Wilson’s rise from transit campaigner to city hall shows how trust, volunteers and years of organizing overcame big-money politics
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
More national press coverage for our new Mayor: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
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Republican Senator Rand Paul dismantles Trump’s justification for blowing up those boats and murdering people he claims are running drugs
October 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Republican Senator Rand Paul dismantles Trump’s justification for blowing up those boats and murdering people he claims are running drugs
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Warren: He said that with a single phone call he would end the war in Ukraine. He said he would end the war in Gaza. And I think I remember him saying he would release all of the Epstein files… He promised that on day one he would lower costs for American families. We are now on day 215.
August 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Warren: He said that with a single phone call he would end the war in Ukraine. He said he would end the war in Gaza. And I think I remember him saying he would release all of the Epstein files… He promised that on day one he would lower costs for American families. We are now on day 215.
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REPUBLICAN Senator Thom Tillis on Trump’s D.C. invasion: “I don’t see how any limited government conservative could support this.” 🎯
August 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
REPUBLICAN Senator Thom Tillis on Trump’s D.C. invasion: “I don’t see how any limited government conservative could support this.” 🎯
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speaks volumes… this won’t stop with Ukraine…
August 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
speaks volumes… this won’t stop with Ukraine…
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🔔 REUTERS: INFLATION NOT JUST DUE TO TRUMP’S TARIFFS — ICE RAIDS TOO
“1.4% surge in food prices account for 40% of ⬆️ in the cost of goods... 38.9% ⬆️ in the cost of vegetables… Farmers report worker shortages as Trump rounds up immigrants…” www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
“1.4% surge in food prices account for 40% of ⬆️ in the cost of goods... 38.9% ⬆️ in the cost of vegetables… Farmers report worker shortages as Trump rounds up immigrants…” www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
August 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
🔔 REUTERS: INFLATION NOT JUST DUE TO TRUMP’S TARIFFS — ICE RAIDS TOO
“1.4% surge in food prices account for 40% of ⬆️ in the cost of goods... 38.9% ⬆️ in the cost of vegetables… Farmers report worker shortages as Trump rounds up immigrants…” www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
“1.4% surge in food prices account for 40% of ⬆️ in the cost of goods... 38.9% ⬆️ in the cost of vegetables… Farmers report worker shortages as Trump rounds up immigrants…” www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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This checks out.
August 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This checks out.
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Koh: If he were serious about cutting crime he wouldn't be proposing cutting $400 million from the ATF or cutting $500 million from the FBI, 700 agents or the DEA with with drug enforcement or the office of violence against women, 100 million from there
August 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Koh: If he were serious about cutting crime he wouldn't be proposing cutting $400 million from the ATF or cutting $500 million from the FBI, 700 agents or the DEA with with drug enforcement or the office of violence against women, 100 million from there
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Baltimore Mayor Scott response on Trump: I think it's very notable that each and every one of the cities called out by the President has a black mayor, and most of those cities are seeing historic lows in violent crime…
August 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Baltimore Mayor Scott response on Trump: I think it's very notable that each and every one of the cities called out by the President has a black mayor, and most of those cities are seeing historic lows in violent crime…
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I laughed too hard at this!
😂😂😂😂
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August 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I laughed too hard at this!
😂😂😂😂
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This dude is a Republican:
August 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
This dude is a Republican:
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