Jessica Lussenhop
@jlussenhop.bsky.social
Investigative reporter and podcast host for ProPublica.
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https://www.propublica.org/people/jessica-lussenhop
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AKA 伍德贞
https://www.propublica.org/people/jessica-lussenhop
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Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
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Reporter Andy Mannix from the @startribune.com and I have been speaking to women all over the country about allegations of child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. This is the story of how one perpetrator in Minnesota escaped consequences for years: www.propublica.org/article/sexu...
“This was like a fucking machine,” said assistant St. Louis County attorney Mike Ryan, “that was basically trying to roll over these girls.”
A bit of BTS on the reporting of my story about the abuse of children in a little-known church community in Minnesota: www.propublica.org/article/minn...
A bit of BTS on the reporting of my story about the abuse of children in a little-known church community in Minnesota: www.propublica.org/article/minn...
What a Recorded Interview Between Police and Preachers Reveals About How a Minnesota Church Handled Sexual Abuse
A roughly 40-minute conversation shows how leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church kept an open secret quiet for so long.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“This was like a fucking machine,” said assistant St. Louis County attorney Mike Ryan, “that was basically trying to roll over these girls.”
A bit of BTS on the reporting of my story about the abuse of children in a little-known church community in Minnesota: www.propublica.org/article/minn...
A bit of BTS on the reporting of my story about the abuse of children in a little-known church community in Minnesota: www.propublica.org/article/minn...
This marks the official end of my time with ProPublica's Midwest bureau. I'll be turning my attention to my new role as the host of ProPublica's forthcoming podcast. The thing about leaving the Midwest, which I've done MANY times, is that you always come back. See you around the bend, Minnesota ❤️
I shared some reporter's notebook-thoughts on my latest story on child sexual abuse and a little-known church in northern Minnesota: www.propublica.org/article/minn...
What a Recorded Interview Between Police and Preachers Reveals About How a Minnesota Church Handled Sexual Abuse
A roughly 40-minute conversation shows how leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church kept an open secret quiet for so long.
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This marks the official end of my time with ProPublica's Midwest bureau. I'll be turning my attention to my new role as the host of ProPublica's forthcoming podcast. The thing about leaving the Midwest, which I've done MANY times, is that you always come back. See you around the bend, Minnesota ❤️
I shared some reporter's notebook-thoughts on my latest story on child sexual abuse and a little-known church in northern Minnesota: www.propublica.org/article/minn...
What a Recorded Interview Between Police and Preachers Reveals About How a Minnesota Church Handled Sexual Abuse
A roughly 40-minute conversation shows how leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church kept an open secret quiet for so long.
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I shared some reporter's notebook-thoughts on my latest story on child sexual abuse and a little-known church in northern Minnesota: www.propublica.org/article/minn...
"The governor's office pointed out that states don't handle immigration cases. 'These comments are puzzling, seeing as the federal government is solely responsible for immigration and visas,' a spokeswoman said." www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
DHS Sec. Kristi Noem claimed 50% of visas in Minnesota are "fraudulent." But is that claim accurate?
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday said that half of the visas in Minnesota are "fraudulent." Noem did not provide evidence. CBS Minnesota on Thursday reached out to...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"The governor's office pointed out that states don't handle immigration cases. 'These comments are puzzling, seeing as the federal government is solely responsible for immigration and visas,' a spokeswoman said." www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
Oh man! This paragraph is brutal. The best thing about this review is it's not trying to be mean. It's just listing how bad the writing is.
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
Strib has a live blog following what seems like the imminent targeting of Somali migrants in the Twin Cities by ICE: www.startribune.com/live-minneap...
Live: Minneapolis officials to address reports of Trump administration targeting Somali migrants
The New York Times reports that the ICE operation comes as President Donald Trump has used increasingly inflammatory language to attack Somalis in recent days.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Strib has a live blog following what seems like the imminent targeting of Somali migrants in the Twin Cities by ICE: www.startribune.com/live-minneap...
"Although one doctor documented in her medical record that she was at 'high risk of clinical deterioration and/or death,' she was told over and over again that she didn’t need to worry, her relatives say. More than 90 doctors were involved in Walker’s care": www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"Although one doctor documented in her medical record that she was at 'high risk of clinical deterioration and/or death,' she was told over and over again that she didn’t need to worry, her relatives say. More than 90 doctors were involved in Walker’s care": www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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If you donate $40 to @propublica.org for Giving Tuesday, you can get this awesome Tips Tote: ‘Someone reading this tote has the next big story. Is it you?’ give.propublica.org/campaign/749...
December 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
If you donate $40 to @propublica.org for Giving Tuesday, you can get this awesome Tips Tote: ‘Someone reading this tote has the next big story. Is it you?’ give.propublica.org/campaign/749...
"Before they drove him away, Carlos started to tear up. Carreto told him, 'Don’t cry. I don’t know how, but I’ll get you back. Understand?'" www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"Before they drove him away, Carlos started to tear up. Carreto told him, 'Don’t cry. I don’t know how, but I’ll get you back. Understand?'" www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
End of the year coming up which means it's almost time to close out all my 2025 expenses. I HATE doing my expenses, every time I can't find a $10 receipt from Potbelly I feel like I robbed a bank or something
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
End of the year coming up which means it's almost time to close out all my 2025 expenses. I HATE doing my expenses, every time I can't find a $10 receipt from Potbelly I feel like I robbed a bank or something
Spoke about our most recent investigation on MPR yesterday, alongside my co-reporter Andy Mannix. Side note: Andy and I met 15 years ago working at the alt-weekly City Pages. We almost sound like we've grown up in this interview (but trust me, we never will): www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Young girls were sexually abused by a church member. They were told to forgive and forget.
In Duluth, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never sp...
www.mprnews.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Spoke about our most recent investigation on MPR yesterday, alongside my co-reporter Andy Mannix. Side note: Andy and I met 15 years ago working at the alt-weekly City Pages. We almost sound like we've grown up in this interview (but trust me, we never will): www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Reporter Andy Mannix from the @startribune.com and I have been speaking to women all over the country about allegations of child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. This is the story of how one perpetrator in Minnesota escaped consequences for years: www.propublica.org/article/sexu...
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Reporter Andy Mannix from the @startribune.com and I have been speaking to women all over the country about allegations of child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. This is the story of how one perpetrator in Minnesota escaped consequences for years: www.propublica.org/article/sexu...
What in the world: "The stunning courtroom disclosure — cinematic in its intensity — came in a hearing ostensibly to hear Comey’s motion to dismiss the case... it was overshadowed by the revelation that there may have been no indictment at all." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/due-to-...
Due to Botched Paperwork, Comey May Never Have Been Properly Indicted
ALEXANDRIA, VA—In a stunning admission, prosecutors in the James Comey case conceded that...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
What in the world: "The stunning courtroom disclosure — cinematic in its intensity — came in a hearing ostensibly to hear Comey’s motion to dismiss the case... it was overshadowed by the revelation that there may have been no indictment at all." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/due-to-...
"The stories Lizza and Nuzzi tell give you the extremely wrong idea of what it means to be a journalist. We, despite what every Hollywood property from 'House of Cards' to 'The West Wing' would have you believe, do not date our sources... We’re not rich, guys." www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...
Column | The dueling narratives of Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza
Olivia Nuzzi’s relationship with RFK Jr. is detailed in her book, American Canto. Ex-fiance Ryan Lizza now alleges she also had an affair with Mark Sanford.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"The stories Lizza and Nuzzi tell give you the extremely wrong idea of what it means to be a journalist. We, despite what every Hollywood property from 'House of Cards' to 'The West Wing' would have you believe, do not date our sources... We’re not rich, guys." www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...
I hate that I can't Google a word and quickly find out the definition because there are 500 tech startups who've chosen that word as their stupid name
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I hate that I can't Google a word and quickly find out the definition because there are 500 tech startups who've chosen that word as their stupid name
An absolute powerhouse of a @propublica.org team has done what U.S. officials refuse to do: identify the men and women swept up in that midnight raid in Chicago. Life in the building was not perfect, but reporters found little evidence to back up government claims: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
An absolute powerhouse of a @propublica.org team has done what U.S. officials refuse to do: identify the men and women swept up in that midnight raid in Chicago. Life in the building was not perfect, but reporters found little evidence to back up government claims: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
I'm not sure that even I, a transparency nut, could flawlessly follow this policy: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
To Preserve Records, Homeland Security Now Relies on Officials to Take Screenshots
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November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I'm not sure that even I, a transparency nut, could flawlessly follow this policy: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Titles for books I’ll probably never write: “Darkened Midwest Kitchens”
October 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Titles for books I’ll probably never write: “Darkened Midwest Kitchens”
Often I receive an email and even though I want to respond immediately, I wait for a while so that I don't seem "too eager." I am infected with malignant Midwesterness please halp
October 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Often I receive an email and even though I want to respond immediately, I wait for a while so that I don't seem "too eager." I am infected with malignant Midwesterness please halp
Although this story focuses on the education system in Oklahoma, my brilliant colleague @jsmithrichards.bsky.social makes it plain that this is a vision for education, a blueprint really, for the entire country: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
This Is Ground Zero in the Conservative Quest for More Patriotic and Christian Public Schools
Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history. By the time the second Trump administration began espousing its “America Fi...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Although this story focuses on the education system in Oklahoma, my brilliant colleague @jsmithrichards.bsky.social makes it plain that this is a vision for education, a blueprint really, for the entire country: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The Trump administration continues to claim that this story — in which @nicolefoy.bsky.social found that 170 U.S. citizens have been detained by immigration authorities — is fake, lies, etc. without ever saying what we got wrong. It's easy to throw insults, it is NOT easy to do this reporting:
"The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So @propublica.org did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer." www.propublica.org/article/immi...
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
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October 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Trump administration continues to claim that this story — in which @nicolefoy.bsky.social found that 170 U.S. citizens have been detained by immigration authorities — is fake, lies, etc. without ever saying what we got wrong. It's easy to throw insults, it is NOT easy to do this reporting:
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Let me help you with that, Speaker Johnson.
This is what we documented.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
This is what we documented.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
October 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Let me help you with that, Speaker Johnson.
This is what we documented.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
This is what we documented.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
Child abuse pediatrics is a subject of particular interest to me, so I'm VERY excited for this three-episode podcast series from Serial: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/p...
From Serial Productions: The Preventionist
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October 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Child abuse pediatrics is a subject of particular interest to me, so I'm VERY excited for this three-episode podcast series from Serial: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/p...
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So the president of the United States plans to meet with Putin in Hungary, and when a reporter asked where that plan came from, this was the reply of the United States government www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
October 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
So the president of the United States plans to meet with Putin in Hungary, and when a reporter asked where that plan came from, this was the reply of the United States government www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...