Matt DeRienzo
@mattderienzo
Director, http://SciLine.org. Previously @publicintegrity @hearst @lionpubs. He/him
Hmm. So it looks as if it might cost something close to $1 billion to turn Qatar's gift plane into Trump's Air Force One--and the taxpayer-funded work will be completed and the plane ready around the time Trump completes his term and the plane goes to his presidential library.
How much will it cost US taxpayers to retrofit the "free" Air Force One donated by Qatar? The Trump administration won't say. But attention is focused on a mysterious $934 million transfer from a Pentagon account. @SangerNYT @EricSchmittNYT nytimes.com/2025/07/27/us/…
At least 113 people in Gaza have now died from starvation, including dozens of children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza. Warning: this report contains distressing images
The Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University is looking for an Executive Editor. american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-Ca…
Trump didn't seem to rule out the possibility of pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence in prison after being convicted of sex trafficking charges for recruiting and grooming teenage girls to be sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein. "I’m allowed to do it,…
Research in @ScienceMagazine reveals: ▶️Congressional committees controlled by Democrats 1.8x more likely to cite science than Republican committees ▶️There's little overlap between the papers cited: 5% to 6% were cited by both parties 🔽 Much more journalistsresource.org/home/study-rev…
Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files on.wsj.com/4mcTIKV
LAST DAY TO APPLY - JULY 24 We're hiring! SciLine is seeking a Spanish/English bilingual Engagement Manager to help expand the reach of the organization’s programs to new and emerging audiences. For more information and to apply: recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1123ASEM/Jo… @aaas
NEW: Alden Global Capital's MediaNews Group is making a last-minute bid for The Dallas Morning News, which reached a deal with Hearst earlier this month. MediaNews offering $16.50 a share to Hearst's $14 nytimes.com/2025/07/22/bus…
The bipartisan Senate Select Intelligence Committee -- helmed at the time by Marco Rubio -- on the IC report at the heart of the Gabbard/Trump attacks on Obama: An "impressive accomplishment," "no politically motivated pressure," "a proper representation of the intelligence."
Extreme heat is the deadliest weather-related hazard in the U.S. Children — especially babies, younger kids, and athletes — are among those most vulnerable to heat-related illness. Here is a fact sheet from our colleagues @ClimateCentral assets.ctfassets.net/cxgxgstp8r5d/6… @iaem @NWS…
A primer for journalists covering immigrant workers in the US journalistsresource.org/home/immigrant…
NEW GALLUP POLL: the pendulum has swung drastically since last year. 🟢 just 30% want immigration decreased (55% last year) 🟢 79% of Americans think immigration is GOOD for the country (record high) 🟢 Path to citizenship (78%) beats mass deportation (38%)
A quick 🧵on new immigration polling from @Gallup. Let's start with the bad news. More Americans want to see immigration reduced (55% -- highest figure since 2001). And this, despite the US contending with labor shortages & the lowest birthrates on record. 1/
A new precision medicine approach identifies a promising #Ovarian #Cancer treatment, according to a preclinical study led by @WeillCornell investigators. Curious to know more? Check it out here: eurekalert.org/news-releases/…
this is an emergency that does not have to happen. It is unfolding now. It is not fake news, it is not bad science. It is real and it is preventable. nytimes.com/2025/07/09/wel…
As a cancer patient, access to innovative drugs can help extend your life — that is, if you have health insurance, a new study finds. Story via @AAASMassMedia Fellow @marissarussoo for @statnews statnews.com/2025/07/07/can… via @statnews
BREAKING: At least 161 people are still missing after catastrophic floods in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott says. apnews.com/article/texas-…
NEW TONIGHT: @IRS says that churches can now endorse candidates from the pulpit, carving out an exemption to a decades-old ban on politicking by tax-exempt nonprofits. nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/…
Two sentences that terrify as the father of a 3-month-old who's still too young to be vaccinated against measles: "1,277 measles cases have been confirmed as of July 5 in the United States. This is the highest level of cases we’ve seen in 33 years."