Senior Editor, Research at ProPublica
New York, NY
Joined June 2008
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Barbara Gray retweeted
Washington has discovered a brilliant financial strategy. Cut benefits for people who need them, cut taxes for people who don't, and borrow the difference from people who aren't old enough to vote.
Barbara Gray retweeted
The WSJ editorial board states outright: “…there needs to be a bipartisan reckoning for Mr. Trump’s budding alliance with the Kremlin against Ukraine, Europe and American interests.”
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Barbara Gray retweeted
There’s a simple solution to stop most of the scammers: Add microchips to SNAP EBT cards. But Congress won’t pay for it.
propublica.org/article/food-…
Barbara Gray retweeted
This has been Putin's dream for years: That his country, with GDP per capita lower than Poland, unable to conquer Donbas since 2014, will be treated as an equal to the US and China.
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Barbara Gray retweeted
I spent a year working the apps for DoorDash, Uber, Amazon and more; saw disturbing things; brought people single cookies; probably delivered drugs; smashed up my nose; met people who made insane journeys to get you pad thai; wondered what we’re doing here simonandschuster.com/books/D…
Barbara Gray retweeted
To be fair, I think everyone could see this was the big reason why Trump wanted the Kennedy Center so badly.
To sell access.
The one honest thing about the Grenell text is how crooked it is.
And like all crappy corrupt deals it made everything worse and the Kennedy Center isn’t even open now.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Top Trump adviser Ric Grenell allegedly outlined a stunning pay-for-influence offer to a Turkish billionaire last year that included access to Trump, according to a text message reviewed by Axios that the WH counsel is investigating. axios.com/2026/10/19/kennedy…
Barbara Gray retweeted
Fascinating story about how Elizabeth Holmes fooled the media — and how reporters can spot other fakes.
WIRED was the first magazine to cover Theranos and its enticing billionaire founder. There were warning signs even then. buff.ly/Pt5m13Y
‘Friends with the cops’: Frat official claimed he called in ‘favors’ from Cornell police. Recordings offer a striking firsthand account… timesunion.com/state/article… via @TimesUnion
Barbara Gray retweeted
Redid the "You Can See Everything" trailer with the biggest sociopath I know - my cat
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The movie is amazing but this is also true
I enjoyed watching the movie but I apparently wrote what may be the only critical comment of "You Can See Everything” in America. ms.now/opinion/elizabeth-hol…
Barbara Gray retweeted
🚨 WATTERS GOT ROASTED ON LIVE TV 😂
Watters: “Someone yelled ‘F*** the fascist’ at me on the street. He doesn’t even know I’m a fascist!”
Jessica: “Yes, he does. You’re on TV.”
💀 SHE DIDN’T HESITATE.
Barbara Gray retweeted
Don't be fooled by the hype. This is THREE HOURS of turgid, lugubrious shots of unpleasant, unattractive, clinically depressed rich people ineptly manipulating each another. Possibly the most boring movie I've ever seen. Much left unexplained but who cares, the stakes are so low.
‘YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING’ debuts with $15M in its opening weekend domestically.
The documentary was released in just 855 screens.
Barbara Gray retweeted
Trump’s ex-chief of staff John Kelly said this to me, six years ago:
“I don't know how he’s not in an institution somewhere, whether it’s jail or a nuthouse. He’s a seriously sick guy. I never heard him saying anything that wasn’t a lie.”
Trump has only gotten worse since.
Barbara Gray retweeted
“Some of Trump’s closest advisers have privately wondered what Putin has done to so thoroughly enthrall the president; Trump’s respect for the Russian leader appears undiminished despite the humiliating struggles Putin has faced during the Ukraine war” theatlantic.com/politics/202…
Barbara Gray retweeted
Billions of dollars’ worth of contracts predicting oil would fall and the S&P 500 would rise were placed about 15 minutes before Trump announced a U-turn on Iran in a post on Truth Social. CFTC staff began to investigate-- then were told to lay off. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Barbara Gray retweeted
WATCH: Andy Harris has a crash out after his constituents laugh at him for trying to blame higher gas prices on... Democrats.
"You are rude!" #MD01
Barbara Gray retweeted
Real America's Voice interviewed a guy at the Trump rally in Ohio who blasted Trump for peddling "lies and garbage." He went so hard on Trump and JD Vance that they cut the interview short.
Barbara Gray retweeted
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Barbara Gray retweeted
This is like a classic first term Trump tweet.
NEW: Trump hired Katie Zacharia in 72 hours without consulting Susie Wiles. Purge fears grip the West Wing, and the WH aide accused of forcing her out of DHS now answers to her and may be on the chopping block.
Read all the details here: dailymail.com/news/article-1…
Barbara Gray retweeted
Investigative reporting is often about showing who knew about and had a chance to fix a problem and didn’t. This is a case in point.
Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but Won’t. propublica.org/article/food-…
