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/...

A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi. I hired and worked with Jamal for a year. www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...

While everyone's paying attention to the Epstein files, a big story just broke about another alleged human trafficker with ties to Trump — Andrew Tate:

Trump official intervened in investigation on behalf of Andrew Tate, report says: www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... All props to ProPublica on this:

Big Story here from PP: Also: Watch our episode of Extremely Normal, examining how Tate and other "Manosphere" influencers are coopting America's young men: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoC7...

Seeing the Northern Lights in Iceland: Check!

Anyone who knows me knows it’s extremely on-brand that I just happen to be starting my European vacation on the exact day the FAA is canceling thousands of flights Wish me luck

A federal lawsuit describes an ICE facility in the Chicago suburbs as “filthy” and “cruel.” Two detainees named in the case are expected today in court where they hope a judge will order ICE to improve conditions at the site. @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

questioning why the NYT used this dashing photo of Nick Fuentes. This is what he actually looks like

“Within certain MAGA circles, to criticize someone for being too racist or reactionary is a betrayal, signaling an acceptance of the very liberal morality that the movement’s vanguard seeks to destroy.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...

My (video) analysis of two high-profile scandals in the last week or so involving members of the GOP sending racist and/or anti-Semitic text messages. This is how the far-right speaks to itself: www.usatoday.com/videos/news/...

It's 2025 and the President of the United States of America has shared an AI video of himself literally shitting on Americans exercising their freedom of speech.

A 15-year-old kid was tear gassed, slammed to the ground, and detained for five hours in a garage by armed ICE in Chicago blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/15/1...

Anyone know the answer to this? The federal government is shut down. California is being hit disproportionately by the shutdown Can the state withhold federal taxes in retaliation?

Genuine question: If President Trump is withholding congressionally approved funds for Democratic states like California, can those states (many of which send more to the federal govt. than they receive) “withhold” their federal taxes and not send them to DC? @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

This concept underpinned organizations like the constitutional sheriffs association. Where are they now?

As federal troops act almost without impunity in America’s cities, it’s worth noting that, not long ago, many conservatives claimed that sheriffs and local police chiefs should have ultimate legal jurisdiction — not the US government.

This was literally Stewart Rhodes' main legal defense: That he thought the President was about to make it legal to go and get the guns so his militia could storm the Capitol and take charge.

For context: When a group of protestors stormed the US Capitol on Jan. 6, a crew of Oath Keepers was standing by, waiting for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act so they could go get their stash of weapons, hidden across the Potomac. This is far from normal.

As the President meets with the architect of #Project2025, it's worth revisiting my investigation from last year which found several of the plan's authors have a trail of racist and white supremacist activity: www.usatoday.com/story/news/i...

I had a pretty serious surfing accident a few weeks ago. Had to be stretchered to an ambulance and taken to hospital. I was in hospital for about 3 hours. I have insurance, so I was covered. The cost? Oh. It was $127,497.

'm doing a live #AMA on #Reddit on the MensLib subreddit on my work covering the Manosphere and hyper-masculine influencers like Andrew Tate: www.reddit.com/r/MensLib/co...

"Trump cited “a rumor” that no people in Cuba have autism" ... "There's a rumor - and I don't know if it's so or not - that Cuba, they don't have Tylenol because they don't have the money for Tylenol. And they have virtually no autism. OK?" www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

This is a Ta Nehisi-Coates story about Charlie Kirk: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Today: 🍦The New York Times publishes a front-page scoop about overlapping deals involving the Trump family and the national interest ⚖️ President Trump sues the paper and its journalists for $15 billion Same day

Are you confused about Discord, the platform the alleged Charlie Kirk assassin communicated on? Check out our explainer: www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2...