Dhruv Mehrotra
@dmehro.bsky.social
Data Journalism and Investigations at Bloomberg. Previously: WIRED, Center for Investigative Reporting, Gizmodo, eyebeamnyc.
Tips: dmehrotra11@bloomberg.net or securely @dmehro.89 on Signal
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Dhruv Mehrotra
@dmehro.bsky.social
· Sep 11
Jeffrey Epstein Email Trove Reveals Ghislaine Maxwell’s Secrets
A cache of 18,000 messages obtained by Bloomberg News reveals Maxwell’s deep ties and involvement with the disgraced financier and sex offender.
www.bloomberg.com
NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
Reposted by Dhruv Mehrotra
New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
Reposted by Dhruv Mehrotra
I--and WIRED--have done so much work that I am proud of this year. This is one of those, published in the middle of the night after the longest weekend and sticking the landing with the amazing @leahfeiger.bsky.social @timmarchman.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls So...
www.wired.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I--and WIRED--have done so much work that I am proud of this year. This is one of those, published in the middle of the night after the longest weekend and sticking the landing with the amazing @leahfeiger.bsky.social @timmarchman.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Reposted by Dhruv Mehrotra
I have been trying figure out how to summarize what this year has been, for me personally, and also for the country. This is my last piece of 2025 for @wired.com (!!!) summarizing what DOGE was and what comes next.
www.wired.com/story/expire...
www.wired.com/story/expire...
Big Balls Was Just the Beginning
DOGE dominated the news this year as Elon Musk’s operatives shook up several US government agencies. It’s far from over.
www.wired.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I have been trying figure out how to summarize what this year has been, for me personally, and also for the country. This is my last piece of 2025 for @wired.com (!!!) summarizing what DOGE was and what comes next.
www.wired.com/story/expire...
www.wired.com/story/expire...
Reposted by Dhruv Mehrotra
New: We obtained thousands of internal chat messages from the ICE team creating viral videos of raids and "EPIC takedowns."
A scramble to satisfy the White House and "feed the beast" spawned a new "propaganda" machine, current and former officials told us.
"It's a war!"
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
A scramble to satisfy the White House and "feed the beast" spawned a new "propaganda" machine, current and former officials told us.
"It's a war!"
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
‘It’s a war’: Inside ICE’s media machine
Thousands of internal ICE messages show how its public affairs team has coordinated with the White House to satisfy Trump administration demands for viral arrest videos
wapo.st
December 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
New: We obtained thousands of internal chat messages from the ICE team creating viral videos of raids and "EPIC takedowns."
A scramble to satisfy the White House and "feed the beast" spawned a new "propaganda" machine, current and former officials told us.
"It's a war!"
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
A scramble to satisfy the White House and "feed the beast" spawned a new "propaganda" machine, current and former officials told us.
"It's a war!"
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
Reposted by Dhruv Mehrotra
DHS said that accusations of abuses in Camp East Montana are “clickbait.”
But 911 emergency calls from the massive detention center I obtained paint a different picture, with emergency being made for life-threatening illnesses and acute mental health crises.
My story:
But 911 emergency calls from the massive detention center I obtained paint a different picture, with emergency being made for life-threatening illnesses and acute mental health crises.
My story:
Exclusive: 911 calls from migrant detention center highlight dire conditions
About 90 emergency 911 calls have been made from the Camp East Montana immigration detention center in El Paso, Texas, during the 15 weeks since it opened.
www.elpasotimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
DHS said that accusations of abuses in Camp East Montana are “clickbait.”
But 911 emergency calls from the massive detention center I obtained paint a different picture, with emergency being made for life-threatening illnesses and acute mental health crises.
My story:
But 911 emergency calls from the massive detention center I obtained paint a different picture, with emergency being made for life-threatening illnesses and acute mental health crises.
My story:
Reposted by Dhruv Mehrotra
Here's a quilt of Volume 4 of the Epstein document dump. Gives you a 10,000 foot view of the redactions. that's 2,704 docs.
December 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Here's a quilt of Volume 4 of the Epstein document dump. Gives you a 10,000 foot view of the redactions. that's 2,704 docs.
ICE just quietly updated its hunger strike data.
From July 1 to Sept 30, 106 people went on hunger strike.
Two people in ICE custody were subjected to force-feeding or involuntary medical measures this summer
As of Dec 2, ICE reports 14 ongoing hunger strikes
www.ice.gov/doclib/deten...
From July 1 to Sept 30, 106 people went on hunger strike.
Two people in ICE custody were subjected to force-feeding or involuntary medical measures this summer
As of Dec 2, ICE reports 14 ongoing hunger strikes
www.ice.gov/doclib/deten...
ICE published a document showing that from April to mid-June, two detained people on hunger strike were subjected to either force-feeding, forced urinary catheterization, or involuntary blood draws.
www.ice.gov/doclib/deten...
www.ice.gov/doclib/deten...
December 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
ICE just quietly updated its hunger strike data.
From July 1 to Sept 30, 106 people went on hunger strike.
Two people in ICE custody were subjected to force-feeding or involuntary medical measures this summer
As of Dec 2, ICE reports 14 ongoing hunger strikes
www.ice.gov/doclib/deten...
From July 1 to Sept 30, 106 people went on hunger strike.
Two people in ICE custody were subjected to force-feeding or involuntary medical measures this summer
As of Dec 2, ICE reports 14 ongoing hunger strikes
www.ice.gov/doclib/deten...
Reposted by Dhruv Mehrotra
Made a chart…in case you needed one to show you that the president posts entirely too much.
Data scraped from truth social.
Data scraped from truth social.
December 16, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Made a chart…in case you needed one to show you that the president posts entirely too much.
Data scraped from truth social.
Data scraped from truth social.
Made a chart…in case you needed one to show you that the president posts entirely too much.
Data scraped from truth social.
Data scraped from truth social.
December 16, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Made a chart…in case you needed one to show you that the president posts entirely too much.
Data scraped from truth social.
Data scraped from truth social.
Reposted by Dhruv Mehrotra
🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
No shade to my former employer, but what’s missing from this story is that the same Mormon anti-porn nonprofit behind Relay previously launched a “shameware” app that pinged Facebook when you masturbated — and sent FB your password in plaintext.
November 23, 2025 at 1:49 AM
No shade to my former employer, but what’s missing from this story is that the same Mormon anti-porn nonprofit behind Relay previously launched a “shameware” app that pinged Facebook when you masturbated — and sent FB your password in plaintext.
Reposted by Dhruv Mehrotra
A cache of 18,000 emails offers another window into Epstein’s mind. Bloomberg parsed Amazon receipts from that inbox—filtering, verifying, and cataloging book orders—to build this timeline.
NEW: In Oct 2016, when a new book about Jeffrey Epstein came out, he bought 17 copies. In 2019, in Epstein’s last weeks of freedom, he made his final purchases: a guide to raising children, The Annotated Lolita & Nietzsche’s The Birth of Tragedy
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🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Epstein’s Emails Reveal Book Purchases About Trump, Sex, Money and Power
TThe disgraced financier purchased books about making money, treating narcissism, negotiating with anyone, achieving ecstasy and understanding life
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A cache of 18,000 emails offers another window into Epstein’s mind. Bloomberg parsed Amazon receipts from that inbox—filtering, verifying, and cataloging book orders—to build this timeline.
Reposted by Dhruv Mehrotra
NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
Jeffrey Epstein Email Trove Reveals Ghislaine Maxwell’s Secrets
A cache of 18,000 messages obtained by Bloomberg News reveals Maxwell’s deep ties and involvement with the disgraced financier and sex offender.
www.bloomberg.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
1/ Maxwell is now asking Trump to commute her sentence.
She’s still telling the same story: that she wasn’t really involved, didn’t see what was happening around Epstein.
She’s still telling the same story: that she wasn’t really involved, didn’t see what was happening around Epstein.
Ghislaine Maxwell to seek commutation, document indicates
Ghislaine Maxwell to seek commutation, document indicates
She is to make her plea to President Donald Trump.
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
1/ Maxwell is now asking Trump to commute her sentence.
She’s still telling the same story: that she wasn’t really involved, didn’t see what was happening around Epstein.
She’s still telling the same story: that she wasn’t really involved, didn’t see what was happening around Epstein.
Reposted by Dhruv Mehrotra
For one of my final stories with @wired.com, I teamed up with @peggylowe.bsky.social at KCUR to dig through a Kansas City, KS police hack
Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted
Here are a few of them:
Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted
Here are a few of them:
Hack Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct List
A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals, for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arres...
www.wired.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
For one of my final stories with @wired.com, I teamed up with @peggylowe.bsky.social at KCUR to dig through a Kansas City, KS police hack
Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted
Here are a few of them:
Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted
Here are a few of them:
For one of my final stories with @wired.com, I teamed up with @peggylowe.bsky.social at KCUR to dig through a Kansas City, KS police hack
Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted
Here are a few of them:
Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted
Here are a few of them:
Hack Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct List
A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals, for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arres...
www.wired.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
For one of my final stories with @wired.com, I teamed up with @peggylowe.bsky.social at KCUR to dig through a Kansas City, KS police hack
Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted
Here are a few of them:
Inside were some of the most disturbing misconduct files I’ve ever read—and a secret list of cops the department said couldnt be trusted
Here are a few of them:
Reposted by Dhruv Mehrotra
US Senator Jon Ossoff has launched an investigation into the abuse of women and children in US immigration detention, citing among other reports, the WIRED story below: www.ossoff.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
August 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
US Senator Jon Ossoff has launched an investigation into the abuse of women and children in US immigration detention, citing among other reports, the WIRED story below: www.ossoff.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
New from Epstein’s Inbox: In 2007, prosecutors moved to investigate Epstein for financial crimes as part of their sex-trafficking probe.
He and his lawyers went to war to stop them.
He and his lawyers went to war to stop them.
Jeffrey Epstein Went to War Over Money Laundering Probe in 2007 Sex Case
Federal prosecutors opened a financial-crimes investigation into Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 amid their larger sex-trafficking probe. The financier and his legal team waged a war against them, his emails ...
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
New from Epstein’s Inbox: In 2007, prosecutors moved to investigate Epstein for financial crimes as part of their sex-trafficking probe.
He and his lawyers went to war to stop them.
He and his lawyers went to war to stop them.
Legendary work from @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social.
He and a team uncovered a trove of data from a surveillance firm — location data from thousands of phone numbers from nearly every country on Earth.
The firm had been tracking everyone from Erik Prince to journalists to Jared Leto.
He and a team uncovered a trove of data from a surveillance firm — location data from thousands of phone numbers from nearly every country on Earth.
The firm had been tracking everyone from Erik Prince to journalists to Jared Leto.
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
motherjones.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Legendary work from @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social.
He and a team uncovered a trove of data from a surveillance firm — location data from thousands of phone numbers from nearly every country on Earth.
The firm had been tracking everyone from Erik Prince to journalists to Jared Leto.
He and a team uncovered a trove of data from a surveillance firm — location data from thousands of phone numbers from nearly every country on Earth.
The firm had been tracking everyone from Erik Prince to journalists to Jared Leto.
NEW: The latest story from the 18,000+ emails in Jeffrey Epstein’s Yahoo inbox: beyond his ties to the elite, a quieter circle proved crucial as state and federal investigations began.
Insane reporting from @suryamattu.com, Max Abelson, and team.
Free link:
Insane reporting from @suryamattu.com, Max Abelson, and team.
Free link:
September 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
NEW: The latest story from the 18,000+ emails in Jeffrey Epstein’s Yahoo inbox: beyond his ties to the elite, a quieter circle proved crucial as state and federal investigations began.
Insane reporting from @suryamattu.com, Max Abelson, and team.
Free link:
Insane reporting from @suryamattu.com, Max Abelson, and team.
Free link:
If you are curious how we vetted the emails, we have you covered:
w/ @jeffykao.bsky.social and @suryamattu.com
w/ @jeffykao.bsky.social and @suryamattu.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
If you are curious how we vetted the emails, we have you covered:
w/ @jeffykao.bsky.social and @suryamattu.com
w/ @jeffykao.bsky.social and @suryamattu.com
NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
Jeffrey Epstein Email Trove Reveals Ghislaine Maxwell’s Secrets
A cache of 18,000 messages obtained by Bloomberg News reveals Maxwell’s deep ties and involvement with the disgraced financier and sex offender.
www.bloomberg.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.