Blake Hounshell

Personal account. Work-related tweets over at @NYTBlake.

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

PSA: I am moving my work-related tweets over to another account, @NYTBlake. Not sure what I'm doing with this one, but it's become a bit unwieldy. Please follow me there if you are interested in politics & news.

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

Thus embracing Trump's one and only diplomatic breakthrough. Interesting.

[Patsy Widakuswara @pwidakuswara]

"Tomorrow I'll be the first American President to fly from Israel, directly to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia." - @JoeBiden

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

@JakeSherman @NYTBlake Except perhaps the occasional Phish show.

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

PSA: I am moving my work-related tweets over to another account, @NYTBlake. Not sure what I'm doing with this one, but it's become a bit unwieldy. Please follow me there if you are interested in politics & news.

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

Big news in the opinion journalism world. And big shoes to fill, in the late Fred Hiatt. David was a great editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, my hometown paper.

[David Shipley @davidjshipley]

Bittersweet news. Departing beloved Bloomberg @Opinion for The @WashingtonPost. Congratulations to @TimOBrien on the new job. This team won't miss a beat.

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

Your periodic reminder that the Delaware Court of Chancery is the least known but low-key most quietly important court in the country

[Bret Taylor @btaylor]

The Twitter Board is committed to closing the transaction on the price and terms agreed upon with Mr. Musk and plans to pursue legal action to enforce the merger agreement. We are confident we will prevail in the Delaware Court of Chancery.

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

This seems like an unfair advantage
https://t.co/Y1BIioKUSR

cc: @EllenLWeintraub

[Rick Hasen @rickhasen]

I am beyond thrilled to announce that I will serve as Director of the new "Safeguarding Democracy Project" @UCLA_Law. https://t.co/11OsqrCglf. Here is the mission statement:

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

.@jonathanweisman on the writings of Blake Masters, the hardline Republican candidate for Senate in Arizona:

https://t.co/QQyvyzUsfw

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

What about the stance, though?

[Joe Cirincione @Cirincione]

I have resigned as a Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft over the institute’s position on the Ukraine War.

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

I spoke with the irrepressible Steve Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft, whose new obsession is a kind of 'Moneyball' for American government >>>

https://t.co/kAnC7bA61D

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

Thing 1:
https://t.co/QjjJaVkCXM

Thing 2:
https://t.co/klwvtHZr2X

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

NEW: Tomight's On Politics:

I wrote about how Democrats' chances of keeping the Senate have gotten brighter in recent weeks. Will it last?

https://t.co/MLxsds7A5F

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

Those of us who have spent a lot of time in one industry have all known people like Cassidy Hutchinson — young, talented, idealistic, poised before their life experiences might suggest.

To poorly run organizations where integrity is lacking, such people are often dangerous.

[David Halbfinger @halbfinger]

In tonight’s On Politics, the great ⁦@kzernike⁩ walks ⁦@blakehounshell⁩ through the new political era on abortion. https://t.co/dmM4QEVPsa

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

@alexbward oh so you think you're a supreme court reporter now, Mr. Bigshot?

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

Well this is big:
https://t.co/YxFPHe9xtS

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

Talking to @Timodc is always as enlightening as it is entertaining, and I could easily write 5,000 more words on this nuanced and soul-searching book that has elements that touch on much more than politics:

[Tim Miller @Timodc]

Thanks to @blakehounshell for a textured take on Why We Did It that delves into the psychological and personal elements I really wanted to tease out. https://t.co/fPUZpP5Ubc

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

NEW: Welcome to the Steampunk edition of Biden in His Basement — John Fetterman's edgelord campaign for Pennsylvania Senate:

https://t.co/Z7oiLtoRgS

[Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell]

Free story idea for someone: Are my aging AirPods and intermittent cell service making me seem crazy to people on the other end of the phone?

[Jeff Smith @JeffSmithMO]

Because I've known him since childhood, the @KCStar asked if I could explain how Eric Greitens went from Obama-boosting Dem to ultra-MAGA star. Here's my take ⬇️