Jesse Eisinger

We wrote about, in the end, pretty outrageous things like Paul figured out that you were more likely to be audited if you were a member of the working poor, if you were making $20,000 or $30,000 a year than if you were making $500,000 a year. And why was that the case?

The shorthand way to think about it is that over a decade, Republicans, mainly with the kind of passive acceptance of Democrats, gutted the IRS to the point where the tax collection system of the United States was... almost completely incapacitated. So we had no ability to either oversee or audit or police the wealthy and corporations when they were trying to avoid or evade taxes.

The shorthand way to think about it is that over a decade, Republicans, mainly with the kind of passive acceptance of Democrats, gutted the IRS to the point where the tax collection system of the United States was... almost completely incapacitated. So we had no ability to either oversee or audit or police the wealthy and corporations when they were trying to avoid or evade taxes.

The shorthand way to think about it is that over a decade, Republicans, mainly with the kind of passive acceptance of Democrats, gutted the IRS to the point where the tax collection system of the United States was... almost completely incapacitated. So we had no ability to either oversee or audit or police the wealthy and corporations when they were trying to avoid or evade taxes.

And we wrote that series of stories. It was read by a few important people in Washington and then one person who was really stirred to act, and they gave us all the taxes of the wealthy.

And we wrote that series of stories. It was read by a few important people in Washington and then one person who was really stirred to act, and they gave us all the taxes of the wealthy.

And we wrote that series of stories. It was read by a few important people in Washington and then one person who was really stirred to act, and they gave us all the taxes of the wealthy.

A signal message pops up and asks if this is Jesse Isinger from ProPublica, and the person says they want to give me something. And, you know, I always answer those things.

A signal message pops up and asks if this is Jesse Isinger from ProPublica, and the person says they want to give me something. And, you know, I always answer those things.

A signal message pops up and asks if this is Jesse Isinger from ProPublica, and the person says they want to give me something. And, you know, I always answer those things.

I get it a lot. And 90% of it is that when I walk down the street, I'm being monitored by the FBI. Oh, people who are just like not well. Yeah. Yeah. So most people are unwell. And then... Nine out of 10 who are not on Whale have something that is of some importance in a local or modest setting, but doesn't rise to the level of a ProPublica project or of national importance.

I get it a lot. And 90% of it is that when I walk down the street, I'm being monitored by the FBI. Oh, people who are just like not well. Yeah. Yeah. So most people are unwell. And then... Nine out of 10 who are not on Whale have something that is of some importance in a local or modest setting, but doesn't rise to the level of a ProPublica project or of national importance.

I get it a lot. And 90% of it is that when I walk down the street, I'm being monitored by the FBI. Oh, people who are just like not well. Yeah. Yeah. So most people are unwell. And then... Nine out of 10 who are not on Whale have something that is of some importance in a local or modest setting, but doesn't rise to the level of a ProPublica project or of national importance.

But I'll get two, three tips like that a week. What was the first sign with this message that this was actually substantial? It took a while. So the person said that they wanted to send me something. And I said, sure, hoping it wasn't going to be anthrax. And then an envelope arrived, which is always kind of exciting. That doesn't happen very frequently. Again, it's never happened to me.

But I'll get two, three tips like that a week. What was the first sign with this message that this was actually substantial? It took a while. So the person said that they wanted to send me something. And I said, sure, hoping it wasn't going to be anthrax. And then an envelope arrived, which is always kind of exciting. That doesn't happen very frequently. Again, it's never happened to me.

But I'll get two, three tips like that a week. What was the first sign with this message that this was actually substantial? It took a while. So the person said that they wanted to send me something. And I said, sure, hoping it wasn't going to be anthrax. And then an envelope arrived, which is always kind of exciting. That doesn't happen very frequently. Again, it's never happened to me.

I feel jealous. And I put the envelope aside and forgot about it. And then a couple of months later, a few months later, the Signal message pops up again, and there's a lot of cloak and dagger stuff about how the plan is going to be activated now.

I feel jealous. And I put the envelope aside and forgot about it. And then a couple of months later, a few months later, the Signal message pops up again, and there's a lot of cloak and dagger stuff about how the plan is going to be activated now.

I feel jealous. And I put the envelope aside and forgot about it. And then a couple of months later, a few months later, the Signal message pops up again, and there's a lot of cloak and dagger stuff about how the plan is going to be activated now.

Yeah, like, I'm going forward. I've decided to go forward. I'm now ready to move to phase two or something, you know, something like that. And are you kind of thinking, like... Oh, I'm thinking cranked.