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Jun 14, 2019 • 5 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
.@Fahrenthold: When I get a no comment/non-response, I like to post the detailed questions that I asked, to show readers what’s missing. #IRE19
.@ericuman: ProPublica also posts long lists of detailed questions that go unanswered. He calls it "the full transparency FU.”
The TurboTax story came about b/c ProPublica did an internal staff callout for everyone to put forward their ideas (not just editors/reporters). Idea came from a staff member who wasn't writing/editing stories.
At the end of stories, the callout for tips wasn't generic, but asked a specific question crafted by the reporter, @JustinElliott: "Do you have information about the IRS or the tax preparation industry?" Also created a form asking specific Qs to distribute. #IRE19
Also had a separate form for current/former employers at TurboTax to submit and got 100s of responses, tips, leaks, etc.

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Jul 14, 2021
SCOOP: The Biden admin. has weakened proposed health & safety rules for public housing.

HUD no longer plans to require fire extinguishers, circuit breakers to prevent electrocution, & other key safety features — contrary to codes adopted in many states.
nbcnews.com/politics/polit…
Landlords, property managers, and other industry players lobbied against some of the safety standards that HUD initially proposed, arguing they would be too expensive to implement.

They warned strict requirements could drive away Section 8 landlords & reduce the housing supply.
A few months after Biden took office, HUD rolled back these proposed safety rules — though they denied it was because of industry pressure.

The move caught tenant advocates off-guard. None heard about the changes — which are buried in technical documents —until I reached out.
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Jul 29, 2020
This investigation was a labor of love, and I couldn't have done it without my amazing reporting partner-in-crime @DaniellaLSilva, who braved vicious dogs, multiple haunted houses (real & fake), and many inscrutable characters in the name of journalism: nbcnews.com/specials/h2a-v…
.@nirmahasty produced a deeply moving video about the temporary farmworkers who were subject to horrific abuses in Georgia: nbcnews.com/video/lured-to… with beautiful footage from @haimyassefa as well.
.@lehrennbc and @sawyerdabear pulled off tremendous feats of digging into DOL datasets that I still have nightmares about. @jiachuanwu (who has boundless patience) made every chart look fantastic, and @mattnighs gave the whole package a haunting and beautiful look.
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Jul 29, 2020
NEW: Trump has cracked down on nearly every immigration & visa program — except for temporary farmworkers.

I spent 6 months investigating the shocking mistreatment of these guest workers on American farms, who wanted to come to the U.S. "the right way": nbcnews.com/specials/h2a-v… Image
The H-2A farmworker visa program has grown exponentially amid Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants, who American farmers had long relied on to harvest crops.

It's now the single largest work visa program in the U.S. — outpacing even the H1-B program for tech workers. Image
But as the H-2A program for farmworkers has grown, so have labor abuses—wage theft, horrific housing conditions, even human trafficking.

The federal gov't is supposed to ensure employers follow the rules. But the Trump admin has continued to cut inspection staff and resources. ImageImage
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Jun 24, 2020
One reason for the deafening silence:

Caregiving still overwhelmingly falls to women by default, and education/child care is still not considered to be a critical part of the economic policy debate (by many politicians, policy wonks, and the media).
Exhibit A, via @clairecm: nytimes.com/2020/05/06/ups…
Privately, every parent I know is having these conversations about school/daycare. But I think one reason we aren't having a national conversation is the assumption that we'll just somehow manage...which too often translates to "Mom will take care of it."
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Jun 3, 2020
On a basic level, there is a serious public health messaging challenge:

1) We've been told for months to stay as isolated as humanely possible.
2) Suddenly, some of the same public officials and epidemiologists are saying it's OK to go to mass gatherings—but only certain ones.
Structural racism is *definitely* a public health problem; just look at who's most likely to die of COVID-19.

But to unpack and justify that to the general public amid the ongoing pandemic is tough, when public health officials have already struggled so much to be credible.
Mass protests are powerful in part because you are putting your *own* body on the line. That is especially meaningful when it comes to protesting police brutality.

But the nature of this virus means it is not just your body that you're potentially risking; it's others' too.
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Jun 3, 2020
This is a smart, thoughtful debate about the #COVIDー19 risk posed by protests and the uncomfortable tension between politics & public health recs:
Another uncomfortable fact: If protests do create is a #COVID19 spike in coming weeks, those most at risk will be: 1) low-income people of color; 2) older people, especially those trapped in nursing homes who are *still* highly at risk, even if they don't take to the streets.
Just consider nursing home staff:
1) Many are low-wage black workers subject to the structural racism at the heart of the protests.
2) Many are frontline workers in direct physical contact with residents, in long-term care facilities linked to at least 40% of ALL Covid deaths.
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