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]
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Joined August 2010
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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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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.@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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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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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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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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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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The R.N.C. Asked a Conspiracy Theorist to Train Poll Watchers. Here’s What He Told Them.
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Jack Posobiec of “Pizzagate” notoriety recently spoke to a group of G.O.P. volunteers. “It doesn’t matter who votes,” he told them. “It matters who counts the votes.”
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The new season of Survivor features @PodSaveAmerica host @jonlovett - will it be as oddly apolitical as the 46 (46!) previous seasons? @AlexandraBerzon and @Kellen_Browning sniff around to find out https://t.co/EtgKkp9yu8
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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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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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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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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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"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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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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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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As Kamala Harris claims Oakland, Berkeley forgives By @hknightsf and @AlexandraBerzon
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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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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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Read @AlexandraBerzon on one of the most interesting donors this cycle: Timothy Mellon. https://t.co/0ZYpTkQXrO
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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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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
nytimes.com
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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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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