can anyone with access DM me Elon Musk's Q score change between 2016 and now?

"This is all just a fraction of the violence endemic to American life. Just as an example, guns are the single leading cause of death for U.S. kids. I think it's really important to think of Saturday's violence at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in that context."

Some shrimp news out of the Rules committee just now.

Anyway. I’m glad nobody was hurt and I’m sure the journalists who attended the WHCD will not center themselves and their personal experiences and instead remain focused on holding the powerful accountable and informing the people about their government.

UK gonna need the mother of all sous vides if this AMOC thing collapses, that's my Take

Do you think the national guard would walk my dog since they're circling the neighborhood already?

While The Times had two reporters covering the event but the company no longer buys seats at the party, said Richard W. Stevenson, the Washington bureau chief. The decision goes back almost two decades; the last dinner The Times attended as an organization was in 2007.

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Gauged ears coming next season

Democrats who want to see a warrant process added to government searches for Americans' info incidentally gathered when spying on foreigners don't seem like they are close to supporting a Trump/Johnson backed clean extension of spy powers known as "FISA 702"

Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., says he's never resigning and suggests that Rep. Mace's push to oust him is a fundraising stunt.

This case - of a former US military guy turned prison guard turned hired brawn for Chinese spies - is fascinatingly bizarre. Also among his targets was a sculpture of Xi Jinping as a coronavirus particle in the middle of the California desert, as I chronicle in my book Let Only Red Flowers Bloom.

Joined the Apple News Today podcast to talk about the fight over civil liberties and spy powers: open.spotify.com/episode/3b5q...

Nothing good happens after midnight — and this was a mess www.npr.org/2026/04/17/nx-s1-...

House to vote on American spy power authority in the wee hours of the morning. Nominal reforms unlikely to satisfy civil liberties advocates.

Huffman swinging for the fences in his bid for weirdest ever tweet by a member of Congress

My radio story on the tentpole of American surveillance powers and the people fighting to reform it. It seems like it really could expire on Monday ericm.cd/articles/what-to-kno...

My latest @npr.org: send it to your favorite normie so they know what the hell you're going on about. A filibuster explainer ericm.cd/articles/senate-fili...

FISA 702 reauthorization bill moves out of the Rules committee in late night vote after three Republican skeptics skip — no amendments will be allowed. Concerns over warrantless surveillance of Americans could still sink the procedural vote in the full House given the number of GOP skeptics.

"The Easter Sunday post about annihilating a civilization is not OK. It's not. And posting a picture portraying yourself as Jesus is not OK. And so I would just advise all of the people at the White House that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." - Rep. Austin Scott R-Ga. just now

Last week the @npr.org team interviewed our researcher @godin.bsky.social about the obstacles faced by those looking for open source information on the Iran-Israel-US conflict and why the development of new tools is important within this space: www.npr.org/2026/04/10/n...

Just in: Another Jan. 6 defendant pardoned by Trump has agreed to plead guilty to charges of child sexual abuse. David Daniel, who earlier pleaded guilty to assaulting police on Jan. 6, is now pleading to federal child pornography charges. One victim was under 12 years old.

My FISA 702 explainer leads @npr.org this morning — it's going to be everywhere this week so you might as well learn about it now.

samuel beckett was born on this day 120 years ago. astonishing to think that if he had survived, and could run 100m in 9.57 seconds, he would be not only the oldest but also the fastest man in the world - together with his nobel prize for literature, an astonishing trifecta

Was on Morning Edition this morning talking about *gestures widely*

Swalwell suspends campaign

Congressional Democrats who've called for Swalwell to resign immediately, so far: Scholten Leger Fernandez Khanna Liccardo Huffman

I'll be on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday talking about Congress, Iran, Rep. Swalwell and FISA at 9:15a ET Tune in: www.npr.org/stations/

More than three dozen Democrats are calling for Trump to be removed from office after the president warned "a whole civilization would die" if Iran didn't comply with his demands. New roundup from me:

"Recorded Feb. 24,2026"

Every outfit in stitch fix commercials is a cheap unstructured jacket over an untucked t shirt

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After Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel in economics, she got hundreds of invitations. She accepted three. One was advising WNBA players on a labor deal. She helped players land the biggest % raise in US sports history. www.wsj.com/economy/wnba...

Major public spaces like Union Station should not close for private events. This is not what they're for.

The Harry Styles album is like if Ben Gibbard put out The Postal Service record after starting his SSRIs. Give Up? Nah brother, Vibe Out

French cities, including Paris, will vote on Sunday for their city councils & mayors. Transformations in Paris over the past decades are astonishing (see @bloomberg.com article below!) & are the product of years of transit & bike investment, changing how people move: www.urban.org/urban-wire/h...

“Bike lanes that greatly reduced crashes on National Mall set for removal” 10/10 hed, no notes. #bikedc

Fuck it, I'm doing it — send twete ✨some personal news ✨

I will be the be the new Bachelorette Mr. Mickey Mouse

A reminder that you should want universal voting in a democracy irrespective of whether your side is suddenly benefiting or losing due to restrictions and disenfranchisement.

"Transitory" is back baby — some say it never left

I sedated the dog into oblivion and OPM gave the afternoon off of work for a thunderstorm that appears not to have happened.

My trust issues stem from when they didn't give any of the final J! contestants credit for "walk the line" for the Johnny Cash song "I walk the line"

Many Washington Post readers have been notified via email that their subscription rates are set to increase. Nestled at the bottom of these emails, you’ll find an asterisk and the following: “This price was set by an algorithm using your personal data.”

i bet you could cook on a dating app with "I've never placed a sports bet online and I don't use zyn," full send