Eric Lipton NYT
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Investigative reporter NYT. Helping cover President Trump, his administration and circle of friends -- without fear or favor. I write about people and power. My contact on Signal: EricLiptonNYT.01
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Everyone should read these threads I did about industry lobbyists and the EPA and understand them. Take the time to see the unambiguous evidence of what's happening now at this moment inside the EPA. Please retweet them. Please read them. Each one of the threads. It's happening in slow motion.
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NEW: The latest filing from Trump Media & Technology Group, 41% owned by the US president, shows they will earn $350K from a foundation linked to the National Park Service for ads related to the celebration of America's 250th anniversary. My latest:
Trump Media will earn $350K for ads by Freedom 250, which is part of the National Park Foundation, the official charity partner of the National Park Service
Trump Media & Technology Group, majority owned by the US president, will earn $350K from a foundation linked to the National Park Service, for ads related to America's 250th anniversary.
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October 29, 2026 at 10:28 PM
NEW: The latest filing from Trump Media & Technology Group, 41% owned by the US president, shows they will earn $350K from a foundation linked to the National Park Service for ads related to the celebration of America's 250th anniversary. My latest:
As long as they are not making more than he is, Trump is good. If they are making more than he is, it makes him angry. And he moves to shut it down.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...
Trump Erupted After Learning of Alina Habba’s $50 Million Deal (Gift Article)
Angry about the scale of a contract signed by one of his former lawyers with the family of a wealthy pardon seeker, the president told allies he wanted some of the money to go to his future presidenti...
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2026 at 4:41 AM
As long as they are not making more than he is, Trump is good. If they are making more than he is, it makes him angry. And he moves to shut it down.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...
Nvida CEO Targeted By Apparent China Spy Plot
By Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Ana Swanson,Paul Mozur, Tripp Mickle and Julian E. Barnes
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...
By Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Ana Swanson,Paul Mozur, Tripp Mickle and Julian E. Barnes
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...
Nvidia Chief, Jensen Huang, Is Seen as Target of Chinese Spy Plot (Gift Article)
A Chinese businesswoman who had a close relationship with Jensen Huang was found to be passing intelligence to Beijing. President Trump was briefed and took no action.
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Nvida CEO Targeted By Apparent China Spy Plot
By Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Ana Swanson,Paul Mozur, Tripp Mickle and Julian E. Barnes
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...
By Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Ana Swanson,Paul Mozur, Tripp Mickle and Julian E. Barnes
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...
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I wrote about the beginning of bug-pocalypse www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/t...
AI Is Finding a Flood of Bugs, and Silicon Valley Is Rushing to Fix Them (Gift Article)
A.I. has uncovered a horde of software flaws, which engineers are racing to fix before they can be exploited and abused by hackers.
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October 28, 2026 at 1:33 PM
I wrote about the beginning of bug-pocalypse www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/t...
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NEW: Sec. Kennedy is allowing broad access to unapproved peptide injections in what appears to be a unilateral action.
FDA scientists had advised against these, inc. one peptide used in greyhound racing.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/h...
FDA scientists had advised against these, inc. one peptide used in greyhound racing.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/h...
Kennedy to Allow Broad Use of Unapproved Peptide Injections (Gift Article)
In a unilateral declaration by the health secretary, several injections promoted by online influencers will become widely available. The F.D.A. had advised against the move.
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October 28, 2026 at 5:13 PM
NEW: Sec. Kennedy is allowing broad access to unapproved peptide injections in what appears to be a unilateral action.
FDA scientists had advised against these, inc. one peptide used in greyhound racing.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/h...
FDA scientists had advised against these, inc. one peptide used in greyhound racing.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/h...
Trump Administration Backs Down on an Opioid Ban After Kratom Industry Lobbying
The change could help a G.O.P. donor facing wrongful death lawsuits.
@by-cjewett.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...
The change could help a G.O.P. donor facing wrongful death lawsuits.
@by-cjewett.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...
Trump Administration Backs Down on an Opioid Ban After Kratom Industry Lobbying (Gift Article)
Health officials will now allow some levels of a powerful substance to remain in products marketed as natural. The change could help a G.O.P. donor facing wrongful death lawsuits.
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Trump Administration Backs Down on an Opioid Ban After Kratom Industry Lobbying
The change could help a G.O.P. donor facing wrongful death lawsuits.
@by-cjewett.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...
The change could help a G.O.P. donor facing wrongful death lawsuits.
@by-cjewett.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...
Iran War Cost Rises to $47.1 Billion, Pentagon Told Lawmakers
The estimate through Oct. 16 shows that bombs, missiles and other munitions accounted for more than 60 percent of expenses.
By Eric Schmitt
Reporting from Washington
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/u...
The estimate through Oct. 16 shows that bombs, missiles and other munitions accounted for more than 60 percent of expenses.
By Eric Schmitt
Reporting from Washington
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/u...
Iran War Cost Rises to $47.1 Billion, Pentagon Told Lawmakers (Gift Article)
The estimate through Oct. 16 shows that bombs, missiles and other munitions accounted for more than 60 percent of expenses.
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Iran War Cost Rises to $47.1 Billion, Pentagon Told Lawmakers
The estimate through Oct. 16 shows that bombs, missiles and other munitions accounted for more than 60 percent of expenses.
By Eric Schmitt
Reporting from Washington
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/u...
The estimate through Oct. 16 shows that bombs, missiles and other munitions accounted for more than 60 percent of expenses.
By Eric Schmitt
Reporting from Washington
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/u...
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And here is an interactive map.
You can look in your state/see where these sources of air toxics are located. Do you live near one?
See link here for online version of the map with data built in re name/etc for each pollution source given Trump waiver:
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...
You can look in your state/see where these sources of air toxics are located. Do you live near one?
See link here for online version of the map with data built in re name/etc for each pollution source given Trump waiver:
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...
October 26, 2026 at 4:38 PM
And here is an interactive map.
You can look in your state/see where these sources of air toxics are located. Do you live near one?
See link here for online version of the map with data built in re name/etc for each pollution source given Trump waiver:
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...
You can look in your state/see where these sources of air toxics are located. Do you live near one?
See link here for online version of the map with data built in re name/etc for each pollution source given Trump waiver:
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...
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These documents in the threads were generated as a result of more than a dozen FOIAs.
A big thank you FOIA staff involved, going through all these requests, doing redactions when necessary, and then helping democracy work by making documents public
Being a foia officer is a massive public service
A big thank you FOIA staff involved, going through all these requests, doing redactions when necessary, and then helping democracy work by making documents public
Being a foia officer is a massive public service
October 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM
These documents in the threads were generated as a result of more than a dozen FOIAs.
A big thank you FOIA staff involved, going through all these requests, doing redactions when necessary, and then helping democracy work by making documents public
Being a foia officer is a massive public service
A big thank you FOIA staff involved, going through all these requests, doing redactions when necessary, and then helping democracy work by making documents public
Being a foia officer is a massive public service
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And of course, here is the story. These documents posted via these threads are a companion of sorts to the story.
They also show the kind of work that goes on behind our reporting. You don't just go out to the field. You dig. For months
Turn every page, Caro said.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...
They also show the kind of work that goes on behind our reporting. You don't just go out to the field. You dig. For months
Turn every page, Caro said.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...
How Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass (Gift Article)
The president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities that spew cancer-causing gases. Then his appointees worked to gut the regulations altogether.
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2026 at 12:58 PM
And of course, here is the story. These documents posted via these threads are a companion of sorts to the story.
They also show the kind of work that goes on behind our reporting. You don't just go out to the field. You dig. For months
Turn every page, Caro said.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...
They also show the kind of work that goes on behind our reporting. You don't just go out to the field. You dig. For months
Turn every page, Caro said.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...
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THREAD 3: The Plant with Biggest Cancer Risk bsky.app/profile/did:...
THREAD 4: The Virginia Medical Sterilizer
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THREAD 5: HON RULE PENDING TAKEDOWN
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THREAD 4: The Virginia Medical Sterilizer
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THREAD 5: HON RULE PENDING TAKEDOWN
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THREAD 3: The Plant with Biggest Cancer Risk
As we worked on this story, we spent weeks considering which plants to focus on. We needed to visit communities/get input from area residents. Yes, all of these plants have been written abt before. We let the data tell us where to go. THIS CHART POINTED>
As we worked on this story, we spent weeks considering which plants to focus on. We needed to visit communities/get input from area residents. Yes, all of these plants have been written abt before. We let the data tell us where to go. THIS CHART POINTED>
October 26, 2026 at 12:51 PM
THREAD 3: The Plant with Biggest Cancer Risk bsky.app/profile/did:...
THREAD 4: The Virginia Medical Sterilizer
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THREAD 5: HON RULE PENDING TAKEDOWN
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THREAD 4: The Virginia Medical Sterilizer
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THREAD 5: HON RULE PENDING TAKEDOWN
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INTRO TO NYT THREADS ON EPA FILES
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THREAD 1: The Air Toxics Rollback Cast of Characters
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THREAD 2: The Nuclear Option: Using Presidential Power to Wipe Out EPA Toxics Rules (Mislabeled it thread 1)
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THREAD 1: The Air Toxics Rollback Cast of Characters
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THREAD 2: The Nuclear Option: Using Presidential Power to Wipe Out EPA Toxics Rules (Mislabeled it thread 1)
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SHOW ME THE DOCUMENTS>>>>>
We did something sort of crazy at The NYT this year, as we look for ways to dig into what has happened at the Environmental Protection Agency since Trump returned to the White House.
We collected more than 466,200 pages of federal and state documents.....
We did something sort of crazy at The NYT this year, as we look for ways to dig into what has happened at the Environmental Protection Agency since Trump returned to the White House.
We collected more than 466,200 pages of federal and state documents.....
October 26, 2026 at 12:51 PM
INTRO TO NYT THREADS ON EPA FILES
bsky.app/profile/did:...
THREAD 1: The Air Toxics Rollback Cast of Characters
bsky.app/profile/did:...
THREAD 2: The Nuclear Option: Using Presidential Power to Wipe Out EPA Toxics Rules (Mislabeled it thread 1)
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
THREAD 1: The Air Toxics Rollback Cast of Characters
bsky.app/profile/did:...
THREAD 2: The Nuclear Option: Using Presidential Power to Wipe Out EPA Toxics Rules (Mislabeled it thread 1)
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Today, in a series of threads, I am going to walk through some of these documents and give you a chance to see from the inside what we found
It is all there in black and white. The documents don't lie.
It is all there in black and white. The documents don't lie.
October 25, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Today, in a series of threads, I am going to walk through some of these documents and give you a chance to see from the inside what we found
It is all there in black and white. The documents don't lie.
It is all there in black and white. The documents don't lie.
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👀‼️👇 #epa
SHOW ME THE DOCUMENTS>>>>>
We did something sort of crazy at The NYT this year, as we look for ways to dig into what has happened at the Environmental Protection Agency since Trump returned to the White House.
We collected more than 466,200 pages of federal and state documents.....
We did something sort of crazy at The NYT this year, as we look for ways to dig into what has happened at the Environmental Protection Agency since Trump returned to the White House.
We collected more than 466,200 pages of federal and state documents.....
October 28, 2026 at 9:27 AM
👀‼️👇 #epa
Why is it so hard on Slack to find unread messages? Is this intentionally built into Slack just to infuriate users, so you can see you have unread messages, but you cannot find them.
October 27, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Why is it so hard on Slack to find unread messages? Is this intentionally built into Slack just to infuriate users, so you can see you have unread messages, but you cannot find them.
I am so proud to work at a news organization that takes freedom of the press rights as seriously as The NYT.
What a huge honor it is that NYT is being recognized for unrelentingly fighting this fight--David McCraw, our lawyer extraordinaire, and Richard Stevenson, DC Bureau Chief.
Bravo
What a huge honor it is that NYT is being recognized for unrelentingly fighting this fight--David McCraw, our lawyer extraordinaire, and Richard Stevenson, DC Bureau Chief.
Bravo
October 27, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I am so proud to work at a news organization that takes freedom of the press rights as seriously as The NYT.
What a huge honor it is that NYT is being recognized for unrelentingly fighting this fight--David McCraw, our lawyer extraordinaire, and Richard Stevenson, DC Bureau Chief.
Bravo
What a huge honor it is that NYT is being recognized for unrelentingly fighting this fight--David McCraw, our lawyer extraordinaire, and Richard Stevenson, DC Bureau Chief.
Bravo
JUST POSTED: The U.S. Called It Putin’s ‘Slush Fund.’
Now Trump May Drop Sanctions on It.
The move would be the latest concession to Moscow by President Trump.
A NYT exclusive by Anton Troianovski
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/u...
Now Trump May Drop Sanctions on It.
The move would be the latest concession to Moscow by President Trump.
A NYT exclusive by Anton Troianovski
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/u...
Trump Explores Lifting Sanctions on Russia’s Flagship Investment Fund (Gift Article)
The move would be the latest U.S. concession to Moscow as President Trump pursues economic incentives he hopes will secure an end to war in Ukraine.
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2026 at 6:13 PM
JUST POSTED: The U.S. Called It Putin’s ‘Slush Fund.’
Now Trump May Drop Sanctions on It.
The move would be the latest concession to Moscow by President Trump.
A NYT exclusive by Anton Troianovski
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/u...
Now Trump May Drop Sanctions on It.
The move would be the latest concession to Moscow by President Trump.
A NYT exclusive by Anton Troianovski
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/u...
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President Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch.
If completed, it will cast shadows on many graves and monuments in nearby Arlington National Cemetery, the @washingtonpost.com's 3-D analysis found.
On some days, Trump's arch would even shade the grave and eternal flame of JFK.
If completed, it will cast shadows on many graves and monuments in nearby Arlington National Cemetery, the @washingtonpost.com's 3-D analysis found.
On some days, Trump's arch would even shade the grave and eternal flame of JFK.
Trump’s arch would cast shadow on Arlington Cemetery
The monument would darken the nation’s premier military burial ground early in the morning on more than 280 days a year, a Post analysis finds.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
President Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch.
If completed, it will cast shadows on many graves and monuments in nearby Arlington National Cemetery, the @washingtonpost.com's 3-D analysis found.
On some days, Trump's arch would even shade the grave and eternal flame of JFK.
If completed, it will cast shadows on many graves and monuments in nearby Arlington National Cemetery, the @washingtonpost.com's 3-D analysis found.
On some days, Trump's arch would even shade the grave and eternal flame of JFK.
Everyone should read these threads I did about industry lobbyists and the EPA and understand them. Take the time to see the unambiguous evidence of what's happening now at this moment inside the EPA. Please retweet them. Please read them. Each one of the threads. It's happening in slow motion.
October 26, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Everyone should read these threads I did about industry lobbyists and the EPA and understand them. Take the time to see the unambiguous evidence of what's happening now at this moment inside the EPA. Please retweet them. Please read them. Each one of the threads. It's happening in slow motion.
Reposted by Eric Lipton NYT
So readers:
We've offered today a small overview of thousands of documents NYT collected as part of reporting for this story--just a tiny fraction shared here
What is clear?
Documentation matters.
Transparency matters
Accountability matters.
Thanks for reading
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...
We've offered today a small overview of thousands of documents NYT collected as part of reporting for this story--just a tiny fraction shared here
What is clear?
Documentation matters.
Transparency matters
Accountability matters.
Thanks for reading
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...
How Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass (Gift Article)
The president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities that spew cancer-causing gases. Then his appointees worked to gut the regulations altogether.
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2026 at 1:56 AM
So readers:
We've offered today a small overview of thousands of documents NYT collected as part of reporting for this story--just a tiny fraction shared here
What is clear?
Documentation matters.
Transparency matters
Accountability matters.
Thanks for reading
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...
We've offered today a small overview of thousands of documents NYT collected as part of reporting for this story--just a tiny fraction shared here
What is clear?
Documentation matters.
Transparency matters
Accountability matters.
Thanks for reading
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...
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So EPA staff warns--above-don't strike comprehensive fenceline EtO monitoring from the rule. Bad idea.
Industry wants it gone.
What happens?
Szabo instructed the staff to remove fenceline as across-the-board mandate.
Massive industry victory.
We got the draft decision (not yet public)
Industry wants it gone.
What happens?
Szabo instructed the staff to remove fenceline as across-the-board mandate.
Massive industry victory.
We got the draft decision (not yet public)
October 26, 2026 at 1:56 AM
So EPA staff warns--above-don't strike comprehensive fenceline EtO monitoring from the rule. Bad idea.
Industry wants it gone.
What happens?
Szabo instructed the staff to remove fenceline as across-the-board mandate.
Massive industry victory.
We got the draft decision (not yet public)
Industry wants it gone.
What happens?
Szabo instructed the staff to remove fenceline as across-the-board mandate.
Massive industry victory.
We got the draft decision (not yet public)
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But the chemical industry wanted this requirement killed.
VERY MUCH.
Here is Indorama asking EPA in 2025 to kill the fenceline monitoring requirement. (Yes more documents)
VERY MUCH.
Here is Indorama asking EPA in 2025 to kill the fenceline monitoring requirement. (Yes more documents)
October 26, 2026 at 1:56 AM
But the chemical industry wanted this requirement killed.
VERY MUCH.
Here is Indorama asking EPA in 2025 to kill the fenceline monitoring requirement. (Yes more documents)
VERY MUCH.
Here is Indorama asking EPA in 2025 to kill the fenceline monitoring requirement. (Yes more documents)
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Fenceline monitoring at oil refineries adopted a decade ago had been an enormous public health success. The EPA in 2024 had moved to extend this fenceline monitoring to chemical plants.
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October 26, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Fenceline monitoring at oil refineries adopted a decade ago had been an enormous public health success. The EPA in 2024 had moved to extend this fenceline monitoring to chemical plants.
awsedap.epa.gov/public/exten...
awsedap.epa.gov/public/exten...
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CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH MOMENT HERE.
Huge implications, for years.
How much will rules be watered down????
EPA staff warned Szabo that he should keep the requirement for fenceline monitoring at chemical plants
Eliminating it would be hard to defend in court.
Huge implications, for years.
How much will rules be watered down????
EPA staff warned Szabo that he should keep the requirement for fenceline monitoring at chemical plants
Eliminating it would be hard to defend in court.
October 26, 2026 at 1:56 AM
CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH MOMENT HERE.
Huge implications, for years.
How much will rules be watered down????
EPA staff warned Szabo that he should keep the requirement for fenceline monitoring at chemical plants
Eliminating it would be hard to defend in court.
Huge implications, for years.
How much will rules be watered down????
EPA staff warned Szabo that he should keep the requirement for fenceline monitoring at chemical plants
Eliminating it would be hard to defend in court.