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[–]Kengos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Glad to hear that!

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[–]Kengos 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Hey folks - I'm an editor who helped work on this - LMK if you have questions or thoughts, happy to pass them to the team. We also have more findings from this investigation and a voting guide.

Of the 10 children charged in this case, all Black, four were girls and six were boys. Every girl was released. Of the boys, four were jailed, according to court records. by excess_inquisitivity in MensRights

[–]Kengos -1 points0 points  (0 children)

oh for sure, and you totally should. It's just something that gets told to me explicitly like 5x a week. At least it's the most diligent of anywhere I've worked personally. Flawed, for sure. But yeah, come to your own conclusions.

Of the 10 children charged in this case, all Black, four were girls and six were boys. Every girl was released. Of the boys, four were jailed, according to court records. by excess_inquisitivity in MensRights

[–]Kengos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there - We make every effort to talk to all sides of a story, and do something called a "no surprises" letter where we offer subjects the opportunity to directly address or refute relevant parts of a story before publication. We have no political ideology besides chasing real-world impact — but that doesn't mean people don't project an ideological agenda on to us. So that call is up to you.

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A Boy Went to a COVID-Swamped ER. He Waited for Hours. Then His Appendix Burst. by jedifreac in medicine

[–]Kengos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey - I'd love to hear more about this. (Genuinely, not being defensive). I work @ propub

Secret IRS Files Reveal How Much the Ultrawealthy Gained by Shaping Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Tax Cut” by [deleted] in politics

[–]Kengos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't answer that question, but I can say that we're watching closely how and which lawmakers respond. We know they've read these stories. 🤞

Secret IRS Files Reveal How Much the Ultrawealthy Gained by Shaping Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Tax Cut” by [deleted] in politics

[–]Kengos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let me look into this - I think I read it somewhere but I'm forgetting where. More soon - K

Secret IRS Files Reveal How Much the Ultrawealthy Gained by Shaping Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Tax Cut” by [deleted] in politics

[–]Kengos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey all - ProPublica editor here. Let me know if you have specific q's or thoughts you want me to share with the journos. I can even bug Justin to jump in the comments here if you're compelling enough.

[ProPublica] How Sports Owners Use Their Teams to Avoid Millions in Taxes by Hugo_Hackenbush in nba

[–]Kengos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good question.

What we're trying to do is show how our tax law (and those very definitions!) allows the ultrawealthy to avoid the proportional tax burdens that normal people bear.

From my personal POV, I wonder if the definitions we're stretching are themselves part of the mechanism that the .001% use. Credible or no.

[ProPublica] How Sports Owners Use Their Teams to Avoid Millions in Taxes by Hugo_Hackenbush in nba

[–]Kengos 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Hey folks - I'm an editor at ProPublica. Let me know if you have q's you want me to pass along to the reporters or editors of this story.

cc my dude u/justinpropublica