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Washington Post investigations reporter Co-host of Schlock and Awe: schlockandawe.substack.com Executive Council, Washington-Baltimore News Guild

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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The End of Oak Street is not “good” but the implications of its ending are so dark and funny I’d like to assume Mitchell kept them knowing they would probably fly over producers’ heads boxd.it/fQr6wJ
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A ★★½ review of The End of Oak Street (2026)
With time travel movies it's usually best to set aside the infinite permutations involved in doubling back on reality unless you're doing a Primer-like exercise in favor of having a good romp at the t...
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
It's a little funny how Nolan put a comically incongruous sex scene into his atomic bomb downer but removes all carnality from one of literature's most canonically horny interludes
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James Grebey @jgrebes.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
[Darth Vader when he strikes Obi-Wan down and he disappears leaving only his robes behind] Damn that’s… that’s not what happened to all those kids
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404 Media @404media.co · 13/05/2026
From Ukraine to the Sahel, fiber-optic cable has become a staple of drone war. But spools of cable are critical for internet infrastructure and jam-proof drones but skyrocketing costs are making it hard to field them.
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War and Data Centers Are Driving Up the Cost of Fiber Optic Cable
Spools of cable are critical for internet infrastructure and jam-proof drones but skyrocketing costs are making it hard to field them.
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Seeing liberals here react to the Mills news by throwing their support behind the person who delivered Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court... I gotta log in more often, clearly something fascinating is going on.
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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 23/04/2026
Staten Island traffic cameras have caught a white RAM 1500 pickup truck blasting through school zones or running red lights more than 547 times since 2022. The truck belongs to James Giovansanti, who lives and works there as an NYPD officer. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/04/23/t...
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To Protect And Swerve: NYPD Cop Has 547 Speeding Tickets Yet Remains On The Force - Streetsblog New York City
One of the city’s most-dangerous drivers is an officer with the NYPD, which does nothing to stop his reign of terror on Staten Island.
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
When was the last time the US Navy was engaged in the intentional disruption of worldwide free maritime trade
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Jake Godin @godin.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Might be temporary, but it appears that Google may now be censoring previously-high resolution satellite imagery over Ali Al Salem Air Base — the Kuwaiti base used by the U.S. that's been targeted by Iranian drone/missile attacks. Yandex and Apple sat imagery appears uncensored so far.
A satellite image from Google Earth over part of Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. The image is pixelated and appears downgraded from higher-resolution Airbus imagery.A satellite image from Yandex over part of Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. The image is of normal quality.A satellite image from satellites.pro showing Apple Maps imagery over part of Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. The image appears unaltered.
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
they need to make a facial expressions oscar for Zendaya's work in The Drama
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Rare good Oscars. PTA gets his flowers. I'm so happy man
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
New: -Iranian elementary school may have been misidentified as a factory or arms depot -A Centcom or DIA intelligence analyst would've had responsibility for keeping target information updated -The "the speed and scale" meant older targets may not have received updated vetting wapo.st/4llWy0R
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Iranian school was on U.S. target list, may have been mistaken as military site
The strike on an Iranian elementary school killed at least 175, many of them children, raising questions as to whether the military’s use of AI-enabled targeting was a factor.
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
We obtained footage showing a man who appeared to be refugee Nurul Amin Shah Alam being dropped off by Border Patrol outside a Buffalo coffee shop after 8pm. The shop locks its door at 7pm. He never made it inside, and was found dead five days later:
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Refugee released by Border Patrol found dead, sparking outrage
Surveillance video obtained by The Post shows Border Patrol agents releasing the partially blind refugee, who went missing for days before being found dead.
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Drop Site reporting suggests the reason Democrats have been relatively quiet on the possibility of Trump's war with Iran is that most think it's decent policy that will also be politically disastrous for him www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-iran...
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Trump Privately Dreams of Iran Regime Change Glory as Democrats Cynically Weigh Political Benefits of War
Trump says he wants to be the president who takes down the Islamic Republic. Democratic leaders see him walking into a political trap of his own making ahead of the midterms.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
New from 404 Media: we've confirmed cops are buying access to GeoSpy, an AI that can geolocate photos in seconds. Doesn't use metadata, but clues in the photo like soil, architecture, to pinpoint where social media photos taken. Being used in investigations www.404media.co/cops-are-buy...
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Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds
404 Media has obtained a cache of internal police emails showing at least two agencies have bought access to GeoSpy, an AI tool that analyzes architecture, soil, and other features to near instantly g...
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Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Here is Peter Attia MD emailing Epstein’s assistant claiming he goes into “JE withdrawal” when he doesn’t see him.
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
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Possum A-ko @kaiserbeamz.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
So apparently I was right to shittalk m00t this week because it's been revealed that his boneheaded decision to establish /pol/ and subsequently ruin the website was allegedly born out of a one-on-one meeting with Jeffery Epstein.
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
For nearly a century, the @washingtonpost’s foreign correspondents have been on the ground for the world’s most pressing stories. Now, our desk is facing potential steep cuts. Washington needs us. The world needs us. If you read us and need us, please watch this video and share.
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
After years of denial and accusing anyone using the numbers of duplicity or Hamas sympathy, the Israeli military now admits — via anonymous briefing to domestic reporters — that the Gaza Health Ministry's death toll from the war is accurate
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.” @reuters.com
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Hi guys - I know this is controversial among rapid responders, but I think it’s important: if you knew Alex Pretti, please consider talking to (real) reporters like Sam here. They are not trying to harm us or his reputation but they can push back against right-wing lies if we tell them the truth.
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Jonathan Baran @jonathanbaran.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Videos show an agent tugging on a weapon in Pretti’s waistband, removing it and ducking from the tussle as another agent draws and fires on the unarmed man. Latest from @samueloakford.bsky.social @osviz-jarrett.bsky.social @evanhill.bsky.social & Sarah Blaskey www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show
A Washington Post analysis of videos sheds light on the encounter that left 37-year-old Alex Pretti dead.
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Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
ICE took the flower man in Echo Park 40 minutes ago. He’s at this corner every day. I’ve bought flowers from the man and woman here for anniversaries and birthdays. Lemmy loves to smell them whenever we walk by in the mornings. I was just at the street corner 15 minutes before it happened. Fuck.
A pitbull with a big head stand in the foreground behind them is three containers of bright, orange, poppies and a container with sunflowers in it. Behind that is a street in crosswalk with cars in it.A screenshot of an Instagram story that includes a photo of three masked men and green military gear arresting a person who is on the ground. Below that is a photo of a black explorer and it’s license
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9:05am - One person
kidnapped from
Sunset & Echo Park.
STAY SAFE OR COME OUT!
9:05 a. m. - Una
persona secuestrada en Sunset y Echo Park Ave. MANTÉNGANSE
SEGUROS O SALGAN SI PUEDEN!
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 21/01/2026
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Need to get into Fela Kuti finally. Where's a good place to start and what should I read?
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that the two Democratic leaders are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
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R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
"Their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness."
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North Minneapolis ICE shooting: 6 children hospitalized after flash bang hits van
A family was caught in clashes between protesters and law enforcement during civil unrest in north Minneapolis, leading to six children, including a 6-month-old baby, being hospitalized.
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Eli Sherman @elitalksmpls.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Outside I ran into Minneapolis Chief of Police Brian O’Hara who says he will abide by an arrest warrant should it be issued.
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 07/01/2026
This is the video.
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Witness account of ICE shooting in Minneapolis today
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Got my dad a replica of the Webley Mk IV revolver carried by T.E. Lawrence, my wife got me an original French 1971 Lawrence of Arabia theatrical rerelease poster. Realizing Lawrence is kind of a secular religion that's been established within the family.
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Back to hitting around 2.15x bodyweight on the deadlifts. Feels real good
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Schlock and Awe is back! With special guest Imran "Brooks Otterlake" Zaidi talking SYRIANA, the cynical, multi-narrative, Clooney Oscar-winning conspiracy thriller from 2005. listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0QBV... subscribe: schlockandawe.substack.com/p/syriana-12...
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Syriana (12/15/25)
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
I first saw the tiny Stonehenge drop in Spinal Tap when I was probably like 13 and to date I think it's the hardest I've laughed in my entire life. RIP Rob Reiner www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg5O...
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Spinal Tap - Stonehenge, funniest clip ever.
YouTube video by holmleighnyd
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
She found the same heat vent her mom loves and now sticks her head by it
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
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A ★★½ review of Hamnet (2025)
There's not much I can say about the excessively lugubrious awards bait film that is Hamnet that wasn't said here: letterboxd.com/miseryminister/film/hamnet/. It is the production of pathos for pathos...
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
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A ★★★ review of Misericordia (2024)
What exactly is Jérémie doing in Saint-Martial? He arrives for the funeral of his former boss at the village bakery, a man he seems to have loved, though he may have received none in return. With the ...
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 06/12/2025
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
watched The Color of Pomegranates last night and it was like getting introduced to cinema for the first time all over again. stupendous
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/11/2025
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
2017: Jonathan Farkas emailing w/ Epstein about "seeing" someone, then mentioning his wife, Somers, who got an appointment from Trump to the White House Fellowship Commission. Epstein warns Farkas about the other woman. 2025: Somers Farkas was confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Malta in October.
On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 11:34 AM, Jonathan Farkas
Gosh I don't drink and I never did drugs
wrote:
Sent from my iPhone
On May 8, 2017, at 11:31 AM, jeffrey E. ‹jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: alcoholic. drugs. unstable. consumate liar. CAREFUL
On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 11:29 AM, Jonathan Farkas
Jeffrey please help me here is she a hooker
wrote:
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On May 8, 2017, at 11:27 AM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:
worse
On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 11:26 AM, a 2 timer?
wrote:
In a message dated 5/8/2017 11:19:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jeevacation@gmail.com writes:
careful she is nottrustworthy at ALLL
On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 10:43 AM, Jonathan Farkas
wrote:
I am seeing
a little bit I don't think it will turn into romance I am a bit old and not tall enough but she seems
intelligent and kind Somers got an appointment from Trump she is on The White House Fellowship Commison it came through Woody and Suzanne Johnson because she bundled best Jonathan
Sent from my iPhoneU.S. Embassy Valletta, Malta
October 14 at 2:50 AM • ©
Congratulations to Somers Farkas, recently sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Malta! The Embassy team looks forward to welcoming Ambassador Farkas and her husband Jonathan to Malta. Together with the devoted team, she will lead our diplomatic mission in pursuit of excellence, representing our great President Trump and the great American people.
Ambassador Farkas joins us in valuing the enduring partnership between the United States and Malta.
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
We did a Scream rewatch last night — better even than I remembered. Mostly about how men would rather kill you than figure shit their shit out. A hilarious riff on movies. Definitely wasn't capable of appreciating it way back when.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 29/10/2025
“This is a political prosecution and a gross attempt to silence dissent, a right protected under the first amendment," Abughazaleh said in a video she shared on social media. More: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
lol www.wired.com/story/ai-pr-...
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Ed Zitron Gets Paid to Love AI. He Also Gets Paid to Hate AI
He’s one of the loudest voices of the AI haters—even as he does PR for AI companies. Either way, Ed Zitron has your attention.
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
quick check to see if im being trolled or theres just something special about the canadian mind: does fairmount put the cream cheese and salmon on top of the bagel intentionally
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
growing up you absorb a lot of misinformation, like that wiping with paper towels is a superior method of cleaning up a liquid spill, when clearly you should always dab. and yet they manufacture the concept of wiping. cui bono
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
All we hear of Christmas Adventurers is puritanical & punitive; is there nothing celebratory & joyous? Or is query naive?
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Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
opening 3 seconds of Trinidad is my new favorite music, immediate entry into the cool rock sounds canon
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