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Rachel Monroe

@rachelmonroe.bsky.social
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The duke of dark corners / Texas writer for the New Yorker / Co-host of Bad Therapist podcast badtherapistpod.bsky.social

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Texas Highways @texashighways.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is the world of dark tourism, luring visitors eager to engage with all things mystifying and macabre. @asherelbein.bsky.social @rachelmonroe.bsky.social texashighways.com/travel/do-yo...
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Go On a Haunted Texas Road Trip
Travel through the spookier side of the state on cursed ships, in haunted hotels, and at sites of alleged paranormal activity
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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 24/09/2026
this makes me angry. But more than that, even, this makes me so sad in a way I find hard to articulate.
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Stephen Judkins @stephenjudkins.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Icelandic Wikipedia appears to have an article about every known murder in Iceland going back to at least the 1970s
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Morð á Íslandi - Wikipedia, frjálsa alfræðiritið
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Natalie Weiner @natalieweiner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
my debut for the @newrepublic.com! on Dolly, and how she was always entirely herself even in a world that wasn't ready for it newrepublic.com/article/2147...
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Dolly Parton Never Wavered
From making music to launching a huge literacy program, the singer always took her work seriously. Eventually, the rest of us caught up.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 22/08/2026
Rodeos, powwows, and firework displays marked America’s Semiquincentennial across the nation. Could the festivities accommodate the nation’s contradictions? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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The Big, Dumb, Gluttonous Fun of America’s Semiquincentennial
The big, dumb, gluttonous fun of America’s Semiquincentennial.
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RMJ @rmccarthyjames.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Ok I guess I better ask: Does anyone want a couple thousand words from the world's foremost axe murder expert* on the new Ryan Murphy Lizzie Borden thing? *(I assume I'm running unopposed here)
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 21/08/2026
For America’s Semiquincentennial, Rachel Monroe visited what has been called “the best little town in the West. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/DKQJeV
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The Big, Dumb, Gluttonous Fun of America’s Semiquincentennial
The big, dumb, gluttonous fun of America’s Semiquincentennial.
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Born Broke Again @bornbrokeagain.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
One of the best New Yorker essays in a long time. "Native Americans serve in the military at a high rate compared with other ethnic groups, and I asked him why he thought that was. 'It’s that warrior tradition that we have,' he said, then paused. 'And the extreme poverty.'"
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Rachel Monroe @rachelmonroe.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
For the USA's 250th I went to a fair, a rodeo, a parade, and a powwow, and had a strange complicated very American time www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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The Big, Dumb, Gluttonous Fun of America’s Semiquincentennial
The big, dumb, gluttonous fun of America’s Semiquincentennial.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 17/08/2026
The big, dumb, gluttonous fun of America’s Semiquincentennial. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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The Big, Dumb, Gluttonous Fun of America’s Semiquincentennial
The big, dumb, gluttonous fun of America’s Semiquincentennial.
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Ben Johnson @benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
more on the outrage of possibly destroying the Porvenir massacre site. See link for a correction to the idea that the US cavalry rather than the Rangers were responsible. bigbendsentinel.com/2026/08/11/w...
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Wall path planned through Porvenir massacre site
An expedition of activists sets out to tour the historic site with contractors Porvenir (Victor Kulagin video) It was bitterly cold that January night in 1918, somewhere in the low twenties, as 15 men...
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Mónica C. Camacho @mc2x.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New from @theborderchronicle.bsky.social: Wall Watch is a community-powered mapping project to document wall construction, buoy barrier installation, and other infrastructure at the U.S.-Mexico border. Continuously verified and updated wallwatch.theborderchronicle.com
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Wall Watch — The Border Chronicle
Community-powered tracking of US/Mexico border wall construction, surveillance technology, and infrastructure.
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Oliver Daddow @oliverdaddowauthor.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
My 5-star review of 'Savage Appetites' by @rachelmonroe.bsky.social. A unique book that's both an excellent read and superbly insightful. www.oliverdaddowauthor.co.uk/savage-appet...
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Savage Appetites | Dr Oliver Daddow
An excellent book examining the causes of murder obsession, its impact on those who experience it and the consequences for wider society. The darker side of murder obsession (notably copycat killers) ...
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Right now, for $25, you can get two years of Texas Monthly in print + two unlimited digital subscriptions + access to a half-century of online archives. For. Twenty. Five. Dollars. subscription.texasmonthly.com/servlet/Orde...
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Rachel Monroe @rachelmonroe.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I had a great time talking to the kind people at NCPR, a public radio network very close to my heart. Rural radio is so great, and so necessary! www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...
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North Words: Forensic science began with dollhouses. Seriously.
Journalist Rachel Monroe comes to Blue Mountain Lake to give a talk about the mother of forensic science, Frances Glessner Lee.
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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
‘Anthropic described the project as “our effort to disruptively scan all the world’s books” in an internal memo, which noted “we do not want it to be known that we are pursuing this project”.’
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Alastair Coote @alastair.is · 27/07/2026
Am I having a stroke
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Local mom who gifted retired NYPD cop's innocent son the bike he rode before he was fatally shot rages at
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The Border Chronicle @theborderchronicle.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
BREAKING🚨: 120 buoys staged for Trump's Rio Grande floating barrier broke loose near Eagle Pass, closing bridges. They're drifting toward Laredo, where officials declared an emergency, expecting them at the Colombia Bridge by Sunday, threatening water supplies & trade. Read full story: 🔗🦂
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Breaking News: Laredo on Alert as Trump's Buoys Cause Chaos on the Rio Grande, Close International Bridges
Hundreds of massive orange buoys staged for a controversial DHS floating barrier project broke free near Eagle Pass and are now drifting toward Laredo, threatening bridges, commerce, drinking water su...
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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
30 years for moving some zines www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Jordan Green @byjordangreen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Today, 8 anti-ICE activists facing decades in prison go up for sentencing. Most are only loosely connected to the offense at the heart of their terrorism convictions. Many observers point to the Prairieland case as a template for Trump's crackdown on dissent. www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
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Trump DOJ's plot to imprison ICE protesters for life hit by last-minute blow
Eight activists convicted of terrorism-related charges and rioting for their role in a noise demonstration outside an ICE facility, at which a local police officer was shot, face up to life in prison ...
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
This is bad. Three Washington state protesters have been found guilty of federal conspiracy charges for sitting in front of a bus taking people to an immigration detention center in Tacoma, and now face 6 years. Six others took plea deals rather than going to trial. newrepublic.com/post/211138/...
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Anti-ICE Protesters Found Guilty in Case That Guts Free Speech Rights
Three protesters were convicted of federal conspiracy charges.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 29/05/2026
The largest crowdfunded television project ever was the first season of “The Chosen,” a drama about the life of Jesus Christ. The show paved the way for a new era of faith-based filmmaking. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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How “The Chosen” Spurred a Golden Age of Christian Filmmaking
Dallas Jenkins’s show—a prestige drama about Jesus’ life that became the biggest crowdfunded television project in history—has come to model the sort of bottom-up, fandom-first entertainment that is quietly reshaping the industry.
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Rachel Monroe @rachelmonroe.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
When I heard that a wildly popular show about Jesus I'd never heard of was using the DFW area as a stand-in for the Holy Land, I was..intrigued. Christian media is one of the few parts of Hollywood that's thriving & I set out to understand why, for @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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How “The Chosen” Spurred a Golden Age of Christian Filmmaking
Dallas Jenkins’s show—a prestige drama about Jesus’ life that became the biggest crowdfunded television project in history—has come to model the sort of bottom-up, fandom-first entertainment that is q...
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 25/05/2026
Dallas Jenkins’s show—a prestige drama about Jesus’ life that became the biggest crowdfunded television project in history—has come to model the sort of bottom-up, fandom-first entertainment that is quietly reshaping the industry. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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How “The Chosen” Spurred a Golden Age of Christian Filmmaking
Dallas Jenkins’s show—a prestige drama about Jesus’ life that became the biggest crowdfunded television project in history—has come to model the sort of bottom-up, fandom-first entertainment that is quietly reshaping the industry.
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Adrian Hon @adrianhon.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
I didn't know The Chosen monetised its fans/community through immersive experiences to the extent described here. 10,000+ extras – many paying over $1k – took part in the show's feeding of the five thousand. Of course, it makes total sense: this is, after all, what religion has always done so well.
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How “The Chosen” Spurred a Golden Age of Christian Filmmaking
Dallas Jenkins’s show—a prestige drama about Jesus’ life that became the biggest crowdfunded television project in history—has come to model the sort of bottom-up, fandom-first entertainment that is q...
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 23/05/2026
Texas Senator John Cornyn votes with the President 99.2% of the time. For some Republican primary voters, he’s not loyal enough. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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A Republican Bloodbath in the Texas Senate Primary Is Giving Democrats Hope
Senator John Cornyn is trying to fight off Texas’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, in a battle to see how far right the state can be pushed. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, may benefit.
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The Baffler @thebaffler.com · 23/05/2026
“She could feel the Regenerator in there. She could see its outline in certain lights. It gave a mechanical slant to her jaw. The Regenerator was a problem.”
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Plastic Is My Second-Favorite Substance | Deb Olin Unferth
Make yourself new. Leave the past behind. That wasn’t you anyway.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 21/05/2026
Senator John Cornyn is trying to fight off Texas’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, in a battle to see how far right the state can be pushed. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, may benefit. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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A Republican Bloodbath in the Texas Senate Primary Is Giving Democrats Hope
Senator John Cornyn is trying to fight off Texas’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, in a battle to see how far right the state can be pushed. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, may benefit.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 14/05/2026
The border wall in Big Bend, Texas, is opposed by environmental groups, local sheriffs, and a pro-gun YouTuber running for Congress. It’s happening anyway. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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The Texas Border Wall Opposed by Both Environmentalists and Republicans
The border wall in Big Bend, Texas, is opposed by environmental groups, local sheriffs, and a pro-gun YouTuber running for Congress. It’s happening anyway.
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Rachel Monroe @rachelmonroe.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Due to some poorly-worded headlines, people are under the impression that the border wall in the Big Bend region has been cancelled. It has not -- things are actually moving forward at an alarming rate. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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The Texas Border Wall Opposed by Both Environmentalists and Republicans
The border wall in Big Bend, Texas, is opposed by environmental groups, local sheriffs, and a pro-gun YouTuber running for Congress. It’s happening anyway.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/05/2026
WATCH: Two men promised a $1.1 million 3D printer could fix this town’s housing crisis. To this day, the one duplex it printed still isn’t finished. A $590,000 deposit for the printer was forfeited. And the more reporter Molly Parker asked questions, the weirder things got: propub.li/4nlU1VD
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Also: You could already have gotten this story in your mailbox if you paid the mere $25 A YEAR for a print + digital subscription to Texas Monthly. We are, IMO, the best bargain in journalism. subscription.texasmonthly.com/pubs/TZ/TXP/...
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BookPeople @bookpeople.com · 07/05/2026
Join Pamela Colloff on July 13th to celebrate CATCH THE DEVIL: A TRUE STORY OF MURDER, DECEPTION, AND INJUSTICE ON THE GULF COAST. She will be in conversation with Rachel Monroe. More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @pamelacolloff.bsky.social @rachelmonroe.bsky.social
BookPeople Events Presents: Pamela Colloff with Rachel Monroe (author of SAVAGE APPETITES) on Monday, July 13th at 7PM.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
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How an Alleged Child Predator Remade the Nation’s Second-Largest Faith Group in His Image
Paul Pressler helped ordain the marriage between white evangelicals and the GOP, all while accusations of sexual abuse piled up. Right-wing groups are still using his political playbook
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Rachel Monroe @rachelmonroe.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
This book is amazing, everything I thought it would be and more. Can't wait to celebrate it in July!
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Butt Praxis @buttpraxis.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
If you like me enjoy fruit news, may I introduce you to the produce alliance report, wherein you may discover just which produce has been fucked up by just which preventable event? producealliance.com/wp-content/u...
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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Texas tech now bans students from writing about LGBTQ issues in any form. Mentions of gender identity, orientation etc in textbooks must be skipped. Deafening silence so far from all the brave heterodox free speech absolutists www.erininthemorning.com/p/texas-tech...
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Texas Tech Issues Ban On Students Writing On LGBTQ+ Topics
The ban applies to theses and dissertations, and is expected to begin going into effect on a rolling basis.
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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
they're auctioning off Cormac McCarthy's Lotus Esprit on Hagerty, and I fear I need her
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Ex-Cormac McCarthy 18k-Mile 1995 Lotus Esprit S4 Project for sale | Hagerty Marketplace
Discover this Ex-Cormac McCarthy 18k-Mile 1995 Lotus Esprit S4 Project for sale from our trusted collection of verified classic and enthusiast cars. Find your dream ride from our expert-approved listi...
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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
yiiiikes
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
A great dispatch from the Texas border, where Texas Republicans, led by AG Ken Paxton, have targeted a key nemesis of the far right and Christian nationalists: Catholic Charities.
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The Texas GOP's Attack on Catholicism
Before President Donald Trump was picking fights with the pope, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was accusing Catholic ministries of human trafficking.
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Rachel Monroe @rachelmonroe.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
My long-standing #1 piece of dating advice is to avoid Gen X men at all costs
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RoBat out of Hellême @rbelleme.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I have seen one good example of this plate
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Mike Hoinski @hoinski.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
For the @texashighways.bsky.social "Night Issue," Marfa expat @rachelmonroe.bsky.social returns to far West Texas for a moonlit canoe trip on the Rio Grande. #longreads texashighways.com/culture/seei...
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Seeing the Rio Grande in a Different Light
A feeling of wonder lingers after a moonlit West Texas canoe trip
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Rachel Monroe @rachelmonroe.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Last year I interviewed my uncle, who was subject to conversion therapy as a young man. The damage is life-long and incredibly insidious. I'm grateful for his wisdom and inspired by the life he's made for himself. open.spotify.com/episode/3JZs...
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Conversion Therapy
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 26/03/2026
Inside a trial of supposed Antifa members—and what it reveals about a disturbing Trump strategy. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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The Trial of Anti-ICE Protesters Accused of Terrorism
When a demonstration at an ICE facility ended in a shooting, protesters were charged with attempted murder—then the government added terrorism charges. Rachel Monroe reports on the Trump Administration’s alarming strategy for turning left-wing activism into domestic terrorism.
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Rachel Monroe @rachelmonroe.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
After Charlie Kirk's assassination, the Trump administration promised a crackdown on left-wing groups. Soon afterward, a group of activists in Texas were charged with supporting terrorism. I attended their trial earlier this month www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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The Trial of Anti-ICE Protesters Accused of Terrorism
When a demonstration at an ICE facility ended in a shooting, protesters were charged with attempted murder—then the government added terrorism charges. Rachel Monroe reports on the Trump Administratio...
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 26/03/2026
When a demonstration at an ICE facility ended in a shooting, protesters were charged with attempted murder—then the government added terrorism charges. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/JGTxKK
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The Trial of Anti-ICE Protesters Accused of Terrorism
When a demonstration at an ICE facility ended in a shooting, protesters were charged with attempted murder—then the government added terrorism charges. Rachel Monroe reports on the Trump Administration’s alarming strategy for turning left-wing activism into domestic terrorism.
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Rachel Monroe @rachelmonroe.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
A beautiful remembrance of a remarkable person
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Interesting piece on how Texas megachurch Mercy Culture is leading the way in fusing religion and politics. Its political arm has supported hundreds of candidates into office. www.newyorker.com/magazine/let...
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The Megachurch Leading the Christian-Nationalist Crusade
Donald Trump has hollowed out the amendment that prohibited churches from endorsing candidates. A nondenominational evangelical megachurch in Texas has sprung into action.
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