Nat Lash
@natlash.bsky.social
News Apps at ProPublica, based in D.C.
Remote sensing, FOIA, other nonsense. Hit me with your climate/ag/H2O/H5N1-related thoughts & tips.
Remote sensing, FOIA, other nonsense. Hit me with your climate/ag/H2O/H5N1-related thoughts & tips.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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The visuals team at @propublica.org has put together an incredibly breathtaking piece of documentary journalism on a Venezuelan family newly arrived to the US and navigating their uncertain lives under the Trump admin.
Watch and share: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKSz...
Watch and share: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKSz...
Status: Venezuelan | A Family Tries to Stay Together in the U.S. Under Trump’s Deportation Campaign
YouTube video by ProPublica
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December 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The visuals team at @propublica.org has put together an incredibly breathtaking piece of documentary journalism on a Venezuelan family newly arrived to the US and navigating their uncertain lives under the Trump admin.
Watch and share: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKSz...
Watch and share: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKSz...
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Thrilled to talk with @neilbedi.bsky.social for this excellent deep dive into an emerging and alarming form of gambling
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Online Crypto Casinos Use Celebrities and Livestreamers to Recruit Gamblers (Gift Article)
Using exploitative marketing strategies, the illicit gambling websites have profited and lured in a young generation of gamblers.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Thrilled to talk with @neilbedi.bsky.social for this excellent deep dive into an emerging and alarming form of gambling
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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@kingtides.bsky.social King tides at Petaluma river four and a half feet under the D St drawbridge.
December 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
@kingtides.bsky.social King tides at Petaluma river four and a half feet under the D St drawbridge.
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A new investigation from @propublica.org & @highcountrynews.org finds that government programs for grazing on public lands help the wealthiest of ranchers while harming the environment. www.propublica.org/article/graz...
December 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A new investigation from @propublica.org & @highcountrynews.org finds that government programs for grazing on public lands help the wealthiest of ranchers while harming the environment. www.propublica.org/article/graz...
Unlike in poultry, USDA has only been counting newly infected dairy herds as new cases (many herds have gone out and back into infected status). Will be interesting to hear from officials where in the state this herd is.
Just when you hoped it was over: #USDA reports that California has found another #H5N1 #birdflu infected dairy herd, its 773rd. There's been a total of 1083 confirmed herds in 18 states since March 2024. www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...
December 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Unlike in poultry, USDA has only been counting newly infected dairy herds as new cases (many herds have gone out and back into infected status). Will be interesting to hear from officials where in the state this herd is.
One Health expert Dr. John Korslund (@hogvet51.bsky.social) shares his thoughts on our recent investigation on his blog. Worth a read if you're interested in #h5n1 #birdflu (and #h5n5)
hogvet51.substack.com/p/a-grim-wee...
hogvet51.substack.com/p/a-grim-wee...
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
One Health expert Dr. John Korslund (@hogvet51.bsky.social) shares his thoughts on our recent investigation on his blog. Worth a read if you're interested in #h5n1 #birdflu (and #h5n5)
hogvet51.substack.com/p/a-grim-wee...
hogvet51.substack.com/p/a-grim-wee...
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New @propublica.org & @startribune.com investigation from @jlussenhop.bsky.social & Andy Mannix out today looking into allegations of widespread child sexual abuse within the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church in Minnesota, with photography by @leilanavidi.bsky.social. www.propublica.org/article/sexu...
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
New @propublica.org & @startribune.com investigation from @jlussenhop.bsky.social & Andy Mannix out today looking into allegations of widespread child sexual abuse within the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church in Minnesota, with photography by @leilanavidi.bsky.social. www.propublica.org/article/sexu...
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In AIR-BORNE, I wrote about the reluctance many scientists had to acknowledge Covid can float to new hosts. Now it looks like something similar may be happening with bird flu, which may be blowing from farm to farm. Story in @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In AIR-BORNE, I wrote about the reluctance many scientists had to acknowledge Covid can float to new hosts. Now it looks like something similar may be happening with bird flu, which may be blowing from farm to farm. Story in @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/bird...
1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
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NEW: Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak.
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
How ProPublica Investigated a Bird Flu Outbreak in America’s Heartland
Early this year, bird flu ripped through 80 farms in Ohio and Indiana. Using genetic markers, wind simulations, satellite imagery, property records and more, we found that the virus could’ve been airb...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak.
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
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Tracking the spread of bird flu using genetic markers, satellite imagery, property records, and more reminds me of John Snow’s Cholera investigation/map. Howe’s Hens is the modern day Broad Street Pump. Amazing work from @natlash.bsky.social & @chrisalcantara.com. www.propublica.org/article/meth...
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Tracking the spread of bird flu using genetic markers, satellite imagery, property records, and more reminds me of John Snow’s Cholera investigation/map. Howe’s Hens is the modern day Broad Street Pump. Amazing work from @natlash.bsky.social & @chrisalcantara.com. www.propublica.org/article/meth...
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Great to see a new FluView post from #CDC today after weeks without updates.
It's not yet flu season in the US, but activity is starting to pick up. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
It's not yet flu season in the US, but activity is starting to pick up. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report: Key Updates for Week 45, ending November 8, 2025
Seasonal influenza activity is low.
www.cdc.gov
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Great to see a new FluView post from #CDC today after weeks without updates.
It's not yet flu season in the US, but activity is starting to pick up. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
It's not yet flu season in the US, but activity is starting to pick up. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
ATCSCC Advisory
FAA - Advisories Database
www.fly.faa.gov
October 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“No one will speak to your reporter!”
Reuters tracked one of the tankers in a "dark fleet" smuggling diesel into Mexico, following a paper trail that led through U.S. businesses and one of the world's deadliest drug cartels.
This is a heck of a story.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
This is a heck of a story.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
October 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“No one will speak to your reporter!”
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And this isn't meant to be an ad. I think there's sometimes a tendency, at least among journalists working with satellite imagery, to immediately go for the highest resolution possible. But there's an awful lot of stories inside those daily 3.5m multispectral collects.
October 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
And this isn't meant to be an ad. I think there's sometimes a tendency, at least among journalists working with satellite imagery, to immediately go for the highest resolution possible. But there's an awful lot of stories inside those daily 3.5m multispectral collects.
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VA officials say most veterans’ disability claims are legitimate. Yet The Post found that millions of the claims are for minor or treatable afflictions that rarely hinder employment, such as hair loss and toenail fungus.
Read the full investigation here:
Read the full investigation here:
How some veterans exploit $193 billion VA program, due to lax controls
The Department of Veterans Affairs spends billions on dubious and even fraudulent disabilities benefits. Meanwhile, some deserving cases wait.
wapo.st
October 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
VA officials say most veterans’ disability claims are legitimate. Yet The Post found that millions of the claims are for minor or treatable afflictions that rarely hinder employment, such as hair loss and toenail fungus.
Read the full investigation here:
Read the full investigation here:
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On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout.
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
August 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout.
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
please just read Laura Reiley's words here:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
Opinion | What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She Took Her Life
www.nytimes.com
August 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
please just read Laura Reiley's words here:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
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Life news: Thrilled to be joining @propublica.org as deputy news applications editor! www.propublica.org/atpropublica...
ProPublica Hires Ryan Little and Kevin Uhrmacher as Deputy Editors
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
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August 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Life news: Thrilled to be joining @propublica.org as deputy news applications editor! www.propublica.org/atpropublica...