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Bru @brubaker.bsky.social · 4h
Been listening to this throughout the week, excellent series.
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It appears a Flock camera used to be here. Photo from Dallas, Texas.
A cut flock camera pole
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Most beams are invisible
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Op-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
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
lol
With Talarico now the slight favorite in the race, national Republicans have flooded Texas' airwaves with commercials to save Paxton's flagging campaign. That makes sense. Any Texan who has turned on the TV in the past few weeks already knows that Talarico is "for they/them" and seen the ad where a Latino boy gets hit with a Transgenderification Beam and turns into a beautiful woman. But much of the nation was confused about why they, non-Texans, were seeing this stuff while trying to watch the Philadelphia Eagles-Los Angeles Rams game on Sunday.
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Huge thanks to Lit Hub for featuring a sneak peak at the forthcoming print issue of @proteanmag.com lithub.com/celebrate-th...
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Celebrate 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…
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They're so good
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Papa's boat took the inland canal all the way to Dallas
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Dallas 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
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yes! I saw her last time she came through too. Great show.
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Come 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
A memorabilia exhibit featuring the Jack Ruby's suit jacket
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Rock and roll is not dead
Amyl of Amyl and the Sniffers, singing while wearing a shirt that says "Fight Fascists"
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It 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
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It'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-...
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The 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 &ldquo;humane&rdquo; form...
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He's my best friend
A direct message from an account claiming to be Jenna Musk that reads: Hello sorry for the random approach are you a supporter of my dad Elon Musk?
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The 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.
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm hard at work finding novel ways to ask people "what the hell is this all about"
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 25/09/2026
Ways of Seeing is maybe the most influential piece of television in my life, instantly need to track this down
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 28/09/2026
More from Steven on Bo French:
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Not All Texas Republicans Are Condemning Bo French
While 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.
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A 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...
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KFile: Texas GOP candidate Bo French has a history of calling for public executions | CNN Politics
Bo 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.
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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...
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Violence "must always be an option," says far-right Catholic outlet
Church Militant made headlines with MTG's "Satan" interview. Now it warns, "Sometimes violence must be unleashed"
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Republican 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.
Bo french: 36 days until November 3rd. Remind everyone you know to vote straight-ticket Republican.

We win by winning.

The post from John Doyle that French quoted: Your money's no good here, sir. I know about what you did back in '26, voting straight-ticket Republican and all. May I shake your hand?
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Washington 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
WaPo: Three people familiar with the matter confirmed to The Washington Post that the FBI last year closed an early-stage inquiry into allegations that a defense contractor made concealed political contributions benefiting Collins in exchange for help securing federal contracts. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the previously undisclosed investigation.
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It seemed that way but I arrived early enough to get a chair because I'm old
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I got Greeped at Granada Theatre
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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.”
Trump and Mamdani Trump and Xi
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
You're not my oracle!
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There's still time
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you don't have that one friend I have some bad news for you
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Everyone has that one friend who is haunted by their fate that the oracle revealed to them
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Welp. 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...
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Exclusive: Paramount weighs tapping Musk for equity investment
A cash injection from SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk could reduce investor Larry Ellison’s financial burden and bolster the deal’s investor base.
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Some 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...
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Partisans Are Politicizing Our Schools
A network of PACs, and political consultants and lobbyists has quietly infiltrated school board elections. From Steven Monacelli.
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Right-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.
Monty Bennett posts Michael Quinn Sullivan postCorey DeAngelis post
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Small correction here: it was first reported by me dentonrc.com/education/hi...
A screenshot of the article saying Houston Chron first reported the atoet
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bro 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
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When my friend tells me he plans to get into WoW Forever
Welp, see ya never
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. 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 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Always read @kissphoria.bsky.social www.chron.com/culture/arti...
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'We did it again!': Texas Rep. pressures school into erasing LGBTQ+ site
UNT hosts one of the largest archives of LGBTQ+ history in the South.
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
In archival science, yes
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Scooplet: 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.
First Brian Harrison post Second Brian Harrison post Monty Bennett postHarrison takes credit
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 19/09/2026
Worth revisiting: @candicequestions.com's analysis of Bo French's "Blood and Oil" politics
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Bo French’s Blood-and-Oil Bid for Railroad Commissioner
The former Tarrant County GOP chair's statewide campaign displaces blame for the fossil fuel industry’s ravages onto the far right’s favored scapegoats.
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David at FOIAball @foiaball.com · 16/09/2026
How 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...
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Bo French insulted Texas fans. Longhorn boosters fund him.
The school even had a room named after his dad.
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Filings with the federal government show French's name was dropped in 2022, but Dunn remains. projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o...
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Citizens News Guild Inc - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica
Since 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...
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Texas 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.
 Screenshot of the Texas Secretary of State website
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I 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
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Which one?
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Historically speaking, I can think of some other guys that were very upset about an archive of documents related to LGBTQ history
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Monty 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."
 Screenshot of Bennett's post
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Jen Wang @jeniverseabr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'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.
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 18/09/2026
⌚ Time for an ever-topical reminder that the Dallas Express is right-wing astroturfed slop:
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The 'Dallas Express': Your Go-To Source for Right-Wing, Astroturf News
The formerly Black-owned, progressive newspaper has re-emerged as a "pink slime" media site that launders conservative propaganda.
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