Things are dark right now. I’m so happy to have fellow journalists and friends out there grinding away and working to tell stories that matter. It makes it all a little better (a thread):

First up, by: @claireab320

Her first for @Chalkbeat. https://www.chalkbeat.org/2020/6/8/21284538/police-security-guards-schools-black-white-students-racism
Police don’t make most black students feel safer, survey shows

Police don’t make most black students feel safer, survey shows

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2020/6/8/21284538/police-security-guards-schools-black-white-students-racism
https://sahanjournal.com/health/as-minnesota-immigrants-watched-the-killing-of-george-floyd-and-unrest-that-followed-an-unsettling-reminder-of-traumas-suffered-back-home/

From Minneapolis...

By @AnsariHibah for @SahanJournal
As Minnesota immigrants watched the killing of George Floyd and unrest that followed, an unsettling...

‘This is Honduras in Minneapolis,’ thought one, as she watched South Minneapolis burn

https://sahanjournal.com/health/as-minnesota-immigrants-watched-the-killing-of-george-floyd-and-unrest-that-followed-an-unsettling-reminder-of-traumas-suffered-back-home/
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2020/06/police-reform-new-dataset-shows-where-police-money-has-flowed-in-congress/

On the flow of police money through Congress... By @iankarbal

For @OpenSecretsDC
Amid calls for police reform, new dataset shows where police money has flowed in Congress

Police reform is now a congressional priority following nationwide protests, but police unions hold a lot of sway in Washington.

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2020/06/police-reform-new-dataset-shows-where-police-money-has-flowed-in-congress/
https://www.kansas.com/news/coronavirus/article243305606.html

And this story, which was prompted by documents dig up by @Kyra_Senese.
Secret document lists locations of Kansas coronavirus outbreaks. Here’s what it says

A retirees coffee group and a keg party were linked to multiple cases.

https://www.kansas.com/news/coronavirus/article243305606.html
From Detroit for @freep

By @NushratR https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/2020/06/04/whitmer-duggan-gilchrist-woodward-march-george-floyd-death/3146097001/
Faith leaders march down Woodward Avenue, joined by Gov. Whitmer

Faith leaders marched from Highland Park to Wayne State University protesting the killing of George Floyd, alongside Gov. Whitmer.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/2020/06/04/whitmer-duggan-gilchrist-woodward-march-george-floyd-death/3146097001/
https://www.univision.com/univision-news/health/government-paid-336-million-for-ventilators-unsuitable-for-covid-19-intensive-care-units-treatment-experts-say

And resharing this investigation that found hundreds millions dollars were spent on ventilators that experts say don’t quite do the job...

By @IanJHodgson @SarenaSnider and @jakekincaid31

For @UnivisionNews
Government paid $336 million for ventilators unsuitable for Covid-19 intensive care units treatme...

The ventilators fail to meet HHS guidelines according to Columbia Journalism Investigations in collaboration with Univision Investiga. Lea esta historia en español.

https://www.univision.com/univision-news/health/government-paid-336-million-for-ventilators-unsuitable-for-covid-19-intensive-care-units-treatment-experts-say
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/05/buffalo-new-york-police-officers-suspended-shoving-man-ground/3153626001/

Not to mention, this piece for @USATODAY from Buffalo... by @sjtaddeo.
2 Buffalo cops charged with assault after video shows officers shoving 75-year-old man to the ground

Two suspended Buffalo police officers were charged with second-degree assault after video showing officers shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/05/buffalo-new-york-police-officers-suspended-shoving-man-ground/3153626001/
So grateful to be surrounded and supported by journalists.
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/us-prison-system-black-lives-matter-incarceration-reagan-clinton-a9555261.html?fbclid=IwAR1YgOL9pmzNdnSr9nxS61PhhG1NmIBtxXX-FavaYZKO6cChGrPiwCtI5aU

Another add. By @jean_lee1

We're currently working on a story together, and I'm forever in awe of her work.
Inside Brooklyn's jail support for arrested protesters

On June 4th at 7:00 pm, volunteers gathered at the corner of Oliver Street and Park Row to take the curfew shift⁠ — 8:00 pm to 5:00 am⁠ — of One Police Plaza's jail support for arrested protesters.

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/us-prison-system-black-lives-matter-incarceration-reagan-clinton-a9555261.html?fbclid=IwAR1YgOL9pmzNdnSr9nxS61PhhG1NmIBtxXX-FavaYZKO6cChGrPiwCtI5aU
https://www.kansas.com/news/business/article243617777.html

MORE:

By my fave girl @sarahespicer
These national companies are choosing Kansas energy to power their operations

Kansas is producing more wind energy than ever and these national companies are the state’s biggest buyers.

https://www.kansas.com/news/business/article243617777.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article241249651.html

And on tracking Covid in the Americas by the brilliant, compassionate @syraob for @MiamiHerald 🙌
Canada has flattened curve, but COVID shows no sign of ‘slowing down in Americas’

With more than 7.7 million cases and 311,000 deaths, the coronavirus is showing no signs of slowing down in the Americas region, the head of the Pan American Health Organization.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article241249651.html
https://www.bustle.com/p/how-ultra-orthodox-weddings-have-changed-during-covid-19-according-to-2-brides-22986543?fbclid=IwAR2apDN87vI-ZiBsQUIcltbZyD0vfyXhH_jY8MKbyAa69iDnN2QwsYZmIdQ

Was wondering what @KhayaHimmelman was doing now that she can’t spent all her time in the Pulitzer labs... here it is!
How Ultra-Orthodox Weddings Have Changed During COVID-19, According To 2 Brides

How Ultra-Orthodox Weddings Have Changed During COVID-19, According To 2 Brides

https://www.bustle.com/p/how-ultra-orthodox-weddings-have-changed-during-covid-19-according-to-2-brides-22986543?fbclid=IwAR2apDN87vI-ZiBsQUIcltbZyD0vfyXhH_jY8MKbyAa69iDnN2QwsYZmIdQ
https://twitter.com/laurenmpeace/status/1276899359691550720?s=21

Another (forgot to add here). https://twitter.com/LaurenMPeace/status/1276899359691550720
https://www.thetrace.org/2020/06/boogaloo-gun-ammunition-marketing-facebook-instagram/

And from one of my favorite humans...

This fascinating/troubling piece on how ammunition manufacturers are tapping into anti-government social media culture to market deadly weapons.

By @iankarbal for @teamtrace
‘Boogaloo’ Believers Think a Civil War Is Coming. These Gun Firms Are Openly Marketing to Them.

To market their products, ammo makers and gun shops are invoking the memes and rhetoric of a disjointed anti-government ideology blamed for at least one killing spree.

https://www.thetrace.org/2020/06/boogaloo-gun-ammunition-marketing-facebook-instagram/
A harrowing story by @CarsonKessler, who reviewed 408 pages of documents for this piece from @THECITYNY.

MUST READ: https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/7/5/21312137/new-york-state-prisons-death-preventable?fbclid=IwAR30OQCw4xcA5Jj-j8-1xDtfrwMfU2POONNRS-jM2_LTT8cwWZaV4bP9SLc
Many Deaths at New York State Prisons Are Preventable, Review Finds

Inmates with most high-profile cases appear to get worse medical treatment amid lack of staff, prison commission reports suggest.

https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/7/5/21312137/new-york-state-prisons-death-preventable?fbclid=IwAR30OQCw4xcA5Jj-j8-1xDtfrwMfU2POONNRS-jM2_LTT8cwWZaV4bP9SLc
By the fabulous @CiaraReports, who (YES!) finally got her visa approved:

https://sfpublicpress.org/critics-applaud-sf-school-district-move-to-end-police-presence/?fbclid=IwAR1TxAXqwXB02O_SJyzhv0DG3dg5TqVvnBOElI3csS0ojf1__iN-I1kOVsE
By @ricdssj for @RNS : ) https://religionnews.com/2020/07/10/without-church-or-internet-many-south-africans-turn-to-liturgies-at-home/?fbclid=IwAR2q2kTQT_BPffVM97G--j_3fPGh8gTvhpaJo8qeIAJiuwiFL1hluPRtlfA
Without church or internet, many South Africans turn to liturgies at home

(RNS) — ‘The church in South Africa, still, is rooted in the Mass experience,’ said a parish priest of Our Lady of Peace in Johannesburg.

https://religionnews.com/2020/07/10/without-church-or-internet-many-south-africans-turn-to-liturgies-at-home/?fbclid=IwAR2q2kTQT_BPffVM97G--j_3fPGh8gTvhpaJo8qeIAJiuwiFL1hluPRtlfA
A really important one by one of my favorite humans (+ co).

Must read: By @gliadkovskaya for @THECITYNY. https://www.thecity.nyc/health/2020/7/13/21323552/new-york-hospitals-prepare-for-second-wave
Hospitals Steel for Possible Virus Resurgence, Unsure of Their Financial Future

Private health care networks treated most COVID-19 patients, but lost dollars could yield cuts to services even as they brace for a second wave.

https://www.thecity.nyc/health/2020/7/13/21323552/new-york-hospitals-prepare-for-second-wave
@IanJHodgson makes sense of Sunday's spike in Florida for @TB_Times: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/07/14/behind-the-florida-spike-what-testing-tells-us-about-recent-coronavirus-cases/%3foutputType=amp
Behind the Florida spike: What testing tells us about recent coronavirus cases

A Virginia testing lab is one reason behind Sunday’s 15,300 positive cases

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/07/14/behind-the-florida-spike-what-testing-tells-us-about-recent-coronavirus-cases/%3foutputType=amp
For @MiamiHerald by the wonderful @cnsaintlouis — https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article244214302.html
CARES Act funding is used to get homeless off the street — but time running out for some

Luke McCloud, 53, suffers from anxiety and depression, and those conditions “went through the roof,” when he read a letter Sunday from the City of Fort Lauderdale saying he had to leave his current...

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article244214302.html
By @jakekincaid31 for @MiamiHerald !! https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article244194112.html
Nicaraguan doctors say population now fighting two enemies: the government and COVID-19

While the rest of the world scrambled to get critical medical supplies and implement quarantines in the early days of the coronavirus, the Nicaraguan government held a march calling for “love in the...

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article244194112.html
Wow. What a read... by @caitlinantonios for @THECITYNY. Consistently blown away by the work of these wonderful friends of mine. https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/8/5/21356516/homes-for-people-with-disabilities-isolate-covid
As Homes for People With Disabilities Sought to Swiftly Isolate Residents With COVID, State...

Government officials asked group homes to prepare detailed plans at pandemic’s peak. Some refused — and said ignoring the rules helped save lives.

https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/8/5/21356516/homes-for-people-with-disabilities-isolate-covid
On race disparities//Covid-19.

By @IanJHodgson for @TB_Times:

“Experts and community leaders like Edmond point to a history of systemic neglect and failure on the part of state and local government...” https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/08/07/one-of-floridas-biggest-disparities-how-coronavirus-spread-in-pinellas-black-community/
One of Florida’s biggest disparities: How coronavirus spread in Pinellas’ Black community

“It shouldn’t have taken a genius to see COVID was going to hurt us,” a Pinellas organizer said.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/08/07/one-of-floridas-biggest-disparities-how-coronavirus-spread-in-pinellas-black-community/
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