BREAKING @AP: Immigrant children as young as 14 housed at a juvenile detention center in Virginia say they were beaten while handcuffed and locked up for long periods in solitary confinement, left nude and shivering in concrete cells.
Michael Biesecker
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Michael Biesecker
@NewsDudeAP
Pulitzer-winning Global Investigative Reporter at The Associated Press. NC/DC. OSINT sleuth. FOIA filer. Pool player. Sleep-deprived Dad. Signal at NewsDude.01
- Ex-President Donald Trump and his supporters have sought to portray Ashli Babbitt as a righteous martyr. But the life of the Air Force veteran from California was more complicated than the heroic portrait presented by Trump and his allies. My latest @AP:
- For months, @GovKristiNoem has attacked @AP reporter @stephengroves over a story detailing her use of her elected office to ensure her daughter got special treatment. Today, a former official testified to a legislative committee that the details Groves reported were accurate.South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s daughter received unusual treatment in her application for an appraiser license, including an extra opportunity to obtain it after failing to meet federal standards, the former director of an appraiser agency told lawmakers. apnews.com/article/busine…
- Amy Barrett's #SCOTUS confirmation is the culmination of a decades-long effort by a constellation of conservative groups fueled by tens of millions from wealthy anonymous donors to tilt the high court farther to the right. My latest @AP W/ @BrianSlodysko
- Trump nominee for top EPA chemical safety post drops out amid strong bipartisan opposition to his nomination _ apnews.com/4895597cb0f64b…
- Trump blamed energy-saving bulbs for making him look orange. Experts say probably not.
- “The American Cancer Society is unaware of any credible evidence linking the noise from windmills to cancer.” @AmericanCancer @realDonaldTrump #GreenNewDeal #windenergy #fuckcancerIt should go without saying, but wind turbines do not cause cancer. Cancer is not caused by noises. @realDonaldTrump
- This is the first time the U.S. Capitol has been stormed since the British in 1812.
- An @AP @frontlinepbs investigation shows a sophisticated Russian-run smuggling operation has used falsified manifests and seaborne subterfuge to steal Ukrainian grain worth at least $530M — cash that has helped feed Putin’s war machine.
- Satellite images of an aircraft hangar at a key Israeli military air base taken after a massive barrage of Iranian missiles appear to show a large hole in the roof. @planet image of the Nevatim air base shows damage to the roof in a row of buildings near the main runway.
- The man accused of beating Speaker Pelosi’s husband with a hammer made racist and often rambling posts online, including some that questioned the results of the 2020 election, defended former President Donald Trump and echoed QAnon conspiracy theories.
- Responding to Questions about why the Israeli military bombed the Gaza bureau of @AP, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi claimed that AP journalists drank coffee with Hamas electronics experts in the building’s cafeteria. Fact Check: The building had no cafeteria.
- @EPAScottPruitt demanded 24/7 armed security on Day 1 at the agency, according to @EPAoig. That's at odds with past claims that the embattled administrator's pricey stepped-up security measures came in direct response to violent threats. apnews.com/e8c1ebd91d2641…
