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Journalist/Periodista | Formerly and | 📧brenda.medina@propublica.org

New York, USA
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    Apr 30

    We want to know more about issues transgender or nonbinary people have had during security screenings at airports. If this is your experience or if you work in airport security/TSA, talk to us! 🗣

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    May 7

    How many jobs that Trump says he helped create can he actually take credit for? 797. 797 out of 8.9 million.

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  3. Apr 26

    Esta es la manera en que TurboTax engaña a la gente para que paguen por la declaración de impuestos --aunque califiquen para presentar sus taxes gratituitamente … >

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  4. Apr 26

    Si ganas menos de $34,000 al año, calificas para presentar tus taxes gratuitamente. Si TurboTax te cobró para llenar tu declaración de taxes, podrías recuperar el dinero que pagaste a llamando a este número: >

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  5. Apr 26

    ‼️ If You Paid TurboTax but Make Under $34,000, You Could Get a Refund. Here’s How:

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  6. Apr 26

    People tricked into paying fees by - an unemployed woman in chemo, hoping to use her refund to repay a loan - a man making $15/an hour in an expensive city - an 87-year old woman living off social security & a military pension
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  7. Apr 26

    The folks that are affected by what TurboTax/ is doing here make under $34,000 per year. They should have been able to file for free but many were charged $100-$150. For example this reader:
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  8. Apr 26

    Here’s everything you need to know about filing your taxes for free with . Don’t pay if you don’t have to.

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  9. Apr 26

    So people are tricked into paying to file their taxes even though they should have been able to do it FOR FREE. These people live on a limited income and need every penny they paid to TurboTax:

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  10. Apr 26

    TurboTax and H&R Block make it hard for you to find their web pages where you can *actually* file your taxes for free if you are eligible. This is what they do to hide them: >

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  11. Apr 26

    “We hung college banners on all the walls, just to let the kids know that this is just a temporary spot. You can still achieve your goals in life,” he said. >

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  12. Apr 25

    We’re Investigating How Insurance Gaps Endanger Mothers. This Is Why. >

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  13. Retweeted
    Apr 22

    Crack reporters & tried very hard to use TurboTax "free" filing for lower income folks. At every turn they were steered into $$ pay track. Appalling

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    Apr 22

    NEW: We tried to file our taxes for free on TurboTax as a lower-income American. We found deceptive design, misleading Google ads, and digital tags TurboTax uses to make sure we paid to file, even though we were eligible to do it for free. w/

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  15. Apr 18

    I can't... Child abuse investigators competed to cut their caseloads. The winner got a pizza party. >

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    Apr 18

    While the team reads, you can too: 🖥️Online : 📜Searchable PDF: 📲Barnes & Noble free e-book (avail tomorrow): Get notified when they're ready to talk 👉

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  17. Apr 17

    In a request to vendors TSA asked for ideas “to improve screening of headwear and hair in compliance with" a law that bars federally funded agencies and programs from discriminating — even unintentionally — on the basis of race, color or national origin

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    Apr 15

    Thanks to everyone for creating a newsroom where this kind of work can happen & especially to those who let us tell their stories - Jimena, Wilder, Brayan, Alex, Yemerly, Amahury & the 1000s of kids whose names we may never know

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    Apr 15

    2/ After Trump seized on MS-13’s violence to promote tougher immigration policies, realized that anti-immigrant rhetoric and police bias were undermining efforts to combat a brutal gang that preyed on Latino teenagers.

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    Apr 12

    Calling all JOC - tune in! The Local Reporting Network is an incredible opportunity but you can’t get in if you don’t apply.

    We're talking more about our Local Reporting Network ahead of our late-April application deadline in this Q&A webinar. We'll be chatting 4/18 at 1 p.m. ET, ft. members of our team: Register:
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