
Beth Reinhard
@bethreinhard
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Washington Post reporter. Florida girl. Ex WSJ, National Journal, Miami Herald, Palm Beach Post, et al. I believe in the daily miracle. Signal at 305 733 8769
Washington, D.C.
Joined April 2009
RT @sarahellison: It all started when Pam Bondi presented Potemkin Epstein Files to MAGA influencers on Feb 27. One of them was @Liz_Wheele….
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“When you are a true friend, you tell the truth even when the truth hurts,” said podcaster Liz Wheeler, “even when the truth has consequences, even when it’s uncomfortable.”
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RT @kemettler: Records show that Maryland officials have known about the existence of this lost cemetery since at least the 1970s. Yet th….
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At least 100 mostly unmarked graves, some dating to the 19th century, have existed outside the Cheltenham Youth Detention Center without recognition.
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RT @laurameckler: NEW: Our look at how the Trump antisemitism task force and how it is pressing to reshape universities on DEI and other ma….
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The Trump administration is using antisemitism investigations as a pretext to pursue an unrelated conservative agenda, critics say.
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1 in 5 senior Trump appointees hold crypto or related assets as administration takes hands-off approach to regulation. @ccemorse @Cat_Zakrzewski @arfamomin.
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Over 1 in 5 top Trump appointees reported investments in crypto and other digital assets, far more than previous administrations, a Post analysis found.
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The children lost in the Texas floods, remembered by their loved ones - Washington Post
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The flooding that ravaged Central Texas before sunrise on the Fourth of July was the country’s deadliest catastrophe for children in recent memory.
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“portable toilets routinely back up, sewage needs to be collected and trucked out, and swarms of mosquitoes attack detainees and staff alike….”.
Inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ with @DavidOvalle305 @rachelbianca
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Trump officials halt development of a tool to help communities prepare for extreme rainfall even as the toll of intensifying storms becomes apparent, reports @sarahkaplan48
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The tool would have projected how climate change could affect rainfall frequency and intensity in communities across the nation.
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IRS is building a computer program that would give deportation officers unprecedented access to confidential tax data. ProPublica has obtained a blueprint of the system
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ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.
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RT @yvonnewingett: EXCLUSIVE: DOJ hits states with broad requests for voter rolls, election data by @patrickdmarley @yvonnewingett htt….
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Election clerks in both parties, who have been subject to harassment and lawsuits over Trump’s 2020 false election claims, worry about efforts to examine their voting machines.
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Camp Mystic leader waited over an hour after receiving “life threatening” flood alert to evacuate campers in low-lying areas.
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More than an hour passed between Camp Mystic receiving a severe flood warning and a decision to evacuate young campers asleep in cabins by the Guadalupe River.
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Trump administration says undocumented immigrants no longer eligible for bond hearing as they fight deportation, reports @mariasacchetti @CarolLeonnig
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A memo from ICE’s acting director instructs officers to hold immigrants who entered the country illegally “for the duration of their removal proceedings,” which can take months or years.
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How Trump officials use the vast resources of the federal government to address conspiracy theories, by @NaftaliBendavid
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Trump officials have assigned government workers and spent taxpayer dollars to address conspiracy theories and easily disproved assertions.
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RT @MiamiHerald: Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges or convictions, records show
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Descriptions of the Everglades detention center as a place for violent criminals tell only part of the story.
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Memo: Federal officials to deport immigrants with hours’ notice to countries other than their own even if persecution or torture awaits them, reports @mariasacchetti @CarolLeonnig @marianne_levine
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The dramatic shift in policy could result in thousands of immigrants being deported to places where they lack family ties or even a common language.
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He may have stopped Trump’s would-be assassin. Now he’s telling his story to @ShawnBoburg
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In his first extensive media interview since the assassination attempt, Aaron Zaliponi, a 46-year-old Army combat veteran, recounted firing the “ninth shot.”
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As Trump heads to Texas to see flood devastation, White House moves away from plans to abolish FEMA, reports @natalie_allison
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As Trump visits Texas to see the impact of last week’s deadly flash floods, the White House has backed away from plans to abolish FEMA, officials said.
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New layers of bureaucracy under DHS Secretary Kristi Noem delayed FEMA search and rescue teams in Texas, reports @bri_sacks @hannah_natanson
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FEMA officials said search and rescue efforts in the Texas floods were slowed by budget rules imposed by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
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Firings without explanation create culture of fear at Justice Dept, reports @PerryStein
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Widespread, abrupt terminations have left Justice Department and FBI employees wondering if they will be next, people familiar with the matter say.
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How conservatives beat back a Republican sell-off of public lands @karinbrulliard
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When a GOP senator proposed using federal land for affordable housing, right-wing forces revolted to protect what they see as a symbol of American greatness.
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