THREAD: Under a new law, thousands of prisoners in Louisiana have been cut off from ever getting a chance at parole. Why? Because an algorithm said so. 1/

Exclusive: Meta adding former Trump & Bush official Dina Powell McCormick to its board, along with Stripe CEO Patrick Collison —Reminder, it added Trump ally Dana White to board in Jan —Meta faces historic antitrust trial against FTC next week Axios axios.com/2025/04/11/exc…

CPS cut funding for Chicago Debates, a successful program that nevertheless won national championships in English and Spanish. Great story by Nell Salzman chicagotribune.com/2025/04/11/cps…

In March, ICE announced that it had arrested 48 people in New Mexico—and wouldn’t provide further information. “We don’t know what’s happened to these four dozen New Mexicans,” an A.C.L.U. attorney said. “They’ve effectively disappeared.” nyer.cm/yVgfert

Excellent investigation. Summit Carbon Solutions sued many #SouthDakota landowners, unleashing a series of eminent domain actions to acquire their land for a $9 billion pipeline. See what Eric Ferkenhoff & The Associated Press Josh Kelety exposed. Landowners fought back. apnews.com/article/summit…

Today is my first day The Boston Globe 🗞️ I’m so excited to join The Great Divide, an investigative team focused on inequalities in the school system. If you have any tips or Boston recommendations, please reach out at [email protected].

NEW🚨CoreCivic’s CEO said private prisons in the U.S. are better to detain immigrants: they’re less likely to draw legal challenges than foreign alternatives — an apparent reference to the CECOT prison in El Salvador. With Matt Sledge for The Intercept: theintercept.com/2025/05/08/ice…

A firing squad in South Carolina missed the target over Mikal Mahdi's heart during execution last, causing him to suffer a prolonged death: theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…

Two days after catastrophic floods roared through Central Texas, FEMA did not answer calls from thousands of survivors, documents show. nyti.ms/3GFCIhe

NEW: The Miami Herald has obtained a list of hundreds of people detained or scheduled to be at Alligator Alcatraz. The government isn't realizing names. Families and attorneys are having trouble finding people at the site We're publishing the list here: miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

People detained at Alligator Alcatraz aren’t showing up in a government locator. Families and attorneys are struggling to find them. We obtained a list of 750+ names, and are publishing it here: miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

A lawyer for scumbag law firm Carter-Ruck is being brought up for improper threats to sue. We would argue almost all their letters to us are improper threats to sue. These attack dogs for organized crime and the corrupt need to be properly sanctioned: thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025-0…

I was just informed by the El Paso Fire Department that a medical team attempted to enter the El Paso Enhanced Hardened Facility to provide medical assistance to Mr. Rivas Velasquez, but that ICE denied them entry.

EXCLUSIVE: Investigation proves Palestinians indiscriminately shot by Israeli military near food sites across 50 days, from yours truly for The Guardian #GHF #IDF #Gaza #AidTrapInGaza /THREAD ⬇️ theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…

With COVID-19 cases on the rise, shifting federal guidelines spark widespread confusion over vaccine eligibility chicagotribune.com/2025/08/10/cov…

"Full context" headline: Trump orders homeless he passed en route to golf course to leave Washington DC theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…

A biotech firm gave $5 million to a pro-Trump committee, securing a Mar-a-Lago dinner conversation to lobby Trump. Just a month later, the Trump administration gave the firm a lucrative change in Medicare policy. Kenneth P. Vogel Sarah Kliff Katie Thomas nytimes.com/2025/08/07/us/…

Ten years after the Supreme Court extended marriage rights to same-sex couples nationwide, the justices this fall will consider for the first time whether to take up a case that explicitly asks them to overturn that decision. Read more: abcnews.link/hvGB8NB

Crime in DC is at a 30-year low. It's not even in top 10 dangerous cities in US. Throughout history, autocrats use a false pretext to impose government control over local law enforcement as a prelude to a more national takeover. That's far more dangerous than the situation he