Barton Gellman (@bartongellman) 's Twitter Profile
Barton Gellman

@bartongellman

Senior advisor @BrennanCenter | Author 'Dark Mirror' & 'Angler' | ex-Atlantic & Wash Post | Lecturer, Princeton | Contact: bartongellman.com/contact

ID: 117543420

linkhttps://bartongellman.com calendar_today25-02-2010 21:55:14

9,9K Tweet

51,51K Followers

855 Following

Freedom of the Press (@freedomofpress) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is extremely chilling: FTC chair opens an investigation into a media nonprofit that Elon Musk doesn’t like. Musk sued Media Matters in 2023 after the media watchdog published a report that found advertisements for major brands appeared next to pro-Nazi posts on X. Suit is ongoing.

Robert Reich (@rbreich) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Trump's DOJ has granted Boeing a non-prosecution agreement over the 737 MAX crashes, despite the company's repeated attempts to deceive regulators.Ā  Boeing donated $1M to Trump's inauguration and has paid AG Pam Bondi's former lobbying firm at least $480K. Follow the money.

Paul Farhi (@farhip) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Trump pardons, last 24 hours: —Scott Jenkins, sheriff convicted of accepting bribes. —Reality show stars Todd and Julie Christy, convicted of fraud.Ā  —This guy, a tax fraudster, whose family gave Trump $1 million:Ā  nytimes.com/2025/05/27/us/…

Votebeat (@votebeatus) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A new study from NYU’s Brennan Center looks at the impact of Senate Bill 1 on voter participation, including the rising ā€œcost of voting.ā€ votebeat.org/texas/2025/05/…

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD (@peterhotez) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What they’re really saying: ā€œDon’t depend on the U.S. Federal Government for any science-driven or evidenced based policiesā€. Little by little MAHA is revealing itself as an economic stimulus engine for the very corrupt but lucrative wellness, influencer industry

Scott MacFarlane (@macfarlanenews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Retiring US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger tells CBS Mornings - the pardons of 1500+ Capitol rioters were a "slap in the face" to police and his department =====>

Eric Petry (@eepetry) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Emoluments Clauses are some of our nation's oldest anticorruption safeguards. In our latest, Daniel I. Weiner and I explain what emoluments are, why they've been in the news lately, and what Congress can do to improve enforcement. brennancenter.org/our-work/resea…

Barb McQuade (@barbmcquade) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Whitmer kidnap plotters were represented by counsel, given due process, and convicted by a jury unanimously beyond a reasonable doubt. A pardon would reward political violence. freep.com/story/news/pol…

Eric Katz (@ericm_katz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: There are some big primary elections coming up. The Trump administration has begun notifying federal employees it’s ending their right to take special time off to vote.

NEW: There are some big primary elections coming up. The Trump administration has begun notifying federal employees it’s ending their right to take special time off to vote.
LenaSun (@bylenasun) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: HHS cancels funding for Moderna to develop vaccines to combat bird flu. This is the same technology that Trump hailed for saving lives during pandemic with Operation Warp Speed. ⁦Rachel Roubein⁩ and me. washingtonpost.com/health/2025/05…

David Frum (@davidfrum) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It was Trump who stuck up Qatar to deliver a luxury jet for his personal post-presidential use and that of his heirs, extortion not bribery

Brennan Center (@brennancenter) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Supreme Court has ruled that imposing prison conditions motivated by retribution amounts to unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment. Now a lawsuit is challenging the administration’s plans to do just that. bit.ly/4kx9TC2

Evan Osnos (@eosnos) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"It’s not clear that anyone wrote the study cited in the MAHA report." Wow. If this was a freshman caught using ChatGPT, they'd get flunked or worse. notus.org/health-science…

Travis Akers (@travisakers) 's Twitter Profile Photo

President Trump has revoked permission for a 4-year-old Mexican girl who receives lifesaving medical care from a California hospital to stay in the country. Her doctors said that she will die within days. news4jax.com/health/2025/05…

Kettering Foundation (@ketteringfdn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Is White identity under threat—or is that just the story being sold? šŸŽ™ Brad Rourke sits down with South African international development worker Jaco Roets to explore why the US admitted nearly 60 White South Africans as refugees. DiscoverĀ what this says about race, power, and

EFF (@eff) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ā€œThe idea that the police are actively tracking the location of women they believe have had self administered abortions under the guise of ā€˜safety’ does not make me feel any better about this kind of surveillance,ā€ EFF’s Eva told 404 Media. 404media.co/a-texas-cop-se…