Anna Rascouët-Paz
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I ask questions for a living.
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Reports for @snopes.com
Wrote & hosted www.chahut.ch/statelessness/
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According to Brian Stelter, 60 Minutes is finally airing the "Inside CECOT" story that Bari Weiss shelved.
She made Sharyn Alfonsi fly to DC to get an interview with Tom Homan and Kristi Noem for the segment, but both refused.
So it'll run tonight -- with no promotion and against the NFL playoffs.
She made Sharyn Alfonsi fly to DC to get an interview with Tom Homan and Kristi Noem for the segment, but both refused.
So it'll run tonight -- with no promotion and against the NFL playoffs.
January 18, 2026 at 8:16 PM
According to Brian Stelter, 60 Minutes is finally airing the "Inside CECOT" story that Bari Weiss shelved.
She made Sharyn Alfonsi fly to DC to get an interview with Tom Homan and Kristi Noem for the segment, but both refused.
So it'll run tonight -- with no promotion and against the NFL playoffs.
She made Sharyn Alfonsi fly to DC to get an interview with Tom Homan and Kristi Noem for the segment, but both refused.
So it'll run tonight -- with no promotion and against the NFL playoffs.
What is this faint stench in the air today, NYC?
January 13, 2026 at 9:34 PM
What is this faint stench in the air today, NYC?
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VANCE SAYS THE WAY WE CONTROL VENEZUELA IS TO CONTROL THE PURSE STRINGS
January 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
VANCE SAYS THE WAY WE CONTROL VENEZUELA IS TO CONTROL THE PURSE STRINGS
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If accurate, this raises the question "who is governing Venezuela right now, and tomorrow?" (The answer isn't "Delta Force" or "SEAL Team 6," that's not what they do.) While nearly every state has a presidential line of succession, that may not indicate where power actually lies in coming days.
January 3, 2026 at 9:50 AM
If accurate, this raises the question "who is governing Venezuela right now, and tomorrow?" (The answer isn't "Delta Force" or "SEAL Team 6," that's not what they do.) While nearly every state has a presidential line of succession, that may not indicate where power actually lies in coming days.
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The US has captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and has flown him out of the country.
Trump Says Venezuela’s Maduro Captured and Flown Out of Country
President Donald Trump said the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flew him out of the country with his wife after a series of airstrikes on the country.
www.bloomberg.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 AM
The US has captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and has flown him out of the country.
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A public database of ice, ice agents, DHS, etc. Has now been built and it's entirely outside of the US and US government reach.
We Built a Public Record of ICE Because They Refuse to Keep One
Tracking Immigration Enforcement as It Accelerates Under Authoritarian Rule
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
A public database of ice, ice agents, DHS, etc. Has now been built and it's entirely outside of the US and US government reach.
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So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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There’s a lesson here about writing in the age of weaponized lies: Always precede false claims with giant red text, ideally wrapped in a <blink> tag, that says “THIS IS A LIE I AM REFUTING!!”
But also, why is a book that makes this kind of lazy, bad-faith argumentation getting any accolades at all?
But also, why is a book that makes this kind of lazy, bad-faith argumentation getting any accolades at all?
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
There’s a lesson here about writing in the age of weaponized lies: Always precede false claims with giant red text, ideally wrapped in a <blink> tag, that says “THIS IS A LIE I AM REFUTING!!”
But also, why is a book that makes this kind of lazy, bad-faith argumentation getting any accolades at all?
But also, why is a book that makes this kind of lazy, bad-faith argumentation getting any accolades at all?
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A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
Landed in Paris 14h ago and dealing with the usual havoc jet lag wreaks on me, so I can say with certainty: Emily in Paris S5 is the perfect soporific. Better than melatonin.
Can’t follow, can’t care for the life of me, it’s like watching a series of incoherent adverts, which it is!
Can’t follow, can’t care for the life of me, it’s like watching a series of incoherent adverts, which it is!
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Landed in Paris 14h ago and dealing with the usual havoc jet lag wreaks on me, so I can say with certainty: Emily in Paris S5 is the perfect soporific. Better than melatonin.
Can’t follow, can’t care for the life of me, it’s like watching a series of incoherent adverts, which it is!
Can’t follow, can’t care for the life of me, it’s like watching a series of incoherent adverts, which it is!
Harlequin publish romance books.
Authors can demand in their contracts that their books not be translated via AI.
Imagine the power romance and smut authors have right now.
Authors can demand in their contracts that their books not be translated via AI.
Imagine the power romance and smut authors have right now.
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Harlequin publish romance books.
Authors can demand in their contracts that their books not be translated via AI.
Imagine the power romance and smut authors have right now.
Authors can demand in their contracts that their books not be translated via AI.
Imagine the power romance and smut authors have right now.
sounds like POTUS said things
December 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
sounds like POTUS said things
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"Smug is the emotional tone of Mastermind. I want the buyer to feel judged by the box. Like the box is already disappointed in them. If you don’t want smug, don’t name the game Mastermind. This isn’t fucking checkers. This is a duel in a seminar room at Davos."
The Mastermind Box Cover: What the Hell Were They Thinking?
- - -INVICTA GAMES, LTD. Packaging Team — Official Minutes Project: Mastermind / New Cover Presentation MARTIN SMITH (Marketing Senior Vice Presi...
buff.ly
December 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"Smug is the emotional tone of Mastermind. I want the buyer to feel judged by the box. Like the box is already disappointed in them. If you don’t want smug, don’t name the game Mastermind. This isn’t fucking checkers. This is a duel in a seminar room at Davos."
I’ll allow it.
A drone dropped supplies that seemed destined for a crab boil at a South Carolina prison this week, staff said. The intercepted delivery included steak, crab legs, two bags of marijuana, Marlboro cigarettes and a small container of Old Bay seasoning, photos show.
Prison intercepts drone delivery of crab boil supplies — including Old Bay
The drone carried food, marijuana and cigarettes toward the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, South Carolina, the state corrections department said.
wapo.st
December 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I’ll allow it.
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Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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December 2, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Thanks to @jasonleopold.bsky.social for his excellent work and for his professional courtesy in helping me confirm it all, a combo rare enough to deserve a mention.
FBI documents show the agency spent more than $850,000 on overtime pay for agents tasked with processing and redacting Epstein-related files. Here's how we confirmed the records are authentic:
FBI paid nearly $1M in overtime to redact Epstein files, documents show
Bloomberg reporter Jason Leopold sued the FBI and DOJ for the files as part of a Freedom of Information Act request.
www.snopes.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Thanks to @jasonleopold.bsky.social for his excellent work and for his professional courtesy in helping me confirm it all, a combo rare enough to deserve a mention.
The greatest trick the devil has ever pulled was convincing cultural (non-religious) Christians that Halloween, but also Xmas trees and Santa were secular (“pagan” in some retellings).
“Santa is secular”
Santa:
Santa:
Saint Nick was based on Nicholas, bishop of Bari, an early Christian saint who gave gifts to people in secret, usually as a way to have done a good deed. The name Santa clause is a bastardization of Sinterklaas, a Germanic form of Saint Nick. It’s very Christian.
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The greatest trick the devil has ever pulled was convincing cultural (non-religious) Christians that Halloween, but also Xmas trees and Santa were secular (“pagan” in some retellings).
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November 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM
i'd like to suggest that olivia nuzzi and ryan lizza start a course of muscular behavioural therapy (plus writing rehab for nuzzi)
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
i'd like to suggest that olivia nuzzi and ryan lizza start a course of muscular behavioural therapy (plus writing rehab for nuzzi)
In fairness, for having seen it with a live orchestra in Oakland in 2011 or 2012, it's excellent and you should see it.
"Napoleon" sells out Film Forum in screenings a century in the making. https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/who-waits-in-line-for-a-100-year-old-5-hour-silent-movie-new-yorkers-of-course
Who waits in line for a 100-year-old, 5-hour silent movie? New Yorkers, of course.
"Napoleon" sells out Film Forum in screenings a century in the making.
gothamist.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
In fairness, for having seen it with a live orchestra in Oakland in 2011 or 2012, it's excellent and you should see it.