Charles Ornstein

Proud of this team. Sad the season has come to an end. #onepride

NEW: Distrust and inaccurate information about Ebola are endemic in Congo, experts say, but appear to be worse during this outbreak because of funding cuts and confusion about the role of the West. @Rachel_Chason @Laurenweberhp washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/…

Woohoo! More congrats!! 🎉 @gingerthomp1 @almudenatoral @g_dvalle and team!!

So great!! Congrats @mrodpons!! 🎉🎉

A warning from the president of MIT: “the nation’s research enterprise is shrinking. Scientific funding is drying up. And the funds Congress recently allocated for science are not actually flowing” “At public and private universities across the country, high-impact science is being damaged and derailed. Speaking for my own institution, compared to this time last year, MIT has experienced a decline in campus research activity funded by federal awards of more than 20%.”

This is massive, scandalous news Just days after @nytimes investigation on CFTC corruption, the Chair moves to exhume a past settlement w/the Winkelvoss twins’ exchange, move to toss it out, & discredit the career civil servants whose case was approved by past CFTC leadership

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Deep Distrust, Superstition Impede Efforts to Contain Ebola wsj.com/world/africa/d…

Best thing I read over the weekend was this close look at the industry capture of the CFTC, which has seen its staff drop nearly 30% in the past decade and is now unilaterally controlled by a former crypto lawyer serving as the protector of prediction market & crypto companies tied to wealth of the Trump family. “A weakened C.F.T.C. poses risks for millions of Americans who buy crypto or bet on prediction markets, as well as for the broader financial systems with which these new businesses are increasingly intertwined.” nytimes.com/2026/05/24/us/… @SharonLNYT + @yaffebellany

Please read this. 🧵

'U.S. Towns Paid for Teachers and Cops to Use Weight-Loss Drugs. It Broke the Bank." wsj.com/us-news/u-s-to…

I don't say this often. But if you or your loved ones live in TX: you must read this story from the Texas Tribune & ProPublica about flood safety. Flooding is simply part of life in TX, you ignore this information at your own risk, and hurricane season starts Monday. 🧵

This is just crushing. Emily Waldorf was denied care for a risky miscarriage due to Arkansas’ abortion ban, even after she met the hospital’s CEO, called the governor’s office and got a lawyer. propublica.org/article/arkans…

New: Women like Emily Waldorf are still denied care during dangerous miscarriages in states with abortion bans. Texas reformed its law in an effort to fix that. Most other states haven't tried. propub.li/3RL3HNw

New: Five members of the House of Representatives have asked the Department of Justice inspector general to investigate why a federal probe into a prison drugs-for-votes scheme in Puerto Rico was abandoned after the 2024 elections. propub.li/4dxzOZM

IMPACT: Albuquerque Officials Take Steps to Curb Surge in Citations, Jail Stays Related to Homelessness propublica.org/article/albuqu… by @nicolesantacruz

MUST READ: She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help. propublica.org/article/arkans… by @Ksurana6

After a judge threw out most of Texas’ claims against Tylenol in one small Texas county, AG Ken Paxton doubled down. Two weeks later, Texas filed a new case against the drug’s manufacturers in Bailey County, a community of 7,000 residents. propublica.org/article/texas-…

Here is a gift link to our investigation of how to the CFTC bowed to the prediction market and crypto industries that are tied to the Trump family. nytimes.com/2026/05/24/us/…

Sprawling — and disturbing — @sarahkliff @sangerkatz investigation of how private equity-owned autism clinics are making big money on Medicaid reimbursements nytimes.com/2026/05/23/hea…

Short Naps, Long Hours: How Autism Clinics Squeeze Medicaid Dollars Out of Preschoolers nytimes.com/2026/05/23/hea… by @sarahkliff @sangerkatz