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Wendi C. Thomas
@wendicthomas.bsky.social
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Journalist. Disrupter. Dreamer. Dog mom. MLK50.com founder. ProPublica fellow. Memphis is home. 💚💕💚💕
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Wendi C. Thomas @wendicthomas.bsky.social · 10h
Signs from the No Kings demonstration in Memphis. I’ve seen a crowd estimate of 7,000.
No Kings demonstration sign of photos of Trump administration officials in a grid with the words “The Shady Bunch” in the middle. Woman dressed in a red “Handmaid’s Tale” dress carrying a black sign with red letters that reads: Don’t let the bastards grind you down. Sign at Memphis No Kings demonstration of a Nobel Peace Prize medallion with Trump’s face and the words “Nobel Putz Prize.” No Kings Memphis demonstration sign of a red couch with these words above: Couches against JD Vance.
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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 3d
MLK50: Justice Through Journalism obtained a report on one day’s worth of activities of the ‘Memphis Safe Task Force.’ It contradicts claims made by the governor about how the task force is focused on violent criminals. mlk50.co/4qkfz6b
Bill Lee said people arrested by task force are “violent criminals and known gang members.” Data show that’s not true.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks during a Tuesday morning press conference with Memphis Mayor Paul Young at the temporary command center for the Memphis Safe Task Force. Photo by Andrea Morales / MLK…
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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 4d
The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.
50501movement.bsky.social 50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4d
Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.
Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 14d
FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to illegal immigrants.
FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'
This is false. Democrats say they are pushing for the inclusion of key health care provisions in the next congressional spending package.
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Wendi C. Thomas @wendicthomas.bsky.social · Sep 13
So sorry for your loss.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · Aug 22
Do you work at the Office of Management and Budget? Do you know someone who does? Are you a current or former federal worker with information that you can share about Russell Vought?

If the answer to any of these is "yes," please contact @andykroll.bsky.social

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Wendi C. Thomas @wendicthomas.bsky.social · Aug 22
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Inside the Memphis Chamber of Commerce’s push for Elon Musk’s xAI data center
Photo illustration by Shoshana Gordon/ProPublica. Source images: Andrea Morales/MLK50, screenshot by MLK50, U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley via
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Wendi C. Thomas @wendicthomas.bsky.social · Aug 22
In the face of intense public opposition, the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce has gone to unusual lengths to promote Musk’s facility: sending out a mailer, for the first time in recent memory, that includes misleading facts.

My latest on @mlk50.com and @propublica.org Local Reporting Network.
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Wendi C. Thomas @wendicthomas.bsky.social · Jul 21
Including Memphis.
propublica.org ProPublica @propublica.org · Jul 21
Records obtained by ProPublica show the Trump administration is preparing to shut down seven major investigations of alleged housing discrimination and segregation, including some where HUD already found civil rights violations had occurred.

By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Trump Administration Prepares to Drop Seven Major Housing Discrimination Cases
Federal housing officials spent years investigating cities from Chicago to Memphis to Corpus Christi for putting industrial plants and unwanted facilities in poor, nonwhite neighborhoods. Now, under…
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Donna Ladd said what she said. 😘 @donnerkay.bsky.social · Jun 7
Imagine learning more about nonprofit journalism world and editing pieces that world reads and Mississippians need while training with the brilliant @ashtonpittman.bsky.social and other @mississippifreepress.org editors in a wonderful newsroom. This is a dream job for right candidate. Pass it on.
mississippifreepress.org Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · Jun 6
The Mississippi Free Press is hiring a full-time Assistant Editor. Learn more at buff.ly/pGldPNg.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jun 3
NEW: A nearly 90% funding cut proposed by the Trump administration would likely shut down and devastate the 37 tribal colleges and universities created to serve the students disadvantaged by the nation’s historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities.

By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing
ProPublica found that Congress was underfunding tribal colleges by a quarter-billion dollars per year. Rather than fixing the problem, proposed federal funding cuts unveiled this week would devastate ...
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · May 29
Such fantastic impact!! Illinois Bans Police From Ticketing, Fining Students for Minor Infractions in School @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
Illinois Lawmakers Ban Police From Ticketing and Fining Students for Minor Infractions in School
The legislation comes after a ProPublica-Chicago Tribune investigation revealed that even though state law bans schools from fining students directly, districts skirt the law by calling on police to i...
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Wendi C. Thomas @wendicthomas.bsky.social · May 13
Under his eye.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 12
As the Trump administration shrinks child care programs, Republicans are backing policies they hope will allow more parents to scale back at work. Senator Jim Banks of Indiana introduced a bill that would effectively pay stay-at-home parents. Other Republicans want to expand the child tax credit.
Not Just More Babies: These Republicans Want More Parents at Home
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ProPublica @propublica.org · May 8
NEW: Columbia University has agreed to a $750M settlement with nearly 600 patients of Robert Hadden, a former doctor who sexually abused them while working at the school.

A 2023 ProPublica investigation revealed how the school shielded the OB-GYN for decades.
Columbia Will Pay Survivors of Abusive Doctor $750 Million After ProPublica Revealed University’s Failures
The sweeping deal means the Ivy League school’s settlements will total more than $1 billion for over 1,000 claims of sexual abuse by former patients of OB-GYN Robert Hadden, who worked at the universi...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · May 5
NEW: A Tennessee lender told legislators its new product, the Flex Loan, would help residents.

In the 10 years since getting approval for it, the company has sued over 110,000 borrowers.

With @tennesseelookout.com
This Lender Said Its Loans Would Help Tennesseans. It Has Sued More Than 110,000 of Them.
The Flex Loan, a type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial, has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders. Tennessee lawmakers declined to rein in the lending…
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Apr 25
This seems like a huge deal. F.B.I. Director Kash Patel said on Friday that agents had arrested a county judge in Milwaukee on charges of obstructing immigration enforcement.
F.B.I. Arrests Wisconsin Judge, Patel Says
Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on suspicion that she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” an immigrant being pursued by the authorities, the F.B.I. director said.
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Apr 18
DON’T LOOK AWAY! The Trump administration is catapulting us into a data black hole and the consequences could be massive. Halting data collection on drug use, maternal mortality, climate change, more, by @alecmac.bsky.social
Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose con...
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Apr 12
Blue Cross denied payments for thousands of procedures involved in breast reconstruction. But it approved special deals for treatment for executives’ wives. 😳 @tchristianmiller.bsky.social
“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”
Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.
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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · Apr 5
Committed to Justice. Rooted in Truth. Nobody does journalism like us. Support MLK50 with a $15 donation today. mlk50.co/3FrRsNG
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Wendi C. Thomas @wendicthomas.bsky.social · Mar 25
This was a nice surprise. Thanks, Choose 901! choose901.com/wendi-c-thom...
Wendi C. Thomas Joins ProPublica as a Distinguished Fellow—And That’s Huge for Memphis
A Journalism Powerhouse Returns Memphis’ own Wendi C. Thomas is back in the national spotlight, and this time, she’s rejoining ProPublica’s Distinguished Fellows program. The founder of MLK50: Justice...
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Wendi C. Thomas @wendicthomas.bsky.social · Mar 21
Alex, you’re too kind.
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Wendi C. Thomas @wendicthomas.bsky.social · Mar 21
Thanks, Dick.
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Wendi C. Thomas @wendicthomas.bsky.social · Mar 21
Live look
a little girl in a suit and tie is crying and holding her fist in the air .
ALT: a little girl in a suit and tie is crying and holding her fist in the air .
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Wendi C. Thomas @wendicthomas.bsky.social · Mar 21
I’ve been sitting on this good news for a minute. Anyone who knows me knows how badly I’ve wanted to return to reporting and to get to do it with these folks? DREAM. 👏🏽 COME. 👏🏽TRUE. 👏🏽
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Mar 18
NEW: Some U.S. Citizens Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be. @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be.
Federal immigration authorities have a history of wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens. Advocates warn that the Trump administration’s immigration policies mean that more citizens will get caught up in ...
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