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Andy Kroll

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Investigative reporter for PROPUBLICA Contact me: 202-215-6203 (phone/Signal) First book: A DEATH ON W STREET Next book: Southern true-crime epic about porn kingpin Michael Thevis, the mob, and the FBI. Imagine Goodfellas meets Boogie Nights…

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Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · Jan 8

~Personal news~ Thrilled to announce that I'm writing a book for @grandcentralpub.bsky.social!

I cover politics by day, but I'm a true-crime junkie at heart.

My new book is a wild journey into one of the great crime epics of the 20th century — and the American kingpin at the heart of it.

A book-deal announcement for Andy Kroll's forthcoming nonfiction book about criminal kingpin Michael George Thevis.

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Josh Kaplan @josh-kaplan.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has taken money directly from Chinese investors, according to newly unsealed testimony. It's the first time direct Chinese investment in the defense contractor has been disclosed. www.propublica.org/article/elon...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies

The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...

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Melody Joy Kramer, MLIS @mkramer.bsky.social · 8d

Exciting news! The second @propublica.org metro ad on @wmata.com has been spotted in the wild on a metro car!

There are thousands of federal staffers with stories to tell. Share yours.

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there are thousands of federal staffers with stories to tell. share yours. propublica.org/tips

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Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · 8d

"He stopped at my door and looked me in the eye, and I’ll never, ever forget this. I repeated it recently. He said, 'Jim, our job is to protect empathy at all costs, and to live groovy lives.'"

This Jim Jarmusch interview by @bilgeebiri.bsky.social goes places: www.vulture.com/article/jim-...

‘Protect Empathy at All Costs. And Live Groovy Lives.’

Jim Jarmusch on what’s paying his bills these days and the words he lives by.

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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 13d

8/ If you have tips about new ICE enforcement tactics in courts, my colleagues and I want to hear from you. Reach out to me on Signal (tilleckert.90) or via
propublica.org/tips.

How to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublica

Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.

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Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 13d

1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.

Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.

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Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · 12d

Now here’s a bonkers scoop

Josh Kaplan @josh-kaplan.bsky.social · 12d

NEW: Kristi Noem has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA's response to natural disasters.

But she fast-tracked $11 million+ to fix a Florida tourist attraction — after one of her big donors reached out. www.propublica.org/article/kris...

Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened

The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe...

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Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · 14d

The People Who Are Still Convinced Kamala Won

The left is dabbling in 2024-election-fraud theories.

Good stuff from @dgraham.bsky.social in the @theatlantic.com

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The People Who Are Still Convinced Kamala Won

The left is dabbling in 2024-election-fraud theories.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15d

👋 Whether it’s via truck or @wmata.com train, we mean it when we say: *We want to meet people where they are.*

Current and former federal workers.: Reach out at 917-512-0201 on Signal or propublica.org/tips 👇

Two Black women, dressed in pink, stand in front of a mobile billboard truck outside of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. On the side of the truck, a LED screen reads: Are (were) you a government worker? ProPublica journalists want to hear from you. Signal: 917-512-0201. propublica.org/tips.

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Rebecca Tushnet @rtushnet.bsky.social · 15d

A good ad on the DC Metro

ProPublica ad: “someone on this train has the next big story. Is it you?” With URL and Signal address

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · Sep 4

As @andykroll.bsky.social previously reported, a senior IRS attorney warned officials in February that using “performance” failures to justify the mass firings was “false,” because the administration hadn't conducted any assessments to make such a judgment.

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Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · Sep 3

And yet NatCon declined my request for a press pass to cover Vought’s speech 👀

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · Sep 3

Russ Vought up now

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Sep 3

"One could make the argument we should have sided with Hitler," a guest told Tucker Carlson's podcast last month. Yair Rosenberg writes about the MAGA influencers who want to rehabilitate the Nazi leader—and what they hope to gain by doing so.

The MAGA Influencers Rehabilitating Hitler

A growing constituency on the right wants America to unlearn the lessons of World War II.

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Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak @alikodjak.bsky.social · Sep 2

BTW y'all if you know or work with Russ Vought, you should contact my buddy @andykroll.bsky.social....

Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak @alikodjak.bsky.social · Jan 28

He said the plans are a response to a “Marxist takeover” of the country; likened the moment to 1776 and 1860, when the country was at war or on the brink of it; and said the timing of Trump’s candidacy was a “gift of God.”
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“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda

Private videos reveal Trump adviser Russ Vought’s “shadow” plans for using the military on protesters, defunding the EPA and villainizing civil servants.

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Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · Aug 30

Russ Vought at work...

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Aug 30

In Budget Logs It Tried to Hide, White House Wrests More Control Over Spending

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Aug 25

NEW: The Texas Redistricting Fight Has Been the Testing Ground for the Trump Administration’s Latest Legal Strategy, w/ @texastribune.org

The Texas Redistricting Fight Has Been the Testing Ground for the Trump Administration’s Latest Legal Strategy

The administration has been testing a strategy of using the courts as leverage to force political outcomes. In Texas, the state’s leaders and conservative activists have been willing, if not eager, co...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Aug 22

Do you work at the Office of Management and Budget? Do you know someone who does? Are you a current or former federal worker with information that you can share about Russell Vought?

If the answer to any of these is "yes," please contact @andykroll.bsky.social

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Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · Aug 22

Yes please!

Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · Aug 22

Help my colleague @andykroll.bsky.social !

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · Aug 12

One year ago, we published 14 hours of Project 2025's "Presidential Administration Academy" training videos.

Watching these clips back now, you can see how Trump 2.0 is deploying the PJ2025 playbook.

Watch: 14 Hours of Never-Before-Published Videos From Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy

The videos are part of an ongoing effort to recruit and train thousands of future conservative appointees. Despite Donald Trump’s efforts to disavow Project 2025, most of the speakers in the videos ha...

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Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · Aug 8

"I hear [Swift's] songs as poetry; the music’s job is just to help get it across. And that’s what I hear when I listen to Springsteen: I hear poetry, and I hear Americans’ love of it."

Springsteen Isn’t Who I Thought He Was www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/o...

Opinion | Springsteen Isn’t Who I Thought He Was

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Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · Aug 6

UPDATE: I have the attention of Russ Vought's spokesperson at OMB. Check out the exchange below.

I guess now I *am* curious what his dog's name is??
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An exchange between ProPublica reporter Andy Kroll and OMB spokesperson Rachel Cauley. Cauley accuses Kroll of trying to find out Russ Vought's dog's name. Kroll replies that he didn't know Vought had a dog, and thus hadn't been asking people about that.

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Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thank you, little tortoise 🐢

Now what? @nowwhat2024.bsky.social · Aug 5

I’m a little tortoise and I agree with this message! Propublica is exactly the investigative journalistic entity we need right now.

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Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thank you. And no, you're not a "nobody," cmon now!

justamomm.bsky.social @justamomm.bsky.social · Aug 5

I’m a nobody, but I’m here to say that @propublica.org brings it every time. The best reporting out there!

Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · Aug 5

Last fall, @propublica.org and @documented.net broke the story that Russell Vought, Trump’s current budget chief, said he planned to put career civil servants “in trauma.”

Now, we're investigating the full extent of Vought's impact on the federal government. We need your help… 🧵 1/

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Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thank you, Steve 🤘

Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · Aug 5

We want your help. Do you work at OMB? Do you know someone who does?

Are you a current or former federal worker with information that you can share about Russell Vought?

You can contact me on Signal at (202) 215-6203.

We take your privacy seriously. 9/end www.propublica.org/tips/

How to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublica

Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.

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Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · Aug 5

With Elon Musk having stepped aside and DOGE fading away, Vought is probably more powerful now than ever.

We want to know more: What’s his role with DOGE? What other agencies has he influenced? 8/

A news headline that reads: "Musk is gone. But DOGE staffers are still trying to cut through agencies."

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