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
“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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When his knees can’t tolerate the bouncy castle and he steals the knickknacks on the treasure hunt . . . #TrumpCrazyEighty🎂 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/u...
For His 80th Birthday, Trump Brought a Cage Match to the White House Lawn
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When his knees can’t tolerate the bouncy castle and he steals the knickknacks on the treasure hunt . . . www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/u... #Trump80th www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/u...
For His 80th Birthday, Trump Brought a Cage Match to the White House Lawn
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Bolton said #ChelseaManning (@xychelsea.tv) should be punished by death, #Snowden “ought to swing from a tall oak tree” & #Assange deserved more than 175 yrs. So schadenfreude…but the #EspionageAct is still awful. share.google/vgSAvzYLFllt...
John Bolton reaches plea deal over mishandling classified documents
Justice department filed charges against Trump’s former adviser in 2025 as part of onslaught against president’s critics
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“The task of breaking this hostile regime’s power rests with all of us. There are 150 days until the November midterms.” www.americaamerica.news/p/the-waste-...
"The Waste Is Heartbreaking"
The destruction of '60 Minutes' and the elevation of a Trump henchman at National Intelligence underscore the regime's expanding treachery
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Tragic irony that @60minutes.bsky.social fired #ScottPelley for speaking truth to talentless #BariWeiss. Honored he intrvwd me, @thomasdrake.bsky.social & @reazlepuff.bsky.social. #WhistleblowerChampion www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/b...
CBS News Fires Scott Pelley of ‘60 Minutes’
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We are a banana republic run by a tinpot dictator. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/u...
Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Trump Lawsuits
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Blanche isn’t “switching sides” bc he used to rep Trump & is now using DOJ to target officials Trump dislikes. In both cases, he’s doing Trump’s bidding. THAT is the unethical part. www.cnn.com/2026/05/14/p...
Exclusive: Acting AG Todd Blanche was told last year to recuse from Justice Department matters involving Trump | CNN Politics
It was less than two weeks after Todd Blanche took on his role of deputy attorney general in March 2025 when the Justice Department’s top ethics lawyer delivered some straightforward yet inconvenient ...
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As someone with gait issues, people don’t normally stand with their legs three feet apart…
I defend these cases for a living. Criminalizing #journalism has a dark history in this country. #FirstAmendment thehill.com/homenews/med...
Blanche warns DOJ will subpoena reporters who receive classified information
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is warning reporters who receive leaks of classified information about potential investigations, as concerns grow about the federal government’s cracking …
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Wow, the criminal complaint against #whistleblower Courtney Williams is an 82-word offense description & typo-laden, hand-annotated, wildly-circumstantial affidavit that misstates the law. www.cnn.com/2026/04/08/p...
Former Fort Bragg employee charged with leaking classified information to journalist | CNN Politics
A North Carolina woman has been charged with sharing classified defense information to a journalist following her work as a civilian operational support technician at Fort Bragg, a large US Army base ...
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Can someone let the AP know that violating court orders is not a sign of "executive power. " It is a sign of contempt, lawlessness and authoritarianism.
i genuinely wish the democratic national committee was as powerful, organized and ruthless as a lot of people seem to think it is
The supreme court betrayed Black voters, they betrayed America, and they betrayed our democracy.” - Barack Obama
Today, we honor and remember Virginia Roberts Giuffre on the one-year anniversary of her passing. Her courage has allowed countless survivors to be seen, heard, and to be believed. Sending love to her family on this difficult day—and to all the survivors out there still on this journey for justice.❤️
