@ericumansky.bsky.social
Editor-at-Large @ProPublica. I ❤️ journalism and good trouble. Tips/ideas: eric.umansky@propublica.org and securely on Signal EricUmansky.04. More about me: https://www.propublica.org/people/eric-umansky
Yes, Bezos gutted the Washington Post.
But don't fret.
He's also proudly invested in a busted lock from the Watergate burglary.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/b...
what's the quote?!?
Washington Post executives were troubled to learn that a single story could cost...thousands of dollars.
Thank god they weren't around during the WaPo's coverage of Watergate, CIA dark prisons, or any of the many other stories that helped changed the world.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/b...
The U.S. seized a ship from Venezuela. -- and has gotten stuck paying $47 million so far for repairs and maintenance.
The total value of the ship? $10 million.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...
I just noticed it’s called “professor”!
At car wash. These look like good scents, right?
How it's going in Tehran....
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/w...
Iran is "beaten and completely decimated."
Also: Please help.
How so?
The vibes war.
Hegseth is spending the opening moments of his press conference criticizing the news media and praising David Ellison for taking over CNN.
No word of the 4 service members who died in Iraq yesterday
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it is dropping charges against five soldiers who were accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee in a purported assault partially caught on camera.
apnews.com/article/isra...
Trump demands crews of unarmed oil tankers "show some guts" to get through the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. naval escorts haven't come to help.
You know why?
"Defense officials say it is too risky to send warships" - WSJ.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
This is how Trump's short-staffing of VA mental health is hurting *vets*:
-They keep losing therapists
-Their calls for therapy get ignored
-Their therapy is cut in half
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
By @vernalcoleman.bsky.social @tophersanders.bsky.social @joelanderson.bsky.social and me
NEW: Under Trump, mental health care for vets is getting squeezed
VA is bleeding shrinks & *not replacing them*
One told me she's so overloaded her sessions can be *16 mins*
She's had to online sessions w/ 35 vets
How is that therapeutic? It's not, she said
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
So 20% of world's oil is choked off and we'll be there in a couple weeks?
Thailand says 3 crew missing after ship hit by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz reut.rs/4s4iJv4
This looks like winning.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/w...
An amazing stat:
Iran exported more oil *today* than it did daily before the war.
It's the one country whose tankers are getting through the Strait of Hormuz.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Last year: e-cigarette makers donate to Trump's bangin' ballroom.
This year: Trump admin says it'll allow e-cigarette makers to offer more, delicious flavors.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/h...
An amazing stat:
Iran exported more oil *today* than it did daily before the war.
It's the one country whose tankers are getting through the Strait of Hormuz.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Former NATO chief says says Iran *can* close Strait of Hormuz -- and not much we can do:
-Iran has more than 5,000 mines
-they can be dropped by small boats, even civilian ones.
-U.S. only has handful of minesweepers
-clearing mines could take months.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Just out @propublica.org: How did the Pentagon make the horrible mistake that left more than 150 school children dead? Perhaps because it cancelled an effort to limit such harm in favor of Hegseth’s lust for “lethality.”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
"The strike hit a sprawling logistical hub for American diplomats..."
Trump promised these Navy escorts "if needed." He promised this ... yesterday. youtu.be/ed2xOwmHZl0?...
The first topic I worked on when I started as a military operations analyst 23 years ago was Navy mine countermeasures.
The Navy’s MCM capabilities then were far short of any reasonable projection of force requirements…
…and it has even less now 😑
Mines are cheap — they cost as little as a few thousand bucks — and they can do serious damage.
So you know who historically has had trouble clearing them? The U.S. of A.
This was such a good job by the NYT's Shawn McCreesh.
He asked a very pointed and direct question to Trump about the school bombing, leading the president to corner himself (was he claiming the US sold Iran Tomahawks???) before admitting he doesn't "know enough" and will abide by the final report.
Iranian drones have hit multiple key American radar sites.
www.twz.com/news-feature...
Gooood morning.
finance.yahoo.com/news/japans-...