Former Moscow correspondent for The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun. Author of “March 1917: On the Brink of War and Revolution.”
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Breslin said the best stories in a newspaper are in the loser's locker room.
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Kostya Khudov, the Ukrainian next to me in this photo, could’ve fled Kyiv. Instead, he drove against traffic on Feb 24, 2022 to find me in the city. He stayed with our team every day since — coming under artillery, ballistic missiles, drones for us. @JeffBezos #SaveThePost
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I’ve driven into hurricanes, trekked through jungles and camped on an ice sheet in sub-zero temperatures to bring you news about climate change.
If you value this work, and everything else you read in @washingtonpost, help us send a message to @JeffBezos: #SavethePost
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Hi @JeffBezos. I'm proud to work with colleagues @FrancescaEbel @maryilyushina @RobynDixon__ who have fearlessly exposed Russia's brutal decimation of its own troops & economy in its pursuit of aggressive imperial expansion. Their work has never mattered more. #SaveThePost
"“I would never have signed a contract if I’d known what it’s like out there. Our television is lying to us,” said Fyodor, his lower leg blown off. He said he was 1 of just 10 left of the 110-strong unit he joined 2 years ago." Important @FrancescaEbel
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🎯 ‘He was great at schmoozing and sometimes used befuddlement as a very effective tool.’ @willenglund and other colleagues on the dazzling career and all-around niceness of investigative reporter Gary Cohn. baltimoresun.com/2024/12/28/…
A very perceptive argument about the economic experience of plenty of Americans. Though taking a swipe at Ukraine at the end of the piece seemed a bit gratuitous.
Here is by far the best political/economic analysis of why Harris lost the election. Prepare to have your conventional wisdom challenged. By James K. Galbraith. @thenation thenation.com/article/econom…
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The Baltimore Sun dissolved its features department Monday, reassigning its staff to news departments – the first time since at least 1888 the newspaper won’t have even one reporter dedicated to covering the city’s cultural life.
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In today's paper alone: a comprehensive accounting of the NC flood deaths by @sarahkaplan48 et al; a review of theNavalny memoir by @willenglund; a useful list of the top art museums in America; a @katemshepherd/@NicoleAsbury story on big campaign spending on MD school boards...
Alexei Navalny’s ‘Patriot’ is a plea to keep resisting Putin - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/books/202…
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I realize “fight” must poll well because all the politicians say it all the time, but it makes me cringe. I find it unhelpful and divisive because it contributes to the us-vs-them narrative. How about “work,” “serve,” “organize,” “unite,” “vote,” “win”?!!!
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For us nostalgics, could we have one refrain tonight at the Dem convention of FDR's 1932 campaign song, Happy Days Are Here Again?
"Happy days are here again
The skies above are clear again
So let’s sing a song of cheer again
Happy days are here again."
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The @baltsunguild had a lunchtime rally today, drawing attention to concerns they have with their new(ish) owners, David Smith and Armstrong Williams. A short thread:
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‘Can he possibly be that dense?’ Here’s @jackshafer in @politico: Growing Debacle for Will Lewis and the Washington Post. politico.com/news/magazine/2…
Yeltsin tried to come up with a Russian Idea, but nothing came of it. That left a vacuum for Putin to fill with his turn to anti-Western, militarized, orthodoxy. A powerful piece by @RobynDixon__
Don't miss The Washington Post's deep dive into the profound changes sweeping Russia - a historic shift taking place in parallel with Putin's push to conquer Ukraine. Read Russia, Remastered, here 👇
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"When the Key Bridge opened in 1977, mastodons of the seas such as the Dali didn’t exist," @willenglund writes.
"Now they do, and now it appears that six road workers who were on the bridge have lost their lives." wapo.st/3xmIrmY
Opinion | The Key Bridge collapse means the shutdown of the Port of Baltimore - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/opinions/…