Frank Matt
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Documentaries and visual investigations @nbcnews.bsky.social
As part of my reporting on children held in immigrant detention in Dilley, Texas, I’ve gotten to review some medical records from the facility. This is where ICE brought 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos. One detail that has gnawed at me: The medical forms refer to the children as inmates.
“It’s so heartbreaking,” the mother said, wiping away tears. “I always wanted to see her graduate.” This is one of those stories everyone should read. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
This Minneapolis family has been in hiding for weeks, fearful of being deported
From a missed graduation ceremony to daily anxiety about walking their dog, one family recounts their ever-present fear of being deported as immigration agents flood their city.
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My colleagues @jeanleenbc.bsky.social, @fxmatt4.bsky.social, @jonschuppe.bsky.social and I analyzed verified witness videos showing the moments Alex Pretti was shot and killed by CBP agents: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Witness video of CBP killing a Minnesota man contradicts Trump administration's narrative
Federal officials said Alex Pretti, 37, “brandished” a handgun at officers and intended to kill them. Videos show Pretti didn’t have a firearm in his hand before he was shot.
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The Israeli government has rejected calls for independent investigations into alleged abuses in Gaza, claiming its military investigates itself. NBC News combed through hundreds of messages with the IDF to examine its track record of holding itself accountable.
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
For almost two years, Samed Abu Zarifa and Samir Al Boji covered the war in Gaza for @nbcnews.com as it unfolded around them. Our documentary "Filmed in Gaza" tells the story of their lives and work, their brush with starvation, and their harrowing evacuation from the Gaza Strip.
New! We worked with the Public Interest Research Group to test a bunch of LLM-driven toys ahead of the Christmas. That sexual talking teddy bear wasn't a one-off; it turns out disturbing behavior is deeply built into these toys across the board.
AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show
New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have loose guardrails.
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Elon Musk's net worth is ~$414.9 billion according to various wealth trackers now. But this is still a meaningful consequence (for 1,000 reasons) for Tesla to have to pay a crash survivor & the bereft family of the other victim $242.5 million.... www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/t...
Tesla must pay portion of $329 million in damages after fatal Autopilot crash, jury says
A jury in Florida determined that Tesla should be held partly liable for a fatal 2019 crash involving its Autopilot technology.
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Rwanda has never admitted to taking part in the conflict in the DRC that since 2021 has killed thousands and displaced millions. @nbcnews.com's investigation discredits Rwanda's narrative of this conflict and lays bare their hidden invasion. 🧵 with links to watch & read
An American from a blue collar background, who spent their early career in Peru before rising to a prominent position in Europe? Congratulations Pope Lydia Tár!
Hi friends, help me boost? Looking to talk to people who work in child vaccines (providers, schools, health depts, clinics, data folks or coalitions, etc.) who might have insight or experiences to share about how their work has been impacted the last couple of months. Don't reply just DM me please!
If you want the backstory on Trevor Milton—a few years ago I helped produce a podcast series about his rise and fall with my old colleagues at WSJ and Jigsaw Productions. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
George Pearkes@peark.es · last yr.FT reporting that the press release issued by Trevor Milton is genuine and he has been pardoned.
Starlink - the satellite internet service owned and operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX - has a growing footprint in the federal government... www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu... Fri. evening scoop from @davidingram.bsky.social + me + Jonathan Allen @nbcnews.com
Elon Musk’s Starlink has a growing footprint in the federal government
The use of Starlink has been adopted by at least one additional federal agency since President Donald Trump began his second term, and it’s being considered by more.
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New season of White Lotus needs some online tie-in content. HBO, please let me write fake Journal articles about Jason Isaac's financial fraud.
Every 4 years, a team of libraries & research organizations work together to preserve material from U.S. government websites during the transition of administrations. 🗳️ Get the latest on the 2024/2025 End of Term Web Archive @eotarchive.org ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/02/06/u...
The story behind RFK Jr. in Samoa's measles crisis has never been reported. He wasn't there to spread misinformation about vaccines (though he did). He wanted to study a "natural experiment" of unvaccinated kids. “I can’t imagine anything less ethical or more cruel.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Experts saw Samoa's plunging vaccination rates as a crisis. RFK Jr. saw an opportunity.
New details show how Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then chair of an anti-vaccine group and now Trump’s pick for health secretary, sought to exploit a deadly vaccine accident.
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Someone was giving away the uplifting opposite of never-worn baby shoes on my block this morning
An incalculable loss. Madlib owned an estimated 16,000 records, full of rare groove and soul, filling up multiple rooms in his house. There are things lost in these fires that can never be rebuilt.
Madlib lost home, equipment, & "decades of music" in LA fires; fundraiser launched
Flying Lotus, DJ Premier, and others helped share the news.
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When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1929 & sound recordings from 1924 will enter the public domain in the US, like: ⚓️ Popeye 🕵️ The Maltese Falcon 📖 The Sound and the Fury 🇮🇹 A Farewell to Arms 🏠️ A Room of One's Own 🙌 Hallelujah 🎺 Bolero and many more! 🧵👇
Israel is cutting a new corridor through northern Gaza, wiping Palestinian towns off the map, forcibly displacing nearly the whole population, and fortifying military positions in what many fear is a plan for long-term control. Our latest investigation [gift link]: wapo.st/4gFoSrO
Israel is demolishing northern Gaza and fortifying military positions, imagery shows
Visual analysis and interviews show how Palestinians have been forced from their homes in the north as the Israeli military cuts a new corridor through Gaza.
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Went down a fun rabbit hole last night about how the French government spent the better part of 1993 freaking out about Jurassic Park—making it a big issue in trade talks, as well as trying and failing to prop up a French epic about coal miners to take on Jurassic Park at the domestic box office.
Fantastic to see Evan Gershkovich's byline back in the WSJ, with a very illuminating article from this WSJ team on the elite Russian security service responsible for much of the intensifying repression of the last few years (including Evan's own arrest)! www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Tracking Putin’s Most Feared Secret Agency—From Inside a Russian Prison and Beyond
The spy unit that arrested a Wall Street Journal reporter is leading the biggest campaign of internal repression since the Stalin era.
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EVAN GERSHKOVICH IS BACK WHERE HE BELONGS — on the byline of a WSJ article. So great to see Evan publishing stories again. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Tracking Putin’s Most Feared Secret Agency—From Inside a Russian Prison and Beyond
The spy unit that arrested a Wall Street Journal reporter is leading the biggest campaign of internal repression since Stalin. era.
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Craig and I are teaching another course with @knightcenterut.bsky.social in January! New year, new skills. Join us:
Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas@knightcenterut.bsky.social · 2y agoJoin @craigsilverman.bsky.social & @janelytv.bsky.social and learn to 🔎: - Verify and geolocate images/videos - Conduct background checks - Analyze digital footprints - Use AI tools for data analysis - And more! 🎁 Perfect for you or as a gift for a fellow journalist! https://bit.ly/4g2u88K
This is a really fun and illuminating profile of Brian Krebs, the most badass cybersecurity journalist in the game. Great story by @bobmcmillan.bsky.social and well worth your time.
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 2y agoThe hacker sent a message: “I really want to play you in chess.” It was just another day for Brian Krebs, who works from a secret location to expose the dangerous world of cybercrime.
I suppose I should celebrate joining a platform that doesn't throttle links by linking some recent work! My first project for NBC is about the wanton destruction of southern Lebanon by the IDF—a collaboration between our digital docs and data graphics teams: www.nbcnews.com/specials/zon...
Zone of destruction
The Israeli military claims to have limited goals for its southern Lebanon invasion. But an NBC News investigation found widespread destruction in areas occupied by the IDF.
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About time! Grandma Millie's been living high on the hog.
Dave Infante@dinfontay.com · 2y agosure, why not
