Justin Rohrlich
@justinrohrlich.bsky.social
Senior news reporter at 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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One of the first stories I ever wrote for money was for a trade magazine called Dermatology Business Management. It was a feature on FSA/HSA back when they were new. Every public health person I talked to was like "bad idea, also badly designed." That was like 20 years ago.
"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown
A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
One of the first stories I ever wrote for money was for a trade magazine called Dermatology Business Management. It was a feature on FSA/HSA back when they were new. Every public health person I talked to was like "bad idea, also badly designed." That was like 20 years ago.
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My narcissism recovery is going so well we made a TV show about it
November 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
My narcissism recovery is going so well we made a TV show about it
“If you’re conscious of the need to protect classified information, you’ll remember what the rules are.”’ - John Bolton on Hillary Clinton
Fascinating new details here (Bolton has a SCIF in his house, for one) from the great @josepagliery.bsky.social
www.notus.org/courts/john-...
Fascinating new details here (Bolton has a SCIF in his house, for one) from the great @josepagliery.bsky.social
www.notus.org/courts/john-...
Wild Affidavit Captures John Bolton Scrambling After Iranian Hackers Cracked His AOL Account
Newly unredacted filings show how the hackers taunted Trump’s former national security adviser: “Good luck Mr. Mustache!”
www.notus.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
“If you’re conscious of the need to protect classified information, you’ll remember what the rules are.”’ - John Bolton on Hillary Clinton
Fascinating new details here (Bolton has a SCIF in his house, for one) from the great @josepagliery.bsky.social
www.notus.org/courts/john-...
Fascinating new details here (Bolton has a SCIF in his house, for one) from the great @josepagliery.bsky.social
www.notus.org/courts/john-...
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Still reconciling myself to the fact that George Santos celebrated his prison release by partying at the hibachi place in the Poconos (Desaki) where I've taken my girls at least annually for over a decade and they make balloon animals and yes I've caught the zucchini and they make onion volcanoes.
George Santos Settles Down (for Now)
Back at home with his husband and their pet macaws, the infamous Republican says prison changed him.
nymag.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Still reconciling myself to the fact that George Santos celebrated his prison release by partying at the hibachi place in the Poconos (Desaki) where I've taken my girls at least annually for over a decade and they make balloon animals and yes I've caught the zucchini and they make onion volcanoes.
this little fool really makes my day
November 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
this little fool really makes my day
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A whole bunch going on here...
"A lovesick MAGA fan in Central Florida is facing federal charges after he allegedly threatened to torch the White House and assassinate ICE agents after he was unable to get a live person on the phone at a government immigration office."
"A lovesick MAGA fan in Central Florida is facing federal charges after he allegedly threatened to torch the White House and assassinate ICE agents after he was unable to get a live person on the phone at a government immigration office."
Trump supporter threatens to murder ICE agents over visa snag for Colombian fiancée
Exclusive: Florida man Tristen Elijah Giroux allegedly became enraged after becoming stuck in a phone tree while calling U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, according to previously unreported c...
www.independent.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
A whole bunch going on here...
"A lovesick MAGA fan in Central Florida is facing federal charges after he allegedly threatened to torch the White House and assassinate ICE agents after he was unable to get a live person on the phone at a government immigration office."
"A lovesick MAGA fan in Central Florida is facing federal charges after he allegedly threatened to torch the White House and assassinate ICE agents after he was unable to get a live person on the phone at a government immigration office."
Alice does not suffer fools
October 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Alice does not suffer fools
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Fun fact: Mellon is known to be fixated with Amelia Earhart — so if you’ve wondered why Trump has talked about her seemingly out of nowhere, that’s probably a big clue!
www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/news/federal...
www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/news/federal...
Federal Court Upholds Dismissal of Earhart Lawsuit
Timothy Mellon of Wyoming claimed an aircraft recovery group found wreckage of Amelia Earhart's missing airplane in the South Pacific but kept it quiet
www.wyomingnewsnow.tv
October 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Fun fact: Mellon is known to be fixated with Amelia Earhart — so if you’ve wondered why Trump has talked about her seemingly out of nowhere, that’s probably a big clue!
www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/news/federal...
www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/news/federal...
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Samuel Alito preparing to raise absolutely the craziest flag you've ever seen at his Long Beach Island compound.
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei
If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Samuel Alito preparing to raise absolutely the craziest flag you've ever seen at his Long Beach Island compound.
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So the admiral in charge of all U.S. forces in Latin America just quit rather than, it seems, continue blowing up boats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
So the admiral in charge of all U.S. forces in Latin America just quit rather than, it seems, continue blowing up boats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
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Alice is not quite sure yet about her Halloween costume
October 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Alice is not quite sure yet about her Halloween costume
Original Ray
name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus
October 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Original Ray
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Crazy: Sen. Ron Wyden’s wife owns the famous Strand bookstore. She’s accusing her assistant of embezzling $100Ks and stealing & selling family heirlooms. But he killed himself, and now his husband blames her family with wild claims @justinrohrlich.bsky.social
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
New twist as senator’s wife files suit accusing late assistant of massive theft
Exclusive: Nancy Bass Wyden told The Independent that Brandon O’Brien made a ‘deliberate effort ... to ingratiate himself with [my] children over time, gaining their trust in order to twist isolated i...
www.independent.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Crazy: Sen. Ron Wyden’s wife owns the famous Strand bookstore. She’s accusing her assistant of embezzling $100Ks and stealing & selling family heirlooms. But he killed himself, and now his husband blames her family with wild claims @justinrohrlich.bsky.social
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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NEW from me:
Several CBS News staffers and insiders told me that the network "is not a good place now" amid the imminent arrival of Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief, who one source likened to Michael Scott of The Office based on her lack of qualifications.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Several CBS News staffers and insiders told me that the network "is not a good place now" amid the imminent arrival of Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief, who one source likened to Michael Scott of The Office based on her lack of qualifications.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom
EXCLUSIVE: ‘People are using words like depressing and doomsday – feels like some sort of doomsday,’ one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now.
www.the-independent.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
NEW from me:
Several CBS News staffers and insiders told me that the network "is not a good place now" amid the imminent arrival of Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief, who one source likened to Michael Scott of The Office based on her lack of qualifications.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Several CBS News staffers and insiders told me that the network "is not a good place now" amid the imminent arrival of Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief, who one source likened to Michael Scott of The Office based on her lack of qualifications.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
looks like oversight dot gov is down for the count
October 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
looks like oversight dot gov is down for the count
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US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
September 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
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Just learned that my cousin was summarily fired from his job as Prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. Apparently, someone discovered a blog post of his that was critical of Trump from 2017(!) when he was still in private practice.
THIS IS FUCKING INSANE.
THIS IS FUCKING INSANE.
September 28, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Just learned that my cousin was summarily fired from his job as Prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. Apparently, someone discovered a blog post of his that was critical of Trump from 2017(!) when he was still in private practice.
THIS IS FUCKING INSANE.
THIS IS FUCKING INSANE.
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So, about that team of public integrity prosecutors who investigated Tom Homan, the guy who accepted a $50k bribe in a sting operation last year...
The Trump DOJ has cut it down to 2 lawyers: a boss who oversees a single attorney.
@notus.com exclusive:
www.notus.org/courts/doj-p...
The Trump DOJ has cut it down to 2 lawyers: a boss who oversees a single attorney.
@notus.com exclusive:
www.notus.org/courts/doj-p...
The Justice Department Had 36 Lawyers Fighting Corruption Full-Time. Under Trump, It’s Down to Two.
The Public Integrity Section is the latest casualty in the administration’s attacks on Nixon-era good-government reforms.
www.notus.org
September 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
So, about that team of public integrity prosecutors who investigated Tom Homan, the guy who accepted a $50k bribe in a sting operation last year...
The Trump DOJ has cut it down to 2 lawyers: a boss who oversees a single attorney.
@notus.com exclusive:
www.notus.org/courts/doj-p...
The Trump DOJ has cut it down to 2 lawyers: a boss who oversees a single attorney.
@notus.com exclusive:
www.notus.org/courts/doj-p...
oh the summertime fun Walmart manager Marco Polo must have in the pool
September 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
oh the summertime fun Walmart manager Marco Polo must have in the pool
finding 450 qualified technicians and engineers in the Spring Hill, TN area who have specialized knowledge of a very specific line of South Korean-made factory production equipment should be no problem
September 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
finding 450 qualified technicians and engineers in the Spring Hill, TN area who have specialized knowledge of a very specific line of South Korean-made factory production equipment should be no problem
Naval Station Great Lakes does not have enough bathrooms to accommodate all the federal agents headed to the Chicago area
September 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Naval Station Great Lakes does not have enough bathrooms to accommodate all the federal agents headed to the Chicago area
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My brother fatally overdosed during the pandemic, and I still support due process rather than murdering people.
Uwu but hawwv you considered the epistemological standpoint of da vice president, including his twauma
September 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
My brother fatally overdosed during the pandemic, and I still support due process rather than murdering people.