Kim Bellware
@bellwak.bsky.social
Chronically tardy yet somehow…Breaking news + bummer beats for @washingtonpost
Why are you booing me? I’m right.
Why are you booing me? I’m right.
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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My last big story for the year is up at @dwell.bsky.social: I spoke with ~a dozen millennials who left big cities during or after the pandemic. What I found was a lot of people trying to redefine what ‘upward mobility’ might mean: www.dwell.com/article/rura...
The Millennials Who Ditched Cities During the Pandemic Would Like a Word
As a result of Covid, many young people moved in search of more affordable lifestyles. But in today’s America, is there any place left where you can have it all?
www.dwell.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
My last big story for the year is up at @dwell.bsky.social: I spoke with ~a dozen millennials who left big cities during or after the pandemic. What I found was a lot of people trying to redefine what ‘upward mobility’ might mean: www.dwell.com/article/rura...
Have the absolute best Southwest gate agent going Ft Myers to Midway. She’s getting the line moving asking folks to “ show me your two-step” and greeting people as “gorgeous” and “diva.” Gotta get her name.
November 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Have the absolute best Southwest gate agent going Ft Myers to Midway. She’s getting the line moving asking folks to “ show me your two-step” and greeting people as “gorgeous” and “diva.” Gotta get her name.
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A few weeks ago I zoomed with a group of high school students and their adult mentor to discuss taking social action. I am thrilled to report that this group of 10 students raised $10,000 in two weeks to support their local food pantry. They sent me a photo and it has them all jumping and I tear up.
November 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
A few weeks ago I zoomed with a group of high school students and their adult mentor to discuss taking social action. I am thrilled to report that this group of 10 students raised $10,000 in two weeks to support their local food pantry. They sent me a photo and it has them all jumping and I tear up.
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Nearly a million incarcerated people depend on rural hospitals for care – but now, thanks to Trump's 'big beautiful bill,' many of those hospitals are at risk of closing
This will devastate entire communities, including people behind bars
More here👇
This will devastate entire communities, including people behind bars
More here👇
When Rural Hospitals Close, Incarcerated People Lose Healthcare - WORT-FM 89.9
Today’s guests talk about how Medicaid cuts will reduce access to life-saving healthcare for incarcerated people in rural areas.
www.wortfm.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Nearly a million incarcerated people depend on rural hospitals for care – but now, thanks to Trump's 'big beautiful bill,' many of those hospitals are at risk of closing
This will devastate entire communities, including people behind bars
More here👇
This will devastate entire communities, including people behind bars
More here👇
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Breaking: A federal judge on Thursday delivered a damning condemnation of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign in Chicago: “I would find the use of force shocks the conscience.” @bellwak.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Judge sharply condemns federal use of force in Chicago immigration operation
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said the use of force by federal immigration agents against those protesting Operation Midway Blitz “shocks the conscience.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Breaking: A federal judge on Thursday delivered a damning condemnation of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign in Chicago: “I would find the use of force shocks the conscience.” @bellwak.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Thanks for sharing out story, @jimmykimmel.com! For anyone interested, here's a gift link to the piece: wapo.st/49yu548
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Thanks for sharing out story, @jimmykimmel.com! For anyone interested, here's a gift link to the piece: wapo.st/49yu548
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👀 Scoop: IRS Direct File, the free government-backed program that let you file your taxes for free, is dead.
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax-prep giants
The tax agency has quietly built its own prototype system for filing tax returns digitally and free of charge, according to current and former officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
👀 Scoop: IRS Direct File, the free government-backed program that let you file your taxes for free, is dead.
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
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What happens when you distill 2025 into a single social media post?
This.
This is what you get.
This.
This is what you get.
November 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
What happens when you distill 2025 into a single social media post?
This.
This is what you get.
This.
This is what you get.
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if there was a rich person with the will, you could build the most incredible news organization that has ever existed just from the wreckage of this year alone.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
if there was a rich person with the will, you could build the most incredible news organization that has ever existed just from the wreckage of this year alone.
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This magazine just fired all of their politics staffers
We are honored to receive the @rooseveltinstitute.org's 2025 Four Freedoms Award for Freedom of Speech and Expression, and to be among a stellar class of laureates including @wck.org, @cvt.org, and more. Details: tnvge.co/ZMIUg7v
November 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This magazine just fired all of their politics staffers
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You can't make this up.
November 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
You can't make this up.
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ICE is trying to get bounty hunters to speed up the deportation process, including by offering cash bonuses.
I took a look at the procurement document posted by @propublica.org and, just for fun, FOIA'd all the questions received - and responses issued - by ICE's contracting office about this plan.
I took a look at the procurement document posted by @propublica.org and, just for fun, FOIA'd all the questions received - and responses issued - by ICE's contracting office about this plan.
ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants
Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate — and paid cash bonuses for performance.
theintercept.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
ICE is trying to get bounty hunters to speed up the deportation process, including by offering cash bonuses.
I took a look at the procurement document posted by @propublica.org and, just for fun, FOIA'd all the questions received - and responses issued - by ICE's contracting office about this plan.
I took a look at the procurement document posted by @propublica.org and, just for fun, FOIA'd all the questions received - and responses issued - by ICE's contracting office about this plan.
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BREAKING: The full bench of the 9th circuit has agreed to take up the Portland National Guard case and vacated the panel decision that had blessed Trump’s deployment.
October 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
BREAKING: The full bench of the 9th circuit has agreed to take up the Portland National Guard case and vacated the panel decision that had blessed Trump’s deployment.
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Judge warns Border Patrol leader that tear gas use appears to violate court order, via @bellwak.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Judge warns Border Patrol leader that tear gas use appears to violate court order
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis pressed U.S. Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino over recent incidents in which agents have deployed tear gas in Chicago neighborhoods.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Judge warns Border Patrol leader that tear gas use appears to violate court order, via @bellwak.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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An ICE agent being arrested for DUI with his kids in the car threatened to check the cop’s legal status. “Your boy, he’s Haitian, right?” His lawyer says he’s sorry. ICE says its agents adhere to the highest standards. @bellwak.bsky.social reporting
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
ICE agent threatens to check deputy’s status during DUI stop, asks if he’s Haitian
Scott Deiseroth told a Florida sheriff’s deputy that he would have his colleague deported if “not legit,” body-camera video shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
An ICE agent being arrested for DUI with his kids in the car threatened to check the cop’s legal status. “Your boy, he’s Haitian, right?” His lawyer says he’s sorry. ICE says its agents adhere to the highest standards. @bellwak.bsky.social reporting
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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The Survivor Connection is a new resource intended to make experts from the gun violence survivor community more readily accessible to journalists in Philadelphia. survivorconnection.org
The Survivor Connection | Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting
The Survivor Connection is a new tool that helps reporters put the survivor at the center of their coverage.
survivorconnection.org
October 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Survivor Connection is a new resource intended to make experts from the gun violence survivor community more readily accessible to journalists in Philadelphia. survivorconnection.org
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MAGA media is desperate for proof of widespread left-wing violence. But from an GOP bar fracas to a teen who staged his abduction by “four Mexicans,” the stories keep turning out to be hoaxes.
My latest newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-media...
My latest newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-media...
MAGA Media Keeps Thirsting for Left-Wing Violence
. . . even if that means they have to invent it.
www.thebulwark.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
MAGA media is desperate for proof of widespread left-wing violence. But from an GOP bar fracas to a teen who staged his abduction by “four Mexicans,” the stories keep turning out to be hoaxes.
My latest newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-media...
My latest newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-media...
Read my latest with @marialuisapaul.bsky.social and Ben Strauss on how Chicago neighbors are responding to federal immigration crackdowns ➡️
An MMA gym, pet shelters and volunteer grocery patrols are part of Chicago's community effort to thwart a federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
Chicagoans band together against ICE, using tamales and whistles
Teachers, clergy and MMA students are finding ways to counter immigration authorities’ attempts to detain undocumented neighbors.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Read my latest with @marialuisapaul.bsky.social and Ben Strauss on how Chicago neighbors are responding to federal immigration crackdowns ➡️
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DOJ declined to bring charges against two people who threatened to kill @ericswalwell.bsky.social this year, @nbcnews.com reports: www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
October 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
DOJ declined to bring charges against two people who threatened to kill @ericswalwell.bsky.social this year, @nbcnews.com reports: www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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NEW — Oak Park attorney Scott Sakiyama supported a neighboring Black family while federal prosecutors accused their son of assaulting a Border Patrol agent.
Ten days later, federal agents arrested Sakiyama himself.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/chir...
Ten days later, federal agents arrested Sakiyama himself.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/chir...
‘Chiraq Team 2’: Oak Park attorney catches glimpse of federal agents’ group chat during arrest • The TRiiBE
Scott Sakiyama supported a neighboring Black family while federal prosecutors accused their son of assaulting a Border Patrol agent. Ten days later, federal agents arrested Sakiyama himself.
thetriibe.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Just weeks before a ceasefire, Israel killed 5 Palestinian journalists at Nasser Hospital in Gaza, twice firing high-explosive tank rounds at the stairwell where they were operated. Experts said the strike fit a "pattern of recklessness" on the part of the IDF. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
How Israeli strikes that killed 5 journalists at a Gaza hospital unfolded
The strikes on Nasser Hospital fit what military and legal experts said has been a pattern of reckless targeting and weaponeering by Israeli forces in Gaza.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Just weeks before a ceasefire, Israel killed 5 Palestinian journalists at Nasser Hospital in Gaza, twice firing high-explosive tank rounds at the stairwell where they were operated. Experts said the strike fit a "pattern of recklessness" on the part of the IDF. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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Incredible. If you grew up in Indiana, you know what a big deal this is.
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Incredible. If you grew up in Indiana, you know what a big deal this is.
Reporting secondhand info of what might have been the sign to top:
A young boy on a skateboard with a sign that read: “Please don’t deport the Latina baddies.”
Please tag if you saw this
A young boy on a skateboard with a sign that read: “Please don’t deport the Latina baddies.”
Please tag if you saw this
October 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Reporting secondhand info of what might have been the sign to top:
A young boy on a skateboard with a sign that read: “Please don’t deport the Latina baddies.”
Please tag if you saw this
A young boy on a skateboard with a sign that read: “Please don’t deport the Latina baddies.”
Please tag if you saw this