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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 5d

Had lots of fun working with @artiscuriskis.bsky.social @sophiebridges.bsky.social & @jjinvestigates.bsky.social on this one

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · 5d

Sam Bankman-Fried is appealing his conviction next month. @motherjones.com and @revealnews.org got exclusive access to him in prison and spent the past year investigating the aftermath of the FTX collapse.

It's a wild and eye-opening tale: ow.ly/YVQW50X6jAU

Sam Bankman-Fried and the multibillion-dollar drama over FTX’s ruins

In exclusive prison interviews, the convicted crypto king is still fighting to control the narrative ahead of a high-stakes appeal.

www.motherjones.com

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · Aug 14

This week, Abby spoke to a 66 year-old man who lost his wife and, in his grief, his home. He sleeps sitting up during daylight hours to avoid trouble with the authorities and others. Tonight, he faces arrest.

Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · Aug 14

I’m hearing from multiple sources within government and advocacy groups that law enforcement will begin arresting homeless people in DC by TONIGHT.

As I wrote yesterday, there are not enough shelter beds to accommodate the number of people who live outside in DC. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

DC’s homeless have nowhere to go. Trump might send them to jail.

The president's crackdown is causing fear and uncertainty among the city's unhoused and their advocates.

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · May 6

Spent a day on the Hill with Maxwell Frost, who is trying to show Democrats will fight, even if it doesn't always work: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Why Maxwell Frost wants Democrats to "get caught fighting"

The youngest member of Congress is showing his older colleagues how to punch back in the age of Trump.

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · Apr 29

In which @timothypmurphy.bsky.social likens the first 100 days of the Trump administration to the "soft opening of Jurassic Park" www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

What Donald Trump has destroyed in his first 100 days won’t be easy to rebuild

Mistakes were made. And made. And made again.

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Henry Carnell @hencarnell.bsky.social · Apr 18

🚨If you are an NSF-funded researcher with a terminated grant and want to talk to the media…🚨

Feel free to reach out to me at [email protected] or [email protected] or via signal hcarnell.58

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · Apr 10

On Monday, we published Luke O'Brien's blockbuster investigation into Clearview AI's far-right origins and links to eugenicists and white supremacists

On Tuesday, Clearview's board voted to oust company co-founder Hoan Ton-That, @forbes.com reports www.forbes.com/sites/davidj...

Clearview AI’s Founder Removed From Facial Recognition Company’s Board

Ton-That had stepped down as CEO and became president in December due to the company’s struggles to secure major federal government contracts and raise funding.

www.forbes.com

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · Apr 8

Keep an eye on North Carolina. The GOP effort to overturn the state supreme court race is a blueprint for Republicans nationwide, @ariberman.bsky.social reports www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Republicans are stealing a North Carolina judicial race. They won't stop there.

It's January 6 without the insurrection.

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · Apr 7

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · Apr 7

A small sampling of the email subject lines that passed back and forth between the company's founders

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · Apr 7

Sorry to interrupt the economic collapse to bring you more ominous news:

We obtained 1000s of documents that paint a chilling picture of the far-right ties of Clearview AI, the facial recognition firm (used by ICE) that could fuel Trump's authoritarian agenda www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Revealed: The shocking far-right agenda behind the surveillance tech used by ICE and the FBI

Thousands of newly obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administrati...

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Pema Levy @pemalevy.bsky.social · Apr 5

I’m at the protest in DC today, talking to protestors. Here are the personal stories I learned the most from.

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · Apr 4

Rümeysa Öztürk hasn’t been given her asthma medication and has had three asthma attacks, putting her life in danger and possibly violating disability civil rights. New from me with @hurwitz.bsky.social for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE is reportedly violating detained Tufts student’s right to medical care

Democrats say that Rümeysa Öztürk's inhaler has been withheld and she has had repeated asthma attacks.

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · Apr 3

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Monica @mythicglass.bsky.social · Apr 2

This piqued my interest in the Publisher's Lunch email today. I'm looking forward to reading!

Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · Apr 2

Some news: I'm writing a new book for @vikingbooks.bsky.social

It's about the world’s richest man, a tycoon who transforms into a tyrant, falls in with the far right, becomes a notorious promoter of conspiracies, and drags the country into his fever dream.

Henry Ford. I'm writing about Henry Ford

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · Apr 2

Thank you!

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · Apr 2

Thank you!

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · Apr 2

Some news: I'm writing a new book for @vikingbooks.bsky.social

It's about the world’s richest man, a tycoon who transforms into a tyrant, falls in with the far right, becomes a notorious promoter of conspiracies, and drags the country into his fever dream.

Henry Ford. I'm writing about Henry Ford

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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · Mar 29

“He’s trying to bribe voters," @benwikler.bsky.social told me in Kenosha about Musk's scheme to give out $1 million to voters in Wisconsin. "He’s trying to buy an election. This is totally out of line. This should not be how American democracy works.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Elon Musk’s attempt to buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court reaches a new low

His vote-buying scheme shows how far he’ll go to extend his plan for oligarchy.

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · Mar 13

A lovely tribute to my former colleague, Kevin Drum, a blogosphere pioneer and all around mensch. RIP. www.motherjones.com/media/2025/0...

Goodbye, Kevin Drum

"Take care of Donald Trump for me."

www.motherjones.com

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · Mar 6

“The fact she didn’t even try to delete the last tweets tells you all you need to know." www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

‘Who’s doing the vetting?': Republicans denounce Pentagon aide for antisemitic comments

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson compared the murders of Israeli babies during the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks to abortion.

www.politico.com

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · Mar 5

NEW from me: DoD hired Kingsley Wilson, a deputy press secretary with a very very long history of bigoted and xenophobic posts www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This Pentagon press secretary has a long history of bigoted and xenophobic posts

“Be unapologetically right-wing. It will pay off.”

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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · Mar 5

Big news for @revealnews.org. Today we launched a weekly podcast, "More To The Story With @alletson.bsky.social." The first episode is a 1-on-1 interview with Timothy Heaphy, the chief counsel for the House committee investigating the January 6 attack. revealnews.org/press/reveal...

Reveal Announces New Weekly Podcast Series - Reveal

The public radio show and podcast Reveal launched a new ongoing podcast series today, More To The Story With Al Letson, which features 1-on-1 interviews

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · Mar 5

Insane.

Tristan Lee @tristanl.ee · Mar 5

Kingsley Wilson, the newly-appointed DoD Deputy Press Secretary, believes in a thoroughly-debunked antisemitic conspiracy theory. I've mostly only seen this theory promoted by mask-off neo-Nazis.
archive.is/dPvse

Screenshot of Twitter post from newly-appointed DoD Deputy Press Secretary, promoting the thoroughly-debunked antisemitic conspiracy theory about Leo Frank

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Daniel Schulman @danielschulman.bsky.social · Mar 3

Well, this question has been answered.

Will Donald Trump make money laundering great again?

The US was on the verge of major anti-corruption reform. Then Trump took office.

www.motherjones.com

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