Author of Texas Blood and The Mendacity of Hope. Editing at Drop Site. Formerly Washington Post, The Intercept, Oxford American, Harper’s. Signal: hedtk.88
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5 Jan 2018
Very grateful to @stephenharrigan for his review of Texas Blood in @nytimes nytimes.com/2018/01/05/books…
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Here’s the 2017 Intercept report: theintercept.com/2017/08/30/…
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May 18
🇦🇪 The New York Times reports that the UAE paid more than $6 million to the reputation management firm Terakeet between 2020 and 2022 to manipulate Google search results and suppress damaging reporting by Drop Site co-founder Ryan Grim, then at The Intercept, about Emirati Ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba.
The 2017 investigation examined allegations surrounding Otaiba’s ties to escorts and individuals linked to sex trafficking. According to the NYT, Terakeet responded by creating favorable profiles, using anonymous accounts to edit Wikipedia, and flooding the internet with SEO-optimized content designed to push Grim’s reporting off Google’s front page. By 2023, the article had reportedly been pushed as far back as page five of search results.
The broader NYT investigation examines how wealthy corporations, billionaires, and politically connected figures use high-end “reputation management” firms to manipulate online narratives, suppress scandals, and reshape what appears in Google searches. The report also details Terakeet’s work for Goldman Sachs general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler over her ties to Jeffrey Epstein and billionaire Robert F. Smith following his tax fraud case.
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May 6
“We stopped classes and tried to flee”—Pakistan Targets Afghan Civilians in Scorched-Earth Military Campaign, by @Emran_Feroz
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Writing by me (laid off). Photos by @vanhoutenphoto (laid off). Editing by @PeterFinnProP (laid off). Audio editing by @BishopSand (laid off). Design editing by @JoeMoore1984 (laid off). Additional support from @reemakkad (laid off) and @PaulSchemm (laid off).
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Trump’s border wall expansion just bulldozed an ancient tribal site washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
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Apr 28
I was the first to break the story for @theintercept about Morens' apparent efforts to evade FOIA: theintercept.com/2023/06/29/…
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Apr 28
The indictment of former NIH official David Morens for FOIA evasion is the direct result of @JamesCTobias' tireless FOIA reporting. Worth noting: DOJ brings this indictment to defend FOIA, as the Trump Administration undermines FOIA laws at every turn.
Apr 28
I was the first to break the story for @theintercept about Morens' apparent efforts to evade FOIA: theintercept.com/2023/06/29/…
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Apr 27
1/ I'm thrilled that @Poynter has awarded @washingtonpost its first-ever Poynter Journalism Prize for Excellence in Climate Change Reporting for Floods Above, on how rising atmospheric moisture is driving torrential rains for which humanity is unprepared poynter.org/reporting-editin…
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Apr 25
Displaced Lebanese Pool Money to Buy Satellite Images to See What Remains of their Homes
For many residents displaced by the Israeli invasion, satellite imagery has become the only way they can find out whether their homes have been destroyed.
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Apr 23
RT @SimonaFoltyn: Killing journalists is a war crime, no matter their political affiliation.
Amal Khalil's killing was a targeted assassi…
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Apr 23
Amazing reporting by @JSweetLI at @DropSiteNews, identifying the key people behind Canary Mission, the notorious site that has for years doxxed Americans opposing Israeli crimes.
The top 5 people are all Americans who have moved to Israel:
dropsitenews.com/p/canary-mi…
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Meet the Top “Content” Producers Linked to Canary Mission, by @JSweetLI
A Drop Site investigation reveals the highest paid employees of the Israeli group running the infamous pro-Israel doxxing site.
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Lebanese Journalist Amal Khalil Bombed and Left to Die by Israel, by @loffredojeremy
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Apr 20
Feeling so fortunate and excited to tell stories about the changing planet for the @nytimes. nytco.com/press/chico-harlan…
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“My Daughter Went Out to Learn, Not to Fight”: Gaza Grieves More Children Killed by Israel
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Apr 13
⚡️NEW: How 51 Seconds at a Pro-Palestine Protest Could Send a Muslim Student to Prison for 34 years
Former University of Pittsburgh student Muhammad Ali faces three felonies for a brief tug-of-war with an officer over a metal barrier.
Read the full report by @musher_01 for Drop Site News: dropsitenews.com/p/palestine…
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Israeli missile interceptors have dwindled to "double digits," according to Trump admin official.
By @ryangrim and @MazMHussain
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Apr 8
Statement on the arrest of Courtney Williams, a brave and patriotic truth-teller who has committed no crime and, if there is any justice in the world, will soon be free from the clutches of Trump's rogue DOJ
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