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Pulitzer prize winning NYT investigative reporter. Co-author with @mega2e of SHE SAID, about how we broke the Weinstein story. Follow the women. DM for Signal.

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Susan Faludi reviewed SHE SAID, starting with a fair question: why would anyone want to read one more word about Harvey Weinstein? We're honored and thrilled by her answers, which go far beyond me, @mega2e , or Weinstein.
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My grandma. Born 97 years ago. Liberated from the Nazi camps 21 years later. Vaccinated today.
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Chris Smalls, fired from Amazon almost two years ago to the day, just popped champagne outside the NLRB offices where he and his peers won one of the greatest labor victories in a generation. “To the first Amazon union in history,” he said.
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Excellent questions from the wall of my daughter’s classroom.
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23 years for Harvey Weinstein. @mega2e and I just witnessed it for ourselves. Weinstein was cuffed to his wheelchair then rolled away. The women who testified sobbed afterwards. Irwin Reiter, his accountant of 30 yrs who secretly helped us break the story, sat just behind.
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Backstory: Amanda Gorman had been struggling to write that poem. Then came the assault on the Capitol. That night she stayed up late and finished, certain of what she wanted to say.
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This was us, exactly a year ago today, about to push the button on the Weinstein story, unsure of what would happen next.
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I'm at O'Hare with volunteers waiting for one of the last Syrian families to arrive before Trump signs the orders.
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When people say reparations are impossible, I think: well, I know someone who gets them. My grandmother. A Holocaust survivor, liberated almost 74 yrs ago. Gets a check every month from Germany. Has for decades. It's made a huge difference for her.
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"I'm Harvey Weinstein-- you know what I can do." Weinstein, whose signature throughout forty years of allegations was lack of accountability, has been declared guilty on two counts.
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One of the symbols of the day: this female detective leading Harvey Weinstein around in handcuffs.
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The way she's interweaving her own story with her knowledge of psychology, brain science-- never heard anything like it.
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Better video of the feminist flash mob outside the courthouse where Weinstein is being tried. The message, in English and Spanish: the problem of sexual violence is global, and it’s systemic.
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The headline of the @PittsburghPG is the Kaddish. The ultimate tribute to the victims. A statement that Jews belong. (via @catrineinhorn )
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My grandmother, a 97-year old Holocaust survivor, has lost more than anyone I know and yet is the happiest person I know. Grateful beyond words to @cbsthismorning for sharing the story of how she survived and thrived.
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Very few Holocaust survivors are still alive to share their experiences. One of them is 97-year-old Hana Kantor, who came to the U.S. after World War II. She's the grandmother of @JodiKantor , a Pulitzer Prize-winner for the @NYTimes . Here's her family's story of survival.
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NEW from me & colleagues: Jared Kushner put bewildered 20-something volunteers with no disaster or medical experience at the forefront of PPE sourcing. The result: “bureaucratic cycles of chaos,” according to one who became a whistleblower.
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Salma Hayek’s essay on Weinstein is just searing. This is an entire generation of actresses.
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Ailes, O'Reilly, Weinstein, Halperin were some of our culture's key storytellers, shaping our ideas of gender, authority, power & much more.
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First thing every morning, I check NYC's numbers and pray for this extraordinary progress to continue.
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I hope the world remembers that when the president of the United States refused to release his taxes, a group of journalists spent years reconstructing the truth, finding new ways in, and teaching us more with each scoop. This is reporting for the ages.
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Jill Abramson has new evidence in the Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill case and an argument that he should be impeached "because of the lies he told, repeatedly and under oath" during confirmation.
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Last night at our SHE SAID event in LA, a woman stood up and broke her NDA right then and there. Said it had been 20 years and she’d had enough. We didn’t ask too many questions, bc we weren’t sure how far she wanted to go. But thank you. We are thinking of you. Good luck.
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Breaking: A third woman has accused Cuomo of over-the-line behavior. Incredibly, a photographer caught the moment, and this look on her face:
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This was us, two years ago today, about to push the button on the Weinstein story, unsure what would happen next. Thank you to our brave sources, everyone who has helped, and readers of SHE SAID. Such a relief for @mega2e and I to finally tell you the story of what happened.
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No matter what happens, moment of profound respect for @mccrummenWaPo , @bethreinhard and Alice Crites, who broke the Roy Moore story for the @washingtonpost .
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Spontaneous street party in Brooklyn, with a chant: “This is what democracy looks like!”
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Just published: The gravest problem with the way Amazon treats employees may be one you’ve never heard of. As the company hit record profits, it fired and underpaid employees who sought leaves for illness, new parenthood and life crises. (Thread.)
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Next week's cover. The portrait is made entirely of words from her testimony. Headline: "Her lasting impact." (via @brianstelter )
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If you've read our stories about harassment among the famous and the elite, please promise me you'll also read this shattering tale set on Ford factory floors.
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The most striking thing, here in the room, about watching the female nominees stand? There were so few of them.
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Could there be a sadder way to win a Pulitzer than by covering a shooting in your own newsroom? Respect and condolences forever.
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Tonight, the bravery of the women who broke the silence about Weinstein is clearer than ever.
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Bottomless thanks to everyone who subscribes to the @nytimes . You made our reporting on harassment and abuse possible.
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Please note that The National Enquirer's Dylan Howard, who threatened to publish the explicit photos of @JeffBezos , was Harvey Weinstein's "chief media enabler."
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With @jodikantor @megantwohey closing in on their first NYT story about the sexual allegations against him, Weinstein made a last plea for help from his chief media enabler, Dylan Howard of The Enquirer, email shows
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Michelle Obama's parting words as first lady: "Don't be afraid. You hear me, young people? Don't be afraid."
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Eight men, as old as 82, write with regret about how they sexually violated, coerced and took advantage of women years ago. Their accounts are painful but insightful. God it feels good to read something constructive and healing.
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NEW: A former anti-abortion leader says that the recent Supreme Court leak was *not* the only recent breach. He obtained word of the 2014 Hobby Lobby ruling after years of using faith & favors to gain access to the Court, he says. By me & Jo Becker
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Is there a handy term— like mansplaining or microaggression— to describe when someone likes a woman but defers anyway to others’ more negative views? Someone pls coin one quick, b/c I see this all the time, in reporting and in life.
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The moment just before we hit "publish" on the Harvey Weinstein investigation. Note the button on the left.
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The chant of the flash mob outside of the Weinstein trial: “It’s not my fault or how I dressed... the rapist is you.”
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Instantly immortal phrase from Natalie Portman, about the directing award candidates: "Here are the all-male nominees."
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This is a dispatch for history. About a mass grave of children. One killed on the soccer field. Another so young that an umbilical cord is still attached. By the last two international journalists in Mariupol, risking their lives to write. @ap
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Weinstein's lawyer at the courthouse today: "The casting couch in Hollywood was not invented by Harvey Weinstein." Is that... a defense?
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Just published: We spent weeks investigating the complicity machine that Harvey Weinstein built. We've got his emails, the penile injections he made assistants procure, his threats, the powerful agents who knew and did nothing.
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We’re in the courtroom waiting for Weinstein. For so long he had his own private system— fancy lawyers who paid to silence women, private investigators and spies. Now he answers to the same system as the rest of us.
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If only Harriet Tubman could see today's front page. These women, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, are her descendants.
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Activists flew this banner over the Hollywood sign today.
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So basically: Times reporters now must try to unearth the identity of an author that our colleagues in Opinion have sworn to protect with anonymity?
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Nothing says “Rosh Hashana” like my 94-year old grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, Facetiming in Yiddish. No matter your faith, may you be inscribed for long life and a sweet new year.
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One thing I'll never forget about journalism in this era: the supportive cards, calls, and high-fives from readers (including strangers who spot the NYT badge on the subway.) To the subscriber who just left me a beautiful voicemail: thanks for making my Friday.
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This headline is headed straight for the history books.
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Dramatic protest happening outside the Weinstein trial: a Chilean feminist anthem/dance gone viral/global, created "to show rape not just as a crime against an individual woman, but the expression of a larger social issue."
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He served as a concentration camp armed guard. Made it to the US. Lived on a quiet street in Tennessee. And was just deported at 95 in what be may the last US Nazi case. I interned for these Nazi hunters in college. They are the epitome of Never Forget.
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Things we're staggered by: The courage and impact of the women who came forward. The changes we see stirring. The work of all the other winners, and the might of a free and independent press. This prize.
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Something is happening with college journalism. The level of interest was already remarkable. Now a new generation of reporters are being forged by the pandemic. They're covering whole towns, beyond campus. And they seem unafraid of confronting power.
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This weekend @mega2e and I had a secret Pulitzer celebration with our toddler girls, who inspired— and interrupted— our journalism.
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This is why all of us (me, @mega2e , @RonanFarrow , our bosses) absolutely had to prevail and publish. Great Ronan scoop.
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The ⁦ @nytimes ⁩ fact-checked Kavanaugh’s testimony and found a substantial number of answers misleading or disputed.
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The north end of Prospect Park has turned into a dance party, and every few minutes screams of joy just roll across the park, like a wave at a baseball game
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How did Harvey Weinstein rack up forty years of sexual abuse allegations? He had a lot of help. Our new investigation, just published:
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Two years after the breaking of the Weinstein story, there are still stories the public doesn’t know. Some of the common assumptions are wrong. Read Rowena Chiu, in her own words:
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New: Meet Rev. Richardson, a hospice chaplain who had to rack up “productivity points” as she tended to the dying. Her story illustrates the rise of the worker productivity score, one of the biggest expansions of employer power in generations. 🧵
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I know Paltrow/Jolie will get attention, but pls read accounts of the lesser-known women. You will not forget them.
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NEW: The legal case against Weinstein was actually a long shot. It pushed the boundaries of sex crimes prosecutions. That's why the verdict could reshape what cases are brought and which victims are heard. From @mega2e and me, on what this day means:
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Waitresses on the brutal logic of putting up with harassment by customers: "I needed the $20 tip." “A significant portion of my income is how men feel about me that day." “If you want to make the money, you’ll learn to laugh.”
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Hearing this question every day: why are bars, restaurants and gyms, which are relatively dangerous, being opened before we’ve figured out schools?
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Sometimes the front page meets the day to come.
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If only Harriet Tubman could see today's front page. These women, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, are her descendants.
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Important: The @nytimes is calling on Harvey Weinstein to release women from NDAs so they can tell their stories.
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Breaking: Lisa Bloom, who calls self "fighter for justice," tried to secretly undermine women speaking re Weinstein.
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NEW: We asked janitors from airlines to offices to Disney how things are really being cleaned as coronavirus rages. Many raised alarms and revealed glaring problems. Dirty rags. Bathrooms that are not disinfected. (Thread)
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Exclusive: this investigation took us all the way to Bezos and the heart of Amazon’s employment model. We have a lot of new information, and Twitter convention says I need to start shooting it out this second. But I don’t feel ready. (Thread.)
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To summarize: NYC schools appear safe Indoor dining and gyms do not It’s schools that have to close Why are we about to stomp on a hard-won success story and end one of the only things that’s working?
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This is what a real-life, current reparations statement looks like. It belongs to my grandma, a 97-year old victim of the Nazis. For over 50 years, she’s gotten $$ from the German government each month. “Fur Schaden” means “for harm”-- words that hint at a universe of loss.
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This Irish news broadcast closed tonight with the unfamiliar sound of a U.S. president (elect) reading poetry.
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Update: A third of the (all-male) Weinstein Company board just resigned.
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One year after Weinstein, why is the #metoo discussion still so powerful and durable, lasting longer and going further than anyone predicted? Because women keep revealing horror stories, like this nightmare account from the TV journalist Connie Chung.
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p.s.: This photo was taken by @susannecraig , who was working on the Trump tax investigation a few desks away.
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Important development re E Jean Carroll's rape allegations against Trump: the two friends she confided in, Lisa Birnbach and Carol Martin, went on the record with @mega2e . Listen to this remarkable four-way conversation:
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This is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.
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Powerful news, per @Jan_Ransom : Harvey Weinstein is being remanded straight to jail to await sentencing on March 11.
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Wow. Story to watch today: Google employees all over the world walking out at 11 am local time to protest the company’s handling of sexual misconduct as revealed by @daiwaka and @ktbenner . Pics from #googlewalkout Dublin:
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NEW: Chris Cuomo was fired three days after the network received a new accusation of sexual misconduct from a former junior colleague. This means that both Cuomo brothers have lost their positions in the wake of #metoo accusations.
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To New York Times subscribers old and new: thank you for funding the Harvey Weinstein investigation.
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Breaking: Roberta Kaplan, chair of Time's Up and co-founder of its legal defense fund, has resigned from the organization in the face of criticism over her ties to Cuomo's sexual harassment scandal.
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Just called my grandmother to check in. Holocaust survivor, refugee, patriot, turning 95. She didn’t seem to have heard what happened and I didn’t tell her.
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“I am a regular person... It all sounded like a rich person did this, but I’m just a little black girl from the South Side... We can all do this together.”
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A scene worth watching, from a reporter at @DFWAirport
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Today's front page, with a headline that many of our sources thought they'd never see.
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The obituary for Recy Taylor, the brave rape survivor Oprah just saluted.
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Reminder: Tonight is the first time a woman has competed on this stage, ever.
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The dedication of @maddow ’s new book, Blowout.
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