Greg Jaffe
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New York Times reporter
Email me at greg.jaffe@nytimes.com
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👀 What if I told you there was a hidden art gallery scattered across the country?
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
The disappearing art gallery in your post office
The U.S. Postal Service is home to thousands of historic works of art in post offices nationwide. Hundreds have been lost, sold or destroyed.
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February 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
👀 What if I told you there was a hidden art gallery scattered across the country?
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished?
What if I told you that I found them?
A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):
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“.. They couldn’t break me by arresting me,” Ms. Levy Armstrong said, “so they doctored an image to show the world a false iteration of that time to make me look weak.”
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February 3, 2026 at 12:41 PM
“.. They couldn’t break me by arresting me,” Ms. Levy Armstrong said, “so they doctored an image to show the world a false iteration of that time to make me look weak.”
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It takes all of us to make The Washington Post. Every section works together to create this authoritative, entertaining, worldwide news report.
So, Jeff Bezos, #SaveThePost.
So, Jeff Bezos, #SaveThePost.
February 2, 2026 at 4:03 PM
It takes all of us to make The Washington Post. Every section works together to create this authoritative, entertaining, worldwide news report.
So, Jeff Bezos, #SaveThePost.
So, Jeff Bezos, #SaveThePost.
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NEW: Trump reality check — China and Russia aren't threatening Greenland. US and European officials say there's no intelligence on any such dangers. Sen. Mark Warner says the only immediate threat to Greenland is Trump asserting claims to it. Gift link to my story: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Despite Trump’s Words, China and Russia Are Not Threatening Greenland
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January 24, 2026 at 3:53 PM
NEW: Trump reality check — China and Russia aren't threatening Greenland. US and European officials say there's no intelligence on any such dangers. Sen. Mark Warner says the only immediate threat to Greenland is Trump asserting claims to it. Gift link to my story: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
though officials are reluctant to say it publicly, they are quietly hoping for a few days of brutal cold.
January 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
though officials are reluctant to say it publicly, they are quietly hoping for a few days of brutal cold.
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NEW: Trump pardoned a porta-potty magnate named Arie Eric De Jong III who was sentenced to 5 months in federal prison for illegally disposing of sludge in cities across southern California.
January 16, 2026 at 10:27 PM
NEW: Trump pardoned a porta-potty magnate named Arie Eric De Jong III who was sentenced to 5 months in federal prison for illegally disposing of sludge in cities across southern California.
3 More Lawmakers in Video Say Federal Prosecutors Are Investigating Them www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
3 More Lawmakers in Video Say Federal Prosecutors Are Investigating Them
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January 15, 2026 at 2:20 AM
3 More Lawmakers in Video Say Federal Prosecutors Are Investigating Them www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
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From the latest email to the staff from @washingtonpost.com executive editor Matt Murray:
January 14, 2026 at 11:39 PM
From the latest email to the staff from @washingtonpost.com executive editor Matt Murray:
The reporter in question — Hannah Natanson — has done important, incredibly valuable work.
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F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Documents
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January 14, 2026 at 2:08 PM
The reporter in question — Hannah Natanson — has done important, incredibly valuable work.
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Sen. Slotkin: “I’ve studied this kind of political authoritarianism in other countries my entire professional life. I just can’t believe I am talking about it in my own country.”
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Senator Says Prosecutors Are Investigating Her After Video About Illegal Orders
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January 14, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Sen. Slotkin: “I’ve studied this kind of political authoritarianism in other countries my entire professional life. I just can’t believe I am talking about it in my own country.”
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The latest escalation:
Senator Says Prosecutors Are Investigating Her After Video About Illegal Orders www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Senator Says Prosecutors Are Investigating Her After Video About Illegal Orders www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Senator Says Prosecutors Are Investigating Her After Video About Illegal Orders
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January 14, 2026 at 1:50 PM
The latest escalation:
Senator Says Prosecutors Are Investigating Her After Video About Illegal Orders www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Senator Says Prosecutors Are Investigating Her After Video About Illegal Orders www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
"She along with hundreds of other recruiters around the country, had been offering something else: protection from the government she served."
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U.S. Citizens Are Joining the Military to Protect Undocumented Parents
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January 12, 2026 at 12:51 PM
"She along with hundreds of other recruiters around the country, had been offering something else: protection from the government she served."
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Who is joining the National Guard these days and why? I went to Oregon to find out. The answer surprised me:
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U.S. Citizens Are Joining the Military to Protect Undocumented Parents
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January 12, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Who is joining the National Guard these days and why? I went to Oregon to find out. The answer surprised me:
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New details: The lead pilot was wounded three times in the leg. The Maduro raid was a big success. Like so many of these high stakes missions it nearly went badly wrong.
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A Close Call for U.S. Commandos and an Emboldened Trump
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January 7, 2026 at 10:16 PM
New details: The lead pilot was wounded three times in the leg. The Maduro raid was a big success. Like so many of these high stakes missions it nearly went badly wrong.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
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AC-130 gunships lasing targets. Griffin missiles captured fractions of a second before impact. RQ-4 Global Hawk drones filming it all. Seeing beyond the redactions in the Pentagon’s attack videos w/ @docubrent @carolrosenberg @cjchivers www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
What the Pentagon’s Attack Videos Reveal About the Boat Strikes at Sea
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November 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
AC-130 gunships lasing targets. Griffin missiles captured fractions of a second before impact. RQ-4 Global Hawk drones filming it all. Seeing beyond the redactions in the Pentagon’s attack videos w/ @docubrent @carolrosenberg @cjchivers www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Democrats Say F.B.I. Is Investigating Them Over Illegal Orders Video.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Democrats Say F.B.I. Is Investigating Them Over Illegal Orders Video.
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Andrei Demurenko was the first and only Russian commander ever chosen to study alongside American troops at the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College. Decades later, his war story ended with a mortar blast in Ukraine. nyti.ms/4p9gLbp
Why a Man With U.S. Ties Fought for Russia in Ukraine
Col. Andrei Demurenko’s war story began at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., at a moment of hope and peace. It ended with a mortar blast in Ukraine.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Andrei Demurenko was the first and only Russian commander ever chosen to study alongside American troops at the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College. Decades later, his war story ended with a mortar blast in Ukraine. nyti.ms/4p9gLbp
He Saw the Best of America and Then (at age 67) Fought for Russia in Ukraine. One of the crazier stories I've worked on. with Paul Sonne.
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He Saw the Best of America and Then Fought for Russia in Ukraine
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November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
He Saw the Best of America and Then (at age 67) Fought for Russia in Ukraine. One of the crazier stories I've worked on. with Paul Sonne.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
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Six Democratic Lawmakers Tell Military to Refuse Illegal Orders
(I wrote about this video on Tues. I didn't think we'd still be talking about it on Thurs.)
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(I wrote about this video on Tues. I didn't think we'd still be talking about it on Thurs.)
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Democratic Lawmakers Tell Military to Refuse Illegal Orders
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November 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Six Democratic Lawmakers Tell Military to Refuse Illegal Orders
(I wrote about this video on Tues. I didn't think we'd still be talking about it on Thurs.)
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(I wrote about this video on Tues. I didn't think we'd still be talking about it on Thurs.)
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Wrote about Todd Snider, East Nashville and how the more things change, the more they change.
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Something good comes along, then it’s gone: Farewell, Todd Snider.
When I moved to East Nashville in 2012, legend had it that if you wanted to find Todd Snider, all you had to do was go to Drifter’s BBQ in Five Points, and he’d be there at the bar. Nashville always h...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Wrote about Todd Snider, East Nashville and how the more things change, the more they change.
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
“you ever go to one of those ‘mainstream’ shows,” he emailed me in 2013, when I was asking him some questions about his work on the Alabama tribute project, High Cotton. “they bring joy to a lot of people with songs. if there’s a wrong way to do that then god help us all.”
Wrote about Todd Snider, East Nashville and how the more things change, the more they change.
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
Something good comes along, then it’s gone: Farewell, Todd Snider.
When I moved to East Nashville in 2012, legend had it that if you wanted to find Todd Snider, all you had to do was go to Drifter’s BBQ in Five Points, and he’d be there at the bar. Nashville always h...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“you ever go to one of those ‘mainstream’ shows,” he emailed me in 2013, when I was asking him some questions about his work on the Alabama tribute project, High Cotton. “they bring joy to a lot of people with songs. if there’s a wrong way to do that then god help us all.”
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“With immigration agents under intense pressure to deport thousands of people each day, Ms. Lopez was pushed through the system swiftly and was deported within four days of the factory raid.
As a result, Jorge is now cared for by two siblings who are barely adults themselves.”
As a result, Jorge is now cared for by two siblings who are barely adults themselves.”
She Was Deported in Error. Her Child Was Left Behind.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
"Sánchez’s youngest son, a third grader, could not accept for days that his father was gone. He kept asking adults if his father could have survived the explosion, noting he might still be at sea."
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Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"Sánchez’s youngest son, a third grader, could not accept for days that his father was gone. He kept asking adults if his father could have survived the explosion, noting he might still be at sea."
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Nearly every new defense secretary since the end of the Cold War has at some point declared war on the Pentagon’s sclerotic bureaucracy.
And then came Pete Hegseth:
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And then came Pete Hegseth:
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Hegseth Vows to Shake Up the Way the Pentagon Does Business
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November 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Nearly every new defense secretary since the end of the Cold War has at some point declared war on the Pentagon’s sclerotic bureaucracy.
And then came Pete Hegseth:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
And then came Pete Hegseth:
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Latest Army general to be jammed up over alleged wokeness is Pat Work, who led the Ranger company that fast-roped into the Korengal to recover the bodies during Operation Red Wings and was the 82nd brigade commander who dug ISIS out of Mosul
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Latest Army general to be jammed up over alleged wokeness is Pat Work, who led the Ranger company that fast-roped into the Korengal to recover the bodies during Operation Red Wings and was the 82nd brigade commander who dug ISIS out of Mosul