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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

Federal cybersecurity experts allowed the review of Microsoft’s Government Community Cloud High to drag on for years. Meanwhile, multiple agencies were allowed to deploy it. By 2024, reviewers concluded they had little choice but to authorize the tech. propublica.org/article/micros…

The success of the U.S. vaccination system depends on two fundamental pillars: parents trusting in vaccines and children having access to them. Under RFK Jr., both are in peril. propublica.org/article/rfk-jr…

"We found that long-forgotten plagues have roared back, killing and maiming children in parts of the world where access to vaccines or trust in them faltered." propublica.org/article/rfk-jr…

Oklahoma took over oil and gas regulation from the EPA in 1981 by promising to keep the state’s drinking water safe from pollution. But it didn’t retroactively apply its new standards to thousands of existing wells. And the EPA never forced it to. propublica.org/article/oklaho…

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INVESTIGATION: How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues. @propublica's @SheInvestigates shows how long-forgotten plagues roared back to kill and maim kids when access to vaccines or trust in them faltered. propublica.org/article/rfk-jr…

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Oregon Voters Overwhelmingly Said Yes to Limiting Money in Politics. Then Politicians Had Their Say. propublica.org/article/oregon…

This is horrifying. How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues propublica.org/article/rfk-jr… by @SheInvestigates

In New Mexico, judges began throwing out military trespass charges against border crossers as soon as they were filed for lack of probable cause. Prosecutors used an unusual legal tactic to resurrect the counts in more than 1,600 of these cases. propublica.org/article/immigr…

Those donating to the campaign of the transportation secretary’s son-in-law include PACs for Lockheed Martin, which is subject to FAA safety regulations, and T-Mobile, which is working on a DOT project to enhance the resilience of 5G infrastructure. propublica.org/article/sean-d…

New: RFK Jr. is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back when trust in shots — or access to them — falters. propub.li/47HEZCR

In a buried report, oil regulators pinpointed nearly 600 wells operating illegally, threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water. Then there were 1,400+ wells that had operated for decades without any limits at all — grandfathered in from an earlier era. propublica.org/article/oklaho…

In 2024, federal cybersecurity evaluators rendered a troubling verdict on one of Microsoft’s biggest cloud computing offerings, questioning the “lack of proper detailed security documentation.” As one reviewer put it, “The package is a pile of shit.” propublica.org/article/micros…

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Transportation industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin whose father-in-law happens to be Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy. propublica.org/article/sean-d…

This DHS Official Oversees the Security of Federal Elections. He Wants to Ban Voting Machines. propublica.org/article/david-…

This ProPublica story about the government approving Microsoft cloud products despite reviewers deeming them alarmingly opaque and insecure sure doesn't reflect well on Microsoft, its third-party auditors, its government allies, or D.C.'s revolving door. propublica.org/article/micros…

Detainees at Dilley previously told ProPublica art supplies that children were using to write letters and create protest signs had been removed in room searches 4/ propublica.org/article/dilley…