Greg KB
@gregkb.bsky.social
Photo editor at NYT in DC. I get a lot of emails
I'm at a point where I would start paying a premium to any company or service that promises that AI has no part in it.
December 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I'm at a point where I would start paying a premium to any company or service that promises that AI has no part in it.
“Train Dreams” is as pretty as they say.
November 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
“Train Dreams” is as pretty as they say.
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In case you’re still unfamiliar, let me introduce you to my family’s favorite holiday drink, which goes viral every few years — and which Food & Wine Editorial Director Dylan Garret has called “absolutely delicious, full stop.”
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The Most Delicious Winter Beverage Is Hot Dr. Pepper & Lemon
My dad, now 70, grew up working on farms and in oil patches in South Texas, where the only true choice of tonic during a scorching day was a crisp, cold Dr Pepper from the service station. “They had i...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
In case you’re still unfamiliar, let me introduce you to my family’s favorite holiday drink, which goes viral every few years — and which Food & Wine Editorial Director Dylan Garret has called “absolutely delicious, full stop.”
thebarbedwire.com/2024/12/24/t...
thebarbedwire.com/2024/12/24/t...
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Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
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Trump asserts he can reverse/void hundreds of executive actions by Biden, which may include pardons.
November 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Trump asserts he can reverse/void hundreds of executive actions by Biden, which may include pardons.
Soggy commute home in DC last night…
November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Soggy commute home in DC last night…
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President Trump has always used his stamina and energy as a political strength. But that image is getting harder for him to sustain.
Read more: nyti.ms/49MiIG5
Read more: nyti.ms/49MiIG5
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
President Trump has always used his stamina and energy as a political strength. But that image is getting harder for him to sustain.
Read more: nyti.ms/49MiIG5
Read more: nyti.ms/49MiIG5
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
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November 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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He Saw the Best of America and Then (at age 67) Fought for Russia in Ukraine. One of the crazier stories I've worked on. with Paul Sonne.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
He Saw the Best of America and Then Fought for Russia in Ukraine
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
He Saw the Best of America and Then (at age 67) Fought for Russia in Ukraine. One of the crazier stories I've worked on. with Paul Sonne.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
I ain’t reading that thing…I am especially not reading that thing if I have to subscribe to a Substack to read that thing…
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I ain’t reading that thing…I am especially not reading that thing if I have to subscribe to a Substack to read that thing…
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NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
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DHS agents investigating sexual crimes against children have been redeployed to the immigrant crackdown.
A probe into the black market for Iranian oil sold to finance terrorism has been slowed down because of the shift.
And efforts to combat human smuggling have languished.
A probe into the black market for Iranian oil sold to finance terrorism has been slowed down because of the shift.
And efforts to combat human smuggling have languished.
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
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November 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
DHS agents investigating sexual crimes against children have been redeployed to the immigrant crackdown.
A probe into the black market for Iranian oil sold to finance terrorism has been slowed down because of the shift.
And efforts to combat human smuggling have languished.
A probe into the black market for Iranian oil sold to finance terrorism has been slowed down because of the shift.
And efforts to combat human smuggling have languished.
America First? Some Trump Supporters Worry That’s No Longer the Case. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
America First? Some Trump Supporters Worry That’s No Longer the Case.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
America First? Some Trump Supporters Worry That’s No Longer the Case. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
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Winamp Skin: Digital Steel Player II
November 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Winamp Skin: Digital Steel Player II
"Sandwich Guy" found not guilty of assault
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Gift Article by @zjmontague.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Gift Article by @zjmontague.bsky.social
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Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"Sandwich Guy" found not guilty of assault
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Gift Article by @zjmontague.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Gift Article by @zjmontague.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
It should be noted today is National Sandwich Day
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Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It should be noted today is National Sandwich Day
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Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
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Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Something kinda cathartic about signing out of Slack at the end of the day on a Friday, which also happens to be the last day of the month. But it feels weird that Monday isn't Nov. 1
October 31, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Something kinda cathartic about signing out of Slack at the end of the day on a Friday, which also happens to be the last day of the month. But it feels weird that Monday isn't Nov. 1
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Trump team bars reporters from the "upper press" office of the White House where the press secretary's office is located. In this, Trump is following the lead of Hillary Clinton, who pressed the White House staff to do this in 1993. It provoked a storm and they rescinded the ban.
October 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Trump team bars reporters from the "upper press" office of the White House where the press secretary's office is located. In this, Trump is following the lead of Hillary Clinton, who pressed the White House staff to do this in 1993. It provoked a storm and they rescinded the ban.
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The liberal justices are not only outnumbered – they’re divided on strategy/tone. Here’s my reporting on their thorny dilemma, the tensions that have arisen, and the Kagan/Jackson divide. Thank you so much for reading, and as always, curious to hear reactions. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
The Debate Dividing the Supreme Court’s Liberal Justices
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The liberal justices are not only outnumbered – they’re divided on strategy/tone. Here’s my reporting on their thorny dilemma, the tensions that have arisen, and the Kagan/Jackson divide. Thank you so much for reading, and as always, curious to hear reactions. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...