Ted Mann
@thetrough
reporter @business. lapsed philadelphian. on signal: whereisted.01
The MAHA Report Has Been Updated With Fresh Errors — @MargaretManto and @emilyykennard of @NOTUSreports notus.org/health-science…
Musk is out (or so he says). But the DOGE mindset remains, evident in gutted agencies and a demoralized workforce. “Nobody else in the world is doing this kind of thing. And it’s basically going to get shelved.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Tom Robbins, one of the all-time great New York City reporters, has died. He rattled the powerful and gave voice to the powerless. He cared, and it showed in every word he wrote. I'll miss him, but so will this entire city. journalism.cuny.edu/2025/05/in-mem…
wrote a bit about why i don't buy the "he's back to his companies/he's leaving washington" narrative.
This is a very smart and beautiful piece of writing and reporting. You should read it.
Here is the cover of this week’s @NYTmag. If you haven’t read my story, I hope you’ll make time for it. (Gift link) nytimes.com/2025/05/20/mag…
"Quite possibly, the cartoonists were screwed." A great, bittersweet tale on the origins and uncertain fate of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim.
Five years after its launch, Max is throwing in the towel on kids programming. What’s that mean for the future of Cartoon Network? My deep dive on the precarious state of a beloved animation brand: shorturl.at/LUeet
Someone should tell Mr. Riverkeeper about combined sewer overflows!
Mother’s Day hike in Dumbarton Oaks Park with Amaryllis, Bobby, Kick, and Jackson, and a swim with my grandchildren, Bobcat and Cassius in Rock Creek.
New York City's Campaign Finance Board just ruled that Andrew Cuomo's mayoral campaign improperly coordinated with his Fix the City super PAC on an ad earlier this month, and are withholding more than $620,000 of public matching funds from his campaign.
kinda weird that major figures in our political and justice systems now regularly tweet in this tone that sounds like an 8 year old boy issuing declarations from atop a snow fort
The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey this afternoon. He has willingly chosen to disregard the law. That will not stand in this…
Not far from Ellis Island, the “Golden Door” for 12 million immigrants, things are looking up for a growth industry in today’s America: prisons bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
State and local governments reliant on $1 trillion a year in federal support are preparing for deep budget cuts: bloomberg.com/news/features/… by @thetrough @sdonnan @the_nazmul #muniland
if you or anyone you know has been impacted by the Amtrak layoffs and want to chat about your experience, don’t hesitate to reach out.
Amtrak is laying off 20% of its top-level executives, targeting $100 million in spending cuts as Trump threatens the hard-fought infrastructure funding the railroad has been counting on. w @srimtaylor bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Amtrak is laying off 20% of its top-level executives, targeting $100 million in spending cuts as Trump threatens the hard-fought infrastructure funding the railroad has been counting on. w @srimtaylor bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Our analysis, with @sdonnan and @thetrough, shows signs of a pullback in funding under Trump: “The US in February made just $4.3 billion in new, binding funding commitments to state and local governments, a 57.5% decline from the same month a year earlier.”bloomberg.com/news/features/…
State and local governments reliant on $1 trillion a year in federal support are preparing for deep budget cuts — particularly for crucial programs unaligned with Donald Trump's MAGA agenda bloomberg.com/news/features/…
One ship, $417m in tariffs. The OOCL Violet docked in Long Beach on April 24 and is one of the first ships to arrive from China since 145% tariffs went into effect. Spectacular data viz by my @business colleague @andretartar & team. bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-…
Andrew Cuomo holds $3 million of undisclosed options in a startup that aspires to build portable nuclear reactors bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
‘A first-class reporter and an even better person.’ N.J. mourns political reporter Matt Arco nj.com/news/2025/05/a…
**anthropomorphize the infrastructures**
Red Line: Expect delays to Shady Grove because of a train experiencing a brake problem at Judiciary Square.
This is a key chart from the Richmond Fed's manufacturing survey. It shows business leaders expect their profit margins to get eaten alive, as input costs soar, with minimal ability to increase their own sales prices