Karen Yourish

Journalists in major newsrooms are working overtime right now to vet videos from the Middle East, interview eyewitnesses, and assess military claims and counterclaims. The ultimate goal is to convey the enormity of what's unfolding... cnn.it/3MPTqh9

New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offender The commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein.

A MOTHER JONES SCOOP! New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had a years-long business tie with the sex offender. This challenges his claim he had minimal contact with Epstein. The two were involved in a deal for six years, and an email shows they discussed it. @nlanard.bsky.social

Prince Andrew's Arrest Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
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After the Epstein Files Release, Who Has Resigned, Been Fired or Is Being Investigated? (Gift Article) This list will be updated and includes people who have faced concrete consequences, such as the loss of their position, as a result of their connection to Jeffrey Epstein.

Rough count of Epstein consequences so far:

▶️ 20 lost jobs (Europe and U.S.)
▶️ 4 arrested, charged and/or under criminal investigation (Europe)

Follow along as we track the Epstein fallout (GIFT LINK) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

After the Epstein Files Release, Who Has Resigned, Been Fired or Is Being Investigated? (Gift Article) This list will be updated and includes people who have faced concrete consequences, such as the loss of their position, as a result of their connection to Jeffrey Epstein.

Via @karenyourish.bsky.social and @lazarogamio.bsky.social

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After the Epstein Files Release, Who Has Resigned, Been Fired or Is Being Investigated? (Gift Article) This list will be updated and includes people who have faced concrete consequences, such as the loss of their position, as a result of their connection to Jeffrey Epstein.

Fallout so far from the Epstein files, by category:

Foreign politics: 7
Academia: 6
Business: 5
Law: 2
U.S. politics: 1

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After the Epstein Files Release, Who Has Resigned, Been Fired or Is Being Investigated? (Gift Article) This list will be updated and includes people who have faced concrete consequences, such as the loss of their position, as a result of their connection to Jeffrey Epstein.

We're tracking the fallout from the Epstein files here (GIFT LINK) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

📣 NEW! I’ve just released the BIGGEST and perhaps most creative project I’ve ever worked on!

“Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤

A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.

How Trump Sees the World: It’s Personal (Gift Article) Historical relationships play little if any role in the second-term worldview of the president, who holds himself as the constant center of global events.

Trump's View Of the World

Even on a global scale, the president's attitudes reflect a fixation on a single subject: himself.

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Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure

“I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.”
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Trump Deletes Racist Video of Obamas After Outcry

President Trump posted a blatantly racist video clip portraying former President Barack Obama and the former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...

Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund

Please consider donating — 100% of the funds raised will go to Washington Post journalists who were laid off today. gofund.me/e8d3e10a3

Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund

If you are able, The Post's union has started a layoff fund for those fired by the world's fourth-richest man today. gofund.me/a310d0286

A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

How Bad Are A.I. Delusions? We Asked People Treating Them.

GIFT LINK: Dozens of doctors and therapists said chatbots had led their patients to psychosis, isolation and unhealthy habits. Great investigation by @jenvalentino.bsky.social and @kashhill.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...

Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.

Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.

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Brazilian Musician Seu Jorge Performs 15 Iconic Bowie Songs in Portuguese to Mark the 10th Anniversary of Bowie’s Passing In 2004, the Brazilian musician Seu Jorge recorded a series of Portuguese covers of David Bowie songs for Wes Anderson’s film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. The next year, he released a full albu...

Brazilian Musician Seu Jorge Performs 15 Iconic Bowie Songs in Portuguese to Mark the 10th Anniversary of Bowie’s Passing www.openculture.com/2026/01/braz...

It's never a bad time to revisit this story the Wall Street Journal ran just before the 2024 election:

‘Enough Is Enough’: Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses Take Stand Against ICE

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Falsehoods Fueled Trump’s First Year Back in Office

Trump: Bush invoked Insurrection Act 22 times.

Actually 2 times.

Trump: Secured $18T in investments.

His own White House puts it at $9.6T.

Trump: Drug prices coming down 600%.

Not mathematically possible.

@qiu examines a year of falsehoods.

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Stephen Hess, 92, an Eminent, and Quotable, Political Scientist, Dies

RIP Stephen Hess, who advised multiple presidents and for a time was the number one go-to authority on government for reporters. He was always a generous source and an insightful tutor in the mysterious ways of Washington. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Dear Jonas’ Letter Is No Prize

Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...

Wikipedia volunteers spent years cataloging AI tells. Now there's a plugin to avoid them. The web's best guide to spotting AI writing has become a manual for hiding it.

Wikipedia volunteers spent years cataloging AI tells. Now there's a plugin to avoid them. arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/n...

Immediate punishment for speaking out against the regime.

How Trump Is Talking Differently in His Second Term He’s speaking far more words in public than in 2017, but much less about Obamacare and much more about foreign countries.

Does it feel like Trump is talking even more this time around? You're not wrong. Jonah Smith did the count and Trump spoke more than twice as many words in public in the first year of his second term as he did in the first year of his first term. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.

The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.

Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.

“Since President Trump was elected a second time, he and his allies have raised nearly $2 billion for his favored political causes and passion projects.”
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Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.

Trump and his allies have raised nearly $2 billion since the election, likely more than during the campaign itself. Of 346 donors identified by the @nytimes.com at least 197 have benefited from Trump policies or actions. @karenyourish.bsky.social @kenvogel.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down Executives debated whether to allow the corporation to lie dormant after federal funding ended last year, but decided against it.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization because Congress cut off its federal money.

Trump Super PAC Raised More Than $100 Million in Recent Months

NEW w/ @kenvogel.bsky.social: Trump’s team raised more than $100 million for MAGA Inc. in the second half of 2025, with much of the money coming from wealthy people and corporations with issues before the administration. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/u...