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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought his wife, a former Fox News producer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, according to multiple people who were present or had knowledge of the discussions. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

submitted 29 days ago • 18 comments

New: I found a doge staffer whose google calendar was public, including an onboarding event with the GSA that included the names of other DOGE staff on the invite www.businessinsider.com/doge-nasa-go...

submitted 50 days ago • 7 comments

I briefly deactivated my X and Bluesky accounts on the advice of our security team. Back now. Still reporting.

submitted 59 days ago • 5 comments

I linked DOGE staffer Marko Elez to a deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” and wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity." He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...

submitted 79 days ago • 1547 comments

Quick career update: Today was my last day at Business Insider. I'll be starting at the Wall Street Journal later this month. See you all at my new byline soon!

submitted 101 days ago • 10 comments

Here's how @thenewsham.bsky.social and I used public records to confirm the existence of an FTC investigation! Law enforcement agencies are very private about investigations. Records pertaining to investigations are exempt from FOIA. But we found a back door. www.businessinsider.com/publishing-d...

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment

At risk of repeating myself: The Luddites weren’t against technology. They were against getting put out of work by a technology that did a version of their job faster but worse, in the service of increasing profits for their bosses.

submitted 121 days ago • 85 comments

This week at @businessinsider.com we launched a deep dive into the 8th Amendment, our nation's foundational protection against "cruel and unusual punishments." In analyzing nearly 1,500 cases, we found prisoners win less than 1% of the time. www.businessinsider.com/eighth-amend...

submitted 126 days ago • 2 comments

Millennials' refusal to talk to each other on actual live phone calls is leading to a golden age of lawsuit discovery.

submitted 126 days ago • 13 comments

In ONE HOUR, we'll be answering questions about our stories on how wealthy artists used COVID money to pay for private jets, designer clothes, and multi-million dollar bonuses for themselves. Join in! www.reddit.com/r/popculture...

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Meet me and @thenewsham.bsky.social on Reddit for an AMA about our Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Alice in Chains story. www.reddit.com/r/popculture...

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"...Scott Dachroeden, a guitar tech and tour photographer who had worked with [Alice In Chains] for years, received a cancer diagnosis in late 2022. The band, which records show did not spend grant money on benefits like health insurance, circulated a GoFundMe" Members of AIC took $3.4 million.

submitted 129 days ago • 1 comment

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. www.businessinsider.com/lil-wayne-ch...

submitted 129 days ago • 14 comments

“Mystery women” being a line item has me on the floor.

submitted 129 days ago • 67 comments

incredible reporting from BI www.businessinsider.com/lil-wayne-ch...

submitted 129 days ago • 8 comments

Lil Wayne received an $8.9 million grant from a little-known pandemic-relief program. Here's how he spent it: www.businessinsider.com/lil-wayne-ch...

submitted 129 days ago • 232 comments

Some readers have zeroed in on this sentence in our reporting: "Reached by text, Lil Wayne made a sexually explicit overture to a reporter and did not respond to questions." I'm going to share the text he sent, but first some backstory...

submitted 129 days ago • 2 comments

“Reached by text, Lil Wayne made a sexually explicit overture to a reporter and did not respond to questions.” www.businessinsider.com/lil-wayne-ch...

submitted 129 days ago • 16 comments

Incredible reporting from @thenewsham.bsky.social and @klong.bsky.social How rich musicians billed American taxpayers for luxury hotels, shopping sprees, and million-dollar bonuses www.businessinsider.com/lil-wayne-ch...

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Last year @thenewsham.bsky.social and @klong.bsky.social found a COVID relief fund meant for struggling arts venues gave $200M+ to rich musicians. We didn't know HOW they spent it—until now. After reviewing thousands of pages of receipts & internal accounting docs, oh boy... 🧵

submitted 129 days ago • 6 comments

idk man there are a lot of drones in new jersey, I think it's possible that people are just having a good time in the friendly skies (map is all FAA-certified drone pilots in NJ)

submitted 135 days ago • 1 comment

How did Luigi Mangione go from elite colleges and prep schools to the prime suspect in one of America's most high-profile murders? @klong.bsky.social, @jayshams.bsky.social and Grace Kay hit the phones and traced his digital footprint. Here's what we found. www.businessinsider.com/who-is-luigi...

submitted 136 days ago • 1 comment

Elon Musk just said the word "homeless" is "propaganda." The truth is: That word is actually frustratingly imprecise and has come to mean different things. I've covered homelessness for years and I think what we call "homelessness" is actually three things... 1/

submitted 137 days ago • 3 comments

New, w/ Grace Kay: Meet Omead Afshar, Tesla's "final boss on the way to Elon," who became a loyalist for the vehicle company after a near-fatal car crash in his early 20s. www.businessinsider.com/omead-afshar...

submitted 151 days ago • 0 comments

It's nearly Thanksgiving, so I'm thinking about Mike Dukakis's turkey carcasses again

submitted 155 days ago • 17 comments

Oopsie! OpenAI accidentally erased the server that that it gave lawyers for The New York Times access to in order to search their training data for their copyright lawsuit. Gosh dangit!! www.businessinsider.com/openai-delet...

submitted 156 days ago • 13 comments