Thread by @davelevinthal

1/ Amid September's cacophony of headlines, time to highlight one heluva run my @publicintegrity are having this month on the long-form, deep-dive investigative reporting front. For starters, @ZachFB's look at the US military's Skynet-esque killer robots publicintegrity.org/national-secur…

@publicintegrity @ZachFB 2/ If killer robots aren't your bag, what about about zombies?

Zombie mines, to be precise. As @MarkOlalde writes, these idled facilities throw "workers into limbo" and side-step "legally mandated, but costly, environmental cleanup" publicintegrity.org/environment/wh…

@publicintegrity @ZachFB @MarkOlalde 3/ Enough with the gloom. Let's go to the happiest place on Earth, @WaltDisneyWorld.

There, as @jaredtbennett explains, you might find Republican lawmakers on a free trip learning from a special interest group how to cut food benefits for the poor. publicintegrity.org/state-politics…

@publicintegrity @ZachFB @MarkOlalde @WaltDisneyWorld @jaredtbennett 4/ Know an immigrant with a life-threatening illness? Are you one? You will certainly want to read what @susanferriss and Alex Ellerbeck have written. publicintegrity.org/immigration/im…

@publicintegrity @ZachFB @MarkOlalde @WaltDisneyWorld @jaredtbennett @susanferriss 5/ Here's the full story on why the @FEC, which is charged with enforcing the nation's campaign finance laws, cannot currently enforce the nation's campaign finance laws — and may not be able to do so again for weeks, even months. publicintegrity.org/federal-politi…

@publicintegrity @ZachFB @MarkOlalde @WaltDisneyWorld @jaredtbennett @susanferriss @FEC 6/ You donate $100 to help children with leukemia or disabled veterans. Except $99 of your donation never reaches its intended target. This is the mind-blowing story, by @sarahkleiner9 and @zubakskees, of where it does go. publicintegrity.org/federal-politi…

@publicintegrity @ZachFB @MarkOlalde @WaltDisneyWorld @jaredtbennett @susanferriss @FEC @sarahkleiner9 @zubakskees 7/ Like @publicintegrity's brand of journalism? Lots of amazing nonprofit reporting orgs out there doing it — @Reveal @ProPublica @TexasTribune @AP @NPR @ICIJorg @motherjones @PRI @PolitiFact & @OpenSecretsDC to name a few.

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