Jack Gillum

Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation and squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.

The tale of the FBI director's trips to "Boondoggle Ranch," Vegas and more in this collab with my great @wsj.com colleagues: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Here’s Where Trump’s Multiracial, Working-Class Coalition Is Fraying A visual look at how Republicans lost support in two closely watched races for governor.

Trump came back to power after knitting together a multiracial, working-class coalition. Now, it's fraying.

For @wsj.com, @jackgillum.bsky.social, Peter Champelli, and I took a look at exactly where—merging precinct-level election results and tract-level demographics.

🎁 www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

“So let’s have a trial”

Here you go, Internet. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"Questions about recent media coverage"

IYKYK @dwillis.bsky.social @jeremybowers.com

How the Epstein Scandal Fractured Trump’s Relationship With MAGA A Wall Street Journal analysis of thousands of podcast transcripts shows the conservative conversation on Epstein has swelled in recent weeks.

NEW: We analyzed thousands of podcasts and found how MAGA is fracturing with President Trump over Epstein: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Indictment: Tucson church pastor failed to report child sex-abuse claims A Star investigation found that Isaac Noriega, pastor of Tucson's Golden Dawn Tabernacle, covered-up alleged child-sex abuse for decades. He now faces criminal charges.

A pastor at a Tucson church has been indicted for failing to report child sexual abuse, following reporting on the church and its sect by @emilyhamer.bsky.social and me. This is the second set of criminal charges following our project, called Twisted Message.
tucson.com/news/local/a...

Reporters: if you're covering a protest and suspect you may be ketteled/arrested, write important phone numbers on your arm (or use one of @rcfp.org's temporary tattoos with our hotline #!)

I’m fairly certain British coworkers would die a little inside when asked to do a “group exercise”

The Billion-Dollar Business Behind Trump’s Immigration Crackdown From January to May, the government awarded 50% more funding to companies involved in immigration removals than last year.

The growing American industry of imprisoning immigrants made $13 billion in public money over the last decade www.wsj.com/us-news/trum... @jackgillum.bsky.social

WASHINGTON (AP) — AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists, citing 1st Amendment.

What Went Wrong at the Center for Public Integrity? Reflections after talking with former leaders

In light of last night’s news from @columjournreview.bsky.social reporting that the Center for Public Integrity will soon dissolve, here’s my column from a year ago analyzing its collapse.
Still important lessons here, especially for boards and funders.
dicktofel.substack.com/p/what-went-...

Exclusive | X Algorithm Feeds Users Political Content—Whether They Want It or Not A WSJ experiment found that accounts supporting Trump and Harris dominate feeds of new X users who wanted cooking and crafts.

Thanks @drewharwell.com! Here's our gift link. You know, for variety. 🙂
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Jon Stewart with headlines on political changes at X

Cool, our story (me and @jeremybmerrill.com) on how Elon Musk's X made Democrats disappear was on @thedailyshow.com. (Also: @jackgillum.bsky.social @alexacorse.bsky.social @blunderchief.blather.ing!)

Gift link here: drewharwell.com/stories/xs-d...

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but Washington’s municipal police force is not “Metro” anything. It’s the Metropolitain Police Department, MPD or DC police. That’s in contrast to the Metro transit police, which patrols WMATA.

1/My statement on learning through news reports that my #securityclearance has just been revoked.

Staffer with Elon Musk's DOGE amplified white supremacists online One of the people working with billionaire Elon Musk in his efforts to overhaul the U.S. government is a Berkeley-educated computer scientist who has boosted white supremacists and misogynists online.

New: A 2nd DOGE staffer has amplified extremists online, including Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate

www.reuters.com/world/us/sta...

DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account that...

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...

The 24-Hour Blitz That Flipped One Senator’s Vote From No to Yes on Hegseth Sen. Thom Tillis told colleagues he was a “no” the night before the defense secretary’s confirmation, setting off party pressure. His turnaround left witnesses who had come forward as collateral damag...

The night before Hegseth's confirmation vote, Tillis told Thune he was a no and that there were enough to sink the nomination. The next day Tillis voted yes, providing the deciding vote. How he flipped over 24 hours. Lindsay Wise @jackgillum.bsky.social Meridith McGraw www.wsj.com/politics/pet...

How Trump Gutted America’s $40 Billion Aid Agency in Two Weeks The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development appears to be a test case for the new administration.

Work that was halted, according to employees and contractors, included the U.S.’s efforts to stop the spread of an Ebola outbreak in Uganda, an outbreak of the Marburg virus disease in Tanzania, and a multicountry outbreak of Mpox.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Interestingly by Lamberth, a Reagan appointee

Sadly it’s closed for repairs.

Not successfully!

Clarus is a timeless friend!

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Cardinals here, but I am lonely

Hegseth Routinely Passed Out from Alcohol Abuse, Witness Says Trump’s Pentagon pick has denied the allegations, calling them part of a ‘smear campaign.’

JUST IN via @WSJ.com's Lindsay Wise & @jackgillum.bsky.social:

"#Hegseth Routinely Passed Out from Alcohol Abuse, Witness Says
#Trump's Pentagon pick has denied allegations, calling them part of a ‘smear campaign’"
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Hey @wmata.com At least two Shady Grove-bound trains significantly overran the Takoma platform in the last 20 minutes. Y’all sure ATC is up to snuff and safe? @wmatagm.bsky.social @metrorailinfo.bsky.social

Screenshot from a 2020 BuzzFeed News story that reads: One employee who spoke with BuzzFeed News after the event was not comforted by their CEO’s words. “He seems truly incapable of taking personal responsibility for decisions and actions at Facebook,” they said.

As someone who spent years reporting on Zuckerberg, I've struggled to find something coherent to say about today. Then @cwarzel.bsky.social reminded me of my old reporting.

This is what a FB employee said to me in 2020 after Zuckerberg addressed workers following FB-enabled violence in Kenosha, WI.