Sheera Frenkel
@sheeraf.bsky.social
NYTimes reporter and co-author of NYT bestseller “An Ugly Truth” with Cecilia Kang.
Tell me a story. (Ideally through a non-work device using Signal. Find me via my username sheera.11)
Tell me a story. (Ideally through a non-work device using Signal. Find me via my username sheera.11)
I’ve been trying to find out more about that. It’s unclear if they used facial recognition on him during that first encounter.
January 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I’ve been trying to find out more about that. It’s unclear if they used facial recognition on him during that first encounter.
We spent time confirming with sources at the DHS that the tools iced purchased this year were currently in use in Minneapolis. We’ve also confirmed that some of the tools aren’t just being used to track undocumented individuals, but to identify American nationals who are protesting/observing.
January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
We spent time confirming with sources at the DHS that the tools iced purchased this year were currently in use in Minneapolis. We’ve also confirmed that some of the tools aren’t just being used to track undocumented individuals, but to identify American nationals who are protesting/observing.
This is the surveillance toolkit - including facial recognition and cell phone tracking - that ICE is using to identify people in Minneapolis:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
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How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
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January 30, 2026 at 3:06 PM
This is the surveillance toolkit - including facial recognition and cell phone tracking - that ICE is using to identify people in Minneapolis:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
I love getting the weekend paper delivered to my house. I didn’t love trying to explain today’s news to two small kids.
January 25, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I love getting the weekend paper delivered to my house. I didn’t love trying to explain today’s news to two small kids.
“Footage shows Mr. Pretti was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him.”
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Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
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January 24, 2026 at 10:19 PM
“Footage shows Mr. Pretti was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him.”
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Latest NYT analysis of video footage from the Renee Good shooting capture Ross firing the 2nd and 3rd shots at her after his body is visibly clear of the path of her vehicle.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Latest NYT analysis of video footage from the Renee Good shooting capture Ross firing the 2nd and 3rd shots at her after his body is visibly clear of the path of her vehicle.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
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New from the @nytimes.com Visual Investigations team: Detailed, second-by-second video analysis of all of the video footage of the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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Video: Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provides a millisecond-by-millisecond look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapo...
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January 16, 2026 at 4:11 AM
New from the @nytimes.com Visual Investigations team: Detailed, second-by-second video analysis of all of the video footage of the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Inside the fight to keep Iran online: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/t...
Inside the Fight to Keep Iran Online
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January 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Inside the fight to keep Iran online: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/t...
Today in things I made from clay: a little salt pot and a bowl.
January 11, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Today in things I made from clay: a little salt pot and a bowl.
Nobody does snark like the British.
This is like an old fashioned Gawker blog but somehow British and high-brow. I'll take it. www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
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January 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Nobody does snark like the British.
No shade to people for liking what they like! I found that traditional romance relied too much on tropes of virginal women and powerful men.
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 AM
No shade to people for liking what they like! I found that traditional romance relied too much on tropes of virginal women and powerful men.
For those sending DMs, yes, I’m talking about Heated Rivalry. But I’m now getting an education on how many gay hockey series are out there!
January 6, 2026 at 3:41 AM
For those sending DMs, yes, I’m talking about Heated Rivalry. But I’m now getting an education on how many gay hockey series are out there!
I finished the gay hockey books, and they are as good as everyone said. To anyone not reading/watching because you think you don’t like romance, I was once one of you. These books taught me that it’s not romance, as a genre, that I hate. It’s the traditional male/female power structure they lean on.
January 6, 2026 at 3:33 AM
I finished the gay hockey books, and they are as good as everyone said. To anyone not reading/watching because you think you don’t like romance, I was once one of you. These books taught me that it’s not romance, as a genre, that I hate. It’s the traditional male/female power structure they lean on.
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As a member of the media, I can’t say this enough: It’s the media’s job to arm you with information. It’s your job to decide what to do with that information.
If you're going to drop into every post and reply "So what? Who's going to do something about it?", the answer is YOU. YOU are going to do something about it. YOU are the consequences. Stop waiting for someone else to save you.
December 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
As a member of the media, I can’t say this enough: It’s the media’s job to arm you with information. It’s your job to decide what to do with that information.
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Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate
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December 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Another day, another huge Epstein document dump. Follow along as a team of @nytimes.com reporters sifts through 29,000+ pages of newly released (and heavily redacted materials). www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Epstein Files Live Updates: Trump Referenced in Some Newly Released Documents
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December 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Another day, another huge Epstein document dump. Follow along as a team of @nytimes.com reporters sifts through 29,000+ pages of newly released (and heavily redacted materials). www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
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On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
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December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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Olive grove by olive grove, sheep pasture by sheep pasture, village by village — over the past two years, Israeli settlers, often with Israeli military support, have escalated their unrelenting campaign to seize land and erase its Palestinian presence. Paywall free: nytimes.com/interactive/...
December 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Olive grove by olive grove, sheep pasture by sheep pasture, village by village — over the past two years, Israeli settlers, often with Israeli military support, have escalated their unrelenting campaign to seize land and erase its Palestinian presence. Paywall free: nytimes.com/interactive/...
My kids love it! I think the cards are a bit pricey, but we now have a trade system going with our neighbors/friends that saves everyone money.
December 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My kids love it! I think the cards are a bit pricey, but we now have a trade system going with our neighbors/friends that saves everyone money.
I send my kids to a small Bay Area school where a high percentage of parents work in tech. My informal survey of popular holiday gifts found that the two most popular were the Yoto mini music player and Tin Can phone.
Tells you something that all these families want their kids to be screen-free.
Tells you something that all these families want their kids to be screen-free.
December 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I send my kids to a small Bay Area school where a high percentage of parents work in tech. My informal survey of popular holiday gifts found that the two most popular were the Yoto mini music player and Tin Can phone.
Tells you something that all these families want their kids to be screen-free.
Tells you something that all these families want their kids to be screen-free.
A+ data journalism. @karenyourish.bsky.social @kenvogel.bsky.social and @charliesmart.bsky.social analyzed 346 donors who gave more than $250,00 to Trump. They found that more than half, “benefited, or are involved in an industry that has benefited,” from Trump.
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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.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A+ data journalism. @karenyourish.bsky.social @kenvogel.bsky.social and @charliesmart.bsky.social analyzed 346 donors who gave more than $250,00 to Trump. They found that more than half, “benefited, or are involved in an industry that has benefited,” from Trump.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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“Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices..."“It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.”
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‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
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December 22, 2025 at 5:03 AM
“Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices..."“It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.”
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