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Julia Jester

@julesjester.bsky.social

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covering national security, StateDept, politics, Washington, + beyond for @ms.now • past lives: NBC News, Vox • Georgetown forever • Baltimore, hon 🦀

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Julia Jester @julesjester.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Per StateDept, 66 countries sent delegations to the U.S. Ministerial on 'the resurgence of political terrorism'

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Julia Jester @julesjester.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

If you work with / have a tip about the State Department, Pentagon, White House, intelligence community, federal government, or politics — reach out via Signal: signal.me#eu/N9fO9Jy6Z...

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Julia Jester @julesjester.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Some ~professional news~ After 10 years with NBC, I’ll be joining @msnbc.com next month as a reporter covering all things Washington, Trump administration, + politics HUGE thanks to @sudeepreddy.bsky.social for the opportunity — excited for this new adventure. www.thewrap.com/msnbc-new-hi...

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Julia Jester @julesjester.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Scooplet: In a letter first shared w/ @nbcnews.com, Sen. @shaheen.senate.gov urged President Trump to require Elon Musk + other special government employees involved in DOGE to sign a certification that they won't use nonpublic information to their benefit. MORE: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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Julia Jester @julesjester.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Hi bsky 👋🏻 I’m an @nbcnews.com journalist reporting on Elon Musk, #DOGE, government agencies + the federal workforce. I’m looking for reporting tips, insights, + human impact stories. Reach out on Signal if you have any leads, intel, documents, &/or experiences that may be helpful to our reporting.

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Julia Jester @julesjester.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

MORE from Chair Homendy of NTSB, which is issuing 4 urgent safety recommendations to bridge owners across 19 states, the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Coast Guard, & U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a result of its investigation into the March 2024 Baltimore bridge collapse (3/4)

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Julia Jester @julesjester.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

The National Association of Letter Carriers is rallying in DC against the dismantling + privatization of the U.S. Postal Service NALC President Brian Renfroe calls the potential “illegal” takeover of the USPS “a direct attack” on 640K postal workers + every American who relies on its deliveries

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Julia Jester @julesjester.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Currently: Letter by letter, crews remove the "U.S. Agency for International Development" signage from its HQ — a striking visual of the abrupt dismantling of USAID, which was est. by JFK in 1961 & delivered humanitarian aid around the world for decades (a small fraction will be folded into State)

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Julia Jester @julesjester.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Happening now: Hundreds of protesters rally outside of the Capitol in support of #USAID + its staffers, nearly all of which have been placed on admin leave as President Trump / Elon Musk dismantle the international aid + development agency. @nbcnews.com

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Julia Jester @julesjester.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Hello from the People’s March in Washington, DC — where tens of thousands of demonstrators are protesting President-elect Trump ahead of his (second) inauguration Coming up on MSNBC to share conversations I’ve had here about where the resistance movement goes from here @nbcnews.com

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Julia Jester @julesjester.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Finally joining Bluesky for a breath of fresh air. ☁️ I'm an NBC News journalist covering DC & beyond — politics, government (White House, Capitol Hill, StateDept, SCOTUS + more), Baltimore, policy, breaking news, etc. Find (some of) my work here: www.nbcnews.com/author/julia...

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