Mike Madden
@mikemadden.bsky.social
Washington economics editor at @WashingtonPost.com.
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Among the batch of newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein: Epstein telling Peter Thiel he would “gladly share…expenses for the Gawker suit.”
This was sent the day after @rmac.bsky.social and @mattdrange.bsky.social reported in Forbes that Thiel was behind the lawsuit that would bankrupt Gawker
This was sent the day after @rmac.bsky.social and @mattdrange.bsky.social reported in Forbes that Thiel was behind the lawsuit that would bankrupt Gawker
January 31, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Among the batch of newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein: Epstein telling Peter Thiel he would “gladly share…expenses for the Gawker suit.”
This was sent the day after @rmac.bsky.social and @mattdrange.bsky.social reported in Forbes that Thiel was behind the lawsuit that would bankrupt Gawker
This was sent the day after @rmac.bsky.social and @mattdrange.bsky.social reported in Forbes that Thiel was behind the lawsuit that would bankrupt Gawker
I think it’s time we just comply with whatever demands the weather is making and pray that it shows us mercy rather than snowing more
January 31, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I think it’s time we just comply with whatever demands the weather is making and pray that it shows us mercy rather than snowing more
A good way to work out your irritation at the fact that you have to shovel out six feet of the street if you want to drive a week after a winter storm is to shovel out six feet of the street
January 31, 2026 at 9:41 PM
A good way to work out your irritation at the fact that you have to shovel out six feet of the street if you want to drive a week after a winter storm is to shovel out six feet of the street
But will last weekend's sleet have melted by the race www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Trump order envisions Grand Prix-style car race around D.C. monuments
The “Freedom 250 Grand Prix” would coincide with celebrations for the nation’s 250th anniversary.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:25 PM
But will last weekend's sleet have melted by the race www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Just a quick heads-up that @mulbenmulinben.bsky.social is not me. I’ve heard the account is messaging people.
January 30, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Just a quick heads-up that @mulbenmulinben.bsky.social is not me. I’ve heard the account is messaging people.
On which prediction market can I place a bet about whether my kids have school on Thursday
January 27, 2026 at 10:44 PM
On which prediction market can I place a bet about whether my kids have school on Thursday
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NEW from WaPo visual forensics on ICE shooting: Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show
1)Agent approaches empty handed
2)Agent removes gun from Pretti's waistband
3)Pretti is fatally shot
1)Agent approaches empty handed
2)Agent removes gun from Pretti's waistband
3)Pretti is fatally shot
January 25, 2026 at 2:25 PM
NEW from WaPo visual forensics on ICE shooting: Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show
1)Agent approaches empty handed
2)Agent removes gun from Pretti's waistband
3)Pretti is fatally shot
1)Agent approaches empty handed
2)Agent removes gun from Pretti's waistband
3)Pretti is fatally shot
Have lived in or near D.C. for about 44 years and I can’t remember seeing snow this powdery before. Can you ski down Fort Reno?
January 25, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Have lived in or near D.C. for about 44 years and I can’t remember seeing snow this powdery before. Can you ski down Fort Reno?
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"I need my devices back to do my job." wapo.st/4jUxQEe
Judge blocks government from searching data seized from Post reporter
The Post demanded in a court filing Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials return electronic devices the government seized from a staff reporter’s home.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:46 PM
"I need my devices back to do my job." wapo.st/4jUxQEe
All I really want from this storm is a chance to use the (cheap) snowshoes I ordered on Amazon a few years ago when I incorrectly thought I'd be able to use them on a ski trip to western Maryland (turned out not enough snow there + I wound up skiing instead)
January 22, 2026 at 4:40 PM
All I really want from this storm is a chance to use the (cheap) snowshoes I ordered on Amazon a few years ago when I incorrectly thought I'd be able to use them on a ski trip to western Maryland (turned out not enough snow there + I wound up skiing instead)
Sort of hoping my kids’ soccer games aren’t canceled next weekend if D.C. gets a massive snowstorm because I watched those Canadian league final videos and they looked insanely fun
January 20, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Sort of hoping my kids’ soccer games aren’t canceled next weekend if D.C. gets a massive snowstorm because I watched those Canadian league final videos and they looked insanely fun
I'm proud to work with @hannahnatanson.bsky.social every day, and especially today, when I was on the phone with her much earlier than I usually am www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home
The search came as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I'm proud to work with @hannahnatanson.bsky.social every day, and especially today, when I was on the phone with her much earlier than I usually am www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” said TJ Sabula, the UAW worker who heckled President Trump and who Trump flipped off and cursed at. “And today I think I did that.”
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Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler
A cellphone video captured Trump twice mouthing “f--- you” and raising his middle finger toward a line worker shouting at him inside the Ford factory.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:40 AM
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” said TJ Sabula, the UAW worker who heckled President Trump and who Trump flipped off and cursed at. “And today I think I did that.”
Gift link: wapo.st/4sG38CD
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👀 Marriage “bootcamp,” huge tax breaks for couples with kids, capping alimony, discouraging online dating…
A WaPo exclusive, we got the final draft of the Heritage Foundation’s “Manhattan Project” for more babies.
Plus a previous draft with scrapped ideas, which you’ll want to see.
🎁 link:
A WaPo exclusive, we got the final draft of the Heritage Foundation’s “Manhattan Project” for more babies.
Plus a previous draft with scrapped ideas, which you’ll want to see.
🎁 link:
Heritage paper on families calls for ‘marriage bootcamp,’ more babies
The conservative think tank aims to boost U.S. marriage and births through discouraging online dating, restricting pornography and creating tax credits for families.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:05 PM
👀 Marriage “bootcamp,” huge tax breaks for couples with kids, capping alimony, discouraging online dating…
A WaPo exclusive, we got the final draft of the Heritage Foundation’s “Manhattan Project” for more babies.
Plus a previous draft with scrapped ideas, which you’ll want to see.
🎁 link:
A WaPo exclusive, we got the final draft of the Heritage Foundation’s “Manhattan Project” for more babies.
Plus a previous draft with scrapped ideas, which you’ll want to see.
🎁 link:
So in the end, the real stranger things were the friends we made along the way
January 1, 2026 at 3:49 AM
So in the end, the real stranger things were the friends we made along the way
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“Nobody is talking about this” is frequently an indictment of one’s media diet, not The Media
Unfortunately logged into Twitter/X to find my feed absolutely inundated with claims that no one has covered this at all — and an fact-check ecosystem that is so weak/non-existent that no one said 'check the clips of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, you dummies'
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December 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“Nobody is talking about this” is frequently an indictment of one’s media diet, not The Media
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Speaking of typos, someone should direct Ms. Dhillon to U.S. v. Murphy, 406 F.3d 857, 859 n.1 (7th Cir. 2005), aka the greatest footnote in appellate court history.
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scholar.google.com/scholar_case...
December 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Speaking of typos, someone should direct Ms. Dhillon to U.S. v. Murphy, 406 F.3d 857, 859 n.1 (7th Cir. 2005), aka the greatest footnote in appellate court history.
scholar.google.com/scholar_case...
scholar.google.com/scholar_case...
Federal agencies — and the White House — have taken out new subscriptions to news sites they very publicly cut off earlier this year, including @politico.com, @bloomberg.com and @washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Despite anti-media rhetoric, the government is still reading the news
The Trump administration is spending tens of thousands of dollars on paywalled news sites, including Politico and Bloomberg, despite earlier criticism of media outlets.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Federal agencies — and the White House — have taken out new subscriptions to news sites they very publicly cut off earlier this year, including @politico.com, @bloomberg.com and @washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Wolves: actually good www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Wolves, long feared and reviled, may actually be lifesavers
A new line of research has revealed a surprising finding about how the presence of wolves helps keep people safe.
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December 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Wolves: actually good www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
The Trump administration is increasingly detaining immigrants in their communities, and more than 60 percent of people caught in “at-large” arrests since June have no criminal convictions or pending charges
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ICE shift in tactics leads to soaring number of at-large arrests, data shows
The agency has moved away from focusing on arresting migrants at local jails to tracking them down in communities, a Washington Post analysis found.
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December 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The Trump administration is increasingly detaining immigrants in their communities, and more than 60 percent of people caught in “at-large” arrests since June have no criminal convictions or pending charges
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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This … isn’t true though? The segment wasn’t censored due to government interference, it was internal meddling. If the segment was pulled any earlier it would have been censored in Canada too.
December 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
This … isn’t true though? The segment wasn’t censored due to government interference, it was internal meddling. If the segment was pulled any earlier it would have been censored in Canada too.
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No, that’s not even remotely close to what that means.
Lutnick: "Donald Trump's economy grew 4.3%. That means that Americans overall, all of us, are going to earn 4.3% more money. We're making a raise, it's a simple way to do it."
December 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
No, that’s not even remotely close to what that means.
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Top tier joke
December 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Top tier joke
A gut Nittel nacht, Bluesky
December 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A gut Nittel nacht, Bluesky
Is “One Battle After Another” a Christmas movie because of the whole Christmas Adventurers Club plot line?
December 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Is “One Battle After Another” a Christmas movie because of the whole Christmas Adventurers Club plot line?