
Jack Leonard
@jackfleonard
Senior editor @propublica. Ex-@latimes. Interested in accountability reporting, open government & @Arsenal Football club.
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12-04-2009 18:12:59
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NEW: Brett Murphy has a big scoop: 2 govt bodies determined that Israel had deliberately blocked humanitarian aid. Days later, Blinken told Congress: āWe do not currently assess that the Israeli government is prohibiting or otherwise restrictingā aid. propublica.org/article/gaza-pā¦

The Heritage Foundation is filing 1000s of FOIAs to out if government workers are using terms like climate equity and voting and gender identity. propublica.org/article/have-gā¦ this just in from me and Andy Kroll

NEW: Trumpās media company forced out execs after internal allegations that CEO Devin Nunes is mismanaging Truth Social, according to interviews + records. Several people involved believe the ousters are retaliation following āwhistleblowerā complaint. propublica.org/article/trump-ā¦

NEW: We saw a copy of the whistleblower complaint roiling Truth Social. Trump's company is accused of outsourcing - at the expense of American workers. The complaint, which claims to represent half $DJT's staff, accuses Trump Media of being āAmerica Lastā propublica.org/article/trump-ā¦

New: An internal whistleblower letter at Trump Media blasts the company for outsourcing jobs to other countries as a betrayal of āAmerica Firstā propublica.org/article/trump-ā¦ w/ Robert Faturechi Alex Mierjeski

NEW: More disinformation for swing state voters. This time, newspapers purporting to be from the Catholic Church. But they're pink slime -- fake, phony and not from the church. Great story from Jennifer Smith Richards + Megan O'Matz of ProPublica. propublica.org/article/churchā¦

NEW: Gun manufacturers handed over personal data from buyers to political operatives, a stunning breach of privacy from an industry that constantly warns of tracking gun owners. Important story from Corey Johnson of ProPublica. propublica.org/article/gunmakā¦


NEW: If you've tuned into the debate over immigration, have maybe heard Trump talking about small towns and immigrants, you'll want to read this story. It's what's really happening -- from Melissa Sanchez and maryam Ł Ų±ŁŁ jameel of ProPublica . propublica.org/article/immigrā¦
While opposing any effort to create a gun registry, the gun lobby secretly compiled a list of gun-owners -- and used it to resist any gun regulations. Corey Johnson has the untold story: propublica.org/article/gunmakā¦

The firearms industry publicly champions the privacy rights of gun owners. But for years, iconic gun companies secretly gave personal customer information to political operatives without their knowledge. A ProPublica investigation by Corey Johnson: propublica.org/article/gunmakā¦


Iāve considered canceling my subscription in recent months for various reasons, but Iām not doing that. I continue to support the frontline Los Angeles Times journos working under difficult conditions.

.Robert Greene won a Pulitzer Prize for his wise, informed, invaluable writing about how government at every level works, and doesn't. This is a serious blow to the paper, a serious loss for readers, and for me, a gut-punch loss of a great colleague and friend.


Gutting new story: A Texas Woman Died After the Hospital Said It Would be a āCrimeā to Intervene in Her Miscarriage, by ā¦Cassandra Jaramilloā© ā¦Kavitha Suranaā© propublica.org/article/josselā¦

NEW: Trump Media recently outsourced jobs to Mexico š²š½ -even as Trump publicly promised to āstop outsourcingā and āpunishā companies that send jobs abroad. The move caused outrage inside his company, seen as betrayal of his stated āAmerica Firstā ideals. propublica.org/article/donaldā¦

Even as Donald Trump pushes for "America First" and promises to punish companies who moved jobs abroad, his media company has outsourced jobs to Mexico. The latest on Trump Media from Robert Faturechi Justin Elliott Alex Mierjeski ProPublica propublica.org/article/donaldā¦

