@farhip

I write about the news media, other topics in Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, New York mag., Washingtonian, etc. Formerly: Washington Post. [email protected]

 Washington, DC
Joined December 2008
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The crowd reaction. Twice.
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TRUMP: I looked at his ass, and I've never done that with a man before. By the way, I looked at one hell of a beautiful ass before: Nicki Minaj. That's hard to miss.
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Anti-corruption groundswell. Major change. Срећно, Србијо!
POLITICOEurope
@POLITICOEurope13h
🚨 BREAKING: Aleksandar Vučić announced the end of his 12-year reign as the most powerful man in Serbia today following a pivotal election that swept the Student List protest movement to victory. Full story: vist.ly/5pxap
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Conscripts? Putin’s war-crimes army is almost all volunteers: soldiers from poor parts of Russia lured w/ cash bonuses; prisoners from penal colonies offered pardons or shortened sentences; foreign workers, migrants, and mercenaries promised high pay and/or Russian citizenship.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk19h
Replying to @skscartoon
The endless slaughter of Ukrainian and Russians must stop. We should some sympathy for the poor Russian conscripts too. Those kids have no choice but to fight and die in drone strikes.
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Paul Farhi retweeted
Laura Rozen
@lrozenOct 24
🧵Saw most of the new Musk documentary. You should see it. It is frightening. The woman he was seeing at the time of the 2024 elections with whom he had a child suggests that he suggested he may have done something with Starlink in the US 2024 elections, (beyond bribing people).
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He knows nothing about the opposition leader his State Dept. has discouraged from returning because she is likely to demand elections and undermine the U.S.-backed regime?
Azucena Uresti
@azucenau17h
🚨“No sé nada sobre ello”, respondió Donald Trump al ser cuestionado sobre el regreso de María Corina Machado a Venezuela. El presidente de Estados Unidos expresó su deseo de que la líder opositora, ganadora del Premio Nobel de la Paz 2025, se encuentre a salvo. “Es una mujer muy agradable. Me dio su Premio Nobel, así que ¿cómo puedo decir otra cosa? Espero que esté a salvo”, declaró. Machado reapareció este domingo en Venezuela, donde fue recibida por simpatizantes tras permanecer casi un año fuera del país.
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DoJ now in the business of filing against *potential* future violations? Does it have an elite “pre-cog” unit?
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar22h
BASH: What's the crime? AG TODD BLANCHE: What's the crime? Well it depends. There *could* be a crime. But the real wrong here is that Alaskans are gonna be confused. BASH: The Alaskan Supreme Court ruled 4 months ago on this matter
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Why deny access to *any* reporter? Campaign won’t get more favorable coverage and it will just make a pol look petty, thin-skinned and anti-democratic.
Leonard Robinson@bylarobinsonOct 25
🧵I report for @NewHampJournal, New Hampshire's only right-of-center political news publication. I've covered @AndyBeshearKY, @ReverendWarnock, @MikieSherrill and @GavinNewsom, who happily answered my question. And here's what it's like covering @KamalaHarris in New Hampshire
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The DOJ lawsuit assumes anyone who votes for the non-senator Sullivan was confused about who they were voting for. How do you prove that? washingtonpost.com/national-…

DOJ seeks to block Alaska Senate result if Republican incumbent narrowly loses

In a lawsuit, the Justice Department cited confusion over two similarly named candidates, including Republican Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan.

washingtonpost.com
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Obama has been somewhat restrained in criticizing Trump. So this is new: “He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory. Just gold everywhere.” nytimes.com/2026/10/24/us/po…

Obama Issues Searing Attacks on Trump, Ramaswamy in Return to Campaign Trail

The 44th president appeared in Ohio on Saturday, kicking off a two-state swing with a rebuke of President Trump and Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for governor.

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Tapper pulls all the threads together here on the Ramaswamy ad, including Acton’s mother’s very troubled life in the years after she lost custody of her children and fled the state with her accused-rapist husband.
The Lead CNN
@TheLeadCNNOct 24
Trump praises Acton's "smart" mother in Ramaswamy's ad, despite abuse allegations
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2016: Supporters of Trump believe conspiracy about Dems running a (non-existent) child-abuse ring in the (non-existent) basement of a DC pizza restaurant. 2026: Supporters of Ramaswamy believe his opponent is “a liar” because she claimed her stepfather raped her when she was 12
The Washington Post
@washingtonpostOct 24
Vivek Ramaswamy, the GOP nominee for Ohio governor, released an ad in which his opponent’s mother calls her “a liar.” Democratic candidate Amy Acton hasn’t been in contact with her mother since 1978. These documents corroborate her childhood trauma story. wapo.st/3UjEZWi

1978 court documents shed light on explosive Ohio political ad

The documents corroborate gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s story of childhood trauma.

washingtonpost.com
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Walked around Tokyo in the dead of night on a trip a few years ago. Not exactly sure where I was. Felt zero concern for my safety. Same in Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Hakone.
Mio_Sub🇯🇵@MyColleagueMio2Oct 21
It is a rare miracle in human history that Tokyo, a massive metropolis with a population of 30 million, is clean and safe throughout, with virtually no slums or dangerous districts.
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Melania Trump has been a more effective and successful negotiator than Witkoff, Kushner, Rubio or her husband. nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/po…

Melania Trump Says She Brokered a Cease-Fire in a Starving Ukrainian City

The first lady, who is positioning herself as an intermediary between two warring nations as her husband sides with Russia, said the agreement would allow residents to evacuate.

nytimes.com
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Addenda: Pope Leo XIV also played a role in brokering this ceasefire. vaticannews.va/en/world/news…

Humanitarian truce announced for Ukrainian city of Oleshky - Vatican News

Ukraine and Russia confirm an agreement on a local ceasefire in Oleshky, where civilians face a severe food crisis. US mediation, involving First Lady ...

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Context: Trump was accused by at least 27 women of sexual misconduct, (harassment, nonconsensual touching or groping, assault) from the late 1970s through the 2010s. A jury found him liable for sexual abuse in May 2023. He has denied all claims, just as he denies Acton’s here.
Aaron Rupar
@atruparOct 23
Q: Now that you know the backstory about Amy Acton and her stepfather and why she hasn't talked to her mom in so long -- her stepfather was indicted for rape -- do you change your mind about the ad? TRUMP: No. No. It's a mother speaking badly against Amy Acton. You don't know anything.
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The start of something very dangerous?
Seung Min Kim
@seungminkimOct 23
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration sues to block Alaska Senate race certification if Republican loses, citing candidate name confusion.
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Horrific and outrageous. @WashingtonPost photojournalist Heidi Levine describes attack on her by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. cnn.com/2026/10/22/middleeas…

Washington Post journalist says her attack by Israeli settlers in West Bank has ‘strengthened’...

Heidi Levine, the Washington Post journalist brutally attacked by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank last week, said the terrifying ordeal has only strengthened her resolve to continue...

cnn.com
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MAGA base already shrinking. He’ll be a kingmaker in a diminished kingdom.
Acyn
@AcynOct 23
Trump: I'll always have that little extra power. You know we only have a little more than 2 years left. Can you believe it? But I'm going to have a lot of power when I leave…
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Kind of stunning that no one has resigned from Ramaswamy’s campaign staff over that ad. Maybe they believe it’s a legit attack.
Paul Farhi@farhipOct 23
Ramaswamy is in a close race with Acton, which makes his decision to run that shocking ad even more bizarre. Why throw a Hail Mary like this when he could still win with a far less polarizing strategy? Or is his campaign in more trouble than polls suggest?
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Ramaswamy is in a close race with Acton, which makes his decision to run that shocking ad even more bizarre. Why throw a Hail Mary like this when he could still win with a far less polarizing strategy? Or is his campaign in more trouble than polls suggest?
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