Have been too shattered to write this but for the sake of clarity — I have also been laid off by the Post. I was one of the few journalists still working inside Russia. My last story went on the front page and featured rare testimonies from wounded soldiers criticizing the war.

New York is the first state in the nation to require paid leave for prenatal care. I talked to some of the women who used it over the last year: nytimes.com/2026/02/06/nyr…

"What Lindsey Vonn is trying to do is insane. And that’s a compliment." Just as insane? What Barry Svrluga is doing -- continuing to paint these portraits from Italy after our editors ended Sports 2 days ago. Barry & Les Carpenter are amazing. Read them. washingtonpost.com/sports/olympic…

A great read - This month, six American women will cart their baby gear along with their Team USA kits to Milan Cortina, pulling the double duty as mom and Olympian. cnn.com/2026/02/07/spo…

The billboard behind Bad Bunny during this halftime performance reads: "The only thing more powerful than hate is love." #SuperBowl

The wedding ceremony that took place during Bad Bunny's #SuperBowl Halftime Show was real. variety.com/2026/music/new…

my takeaway from the super bowl ads is that the entire american economy is being propped up by AI, weight loss drugs, cryptocurrency and gambling

New: ProPublica is sharing eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from. We'll let their words speak for themselves. propub.li/4a4V4nR

It's officially 70° in Denver - warmest Denver day so far in 2026, and ties our warmest February day in 6 years. #COwx

New: Trump to Repeal Landmark Climate Finding in Huge Regulatory Rollback w/ Benoît Morenne wsj.com/politics/polic…

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The National Park Service removed a Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument on Monday. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/t…

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“He’s my first born,” Susan Pretti said. “He’s the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day.” Alex Pretti's parents talk to the The New York Times' jack healy. nytimes.com/2026/02/10/us/…

Trump Justice Department tries to indict six Democratic members of Congress for making a video reminding members of the military that they should not obey illegal orders, only to have the grand jury refuse to go along. Alan Feuer Glenn Thrush Michael S. Schmidt nytimes.com/2026/02/10/us/…

SCOOP: The IRS improperly disclosed the confidential tax information of undocumented immigrants to immigration authorities, people tell me & (((Jacob Bogage))) washingtonpost.com/business/2026/…

This Lindsay Schnell piece on drone cameras are pushing limits for viewers and athletes at the Winter Olympics was excellent. nytimes.com/athletic/70384…

Lost amid the noise is the fact that the president just tried to throw six members of Congress in prison because he didn't like what they said. Per Susan Glasser you have to go back to 1798 to find a congressman prosecuted for exercising his right to free speech. newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

NEW: State Rep Scott Bottoms (R) claims, without offering evidence, that there are pedophile rings involving elected officials at Colorado's Capitol. When the GOP candidate for Governor wouldn't agree to a scheduled interview, we met him for an unscheduled interview.

2 Washington Post writers at the Olympics despite being laid off, say it was important to be there ⁦Barry Svrluga⁩: “They can take away our section, but in a way, they can’t take away our spirit.” apnews.com/article/washin…