Joshua Eaton
@joshuaeaton.bsky.social
"I don't need an agenda — I just tell the truth. Let it off the leash and don't touch it. It knows what to do."
Investigative reporter covering immigration + more at CT Insider. New Havenite.
Signal: jeaton.04
joshua.eaton@hearstmediact.com
Investigative reporter covering immigration + more at CT Insider. New Havenite.
Signal: jeaton.04
joshua.eaton@hearstmediact.com
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Joshua Eaton
@joshuaeaton.bsky.social
· Oct 8
Why couples traveling to Connecticut to wed are raising questions about sham marriages
A CT Insider investigation has found that Bridgeport has become a destination for quick marriages between immigrants and U.S. citizens, with couples traveling from out of state to wed.
www.ctinsider.com
EXCLUSIVE: Connecticut has become a destination for quick marriages between immigrants and U.S. citizens from out of state.
Federal immigration officials have taken notice.
My latest with @brigurciullo.bsky.social and @blockhartreporter.bsky.social. www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
Federal immigration officials have taken notice.
My latest with @brigurciullo.bsky.social and @blockhartreporter.bsky.social. www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
Dang, Joyce, ain’t you heard of the Geneva Conventions?
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Dang, Joyce, ain’t you heard of the Geneva Conventions?
“The Desolation of Smaug” (2013)
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
“The Desolation of Smaug” (2013)
“So You’re Thinking About Posting? An After School Special”
joyce carol oates and menswear guy should tape a special together
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
“So You’re Thinking About Posting? An After School Special”
Like, are you kidding me, putting these two side-by-side? Devastating.
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Like, are you kidding me, putting these two side-by-side? Devastating.
I love Edna St. Vincent Millay so much.
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I love Edna St. Vincent Millay so much.
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One of my hottest takes is that I am personally exhausted by Christian nature spirituality. It’s not wrong; I have no valid objections to any of; we’ve all read Annie Dillard and Mary Oliver; I like Mary Oliver.
But the radical under-development of urban spirituality deeply frustrates me.
But the radical under-development of urban spirituality deeply frustrates me.
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
One of my hottest takes is that I am personally exhausted by Christian nature spirituality. It’s not wrong; I have no valid objections to any of; we’ve all read Annie Dillard and Mary Oliver; I like Mary Oliver.
But the radical under-development of urban spirituality deeply frustrates me.
But the radical under-development of urban spirituality deeply frustrates me.
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Pro-Trump media went wild for a bombshell exposé claiming the Jan. 6th pipe bomber was a Capitol Police officer with CIA ties.
But now the story looks shaky, tweets are getting deleted, and the story's backers are running for cover. My @thebulwark.com newsletter: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-blaze-...
But now the story looks shaky, tweets are getting deleted, and the story's backers are running for cover. My @thebulwark.com newsletter: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-blaze-...
The Blaze’s Pipe-Bomb Bombshell Appears to Bomb
The right-wing outlet claimed to solve the Jan. 6th pipe-bomb mystery. Things quickly looked less certain.
www.thebulwark.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Pro-Trump media went wild for a bombshell exposé claiming the Jan. 6th pipe bomber was a Capitol Police officer with CIA ties.
But now the story looks shaky, tweets are getting deleted, and the story's backers are running for cover. My @thebulwark.com newsletter: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-blaze-...
But now the story looks shaky, tweets are getting deleted, and the story's backers are running for cover. My @thebulwark.com newsletter: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-blaze-...
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BREAKING update to my lawsuit against DC Metropolitan PD for body cam footage from USIP raid —
We've submitted our response, including sworn declarations from *six* USIP workers, 1 of whom says he "observed members of MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps" after removing staff from bldg.
We've submitted our response, including sworn declarations from *six* USIP workers, 1 of whom says he "observed members of MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps" after removing staff from bldg.
Former USIP security chief says MPD gave 'high-fives and fist bumps' after raid
The latest on the lawsuit to get MPD's body cam footage released.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
BREAKING update to my lawsuit against DC Metropolitan PD for body cam footage from USIP raid —
We've submitted our response, including sworn declarations from *six* USIP workers, 1 of whom says he "observed members of MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps" after removing staff from bldg.
We've submitted our response, including sworn declarations from *six* USIP workers, 1 of whom says he "observed members of MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps" after removing staff from bldg.
Reposted by Joshua Eaton
I always appreciated “non-partisan but not neutral” as a journalism mantra
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I always appreciated “non-partisan but not neutral” as a journalism mantra
I’ll probably regret posting this later, but I think there’s an important and under-appreciated difference between being neutral and being — or at least claiming to be — objective.
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I’ll probably regret posting this later, but I think there’s an important and under-appreciated difference between being neutral and being — or at least claiming to be — objective.
It’s probably time to talk to your doctor about scheduling a colonoscopy.
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
It’s probably time to talk to your doctor about scheduling a colonoscopy.
I continue to insist — not unlike Sisyphus — that such distinctions really do matter.
Don’t use “ICE” reflexively. Look at clothing, badges, patches, unit insignia, etc.
Don’t use “ICE” reflexively. Look at clothing, badges, patches, unit insignia, etc.
Couple things:
(1) Photo's from the Chicago Tribune, which identifies the officer only as a "federal agent": www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/t...
(2) Based on fatigues, could be from ICE or CBP tactical teams. (See here: assets.bwbx.io/images/users... and here: images.foxtv.com/static.fox5d...)
(1) Photo's from the Chicago Tribune, which identifies the officer only as a "federal agent": www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/t...
(2) Based on fatigues, could be from ICE or CBP tactical teams. (See here: assets.bwbx.io/images/users... and here: images.foxtv.com/static.fox5d...)
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I continue to insist — not unlike Sisyphus — that such distinctions really do matter.
Don’t use “ICE” reflexively. Look at clothing, badges, patches, unit insignia, etc.
Don’t use “ICE” reflexively. Look at clothing, badges, patches, unit insignia, etc.
Trump: “I actually think it’s good to have outside countries [sending students to American universities].”
Ingraham pushes back. Interesting moment of tension!
Ingraham pushes back. Interesting moment of tension!
Trump says that HBCUs would be "all be out of business" if fewer Chinese students were allowed to go to American universities
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Trump: “I actually think it’s good to have outside countries [sending students to American universities].”
Ingraham pushes back. Interesting moment of tension!
Ingraham pushes back. Interesting moment of tension!
Reposting for info, not commentary.
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Reposting for info, not commentary.
Couple things:
(1) Photo's from the Chicago Tribune, which identifies the officer only as a "federal agent": www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/t...
(2) Based on fatigues, could be from ICE or CBP tactical teams. (See here: assets.bwbx.io/images/users... and here: images.foxtv.com/static.fox5d...)
(1) Photo's from the Chicago Tribune, which identifies the officer only as a "federal agent": www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/t...
(2) Based on fatigues, could be from ICE or CBP tactical teams. (See here: assets.bwbx.io/images/users... and here: images.foxtv.com/static.fox5d...)
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Couple things:
(1) Photo's from the Chicago Tribune, which identifies the officer only as a "federal agent": www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/t...
(2) Based on fatigues, could be from ICE or CBP tactical teams. (See here: assets.bwbx.io/images/users... and here: images.foxtv.com/static.fox5d...)
(1) Photo's from the Chicago Tribune, which identifies the officer only as a "federal agent": www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/t...
(2) Based on fatigues, could be from ICE or CBP tactical teams. (See here: assets.bwbx.io/images/users... and here: images.foxtv.com/static.fox5d...)
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This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
There's an especially plaintive meow Athena reserves for when I'm getting out of the shower, and I have no idea how to interpret it.
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
There's an especially plaintive meow Athena reserves for when I'm getting out of the shower, and I have no idea how to interpret it.
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Update: In 3 recent editorials, WaPo failed to disclose owner Jeff Bezos's interest in the matter under discussion.
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Update: In 3 recent editorials, WaPo failed to disclose owner Jeff Bezos's interest in the matter under discussion.
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
Reposted by Joshua Eaton
Taking the recalled drugs could cause "temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences," under a Class II recall.
FDA announces recall of common ADHD drug prescribed in CT and nationwide
Taking the recalled drugs could cause "temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences," under a Class II recall.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Taking the recalled drugs could cause "temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences," under a Class II recall.
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"A Connecticut State Police trooper was charged with a felony in October after allegedly circumventing airport security by using his work access at Bradley International Airport to smuggle a power tool onto a flight."
By the great Lisa Backus. www.ctinsider.com/journalinqui... #nutmegsky
By the great Lisa Backus. www.ctinsider.com/journalinqui... #nutmegsky
www.ctinsider.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"A Connecticut State Police trooper was charged with a felony in October after allegedly circumventing airport security by using his work access at Bradley International Airport to smuggle a power tool onto a flight."
By the great Lisa Backus. www.ctinsider.com/journalinqui... #nutmegsky
By the great Lisa Backus. www.ctinsider.com/journalinqui... #nutmegsky
A week before my office closed due to Covid, I saw a coworker emerge from a stall in the men’s room, look in the mirror, rub a finger over his teeth then walk out.
It was then I realized the worse-case scenarios going around at the time were optimistic.
It was then I realized the worse-case scenarios going around at the time were optimistic.
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A week before my office closed due to Covid, I saw a coworker emerge from a stall in the men’s room, look in the mirror, rub a finger over his teeth then walk out.
It was then I realized the worse-case scenarios going around at the time were optimistic.
It was then I realized the worse-case scenarios going around at the time were optimistic.
Reposted by Joshua Eaton
Having been pardoned by Trump, Rudy Giuliani wants his bar license “immediately reinstated,” per his rep Ted Goodman
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Having been pardoned by Trump, Rudy Giuliani wants his bar license “immediately reinstated,” per his rep Ted Goodman
Note these weren't wiretaps — they were call records (though such metadata can still be quite revealing).
"The provision, tucked into a measure to fund the legislative branch, appears to immediately allow for eight GOP senators to sue over their phone records being seized in the course of the investigation by Jack Smith ... into the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
Republicans have voiced outrage that Jack Smith looked at G.O.P. lawmakers’ phone records surrounding the Jan. 6 attack. Legislation to reopen the government would allow them to sue for $500,000 each.
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Note these weren't wiretaps — they were call records (though such metadata can still be quite revealing).
“Head scritches, father.”
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
“Head scritches, father.”