To wit: www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...

The word "hero" gets thrown around a lot. But it's clear the attack on the San Diego Islamic Center yesterday could have been SO much worse. 140 children were feet away from the attackers. Security guard Amin Abdullah engaged these cowards in a gunfight, and they ran away.

Very curious whether Trump’s $1.8 billion January 6 fund includes money for journalists traumatized by the events of that day, including watching colleagues get assaulted, fearing for their lives, seeing people die and witnessing countless unprovoked attacks. Asking for a friend

It’s absolutely bonkers to me that Americans are being completely gouged at the pump, ostensibly because of geopolitics, and at the same time oil companies are making record profits! Why are we all OK with this? www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/b...

FWIW: I worked as a bartender for years before I became a journalist. We would “86” people all the time. This meant banning them from the premises. Not killing them.

It was very interesting interviewing Hasan Piker this morning. We had a long, respectful conversation about rising antisemitism in America and the responsibility involved with shaping the conversation

www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... Important perspective on the SPLC story from @willcarless.bsky.social (Will is excellent and it is not his fault that USA Today has added an "AI Overview" section up top)

An indictment is literally a list of allegations. That just what it is.

Is it fraud if nobody thinks they’ve been defrauded?

People keep pointing out that the big #SPLC indictment is a *fraud case But I didn’t see a shred of evidence in the indictment that a single donor was actually concerned about informants being paid to infiltrate hate groups That seems … relevant?

Today would be a great day for current and former FBI agents and DOJ prosecutors to reach out to me and detail some of the hate group infiltrators the feds have paid over the decades. Reach me confidentially on signal/telegram at 415.416.5231

Former fed prosecutor told me: “The idea that people who contribute to the SPLC would have objected that some of their funding was going to pay people who infiltrated extremist far-right groups like the Ku-Klux Klan is ridiculous on its face … it’s stupid. It doesn’t pass the laugh test”

In announcing yesterday’s indictment, FBI Director Kash Patel claimed the SPLC was essentially supporting extremism by paying high-level informants That’s the *exact criticism that’s been made of the FBI & DOJ’s use of paid confidential informants for decades. Stones. Glass houses.

The DOJ indicted SPLC for paying informants. But the FBI does it too Paying sources to infiltrate hate groups is a tried-and-tested tactic long employed by federal law enforcement agencies. My latest for @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

BREAKING: I'm suing the federal government for access to evidence in the shootings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and Julio Sosa-Celis. It's astonishing this lawsuit is even necessary, but in Minnesota, nobody is above the law.

Trump, Who Calls Mail-in Voting ‘Cheating,’ Just Voted by Mail: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...

Follow me on Instagram! www.instagram.com/will_carless... For gems like this: www.instagram.com/reel/DV94Cq7... This: www.instagram.com/reel/DVzYq4p... And this: www.instagram.com/reel/DT0zI3e...

As attacks and threats continue, Americans — especially Jewish Americans — should be vigilant in public spaces, particularly places of worship, experts say: #LATEST www.instagram.com/reel/DVzYq4p...

I spent the last week in the UK visiting family and friends. The paranoia and fear about visiting the US is very real. People are genuinely scared to fly here. They think they'll be arrested or shot. My plane home was half-empty

“Literally” ♟️

Last year, I learned the horrific story of Tony Mitchell, who froze to death in a bare concrete jail cell in Alabama. The sheriff overseeing the jail still has his job. But half of his jailers have been charged in Mitchell's death. This is that story: eu.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

My colleague @willcarless.bsky.social traveled to Alabama and I dug through hundreds of pages of records to get to the bottom of how Tony Mitchell froze to death after two weeks in the Walker County jail. The sheriff remains in power and is running for re-election. buff.ly/f63cjTt

I'm extremely proud of this story, with @writerbarton.bsky.social. Please check it out, and let us know what you think!

Tony Mitchell froze to death over two weeks in January 2023 in a cell with no running water, toilet or bunk. He lay, dying, in his own feces and urine in a paper-thin suicide smock. "We did it. We killed him," a jailer later admitted.

Last year, I learned the horrific story of Tony Mitchell, who froze to death in a bare concrete jail cell in Alabama. The sheriff overseeing the jail still has his job. But half of his jailers have been charged in Mitchell's death. This is that story: eu.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

The crusade against truth and journalism continues. It will not win. We can't let it.

Messaging from federal agencies is increasingly echoing language, imagery and even music made popular on white supremacist and far-right extremist websites and social media: My latest for @USATODAY With @heidibeirich.bsky.social and @jaredlholt.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reels/DTvj29...

@malcolmgladwell.bsky.social You didn't get the chance to ask @RobertKennedyJr whether he believes in the teachings of Louis Pasteur/germ theory. I did. At 19:51 in the video

WATCH: My full interview with @RobertKennedyJr from last week: youtube.com/watch?v=vFTC... Feat. 💣 Vaccine talk 💣 5G 💣 Whether RFK believes in germs 💣 Crunchy Moms 💣 Why he only eats meat & fermented food 💣 Why he thinks his voice is like that 💣 Whether he'll run in 2028

Meet the "Crunchy Moms" at the heart of the MAHA movement. They trust science. But only *some science. They're not vaccinating their kids, and they see RFK Jr. as their guy in government. Episode 2 of Extremely Normal: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk8f... #crunchy #Crunchymom #vaccines

They oppose vaccines and only trust *some science. Meet the "Crunchy Moms" at the heart of the MAHA movement. Episode Two of Extremely Normal! www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Extremely Normal Episode Two examines "Crunchy Moms," supporters of RFK Jr's MAHA movement, who are pro-beef tallow and anti-vaccines. Learn how this fringe movement became a mainstream political powerhouse, and why that concerns experts in virology and disease: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk8f...

They oppose vaccines and only trust *some science. Meet the "Crunchy Moms" at the heart of the MAHA movement. Episode Two of Extremely Normal! www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Coming today! Episode Two of Extremely Normal looks at how vaccine skeptic “Crunchy Moms” went from the fringe to shaping health policy: www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr ONLY eats meat and fermented food Every day.

RFK Jr. on vaccines, meat and 5G towers. A USA TODAY exclusive Or/ I interviewed RFK Jr. and it wasn’t weird until it was: www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Ever wondered about RFK Jr's voice? The Health Secretary told me this afternoon he suspects it may have been damaged by a flu shot, which is why he stopped getting them in 2005 That's among the revelations from my exclusive interview:

Ever wondered about RFK Jr's voice? The HHS Secretary told me this afternoon he suspects it may have been damaged by a flu shot, which is why he stopped getting them in 1995. That's among the revelations from my exclusive interview:

“That’s why my voice is so screwed up,” Kennedy said in an interview for the USA TODAY series "Extremely Normal." “Do I know whether that was caused by my annual flu shot? I have no idea. It’s a possibility. It’s a potential culprit that I cannot rule out. I can’t prove it.”

EXCLUSIVE: I interviewed RFK Jr. this afternoon for the next episode of Extremely Normal. I learned many things about the HHS Secretary, including that he stopped taking flu shots in 2005 over concerns about side effects Our first story: www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Why am I always in DC in January?!

Former NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence & Counterterrorism says "they have created a new definition of domestic terrorism ... people who are protesting, following, blowing whistles, impeding or affecting these [ICE] efforts ... they are domestic terrorists."

How is awful, vile sexiest nonsense like “The Breadwinner” still being made today. Nate Nergatze and everyone involved in this crap should be deeply ashamed. Signed: A father

Say what you will about AI and ChatGPT but I’m here for an all-knowing app that merrily announces that I won a Pulitzer Prize in 2023: (I did not win a Pulitzer that year, or any other — yet)

Probably the most shocking element of this is that there was a library. These people were reading?

Parachute journalism vs. local journalism:

Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged

Same post X vs. BlueSky I have more followers on X Zero engagement there X is cooked You’re in the right place

Just a reminder to all Americans: Documents created by, and in possession of, government agencies, belong to the citizens of the United States. We paid for them to be produced. They’re ours. Never forget that.

While the world's attention was focused on the Epstein files, a big story broke about another alleged human trafficker with apparent ties to the Trump White House: Andrew Tate: www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...