Byron Tau
@ByronTau
🧐 investigative reporter at the @ap in dc author of 'means of control' https://bit.ly/buyMoC. signal: byrontau.01
It's publication day for Means of Control. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706321/m… Here it is at every stage. From left to right: June 2021 book proposal, Jan 2022 outline and reporting plan, October 2022 first draft, Fall 2023 galley and then the finished book. On shelves today!
Grok agrees that the AP's recent fact check of DNI Gabbard is accurate. apnews.com/article/gabbar…
Based on my review of the declassified documents, AP article, DNI press release, and cross-checks from FactCheck.org and Senate reports: Yes, the AP's assessment is accurate. Gabbard's claims of a "treasonous conspiracy" and assessment shift are unsupported; they…
Gabbard's claims of an anti-Trump conspiracy are not supported by declassified documents via @ByronTau @ETuckerAP apnews.com/article/gabbar…
Latest for @AP: ICE officials will have access to all 79 million Medicaid enrollees' personal data, including addresses and ethnicities, according to an extraordinary agreement signed on Monday. w/ @kimberlykindy apnews.com/article/immigr…
Foreign contractors, including those based in China, are allowed to write code for Pentagon cloud computer systems run by Microsoft so long as they are supervised by an American "escort" who often lacks the tech skills to know what the code does. propublica.org/article/micros…
New: We read hundreds of documents and spoke with cross-section of participants in the Jeffrey Epstein case to try to understand what AG Bondi meant when she cited tens of thousands of videos of him with children What we found: bit.ly/4ez4xEy W/@aedurkinricher
Donald Trump’s administration this week provided deportation officials with personal data -- including the immigration status -- on millions of Medicaid enrollees, a move that could make it easier to locate people as part of his immigration crackdown. apnews.com/article/medica…
US-backed Israeli company’s spyware used to target European journalists, Citizen Lab finds. apnews.com/article/spywar…
An analysis by the @AP shows that 30 of Trump’s 150 executive orders have cited some kind of emergency power or authority. That rate far outpaces his recent predecessors. w/ @ByronTau @ChrisMegerian apnews.com/article/trump-…
Tremendous reporting from @joel_schectman and @aviswanatha on how Pentagon pranks, coverups and in some cases deliberate disinformation fed to American citizens fueled interest in UFOs. wsj.com/politics/natio…
"The result is a redefinition of how presidents can wield power. Instead of responding to an unforeseen crisis, Trump is using emergency powers to supplant Congress’ authority and advance his agenda" @ByronTau @seungminkim @ChrisMegerian apnews.com/article/trump-…
The 911 presidency: Trump flexes emergency powers in his second term via @byrontau @seungminkim @chrismegerian apnews.com/article/trump-…
UFO myths gripped America for decades, and the Pentagon finally figured out where a lot of them came from. It was the Pentagon. on.wsj.com/3Zkwutv