George Joseph
@georgejoseph94.bsky.social
Investigative reporter for The Guardian US
“By their fruits, you will know them.”
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Email: george.joseph@theguardian.com
“By their fruits, you will know them.”
Signal: 929-486-4865
Email: george.joseph@theguardian.com
“But why are building owners facing distress today? The answer in most cases is that they borrowed too much to buy buildings at inflated prices, based on an expectation that rents would rise faster than they actually did.”
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/aft...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/aft...
www.phenomenalworld.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:19 PM
“But why are building owners facing distress today? The answer in most cases is that they borrowed too much to buy buildings at inflated prices, based on an expectation that rents would rise faster than they actually did.”
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/aft...
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/aft...
A mob of unlicensed tow truck operators in NYC is quietly growing. They speed through red lights, race to respond to car crashes, and menace city officials
Pedestrians are in danger but the NYPD is doing little to crack down
New @liamquigley.bsky.social investigation
gothamist.com/news/ghost-f...
Pedestrians are in danger but the NYPD is doing little to crack down
New @liamquigley.bsky.social investigation
gothamist.com/news/ghost-f...
Ghost fleet: How New York City lost control of the tow truck industry
The number of unlicensed tow trucks on city streets has increased, putting drivers and pedestrians at risk.
gothamist.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:53 PM
A mob of unlicensed tow truck operators in NYC is quietly growing. They speed through red lights, race to respond to car crashes, and menace city officials
Pedestrians are in danger but the NYPD is doing little to crack down
New @liamquigley.bsky.social investigation
gothamist.com/news/ghost-f...
Pedestrians are in danger but the NYPD is doing little to crack down
New @liamquigley.bsky.social investigation
gothamist.com/news/ghost-f...
Reposted by George Joseph
New from 404 Media: the FBI has been unable to get into the iPhone of raided Washington Post journalist because the phone had Lockdown Mode enabled. Apple markets Lockdown Mode mostly to stop spyware like NSO. Here, a real world example of it stopping access too www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
www.404media.co
February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
New from 404 Media: the FBI has been unable to get into the iPhone of raided Washington Post journalist because the phone had Lockdown Mode enabled. Apple markets Lockdown Mode mostly to stop spyware like NSO. Here, a real world example of it stopping access too www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
Reposted by George Joseph
2/ Transcript of the NYT video (available at same link)
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
2/ Transcript of the NYT video (available at same link)
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
Reposted by George Joseph
Highly important video of the ICE Minnesota shooting.
"The driver ... waves for other [vehicles] to go ahead"
"The agent is not being run over. In fact, his feet are positioned away from the SUV"
"Agents blocked...a physician" from providing medical care.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
"The driver ... waves for other [vehicles] to go ahead"
"The agent is not being run over. In fact, his feet are positioned away from the SUV"
"Agents blocked...a physician" from providing medical care.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Highly important video of the ICE Minnesota shooting.
"The driver ... waves for other [vehicles] to go ahead"
"The agent is not being run over. In fact, his feet are positioned away from the SUV"
"Agents blocked...a physician" from providing medical care.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
"The driver ... waves for other [vehicles] to go ahead"
"The agent is not being run over. In fact, his feet are positioned away from the SUV"
"Agents blocked...a physician" from providing medical care.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
NEW: UnitedHealth is withholding key internal documents from senate investigators—according to a new letter from @wyden.senate.gov + @warren.senate.gov
Lawmakers are investigating bonuses UnitedHealth pays to nursing homes that cut hospitalizations for seniors
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Lawmakers are investigating bonuses UnitedHealth pays to nursing homes that cut hospitalizations for seniors
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Senators claim UnitedHealth is withholding internal documents from inquiry
UnitedHealth says it will ‘continue to engage’ with lawmakers who began investigating their involvement in nursing home care after Guardian investigation
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:29 PM
NEW: UnitedHealth is withholding key internal documents from senate investigators—according to a new letter from @wyden.senate.gov + @warren.senate.gov
Lawmakers are investigating bonuses UnitedHealth pays to nursing homes that cut hospitalizations for seniors
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Lawmakers are investigating bonuses UnitedHealth pays to nursing homes that cut hospitalizations for seniors
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Mayor Adams appears to be in Georgia (the country) for the opening of a new room at a hotel.
December 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Mayor Adams appears to be in Georgia (the country) for the opening of a new room at a hotel.
Reposted by George Joseph
Among the newly released files, investigators probing Steve Bannon's role in the "We Build the Wall" scheme found a photo of Trump and Ghislaine Maxwell on Bannon's phone in June 2021. www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
December 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Among the newly released files, investigators probing Steve Bannon's role in the "We Build the Wall" scheme found a photo of Trump and Ghislaine Maxwell on Bannon's phone in June 2021. www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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Among the newly-released Epstein files. This Justice Dept email from Jan 2020
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Among the newly-released Epstein files. This Justice Dept email from Jan 2020
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
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South Carolina is dealing with a measles outbreak. Here is the latest (and first public health story!) from @bymichellersmith.com on how the anti-vaccine group RFK Jr led for years is coming to his defense www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Anti-vaccine group once led by RFK Jr circulates false assertions amid measles outbreak
Children’s Health Defense using familiar playbook to defend health secretary as it downplays dangers of disease and exaggerate risks of vaccines, public health experts say
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
South Carolina is dealing with a measles outbreak. Here is the latest (and first public health story!) from @bymichellersmith.com on how the anti-vaccine group RFK Jr led for years is coming to his defense www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by George Joseph
New: Inside the Trump administration’s effort to prosecute a group of protesters in Texas with terrorism charges. The case is more complex than the administration has let on, according to a Guardian review of court records and interviews with family www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Inside DoJ’s controversial prosecution of a Texas ‘antifa cell’ charged with terrorism
DoJ says a group of protesters at an ICE detention center was part of a terror cell; legal experts say it is an effort to crack down on leftwing groups and deter protesters
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
New: Inside the Trump administration’s effort to prosecute a group of protesters in Texas with terrorism charges. The case is more complex than the administration has let on, according to a Guardian review of court records and interviews with family www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by George Joseph
December 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
@scotgirl72.bsky.social Hi, this is George Joseph, reporter for The Guardian. Could you please DM me or get in touch? Thank you 🙏
December 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
@scotgirl72.bsky.social Hi, this is George Joseph, reporter for The Guardian. Could you please DM me or get in touch? Thank you 🙏
UnitedHealth sued The Guardian after we reported on bonuses it paid nursing homes that cut hospital transfers for seniors.
We kept reporting.
Now we’re publishing this on allegations that delayed or denied transfers led to the deaths of nursing home residents:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
We kept reporting.
Now we’re publishing this on allegations that delayed or denied transfers led to the deaths of nursing home residents:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
UnitedHealth reduced hospitalizations for nursing home seniors. Now it faces wrongful death claims
The company says it is protecting nursing home residents by curbing unnecessary hospital transfers. Whistleblowers allege cost-cutting tactics have endangered the elderly
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
UnitedHealth sued The Guardian after we reported on bonuses it paid nursing homes that cut hospital transfers for seniors.
We kept reporting.
Now we’re publishing this on allegations that delayed or denied transfers led to the deaths of nursing home residents:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
We kept reporting.
Now we’re publishing this on allegations that delayed or denied transfers led to the deaths of nursing home residents:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Reposted by George Joseph
NEW: The 2026 #FIFAWorldCup was priced beyond many fans' budgets. Comparing ticket prices dating back to 1994 shows the scale of next summer's mark-up, and where the steepest hikes were felt.
With Andrew Witherspoon, for @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
With Andrew Witherspoon, for @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Analysis: how prices for the cheapest World Cup tickets have rocketed
A Guardian study of past ticket prices for the men’s World Cup, compared with current 2026 figures, shows how the barrier for entry has been raised for most fans
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
NEW: The 2026 #FIFAWorldCup was priced beyond many fans' budgets. Comparing ticket prices dating back to 1994 shows the scale of next summer's mark-up, and where the steepest hikes were felt.
With Andrew Witherspoon, for @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
With Andrew Witherspoon, for @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
NEW STORY: Three nursing home residents died because employees of UnitedHealth Group helped delay or deny them critical hospital care, 2 pending lawsuits and a complaint to state authorities have alleged
🧵 on our 6,000 word story below:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
🧵 on our 6,000 word story below:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
UnitedHealth reduced hospitalizations for nursing home seniors. Now it faces wrongful death claims
The company says it is protecting nursing home residents by curbing unnecessary hospital transfers. Whistleblowers allege cost-cutting tactics have endangered the elderly
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
NEW STORY: Three nursing home residents died because employees of UnitedHealth Group helped delay or deny them critical hospital care, 2 pending lawsuits and a complaint to state authorities have alleged
🧵 on our 6,000 word story below:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
🧵 on our 6,000 word story below:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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NEW: This year, @pressfreedomtracker.us documented 32 arrests, detention of journalists in the U.S.
- Nearly 90% of the incidents occurred while journalists were covering demonstrations.
- They all also centered around a single issue: immigration.
Read full report by @stephaniesugars.bsky.social⬇️
- Nearly 90% of the incidents occurred while journalists were covering demonstrations.
- They all also centered around a single issue: immigration.
Read full report by @stephaniesugars.bsky.social⬇️
Press arrests used to silence protest coverage in 2025
More than 30 journalists detained, nearly all released without charges or with them quickly dropped
pressfreedomtracker.us
December 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
NEW: This year, @pressfreedomtracker.us documented 32 arrests, detention of journalists in the U.S.
- Nearly 90% of the incidents occurred while journalists were covering demonstrations.
- They all also centered around a single issue: immigration.
Read full report by @stephaniesugars.bsky.social⬇️
- Nearly 90% of the incidents occurred while journalists were covering demonstrations.
- They all also centered around a single issue: immigration.
Read full report by @stephaniesugars.bsky.social⬇️
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Schools across US have agreed to Amazon’s “dynamic pricing” contracts—subjecting them to big price swings for basic supplies, new report finds.
On the same day, Denver Schools paid $114 for a case of markers, but $149 for another.
Amazon disputes the data:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
On the same day, Denver Schools paid $114 for a case of markers, but $149 for another.
Amazon disputes the data:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US schools face big price swings for basics under Amazon’s ‘dynamic pricing’, report claims
Amazon calls the report ‘flawed and misleading’ and says it offers lower prices than competitors
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Schools across US have agreed to Amazon’s “dynamic pricing” contracts—subjecting them to big price swings for basic supplies, new report finds.
On the same day, Denver Schools paid $114 for a case of markers, but $149 for another.
Amazon disputes the data:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
On the same day, Denver Schools paid $114 for a case of markers, but $149 for another.
Amazon disputes the data:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“As UnitedHealth Group faces government investigations and changes in federal payments that have hurt its results, it is turning to an increasingly common Washington playbook: hiring Donald Trump’s allies”:
www.wsj.com/business/uni...
www.wsj.com/business/uni...
Exclusive | UnitedHealth Is Spending Big on Trump Allies to Fix Its Washington Problems
The largest U.S. health insurer’s Medicare business faces investigations and policy threats.
www.wsj.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“As UnitedHealth Group faces government investigations and changes in federal payments that have hurt its results, it is turning to an increasingly common Washington playbook: hiring Donald Trump’s allies”:
www.wsj.com/business/uni...
www.wsj.com/business/uni...
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Israel justified its strike on the Nasser Hospital, which killed six journalists and more than a dozen others, by claiming a "Hamas" camera was set up there.
The location they attacked is where Reuters and the AP livestream.
From me and others (see byline/contribs)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/w...
The location they attacked is where Reuters and the AP livestream.
From me and others (see byline/contribs)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/w...
Israel Says It Attacked Gaza Hospital to Destroy Camera Placed by Hamas
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Israel justified its strike on the Nasser Hospital, which killed six journalists and more than a dozen others, by claiming a "Hamas" camera was set up there.
The location they attacked is where Reuters and the AP livestream.
From me and others (see byline/contribs)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/w...
The location they attacked is where Reuters and the AP livestream.
From me and others (see byline/contribs)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/w...
Reposted by George Joseph
BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
www.thecity.nyc
August 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
Senators Ron Wyden & Elizabeth Warren are asking UnitedHealth to hand over company records about its attempts to reduce hospitalizations for nursing home residents—following our investigation:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Senators seek UnitedHealth records on push to curb nursing home hospitalizations
Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the healthcare conglomerate on Thursday citing a Guardian investigation
www.theguardian.com
August 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Senators Ron Wyden & Elizabeth Warren are asking UnitedHealth to hand over company records about its attempts to reduce hospitalizations for nursing home residents—following our investigation:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by George Joseph
Declarado culpable el expresidente de Colombia Álvaro Uribe por soborno de testigos en actuación penal
Declarado culpable el expresidente de Colombia Álvaro Uribe por soborno de testigos en actuación penal
Una jueza de Bogotá determinó la culpabilidad de Álvaro Uribe por soborno de testigos en un caso que se remonta a 2012.
elper.fi
July 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Declarado culpable el expresidente de Colombia Álvaro Uribe por soborno de testigos en actuación penal
@thecity.nyc finds Eric Adams collected more alleged straw donations after Trump’s DOJ killed its straw donation case against him.
“I don’t really work. Where would I get this much money?” one supposed Adams donor said:
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/24/e...
“I don’t really work. Where would I get this much money?” one supposed Adams donor said:
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/24/e...
New Eric Adams ‘Donors’ Say They Never Gave to His Reelection Campaign
The campaign sought public matching funds from donors who insist they didn’t donate, just weeks after a judge dropped his corruption case.
www.thecity.nyc
July 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
@thecity.nyc finds Eric Adams collected more alleged straw donations after Trump’s DOJ killed its straw donation case against him.
“I don’t really work. Where would I get this much money?” one supposed Adams donor said:
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/24/e...
“I don’t really work. Where would I get this much money?” one supposed Adams donor said:
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/24/e...
