Bart Schaneman
@bartschaneman.bsky.social
Journalist/author. Breaking News Editor for The Washington Post.
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Record levels of meth are flooding Asia. This doesn't just mirror the fentanyl crisis in the Americas; it's directly linked. The companies supplying Mexican cartels are the same as those supplying Myanmar warlords.
A year-long investigation out on the @washingtonpost.com now:
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A year-long investigation out on the @washingtonpost.com now:
wapo.st/3LmdDdo
China’s chemical exports are behind a ‘tsunami’ of meth flooding Asia
Chinese manufacturers are shipping meth precursor chemicals to warlords in Myanmar, precipitating a drug crisis across the Asia-Pacific, a Post investigation finds.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Record levels of meth are flooding Asia. This doesn't just mirror the fentanyl crisis in the Americas; it's directly linked. The companies supplying Mexican cartels are the same as those supplying Myanmar warlords.
A year-long investigation out on the @washingtonpost.com now:
wapo.st/3LmdDdo
A year-long investigation out on the @washingtonpost.com now:
wapo.st/3LmdDdo
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Big day at U.S. District Court in D.C. where Sean Dunn, the D.C. Sandwich Guy, is on trial for misdemeanor assault of a federal officer.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Thomas McGuane is among the last great outdoorsmen-novelists. Tyler Austin Harper visited the author on his Montana ranch to see what we stand to lose:
The Last of the Literary Outdoorsmen
Thomas McGuane—fisherman, hunter, rancher, writer—says “good riddance” to his kind.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Thomas McGuane is among the last great outdoorsmen-novelists. Tyler Austin Harper visited the author on his Montana ranch to see what we stand to lose:
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Donald Trump keeps changing how he plans to build his White House ballroom
My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com:
My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com:
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Donald Trump keeps changing how he plans to build his White House ballroom
My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com:
My latest supercut for @washingtonpost.com:
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Our week of breaking news about the demolition of the East Wing. A few thoughts from inside the reporting — and on the power of a newsroom to tackle stories like this one.
Our week of breaking news about the crumbling East Wing
The White House didn't proactively announce its tear-down. The Washington Post revealed it.
dandiamond.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Our week of breaking news about the demolition of the East Wing. A few thoughts from inside the reporting — and on the power of a newsroom to tackle stories like this one.
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George Santos, a former U.S. House member expelled for lying about his background, had his prison sentence commuted by President Trump.
His commutation comes less than three months into a seven-year sentence.
His commutation comes less than three months into a seven-year sentence.
A timeline of how George Santos’s web of lies led to his downfall
The disgraced former lawmaker concocted elaborate falsehoods about his life and identity, and was later convicted of fraud. Trump commuted his sentence.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
George Santos, a former U.S. House member expelled for lying about his background, had his prison sentence commuted by President Trump.
His commutation comes less than three months into a seven-year sentence.
His commutation comes less than three months into a seven-year sentence.
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President Trump refiled his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, a month after a federal judge struck down the original filing and harshly criticized its political tone.
Trump refiles $15B suit against New York Times after judge’s rebuke
A federal judge last month called the original complaint “decidedly improper and impermissible,” and ordered the president to refile his lawsuit against the paper, its reporters and Penguin Random Hou...
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October 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
President Trump refiled his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, a month after a federal judge struck down the original filing and harshly criticized its political tone.
Always fun to see my work in print
October 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Always fun to see my work in print
On the surface, this might seem like just a sports story, or only about how these guys extended their playing careers. But really it’s about life abroad, and how some of us make decisions to move to other countries and what that means for our lives.
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These American athletes are finding a second home in South Korean sports
Americans Austin Dean, Jameel Warney and Dustin Nippert took a gamble on moving their professional sports careers to South Korea. It paid off.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
On the surface, this might seem like just a sports story, or only about how these guys extended their playing careers. But really it’s about life abroad, and how some of us make decisions to move to other countries and what that means for our lives.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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These American athletes took a gamble on moving their professional careers to South Korea. It paid off.
These American athletes are finding a second home in South Korean sports
Americans Austin Dean, Jameel Warney and Dustin Nippert took a gamble on moving their professional sports careers to South Korea. It paid off.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
These American athletes took a gamble on moving their professional careers to South Korea. It paid off.
I have a feature in The Washington Post today about three American athletes -- Austin Dean, Dustin Nippert and Jameel Warney -- who have found success playing in South Korea's professional sports leagues. Link to the story in the comments.
October 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I have a feature in The Washington Post today about three American athletes -- Austin Dean, Dustin Nippert and Jameel Warney -- who have found success playing in South Korea's professional sports leagues. Link to the story in the comments.
Great story, well-told, about a case that has been talked about in Colorado for a long time.
A hiker vanished into thin air. Twenty years later, her family is left with unknowns.
Michelle Vanek’s disappearance mystified investigators, inspired conspiracy theories and became a cautionary tale of the American wilderness.
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October 12, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Great story, well-told, about a case that has been talked about in Colorado for a long time.
My new novel, The Pot Job, gets a nice mention from Wendy Fox in @electricliterature.com.
October 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
My new novel, The Pot Job, gets a nice mention from Wendy Fox in @electricliterature.com.
This drops today.
September 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This drops today.
An audio excerpt from the beginning of The Pot Job, out Sept. 16:
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helloamerica.bandcamp.com/album/excerp...
Excerpt from the Pot Job (digital single), by Bart Schaneman
1 track album
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September 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
An audio excerpt from the beginning of The Pot Job, out Sept. 16:
helloamerica.bandcamp.com/album/excerp...
helloamerica.bandcamp.com/album/excerp...
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Very proud to be debuting an excerpt from one of my favorite writers today as a digital single. Hit our bandcamp and listen to a few minutes from Bart Schaneman's forthcoming novel, The Pot Job, out September 16th from Trident Press.
helloamerica.bandcamp.com/album/excerp...
helloamerica.bandcamp.com/album/excerp...
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August 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Very proud to be debuting an excerpt from one of my favorite writers today as a digital single. Hit our bandcamp and listen to a few minutes from Bart Schaneman's forthcoming novel, The Pot Job, out September 16th from Trident Press.
helloamerica.bandcamp.com/album/excerp...
helloamerica.bandcamp.com/album/excerp...
August 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Mark your calendar to grab this when preorders launch. Bart Schaneman forever.
Cover reveal!
My new book, The Pot Job, will be released Sept. 16, 2025, and will be available for preorder starting Aug. 16, 2025.
The novel is set in 2019 Denver.
My new book, The Pot Job, will be released Sept. 16, 2025, and will be available for preorder starting Aug. 16, 2025.
The novel is set in 2019 Denver.
August 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Mark your calendar to grab this when preorders launch. Bart Schaneman forever.
Cover reveal!
My new book, The Pot Job, will be released Sept. 16, 2025, and will be available for preorder starting Aug. 16, 2025.
The novel is set in 2019 Denver.
My new book, The Pot Job, will be released Sept. 16, 2025, and will be available for preorder starting Aug. 16, 2025.
The novel is set in 2019 Denver.
August 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Cover reveal!
My new book, The Pot Job, will be released Sept. 16, 2025, and will be available for preorder starting Aug. 16, 2025.
The novel is set in 2019 Denver.
My new book, The Pot Job, will be released Sept. 16, 2025, and will be available for preorder starting Aug. 16, 2025.
The novel is set in 2019 Denver.
More details coming soon.
August 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
More details coming soon.
More than 60,000 people killed in Gaza war, local health officials say
July 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
More than 60,000 people killed in Gaza war, local health officials say