Jamie Tarabay
Reporter at Bloomberg News, covering influence, natsec et al in Washington DC. On Signal at pavlovawithkiwis.55
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Great work here from @megankstack.bsky.social on her latest trip to China and the private and public gathering of our most intimate details. "China should be a reminder that promises of safety and convenience can camouflage the machinery of political abuse." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/o...
- 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...
- 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...
- “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...
- “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...
- 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/...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Breaking: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- It was "Clutch for the Rams," and endless praise for #coloradostate - ignoring Clifford's horrendous earlier elbow, then this magnificent buzzer beater from #Queen left commentators speechless. Felt like everyone was against the #terps during this game. youtu.be/bHzSLFMpodU?... #marchmadness #ncaa
- Elayne and Aviendha getting on THAT well is definitely not in the books … #thewheeloftime
- This is a gift link, we will continue to update this article as more Thiel names emerge:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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:
- Tesla and SpaceX relied on undocumented labor, Julia Love reports:
- 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
- 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.
- Folks, check your @linkedin.com settings news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-...
- 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...
- If Republicans have their way, @SECGov rules that force companies to quickly disclose data breaches will be toast under the #Trump administration. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
- 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...
- 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...
- The agency described the intrusion as a “major cybersecurity incident,” since it was attributed to a state-sponsored actor, according to the letter, which was reviewed by Bloomberg News. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... This is the best episode I’ve ever listened to, and it includes the one I did too. #thedaily @nytimes.com
- The @nytimes.com really compared a former Al Qaeda leader to Zelensky …. #syria www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/w...
- Bitcoin hits 100K www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
