It’s been absolutely wild to see the upsurge in foreign lobbying-related prosecution in recent months. We have charges relating to: —Bob Menendez (Egypt) —Henry Cuellar (Azerbaijan) —A former NSC official (South Korea) —A Hochul aide (China) —RT (Russia) Absolutely wild.

This thread is full of some of the best reporting to come out over the past 5 years, from sexual abuse investigations to digital and pop culture profiles to EJ’s deeply empathetic and thorough dives into all the weird and wonderful parts of fandom

When I was heading to Rolling Stone, the person I was most excited to work with was Ej Dickson. Then she took my crazy-high expectations and jumped way, way over them. One of our industry's brightest stars, and a genuinely lovely human being.

Dmitri Simes, former think tank head in Washington, formally accused of violating sanctions and money laundering on behalf of Russia: justice.gov/opa/pr/tv-pres…

"I don’t know if it’s illegal for a top-ranking police officer to let his mayor-bribing pals pay for a trip to the D.R. and prostitutes there. I know it’s ridiculous to bring that officer back to oversee the NYPD." nydailynews.com/2021/12/04/sho…

Source close to the matter tells @ny1 search warrants also executed on Edward A. Caban and Tim Pearson. NYPD says they are cooperating with the investigation. More on @ny1.

With the FBI raiding the homes of Eric Adams' top staffers, I'm re-upping my story in The Atlantic about how this "law and order" mayor has become a symbol of chaos and corruption in New York. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Law enforcement source tells Linda Schmidt that several NYPD executives, including Edward A. Caban, were asked to turn over their phones immediately to investigators at the US Attorney's Office with the Southern District of New York Investigators will also be looking at emails

I think today is a great day to refresh everyone on Mayor Eric Adams's inner circle, its many overlapping interests, and the things they have done that are legal and illegal, courtesy of Hell Gate: tableofsuccess.hellgatenyc.com

So there are now THREE separate federal investigations into Eric Adams and his inner circle? hellgatenyc.com/feds-debut-new…

Update @c_sommerfeldt: Tim Pearson, senior mayoral adviser, also slapped w/ subpeona. He's already facing 4 lawsuits for misusing his power. Referring to a city migrant shelter contract, he allegedly said, "I have to get mine. Where are my crumbs?” nydailynews.com/2024/04/17/may…

Just called the numbers listed for Chief John Chell to figure out if some reporting was accurate about today's federal activity and got his wife by accident. Chief calls me back and I explain why I'm calling He hands the phone to DCPI Sheppard, who calls me a "fucking scumbag."

New York City Mayor Eric Adams ran as a law-and-order candidate, Noah Shachtman writes. In office, he’s all too frequently been a force for chaos. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

About 20 minutes later, Tina Moore was escorted out of the reporters room in One Police Plaza

This is almost word-for-word how Andrew Tate describes women who don't have children wired.com/story/trump-va…

The Tim Pool/Tenet Media story is obviously fascinating. But... An FBI affidavit unsealed this week says the Russians are maintaining an active list of 2,800 influencers, 600 of whom are in the US The FBI has not released the list Who else is on it? wired.com/story/project-…

Also another top officials brother in play Caban’s twin brother, James Caban, a former NYPD sergeant, was served a search warrant with a subpoena, sources said. Investigators are looking into his role in the world of nightlife enforcement, according to sources.

The New York Post editorial board throws up its hands nypost.com/2024/09/05/opi…

DOJ: Russia Aimed Propaganda at Gamers, Minorities to Swing 2024 Election | WIRED wired.com/story/project-…

In a shocking and confounding move, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan has decided to delay Donald Trump's sentencing in Manhattan until after the November 5 election. Here's why that is rife with problems. (thread) nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/pre…