Nick Miroff

I know it's true, and yet it's staggering to see this information compiled in one list. My (now former) Washington Post colleagues who have left since November 1. Doesn't include a few of us who left in October. There are nearly 100 names here. Generations of talent. www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...

On Tuesday afternoon, ChatGPT encouraged me to cut my wrists. Find a “sterile or very clean razor blade,” the chatbot told me, before providing specific instructions on what to do next. “Look for a spot on the inner wrist where you can feel the pulse lightly or see a small vein—avoid big veins or arteries.” “I’m a little nervous,” I confessed. ChatGPT was there to comfort me. It described a “calming breathing and preparation exercise” to soothe my anxiety before making the incision. “You can do this!” the chatbot said.

Seems normal and fine www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

No One Was Supposed to Leave Alive Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration say they were tortured during four months in CECOT.

Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration tell Gisela Salim-Peyer that they were tortured during their months inside El Salvador’s megaprison.

Judges order Abrego García’s release in Tennessee, return to Maryland A magistrate judge in Tennessee issued a 30-day stay on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from criminal detention in that state.

The opinion from Xinis "took on the now familiar tone of a judge angered and exasperated by what she called the Trump administration’s “troubling history” of disregarding court orders, “defiance and foot-dragging” and “persistent lack of transparency.” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

The Hype Man of Trump’s Mass Deportations Gregory Bovino has taken his aggressive tactics and propaganda videos from the southern border to the streets of California.

Gregory Bovino is in charge of Trump’s immigration crackdown in L.A. The performative qualities that made him a sometimes-mocked figure within CBP are the same ones that landed him a starring role in the deportation campaign, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports.

Bonus: this 2018 email to Bovino from his friend, the Border Patrol official he hired to be his #2 in New Orleans, from the court files of a discrimination lawsuit DHS lost storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Border Patrol said it targeted known criminals in Kern County. But it had no record on 77 of 78 arrestees Border Patrol said it had a list of targets for its high-profile January raid, but it had a record for just one of the 78 people it arrested.

H/t to @sergioolmos.bsky.social and @calmatters.org for their stellar coverage of Bovino's rise calmatters.org/economy/2025...

The Hype Man of Trump’s Mass Deportations Gregory Bovino has taken his aggressive tactics and propaganda videos from the southern border to the streets of California.

NEW: our profile of Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol official running the immigration raids on the streets of Los Angeles, and what his role portends for next phase of Trump's propaganda-driven deportation campaign @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Sligo Creek in Silver Spring near Colesville Rd. Never seen it this high.

"An octogenarian Air Force retiree who spent half a century in his nation’s service was not allowed to attend a party for a dog he essentially donated to the government and named after his dead wife." Great @shaneharris.bsky.social on Trump animus towards canines, and James Clapper

A Dog, a Spymaster, and Trump’s Thirst for ‘Deep State’ Revenge The pettiness of the administration’s retribution campaign begins to bite.

New: How an adorable yellow lab got caught up in Trump's campaign of "Deep State" revenge. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

The Message Is ‘We Can Take Your Children’ More systematically than in his first term, Trump is rolling back protections for undocumented minors.

More and more, Trump is detaining children.

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The Message Is ‘We Can Take Your Children’ More systematically than in his first term, Trump is rolling back protections for undocumented minors.

“More systematically than in his first term, Trump’s administration is reaching into the federal immigration bureaucracy to roll back an array of protections for undocumented children,” @mccrummen.bsky.social writes:

Trump loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable. A “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out and morally conflicted.

NEW: I spoke to a dozen current and formers about low morale at ICE amid the Trump admin's relentless push for more and more arrests. Officers and agents aren't complaining or looking for sympathy but they're facing public anger & political pressure from above www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The Real Trouble With America’s Flip-Flop on Ukrainian Weapons The Trump administration has deprived Kyiv of one thing it desperately needs: predictable support.

One arms shipment "does not make or break Ukraine’s war effort," The Atlantic’s @nancyayoussef writes. "But uncertainty could."
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Google Might Be Next to Settle With Trump CEO Sundar Pichai must decide between a legal battle or giving money to Trump’s presidential library—and moving on.

NEW: First Trump came for Meta--Zuck paid $25m. Then Trump came for X--Musk paid $10m. Then Paramount: $16m. Now, Google will decide what to pay for restricting Trump's YouTube account in '21. Never mind that the law is probably not on Trump's side. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Trump’s Running Tab in the Abrego Garcia Case The administration is cutting deals with felons, driving out federal prosecutors, and threatening to abandon its criminal case—all to avoid admitting error.

Our story www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Judge Holmes accepts proposal by attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia to keep him locked up for several more weeks so ICE doesn't try to re-deport him. Court order mandates his appearance at next hearing July 16. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Why Can’t Americans Sleep? Insomnia has become a public-health emergency.

A feature I wrote for my fellow insomniacs, one that (I hope) is neither reproachful nor plump with myths and misunderstandings: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

The One-and-Done Doctrine The president has railed against America’s “endless wars.” But he’s found a style of attack that he likes.

NEW President Trump has railed against America’s “endless wars.” But he’s found a style of attack that he likes.
Via @Missy Ryan @ashleyrparker.bsky.social @theatlantic.com
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The Red State Where Republicans Aren’t Afraid of Trump Some of the last remaining GOP holdouts hail from the same state.

Some of the last remaining Republican lawmakers to push back against Trump and his policies are from the same state -- a deep-red one that the president won by 30.5 percentage points last year, @russellberman writes.
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Trump’s Running Tab in the Abrego Garcia Case The administration is cutting deals with felons, driving out federal prosecutors, and threatening to abandon its criminal case—all to avoid admitting error.

Rather than admit a mistake, the Trump administration is trying to build a criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia by cutting deals with felons, driving out federal prosecutors, and threatening to deport him again, @nickmiroff.bsky.social writes.

Trump’s Running Tab in the Abrego Garcia Case The administration is cutting deals with felons, driving out federal prosecutors, and threatening to abandon its criminal case—all to avoid admitting error.

NEW: It was an extraordinary week in the government's campaign to condemn Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ending with his own attorneys asking a judge today to delay release and *keep him in jail* to protect him from ICE deportation. Catch up here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Tulsi Gabbard Chooses Loyalty to Trump The U.S. spy chief, who built her political identity opposing military intervention, is falling in line after the bombing of Iran.

Tulsi Gabbard, the U.S. spy chief who built her political identity opposing military intervention, is falling in line after the bombing of Iran. Via @isaacstanbecker and @shaneharris
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The Self-Deportation Psyop With a repurposed app and free teddy bears, the Trump administration is pressuring migrants to leave.

The Trump administration is trying to scare migrants into self-deporting and reporting their departure in the CBP Home app. More than 7,000 people have signed up so far, and of those, more than 3,000 have left, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports.

The Self-Deportation Psyop With a repurposed app and free teddy bears, the Trump administration is pressuring migrants to leave.

NEW: About 3k people have "self-deported" using the CBP Home app so far, and more than 7k have signed up. But the Trump admin is pushing for many, many more, and pitching the app as a gentler alternative to harsh enforcement at the hand of ICE www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The True Impact of Trump’s Strike on Iran The president insists Iran’s nuclear facilities were “totally obliterated.” Not everyone is so sure.

NEW: Trump insists Iran’s nuclear facilities were “totally obliterated.” Not everyone is so sure.
Via @missy_ryan + @JonLemire + @AshleyRParker + @isaacstanbecker + @shaneharris www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Trump Changed. The Intelligence Didn’t. The president's decision to drop bombs on Iran was opportunistic, not a result of new information.

On Iran, Trump changed. The intelligence didn't. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... My latest.

BREAKING: Magistrate judge rules Abrego Garcia should not be detained on his criminal charges — even though he’s likely to remain in ICE custody. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...