Paul Overberg

Expat Jersey guy, Rutgers grad, father of twins, news data hunter-gatherer-farmer-chef-server, especially demographics. Long @USATODAY, now @WSJ

[Brenna T. Smith @brenna__smith]

For the last year, the Trump administration claimed that immigration officers have been under attack.

Vehicle rammings. Bitten fingers. All signs of a rampant uptick in assaults against federal officers.

The government has labeled alleged perpetrators on X as "domestic terrorists" and "extremists."

But, who are they?

Citizens — for the most part. Yet none have been convicted at trial.

Read our latest story to learn how the Department of Homeland Security, created to protect Americans, has turned its force against them. 👇

https://t.co/zNx0axDsJk

cc @HannaCritch @emmatscott @bellecushing @kdombsadof

[Rebecca Ballhaus @rebeccaballhaus]

When Binance this spring struck a deal for MGX, an Emirati state investor, to buy a minority stake in the crypto exchange, it asked that the $2 billion purchase price be paid using the Trump crypto company’s USD1 stablecoin, catapulting the product, people familiar with the transaction said.

People close to the transaction at the time privately expressed confusion about MGX’s choice of USD1 and sought to understand why the stablecoin had been selected.

A lawyer for Binance denied any impropriety and said Binance “did not control the stablecoin chosen by MGX.”MGX said it selected USD1 after examining factors including “business suitability.” 

https://t.co/fbvmzSUyGN

[Arian Campo-Flores @acampoflores]

North Platte, Neb., pins its hopes on a slaughterhouse, which promises an economic jolt but represents a risky bet, w/@scottmcalvert @PatThomas1318 https://t.co/ETq1CbAjg1 via @WSJ

[Michelle Hackman @MHackman]

NEW: The Trump administration is going to require immigrants in the country illegally to submit their information to a new government registration system. Failure to comply could result in up to $5,000 in fines and up to six months in prison time https://t.co/6lVtpcfzQ8

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[Liz Essley Whyte @l_e_whyte]

Just feel I should document this personal record.

Four major @wsj scoops, one week.

[Michelle Hackman @MHackman]

ICYMI from yesterday: Trump admin health officials are attempting to build a case that outbreaks of the measles and tuberculosis justify reviving title 42, Trump's pandemic era border policy that blocked migrants from asking for asylum. W/@l_e_whyte https://t.co/rfAKoXnq3M

[Liz Essley Whyte @l_e_whyte]

NEW - White House preparing executive order to fire thousands of federal health agency workers

With @betswrites

[Richard Rubin @RichardRubinDC]

Link:

https://t.co/sqRCnQ2KMW

[Nidhi Subbaraman @NidhiSubs]

NEW: Ranga Dias, a physics professor who claimed he had discovered a room-temperature superconductor, is out at the University of Rochester https://t.co/0qSGKq95bW

[Liz Essley Whyte @l_e_whyte]

I support this homeschooling method.

[Rob Barry @rob_barry]

Want to uncover hidden patterns in complex data? We're seeking a Senior Data Journalist to join our award-winning WSJ data team! If you love developing creative natural experiments and using causal inference to explain real-world phenomena, check it out. https://t.co/iSVHatGxNl

[John West @JohnWest]

Call it Field of Bad Dreams: Harris tried to build it, but they just didn’t come.

https://t.co/E4IsDMZ9C0

In every core blue bloc, voters didn’t turn out. The electorate that did shifted toward Trump—an analysis of vote data from me, @karadapena, @maureenlinke, and @rob_barry.

[Stefanie Ilgenfritz @stefaniei]

Labs that test legal marijuana appear to be underreporting dangerous mold contamination, a WSJ analysis found https://t.co/g8ypEv8wDJ via @WSJ

[Liz Essley Whyte @l_e_whyte]

New from me:

Need a new artery? A lab-grown blood vessel might be the solution in the future. https://t.co/DGt6lWafOz via @WSJ

[Ben Welsh @palewire]

I never met a nerd who loved their database more than David loved TRAC. This guy was a real one.

[Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg]

A dye that gives Cheetos their orangey color makes the skin of mice transparent, according to Stanford researchers. @nidhisubs reports for #WSJScienceShorts https://t.co/NRTVvlremK via @WSJ e

[Brian McGill @brian_mcgill]

Share of personal income that comes from government safety-net programs in 1970, 2000 and 2022, respectively. Counties with 25% or more (gold) goes from 1% in 1970 to 53% in 2022. https://t.co/IHrxzOoz1z

[Sudeep Reddy @Reddy]

Neil King was an extraordinarily talented journalist. Working alongside him was the privilege of a lifetime.

But his time after leaving a newsroom left me even more awestruck — by his courage, clarity and beautiful writing.

A 🧵with some of my favorites https://t.co/uI5vQkAsTA

[Paul Overberg @poverberg]

Keep reading to find out what happened to a missing cat named Miss Sassy ...

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Springfield, Ohio said it wasn’t true. The Trump campaign spread it anyway. How a viral rumor about pet-eating migrants took over a town. https://t.co/O6rkw09bvg https://t.co/O6rkw09bvg

[Nidhi Subbaraman @NidhiSubs]

The Earth vibrated for 9 days in September last year. Why? https://t.co/sXBxajTFhl @eniiler reports