Janet Reitman
janetreitman.bsky.social
Janet Reitman
@janetreitman.bsky.social
Author & Contributing Writer @NYTmag covering extremism/nastsec/military
Writer of very long stories
New book coming 2026
My dog’s name is Moby
that article was such a massive embarrassment - i mean, subject matter wise, and also as a piece of writing - was it writing? awful headline, non-story, editor hoping to be "buzzy" .. or something. ... as a former GQ writer, it offends me on a few levels.
October 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Barbara Starr, who covered the Pentagon for decades, says the announcement is "beyond odd" and that the preexisting press corps "still is working every day no matter how afraid of it you all seem to be"
October 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Jamie Raskin tells me he'll formally demand any and all communications between the White House and DOJ about these $230 million claims. He's set to push it at the next Judiciary Committee meeting, challenging Republicans.

Read these Raskin quotes, they're striking:

newrepublic.com/article/2021...
October 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Srsly pls reach out - can’t dm you here…
September 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Hey - janet.reitman@nytimes.com … reach out so we can talk !
September 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I see Luigi as at best non- ideological or post- ideological but not “left wing” by any means. (Even hardcore neo nazis agree that the healthcare system needs an overhaul…)
September 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
@johnhorgan.bsky.social just saying hi here and also I’m so glad you wrote this - I was shocked by that story - catch up soon?
September 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“Don’t be scared of anything,” he said, when the total number of reported measles cases rose above 1,000, almost all among people who were unvaccinated, as the virus continued to spread in Colorado, Pennsylvania and finally into the remote corners of North Dakota…
June 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
My question exactly
June 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM