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Known for
2 views
In case you needed more evidence you can't just blindly copy and run code written by AI:
I just asked a llama3.2 model how to sort by create date and it gave me a command which would have deleted every file from the directory (after sorting) 😅
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It's 2026, an election year here (💀). That means its time to update ProPublica's 527 Explorer! This latest update brings us current through 2025, adding 460k new records.
I'll be updating more frequently this year. Follow for updates.
And LMK what you do w/ it!
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https://projects.propublica.org/527-explorer/
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"Generate new ideas" really?
📊 Post engagement
2
Avg engagement / post
1.1%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
🔥 Top post: There's an opening on the News Apps team at ProPublica! If you'r · 3 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.22 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 6 text · 6 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
1.7×
Follows 109 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
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It's 2026, an election year here (💀). That means its time to update ProPublica's 527 Explorer! This latest update brings us current through 2025, adding 460k new records.
I'll be updating more frequently this year. Follow for updates.
And …
People have been asking, so we published it: The data linking generic drugs to the facilities that make them!
Some examples of what you can do with this:
- Find out which countries make the most generics
- Compare across drugs and compani…
"Generate new ideas" really?
data journalists everywhere right now adding commits like this 😩
In case you needed more evidence you can't just blindly copy and run code written by AI:
I just asked a llama3.2 model how to sort by create date and it gave me a command which would have deleted every file from the directory (after sortin…
GIJN piece detailing how we covered DOGE using AI at the Dept of Veterans Affairs to try and cut contracts. Includes some tips for reporters working to investigate other uses of AI.
https://gijn.org/stories/how-the-did-it-propublica-ai-too…
Finally some good news
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/alden-global-capital-fails-in-its-attempt-to-get-its-tentacles-on-the-dallas-morning-news/
NEW: An ex-DOGE engineer with no government or medical experience used AI to identify which Veterans Affairs contracts to kill, labeling them as “MUNCHABLE.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-veterans-affairs-ai-contracts-healt…
📊 JUST UPDATED: 527 Explorer database now includes 140k new records following the IRS Q1 2025 filing deadline for 527 organizations.
Found something interesting? Reach out!
https://projects.propublica.org/527-explorer/
The End of Term Presidential Harvest 2024 (scrape) project is well underway! Initial comprehensive scrape of .gov started in Oct 2024. Continual scrapes are ongoing and you can suggest pages for close monitoring.
If you think certain agenc…
New data has been released on ProPublica's 527 Explorer!
Quarter 4 (Oct-Dec) 2024 filings are in, which means over half a million new records are available.
Browse them yourself here
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https://projects.propublica.org/527-explorer/
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🐘 Community & instance
Home server
journa.host
A journalists server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
✅ Link-verified
Verified link
Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 2 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.2× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated75/100
Good
Credibility score
92%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 92% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~1.1% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
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News applications developer at ProPublica. Occasional ML researcher.
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