Alexandra Berzon Profile
Alexandra Berzon

@AlexandraBerzon

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New York Times investigative reporter on politics desk focusing on risks to democracy. Previously WSJ/ProPublica - [email protected]

Los Angeles
Joined August 2010
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Trip Gabriel
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Musk claimed 40% of calls to Social Security came from scammers. It was a lie. Leland Dudek — plucked from a midlevel job to run SS -- got an angry call from the WH. “The number is 40 percent,” Katie Miller told him. “Do not contradict the president" https://t.co/pMnHWNMtMN
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The drama offers a case study in how Elon Musk’s team sought to run a critical government agency through misinformation and social media blasts — and how longtime employees responded.
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@kenvogel
Kenneth P. Vogel
1 year
The partisan podcasters, pundits & aggregators would have nothing to talk about if everyone followed their advice & cancelled subscriptions to news outlets that produce the actual accountability reporting upon which the podcasters, pundits & aggregators base their content.
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@eisingerj
Jesse Eisinger
1 year
.@propublica found Texas women who died while having miscarriages because doctors wouldn't treat them until their fetus had no detectable heartbeat. Treating them would be a "crime," they feared. @Cassandrajar & @Ksurana6 have the horrifying story: https://t.co/6VDZtt0sRt
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@dannyhakim
Danny Hakim
1 year
I wouldn’t even think of canceling my subscription to @washingtonpost, where I started my career as a clerk. What’s going on with the owner has nothing to do with the excellent work of its reporters. #WhyISubscribe
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@nickconfessore
Nick Confessore
1 year
I pay for the @washingtonpost for great media reporting by @erikwemple, politics scoops from @jdawsey1 and @ashleyrparker, and cause @petridishes don't miss. #whyIsubscribe
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@nytimes
The New York Times
1 year
Republican activists are ready to challenge a Donald Trump defeat. The New York Times has obtained recordings of their private, weekly planning meetings.
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For years, Republican activists have huddled in video meetings to talk about remaking democracy and plan for the election. The New York Times has obtained the recordings.
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@eisingerj
Jesse Eisinger
1 year
NEW: We got ahold of private speeches from one of the key Trumpists, an architect of the RNC platform. He lays out his plans for the next Trump admin. And his take on the US. It's apocalyptic stuff. @mtredden, @AndyKroll & @NickSurgey https://t.co/JcVvBDC6GG
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@robcesternino
Rob Cesternino 🛎
1 year
Either the red tribe or the blue tribe is getting blindsided this fall... Meanwhile, Pod Save America's @jonlovett tries to navigate the social politics of a new season of #Survivor https://t.co/pgTKja3mzY
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The show’s 47th season, which features Jon Lovett, a former Obama speechwriter, premieres Wednesday. But even in heated election years, presidential politics rarely intrudes.
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@anfuller
Andrea Fuller
1 year
Love that political reporters @Kellen_Browning and my former colleague @AlexandraBerzon found a way to write about Survivor (which hilariously I’ve watched at a bar with both).
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The show’s 47th season, which features Jon Lovett, a former Obama speechwriter, premieres Wednesday. But even in heated election years, presidential politics rarely intrudes.
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@Kellen_Browning
Kellen Browning
1 year
On #Survivor premiere day @AlexandraBerzon & I wrote about why partisan politics have rarely been part of @survivorcbs, despite it being a microcosm of society. (S47 will feature Obama speechwriter @jonlovett) @JeffProbst & Survivor alums told us why. https://t.co/RbBBrlC6Y6
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The show’s 47th season, which features Jon Lovett, a former Obama speechwriter, premieres Wednesday. But even in heated election years, presidential politics rarely intrudes.
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@nickconfessore
Nick Confessore
1 year
"The word almost never spoken was the name of Ms. Harris’s actual hometown: Berkeley, Calif." @hknightsf & @AlexandraBerzon on how Harris, has massaged her bio amid attacks from the right.
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The vice president has virtually erased Berkeley, Calif., her hometown, from her campaign biography. The residents of “the People’s Republic” say they get it.
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@ConorDougherty
Conor Dougherty
1 year
Great and hilarious story from @hknightsf and @AlexandraBerzon on Kamala Harris's subtle erasure of her hometown of Berkeley, which gets traded for Oakland and the East Bay in her speeches. (Just imagine how the Canadians feel.)
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The vice president has virtually erased Berkeley, Calif., her hometown, from her campaign biography. The residents of “the People’s Republic” say they get it.
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@hknightsf
Heather Knight
1 year
As Kamala Harris introduces herself to the U.S., she’s leaving out the word Berkeley. Residents of her hometown say they get it. “We have such a reputation for being on the far left, that we’re all a bunch of communists,” said one. W/ @AlexandraBerzon. https://t.co/gkWTEcMV8J
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The vice president has virtually erased Berkeley, Calif., her hometown, from her campaign biography. The residents of “the People’s Republic” say they get it.
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@kenbensinger
Ken Bensinger
1 year
The biggest donor to both Trump ($75M) & RFK Jr ($25M) is a reclusive heir to the Mellon rail fortune. When he isn’t funding politicians,Tim Mellon is picking fruitless legal fights & ranting on private forums. Great by @AlexandraBerzon and @mmcintire https://t.co/VI0lEWX3yv
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Timothy Mellon, a reclusive heir to a storied fortune, is spending tens of millions to elect Donald J. Trump. Precisely what he wants in return is one of many curiosities surrounding him.
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@peterbakernyt
Peter Baker
1 year
Family members have made at least $2.2 million monetizing Michael Flynn’s right-wing stardom in recent years, with more than half going to Flynn directly as he promotes QAnon-style conspiracies about pedophile cabals. @Fahrenthold @AlexandraBerzon
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The former national security adviser took over a nonprofit group. Soon, it was paying five of his relatives and trafficking in conspiracy theories.
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@Fahrenthold
David Fahrenthold
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NEW: Mike Flynn took over a 75 year-old nonprofit. Soon, it was losing money, burning through savings — and paying 6 different Flynn family members. W/@AlexandraBerzon. https://t.co/sISYZxbhWg
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The former national security adviser took over a nonprofit group. Soon, it was paying five of his relatives and trafficking in conspiracy theories.
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