Reposted by steven monacelliBru @brubaker.bsky.social · 4hBeen listening to this throughout the week, excellent series. 1133
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It appears a Flock camera used to be here. Photo from Dallas, Texas. 817718
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Op-Ed: The Transgenderficafion Beam Turned My Son's Friend Into A Beautiful Latina And Now I'm Uncomfortable For Indiscernible Reasons That Stir Deep Within Me 2596
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Huge thanks to Lit Hub for featuring a sneak peak at the forthcoming print issue of @proteanmag.com lithub.com/celebrate-th...lithub.comCelebrate the first ever #LitMagWeek with these three journals.If you love or have ever loved a literary magazine, I bring glad tidings. This week heralds a new appreciation rite for the discerning reader. Happy #LitMagWeek, everyone! #LitMagWeek is the brainc… 0163
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Papa's boat took the inland canal all the way to Dallas 2190
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Dallas might seem one way from the outside but if you get to know it you will find students from Denton handing out commie literature at the jazz show in Deep Ellum 41177
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Yes! I saw her last time she came through too. Great show. 110
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Come to Dallas where you can see a punk show at a venue previously owned by the guy who shot the guy who shot the president 8799
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It only now occurred to me that the reason I have such good parking luck is that the literal translation of my name is Crowned One Who Is Like God Young Monk 3371
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It's a terribly appropriate time to listen to The Shady Business of Lethal Injection, a podcast miniseries that @drmphillipsut.bsky.social and I put together for @coolzonemedia.bsky.social www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...iheart.comThe Shady Business of Lethal Injection: The Heart Stops Reluctantly - It Could Happen Here | iHeart<p>In this first episode of a three-part series on lethal injection in the United States, guest hosts Steve Monacelli and Dr. Michael Phillips describe the futile quest for a “humane” form... 05712
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has stopped running op-eds and letters to the editor. That's a bummer, but also an opportunity: I'm excited to announce my new project, The Daily Crank, which will exclusively publish petty quibbles and opinionated screeds. 19013
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I'm hard at work finding novel ways to ask people "what the hell is this all about" 1392
Reposted by steven monacellilauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 25/09/2026Ways of Seeing is maybe the most influential piece of television in my life, instantly need to track this down 610212
Reposted by steven monacelliTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 28/09/2026More from Steven on Bo French:texasobserver.orgNot All Texas Republicans Are Condemning Bo FrenchWhile many top Texas GOP leaders rushed to denounce the Railroad Commissioner nominee's latest racist screed, another assortment of Lone Star conservatives has stood behind him. 16625
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A CNN @kfile.bsky.social investigation unearthed since-removed posts from Texas GOP candidate Bo French that repeatedly advocated public executions for political opponents, including former President Barack Obama www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...cnn.comKFile: Texas GOP candidate Bo French has a history of calling for public executions | CNN PoliticsBo French, the Republican nominee for one of Texas’ most powerful statewide offices, is facing bipartisan criticism over a racist post about the crowd at a University of Texas football game. 14287110
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Local activists video-recorded Doyle—who has referred to himself as both a “white nationalist” and a “Christian fascist”—suggesting that Texas law enforcement should enter the bar and 'put bullets in all their heads...They’d be rewarded for it.'" www.salon.com/2022/11/08/p...salon.comViolence "must always be an option," says far-right Catholic outletChurch Militant made headlines with MTG's "Satan" interview. Now it warns, "Sometimes violence must be unleashed" 36515
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Republican candidate for TX Railroad Commissioner Bo French reposted John Doyle, a self-identified "Christian Fascist" who is associated with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Doyle once fantasized about cops "putting bullets in the heads" of LGBT people at a Pride event in Dallas. 713435
Reposted by steven monacelliCollins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Washington Post confirms @propublica.org's reporting that the FBI shuttered a pay-to-play investigation into Susan Collins after Trump took over last year. #MEpolitics 319479
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It seemed that way but I arrived early enough to get a chair because I'm old 000
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"We will defeat the communists,” President Trump said. “That’s what they are. They’re not socialists, they’re not Democrats. They’re communists. We will reject these radical left lunatics. We will demolish the extremists, fanatics, lunatics, and criminals that want to destroy our country.” 4647
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If you don't have that one friend I have some bad news for you 5530
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Everyone has that one friend who is haunted by their fate that the oracle revealed to them 1541
Reposted by steven monacelliJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Welp. According to Semafor, David Ellison has discussed bringing Elon Musk on as an investor in Paramount's merger with Warner Bros., which could mean Musk could have a stake in CBS News and CNN. www.semafor.com/article/09/2...semafor.comExclusive: Paramount weighs tapping Musk for equity investmentA cash injection from SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk could reduce investor Larry Ellison’s financial burden and bolster the deal’s investor base. 2092084794
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Some background on Bennett, his funding of the TASB alternative known as Texans for Excellence in Education, and the consultants that have helped politicize nonpartisan school board elections www.texasobserver.org/school-board...texasobserver.orgPartisans Are Politicizing Our SchoolsA network of PACs, and political consultants and lobbyists has quietly infiltrated school board elections. From Steven Monacelli. 0299
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Right-wing proponents of school vouchers are very upset that Republican Texas State Rep. Gary VanDeaver, who opposed vouchers and recently resigned from the lege, is now executive director of the Texas Association of School Boards. Among them is Monty Bennett, who helped create a TASB alternative. 56414
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Small correction here: it was first reported by me dentonrc.com/education/hi... 0517
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Bro I know it's 11pm you have to get up for work tomorrow at 6am but you need to log on so we can troll Barrens for six hours 110
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026When my friend tells me he plans to get into WoW Forever 2390
Reposted by steven monacelliProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 412114146090
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Always read @kissphoria.bsky.social www.chron.com/culture/arti...chron.com'We did it again!': Texas Rep. pressures school into erasing LGBTQ+ siteUNT hosts one of the largest archives of LGBTQ+ history in the South. 26537
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Scooplet: after Texas State Representative Brian Harrison and megadonor Monty Bennett publicly complained about the University of North Texas having a large archive of primary sources related to LGBTQ history in North Texas, UNT has taken down a website about it, and Rep. Harrison is taking credit. 1715698
Reposted by steven monacelliTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 19/09/2026Worth revisiting: @candicequestions.com's analysis of Bo French's "Blood and Oil" politicstexasobserver.orgBo French’s Blood-and-Oil Bid for Railroad CommissionerThe former Tarrant County GOP chair's statewide campaign displaces blame for the fossil fuel industry’s ravages onto the far right’s favored scapegoats. 13819
Reposted by steven monacelliDavid at FOIAball @foiaball.com · 16/09/2026How deep do Bo French's ties to the University of Texas go? How about his dad having a room in the football facility named after him? And his noxious run for office is financed by prominent Longhorn boosters. That and A LOT more, in today's FOIAball. www.foiaball.com/p/texas-coll...foiaball.comBo French insulted Texas fans. Longhorn boosters fund him.The school even had a room named after his dad. 415454
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Filings with the federal government show French's name was dropped in 2022, but Dunn remains. projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o...projects.propublica.orgCitizens News Guild Inc - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublicaSince 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as... 0162
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Texas Scorecard, a right wing media outlet, last filed an update regarding its leadership with the Texas government in 2018. Among the directors are Bo French, the Republican candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner, and Tim Dunn, French's largest donor. Scorecard has routinely amplified French. 15510
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I was wondering where this screenshot originally came from because the website that is depicted in Bennett's post doesn't actually exist anymore, it looks like UNT libraries changed their website architecture in the last few months. The resources are still there, but this page isn't 110
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Historically speaking, I can think of some other guys that were very upset about an archive of documents related to LGBTQ history 2835
steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Monty Bennett, the publisher of the Dallas Express and CEO of Ashford, complained that the University of North Texas has a large archive of primary sources related to LGBTQ history in North Texas. Bennett calls this "leftist activism and gender ideology." 37618
Reposted by steven monacelliJen Wang @jeniverseabr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I'm so pissed because my brother is on city council. My parents are trying to do some damage control and gave me a bullshit excuse about attendance number and proximity to residential areas. Just admit you want to stay buddies with the more powerful homophobes. 46211
Reposted by steven monacelliTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 18/09/2026⌚ Time for an ever-topical reminder that the Dallas Express is right-wing astroturfed slop:texasobserver.orgThe 'Dallas Express': Your Go-To Source for Right-Wing, Astroturf NewsThe formerly Black-owned, progressive newspaper has re-emerged as a "pink slime" media site that launders conservative propaganda. 010141