Jim Newell
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Senior politics writer, @Slate. [email protected]. Sign up for my newsletter, The Surge. JimNewell.85 on Signal. On leave until January.
Washington D.C.
Joined April 2010
How not to disguise the identity of your witness
A mysterious expert in submersibles was interviewed by the Coast Guard during the Titan investigation. His name is redacted, but we barely get into the interview before it becomes obvious who it is.
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Imagine telling someone a year ago that they would go to the Vatican and get their sports team roasted by the Pope
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This step was taken by the only Defense Secretary in American history to accidentally share details of a pending military strike with a journalist on an insecure Signal chat.
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it is fascinating to see MTG sitting in a CNN studio like this
Marjorie Taylor Greene on the Epstein files: "I can't conclusively say if that's why the House isn't in session, but the House should be in session ... there is a new Democrat that's been elected that does deserve to be sworn in ... if it's to avoid the discharge petition, why
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On the Ryder Cup
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Apparently, we can’t handle having golf rivals. We can only have golf enemies.
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European crowd: [Here is a clever song we made up serenading our lads and poking cheeky fun at the boys from the U.S. of A, whom we delight in subtly tormenting.] American Crowd: 🎵F--- you, Rory! 🎵 🎵F--- you, Rory! 🎵 🎵F--- you, Rory! 🎵
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60 Minutes starts its new season on Sunday. One segment is a profile of UFC's Dana White, who "talks about his friendship with Donald Trump, his sport’s place in the 'manosphere' and his plans for a summer 2026 fight card on the White House lawn."
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A senior foreign diplomat posted at the UN texts me: "This man is stark, raving mad. Do Americans not see how embarrassing this is?"
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BREAKING: New Jersey PBS has lost its contract with WNET and will cease operations in July 2026 following the loss of federal funding. https://t.co/JwDK4kdtZh
newjerseyglobe.com
New Jersey PBS is expected to cease operations in July 2026 following WNET's decision not to renew its agreement, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The
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Easier to accept the loss when the Ravens are simply outplayed all game instead of weirdly choking at the end.
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All-timer quote from the 28-year-old Kristi Noem hired as Deputy Director of ICE: “I absolutely think I’m qualified for the job,” she told me. “Because at the end of the day, what really makes anybody qualified for any job?” In @bterris profile of Noem: https://t.co/Y6ADi7wGXY
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My read of the new Kamala Harris book, which has no advice for how Democrats fix their problems and win.
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The former VP describes how Democrats lost her the election in her new book.
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in honor of jeremy irons' birthday, here's a compilation of his greatest hits
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it's been a very interesting couple of days at ACIP honestly, between the two contradictory MMRV vaccine votes and now postponing the hep-B vote, I get the impression that the panelists got cold feet after the CDC experts made a compelling case for the current schedule
Whoa ACIP just voted unanimously to *postpone* vote on Hep B Sentiment seems inclined to push back first dose but panelists said better to deliberate “Leave to a subsequent date”
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extremely cool that the ACIP does not appear to understand the items they are bringing up for a vote
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The most interesting thing to me about yesterday's CDC hearing was that it was happening at all.
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It turns out that there are some things Republicans aren't willing to help sweep under the rug.
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