Audrey Dutton
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Audrey Dutton
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He Was Accused of Killing His Wife. Idaho’s Coroner System Let Clues Vanish After a Previous Wife’s Death.
Clayton Strong had a history of domestic unrest in two marriages. The women’s families say a more thorough investigation of Betty Strong’s death in Idaho might have saved the life of his next wife, Sh...
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Clayton Strong showed up at the funeral home in Idaho, said he wanted his wife's body cremated, opened a lunch box full of cash and paid $2,310 on the spot, according to our reporting. Three months later, he was in another state and remarried. www.propublica.org/article/idah...
A thing I never imagined my child saying: "Alexa, play Skrillex."
November 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM
A thing I never imagined my child saying: "Alexa, play Skrillex."
Got this in my email this morning. If y'all see these videos on social media, please DM or tag me. I'm curious to see what people say.
November 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Got this in my email this morning. If y'all see these videos on social media, please DM or tag me. I'm curious to see what people say.
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WATCH: While federal judges decide whether Portland protesters’ behavior constitutes a rebellion, ProPublica set out to examine the degree to which they were inciting unrest and the role that federal officers played.
The Gap Between Trump’s Justification for Troops in Portland and Reality
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November 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
WATCH: While federal judges decide whether Portland protesters’ behavior constitutes a rebellion, ProPublica set out to examine the degree to which they were inciting unrest and the role that federal officers played.
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NEW: We reviewed 700+ videos, hours of footage from ICE protesters and counterprotesters in Portland.
In 2 months before Trump said he was sending the National Guard, federal officers fire on, grab, pepper-spray or tear gas people 20 times -- without charging anyone. "Gratuitous," one expert said.
In 2 months before Trump said he was sending the National Guard, federal officers fire on, grab, pepper-spray or tear gas people 20 times -- without charging anyone. "Gratuitous," one expert said.
What Really Happened in Portland Before Trump Deployed the National Guard
In the two months before Trump’s decision, criminal charges were announced against only three people. On nights when physical conflict did erupt, it often came from police firing on, shoving, pepper-s...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
NEW: We reviewed 700+ videos, hours of footage from ICE protesters and counterprotesters in Portland.
In 2 months before Trump said he was sending the National Guard, federal officers fire on, grab, pepper-spray or tear gas people 20 times -- without charging anyone. "Gratuitous," one expert said.
In 2 months before Trump said he was sending the National Guard, federal officers fire on, grab, pepper-spray or tear gas people 20 times -- without charging anyone. "Gratuitous," one expert said.
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SCOOP: Idaho’s health department quietly declined the entirety of its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding in April, leaving patients statewide without any access to the family planning program.
One Idaho health district no longer offers contraception at all.
From me:
One Idaho health district no longer offers contraception at all.
From me:
While some states fight to restore Title X family planning funding, Idaho chooses to forfeit it
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly declined the entirety of its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding, leaving patients statewide without free and low-cost contraception and repr...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
SCOOP: Idaho’s health department quietly declined the entirety of its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding in April, leaving patients statewide without any access to the family planning program.
One Idaho health district no longer offers contraception at all.
From me:
One Idaho health district no longer offers contraception at all.
From me:
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Qiyam leads a local environmental group in PA. He has an air purifier in every room of his house.
Kiki, pictured here, has asthma and does not appreciate her feline inhaler.
Tighter air pollution rules were finalized last year. Trump's EPA is rolling them back.
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Kiki, pictured here, has asthma and does not appreciate her feline inhaler.
Tighter air pollution rules were finalized last year. Trump's EPA is rolling them back.
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Qiyam Ansari has asthma — an attack nearly killed him — and even his cat suffers from it. Their region is notorious for its air pollution.
Trump has halted rules that would have forced companies to more accurately measure and reduce emissions in such areas.
🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/4hDtkcb
Trump has halted rules that would have forced companies to more accurately measure and reduce emissions in such areas.
🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/4hDtkcb
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Qiyam leads a local environmental group in PA. He has an air purifier in every room of his house.
Kiki, pictured here, has asthma and does not appreciate her feline inhaler.
Tighter air pollution rules were finalized last year. Trump's EPA is rolling them back.
📸 @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
Kiki, pictured here, has asthma and does not appreciate her feline inhaler.
Tighter air pollution rules were finalized last year. Trump's EPA is rolling them back.
📸 @annie-flanagan.bsky.social
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Journalism tip: If someone says drop the story, that’s a sign to keep reporting.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Journalism tip: If someone says drop the story, that’s a sign to keep reporting.
Back reporters who won’t flinch. Support our independent journalism ➜ propub.li/43MugoG
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NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
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“this law isn’t just about policy. It is about flipping the script on what we’ve considered the norm for generations now: that if you’re going to be part of a community, you must help protect the other people in your community.”
“The law “not only rejects that norm […] it makes it illegal.”
“The law “not only rejects that norm […] it makes it illegal.”
I’m a journalist. I’m also an Idahoan. A couple weeks ago, I stood outside my child’s school, chatting with the school nurse. As we talked, my phone buzzed. It was a call from the person behind Idaho's new law — one that limits how a school nurse can respond if measles arrives.
My State Banned Vaccine Mandates. Here’s How I Covered It as an Idaho Journalist.
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act, which makes it illegal to require almost anyone to take a vaccine, test or other “medical intervention,” comes amid a national measles outbreak larger than the U.S. has ...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
“this law isn’t just about policy. It is about flipping the script on what we’ve considered the norm for generations now: that if you’re going to be part of a community, you must help protect the other people in your community.”
“The law “not only rejects that norm […] it makes it illegal.”
“The law “not only rejects that norm […] it makes it illegal.”
I’m a journalist. I’m also an Idahoan. A couple weeks ago, I stood outside my child’s school, chatting with the school nurse. As we talked, my phone buzzed. It was a call from the person behind Idaho's new law — one that limits how a school nurse can respond if measles arrives.
My State Banned Vaccine Mandates. Here’s How I Covered It as an Idaho Journalist.
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act, which makes it illegal to require almost anyone to take a vaccine, test or other “medical intervention,” comes amid a national measles outbreak larger than the U.S. has ...
www.propublica.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I’m a journalist. I’m also an Idahoan. A couple weeks ago, I stood outside my child’s school, chatting with the school nurse. As we talked, my phone buzzed. It was a call from the person behind Idaho's new law — one that limits how a school nurse can respond if measles arrives.
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NEW: The Idaho Medical Freedom Act, which makes it illegal to require almost anyone to take a vaccine, test or other “medical intervention,” comes amid a national measles outbreak larger than the U.S. has seen in decades.
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
My State Banned Vaccine Mandates. Here’s How I Covered It as an Idaho Journalist.
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act, which makes it illegal to require almost anyone to take a vaccine, test or other “medical intervention,” comes amid a national measles outbreak larger than the U.S. has ...
www.propublica.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
NEW: The Idaho Medical Freedom Act, which makes it illegal to require almost anyone to take a vaccine, test or other “medical intervention,” comes amid a national measles outbreak larger than the U.S. has seen in decades.
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
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October 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎃
Like ghosts, we’re all about transparency. 👻
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October 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎃
I'm going to stop using exclamation points for the next month and see what happens! It'll be a fun experiment (prank?) and may result in some misinterpretations of tone, but that's OK! Thanks!!! or maybe Sorry!!!
Exclamation marks! Why do women use them three times as much as men?
It’s the punctuation that can make you seem warmer and more agreeable – but also much more compliant and lacking in analytical thinking
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October 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I'm going to stop using exclamation points for the next month and see what happens! It'll be a fun experiment (prank?) and may result in some misinterpretations of tone, but that's OK! Thanks!!! or maybe Sorry!!!
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NEW: Citing a ProPublica investigation, lawmakers are calling on the FDA to conduct more drug testing and to alert hospitals and other purchasers when foreign manufacturers with safety failures are given a special pass to send their products to the U.S.
Senators Propose Sweeping Changes to Generic Drug Oversight
Citing a ProPublica investigation, lawmakers are calling on the FDA to conduct more drug testing and to alert hospitals and other purchasers when foreign manufacturers with safety failures are given a...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
NEW: Citing a ProPublica investigation, lawmakers are calling on the FDA to conduct more drug testing and to alert hospitals and other purchasers when foreign manufacturers with safety failures are given a special pass to send their products to the U.S.
A tiny piece of this story, that I hope won't go unnoticed: "Starting in 2021, Idaho schools reported a steady drop in the share of kindergartners with documented vaccinations. Phone surveys of parents, by contrast, showed vaccination rates have been largely unchanged."
Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” ...
www.propublica.org
October 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A tiny piece of this story, that I hope won't go unnoticed: "Starting in 2021, Idaho schools reported a steady drop in the share of kindergartners with documented vaccinations. Phone surveys of parents, by contrast, showed vaccination rates have been largely unchanged."
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In April, the #Idaho Medical Freedom Act became law, making it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive any “medical intervention.”
#LeslieManookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
My latest 🎥 for @propublica.org
#LeslieManookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
My latest 🎥 for @propublica.org
October 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In April, the #Idaho Medical Freedom Act became law, making it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive any “medical intervention.”
#LeslieManookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
My latest 🎥 for @propublica.org
#LeslieManookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
My latest 🎥 for @propublica.org
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EPA scientists linked PFNA with developmental, liver and reproductive harms.
Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but it has yet to be released by the Trump administration.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but it has yet to be released by the Trump administration.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
EPA scientists linked PFNA with developmental, liver and reproductive harms.
Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but it has yet to be released by the Trump administration.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but it has yet to be released by the Trump administration.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
This law didn't happen in a vacuum. A poll released last week found: "Among all adults surveyed, 74% agree that parents should follow the CDC's child immunization schedules, down from 81% in March. The share who 'strongly agree' has fallen from 51% to 39% ..." according to @cidrap.bsky.social.
October 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This law didn't happen in a vacuum. A poll released last week found: "Among all adults surveyed, 74% agree that parents should follow the CDC's child immunization schedules, down from 81% in March. The share who 'strongly agree' has fallen from 51% to 39% ..." according to @cidrap.bsky.social.
The author of the law told ProPublica she believes infectious diseases have been made “the bogeyman.” She thinks measles can protect against cancer and put cancer into remission. (The sources she provided for this claim don't actually say that.)
Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” ...
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The author of the law told ProPublica she believes infectious diseases have been made “the bogeyman.” She thinks measles can protect against cancer and put cancer into remission. (The sources she provided for this claim don't actually say that.)
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Whereas most states put the onus on unvaccinated people to show why they should opt out of a mandate, a new law in Idaho makes unvaccinated people the norm — shifting the burden of accommodation onto those who support vaccination. @audreydutton.bsky.social
Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” ...
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Whereas most states put the onus on unvaccinated people to show why they should opt out of a mandate, a new law in Idaho makes unvaccinated people the norm — shifting the burden of accommodation onto those who support vaccination. @audreydutton.bsky.social
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NEW: The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.”
Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.”
Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country.
Reposted by Audrey Dutton
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” The activist behind the law hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country. @audreydutton.bsky.social
Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” ...
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” The activist behind the law hopes to make it a “societal norm” for the rest of the country. @audreydutton.bsky.social
Schools in South Carolina recently sent home unvaccinated kids, to stem a growing measles outbreak. Turns out 5 of them were infected and, if they'd been at school, could've unwittingly infected their classmates for days.
That kind of precaution is now illegal in Idaho.
That kind of precaution is now illegal in Idaho.
Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” ...
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Schools in South Carolina recently sent home unvaccinated kids, to stem a growing measles outbreak. Turns out 5 of them were infected and, if they'd been at school, could've unwittingly infected their classmates for days.
That kind of precaution is now illegal in Idaho.
That kind of precaution is now illegal in Idaho.
it's not friday?! are you kidding me right now
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October 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
it's not friday?! are you kidding me right now