Andy Kroll

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Epic profile by @smencimer: Thomas Massie has always been a pain in the ass motherjones.com/politics/2026/… via @MotherJones

Big day over here at @propublica !

It’s okay for hard things to be hard. On the subject of AI and writing, I like the way George Saunders puts it:

From the DC Bar's document: "Mr. Martin’s conduct as set forth in Count I violated his oath of office as an attorney admitted to the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, in which he swore to 'support the Constitution of the United States of America' "...

Sorry. Phone died. What did I miss? In the meantime, I wrote a book

Pres. Trump is reportedly asking Hill Republicans if he should fire Kristi Noem at DHS, per @PunchbowlNews. Why's he so angry? Over her testimony about a $200 million self-promotional ad campaign at DHS — about which @propublica broke news last year: propublica.org/article/kristi…

Some fun news 👇👇 It’s a privilege and thrill to work with and alongside such incredible colleagues as I do at @propublica

New images in the search for Nancy Guthrie:   Over the last eight days, the FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department have been working closely with our private sector partners to continue to recover any images or video footage from Nancy Guthrie’s home that may have been lost, corrupted, or inaccessible due to a variety of factors - including the removal of recording devices. The video was recovered from residual data located in backend systems.   Working with our partners - as of this morning, law enforcement has uncovered these previously inaccessible new images showing an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door the morning of her disappearance.   Anyone with information, please contact 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit tips.fbi.gov

Lovers of books and of the @washingtonpost! Join us at @PoliticsProse on Feb 21 at 5pm to honor the dearly departing @BookWorld section. @cspan will be there to record reflections from former editors, critics and contributors. politics-prose.com/tribute-book-w… Please spread the word!

There are still hundreds of good journalists at the Post. They will, in spite of Bezos, publish stories that expose wrongdoing, educate the public, & save lives. If you’re mad at Bezos, cancel Prime. Mad at Post execs, write to them & say why. But we need their journalism.

Please don't do this folks

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I still laugh when I think of Silvio’s line to Tony, “eh, it’s hard to raise kids in an information age.”

Incredible story-- with oh my god text messages-- from @mega2e and Isabella Kwai on how Andrew Tate, the manosphere star accused of rape + trafficking, secured his freedom. He was barred from leaving Romania. But he courted Barron Trump, among others. After support from Trump administration officials, and an extraordinary order, he was free. nytimes.com/2025/12/10/us/…

I know you probably do not want to read another article about American Canto. I certainly didn't think I wanted to read another article about American Canto. But this is, in fact, the best article I've yet read about American Canto.

Pope Leo on cinema, today at the Vatican, could not be more right (and, dare I say, holy): deadline.com/2025/11/pope-l…

The House has been in session for just 12 of the past 100 days since July 24th (by my count). They were out 40 days for August recess, returned for 12 of 18 days, and now have been out for 42 days - even during a shutdown! Congress really is just a ceremonial body these days.

NEW: I spoke with the inestimable Terry Gross (!) on @nprfreshair about my year-long investigation of Russ Vought, the "shadow president" of Trump's second presidency. Listen here: npr.org/2025/10/30/nx-…

National Guard personnel focused on nuclear disasters and terrorist attacks will instead be given riot-control gear and sent into cities, a sign that Trump military deployments into urban centers "could become the norm" wapo.st/433N9Dk @alexhortontx @davidovalle

Relying on an expansive theory of Presidential power and a willingness to test the rule of law, Russell Vought has laid waste to the federal bureaucracy—firing workers, decimating agencies, and undoing regulations. nyer.cm/EiaNKEx