Brian Mann
@brianmannadk.bsky.social
Journalist working for NPR. Live in NY's Adirondack Mountains. Often elsewhere.
Final note re Elise Stefanik #ny21. Her exit plan leaves Stefanik with a full year to wield power. She has a fat campaign war chest, her vote in the House is invaluable, but she has a long list of grievances against GOP leaders. What will she do with her anger, freedom and power? Next 12 months = 😐
December 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Final note re Elise Stefanik #ny21. Her exit plan leaves Stefanik with a full year to wield power. She has a fat campaign war chest, her vote in the House is invaluable, but she has a long list of grievances against GOP leaders. What will she do with her anger, freedom and power? Next 12 months = 😐
Thread: Some thoughts about Rep. Elise Stefanik's departure - for now from the political stage in the US, NY, #ny21 and northern NY. First, I've written for more than a decade about Stefanik's political acumen. If she thinks it's time to jump ship, the GOP should take notice. 1/
December 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Thread: Some thoughts about Rep. Elise Stefanik's departure - for now from the political stage in the US, NY, #ny21 and northern NY. First, I've written for more than a decade about Stefanik's political acumen. If she thinks it's time to jump ship, the GOP should take notice. 1/
Thread: Next month I'll take part in a roundtable on the management and future of NY's Olympic Regional Development Authority which runs NY's state-owned winter sports venues. ORDA is seeing a $1 billion taxpayer investment even as questions grow about the return on this spending. Some thoughts 1/
December 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Thread: Next month I'll take part in a roundtable on the management and future of NY's Olympic Regional Development Authority which runs NY's state-owned winter sports venues. ORDA is seeing a $1 billion taxpayer investment even as questions grow about the return on this spending. Some thoughts 1/
Thread: New Siena poll shows what an astonishing feat #ny21 Rep. Elise Stefanik (R) will have to pull off to beat NY Gov. Kathy Hochul (D). Also possible Stefanik's move will put another solid red district in play for the Democrats. Here's what I'm seeing. 1/ sri.siena.edu/wp-content/u...
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December 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Thread: New Siena poll shows what an astonishing feat #ny21 Rep. Elise Stefanik (R) will have to pull off to beat NY Gov. Kathy Hochul (D). Also possible Stefanik's move will put another solid red district in play for the Democrats. Here's what I'm seeing. 1/ sri.siena.edu/wp-content/u...
Good morning beautiful world
December 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Good morning beautiful world
My latest reporting for NPR
After an Afghan national was charged with shooting two National Guard members, veterans who worked closely with Afghan refugees who were once frontline allies are scrambling to respond to the blowback. n.pr/4pT5ufq
Some U.S. veterans say Trump asylum freeze puts Afghan allies at risk
After an Afghan national was charged with shooting two National Guard members, veterans who worked closely with Afghan refugees who were once frontline allies are scrambling to respond to the blowback.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
My latest reporting for NPR
Reposted by Brian Mann
After an Afghan national was charged with shooting two National Guard members, veterans who worked closely with Afghan refugees who were once frontline allies are scrambling to respond to the blowback. n.pr/4pT5ufq
Some U.S. veterans say Trump asylum freeze puts Afghan allies at risk
After an Afghan national was charged with shooting two National Guard members, veterans who worked closely with Afghan refugees who were once frontline allies are scrambling to respond to the blowback.
n.pr
December 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
After an Afghan national was charged with shooting two National Guard members, veterans who worked closely with Afghan refugees who were once frontline allies are scrambling to respond to the blowback. n.pr/4pT5ufq
I report on population issues caused by declining birthrates and migration. My tiny rural area of Upstate NY is facing a serious crisis - covered really well by local reporters. www.adirondackexplorer.org/community-ne...
Labor shortage in remote Adirondack towns threatens essential services
A dwindling pool of job seekers has left local governments in Hamilton County scrambling to find workers for essential services
www.adirondackexplorer.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I report on population issues caused by declining birthrates and migration. My tiny rural area of Upstate NY is facing a serious crisis - covered really well by local reporters. www.adirondackexplorer.org/community-ne...
My latest for NPR www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
Some U.S. veterans say Trump asylum freeze puts Afghan allies at risk
After an Afghan national was charged with shooting two National Guard members, veterans who worked closely with Afghan refugees who were once frontline allies are scrambling to respond to the blowback...
www.npr.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
My latest for NPR www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
Reposted by Brian Mann
Rahmanullah Lakanwal an Afghan national, is accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers on November 26. One of those soldiers, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her wounds. n.pr/3XtNmwn
Afghan suspect in DC National Guard attack appeared to suffer personal crisis
Rahmanullah Lakanwal an Afghan national, is accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers on November 26. One of those soldiers, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her wounds.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Rahmanullah Lakanwal an Afghan national, is accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers on November 26. One of those soldiers, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her wounds. n.pr/3XtNmwn
My latest for NPR www.npr.org/2025/12/01/n...
Afghan suspect in DC National Guard attack appeared to suffer personal crisis
Rahmanullah Lakanwal an Afghan national, is accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers on November 26. One of those soldiers, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom, died from her wounds.
www.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My latest for NPR www.npr.org/2025/12/01/n...
This is just a snapshot but it's a dramatic snapshot. Trump's ability to govern claiming to be a mandate President grows more challenging as he enters 2026 as a lame duck with approval ratings this grim. news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low
President Donald Trump's job approval rating has slipped to a new second-term low point and is approaching his all-time low of 34%.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
This is just a snapshot but it's a dramatic snapshot. Trump's ability to govern claiming to be a mandate President grows more challenging as he enters 2026 as a lame duck with approval ratings this grim. news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
I'll be on the road a bunch over the next few weeks and my Treehouse is available for Thanksgiving or just a fun Adirondack/Vermont/Champlain Valley hang. Check it out... :) www.airbnb.com/rooms/812331...
Home in Westport · ★4.96 · 3 bedrooms · 4 beds · 3 baths
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November 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I'll be on the road a bunch over the next few weeks and my Treehouse is available for Thanksgiving or just a fun Adirondack/Vermont/Champlain Valley hang. Check it out... :) www.airbnb.com/rooms/812331...
Vermont losing roughly one liberal arts college per year as schools go dark. www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...
Sterling College announces it will close this spring
Sterling is the ninth private college to effectively close up shop in Vermont in the last decade.
www.vermontpublic.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Vermont losing roughly one liberal arts college per year as schools go dark. www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...
From a journalist I trust: One girl Epstein allegedly introduced to Trump "did not look 18, or even 17, or 16. She looked like a child." (As @jsweetli.bsky.social notes, Trump has "not been accused of any crimes related to Epstein’s abuse of minors.") jacquelinesweet.substack.com/p/what-happe...
What happened to Jane, a baby?
A victim’s testimony raises questions about what Donald Trump knew about Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of minors, and when
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November 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
From a journalist I trust: One girl Epstein allegedly introduced to Trump "did not look 18, or even 17, or 16. She looked like a child." (As @jsweetli.bsky.social notes, Trump has "not been accused of any crimes related to Epstein’s abuse of minors.") jacquelinesweet.substack.com/p/what-happe...
Reposted by Brian Mann
The Epstein scandal is now a chronic disease of the Trump presidency.
My new column: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
My new column: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
The Epstein Scandal Is Now a Chronic Disease of the Trump Presidency
Read the e-mails—this isn’t going away anytime soon.
www.newyorker.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The Epstein scandal is now a chronic disease of the Trump presidency.
My new column: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
My new column: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Thought exercise. Would the Epstein documents get more intense constant drumbeat focus if they mentioned Hunter Biden rather than Donald Trump?
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Thought exercise. Would the Epstein documents get more intense constant drumbeat focus if they mentioned Hunter Biden rather than Donald Trump?
Reporting I want to see in NY. What would it take for the state prison system to maintain order and safety without resorting to aggressive use of solitary confinement? What are the options? What would it cost? Why is this the only tool that gets discussed? www.newsfromthestates.com/article/pris....
Prison Agency Seeks to Dramatically Narrow Solitary Confinement Law
As its latest defense in an ongoing court battle, New York’s state prison agency is arguing that the core of a landmark solitary confinement reform law does not apply to the vast majority of the peopl...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Reporting I want to see in NY. What would it take for the state prison system to maintain order and safety without resorting to aggressive use of solitary confinement? What are the options? What would it cost? Why is this the only tool that gets discussed? www.newsfromthestates.com/article/pris....
Reposted by Brian Mann
Vermont is one of 12 states across the country without a statewide Mesonet, a network of automated weather monitoring stations that measure and calculate weather information and relay it to scientists in real time.
UVM wants to build a statewide weather monitoring network
The UVM Water Resources Institute has applied to the town of Lyndon for a zoning permit for its first weather station.
www.vermontpublic.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Vermont is one of 12 states across the country without a statewide Mesonet, a network of automated weather monitoring stations that measure and calculate weather information and relay it to scientists in real time.
Essential that Americans be allowed to see existing video and hear audio that clarifies whether Epstein was telling the truth when he said Trump "spent hours" with one of Epstein's child sex trafficking victims and whether Epstein was telling the truth that Trump "knew about the girls."
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Essential that Americans be allowed to see existing video and hear audio that clarifies whether Epstein was telling the truth when he said Trump "spent hours" with one of Epstein's child sex trafficking victims and whether Epstein was telling the truth that Trump "knew about the girls."
Reposted by Brian Mann
Someone named Daniel Siad tells Epstein in an email that the owner of Noah Models used to "scout for Trump."
Noah Models was featured in this 2011 PBS documentary, about 12, 13 year old girls being scouted in Siberia for international modeling, and the predatory results.
Noah Models was featured in this 2011 PBS documentary, about 12, 13 year old girls being scouted in Siberia for international modeling, and the predatory results.
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Someone named Daniel Siad tells Epstein in an email that the owner of Noah Models used to "scout for Trump."
Noah Models was featured in this 2011 PBS documentary, about 12, 13 year old girls being scouted in Siberia for international modeling, and the predatory results.
Noah Models was featured in this 2011 PBS documentary, about 12, 13 year old girls being scouted in Siberia for international modeling, and the predatory results.
I don't understand why Mr. Trump receives media coverage like this. If any other politicians - D or R - with a longstanding pattern of alleged grave sexual misconduct and a recorded personal statement about sexual groping - were implicated in child sex abuse by Epstein emails it would be a firestorm
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I don't understand why Mr. Trump receives media coverage like this. If any other politicians - D or R - with a longstanding pattern of alleged grave sexual misconduct and a recorded personal statement about sexual groping - were implicated in child sex abuse by Epstein emails it would be a firestorm
At Fox News main website, there is top-of-fold coverage of a 'scandal' involving Michelle Obama wearing Bermuda shorts to the Grand Canyon in 2009. But absolutely zero mention of Jeffrey Epstein's newly revealed more expansive links to Donald Trump.
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
At Fox News main website, there is top-of-fold coverage of a 'scandal' involving Michelle Obama wearing Bermuda shorts to the Grand Canyon in 2009. But absolutely zero mention of Jeffrey Epstein's newly revealed more expansive links to Donald Trump.
Wow. A lot of people have made Epstein a cause in their lives. Evidence of ties to Trump continues to grow. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Wow. A lot of people have made Epstein a cause in their lives. Evidence of ties to Trump continues to grow. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...