Jesselyn Radack
@jesselynradack.bsky.social
Dir. of Whistleblower & Source Protection at ExposeFacts.org; Contributing Writer at Salon.com; natsec and human rts nerd; Snowden lawyer; Brown, Yale Law & Justice Dept alum; Mom of 3. Posts=opinion
Ban fraternities, not just their parties. I fought campus SA 35 years ago @brown.edu . . . #Cornell www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/n...
Cornell Bans Fraternity Parties and Adds Sexual Assault Investigators
The expansive changes to campus life, including working closely with the state police, come in the wake of the national uproar caused by allegations of a gang rape at a fraternity house.
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What's behind the rise of the far right across Europe? We're Jon Henley and Ashifa Kassam, European correspondents for the Guardian. Ask us anything. We'll be responding to questions live from 3pm BST / 4pm CET / 10am EDT today on r/geopolitics at this link 👉 www.reddit.com/r/geopolitic...
We need to make Stephen Miller's nightmares come true. Jot that down as a platform plank.
GOP disrespecter 🗽🫱🏿🫲🏻@baseballmad.bsky.social · 3w agoyou quite simply love to see it
The Flydubai attack reminds me #RobertMacLean blew the whistle for 20+ yrs on cockpit vulnerabilities, including the “flight attendant/drink-cart block” buffoonery. @DHSgov/@TSA are still retaliating. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/w...
A Bloody Attack on a FlyDubai Plane Headed to Israel, and a Terrifying Plunge
“I don’t deserve to die like this,” said one passenger on Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The motive of the cockpit stabbing remains unknown, officials said.
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A fed court stayed the execution of #CristaPike — scheduled right now — to consider info abt her extensive childhood SA. For now she avoids becoming the first woman Tennessee puts to death in more than 200 yrs. www.wsmv.com/video/2026/0...
Court grants stay of execution to Christa Pike, only woman on TN death row
The Sixth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals has issued a temporary stay on the execution of Christa Gail Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row.
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The finding out part of being a #NickFuentes “groypette” . . . www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
She helped lead a far-right internet movement. Then it turned on her.
Amy Dangerfield worked to become one of Nick Fuentes’s model “groypettes,” but a vicious fight left her grappling with the dark side of far-right fame.
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In light of @cornelluniversity.bsky.social abysmal handling of SA, it seems like a good time to reup this — 35 yrs later, r@pists still get to write apology letters as punishment. www.salon.com/2014/10/09/i...
Ivy League rape nightmare: My personal reflection of progress - and pain - Salon.com
Since my case made headlines over 20 years ago, the problem is finally getting attention. Here's the problem
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When Louis XIV said “L'État, c'est moi,” it was as pretty apocryphal… www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issues
James McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes.
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EXCLUSIVE: In a 20-page order, the judge in my lawsuit for the Epstein Files just ordered Todd Blanche to produce to him, in chambers & by 9/24, the unredacted handwritten FBI notes implicating Donald Trump in the sexual & physical abuse of a 13-year-old girl: youtu.be/Yo1ZUGe_O4o?...
Trump DOJ ORDERED To HAND Judge UNREDACTED EPSTEIN Files!?!
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My latest on Hegseth weaponizing polygraphs. You can’t “pass” or “fail” a lie detector test — just like you can’t “pass” or “fail” a cognitive assessment. They measure physiology, not truth. And the truth is that Iran conflict depleted key munitions. #PolygraphTheater www.salon.com/2026/09/14/p...
Pete Hegseth's polygraph theater
The defense secretary is weaponizing lie detectors against military and civilian officials
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Chinese competition > existential threat #TrumpMath #AI www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump dismisses AI leaders’ calls to slow down, citing Chinese competition
Democrats are increasingly attacking the administration’s hands-off approach to artificial-intelligence regulation as midterms approach.
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#Whistleblowers I represent warned about this more than a decade ago. www.theguardian.com/world/2015/n...
Obama's drone war a 'recruitment tool' for Isis, say US air force whistleblowers
Special report: Four former service members – including three sensor operators – issue plea to rethink current airstrike strategy that has ‘fueled feelings of hatred’ toward US
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Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 2mo agoDrones are getting harder to detect and easier to deploy. Cities are testing everything from nets to multimillion-dollar missiles as they race to protect civilians. Read more: bloom.bg/4r6dQSt 📷: Pierre Crom/Getty Images Europe
We all need mercy, justice & some measure of unmerited grace — especially the most broken, which #LindsayClancy clearly is. She’s already serving a life sentence w no possible reprieve, imprisoned by her mind, body & memories. #MaternalMentalHealth www.salon.com/2026/09/02/l...
Lindsay Clancy's case is a test of American justice: We've already failed - Salon.com
The Massachusetts mother badly needed mental health treatment. America staged a show trial instead
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“Put more simply: documents and interviews establish how a first-time contractor was paid millions of dollars to apply a novel solution designed by a golf club manager to a national landmark. ... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/u...
How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington (Gift Article)
A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark. This is the untold back story of the fallout.
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History will justifiably see this as McCarthyism. #DrFauci www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The intense pressure facing Fauci, as GOP lawmakers push for his jailing
The 85-year-old doctor, once the head of the government’s covid response, now faces mounting congressional threats and legal risks.
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So CBS and others invested in a pro trump audience that won’t arrive, alienating their actual audience, and trump propagandists are losing audience bc people are souring on Trump. Also helps explain the increased racist shrieking as they try to farm engagement www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
How the Pro-Trump Media Ecosystem Is Splintering Ahead of the Midterms
Once united in support of President Trump, right-wing influencers are embroiled in feuds and losing viewers, creating a problem for Republicans in the midterm elections.
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Republicans are suddenly “alarmed by his lack of concern for their political fortunes…& willingness to advance his personal interests over institutional stability.”🤣 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Trump Threatens to Withdraw Blanche as Attorney General, Dealing Blow to Nomination
President Trump’s threat followed a day of fruitless negotiations with two Republican holdouts, Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis.
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#TrumpLaw: Do illegal $hit until a court makes you stop. #ReporterSubpoenas www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/b...
U.S. Withdraws Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists
A federal judge raised questions about the government’s handling of the subpoenas, which The Times called an attempt to intimidate the free press.
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Corrected HL: Trump Threatens War Crimes Against Civilians if Iran Strikes in Strait www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Threatens Retaliation Against Civilian Targets if Iran Strikes in Strait
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@TulsiGabbard’s parents warned my client to keep quiet abt a child sexual abuse conviction of her OTHER brother in New Zealand. 🤐 people.com/tulsi-gabbar...
Tulsi Gabbard’s Brother Batarti Facing Criminal Charges After He Allegedly Tried to Lure Children into His Hawaii Hotel Room
Tulsi Gabbard’s brother, Batarti Gabbard, has been charged after he allegedly tried to lure children into his Hawaii hotel room. Batarti allegedly approached a group of children at a Waikīkī hotel poo...
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Wow, they dusted off torture AG John Ashcroft to vouch for Blanche’s commitment to the rule of law…
My latest: “Hegseth doesn’t know our Founding Fathers were colonial cyberpunks who used encryption & press leaks to steer politics. Jefferson was literally the nation’s OG cryptographer, a master of codes & ciphers that would make today’s hackers blush.” www.salon.com/2026/07/16/u...
Under Hegseth, reporters are being treated like terrorists
The Trump administration is smothering press freedom and the public's right to know
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When I first saw this headline, I thought it was abt Mitch McConnell… www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/u...
Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, Dies at 71
Mr. Graham died of a “brief and sudden” illness on Saturday evening, his office said. He served in the Senate for more than two decades.
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I’d be remiss in noting 55th anniversary of Supreme Court’s Pentagon Papers decision w/o mentioning #whistleblower patriarch @danielellsberg.bsky.social 🙏
I’d be remiss in noting 55th anniversary of Supreme Court’s Pentagon Papers decision w/o mentioning #whistleblower patriarch @DanielEllsberg.
Rats, Leaks & Broken Elevators: Repair Backlog Plagues Fed Bldgs but Orangina Needs His Ballroom & Algae Pool www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/u...
Rats, Leaks and Broken Elevators: Repair Backlog Plagues Federal Buildings
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