Investigative journalist. News Apps Developer at @ProPublica.org. Occasional AI/ML researcher. Using data+code to hold power to account. Web: https://bxroberts.org Signal: brandonrobertz.01https://bsky.app/profile/bxroberts.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/bxroberts.org/post/3mk44ddojtc2oI just updated 527 Explorer, which includes filings through the end of Q1 2026. 1.2M total new records detailing contributions, expenditures and other organizational information. projects.propublica.org/527-explorer/22 Apr 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:7i42jx56i75qbmma7dsop4bd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk44ddojtc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bxroberts.org/post/3mjzt354xfc27Trump Admin financial disclosures update! We added Witkoff, Mullin, and a page to see who was recently added. (We're still awaiting Jared Kushner's disclosures) 👇👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:7i42jx56i75qbmma7dsop4bd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzt354xfc27https://bsky.app/profile/bxroberts.org/post/3miypb52h622hWe are on strike today y'all. See this note about our event 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:7i42jx56i75qbmma7dsop4bd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miypb52h622hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bxroberts.org/post/3mgxu2326e22uUPDATE: We just added more info to the Trump Team Financials app! Now including President Trump's most recent financial transactions, which were filed late + released the same day we published our app. You can now see his transactions up until late Jan 2026. https://projects.propublica.org/trump-team-financial-disclosures/appointees/trump-donald-j13 Mar 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:7i42jx56i75qbmma7dsop4bd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxu2326e22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bxroberts.org/post/3mgcxkg43v227THREAD: We just released a tool that allows you to search billions of dollars in wealth, ties to the most powerful companies in the country, and details of the personal finances of President Trump and over 1,500 of his appointees. Here’s how it works 1/05 Mar 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:7i42jx56i75qbmma7dsop4bd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcxkg43v227https://bsky.app/profile/bxroberts.org/post/3me4ulj6yq22yIt's 2026, an election year (💀). 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 & LMK what you do w/ it projects.propublica.org/527-explorer/05 Feb 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:7i42jx56i75qbmma7dsop4bd/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4ulj6yq22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bxroberts.org/post/3me2ueeljqk2yInteresting piece about abuse of generative AI in contract bid protests: "Federal procurement is not prepared to deal with contractors like Oready, LLC (Oready), which has misused GenAI to file a barrage of seventeen pro se protests and appeals over eight months" https://content.ncmahq.org/contractmanagement/library/item/january_february_2026/4320523/04 Feb 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:7i42jx56i75qbmma7dsop4bd/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2ueeljqk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bxroberts.org/post/3md4awpywu223People have been asking, so we published it: The data linking generic drugs to the facilities that make them! You can download the data on GitHub. 👇👇 https://github.com/propublica/rx-inspector-data23 Jan 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:7i42jx56i75qbmma7dsop4bd/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4awpywu223https://bsky.app/profile/bxroberts.org/post/3mczskv6bdk2oWe're fighting to keep ProPublica human powered (not AI) and for a consistent, reliable disciplinary process that enables strong journalism. If these things matter to you, help us out by signing: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-propublica-agree-to-real-job-protections-now [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jan 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:7i42jx56i75qbmma7dsop4bd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczskv6bdk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bxroberts.org/post/3mcv2drpfqs2vLast week we demonstrated our Rx Inspector tool and walked people through how to use it and explained the types of things you can find with it. We just published a recording of the webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p51sPP0JzAM20 Jan 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:7i42jx56i75qbmma7dsop4bd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcv2drpfqs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bxroberts.org/post/3mabnfo5nj22tTHREAD: The FDA has made it difficult to find where medications are made. Today we're changing that with our latest tool. With Rx Inspector, it’s possible to see your drug’s manufacturing facility and what the FDA found during its inspections. Here's how you can use it. 1/18 Dec 2025 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:7i42jx56i75qbmma7dsop4bd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabnfo5nj22thttps://bsky.app/profile/bxroberts.org/post/3m7tsma5av22sThe FDA makes it nearly impossible to figure out where your prescription drugs were made and if there were any issues with the facilities. You can read our explainer about the problem here: https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-transparency-atorvastatin-prescription-explainer Big things coming soon! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/68tWTz3rC_I13 Dec 2025 04:52 +0000at://did:plc:7i42jx56i75qbmma7dsop4bd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7tsma5av22shttps://bsky.app/profile/bxroberts.org/post/3m3skbd4pfc2mGreat article. Archiving the internet is such a difficult thing without much of a financial motive, too. But reliance on a single entity has blown up in our faces so many times in the past. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2025 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:7i42jx56i75qbmma7dsop4bd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3skbd4pfc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bxroberts.org/post/3m2lajgevj22oI feel like "generate new ideas" is pretty debatable here 🤣07 Oct 2025 04:01 +0000at://did:plc:7i42jx56i75qbmma7dsop4bd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2lajgevj22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bxroberts.org/post/3lzoztu6j4227Office of Science and Technology Policy is requesting federal rules/guidelines/etc "that unnecessarily hinder" the development, deployment, and adoption of AI. The list of "not appropriate" assumptions is interesting because AI experts will tell you many of these are critical to responsible AI use.25 Sep 2025 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:7i42jx56i75qbmma7dsop4bd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzoztu6j4227https://bsky.app/profile/bxroberts.org/post/3lzgtlfnarc27Love seeing a local AI story. This one can be replicated anywhere too. 🔥 https://www.knkx.org/government/2025-08-26/washington-city-officials-chatgpt-write-government-documents-artificial-intelligence22 Sep 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:7i42jx56i75qbmma7dsop4bd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgtlfnarc27