Lisa Song

Thank you @politico.com for a very nice nod to our investigation of Trump officials and their linkages to the industry they oversee. S/O to the brilliant Al Shaw and @bxroberts.org

The Multi-Faceted Beauty of the All-Boys Choir | Culture Study Get more from Culture Study on Patreon

I was reading this interview from @annehelen.bsky.social on boys choirs, and the good they can do boys in terms of gender expression.

And this is true!

But I want to add something: The "magic" of the "boy soprano" has harmed adult femme singers.

Walk with me.

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this is fascinating! Also makes me glad my current choir is collaborating with a children’s choir where all the sopranos and altos are girls. And they are incredible!

“Carrots are now believed to be the culprit.”

I’ve never felt more validated. (Carrots are my nemesis).

Stay safe…toss those glass/carrot contaminated products 😬

Have a question about government records? By Massachusetts law, these are supposed to be open and accessible. All you have to do is file a request.

But it's not as easy as it sounds. Massachusetts, one expert said, “is one of the more secretive states.”

So we wrote a song about it. trib.al/EWHNLuW

Tracking the Historic Rise of Habeas Cases Filed by Detained Immigrants ProPublica is tracking the historic rise in challenges filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.

For those looking for additional data points about what's happening with immigration enforcement in Minnesota and other states, our habeas case tracker has just been updated. TLDR new cases have dropped: projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...

911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center EMS crews were called to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas at least 11 times since September for children in medical distress, records show.

NEW: We obtained 911 audio from the Texas detention center housing hundreds of immigrant kids and their parents.

Since mid-September, EMS crews have been dispatched to Dilley at least 11 times to treat children in medical distress.

Burning fevers. Low oxygen. Seizures. A broken leg.

My report:

Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.

NEW: Guards have taken away crayons, colored pencils & paper during recent room searches at Dilley, according to detainees and others. After one inspection, the children just “cried and cried and cried,” a mother said. The facility denies the claims.

By @mckenziefunk.com @micarosenberg.bsky.social

Hello! I’m the reporter who has been tracking citizens detained by immigration agents. And last night, I noticed something: A lot of them were at the State of the Union, including a number of whom I’ve written about.

Their stories should be known:

U.S. Forest Service Stops Issuing Firefighter Pants That Contain PFAS, Following ProPublica’s Reporting Officials at the agency knew about the use of potentially dangerous “forever chemicals” in protective gear years before publicly acknowledging the issue, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.

"Following a ProPublica article revealing that the U.S. Forest Service had for years issued clothing to wildland firefighters that it knew contained potentially dangerous “forever chemicals,” the agency has stopped distributing those garments. " www.propublica.org/article/pfas...

Picture of a page from Harriet the Spy, with the line "Writers don't care what they eat. They just care what you think of them" highlighted

My daughter checked out Harriet the Spy from the library at my suggestion, but now I'm worried she's going to learn too much

There's a local angle to everything

The universe might implode if she teamed up with Simone Biles on something related to how to do elite sports in a healthier way. Too much greatness in close proximity.

2026 Olympic figure skating women's free skate live updates: Alysa Liu wins Olympic gold in women's singles and snaps 20-year American medal drought Visit NBCOlympics.com for Winter Olympics live streams, highlights, schedules, results, news, athlete bios and more from Milan Cortina 2026.

Alysa Liu's career is basically one giant infomercial for mental health and I am here for it.

She came back to the sport on her own terms, said she didn't care about medals in recent interviews and then won gold. www.nbcolympics.com/news/live/20...

So after Trump pardoned Honduras's narco-president, the admin didn't just let him out--they canceled an immigration hold and sent a specialized team to **chauffeur him to the $1k/night Waldorf Astoria.**

“It's "absolutely fucking nuts,” said one official

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Ramadan Mubarak!

Kung Hei Fat Choi!

Laissez bon temps rouler!

Hodesh Adar tov!

Y'ALL

⭐

How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention A 9-year-old shares her story of being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.

Imagine being a child, thinking you're going to the "Most Magical Place on Earth" ...and instead you and your mom end up in “Dilleylandia”: www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

Professors in the Epstein Files Begin to Face Consequences Several faculty members who spoke regularly with Epstein have been stripped of their titles or teaching duties.

Shout out to the student journalists that have tirelessly covered their professors' ties to Epstein. My job would be much harder without them. See thread for some of my favorite recent student news pieces.

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#AcademicSky #HigherEd

Proud to join my colleagues yesterday to push for a fair contract. We just want the same rights as our peers in other unionized newsrooms.

(That's not me in the mouse (rat?) costume, though I wish it was.)

A high-speed car chase involving a federal agent in St. Paul ended with a multi-vehicle crash and injuries to the fleeing driver, who was taken away in an ambulance. bit.ly/4kvJo0M

📸: Leila Navidi

A crowd of people on the sidewalk hold signs reading "ProPublica Workers Love a Union Contract" and "Ready to Strike"

A crowd of several doezen people hold signs reading "ProPublica Workers Deserve Fair Pay", "ProPublica Workers Love A Fair Contract", and "We're Not Shutting Up"

1/ Our members are practicing picketing @propublica.org offices in multiple cities right now to demand job security protections and guardrails around AI. We are ready to do what it takes to get a fair contract.

a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words it 's fine everything is fine Alt: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words it 's fine everything is fine

Why would judges need to know anything about climate science as they’re reviewing cases about climate accountability 👀🙈

By @abrahm.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/fede...

Everything I know about stoats, I learned from Redwall. So yes, these stoats could take out the majority of previous Olympic mascots.

Nine-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra, from Colombia, drew a portrait of herself and her mother wearing their detainee ID badges. A note on the side said, “I am not happy, please get me out of here.”

This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.

She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.

She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/

Every Winter Olympics I think of Surya Bonaly. I hope she is thriving.

Children trapped in Texas immigration facility recount nightmares, inedible food, no school A photo of Liam Conejo Ramos, a scared 5-year-old, drew attention to a detention center in Dilley, Texas. Advocates say his experience reflects what hundreds of children have endured out of public vie...

Maria is one of hundreds of children, who — like Liam Ramos — have been held at a Texas detention facility where parents say children languish as they’re served contaminated food, receive little education and struggle to obtain basic medical care.

Here's our attempt at telling their stories. 2/

Guess I'm rooting for the Polish figure skaters now...

Unless the US team comes up with a better mascot.

A huge loss. WaPo was one of the few places left with a big climate team.

Support laid-off WaPo journalists: there are 2 funds: www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo... and www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...

One reason Minneapolis remains in the world's eye is we have one of the most robust & independent media ecosystems remaining in the country. You all need this...and more! @mprnews.org @startribune.com @sahanjournal.bsky.social @minnesotareformer.com @minnpost.bsky.social @racketmn.com etc.