Amy MacKinnon

In May, Senator Cory Booker was the lone Democrat to vote in support of Trump's nominee for ambassador to France, convicted felon Charles Kushner.

Venezuelan Little League team denied entry into US amid Trump travel ban The team will not be able to play in the Senior League World Series in South Carolina.

The Senior League Baseball World Series is a tournament for 13- to 16-year-old baseball players from around the world.

A qualifying Venezuelan Little League team will not be in attendance this year because players were unable to secure visas.

Dr. Michael Mann on Climate Science Under Siege and Why It Matters Now — MCJ Climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann joins Inevitable to discuss the evolution of climate misinformation, the fossil fuel industry's role in policy delay, and the urgent fight to protect climate science...

New podcast with MCJ where I discuss how climate science is under attack and why it matters now more than ever:

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Trump Administration Looking to Slash Environmental Protection Rules for Rocket Launches A draft executive order viewed by ProPublica directs the secretary of transportation to “use all available authorities to eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for launch licenses — a change El...

NEW: A draft executive order viewed by ProPublica directs the secretary of transportation to “use all available authorities to eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for launch licenses — a change Elon Musk’s SpaceX and others have long sought.

How Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses After NYPD officials warned about a unit’s aggressive policing, the mayor boosted the team led by his allies. “The unit effectively reported directly to City Hall,” a former police official said.

So the former NYPD commish is suing Mayor Adams and the NYPD, accusing them of a "coordinated criminal conspiracy."

As evidence, the commish points to my investigation of a "rogue" that answered directly to City Hill.

That story, from March.

www.propublica.org/article/eric...

The Texas Flash Flood Is a Preview of the Chaos to Come Climate change is making disasters more common, more deadly and far more costly, even as the federal government is running away from the policies that might begin to protect the nation.

The Trump administration has chosen not just to trivialize the danger presented by climate change, but to revoke funding for the very data collection and research that would help the country better understand and prepare for this moment.

By @abrahm.bsky.social

Th-th-that’s all, folks!

States Are Hoarding $5.2 Billion in Welfare Funds Even as the Need for Aid Grows Bonnie Bridgforth supported five children with an $8.50-an-hour job when she was told she no longer qualified for welfare in Maine. But the state — like so many others — was sitting on a huge stockpil...

Opponents of social safety net programs claim that gobs of cash are being paid to people who refuse to work.

But as @propublica.org showed in 2021, several states have refused to spend BILLIONS in federal funds meant for families in need - or made it effectively impossible for them to qualify.

How does President Trump make his money? Real estate, hospitality and his name President Trump's financial disclosure shows more than $630 million in income from 2024 including tens of millions from cryptocurrency and Trump-branded products touted on the campaign trail.

President Trump's financial disclosure shows more than $630 million in income from 2024 including tens of millions from cryptocurrency and Trump-branded products touted on the campaign trail.

The Trump admin has agreed to release from prison a three-time felon and spare him from deportation in exchange for his cooperation in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego García. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

I get that they're all-in on climate denial, but now hurricane denial?

Miami-Dade mayor was at World Cup party that broke up after Border agent arrived: ‘Troubling’ The Coast Guard says it was a routine safety check with one Customs and Border Protection agent aboard the federal vessel.

federal immigration agent arrived at World Cup party attended by Miami-Dade County’s mayor, who is calling the incident “deeply troubling” and a potential warning sign that international soccer fans won’t feel safe traveling to Miami next year for World Cup
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

A popular climate website will be hobbled, after Trump administration eliminates entire staff Climate.gov is the main source of timely climate-related information for the public. It will stop publishing new information because the Trump administration laid off everyone who worked on it.

Climate.gov is the main source of timely climate-related information for the public. It will stop publishing new information because the Trump administration laid off everyone who worked on it.

We saw the video, US Senator Alex Padilla clearly identified himself. There are only 100 US Senators. If Secret Service agents aren't familiar with all members of Congress, they should be fired. But they clearly knew.

He's not "Trump's top general"; he works for us and swore an oath to the Constitution

Ho-leeeeee cowwwwww NYT.

RFK Jr. names new members of CDC's vaccine advisory panel Kennedy announced the new members of the panel of experts that advises the CDC on vaccine policy.

RFK Jr. names new members of CDC’s vaccine advisory panel. The list includes several well-known critics of vaccines, writes @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social for @statnews.com.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/11/r...

I once worked with a man who was obsessed with ridiculing gay men. A couple of years later, his ex, a man, showed me photos of the two of them in an intimate embrace while in Provincetown. Did I mention my former colleague was obsessed with vilifying gay men?

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Ethical Concerns Surround Sen. Joni Ernst’s Relationships With Top Military Officials Who Lobbied Her Committee Ernst, an Iowa Republican, is one of the most influential voices in Congress on military topics. Ethics and military experts say her relationships with top Air Force and Navy officials created potenti...

"The nature of his relationship with the women varied, from suggestive messages to graphic sexting and photos to physical sex, according to the report. Sources told ProPublica that the inspector general asked witnesses about Ernst..." www.propublica.org/article/joni...

The Law Firms That Appeased Trump—and Angered Their Clients After firms struck deals to avoid punitive executive orders, some big clients decided to take their business elsewhere.

After law firms struck deals to appease Trump, some big clients decided to take their business elsewhere.

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

He Died Without Getting Mental Health Care He Sought. A New Lawsuit Says His Insurer’s Ghost Network Is to Blame. The mother of Ravi Coutinho, the subject of a recent ProPublica investigation, is suing Centene for publishing “misleading” information that gave her son a false impression about the kinds of mental h...

NEW: He Died Without Getting Mental Health Care He Sought. A New Lawsuit Says His Insurer’s Ghost Network Is to Blame.
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And threatening journalists: ICE "spokeswoman, Yasmeen Pitts O’Keefe, told the Star twice via email that if she were in the reporter’s position, “I’d be very careful with the TEP storyline.” She declined to elaborate.

American citizens keep getting rounded-up by ICE.

And it's gonna keep happening.

During the first Trump admin, 70 Americans were mistakenly **deported.**

From March, by @nicolefoy.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/more...

UPDATE: ICE has awarded a new contract worth up to $3.8 billion for the company to operate a migrant detention camp on Fort Bliss — its largest contract yet. It's the first time ICE is moving ahead with plans to detain thousands of people arrested on U.S. military bases in tents before deportation.

NOAA Scientists Are Cleaning Bathrooms and Reconsidering Lab Experiments After Contracts for Basic Services Expire A Seattle lab has lost janitorial services, hazardous waste support, IT and building maintenance as it waits for the Commerce Department secretary to personally approve all contracts over $100,000.

NEW: NOAA scientists are cleaning office bathrooms and reconsidering critical experiments after the Commerce Department failed to renew contracts for hazardous waste disposal, janitorial services, IT and building maintenance.

By @lisalsong.bsky.social

Inside U.S. health agencies, workers confront chaos and questions as operations become unglued The Trump administration’s remaking of HHS — in a matter of weeks — is sparking basic questions about how parts of the agency and those it oversees can continue to function.

A STAT Special Report
Inside U.S. health agencies, workers confront chaos and questions as operations become unglued

Climate change solutions » Yale Climate Connections Discover how people across the country are reacting to the reality of climate change.

The bad news: Climate change is still happening, no matter what the federal government says.

The good news: Your choices still matter. Our solutions hub can help you pick the climate action that works best for your life. You can grow your impact by organizing your friends and neighbors to join in.

Microsoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk’s Starlink Be Doing the Same? The tech billionaire and Trump adviser “donated” Starlink service to the White House. The move resembles a previous maneuver by Microsoft, which used “free” trials to lock in costly upgrades across…

Musk’s offer of free Starlink for the White House puzzled some former officials.

But it immediately struck ProPublica reporters as the potential Trump-era iteration of a tried-and-true business maneuver they’d spent months reporting on last year.

By @reneedudley.bsky.social

It's been only 77 days.