Peter Bresnan
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Peter Bresnan
@peterbresnan.bsky.social
Journalist, gaymer, baker, knitter, cat owner
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Massive encroachment by Bezos into The Washington Post’s opinion section - makes clear dissenting views will not be published

I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
February 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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There are a lot of good journalists at the post who do not deserve the outright vandalism their bosses are committing to a great paper.
February 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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I’m thrilled and grateful to share that Empire City is nominated for the Ambie awards for: Best history podcast, Best Reporting, and Podcast of the year! My incredible team worked to bring us the history we need to create the future we absolutely must fight for. Energy up for more good news.
February 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Low on the list but it sucks so tremendously bad that everyone has to say “DOGE" all the time
February 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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1) Here’s a small sampling of what the NYPD has been up to and or what we’ve learned about the NYPD just in the last five months since Empire City came out:

1) September 11, 2024
NYPD Buried Hundreds of Misconduct Cases"
www.propublica.org/article/nypd...
The NYPD Is Tossing Out Hundreds of Misconduct Cases — Including Stop-and-Frisks — Without Even Looking at Them
The department has killed more than 400 cases of alleged misconduct this year that an oversight board had investigated and substantiated. It’s part of a lax attitude toward discipline under the curren...
www.propublica.org
January 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM
moose says happy new year, especially to the haters
December 31, 2024 at 9:31 PM
it was such a delight working on this piece with @laurameckler.bsky.social!
Come behind the scenes as we show you how “Sesame Street” is made - and why the iconic show is facing peril. Bonus: I briefly sing! Grateful to the #postreports team and especially @peterbresnan.bsky.social for bringing this story to audio life!

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Saving “Sesame Street”
Podcast Episode · Post Reports · 12/23/2024 · 32m
podcasts.apple.com
December 24, 2024 at 2:32 AM
some extraordinary work from some of my colleagues that really speaks for itself: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Revenge, fire and destruction: A year of Israeli soldiers’ videos from Gaza
The Post verified more than 120 photos and videos of the war in Gaza - providing an uncensored view of one of the most deadly and destructive wars in this century.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:55 PM
watching the sopranos for the first time and im having impure thoughts about paulie “walnuts” gualtieri
November 24, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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Just to be clear: the incoming Trump administration is going to war against their own Republican senate majority and the constitution's advice and consent provision so they can make a man investigated for ***sex trafficking a minor*** into the most powerful law enforcement officer in the country.
November 15, 2024 at 11:54 PM
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I still believe in the value of journalism. But it's hard some days not to notice that we spend all day writing stories meant to hold powerful people to account, yet those powerful people rarely seem to get held to account and in fact only grow stronger while we grow weaker and less relevant.
November 8, 2024 at 3:59 PM