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Formerly ProPublica, The Washington Post and nearly everywhere else.

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Joined August 2014
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@marilynt2004
Marilyn Thompson
5 months
NEW from me: Donald Trump complains about violations of his free speech rights. But here’s what happened when four women of color working for his 2016 campaign challenged its policy that employees never utter a bad word about him, his family or companies.
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1/ I’ve spent a year exploring the underbelly of partisan gerrymandering. But I hadn’t seen a story like this one in Washington State. It’s a bizarre episode in a nationwide campaign to make it illegal to take race into account in drawing voting maps. 👇
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2/ OK, so in Wash State, a GOP redistricting commissioner finished work on helping make the state’s voting maps. And then he turned around and secretly engineered a lawsuit to challenge that very map. . He said he did it to try to prevent a judge from
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7/ But the GOP hasn’t given up in Washington. And this is just one of *38 cases* in 12 states that are trying to knock down the last pillar of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark civil rights law that helped give Black people full rights in this country.
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5/ So he secretly recruited a Latino GOP congressional hopeful to serve as the face of a lawsuit and helped arrange lawyers, including one of the nation’s fiercest litigators against the federal Voting Rights Act. The plaintiff did not respond to calls.
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3/ The map was the product of a compromise with Democrats that was supposed to give Latino voters fair representation. But Latino groups sued the state, saying it didn’t give them as much power as their population would warrant.
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4/ This Republican commissioner was concerned that the suit would succeed, and Latinos would get more voting power. (That tends to help Democrats.)
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6/ So far it hasn’t worked. The lawyers appealed the case to the Supreme Court, but it recently declined to take the case.
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8/ As Justin Levitt, a former DOJ official and law professor at Loyola Law School put it, “You put enough bait in the ocean, and sometimes you catch a fish.”
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5 months
2/ The campaign spent millions of donors’ cash pursuing claims against the women. Lawyers pressed for personal information. One had her bank account frozen. The scorched earth legal battles were authorized by campaign execs, who regularly briefed Trump on their status.
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4/ The campaign’s NDA was ruled invalid in a class action brought by Denson. A federal judge lifted the secrecy agreement for more than 400 employees. Denson’s case is one of two still active in federal court. (Trump campaign lawyers say they have no merit).
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3/ Jessica Denson says she was almost forced into bankruptcy after she filed a discrimination lawsuit. Campaign lawyers sued her and tried to collect a judgment that was later thrown out.
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5/ A pending case brought by former Trump campaign surrogate AJ Delgado could force disclosure of any other harassment & discrimination complaints. A judge has ordered the campaign to produce a list by May 31.
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Marilyn Thompson
8 months
10/ And if you have any tips on redistricting or other threats to democracy, email me at marilyn.thompson @propublica .org
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5 months
6/ The Trump campaign did not respond to questions. Spokesperson Steven Cheung in an emailed statement said one case filed by a former campaign worker was “an absurd and fake story.”
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Marilyn Thompson
6 years
@GovernorVA Fess up! Were you the blackface or the klansman?
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Marilyn Thompson
6 years
@GovernorVA Getting worse by the minute!
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
This wonderful group of friends —and many others not pictured—helped me through months of treatment. Then turned out to celebrate! Thanks to all.
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6 months
In Texas, there’s Eva Bonilla, a Latina leader who grew weary of GOP redistricting antics and joined a federal lawsuit. The docket shows masterful obstruction of plaintiffs’ efforts to get documents and depose witnesses. And the case drags on.
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Marilyn Thompson
6 months
What can one say about Florida’s 5th congressional district? A plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis stripped Blacks of their voting power. One judge declared it illegal, but court battles continue.
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Marilyn Thompson
6 months
The Supreme Court can’t decide if S.C. Republicans created a racial gerrymander to control Rep. Nancy Mace’s district. “Inaction can be as consequential as an adverse action,” says Wilfred Codrington III, an expert in the Purcell principle.
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Marilyn Thompson
6 months
In SC, meet Tai Scott, plaintiff in the NAACP’s lawsuit against the GOP legislature. He lives in Nancy Mace’s white-dominated district. Says she’s done nothing for his community. Yet she’s the favorite in a racially gerrymandered district.
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
@LadyHuaynate I posted a picture of the dish! So sorry that some made snide comments about it. I intend to try it again now that i see the passion it inspires. Or make it myself if I can find the right recipe.
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Marilyn Thompson
6 months
Thank you @iarnsdorf for acknowledging me in your outstanding first book, Finish What We Started. Editors live for this. The most rewarding thing is seeing great reporters develop and prosper, as you have. With deepest admiration.
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Marilyn Thompson
6 months
Look closely at the court battle over election maps in Washington state’s Yakima Valley. A judge ordered a new map for 2024 to correct decades of discrimination against Latinos. The GOP’s attempt to overturn the order continues.
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
A new series: dogs I admire but do not own. Meet Murray, consumer of news. Owner Eric Umansky.
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Marilyn Thompson
5 years
@hvogell Heather is meticulous, scrupulously fair and a joy to work with. Kudos! You did it!
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Marilyn Thompson
6 months
NC Democrat Wiley Nickel, gerrymandered out of his House seat, fights back with a bill to create independent redistricting commissions in every state. Not much chance in a GOP-controlled Congress.
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
As firing squads resurface in a SC execution, this death penalty piece by @iarnsdorf is worth a fresh look.
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
with incredible hospital reporting by ⁦⁦ @jenny_deam ⁩ , we tell the story of the State House and the Hospital as Covid-19 swept in.
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
Edible arrangement w Unicorns. Thank you ProPublica!
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
Barbara Walters once sent $1000 to a homeless teenager I wrote about. He lived with his disabled brother and sick mom in a decrepit hotel. Such generosity. RIP.
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
@Dreddpooh @LadyHuaynate yes i have learned that lesson.
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
So very proud of Isaac Arnsdorf, who has worked with me at several stops. He is smart and determined, and this will be a great book. He sees the big picture. Congrats to all!
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Isaac Arnsdorf
3 years
Some personal news... I'm writing a book about this crucial moment in American politics. Reporting from inside the halls of power and on the ground around the country. Thank you @cheneyagency , @littlebrown , @propublica
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
Special thanks to photographer ⁦⁦ @davidmcswane ⁩, author of Pandemic Inc., who took time out to deliver a gift—a 130-piece tool kit! Seen here with key organizer ⁦ @iarnsdorf
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Marilyn Thompson
6 months
In the Yakima Valley, Susan Soto Palmer has waited years for an election map that’s fair to her Latino community. The wait continues, as appeals drag on.
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
Excited to see ProPublica’s @fieldsrobin return to reporting after a long run as managing editor.
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Marilyn Thompson
5 months
Justice Kagan in her blistering dissent of the racial gerrymandering decision: “What a message to send to state legislators and mapmakers about racial gerrymandering…those actors will often have an incentive to use race as a proxy to achieve partisan ends.”
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
During a godawful year, ProPublica’s DC team did extraordinary work. Thanks to all.
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
@Sulliview Frame this: @Sulliview “Journalists simply can’t allow themselves to be megaphones or stenographers. They have to be dedicated truth-tellers, using clear language, plenty of context and thoughtful framing to get that truth across.”
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
using a cold day to dig into Lise Olsen’s fabulous Code of Silence. Disturbing look at how women are treated by some federal judges. Well done Lise!
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
Journalists with dogs have more fun than I do. Sadie and Saffron meet. “Dogs I like but do not own.”
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
Really hard to say goodbye to both @iarnsdorf and @lydiadepillis in a single month! but wish them the best at @washingtonpost and @nytimes
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
David McSwane tells it like it is in Pandemic Inc., just arrived.
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Marilyn Thompson
10 years
Hillary Clinton's Brooklyn via @POLITICO for iOS http://t.co/uLFL7lz4eJ
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Marilyn Thompson
9 years
Clinton Foundation on collision course with campaign via @POLITICO for iOS
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Marilyn Thompson
6 years
Who covered this campaign and neglected to do basic scrubbing? Just asking.
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
NPR’s ⁦ @johnson_carrie ⁩ catches up with award-winning NPR editor ⁦ @cherylwt ⁩ as The Post’s Jeff Leen (awesome) listens in..
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
Escape ..after two years of entrapment.
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
4) Dogs I like but do not own. Beagle Susan. Owner ⁦ @kmcgrory ⁩. New ProPublica reporter, new dog.
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
@JamesVGrimaldi ⁩ (with raised hand) was a huge help during my treatment. pictured here with CBS investigative editor Matt Mosk, Post DME ⁦ @Barbara_Vobejda ⁩, Princeton’s Joe Stephens, ⁦ @yjtorbati ⁩ and ⁦⁦ @davidmcswane
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Marilyn Thompson
6 years
@clairelyperlman @thebeenster 3/ I’m one of the LRN editors, and I want to reiterate: We want to work with newsrooms big & small, in all mediums. (no national newsrooms, but all others are fair game) Send questions here: local.reporting @propublica .org.
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Marilyn Thompson
5 months
Thanks to @MikeBalsamo1 and @CaroleFeldman for staging a beautiful celebration of life for my old friend Will Lester.
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
@kyledcheney @kyledcheney is doing such a fine job —covering the hell out of Jan. 6 committee.
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
another book you will want to read— from our small kickass ProPublica Wasington team. J. David McSwane on the trail of pandemic profiteers. Riveting!
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
part 3: Dogs I like but do not own. Saffron, beautiful, warm comfort dog. Owner @yjtorbati . Likes: Kleenex, white paper towels.
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
desert life. warm winds. spectacular views.
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
@AdrianaMarces @Dr_Otorongo_ @LadyHuaynate really wasn’t making fun, so sorry if it came across that way.
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
Dogs I Like but do not own. Otto, owner ⁦⁦⁦⁦ @Reinlwapo ⁩. Special needs dog. Very sweet.
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Marilyn Thompson
9 years
Sources: Roger Stone quit, wasn't fired by Donald Trump in campaign shakeup via @POLITICO for iOS http://t.co/swwDRg49QI
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Marilyn Thompson
8 years
There is $313 million sitting in the stagnant presidential campaign election fund. Candidates don't want to use it! Where should money go?
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Marilyn Thompson
6 months
Isaac Arnsdorf explains the evolution of the MAGA movement to a packed house on a beautiful spring afternoon.
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Marilyn Thompson
9 years
Hillary campaign wants donors to pay for their own food, parking via @POLITICO for iOS http://t.co/LCvgrgNUSg
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
Pt. 5: Dogs I like but do not own. Tommy, half Shih Tzu , half Yorkshire terrier or “Shorkey..” Owner: WSJ legend @JamesVGrimaldi . Helpful neighbor dog, hates snow.
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Marilyn Thompson
6 months
So proud of @iarnsdorf as he promotes a groundbreaking first book that explains Donald Trump’s reemergence. Important and beautifully told. Congrats Isaac!
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Marilyn Thompson
9 years
Judge explodes over Hillary email delays via @POLITICO for iOS http://t.co/BPFGcerCnQ
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Marilyn Thompson
7 months
Newspapers live on in Ireland.
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Marilyn Thompson
5 months
Backroom deals can backfire when a Black Dem barters with a GOP legislature. Ask Rep. James Clyburn, whose efforts to control his district are detailed in today’s South Carolina racial gerrymandering decision. We wrote about it here:
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
Distinguished ⁦ @scotusreporter ⁩ chats with political sage Maralee Schwartz. Princeton journalism czar ⁦ @Joe_Stephens ⁩ in the foreground. also my son Andy making a point.
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Marilyn Thompson
8 years
Goodbye shorenstein! Thanks for inspiring all of us at a truly great university!
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
Kevin and Ruth McCoy. Superior people.
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Liberal justices take a stand on the vague “Purcell principle” in the Louisiana decision. How much time do states have before elections to fix discriminatory maps? They say it still isn’t too late. We wrote about Purcell’s impact.
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6 months
What happens to book sales when Steve Bannon endorses your book and tells listeners to rush out and get it? He described it as fair with “extraordinary” reporting? Watch @iarnsdorf take off.
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
pt. 6: Dogs I Like But Do Not Own. Name: Bagel. Owner: @mrsimon22 Propublican Mollie Simon. Bagel enjoys stomach rubs.
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
Alaska Daily: “And I thought, wouldn’t it be interesting to really get to know who are these journalists, specifically involved in local journalism.” Cool.
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
@j_g_allen @AlecMacGillis @zeynep “Alison Young, an investigative reporter who has long covered lab incidents, wrote that from 2015 to 2019, there were more than 450 reported accidents with pathogens that the federal government regulates because of their danger.”
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@marilynt2004
Marilyn Thompson
3 years
@edyong209 @charlesornstein Thank you for not dismissing this subject as a story already told by so many. Masterful.
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@marilynt2004
Marilyn Thompson
2 years
more tributes to women in this support group, who kept my spirits up. ⁦ @Reinlwapo ⁩ makes a mean quiche. and ⁦ @SchmidtSue1 ⁩ helped me rediscover the joy of “going to lunch.” all of these women are truly awesome.
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
If you check the box on your tax return to donate $3 to fund presidential elections, the money just sits there. $400 million and counting.
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
@damianpaletta @yabutaleb7 Great thread Damian and cannot wait to watch. Congrats!
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
County Carlow St. Paddy’s Day, courtesy of adventurous Anne.
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
a moment of beauty when the world seems nuts.
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How a Corporate Law Firm Led a Political Revolution
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
So great to see @bydarrylfears on this list and getting the recognition he deserves.
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Marilyn Thompson
2 years
The Washington Press Club Foundation is pleased to announce Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina will be the headliners at the 77th Annual Congressional Dinner on February 8, 2023, in Washington, D.C.
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Marilyn Thompson
8 years
Fascinating tale of what happens to that $3 you check off on your income taxes for presidential campaigns. C-span, 9:15 a m.
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Marilyn Thompson
3 years
CATS I like. Alice. tabby cat found as kitten in Washington Heights. Owner ProPublica tech czar ⁦ @jimnorrisiv ⁩. Likes: warm appliances.
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Marilyn Thompson
5 years
@DLind Great day one!
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