the-fine-print
Oscar's Record Quarter and the Math Behind It
A third of denied-claim appeals win, and almost nobody files one. The insurers did that math first.
Unfiltered Ledger
The Full Story
Johnson Said Video Games. The CBO Said Paperwork.
Nebraska went live May 1 with no new staff and an exemption that stops at age 13.
The Full Story
fairlife Got Sued Twice. Marketing Unchanged.
Two settlements, three undercover investigations, one cartoon cow still on the carton.
The Public Record
The DHS Study That Said Its Own Towers Don't Work
DHS paid for a study proving the towers failed. CBP responded with $1.8 billion for more towers.
The Fine Print (primary), Public Record (secondary)
Taxpayers Now Co-Own Intel's Xinjiang Partner
The US took 9.9% of Intel in August. Intel's 2024 Chinese partner sold fingerprint tech to Xinjiang police.
The Fine Print
GM's $12.75M Fine on $20M in Sales
The record CCPA penalty equals 64 cents on every dollar GM made selling driver data.
The Fine Print
DHS Wants $7.5M for What Agents Already Wear
Agents have been recording in Meta Ray-Bans since June 2025. DHS just asked Congress to fund it.
The Public Record
The Unchecked Box on ICE's Subpoena
DHS used a 1930 customs law to unmask an ICE critic. The form's child-exploitation field is blank.
The Public Record
The DOJ's Own Court Filing on the Voter Data Deal
A DOGE staffer signed a contract using SSA records to challenge election results. The DOJ admitted it under oath.
The Fine Print
ICE Got 79M Medicaid Records. Found Nobody.
Pennsylvania and Colorado terminated zero enrollees. Ohio flagged 1,000 out of 65,000 referrals.
The Fine Print
Cut the Food, Kill the Count
Congress cut $186B from SNAP, then USDA cancelled the 30-year hunger survey. The money went to ADM.
The Public Record
The Nuclear Deal We Can't Verify
Wright let DOGE cancel the programs funding Iran's inspectors. Now they're gone.