Todd Zwillich
@toddzwillich.bsky.social
Journalism in Washington, often heard hosting 1A on NPR. Former host of The Takeaway from WNYC and "Breaking the Vote" @ Vice News.
Bringing the joy to @brianbeutler.bsky.social’s community
May 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Bringing the joy to @brianbeutler.bsky.social’s community
Hegseth’s judgment & behavior so worried senators that he promised he would stop drinking if confirmed as SecDef. I haven’t heard any reporter ask, “Mr Secretary, since your confirmation, have you had a drink?”
Not a troll, it’s the standard Hegseth publicly set for himself.
Not a troll, it’s the standard Hegseth publicly set for himself.
April 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Hegseth’s judgment & behavior so worried senators that he promised he would stop drinking if confirmed as SecDef. I haven’t heard any reporter ask, “Mr Secretary, since your confirmation, have you had a drink?”
Not a troll, it’s the standard Hegseth publicly set for himself.
Not a troll, it’s the standard Hegseth publicly set for himself.
DOJ says DoD civilian employee Gokhan Gun, 51, of Falls Church, Va, now faces up to 5 years after pleading guilty to unlawful removal and retention of *5* classified docs in his home.
AG Pam Bondi earlier today: “The days of committing crimes without consequence have ended.”
AG Pam Bondi earlier today: “The days of committing crimes without consequence have ended.”
March 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
DOJ says DoD civilian employee Gokhan Gun, 51, of Falls Church, Va, now faces up to 5 years after pleading guilty to unlawful removal and retention of *5* classified docs in his home.
AG Pam Bondi earlier today: “The days of committing crimes without consequence have ended.”
AG Pam Bondi earlier today: “The days of committing crimes without consequence have ended.”
AG Pam Bondi announcing “severe” charges against 3 defendants for vandalizing Tesla dealerships, cars or charging stations:
“The days of committing crimes without consequence have ended.”
(1,600 Jan 6 defendants pardoned, Eric Adams, Justin Sun, etc etc etc)
“The days of committing crimes without consequence have ended.”
(1,600 Jan 6 defendants pardoned, Eric Adams, Justin Sun, etc etc etc)
March 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
AG Pam Bondi announcing “severe” charges against 3 defendants for vandalizing Tesla dealerships, cars or charging stations:
“The days of committing crimes without consequence have ended.”
(1,600 Jan 6 defendants pardoned, Eric Adams, Justin Sun, etc etc etc)
“The days of committing crimes without consequence have ended.”
(1,600 Jan 6 defendants pardoned, Eric Adams, Justin Sun, etc etc etc)
This is the Battle of Helms Deep.
In Rohan.
And those aren’t Orcs, they’re Uruk-hai.
I don’t often attack judges and undermine the rule of law, but when I do I GET LOTR RIGHT
In Rohan.
And those aren’t Orcs, they’re Uruk-hai.
I don’t often attack judges and undermine the rule of law, but when I do I GET LOTR RIGHT
March 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This is the Battle of Helms Deep.
In Rohan.
And those aren’t Orcs, they’re Uruk-hai.
I don’t often attack judges and undermine the rule of law, but when I do I GET LOTR RIGHT
In Rohan.
And those aren’t Orcs, they’re Uruk-hai.
I don’t often attack judges and undermine the rule of law, but when I do I GET LOTR RIGHT
Forget attendance at the Gridiron, which doesn’t matter and should go away. This shot/chaser from Politico says much much more about its choices and commitments than it does about the rituals of legacy Beltway media.
March 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Forget attendance at the Gridiron, which doesn’t matter and should go away. This shot/chaser from Politico says much much more about its choices and commitments than it does about the rituals of legacy Beltway media.
It went something like this
March 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
It went something like this
One person texted to suggested they would respond to Musk’s ‘5 things you did last week’ email this way
February 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
One person texted to suggested they would respond to Musk’s ‘5 things you did last week’ email this way
I found this @brianbeutler.bsky.social piece on RFK, steroids, and living comfortably in one’s body with hormones quite enlightening.
open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...
open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...
February 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I found this @brianbeutler.bsky.social piece on RFK, steroids, and living comfortably in one’s body with hormones quite enlightening.
open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...
open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...
Musk’s DOGE people have access to systems and data at the Small Business Administration, including HR and payments
February 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Musk’s DOGE people have access to systems and data at the Small Business Administration, including HR and payments
From August 2012
“Tyson Homosexual was a blur of blue.”
“Tyson Homosexual was a blur of blue.”
January 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
From August 2012
“Tyson Homosexual was a blur of blue.”
“Tyson Homosexual was a blur of blue.”
Saw this one on the wild once, before the meme
January 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Saw this one on the wild once, before the meme
Worth pointing out a framing choice in this Politico process piece. Story says RFK Jr “has for years contradicted health authorities by advocating against vaccination”
It’s not “authority” RFK contradicts. It’s all the known data, decades of science. The actual facts.
Big difference
It’s not “authority” RFK contradicts. It’s all the known data, decades of science. The actual facts.
Big difference
January 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Worth pointing out a framing choice in this Politico process piece. Story says RFK Jr “has for years contradicted health authorities by advocating against vaccination”
It’s not “authority” RFK contradicts. It’s all the known data, decades of science. The actual facts.
Big difference
It’s not “authority” RFK contradicts. It’s all the known data, decades of science. The actual facts.
Big difference
Mark Zuckerberg loved Star Wars as a kid. Of course all kids identify with Luke and the gang. But it’s interesting to imagine how adult Mark thinks he would fit into this tale of commerce, mercantilism, authoritarianism, and resistance.
January 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Mark Zuckerberg loved Star Wars as a kid. Of course all kids identify with Luke and the gang. But it’s interesting to imagine how adult Mark thinks he would fit into this tale of commerce, mercantilism, authoritarianism, and resistance.
Why just yesterday on 1A / NPR we covered the glaring invitations for conflict of interest and corruption as Trump again melds the presidency and his personal interests the1a.org/segments/if-...
December 10, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Why just yesterday on 1A / NPR we covered the glaring invitations for conflict of interest and corruption as Trump again melds the presidency and his personal interests the1a.org/segments/if-...
As Democrats struggle with and debate their messaging and future against a populist/MAGA GOP, it’s notable that the chairman of the Judiciary Committee pegs Gaetz’s unfitness for AG to Gaetz’s failure to be forthcoming about his background.
November 21, 2024 at 8:15 PM
As Democrats struggle with and debate their messaging and future against a populist/MAGA GOP, it’s notable that the chairman of the Judiciary Committee pegs Gaetz’s unfitness for AG to Gaetz’s failure to be forthcoming about his background.
A woman testified to multiple sexual encounters with Gaetz when she was 17.
Trump: “He was going very well…Matt has a wonderful future.”
Trump: “He was going very well…Matt has a wonderful future.”
November 21, 2024 at 5:54 PM
A woman testified to multiple sexual encounters with Gaetz when she was 17.
Trump: “He was going very well…Matt has a wonderful future.”
Trump: “He was going very well…Matt has a wonderful future.”
In 2015 a group of physicians and professors implored Columbia U. to sever ties with Mehmet Oz, citing “a disdain for science and evidence-based medicine” and “egregious lack of integrity… in the interest of personal financial gain.”
November 19, 2024 at 9:43 PM
In 2015 a group of physicians and professors implored Columbia U. to sever ties with Mehmet Oz, citing “a disdain for science and evidence-based medicine” and “egregious lack of integrity… in the interest of personal financial gain.”