Last year, I learned the horrific story of Tony Mitchell, who froze to death in a bare concrete jail cell in Alabama.
The sheriff overseeing the jail still has his job. But half of his jailers have been charged in Mitchell's death.
This is that story:
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
My colleague @willcarless.bsky.social traveled to Alabama and I dug through hundreds of pages of records to get to the bottom of how Tony Mitchell froze to death after two weeks in the Walker County jail. The sheriff remains in power and is running for re-election. buff.ly/f63cjTt
Wow. Any links for this?
I'm extremely proud of this story, with @writerbarton.bsky.social.
Please check it out, and let us know what you think!
Tony Mitchell froze to death over two weeks in January 2023 in a cell with no running water, toilet or bunk.
He lay, dying, in his own feces and urine in a paper-thin suicide smock.
"We did it. We killed him," a jailer later admitted.
@writerbarton.bsky.social
and I spent months reporting, writing and editing this story.
It's a horrific tale of abuse and neglect — one of the hardest things to investigate and write about in my 20+years as a journalist.
I hope you can take the time to read it and watch the video!
Last year, I learned the horrific story of Tony Mitchell, who froze to death in a bare concrete jail cell in Alabama.
The sheriff overseeing the jail still has his job. But half of his jailers have been charged in Mitchell's death.
This is that story:
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
The crusade against truth and journalism continues.
It will not win. We can't let it.
Messaging from federal agencies is increasingly echoing language, imagery and even music made popular on white supremacist and far-right extremist websites and social media:
My latest for
@USATODAY
With @heidibeirich.bsky.social and @jaredlholt.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/reels/DTvj29...
@malcolmgladwell.bsky.social You didn't get the chance to ask @RobertKennedyJr whether he believes in the teachings of Louis Pasteur/germ theory.
I did.
At 19:51 in the video
WATCH: My full interview with
@RobertKennedyJr
from last week:
youtube.com/watch?v=vFTC...
Feat.
💣 Vaccine talk
💣 5G
💣 Whether RFK believes in germs
💣 Crunchy Moms
💣 Why he only eats meat & fermented food
💣 Why he thinks his voice is like that
💣 Whether he'll run in 2028
Meet the "Crunchy Moms" at the heart of the MAHA movement.
They trust science. But only *some science. They're not vaccinating their kids, and they see RFK Jr. as their guy in government.
Episode 2 of Extremely Normal:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk8f...
#crunchy
#Crunchymom
#vaccines
They oppose vaccines and only trust *some science.
Meet the "Crunchy Moms" at the heart of the MAHA movement.
Episode Two of Extremely Normal!
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Extremely Normal Episode Two examines "Crunchy Moms," supporters of RFK Jr's MAHA movement, who are pro-beef tallow and anti-vaccines.
Learn how this fringe movement became a mainstream political powerhouse, and why that concerns experts in virology and disease:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk8f...
They oppose vaccines and only trust *some science.
Meet the "Crunchy Moms" at the heart of the MAHA movement.
Episode Two of Extremely Normal!
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Coming today!
Episode Two of Extremely Normal looks at how vaccine skeptic “Crunchy Moms” went from the fringe to shaping health policy:
www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr ONLY eats meat and fermented food
Every day.
RFK Jr. on vaccines, meat and 5G towers. A USA TODAY exclusive
Or/
I interviewed RFK Jr. and it wasn’t weird until it was:
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Ever wondered about RFK Jr's voice?
The Health Secretary told me this afternoon he suspects it may have been damaged by a flu shot, which is why he stopped getting them in 2005
That's among the revelations from my exclusive interview:
Ever wondered about RFK Jr's voice?
The HHS Secretary told me this afternoon he suspects it may have been damaged by a flu shot, which is why he stopped getting them in 1995.
That's among the revelations from my exclusive interview:
“That’s why my voice is so screwed up,” Kennedy said in an interview for the USA TODAY series "Extremely Normal." “Do I know whether that was caused by my annual flu shot? I have no idea. It’s a possibility. It’s a potential culprit that I cannot rule out. I can’t prove it.”
EXCLUSIVE: I interviewed RFK Jr. this afternoon for the next episode of Extremely Normal. I learned many things about the HHS Secretary, including that he stopped taking flu shots in 2005 over concerns about side effects
Our first story:
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Why am I always in DC in January?!
Former NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence & Counterterrorism says "they have created a new definition of domestic terrorism ... people who are protesting, following, blowing whistles, impeding or affecting these [ICE] efforts ... they are domestic terrorists."
It’s pathetic.
How is awful, vile sexiest nonsense like “The Breadwinner” still being made today.
Nate Nergatze and everyone involved in this crap should be deeply ashamed.
Signed: A father
Say what you will about AI and ChatGPT but I’m here for an all-knowing app that merrily announces that I won a Pulitzer Prize in 2023:
(I did not win a Pulitzer that year, or any other — yet)
Probably the most shocking element of this is that there was a library.
These people were reading?
Parachute journalism vs. local journalism:
Trump on Truth Social reposts someone who says of Democratic lawmakers, "HANG THEM GEORGE WASHINGTON WOULD!!"
Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
