Tom Jackman
@tomjackmanwp.bsky.social
Former crime and justice reporter, The Washington Post. Big fan of sports, music, comedy, sleeping, not necessarily in that order.
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When Donald knew there was no real threat to his life, he preened for photographers, yelled “Fight, fight, fight!” and didn’t care if a fireman died.
When Donald knew there was a real threat to his life, he hid in a catering truck and didn’t care if his staff died in the decoy plane.
When Donald knew there was a real threat to his life, he hid in a catering truck and didn’t care if his staff died in the decoy plane.
September 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
When Donald knew there was no real threat to his life, he preened for photographers, yelled “Fight, fight, fight!” and didn’t care if a fireman died.
When Donald knew there was a real threat to his life, he hid in a catering truck and didn’t care if his staff died in the decoy plane.
When Donald knew there was a real threat to his life, he hid in a catering truck and didn’t care if his staff died in the decoy plane.
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This never would happened if (a) thirsty Ted Cruz hadn't been searching for tweets about himself; and (b) sloppy Ted Cruz paid as much attention to details as he does to trolling.
August 27, 2026 at 8:34 PM
This never would happened if (a) thirsty Ted Cruz hadn't been searching for tweets about himself; and (b) sloppy Ted Cruz paid as much attention to details as he does to trolling.
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Some people might not be aware, but it is entirely possible that without Dolly Parton we wouldn’t have had a COVID vaccine. She partly funded Moderna’s research and gave the largest individual contribution to make it all happen.
Just gives you an idea of the kind of person she was.
Just gives you an idea of the kind of person she was.
August 25, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Some people might not be aware, but it is entirely possible that without Dolly Parton we wouldn’t have had a COVID vaccine. She partly funded Moderna’s research and gave the largest individual contribution to make it all happen.
Just gives you an idea of the kind of person she was.
Just gives you an idea of the kind of person she was.
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Trump told the Supreme Court this month that he must build his ballroom so he'll have a secure space in case of attack.
But he already has one, former officials say — a secret bunker under the White House. (No, not the one under the East Wing.)
Our exclusive tonight at @washingtonpost.com.
But he already has one, former officials say — a secret bunker under the White House. (No, not the one under the East Wing.)
Our exclusive tonight at @washingtonpost.com.
Secret White House bunker undercuts Trump’s ballroom lawsuit, ex-officials say
The White House already has a nuclear-proof facility buried deep underground and built in secret after 9/11.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 24, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Trump told the Supreme Court this month that he must build his ballroom so he'll have a secure space in case of attack.
But he already has one, former officials say — a secret bunker under the White House. (No, not the one under the East Wing.)
Our exclusive tonight at @washingtonpost.com.
But he already has one, former officials say — a secret bunker under the White House. (No, not the one under the East Wing.)
Our exclusive tonight at @washingtonpost.com.
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THREAD. As you read chilling stories emerging about the illegal surveillance that Trump's DHS has been doing, recognize that federal law makes it nearly impossible for victims to sue feds for constitutional violations. A minimum part of Democratic platform should call for this.
August 14, 2026 at 1:52 AM
THREAD. As you read chilling stories emerging about the illegal surveillance that Trump's DHS has been doing, recognize that federal law makes it nearly impossible for victims to sue feds for constitutional violations. A minimum part of Democratic platform should call for this.
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Ohio Republican Vivek Ramaswamy hired his mother to manipulate clinical trial data for an Alzheimer's drug he owned the rights to, which he used to inflate its stock price and cash out before the stock tanked. But his opponent is a Democrat. Our rating: Lean Republican.
August 14, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Ohio Republican Vivek Ramaswamy hired his mother to manipulate clinical trial data for an Alzheimer's drug he owned the rights to, which he used to inflate its stock price and cash out before the stock tanked. But his opponent is a Democrat. Our rating: Lean Republican.
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I am not the first to make this point but imagine a woman president obsessing constantly over her “ballroom” as the economy imploded and her war spun out of control
August 13, 2026 at 9:01 PM
I am not the first to make this point but imagine a woman president obsessing constantly over her “ballroom” as the economy imploded and her war spun out of control
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New reporting reveals Ohio Republican Gov. candidate Vivek Ramaswamy hired his mother to manipulate clinical trial data for an Alzheimer's drug he owned the rights to.
This scheme boosted Ramaswamy's company stock price and generated a $1.4 B IPO, where he then cashed out before the stock tanked.
This scheme boosted Ramaswamy's company stock price and generated a $1.4 B IPO, where he then cashed out before the stock tanked.
August 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
New reporting reveals Ohio Republican Gov. candidate Vivek Ramaswamy hired his mother to manipulate clinical trial data for an Alzheimer's drug he owned the rights to.
This scheme boosted Ramaswamy's company stock price and generated a $1.4 B IPO, where he then cashed out before the stock tanked.
This scheme boosted Ramaswamy's company stock price and generated a $1.4 B IPO, where he then cashed out before the stock tanked.
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David Ellison wants us to know he’s not ideological, and that’s why he put a conservative with no tv experience in charge of CBS
August 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
David Ellison wants us to know he’s not ideological, and that’s why he put a conservative with no tv experience in charge of CBS
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Picture Biden trying to make his long time personal attorney the Attorney General of the United States.
August 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Picture Biden trying to make his long time personal attorney the Attorney General of the United States.
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Today marks six years since a catastrophic explosion of ammonium nitrate tore through Beirut’s port, killing over 200 people in one of the most powerful non-nuclear blasts in modern history.
August 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Today marks six years since a catastrophic explosion of ammonium nitrate tore through Beirut’s port, killing over 200 people in one of the most powerful non-nuclear blasts in modern history.
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The effective federal corporate income tax rate:
1950: 50%
1990: 25%
2020: 13%
Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate.
That is how we will pay for it.
1950: 50%
1990: 25%
2020: 13%
Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate.
That is how we will pay for it.
August 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The effective federal corporate income tax rate:
1950: 50%
1990: 25%
2020: 13%
Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate.
That is how we will pay for it.
1950: 50%
1990: 25%
2020: 13%
Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate.
That is how we will pay for it.
I mean, it’s July. At Safeway
July 28, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I mean, it’s July. At Safeway
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More than two dozen accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sent a letter to Republican Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn urging them not to confirm acting attorney general Todd Blanche to lead the Justice Department permanently.
Epstein accusers urge Tillis, Cornyn not to confirm Blanche after meeting with him
The votes of the two Republican senators are key to advancing the nomination of Todd Blanche as attorney general.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 21, 2026 at 10:30 PM
More than two dozen accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sent a letter to Republican Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn urging them not to confirm acting attorney general Todd Blanche to lead the Justice Department permanently.
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One of my favorite parts of this project was scooping up the www.nytimes.lgbt domain and using it to host the data dashboard.
Check it out!
Check it out!
June 19, 2026 at 5:30 PM
One of my favorite parts of this project was scooping up the www.nytimes.lgbt domain and using it to host the data dashboard.
Check it out!
Check it out!
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RFK seeing this footage and bolting down to the Reflecting Pool so he can drink from the hose
They're dumping slimy, green peroxide water from the Reflecting Pool back into the Potomac. #dc @popville.bsky.social
June 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM
RFK seeing this footage and bolting down to the Reflecting Pool so he can drink from the hose
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NEW: Trump administration officials earlier this year killed a federal criminal investigation into the coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice, the Republican former governor of West Virginia and a close ally of the president’s.
By @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social
By @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social
Trump Administration Killed Criminal Investigation of GOP Senator's Coal Companies
EPA and Justice Department officials were looking into potential criminal violations by the vast coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice. Then the Office of the Deputy Attorney General told them “pencils down.”
www.propublica.org
June 8, 2026 at 6:17 PM
NEW: Trump administration officials earlier this year killed a federal criminal investigation into the coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice, the Republican former governor of West Virginia and a close ally of the president’s.
By @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social
By @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social
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Trump's Department of Homeland Security has awarded more than $19.4 billion in border wall contracts in the past six months — compared with $2.1 billion from 2016 to 2024.
Most of it has gone to two firms that have ties to the White House and the Republican Party, according to a WaPo analysis.
Most of it has gone to two firms that have ties to the White House and the Republican Party, according to a WaPo analysis.
Spike in border wall spending goes mostly to 2 firms with GOP, White House ties
Construction contracts are being awarded at a historic scale through a streamlined process that could put Trump on track to realize his vision for a border wall.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Trump's Department of Homeland Security has awarded more than $19.4 billion in border wall contracts in the past six months — compared with $2.1 billion from 2016 to 2024.
Most of it has gone to two firms that have ties to the White House and the Republican Party, according to a WaPo analysis.
Most of it has gone to two firms that have ties to the White House and the Republican Party, according to a WaPo analysis.
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That's not even his final form
June 2, 2026 at 7:57 PM
That's not even his final form
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New: Regretful cities are literally covering their Flock cameras with black trash bags because they cannot figure out how to immediately exit their surveillance contracts or get the cameras taken down:
www.404media.co/cities-are-c...
www.404media.co/cities-are-c...
Cities Are Covering Flock Cameras With Trash Bags
Regretful cities aren't sure how to cancel their surveillance contracts, so they are literally covering their cameras.
www.404media.co
May 28, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New: Regretful cities are literally covering their Flock cameras with black trash bags because they cannot figure out how to immediately exit their surveillance contracts or get the cameras taken down:
www.404media.co/cities-are-c...
www.404media.co/cities-are-c...
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the trump official — who led the siege & occupation of Minneapolis — admitting to having an ongoing dialogue/rapport with Martin Sellner, a straight-up Nazi who influenced the Christchurch shooter, while speaking at a conference about remigration (read: ethnic cleansing) is a pretty big deal!
Greg Bovino at the far-right Remigration summit in Portugal: "Martin Sellner, you've invited me here today. Your ideas, we've talked a lot on that and those ideas mirror each other. We've never talked before face to face until yesterday and we're on the same sheet of music almost immediately".
June 1, 2026 at 6:23 PM
the trump official — who led the siege & occupation of Minneapolis — admitting to having an ongoing dialogue/rapport with Martin Sellner, a straight-up Nazi who influenced the Christchurch shooter, while speaking at a conference about remigration (read: ethnic cleansing) is a pretty big deal!
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This New Yorker cartoon is accurate but a gut punch.
May 20, 2026 at 6:25 PM
This New Yorker cartoon is accurate but a gut punch.
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From the reporter who scooped the news that Treasury's GC was quitting, IRS wrote a 25-page memo about why Trump's IRS lawsuit was dogshit.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/a...
May 19, 2026 at 4:42 PM
From the reporter who scooped the news that Treasury's GC was quitting, IRS wrote a 25-page memo about why Trump's IRS lawsuit was dogshit.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/a...
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Listen to the judge at Tina Peters's trial give a searing condemnation of her crimes and behavior in Court. Compare this to what Polis is trying to spin today, in order to justify the bended knee to Trump and his shortcutting of the judicial process:
Listen to the judge at Tina Peters's trial give a searing condemnation of her crimes and behavior in Court. Compare this to what Polis is trying to spin today, in order to justify the bended knee to Trump and his shortcutting of the judicial process:
May 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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Listen to the judge at Tina Peters's trial give a searing condemnation of her crimes and behavior in Court. Compare this to what Polis is trying to spin today, in order to justify the bended knee to Trump and his shortcutting of the judicial process:
Listen to the judge at Tina Peters's trial give a searing condemnation of her crimes and behavior in Court. Compare this to what Polis is trying to spin today, in order to justify the bended knee to Trump and his shortcutting of the judicial process: