Brett Murphy
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journalist | [email protected] | Signal: 508-523-5195
Joined July 2011
“When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything.” Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, writes about receiving a terminal diagnosis.
newyorker.com
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
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NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation. “It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said. https://t.co/ebnjFKFrzB
propublica.org
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
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The Harvard Crimson has the best reporting on Larry Summers-Epstein relationship -- here with more details as they team up in the apparent pursuit of an attractive LSE macroeconomist https://t.co/ZM2zKQgAca
thecrimson.com
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
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NEW: Under mounting pressure from President Trump, the Homeland Security Department has surged staff and resources to deportation, hindering other core missions, including criminal investigations into child abuse, national security and sex trafficking
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New: FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff (w/ @Bing_Chris)
propublica.org
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau...
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NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends. It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
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New: Agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter in a massive show of force. Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone.
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Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans...
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JOB ALERT! @propublica is hiring a business editor. You have an unerring instinct to hold the wealthy & powerful accountable? Build a team with me and we’ll get after it! Email me at jesse.eisinger@propublica.org 1/
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SCOOP: The United States gathered intelligence last year that Israel’s military lawyers warned there was evidence that could support war crimes charges against Israel for its military campaign in Gaza, five former U.S. officials told @ErinBanco @JonathanLanday and me 1/x
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'Sudan’s war is described as forgotten, but in reality it is tolerated and relegated. Because to reckon with the horror in Sudan is to look into the abyss of regional and global politics.' This week's column https://t.co/mt2D9FIwEw
theguardian.com
The massacres carried out by the RSF in El Fasher, Darfur, with the support of its UAE sponsors, will only stop when the international community acts, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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“…the killings have the potential to surpass the genocide that played out in Rwanda just over 30 years ago.”
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The country’s civil war has triggered a wave of brutal reprisals targeting the region’s Black population.
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SCOOP: A classified US report has found that Israeli military units committed “many hundreds” of potential violations human rights violations in Gaza that will take “multiple years” to review -The findings mark the first time a US government report has acknowledged the scale of
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"I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration and I’m sure they would be interested in this matter. I would strongly suggest dropping this story." ProPublica obviously didn't drop it.
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Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well...
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absolutely heartbreaking
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ICE deported 17-year-old Nory Sontay Ramos and her mother. Devastation met them in Guatemala.
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This is maybe my favorite expert quote ever, too. "The ethical conflict is just so basic and fundamental, you don't need a law professor to explain it," says a law professor. @DevlinBarrett
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases. @DevlinBarrett
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Shohei Ohtani just played the greatest game in baseball history.
washingtonpost.com
On a night of legendary excellence, Ohtani hit three home runs and pitched six-plus scoreless innings to lift the Dodgers to the National League pennant.
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🚨NEW I spent nearly a year investigating Russ Vought, the Trump adviser and Project 2025 architect who wants to put civil servants "in trauma." I obtained new audio recordings & videos. This is the most definitive profile yet. @propublica + @NewYorker
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From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that...
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We stand by our reporting. Here is the full story that DHS is dismissing: https://t.co/yPvwxIbOo2 It relies on footage that anyone can watch for themselves. We also explain exactly how we did it ⤵️
.@ProPublica is wasting more ink with disgusting smears against our brave @ICEgov law enforcement, as they are facing more than a 1000% increase in assaults against them. We have said it a million times: DHS enforcement operations are HIGHLY TARGETED and are not resulting in the
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1/My latest story, part 4 of our series “The Secret Files of the Gun Industry,” begins in in 2016, when the country’s best-known suicide prevention group teamed up with the gun industry to tackle the biggest form of gun death + help reduce suicide 20% by 2025
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Today I published “America’s Vigilantes,” a 25,000-word, four-part investigative series in the @NYTmag into crimes and impunity within the US Special Forces, with photos from @victorjblue
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