@ericlipton.nytimes.com
Investigative reporter NYT. Helping cover President Trump, his administration and circle of friends -- without fear or favor. I write about people and power. My contact on Signal: EricNYT.08
STRONG MESSAGING about the seriousness of the cold and wind on Saturday from the National Weather Service. Power outages possible. Longest period with subzero wind chills in 30+ years.
A good day to stay inside, or bundle up big time if you have to be outside.
In Afghanistan, child malnutrition is at levels unseen in 25 years. The New York Times witnessed hardship across the country in the wake of U.S. cuts.
Low Tide at Pourville, Misty Weather - 1882
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/9749
"It takes years to make good reporters...They are grown only in newsrooms, not at home with laptops. They are taught by older craftsmen and professionals, through stories and lore."
Wow. What an impassioned/vital piece here by Peggy Noonan of the WSJ about the fate of The WashPost. Everyone should read this. Really explains the stakes. Love us or hate us, journalism/journalists have important role in democracy. Free link....
www.wsj.com/opinion/a-la...
Politico: Trump wanted Dulles Airport and Penn Station named after him as condition of releasing federal rail tunnel funds
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships.
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind/Solar Projects
Federal agencies are delaying approvals for renewable energy projects on both federal land and private property at a time when electricity demand is going up.
By Brad Plumer and Rebecca Elliott
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/c...
NEW: A eulogy for The Post's sports department, which transformed the press box forever and created some of the best sportswriters in America
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Still have a bunch of friends at Washington Post where I worked in the 1990s. Folks that have been at the newspaper for decades committing much of their adult life to the institution. Some of them were laid off today. Dumped like trash. Sad day for these folks. For journalism. And DC as a community.
Bruce Ratner, the director of the Malania film, caught lying to WSJ as a result of the release of Epstein emails....
www.wsj.com/us-news/flir...
His breakthrough came about five weeks ago, when he posted a 43-minute video claiming to expose fraud at about a dozen Somali-run day care centers in Minnesota. The video mostly shows Mr. Shirley, 23, knocking on the doors of registered day cares
ByRuth Graham
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
‘Don Colossus,’ a Golden Statue of President Trump, Waits for Its Home
A group of cryptocurrency investors backing a memecoin hopes the statue will soon be installed at one of Mr. Trump’s golf courses in Florida.
By David Yaffe-Bellany
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/t...
That fraud scheme in Minnesota involving Somali Americans that Trump has trumpeted? FBI agents were pulled off the case to do routine immigration work, delaying the investigation, according to this revelatory oral history by Emily Bazelon and @rachelposer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
What Bezos really, really cares about.
Blue Origin, his rocket company that he has invested billions in, needs and wants billions of dollars in DOD contracts to help pay its bills.
Here Bezos greets Defense Sec. Hegseth today at Blue Origin offices in Florida
WashPost budget is a rounding error
How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive
Amid calls to increase transparency and revelations about the court’s inner workings, the chief justice imposed nondisclosure agreements on clerks and employees.
By Jodi Kantor
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Why The Times Is Expanding Its Supreme Court Coverage
How four reporters are examining the most secretive branch of government — and the nine justices who shape the law.
Jodi Kantor Adam Liptak Ann E. Marimow and Abbie VanSickle
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
Bovino made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said.
By Ernesto Londoño and Hamed Aleaziz
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
some (rare) good news for the journalism industry: The Philadelphia Inquirer is profitable
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
The Israeli military launched a series of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Saturday, an attack that local health officials said was the deadliest in weeks and that comes as the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was set to move into its next phase.
He's an opinion writer. I often find his podcast informative. Listening to these guys lay out their worldview helps me understand a lot about them that I otherwise would not know. I think that New York Times and readers/ listeners benefit from understanding all points of view.
By Charlie Savage, Jonathan Swan, and Maggie Haberman October 23, 2024
Oct 2024: Trump plans for cracking down on immigration, directing the Justice Department to prosecute his adversaries, using American troops on domestic soil, increasing presidential power, upending America’s economic policies and retreating militarily from Europe
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
NYT Editorial from before the 2024 election.
Trump at least did not hide his intentions
And The NYT in news pages and opinion pieces (separate teams) extensively documented this well before the election
WSJ overview of Trump strike options/ potential war plans for Iran--
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
False
False, 1983
https://botfrens.com/collections/27/contents/5202
The Mistral, a strong, cold wind in the south of France, often dried Van Gogh’s paint quickly. This demanding weather shaped his technique, contributing to his development of short, energetic, directional brushstrokes.
WashPost: Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial
"The one that people know mostly is the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. And we’re gonna top it by, I think, a lot,” Trump said
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants
The change expands the ability of lower-level ICE agents to carry out sweeps rounding up people they encounter
By Hamed Aleaziz and Charlie Savage
Reporting from Washington
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...