Ronan Farrow
@ronanfarrow.bsky.social
Pulitzer-winning investigative journo at New Yorker. Documentaries at HBO. Ex-diplomat. Bad lawyer. Disused phd. Tips: ronan_farrow@newyorker.com.
For nearly a year, the administration has said that DOGE had no unauthorized access to your Social Security data. A new government filing admits that was false.
February 4, 2026 at 6:31 PM
For nearly a year, the administration has said that DOGE had no unauthorized access to your Social Security data. A new government filing admits that was false.
(1/17 🧵) Here's my further analysis of the recent journalist arrests, for those not inclined to hunt down my posts elsewhere. While this is a political flash point, I do not believe it is a partisan issue. It is part of a pattern perpetrated by, and that hurts, both parties:
February 2, 2026 at 12:49 AM
(1/17 🧵) Here's my further analysis of the recent journalist arrests, for those not inclined to hunt down my posts elsewhere. While this is a political flash point, I do not believe it is a partisan issue. It is part of a pattern perpetrated by, and that hurts, both parties:
Don Lemon and Georgia Fort have been released.
But the procedural history now emerging is unusual. Before the arrests, a federal magistrate judge found no probable cause to arrest them. The government appealed anyway.
Here’s why that matters—and what it signals more broadly.
But the procedural history now emerging is unusual. Before the arrests, a federal magistrate judge found no probable cause to arrest them. The government appealed anyway.
Here’s why that matters—and what it signals more broadly.
January 31, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Don Lemon and Georgia Fort have been released.
But the procedural history now emerging is unusual. Before the arrests, a federal magistrate judge found no probable cause to arrest them. The government appealed anyway.
Here’s why that matters—and what it signals more broadly.
But the procedural history now emerging is unusual. Before the arrests, a federal magistrate judge found no probable cause to arrest them. The government appealed anyway.
Here’s why that matters—and what it signals more broadly.
On December 30, a federal judge ordered the administration to continue funding the CFPB, blocking its attempt to starve the consumer watchdog of cash. The legal fight over the agency’s future is ongoing—and could reshape consumer protections nationwide.
January 10, 2026 at 2:24 PM
On December 30, a federal judge ordered the administration to continue funding the CFPB, blocking its attempt to starve the consumer watchdog of cash. The legal fight over the agency’s future is ongoing—and could reshape consumer protections nationwide.
Seven years after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the world is being asked to forget what happens when governments decide reporters are disposable—and to turn away from what that precedent means for all of us.
December 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Seven years after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the world is being asked to forget what happens when governments decide reporters are disposable—and to turn away from what that precedent means for all of us.
Someone is buying up American starter homes and pricing you out. But it’s not who you’ve been told. #EconSky #Housing #PolSky #RonanFarrow
November 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Someone is buying up American starter homes and pricing you out. But it’s not who you’ve been told. #EconSky #Housing #PolSky #RonanFarrow
How Wall Street turns your monthly bills into its debt payments.
#News #Finance #WallStreet #Debt #Infrastructure #politics
#News #Finance #WallStreet #Debt #Infrastructure #politics
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
How Wall Street turns your monthly bills into its debt payments.
#News #Finance #WallStreet #Debt #Infrastructure #politics
#News #Finance #WallStreet #Debt #Infrastructure #politics
The White House just issued a sweeping federal directive transforming how dissent might be policed in the US—here’s why civil liberties groups are so alarmed.
October 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The White House just issued a sweeping federal directive transforming how dissent might be policed in the US—here’s why civil liberties groups are so alarmed.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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The Pentagon is ordering journalists to sign a gag pledge—even with respect to gathering unclassified information. Here are the facts.
#Pentagon #Journalism #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #Democracy #BreakingNews #NewsExplained
#Pentagon #Journalism #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #Democracy #BreakingNews #NewsExplained
October 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The Pentagon is ordering journalists to sign a gag pledge—even with respect to gathering unclassified information. Here are the facts.
#Pentagon #Journalism #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #Democracy #BreakingNews #NewsExplained
#Pentagon #Journalism #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #Democracy #BreakingNews #NewsExplained
Not a Very Good Murderer is nominated for 2 Signal Awards! It would mean a lot if you’d vote & support this kind of investigative reporting and the hardworking team behind it.
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September 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Not a Very Good Murderer is nominated for 2 Signal Awards! It would mean a lot if you’d vote & support this kind of investigative reporting and the hardworking team behind it.
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The far right in America today: a quick primer. #Politics #Democracy
September 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The far right in America today: a quick primer. #Politics #Democracy
Social media algorithms push rage and division to keep us scrolling. Here’s how the business model works—and the law that allows it to continue. #Algorithms #SocialMedia #Radicalization #PoliticalViolence #TechPolicy #Section230
September 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Social media algorithms push rage and division to keep us scrolling. Here’s how the business model works—and the law that allows it to continue. #Algorithms #SocialMedia #Radicalization #PoliticalViolence #TechPolicy #Section230
Was the FCC’s pressure to pull Jimmy Kimmel off the air illegal? Here’s what the Constitution and Supreme Court say. #firstamendment #supremecourt #fcc #politics #news #jimmykimmel
September 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Was the FCC’s pressure to pull Jimmy Kimmel off the air illegal? Here’s what the Constitution and Supreme Court say. #firstamendment #supremecourt #fcc #politics #news #jimmykimmel
Who really profits from America's wars? Check out my new explainer on the defense lobby and tell me your thoughts in the comments. #News #Investigation #USA #War #Gaza
September 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Who really profits from America's wars? Check out my new explainer on the defense lobby and tell me your thoughts in the comments. #News #Investigation #USA #War #Gaza
Trump’s AI plan is here. What's in it, what does it leave out, and what happens to your job?
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIPolicy #Jobs #Policy #DigitalEconomy #News #Explained #TechNews #OpenAI #Politics
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIPolicy #Jobs #Policy #DigitalEconomy #News #Explained #TechNews #OpenAI #Politics
July 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Trump’s AI plan is here. What's in it, what does it leave out, and what happens to your job?
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIPolicy #Jobs #Policy #DigitalEconomy #News #Explained #TechNews #OpenAI #Politics
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIPolicy #Jobs #Policy #DigitalEconomy #News #Explained #TechNews #OpenAI #Politics
I got an encrypted email from a prosecutor who told me she was desperately trying to apprehend a serial rapist and encountering obstruction: “I believe there is a possibility that this person is being protected.” Catch up on my latest @newyorker.com investigation: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
July 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I got an encrypted email from a prosecutor who told me she was desperately trying to apprehend a serial rapist and encountering obstruction: “I believe there is a possibility that this person is being protected.” Catch up on my latest @newyorker.com investigation: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
What a recent policy reversal by Attorney General Pam Bondi on confidential sources means and why it threatens press freedom—and, in turn, democracy. Through rigorous, fair, and factual reporting, we can make the world more informed. @newyorker.com #journalism #news #US #press #pressfreedom
July 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
What a recent policy reversal by Attorney General Pam Bondi on confidential sources means and why it threatens press freedom—and, in turn, democracy. Through rigorous, fair, and factual reporting, we can make the world more informed. @newyorker.com #journalism #news #US #press #pressfreedom
The Trump administration started laying off more than 1,000 State Department employees today. I wrote a book, War on Peace, that examines the consequences of cuts to State—an agency essential to US security. It speaks to the life-saving work of diplomats:
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July 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The Trump administration started laying off more than 1,000 State Department employees today. I wrote a book, War on Peace, that examines the consequences of cuts to State—an agency essential to US security. It speaks to the life-saving work of diplomats:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/war-on-pea...
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How do undocumented immigrants actually impact crime and the economy? If we want to design effective, lawful, and fair immigration policies, it helps to start with the facts. #news #politics #immigration #investigativejournalism
July 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
How do undocumented immigrants actually impact crime and the economy? If we want to design effective, lawful, and fair immigration policies, it helps to start with the facts. #news #politics #immigration #investigativejournalism
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I keeping thinking about this Musk profile from 2023, in which national security officials said they were scared AF at how dependent our govt is on him.
"We are living off his good graces,” said a DoD official. “That sucks.”
by @ronanfarrow.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
"We are living off his good graces,” said a DoD official. “That sucks.”
by @ronanfarrow.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
June 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I keeping thinking about this Musk profile from 2023, in which national security officials said they were scared AF at how dependent our govt is on him.
"We are living off his good graces,” said a DoD official. “That sucks.”
by @ronanfarrow.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
"We are living off his good graces,” said a DoD official. “That sucks.”
by @ronanfarrow.bsky.social
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Your data can be a weapon. A brief explanation, from a reporter who’s investigated privacy and surveillance issues, on @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social @jenpsaki.msnbc.com.
June 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Your data can be a weapon. A brief explanation, from a reporter who’s investigated privacy and surveillance issues, on @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social @jenpsaki.msnbc.com.
What can we really learn from the growing body of reporting about Elon Musk’s erraticism? If you want more explainers, find me on TikTok @ theronanfarrow and Instagram @ ronanfarrow :
June 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
What can we really learn from the growing body of reporting about Elon Musk’s erraticism? If you want more explainers, find me on TikTok @ theronanfarrow and Instagram @ ronanfarrow :
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the inaugural edition of How Bad Is It?, feat. @ronanfarrow.bsky.social
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June 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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