1) In my latest investigation into @microsoft.com's business with the federal government, the revolving door is in full swing. THREAD 🧵

Walkway Over Dangerous Train Crossing Is Dead After Norfolk Southern Backtracks on Funds, Mayor Says The mayor of Hammond, Indiana, says the rail company had promised to help pay for a pedestrian bridge after ProPublica and InvestigateTV documented dozens of children crawling through trains to get to...

Remember all those videos from a couple years back of young kids in Indiana having to climb through, over and UNDER freight trains just to get to school? There's still no overpass and looks like there won't be one any time soon.

The latest, from @propublica.org

Trump Called My Neighbors “Paid Agitators.” This is Who They Really Are. After ICE came to Minneapolis, ProPublica journalist Peter DiCampo saw his community step up to patrol the streets, drive strangers to work and provide aid to families in hiding. These are his neighbo...

NEW: After ICE came to Minneapolis, ProPublica journalist @peterdicampo.bsky.social saw his community step up to patrol the streets, drive strangers to work and provide aid to families in hiding.

These are his neighbors, in their city, in their own words.

1) THREAD: Federal cybersecurity reviewers said this @microsoft.com cloud package was “a pile of shit.”

They gave it their seal of approval anyway.

Here’s how it happened 👇

Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway. A federal program created to protect the government against cyber threats authorized a sprawling Microsoft cloud product, despite the company’s inability to fully explain how it protects sensitive dat...

NEW: The fed govt is moving to adopt new AI tools. But when @propublica.org examined the program responsible for assessing the cybersecurity of this cloud-based tech, it found serious breakdowns. "This is not security," an expert said. "This is security theater." www.propublica.org/article/micr...

Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway. A federal program created to protect the government against cyber threats authorized a sprawling Microsoft cloud product, despite the company’s inability to fully explain how it protects sensitive data.

NEW: Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway.

A program created to protect the government against cyber threats authorized a sprawling Microsoft cloud product, despite the company’s inability to fully explain how it protects sensitive data.

Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...

NEW: Under Trump, mental health care for vets is getting squeezed

VA is bleeding shrinks & *not replacing them*

One told me she's so overloaded her sessions can be *16 mins*

She's had to online sessions w/ 35 vets

How is that therapeutic? It's not, she said

www.propublica.org/article/vete...

Amid Crowded Skies, FAA Kills Rule Aimed at Regulating Space Junk The agency once said that pieces of space debris “pose a significant risk,” but the Trump administration has backed off a rule that would have required companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX to remove rock...

The Trump administration is dropping a rule aimed at stopping commercial space companies like SpaceX from abandoning rocket bodies in orbit.

Experts say the practice threatens public safety and telecommunications.

www.propublica.org/article/faa-...

Adams Aide Who Acted as ICE Liaison Is Set to Join Trump Administration

Last year, I reported on a problematic NYPD unit led by a particularly problematic commander.

The commander once pointed a gun at a motorcyclist and threatened to kill him.

Well, that commander, Kaz Daughtry, has a new job.

He now works for Trump's DHS.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/n...

Ex-NYPD deputy commish Kaz Daughtry is joining the Homeland Security Dept., @nytimes.com reports. Last year, @propublica.org investigated the secretive police unit he helped run and found it was so aggressive that it alarmed NYPD leaders: www.propublica.org/article/eric...

“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to p...

NEW: Elon Musk says SpaceX wants to "make Star Trek real." But its Starship rocket has repeatedly exploded on test runs. @propublica.org examined the impact on planes and passengers as flaming debris rained down on busy commercial airways: www.propublica.org/article/spac...

“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to p...

Three SpaceX rockets exploded unexpectedly last year – twice raining down debris over busy airspace.

“It literally looked like the sun coming out,” one passenger said.

Such midair scrambles could become more frequent as launches increase, experts say.

www.propublica.org/article/spac...

Trump Wants to Crack Down on “Debanking,” but He’s Dismantling a Regulator That Was Doing Just That An executive order seeking to stop banks from discriminating against customers could be undermined by the administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which had been investiga...

NEW: Trump says he wants to stop "debanking." But his administration has stopped most work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which had been investigating the practice. Jake Pearson @propublica.org has the scoop: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Microsoft Failed to Disclose Key Details About Use of China-Based Engineers in U.S. Defense Work, Record Shows The tech giant is required to regularly provide U.S. officials with its plan for keeping government data safe from hacking. Yet a copy of Microsoft’s security plan obtained by ProPublica makes no refe...

BREAKING: Microsoft failed to disclose key details about its use of China-based engineers in Defense Department IT work, according to security document obtained by @propublica.org: www.propublica.org/article/micr...

Microsoft Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked by China Microsoft announced that Chinese state-sponsored hackers had exploited vulnerabilities in its popular SharePoint software but didn’t mention that it has long used China-based engineers to maintain the...

ICYMI: The Microsoft software recently targeted by Chinese state-sponsored hackers has long been maintained by an engineering team in ... China. @reneedudley.bsky.social with the @propublica.org scoop: www.propublica.org/article/micr...

Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to support the Pentagon. But ProPublica found that the tech giant has relied on its global workforce for years to support other federal clien...

NEW: Turns out the Pentagon was not the only part of the government where Microsoft was using China-based engineers.

For years, the tech giant has also used these overseas employees to maintain cloud systems for DOJ, Treasury and Commerce, ProPublica's @reneedudley.bsky.social found.

Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to support the Pentagon. But ProPublica found that the tech giant has relied on its global workforce for years to support other federal clien...

BREAKING: Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to support the Pentagon. But @propublica.org found that the tech giant has relied on its global workforce for years to support other federal clients, including the Justice Department. www.propublica.org/article/micr...

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...

BREAKING: A draft executive order viewed by @propublica.org directs the secretary of transportation to “use all available authorities to eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for commercial rocket launches: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

BREAKING: The enforcement chief at America’s consumer watchdog is quitting, ProPublica has learned.

Cara Petersen writes in her sign-off letter that it’s “clear that the Bureau’s current leadership has no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way.” 🧵 1/

Impact: Senators Call on DOJ to Investigate Potential DOGE Conflicts of Interest After ProPublica Report Citing ProPublica’s reporting on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Democratic senators argued that the potential conflicts “underscore what appears to be a pervasive problem with Elon Musk and...

Citing @propublica.org reporting, Democratic senators are calling on DOJ to investigate potential conflicts of interest at the CFPB that “underscore what appears to be a pervasive problem with Elon Musk and DOGE employees trampling ethics rules and laws.” www.propublica.org/article/doge...

In 2022, @propublica.org found landlords were using RealPage software to raise rents — potentially in violation of laws against collusion.

Cities then moved to ban such pricing algorithms.

But now, @wsj.com reports that House Republicans are seeking to “muzzle” those local efforts. THREAD

After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earl...

BREAKING: U.K. officials are voicing safety concerns about SpaceX’s plans to fly its Starship rocket over British territories in the Caribbean, where debris fell after two of the company’s rockets exploded, according to documents reviewed by @propublica.org. www.propublica.org/article/spac...

Musk Adviser May Make as Much as $1 Million a Year While Helping to Dismantle Agency that Regulates Tesla and X Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Musk while serving in the Department of Government Efficiency, helping to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...

Elon Musk has said he wants to "delete" the CFPB. One of his employees is working to do just that -- pulling double duty as a DOGE employee involved in efforts to unwind the consumer watchdog. @propublica.org's Jake Pearson has the scoop: www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Musk Adviser May Make as Much as $1 Million a Year While Helping to Dismantle Agency that Regulates Tesla and X Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Musk while serving in the Department of Government Efficiency, helping to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...

NEW from @propublica.org: Records show that Chris Young is simultaneously working as a political adviser to Elon Musk while helping DOGE gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which regulates Musk's businesses. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

A DOGE Aide Involved in Dismantling Consumer Bureau Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From the Cuts Gavin Kliger helped oversee mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while holding stock in companies that experts say likely stand to benefit from dismantling that agency — a potentia...

NEW: DOGE aide helping to carry out the Trump administration's CFPB downsizing owns stock in companies that could benefit from the agency's dismantling. @propublica.org has the details: www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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

New parents: If you have questions about our baby formula investigation, our reporter @heathervogell.bsky.social is taking questions in r/FormulaFeeders here:

“The NYPD has not only broken the public’s trust but has also violated the law."

That's @legalaidnyc.bsky.social demanding city investigate after I reported that mayor-friendly unit was withholding footage from courts while giving live feed to Mayor Adams. (Really.)

legalaidnyc.org/wp-content/u...

Unsanitary Practices Persist at Baby Formula Factory Whose Shutdown Led to Mass Shortages, Workers Say “Persistent leaks” and “unaddressed contamination issues” are among the problems workers say they witnessed at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants. “I can’t have this on my conscience,” on...

Remember the Michigan plant at the heart of the national baby formula shortage in 2022? Workers there tell @propublica.org they're still seeing "persistent leaks" and "unaddressed contamination." In speaking out, one said, “I can’t have this on my conscience." www.propublica.org/article/baby...

Yesterday, I published an investigation into a secretive & abusive NYPD unit led by Mayor Eric Adams’ buddies.

Adams has embraced the unit, the Community Response Team, even after NYPD officials raised red flags.

This is what that has wrought.

**All caught on video we obtained.**

THREAD.