Justin Rohrlich
@justinrohrlich.bsky.social
Senior news reporter in the NY bureau of The Independent, lots of state and federal courts, some police, et cetera. Previously at The Daily Beast, Qz, Vice, etc. Say hi: justin.rohrlich@independent.co.uk; justin.rohrlich@the-independent.com
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INBOX: Washington Post announces that Will Lewis is OUT, replaced by Jeff D'Onofrio as acting CEO and publisher.
February 7, 2026 at 10:43 PM
INBOX: Washington Post announces that Will Lewis is OUT, replaced by Jeff D'Onofrio as acting CEO and publisher.
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Seems like this was an attempt to steal real estate(?) in addition to being a truly monstrous thing to do to a former loved one🥴
The description of home tech use in the raid is chilling:
The description of home tech use in the raid is chilling:
!["On the morning of October 31, 2025, Kjos] remotely unlocked the North Moore property door via his Control4... phone app, allowing eight armed ICE officers to enter and detain [Moran]," according to the complaint. "The officers, at the... permission of [Moran], searched the apartment and found no contraband or evidence of drugs. When the search was completed and [Moran] was removed from the apartment, Kjos], through the use of his Control app, locked the door behind them.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wpsspp55o7w6muawlnmknobc/bafkreide7i42thefqr7mnbhmjs2ug6fmriuglsqgnd73xfdgj5viirorde@jpeg)
February 4, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Seems like this was an attempt to steal real estate(?) in addition to being a truly monstrous thing to do to a former loved one🥴
The description of home tech use in the raid is chilling:
The description of home tech use in the raid is chilling:
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This is… something else. And the boyfriend he got deported was apparently paying for everything?
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Boyfriend sics ICE on undocumented partner amid dispute over $4 million Tribeca condo
Exclusive: ‘There has to be something better than this,’ Irish deportee Patrick Moore told The Independent. ‘It's not the United States that I know.’
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:04 AM
This is… something else. And the boyfriend he got deported was apparently paying for everything?
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Chick-fil-A franchise owner refused to hire ‘ghetto Black’ employees, lawsuit says
Chick-fil-A franchise owner refused to hire ‘ghetto Black’ employees, lawsuit says
Chick-fil-A franchise owner refused to hire ‘ghetto Black’ employees, lawsuit says
www.independent.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Chick-fil-A franchise owner refused to hire ‘ghetto Black’ employees, lawsuit says
“It’s a situation where I feel that ICE was weaponized against him,” Moran’s attorney told The Independent. “Almost like how the Mafia just whacks a guy [they don’t want around anymore]. But here, instead of whacking the guy, it’s, ‘I’m gonna call ICE.’”
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Boyfriend sics ICE on undocumented partner amid dispute over $4 million Tribeca condo
Exclusive: ‘There has to be something better than this,’ Irish deportee Patrick Moore told The Independent. ‘It's not the United States that I know.’
www.independent.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM
“It’s a situation where I feel that ICE was weaponized against him,” Moran’s attorney told The Independent. “Almost like how the Mafia just whacks a guy [they don’t want around anymore]. But here, instead of whacking the guy, it’s, ‘I’m gonna call ICE.’”
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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FUN FACT: The going rate to get two hours of bodycam footage from the Detroit Police Department / City of Detroit via FOIA is $616.
February 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
FUN FACT: The going rate to get two hours of bodycam footage from the Detroit Police Department / City of Detroit via FOIA is $616.
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I don’t ask a lot from y’all in exchange for spending thousands of dollars a year to give the public free court records.
Please share this piece far and wide.
Please share this piece far and wide.
We dropped our paywall for this new piece.
Court Watch picked one of the largest ‘news deserts’ in the South and examined all the new court dockets that went unreported to tell a larger story about the need for local journalism
‘Dockets Die In Darkness’
www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
Court Watch picked one of the largest ‘news deserts’ in the South and examined all the new court dockets that went unreported to tell a larger story about the need for local journalism
‘Dockets Die In Darkness’
www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
The Rabbit Hole: Dockets Die in Darkness
Among the 17 counties in Georgia that don’t have a single local news source, 12 of the counties are in the Middle District of Georgia’s jurisdiction. This week, we sought to highlight the dockets dyin...
www.courtwatch.news
February 1, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I don’t ask a lot from y’all in exchange for spending thousands of dollars a year to give the public free court records.
Please share this piece far and wide.
Please share this piece far and wide.
I met Stan Richards numerous times while reporting on the amazing work being done by the Fortune Society. Incredibly impressive guy—but most importantly, caring and kind on top of everything else
WOW WOW WOW Mayor Mamdani names Stanley Richards as the new head of Dept of Corrections. Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the city’s jails.
Richards is currently the president/CEO of the Fortune Society, a leading nonprofit that assists incarcerated/ formerly incarcerated
Richards is currently the president/CEO of the Fortune Society, a leading nonprofit that assists incarcerated/ formerly incarcerated
February 1, 2026 at 12:25 AM
I met Stan Richards numerous times while reporting on the amazing work being done by the Fortune Society. Incredibly impressive guy—but most importantly, caring and kind on top of everything else
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Shit is nuts. This week I spoke to a crim. defense attorney from mpls who mostly does federal work. He said a client got arrested with 19 pounds of meth & an indictment was coming. Then the feds had to forgo the indictment because they don’t have the resources. Walking away from 19 pounds of meth!
They are running out of lawyers.
DM me? We used to get hundreds of highly qualified applicants for a single job posting. Good prosecutors are increasingly hesitant to work for this DOJ.
January 31, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Shit is nuts. This week I spoke to a crim. defense attorney from mpls who mostly does federal work. He said a client got arrested with 19 pounds of meth & an indictment was coming. Then the feds had to forgo the indictment because they don’t have the resources. Walking away from 19 pounds of meth!
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This is why frontline towns and cities in Ukraine cover roads with nets.
This is a russian lancet drone struck one of those nets. It very likely saved someone’s life.
This is a russian lancet drone struck one of those nets. It very likely saved someone’s life.
January 29, 2026 at 3:00 AM
This is why frontline towns and cities in Ukraine cover roads with nets.
This is a russian lancet drone struck one of those nets. It very likely saved someone’s life.
This is a russian lancet drone struck one of those nets. It very likely saved someone’s life.
“It feels right now like if we offer feedback, alternatives, or constructive criticism, that we are asking for targets on our backs.”
Another great scoop from @justinbaragona.bsky.social
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Another great scoop from @justinbaragona.bsky.social
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CBS News staffers ‘pretty salty’ over Gayle King’s passionate defense of Bari Weiss
Exclusive: ‘She’s not going to say anything against the person who will determine her job status. This was her only play,” one network insider said.
www.independent.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 11:03 PM
“It feels right now like if we offer feedback, alternatives, or constructive criticism, that we are asking for targets on our backs.”
Another great scoop from @justinbaragona.bsky.social
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Another great scoop from @justinbaragona.bsky.social
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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“I believe in helping people,” Kazmierczak’s brother, 52, went on. “He believes in blaming people.”
The division in this world in a nutshell.
The division in this world in a nutshell.
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 PM
“I believe in helping people,” Kazmierczak’s brother, 52, went on. “He believes in blaming people.”
The division in this world in a nutshell.
The division in this world in a nutshell.
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Should be everyone's goal to act in such a way that your own brother doesn't describe you like this publicly
NEW from @justinrohrlich.bsky.social:
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
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“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Brother calls Ilhan Omar suspect ‘right-wing extremist,’ has hated Somalis for years
Exclusive: ‘In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t,’ Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother told The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Should be everyone's goal to act in such a way that your own brother doesn't describe you like this publicly
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NEW from @justinrohrlich.bsky.social:
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Brother calls Ilhan Omar suspect ‘right-wing extremist,’ has hated Somalis for years
Exclusive: ‘In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t,’ Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother told The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 6:43 PM
NEW from @justinrohrlich.bsky.social:
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
After a warning to CBS staffers about leaks, @justinbaragona.bsky.social gets leaked a recording of it
Gayle King, in a recording of the meeting obtained and reviewed by The Independent, also took a swing at the “leakers” in the building who would inevitably share comments made by her and Bari Weiss with the media.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Weiss tells CBS staff to love it or leave it as Gayle King passionately defends her
‘She seems very small,’ a network employee reacted to Weiss’ remarks at Tuesday’s all-hands meeting. ‘She can read talking points off the teleprompter, but it doesn't really connect to what's happenin...
www.independent.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 10:12 PM
After a warning to CBS staffers about leaks, @justinbaragona.bsky.social gets leaked a recording of it
ah so this is how Homan plans to 'turn the temperature down,' got it
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 27, 2026 at 6:28 PM
ah so this is how Homan plans to 'turn the temperature down,' got it
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Just a reminder that the paper is owned by one of the wealthiest men in the world who recently paid $40 million to distribute a documentary about the first lady.
News: The Washington Post is preparing to slash upwards of 300 staffers, incl sports, metro and foreign desks @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports.
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
Post Parting Depression
Looming cuts at The Washington Post threaten to decimate key coverage areas as staffers question the motives and commitment of billionaire owner Jeff Bezos.
www.status.news
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Just a reminder that the paper is owned by one of the wealthiest men in the world who recently paid $40 million to distribute a documentary about the first lady.
Proud to have been cited in this piece by @vermontgmg.bsky.social- one of the best there is. Back when Quartz was still around, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social and I got an internal document from a DHS insider, showing Border Patrol and CBP officers getting arrested at a higher rate than any other cops
January 26, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Proud to have been cited in this piece by @vermontgmg.bsky.social- one of the best there is. Back when Quartz was still around, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social and I got an internal document from a DHS insider, showing Border Patrol and CBP officers getting arrested at a higher rate than any other cops
at least her eyes and ears are warm
January 25, 2026 at 8:50 PM
at least her eyes and ears are warm
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Alex Pretti, the man shot by ICE in Minneapolis, appears to have previously worked with the federal government at the VA.
There is a photo of him on the VA website, where he’s cited as part of a medical research team.
www.vacsp.research.va.gov/CSP_2004/CSP...
There is a photo of him on the VA website, where he’s cited as part of a medical research team.
www.vacsp.research.va.gov/CSP_2004/CSP...
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Alex Pretti, the man shot by ICE in Minneapolis, appears to have previously worked with the federal government at the VA.
There is a photo of him on the VA website, where he’s cited as part of a medical research team.
www.vacsp.research.va.gov/CSP_2004/CSP...
There is a photo of him on the VA website, where he’s cited as part of a medical research team.
www.vacsp.research.va.gov/CSP_2004/CSP...
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BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
as an aside, ICE agents seem to be wearing crampons after all the viral slips and falls
January 22, 2026 at 1:52 AM
as an aside, ICE agents seem to be wearing crampons after all the viral slips and falls
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ICE buys $100k of ‘non-lethal’ pepper balls days after blinding protester with one
ICE buys $100k of ‘non-lethal’ pepper balls days after blinding protester with one
ICE buys $100k of ‘non-lethal’ pepper balls days after blinding protester with one
www.independent.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 11:06 PM
ICE buys $100k of ‘non-lethal’ pepper balls days after blinding protester with one
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I want to point out two things here.
One, the White House would not go on the record with a comment about this story, despite me giving them multiple extensions. Only asked for off the record conversations.
Two, this is not a denial. Instead, they're saying other CBS execs yucked it up with Trump.
One, the White House would not go on the record with a comment about this story, despite me giving them multiple extensions. Only asked for off the record conversations.
Two, this is not a denial. Instead, they're saying other CBS execs yucked it up with Trump.
January 17, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I want to point out two things here.
One, the White House would not go on the record with a comment about this story, despite me giving them multiple extensions. Only asked for off the record conversations.
Two, this is not a denial. Instead, they're saying other CBS execs yucked it up with Trump.
One, the White House would not go on the record with a comment about this story, despite me giving them multiple extensions. Only asked for off the record conversations.
Two, this is not a denial. Instead, they're saying other CBS execs yucked it up with Trump.
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This is an outrage. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Read @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's work:
* www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
* www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
* www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
Read @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's work:
* www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
* www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
* www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Documents
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM