Jamie Tarabay
@jamietarabay.bsky.social
Reporter at Bloomberg News, covering influence, natsec et al in Washington DC. On Signal at pavlovawithkiwis.55
At least 192 journalists killed in Gaza in the 22-month conflict, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Comparatively, 18 journalists have been killed so far in Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to the CPJ.
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AP freelancer among 4 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say
Among the victims was Mariam Dagga, a freelancer for the Associated Press. Al Jazeera confirmed that its journalist Mohammed Salam was also killed in the strike. Reuters reported that its contractor c...
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August 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
At least 192 journalists killed in Gaza in the 22-month conflict, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Comparatively, 18 journalists have been killed so far in Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to the CPJ.
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“In this scenario, if the courts determine that the tariffs are illegal, the company stands to recover hundreds of millions of dollars.”
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Elizabeth Warren Probes Lutnick Son on Reported Tariff Bets
Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden wrote a letter to Cantor Fitzgerald LP Chairman Brandon Lutnick raising questions about possible conflicts of interest and insider trading in bets th...
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August 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“In this scenario, if the courts determine that the tariffs are illegal, the company stands to recover hundreds of millions of dollars.”
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It comes as the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized a large-scale increase in settlement building in the West Bank — widely considered a violation of international law — over the past year and plans to take over the Gaza Strip.
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Israel Set to Expand in West Bank to ‘Bury’ Palestinian State
Israel plans to expand settlements into an area of the West Bank that would effectively bisect the enclave — a move its finance minister said “buries the idea of a Palestinian state.”
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August 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It comes as the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized a large-scale increase in settlement building in the West Bank — widely considered a violation of international law — over the past year and plans to take over the Gaza Strip.
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DJI, the Chinese drone maker, controls over 70% of the domestic commercial market in the US. It's hired a small army of lobbyists to address a looming ban on their technology. But DJI says emails and calls are going unanswered and they’re running out of time.
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Chinese Drone Maker DJI Shut Out of Washington With US Market at Risk
Chinese-owned and operated DJI Technologies is up against an end-of-year deadline to keep its US business alive, and the drone maker is struggling to get anyone in Washington to listen.
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August 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
DJI, the Chinese drone maker, controls over 70% of the domestic commercial market in the US. It's hired a small army of lobbyists to address a looming ban on their technology. But DJI says emails and calls are going unanswered and they’re running out of time.
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More #DOGE investigative findings from @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social
"Putting aside the serious privacy concerns, we've also seen what happens when DOGE gets its hands on federal assistance programs," said @wyden.senate.gov. "Letting DOGE staff... call the shots on who gets a financial lifeline is an outright attack on rural America."
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DOGE keeps gaining access to sensitive data. Now, it can cut off billions to farmers
DOGE recently gained high-level access to a database that controls government payments and loans to farmers and ranchers across the U.S.
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July 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
More #DOGE investigative findings from @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social
Great thing about the child getting into all the 90s music: becomes slightly impressed that his mother knows all the words. Bad thing about the child getting into all the 90s music: explaining that Kurt, Chris, Scott, Dolores, Sinead and so many others are no longer with us....
July 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Great thing about the child getting into all the 90s music: becomes slightly impressed that his mother knows all the words. Bad thing about the child getting into all the 90s music: explaining that Kurt, Chris, Scott, Dolores, Sinead and so many others are no longer with us....
Great work here from @megankstack.bsky.social on her latest trip to China and the private and public gathering of our most intimate details. "China should be a reminder that promises of safety and convenience can camouflage the machinery of political abuse."
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Opinion | Can We See Our Future in China’s Cameras?
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June 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Great work here from @megankstack.bsky.social on her latest trip to China and the private and public gathering of our most intimate details. "China should be a reminder that promises of safety and convenience can camouflage the machinery of political abuse."
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Double scoop : We got to talk to Brett Leatherman about his new role as head of the FBI's Cyber Division, and we broke the news of the latest Salt Typhoon victim to be identified, satellite comms company Viasat:
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Viasat Identified as Victim in Sweeping Phone Hack Tied to China
Viasat Inc. is the latest US communications company identified as a victim of the sweeping surveillance hack blamed on the Chinese government that emerged during last year’s presidential campaign, acc...
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June 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Double scoop : We got to talk to Brett Leatherman about his new role as head of the FBI's Cyber Division, and we broke the news of the latest Salt Typhoon victim to be identified, satellite comms company Viasat:
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There are a lot of questions about the deployment of thousands of National Guard in Los Angeles, and the mobilization of US Marines to join them. Here's an explainer we wrote unpacking a lot of those questions and the fascinating history behind the National Guard.
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Can Trump Really Use National Guard to Quell LA Protests?
President Donald Trump decision to deploy of thousands of California National Guard troops and hundreds of active-duty Marines to Los Angeles amid protests against immigration raids marks a sharp depa...
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June 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
There are a lot of questions about the deployment of thousands of National Guard in Los Angeles, and the mobilization of US Marines to join them. Here's an explainer we wrote unpacking a lot of those questions and the fascinating history behind the National Guard.
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Elon Musk tried to convince Republican lawmakers to preserve valuable tax credits for electric vehicles in the tax bill. He failed. Now he hates the bill and is going after lawmakers who voted for it and are up for reelection at the midterms.
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Elon Musk Urges Americans Take Action to ‘Kill’ Trump Tax Cut Bill
Elon Musk is on a mission to block President Donald Trump’s tax bill after he tried — and failed — to convince Republican lawmakers to preserve valuable tax credits for electric vehicles in the legisl...
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June 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Elon Musk tried to convince Republican lawmakers to preserve valuable tax credits for electric vehicles in the tax bill. He failed. Now he hates the bill and is going after lawmakers who voted for it and are up for reelection at the midterms.
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“If we had built the plane, knowing it was going to a foreign government, we would probably have bugged it,” said Thad Troy, a former CIA station chief.
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Trump’s Freebie Qatar Jet Is the Stuff of Nightmares in Spyworld
Qatar’s offer of a luxury Boeing 747 to President Donald Trump has set off alarm bells within the US intelligence and diplomatic community, where gifts from foreign powers have long been viewed with s...
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May 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“If we had built the plane, knowing it was going to a foreign government, we would probably have bugged it,” said Thad Troy, a former CIA station chief.
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“The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one,” Gates told the Financial Times.
“I’d love for him [Musk] to go in and meet the children that have now been infected with HIV because he cut that money,” he said. www.ft.com/content/bdd9...
“I’d love for him [Musk] to go in and meet the children that have now been infected with HIV because he cut that money,” he said. www.ft.com/content/bdd9...
Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts
Billionaire reopens feud with Tesla chief as he unveils plan to spend $200bn on philanthropy and close foundation in 2045
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May 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one,” Gates told the Financial Times.
“I’d love for him [Musk] to go in and meet the children that have now been infected with HIV because he cut that money,” he said. www.ft.com/content/bdd9...
“I’d love for him [Musk] to go in and meet the children that have now been infected with HIV because he cut that money,” he said. www.ft.com/content/bdd9...
“He said ‘It’s signed. You’re cleaner than a baby’s bottom, you’re cleaner than I am, Trevor,’” Milton recalled.
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Lawyers Are Quoting $1 Million in Fees to Get Pardons to Trump
One pardon recipient recalls the president telling him, ‘You’re cleaner than a baby’s bottom.’
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May 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
“He said ‘It’s signed. You’re cleaner than a baby’s bottom, you’re cleaner than I am, Trevor,’” Milton recalled.
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Thank you @dakotaindc.bsky.social Winnona DeSombre, @dustinchilds.bsky.social, Greg Austin, for your time and wisdom in this @bloomberglp.bsky.social production on the breadth of China's cyber army. An idea originated the brilliant Robin Fall and Olivia Yasukawa.
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How China Is Building an Army of Hackers
China and the US actively engage in cyber espionage for strategic advantage. Leaked files now suggest how rapidly Beijing is catching up in preparation for any future conflict. (Source: Bloomberg)
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April 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Thank you @dakotaindc.bsky.social Winnona DeSombre, @dustinchilds.bsky.social, Greg Austin, for your time and wisdom in this @bloomberglp.bsky.social production on the breadth of China's cyber army. An idea originated the brilliant Robin Fall and Olivia Yasukawa.
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"For every dollar that DOGE claims it’s saved American taxpayers, the market cap of #Tesla has fallen $2—thanks in large part to growing public disdain for Musk."
Elon Musk Lost 25% of Fortune During His Quest to Gut the US Government
Tesla paid the price for its CEO’s unprecedented side gig slashing federal bureaucracy under Trump.
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April 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"For every dollar that DOGE claims it’s saved American taxpayers, the market cap of #Tesla has fallen $2—thanks in large part to growing public disdain for Musk."
Tsukahara wasn’t physically injured by the crash itself. Instead, an autopsy showed she died of asphyxiation when she couldn’t open the doors of the Cybertruck to get out.
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Father of Tesla Cybertruck Crash Victim Files Lawsuit Over Death
The family of one of three college students who died in a Cybertruck crash in California filed a lawsuit in a bid to gain access to the Tesla Inc. pickup and better understand how their daughter died.
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April 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Tsukahara wasn’t physically injured by the crash itself. Instead, an autopsy showed she died of asphyxiation when she couldn’t open the doors of the Cybertruck to get out.
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Google and Amazon are lobbying to break Microsoft's grip on the multi-billion-dollar government software business, citing potential waste and overspending identified by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency - the latest from Emily Birnbaum and I.
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Google, Amazon Work to Dethrone Microsoft on Federal Contracts
Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Amazon.com Inc. have found an avenue to profit from Elon Musk’s chaotic Department of Government Efficiency.
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April 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Google and Amazon are lobbying to break Microsoft's grip on the multi-billion-dollar government software business, citing potential waste and overspending identified by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency - the latest from Emily Birnbaum and I.
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The Pentagon's Inspector General has announced it is investigating SecDef Hegseth's use of the Signal App "to discuss information pertaining to military actions in Yemen in March 2025."
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April 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The Pentagon's Inspector General has announced it is investigating SecDef Hegseth's use of the Signal App "to discuss information pertaining to military actions in Yemen in March 2025."
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No female House Republicans signed Anna Paulina Luna's proposal for new parents in Congress to able to vote by proxy, rather than in person, as they care for newborns.
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Discharge Petition No. 1, Bill Number: H.Res. 164, 119th Congress
SPONSOR: Anna Paulina Luna DESCRIPTION: Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XV, I, Anna Paulina Luna, move to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution entitled, a resolution...
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April 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
No female House Republicans signed Anna Paulina Luna's proposal for new parents in Congress to able to vote by proxy, rather than in person, as they care for newborns.
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Tesla Sales Slump to Lowest Since 2022 Amid Anti-Musk Backlash
Tesla Inc.’s vehicle sales fell 13% in the first quarter, dragged down by the changeover of its most important model and international backlash against Elon Musk.
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April 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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"But the emails!!!"
In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
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March 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
"But the emails!!!"
It was "Clutch for the Rams," and endless praise for #coloradostate - ignoring Clifford's horrendous earlier elbow, then this magnificent buzzer beater from #Queen left commentators speechless. Felt like everyone was against the #terps during this game. youtu.be/bHzSLFMpodU?... #marchmadness #ncaa
Maryland hits stunning buzzer beater in back-and-forth finish with Colorado State
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March 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It was "Clutch for the Rams," and endless praise for #coloradostate - ignoring Clifford's horrendous earlier elbow, then this magnificent buzzer beater from #Queen left commentators speechless. Felt like everyone was against the #terps during this game. youtu.be/bHzSLFMpodU?... #marchmadness #ncaa
There are now no more four-star women serving in leadership roles in the US military.
No More Female 4-Stars: Franchetti Firing Leaves Top Ranks Filled by Men
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's first female chief, last week without any clear explanation -- part of a purge of top uniformed leadership that included the Joint...
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March 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
There are now no more four-star women serving in leadership roles in the US military.