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Jamie Tarabay

@jamietarabay.bsky.social

Reporter at Bloomberg News, covering influence, natsec et al in Washington DC. On Signal at pavlovawithkiwis.55

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · 12mo ago

At least 192 journalists killed in Gaza in the 22-month conflict, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Comparatively, 18 journalists have been killed so far in Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to the CPJ. apnews.com/article/mide...

AP freelancer among 4 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say

Among the victims was Mariam Dagga, a freelancer for the Associated Press. Al Jazeera confirmed that its journalist Mohammed Salam was also killed in the strike. Reuters reported that its contractor c...

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · 12mo ago

It comes as the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized a large-scale increase in settlement building in the West Bank — widely considered a violation of international law — over the past year and plans to take over the Gaza Strip. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Israel Set to Expand in West Bank to ‘Bury’ Palestinian State

Israel plans to expand settlements into an area of the West Bank that would effectively bisect the enclave — a move its finance minister said “buries the idea of a Palestinian state.”

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · 12mo ago

DJI, the Chinese drone maker, controls over 70% of the domestic commercial market in the US. It's hired a small army of lobbyists to address a looming ban on their technology. But DJI says emails and calls are going unanswered and they’re running out of time. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Chinese Drone Maker DJI Shut Out of Washington With US Market at Risk

Chinese-owned and operated DJI Technologies is up against an end-of-year deadline to keep its US business alive, and the drone maker is struggling to get anyone in Washington to listen.

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · last yr.

Great thing about the child getting into all the 90s music: becomes slightly impressed that his mother knows all the words. Bad thing about the child getting into all the 90s music: explaining that Kurt, Chris, Scott, Dolores, Sinead and so many others are no longer with us....

Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · last yr.

Double scoop : We got to talk to Brett Leatherman about his new role as head of the FBI's Cyber Division, and we broke the news of the latest Salt Typhoon victim to be identified, satellite comms company Viasat: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Viasat Identified as Victim in Sweeping Phone Hack Tied to China

Viasat Inc. is the latest US communications company identified as a victim of the sweeping surveillance hack blamed on the Chinese government that emerged during last year’s presidential campaign, acc...

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · last yr.

Elon Musk tried to convince Republican lawmakers to preserve valuable tax credits for electric vehicles in the tax bill. He failed. Now he hates the bill and is going after lawmakers who voted for it and are up for reelection at the midterms. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Elon Musk Urges Americans Take Action to ‘Kill’ Trump Tax Cut Bill

Elon Musk is on a mission to block President Donald Trump’s tax bill after he tried — and failed — to convince Republican lawmakers to preserve valuable tax credits for electric vehicles in the legisl...

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · last yr.

“If we had built the plane, knowing it was going to a foreign government, we would probably have bugged it,” said Thad Troy, a former CIA station chief. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump’s Freebie Qatar Jet Is the Stuff of Nightmares in Spyworld

Qatar’s offer of a luxury Boeing 747 to President Donald Trump has set off alarm bells within the US intelligence and diplomatic community, where gifts from foreign powers have long been viewed with s...

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · last yr.

“The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one,” Gates told the Financial Times. “I’d love for him [Musk] to go in and meet the children that have now been infected with HIV because he cut that money,” he said. www.ft.com/content/bdd9...

Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts

Billionaire reopens feud with Tesla chief as he unveils plan to spend $200bn on philanthropy and close foundation in 2045

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · last yr.

Thank you @dakotaindc.bsky.social Winnona DeSombre, @dustinchilds.bsky.social, Greg Austin, for your time and wisdom in this @bloomberglp.bsky.social production on the breadth of China's cyber army. An idea originated the brilliant Robin Fall and Olivia Yasukawa. www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...

How China Is Building an Army of Hackers

China and the US actively engage in cyber espionage for strategic advantage. Leaked files now suggest how rapidly Beijing is catching up in preparation for any future conflict. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · last yr.

Tsukahara wasn’t physically injured by the crash itself. Instead, an autopsy showed she died of asphyxiation when she couldn’t open the doors of the Cybertruck to get out. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Father of Tesla Cybertruck Crash Victim Files Lawsuit Over Death

The family of one of three college students who died in a Cybertruck crash in California filed a lawsuit in a bid to gain access to the Tesla Inc. pickup and better understand how their daughter died.

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · last yr.

Google and Amazon are lobbying to break Microsoft's grip on the multi-billion-dollar government software business, citing potential waste and overspending identified by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency - the latest from Emily Birnbaum and I. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Google, Amazon Work to Dethrone Microsoft on Federal Contracts

Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Amazon.com Inc. have found an avenue to profit from Elon Musk’s chaotic Department of Government Efficiency.

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · last yr.

No female House Republicans signed Anna Paulina Luna's proposal for new parents in Congress to able to vote by proxy, rather than in person, as they care for newborns. clerk.house.gov/DischargePet...

Discharge Petition No. 1, Bill Number: H.Res. 164, 119th Congress

SPONSOR: Anna Paulina Luna DESCRIPTION: Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XV, I, Anna Paulina Luna, move to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution entitled, a resolution...

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · last yr.

At least 32 cybersecurity contracts at the CFPB have been canceled by the DOGE team - contracts that govern protections for the mountains of data inside the Bureau, and those who access them. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

CFPB Data Imperiled by Cybersecurity Contract Cancellation, Ex-Official Says

The cancellation of nearly three-dozen cybersecurity contracts at the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau endangers the security of sensitive data maintained by the federal watchdog, a former seni...

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · last yr.

A car aficionado who lives near Tesla’s flagship California factory, bought a Tesla for the family and nearly got a second one last year. After Elon Musk made gestures resembling a Nazi salute at a Trump inauguration event, he wants nothing to do with the brand. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Tesla Feels the Wrath of Anti-Elon Musk Backlash

Sales are plunging in some of the world’s biggest EV markets, and protesters and vandals are targeting the company’s stores.

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · last yr.

Australian airlines are diverting their flights to avoid live fire exercises three Chinese warships are conducting just outside Australia's exclusive economic zone, in the waters between Australia and New Zealand:

Chinese warships’ live fire warning forces planes to divert between Australia, NZ

The Australian government is demanding answers from Beijing after commercial flights had to divert over the Tasman Sea after they received last-minute alert of Chinese warship exercises.

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · last yr.

So many qs on #Gaza - Will Trump: - send US troops to forcibly displace millions of Arabs? - have US troops fight door to door against Hamas (after watching Israeli troops die doing the same thing) - pick up the tab for said-Rivierasation of Gaza - ensure the Gazans who left can come back

Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · last yr.

But those numbers are increasing every day, according to an official familiar with the data, and the Trump administration expects a spike in resignations as employees near Thursday’s deadline to accept the offer.

Musk ‘Buyout’ Offer Accepted by More Than 20,000 Federal Workers

More than 20,000 employees — about 1% of the federal workforce — have signed up for an offer to quit their jobs in exchange for a deferred resignation deal that would have taxpayers continue to pay th...

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · 2y ago

The attackers also hacked the computers of two of Yellen’s lieutenants, Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo and Acting Under Secretary Brad Smith. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Chinese Hackers Accessed Yellen's Computer in US Treasury Breach

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s computer was infiltrated and unclassified files were accessed as part of a broader breach of the agency by Chinese state-sponsored hackers, according to two people...

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · 2y ago

Scoop: The wide-ranging Chinese state-sponsored espionage campaign against Southeast Asian nations infiltrated the very office of Philippines president Marcos, stealing sensitive documents related to the South China Sea. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Chinese Hackers Target Philippine President, Steal Military Data

Chinese-state sponsored hackers penetrated the executive branch of the Philippines government and stole sensitive data as part of a yearslong campaign, according to three people familiar with the matt...

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Jamie Tarabay@jamietarabay.bsky.social · 2y ago

Investigators have so far found roughly 100 government computers that were compromised. Hackers accessed drafts and notes for policy decisions, itineraries and travel planning documents for Treasury leaders, as well as some internal communications. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Computers of Senior US Treasury Leaders Accessed in Latest Hack

Chinese state-sponsored hackers broke into the computers of senior US Treasury Department leaders as part of a recent breach of the agency, according to a US official and another person familiar with ...

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