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Ed Pilkington

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Chief reporter of the @GuardianUS. [email protected] Public key: https://teapaw.org/t.co/XEqB6vOPjG

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Joined December 2007
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Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff! Could Trump have made a clearer signal that he has no intention of listening to the will of the American people?
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Meet Alaska’s Ballot Bot, getting out the vote in this crucial day
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Join me and @guardian's @Edpilkington tomorrow at @92ndStreetY !
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What has left Congress “stuck,” and what would it take to revitalize it? @KornbergMaya will discuss her new book Stuck with Ed Pilkington at @92ndStreetY on Wed., March 11 at 7pm ET. RSVP for this free virtual event: 92ny.org/event/maya-kornberg…
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I learned a long time ago that there’s nothing that will bore people in Washington more than pointing out hypocrisy, but I still think it’s important to point out.
Stephen Miller (@StephenM) profile pictureStephen Miller
@StephenM4 Nov 2024
If young men don’t want to be drafted to fight in Kamala’s and Cheney’s 3rd World War they better get out and vote for Trump.
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@ddale8Feb 25
President Trump claimed he inherited a "stagnant economy" and it's now "roaring like never before." Growth in 2025, 2.2%, was lower than in every single year of the Biden administration.
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@tunkuvFeb 8
.... @JeffBezos ... come on, man. Is this true? At least get your dead and wounded back, for Christ's sake.
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@PenguinSixFeb 7
Former Washington Post reporters launch GoFundMe to help repatriate international staff who was fired and now facing logistical challenges getting out of their countries and back home. gofundme.com/f/support-for-w…
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee

Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee

Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees

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You could not make this sh*te up...
Lizzie Johnson (@lizziejohnsonnn) profile pictureLizzie Johnson@lizziejohnsonnnFeb 4
I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated.
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Andrew Roth@Andrew__RothFeb 4
How does gutting this incredible MENA team translate to refocusing on core Post topics like national security?
Claire Parker (@cparker_reports) profile pictureClaire Parker@cparker_reportsFeb 4
Laid off from the Washington Post, along with the entire roster of Middle East correspondents and our editors. Hard to understand the logic. But I am grateful for my incredible colleagues, whose grit and dedication to the reporting and each other I will miss dearly.
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Robert McCartney@McCartneyWPFeb 4
Apparently The Post has laid off every reporter and editor covering the Middle East. Jerusalem bureau closed. Also Ukraine bureau closed.
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Jeremy Barr
@jeremymbarrFeb 4
Among the staffers laid off: The Post's Amazon beat reporter, Caroline O'Donovan. theguardian.com/media/2026/f…
‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers

‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers

Former Post executive editor blasts owner Jeff Bezos’s ‘sickening efforts to curry favor’ with Trump

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"Empathy, professionalism, and respect"
Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) profile pictureBrian Stelter
@brianstelterFeb 4
This is the email Washington Post staffers who are NOT laid off are receiving:
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What if Democracy dies in indifference? Deep cuts at behest of Bezos. Exec Editor Matt Murray announces: Sports desk killed. Metro desk down to about a dozen (previously 40+) Hope to keep presence in 12 foreign bureaus (currently 70+ staffers) My story: npr.org/2026/02/04/nx-s1-569…
Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'

Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'

The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.

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Ben Mullin@BenMullinFeb 4
NEWS: The cuts were so severe that at least one department head asked to leave The Post rather than be included in the planning. Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section. nytimes.com/2026/02/04/busin…
Washington Post Lays Off More Than 300 Journalists

Washington Post Lays Off More Than 300 Journalists

The layoffs cut into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage, and reduced its entire work force by about 30 percent.

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Ben Mullin@BenMullinFeb 4
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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Earlier than usual, the latest episode of Politics Weekly America is on Mamdani’s big win in New York - and a clutch of other Democratic victories across the US. With my excellent colleague @Edpilkington open.spotify.com/episode/0vA…
Mamdani wins in New York and takes the fight to Trump

Mamdani wins in New York and takes the fight to Trump

Politics Weekly America · Episode

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@Phil_Lewis_26 Mar 2025
Must read: The Guardian spoke to nine children whose parents were members of the Black Panther Party — and explored how their lives were forever changed What happens when the United States declares war on your parents? The Black Panther cubs know theguardian.com/world/ng-int…
What happens when the US declares war on your parents? The Black Panther cubs know

What happens when the US declares war on your parents? The Black Panther cubs know

The Black Panthers shook America awake before the party was eviscerated by the US government. Their children paid a steep price, but also emerged with unassailable pride and burning lessons for today

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Out --> "Democracy Dies in Darkness" In --> "Hell yes"
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Rod Nordland is a celebrated war reporter, for @Newsweek and now @nytimes. For the past 5 years he has been battling GBM, the brain tumor that took my wife Jessica. The illness is brutal, and he can no longer afford enough food. This is a GoFundMe for him. gofundme.com/f/ag658e-help-r…

Donate to Help Rod Nordland face brain cancer, organized by Jasmine Cooray

My name is Leila. For the past five years, I've been caring for Rod, the love of my… Jasmine Cooray needs your support for Help Rod Nordland face brain cancer

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And so it begins… from the WSJ: The incoming Trump administration is planning a large-scale immigration raid in Chicago next week, the first move in Trump’s promised mass deportation campaign wsj.com/politics/policy/trum…
Trump to Begin Large-Scale Deportations Tuesday

Trump to Begin Large-Scale Deportations Tuesday

The incoming Trump administration is planning a large-scale immigration raid in Chicago next week, the first move in President-elect Donald Trump’s promised mass deportation campaign.

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You need to read this report from ⁦@ChrisMcGreal⁩ from a critical Michigan county to understand - The Dems were not talking to people about their hard lives theguardian.com/us-news/2024…
Post-election in Saginaw, Michigan, the swing county in the swing state that swung right

Post-election in Saginaw, Michigan, the swing county in the swing state that swung right

Democrats here were sure this time would be different, but a community leader maintains: ‘It’s not unexpected’

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