Kim Bellware
@bellwak
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@washingtonpost breaking news reporter ✶ Anxious former freelancer ✶ I prefer DMs via carrier pigeon ✶ signal: bellware.33
Chicago ✶ D.C.
Joined August 2008
You’ve got *country club* managers in *Charlotte, North Carolina* fighting ICE this may be the least popular thing an administration has done in a generation
The interim general manager of the Myers Park Country Club says he is consulting with legal after Border Patrol entered their private grounds "without warrant or permission" and briefly detained an employee. The GM says the employee was released and possessed all valid
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Thank you to the brave journalist @marykbruce for remembering my husband #JamalKhashoggi @JKhashoggi. He would be so proud of you. #SHERO #FreedomofthePress
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New! After our reporting that Social Security was planning on changing disability benefits for older Americans, admin leaders told advocates and others that the rule is no longer moving forward.
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The policy would have fundamentally altered who qualifies for the two federal disability programs by eliminating or limiting a person’s age as a factor to consider.
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Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. https://t.co/vFrl9tJg9a
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Military service personnel have been seeking outside legal advice about some of the missions the Trump administration has assigned them. The strikes against alleged drug traffickers and deployments...
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This is astonishing During a congressional hearing Jeffrey Epstein was texting Congresswoman Plaskett. Feeding her question which she proceeded to ask. I don't even have words https://t.co/3CfjBN6YNb
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Michelle Obama: “Don't even look at me about running, because you all are lying. You're not ready for a woman. So don't waste my time. We got a lot of growing up to do.”
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The media cartel of the Pulitzer Prize committee should explain why it snubbed @jkbjournalist's groundbreaking 2018 series Perversion of Justice —which led to the re-investigation & incarceration of Jeffrey Epstein It didn't even make the finals
NEW: (gift): While Jeffrey Epstein’s friendships with billionaires, politicians and royalty have been well-documented, the newly released documents reveal the close relationship he appeared to enjoy with two journalists: Wolff and former New York Times reporter Landon Thomas Jr.
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2018: Orders the gruesome assassination of a journalist with a bone saw, per US intelligence. 2025: Gets feted in DC with a fancy dinner.
Invitations have been going out for a Nov. 18 dinner PRESIDENT TRUMP is throwing for Saudi Crown Prince MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN in D.C. Not a state dinner because he's not officially the head of state. But a formal dinner with a lot of pomp. Some members of Congress, members of
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Tonight the Northern Lights over Chicago. Last night was a high-bar to reach, but it's rather amazing to see the aurora borealis this active this far south of the Arctic Circle. #weather #news #chicago #ilwx #Auroraborealis #northernlights
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A superb piece by @sarahrlnrd about the rise and fall of Teen Vogue. It really captures what made the publication unique and important—why its loss is so strongly felt by other journalists and its loyal readers.
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Condé Nast folded a beloved magazine that treated youth and feminism as political topics, not trends.
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Thank you, @reuters, for including my photo for @BlockClubCHI in yesterday’s Pictures of the Day from around the world. https://t.co/IJ9p7RWG1O
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Today's Northern Lights could be BIGGER than last night... Get those cameras ready tonight! We could be in-store for another big show...
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Wow! Ryan Scholl found an actual winter waterspout, or a waterspout beneath a lake-effect snow squall, offshore or Chicago. There was also one about 25 minutes ago east of Lake Forest (according to radar).
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Buried in the new agreement, senators want the Department of Veterans Affairs to tell them what clinical trials were paused or canceled during the DOGE cuts https://t.co/1RHX3IRtHx
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WOW. This might be a first – a formal special marine warning for SNOWSPOUTS, or winter waterspouts. These are the same as warm-season waterspouts, but they're forming beneath snow squalls. It's because of the EXTREME contrast between the warm lake waters and frigid air above!
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Really incredible news. After spending THREE YEARS on strike, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers have WON!!!
Our top story: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit orders the PG to restore the striking journalists' contract, including its health care plan, and bargain a new one, and strikers are looking forward to returning to work:
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