Sam Easter

Freelance journalist. Reporting: @NYTimes @WashingtonPost @TheDailyBeast @VICE @grmagazine. Contributing reporter, @GFHerald. [email protected]

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Eleven inmates have escaped from a New Orleans jail and are considered armed and dangerous, officials said https://t.co/IjN7GSqKO1

[Sam Easter @SamKWEaster]

Good lord Felix writes so good

[Felix Kent @fkent750]

I wrote about middle-aged hobbies for Defector: https://t.co/N4gdyVNgec

[Sam Easter @SamKWEaster]

New frontiers in bad PR pitches

[Sam Easter @SamKWEaster]

It's just in the past few years that Grand Forks has really, truly started to move past the Flood of 1997. And in the meantime, its star has faded. That doesn't justify anything the city is doing, but I think it does help explain it.

[Sam Easter @SamKWEaster]

I think @MitchKSmith did a wonderful job covering Fufeng and Grand Forks for the NYT. If you haven't read it yet, you should: https://t.co/tYtynqS0kZ

[Sam Easter @SamKWEaster]

Now take a look at Fargo and Bismarck, and you'll start to see why city leaders would ignore multiple lawsuits and pushback over China to jump on this deal:

[Joshua Boschee @JoshBoschee]

Thank you @RepArmstrongND for your vote in support of codifying the recognition of same-sex marriage at the federal level!

There’s still work to be done at the state level as NoDak’s Constitution defines marriage as between man and woman

[Sam Easter @SamKWEaster]

@maphumanintent Ross, with all sincerity: I am reporting on this in good faith, and will *happily* write about a negative CFIUS review if that's where this all leads. In the meantime I am genuinely unsure what more you want from me. I hope you have a pleasant rest of your week.

[Sam Easter @SamKWEaster]

But I have zero patience for Kennedy's claims that we are not doing our jobs.

Ross: if you want to call me up, you know my number! In the meantime, thank you for reading our work and supporting local journalism. https://t.co/mXUhveP7nv

[HUNTSMAN 🇺🇲 @maphumanintent]

For being just "a blogger and a supply chain guy", it sure seems like everything I said would happen months ago is now occurring:

CFIUS review
National spotlight
Senate letters
DOD inquiries

Now why might that be?

You're a smart lad, Sam.

I'm sure you'll figure it out.

[Sam Easter @SamKWEaster]

I see Ross Kennedy has decided to respond to something from the Herald! Too bad it wasn't our multiple emails/texts seeking comment earlier this summer. Anyways, let's talk about him.

[HUNTSMAN 🇺🇲 @maphumanintent]

The Herald has dutifully repeated false talking points from city officials and Fufeng personnel numerous times, performed very little actual investigative work, and provided the city a platform to smear opponents of the project.

Don't break your arm patting yourself on the back.

[Sam Easter @SamKWEaster]

I cannot stress enough how open-minded I am to any evidence that Fufeng Group will engage in espionage, or any arguments that this plant poses a trade/ethical concern. I have given those ideas their fair hearing, and will continue to do so!