New York Times reporter, covering the federal government.https://bsky.app/profile/cflav.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cflav.bsky.social/post/3lwhqdiuu3k2u“One in 10 men aged 20 to 24 is effectively doing nothing — neither enrolled in school nor working. That’s twice the rate in 1990.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/opinion/men-boys-crisis-progressive-era.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare15 Aug 2025 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:sikrbdorqj32kp5oqyonrtgi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwhqdiuu3k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cflav.bsky.social/post/3lsqjyuoofs2d“The Trump administration has prided itself on deregulation, cutting rules for business processes throughout the government. But when it comes to antipoverty programs, this agenda moves in the opposite direction, making individuals work harder to prove they qualify for government programs.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/upshot/republicans-medicaid-cuts-paperwork.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Sk8.9YEK._MIpZ0XCa0dN&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare29 Jun 2025 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:sikrbdorqj32kp5oqyonrtgi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsqjyuoofs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cflav.bsky.social/post/3lr4dod23g223“It is the first time since 1965 that a president has activated a state’s National Guard force without a request from that state’s governor.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/us/trump-national-guard-deploy-rare.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NU8.ggOj.x46CnVyfaUHE&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare08 Jun 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:sikrbdorqj32kp5oqyonrtgi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr4dod23g223https://bsky.app/profile/cflav.bsky.social/post/3lqcsbggkwc24Thanks to @the1a.org for having me on to talk about what's happening at FEMA, and why it matters: https://the1a.org/segments/how-american-communities-are-preparing-for-hurricane-season/ @npr.org29 May 2025 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:sikrbdorqj32kp5oqyonrtgi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqcsbggkwc24https://bsky.app/profile/cflav.bsky.social/post/3lq76hvx6jc2p“The total number of judges threatened this fiscal year — 277 — represents roughly a third of the judiciary.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/us/politics/federal-judges-threats.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Kk8.mJ56.gjylgW0n5ljc28 May 2025 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:sikrbdorqj32kp5oqyonrtgi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq76hvx6jc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cflav.bsky.social/post/3lnh3vutcuk2nLapel pins “became particularly potent in China under Mao Zedong, where wearing a lapel pin in the form of Mao’s profile became a widespread sign of commitment.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/style/trump-lapel-pins-gold-card.html?unlocked_article_code=1.B08.DSo4.8SjwyI1Hb25823 Apr 2025 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:sikrbdorqj32kp5oqyonrtgi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnh3vutcuk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cflav.bsky.social/post/3ln4doalzhs2r“Mr. Faulkender will be the third acting leader of the agency this week.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/us/politics/irs-scott-bessent-elon-musk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ak8.CLn8.KfDba9bwcpNS18 Apr 2025 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:sikrbdorqj32kp5oqyonrtgi/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln4doalzhs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cflav.bsky.social/post/3lmcib3bji22r“At times, the lawyers representing the Trump administration seem to have little understanding of what the White House is doing, or why.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/us/politics/justice-department-trump-policies-defense.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-E4.yW1n.j2c4dMo4uJ8e08 Apr 2025 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:sikrbdorqj32kp5oqyonrtgi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmcib3bji22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cflav.bsky.social/post/3llru3wbjus23“The house that Mr. Anderson is building was listed for sale in early March for $2.65 million. If building it had cost him another $236,000, Mr. Anderson said he would have listed the house for as much as $2.9 million.” https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/01/realestate/trump-tariffs-deportation-house-construction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8U4.k6cx.C_4qtgHpWRMw01 Apr 2025 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:sikrbdorqj32kp5oqyonrtgi/app.bsky.feed.post/3llru3wbjus23https://bsky.app/profile/cflav.bsky.social/post/3llrphlp7nc2rThis story from the CBC, about Canadian law enforcement being reassigned to patrol the border for drugs: “In the first four months of these patrols, he said, it hasn't really yielded much, in part because the waterways aren't very active in cold weather.” https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/rcmp-border-patrol-1.749146301 Apr 2025 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:sikrbdorqj32kp5oqyonrtgi/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrphlp7nc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cflav.bsky.social/post/3llenibth5k2oHello Bluesky! This is my first post, and I'm starting with a story I published today, about FEMA halting almost all its grant funding. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/us/politics/musk-fema-immigrations-doge-freeze-aid.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7E4.IepP.vPJ_HHn4Amqb&smid=bs-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/us/politics/musk-fema-immigrations-doge-freeze-aid.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7E4.IepP.vPJ_HHn4Amqb&smid=bs-share27 Mar 2025 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:sikrbdorqj32kp5oqyonrtgi/app.bsky.feed.post/3llenibth5k2o