Ken Schwencke
@schwanksta.com
Senior editor of @propublica.org's data journalism teams. Super gay. Sometimes printmaker.
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Ken Schwencke
@schwanksta.com
· May 18
Last year I picked up printmaking and linocutting as a hobby, and yesterday I ran this giant 18x24 print of the sky over Fire Island. I was trying to translate that big and calming sense you get when it’s warm and breezy out and you’re just watching the clouds go by.
#linocut #printmaking #artsky
#linocut #printmaking #artsky
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they gotten open the schools and teach people how to use the emergency cord on the trains already (you almost are never gonna want to use it)
September 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
they gotten open the schools and teach people how to use the emergency cord on the trains already (you almost are never gonna want to use it)
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Also, ProPublica has been tracking the volume of cases filed in federal courts amid the Trump administration’s push for mass deportations. Track the latest stats here: projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...
Tracking the Historic Rise of Habeas Cases Filed by Detained Immigrants
ProPublica is tracking the historic rise in challenges filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.
projects.propublica.org
September 16, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Also, ProPublica has been tracking the volume of cases filed in federal courts amid the Trump administration’s push for mass deportations. Track the latest stats here: projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...
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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-...
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-...
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...
www.propublica.org
September 16, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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-...
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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“ICE agents were caught on video pulling one teen from the car and punching him repeatedly in the face while he lay on the ground. The other teen, Luis Ochoa, said he informed the ICE agents he was a citizen but was told, ‘I don’t give a damn.… Your parents can’t help you now.’”
“Two U.S. citizen teenagers who were on their way to file enlistment papers to join the Marines were violently attacked by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who reportedly detained them for nearly eight hours before letting them go.” newrepublic.com/post/215393/...
ICE Attacks Two U.S. Citizen Minors on Their Way to Enlist in Marines
The ICE agents reportedly said they didn’t care after being told the two teenagers were citizens.
newrepublic.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:13 PM
“ICE agents were caught on video pulling one teen from the car and punching him repeatedly in the face while he lay on the ground. The other teen, Luis Ochoa, said he informed the ICE agents he was a citizen but was told, ‘I don’t give a damn.… Your parents can’t help you now.’”
You know how having a parent pay for your wedding means they will usually desire a say in how it goes and may hold it over your head after?
Well, here's this.
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Well, here's this.
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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...
www.propublica.org
September 14, 2026 at 12:30 PM
You know how having a parent pay for your wedding means they will usually desire a say in how it goes and may hold it over your head after?
Well, here's this.
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Well, here's this.
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr. didn’t pay for much of his three-day Bahamas wedding extravaganza. Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch close to President Vladimir Putin, did. Must read!
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...
www.propublica.org
September 14, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Donald Trump Jr. didn’t pay for much of his three-day Bahamas wedding extravaganza. Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch close to President Vladimir Putin, did. Must read!
All the frontier models run on company hardware right so it’s like ok wow scary hit the power switch
September 12, 2026 at 7:23 PM
All the frontier models run on company hardware right so it’s like ok wow scary hit the power switch
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that’s it, we’ve peaked. Call it a day, go start your weekends.
September 11, 2026 at 4:49 PM
that’s it, we’ve peaked. Call it a day, go start your weekends.
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From now on, when someone asks "How does XYZ computer thing work?" I'll just respond with this helpful diagram Anthropic made
September 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
From now on, when someone asks "How does XYZ computer thing work?" I'll just respond with this helpful diagram Anthropic made
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NEW: In 2020, Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Oneil Cruz was involved in a car crash that left three people dead.
ProPublica reveals how a Dominican moneylender helped to ensure that the young star was not prosecuted.
ProPublica reveals how a Dominican moneylender helped to ensure that the young star was not prosecuted.
How Oneil Cruz Walked Away From a Deadly Crash With a Fixer's Help
When an accident involving top prospect Oneil Cruz left three dead on a darkened road in the Dominican Republic, secret payoffs helped rescue his career and launched a shadowy business empire.
www.propublica.org
September 10, 2026 at 11:45 AM
NEW: In 2020, Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Oneil Cruz was involved in a car crash that left three people dead.
ProPublica reveals how a Dominican moneylender helped to ensure that the young star was not prosecuted.
ProPublica reveals how a Dominican moneylender helped to ensure that the young star was not prosecuted.
I was talking to someone the other day and my apple watch accidentally transcribed a few seconds of what I said and texted it to someone random. Do not want my conversations taped and transcribed thank you.
Watching this Apple event tout how iPhones will soon be able to record ambient audio/conversations and transcribe "high level notes" for you. It's billed as private and end-to-end encrypted, but I think the bigger harm is the normalization of always-listening devices. It's creepy and not normal.
September 9, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I was talking to someone the other day and my apple watch accidentally transcribed a few seconds of what I said and texted it to someone random. Do not want my conversations taped and transcribed thank you.
A new analysis by @propublica.org’s @andreasuozzo.com & Angel Philip shows that deaths from ectopic pregnancy are on the rise — and it’s worse in states with abortion bans. www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
www.propublica.org
September 9, 2026 at 12:43 PM
A new analysis by @propublica.org’s @andreasuozzo.com & Angel Philip shows that deaths from ectopic pregnancy are on the rise — and it’s worse in states with abortion bans. www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
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Something remarkably telling in how the majority (left) and dissent (right) ascribe the actor undertaking the demolition project. Much easier to ignore illegality if you imagine the conduct as that of the whole fed govt. The president doesnt even show up as an agent at all in the majority's opinion.
August 31, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Something remarkably telling in how the majority (left) and dissent (right) ascribe the actor undertaking the demolition project. Much easier to ignore illegality if you imagine the conduct as that of the whole fed govt. The president doesnt even show up as an agent at all in the majority's opinion.
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The deputy resigned after an investigation uncovered an alleged history of racism, stalking, and sexual abuse.
Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute
The deputy resigned after an investigation uncovered an alleged history of racism, stalking, and sexual abuse.
www.404media.co
August 27, 2026 at 2:15 PM
The deputy resigned after an investigation uncovered an alleged history of racism, stalking, and sexual abuse.
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NEW: These local jails in Florida were supposed to detain immigrants for only up to 72 hours, per DHS.
One woman was rebooked 10 times, spending a cumulative 26 days in jail.
One woman was rebooked 10 times, spending a cumulative 26 days in jail.
These Local Jails Were Supposed to Detain Immigrants for Only 72 Hours. One Woman Was Held for a Total of 26 Days.
Rebookings of immigrants into local jails are an effort to circumvent federal rules and regulations, legal experts say. Our nationwide analysis shows that in the past year, two Florida jails had unusu...
www.propublica.org
August 27, 2026 at 3:01 PM
NEW: These local jails in Florida were supposed to detain immigrants for only up to 72 hours, per DHS.
One woman was rebooked 10 times, spending a cumulative 26 days in jail.
One woman was rebooked 10 times, spending a cumulative 26 days in jail.
Two Florida jails were rebooking immigrants every 72 hours — shackling them and driving them over to a holding room and back again — in order to skirt federal rules.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
These Local Jails Were Supposed to Detain Immigrants for Only 72 Hours. One Woman Was Held for a Total of 26 Days.
Rebookings of immigrants into local jails are an effort to circumvent federal rules and regulations, legal experts say. Our nationwide analysis shows that in the past year, two Florida jails had unusu...
www.propublica.org
August 27, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Two Florida jails were rebooking immigrants every 72 hours — shackling them and driving them over to a holding room and back again — in order to skirt federal rules.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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CBS Miami got the actual grand jury report implicating Ashely Moody and Ron DeSantis in stealing Medicaid funds to put into political campaign.
www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...
www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...
Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida
A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes.
www.cbsnews.com
August 27, 2026 at 1:45 PM
CBS Miami got the actual grand jury report implicating Ashely Moody and Ron DeSantis in stealing Medicaid funds to put into political campaign.
www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...
www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...
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New: in leaked audio, Flock's CEO Garrett Langley tells cops that a story we wrote about Flock being used to track a woman who self-administered an abortion is "entirely false." He's lying. The audio shows how Flock speaks when doesn't think comments will be public
www.404media.co/flocks-ceo-i...
www.404media.co/flocks-ceo-i...
Flock’s CEO Is Lying to Cops About 404 Media's Reporting on Abortion Case
Garrett Langley, Flock’s CEO, told cops that a 404 Media story about cops using Flock to track someone who self-administered an abortion was "entirely false." He's lying.
www.404media.co
August 26, 2026 at 1:45 PM
New: in leaked audio, Flock's CEO Garrett Langley tells cops that a story we wrote about Flock being used to track a woman who self-administered an abortion is "entirely false." He's lying. The audio shows how Flock speaks when doesn't think comments will be public
www.404media.co/flocks-ceo-i...
www.404media.co/flocks-ceo-i...
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One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.
August 25, 2026 at 8:38 PM
One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.
There was a flyer posted on our door the other day for a meeting about the block party and I fear I must use this crop of it as a work meme
August 25, 2026 at 8:51 PM
There was a flyer posted on our door the other day for a meeting about the block party and I fear I must use this crop of it as a work meme
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I still think this is a brilliant idea. If VW could bring back the van, Volvo can bring back the 240
Electric Volvo 240 would instantly replace Teslas in all liberal enclaves
August 21, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I still think this is a brilliant idea. If VW could bring back the van, Volvo can bring back the 240
you couldn't boo me off of this site for my AI use if you tried
"A bunch of people would rather post on Race War Now Dot Swastika rather than Bluesky because you keep making fun of their imaginary computer friend" is a RESOUNDING endorsement for the concept of hostility.
August 21, 2026 at 1:52 PM
you couldn't boo me off of this site for my AI use if you tried
oh no you're all doing AI discourse again
August 20, 2026 at 4:41 PM
oh no you're all doing AI discourse again
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A sheriff's office in Louisiana just fired a Flock-misusing deputy known as DJ Bulletproof (the media outlet was us, btw) www.wdsu.com/article/loui...
August 19, 2026 at 6:55 PM
A sheriff's office in Louisiana just fired a Flock-misusing deputy known as DJ Bulletproof (the media outlet was us, btw) www.wdsu.com/article/loui...