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Thomas Gibbons-Neff

@tmgneff.bsky.social
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Correspondent at The New York Times

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John Ismay @johnismay.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
“Trump is openly threatening a war crime,” said Ken Roth, a former executive director of @hrw.org. “And people aren’t saying anything because they’re numb to it.” Story w/ @tmgneff.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...
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Trump’s Threat to Iran Crosses a Line, Rights Experts Say
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David Yamane @davidyamane.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I've been studying American gun culture for 13 years and @tmgneff.bsky.social continues to unearth aspects of it I've never heard of. Interesting visuals/text essay on "Clone Shoot #III." Gift article from @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/card/2025/12...
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Meet American Gun Culture’s Biggest Nerds
Cloners are a growing population of gun enthusiasts who are mostly millennial and Gen Z white men who look like a mix of ’90s nerds, tactical skateboarders and well-armed commandos.
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John Ismay @johnismay.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
"A modified version defines the cloning movement: a mixture of Hollywood, history and firearms ingested over the last two decades and distilled down to 'the vibes'.” Nobody covers firearms in America the way @tmgneff.bsky.social does. Read his work here www.nytimes.com/card/2025/12...
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Meet American Gun Culture’s Biggest Nerds
Cloners are a growing population of gun enthusiasts who are mostly millennial and Gen Z white men who look like a mix of ’90s nerds, tactical skateboarders and well-armed commandos.
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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Nerdy/extremely cool piece on potential concussive injury from shooting at indoor ranges This applies newer military findings about accumulated blast damage to the brain over time (as especially reported re special operators) Much additional research needed /1 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How Gun Blasts From Indoor Shooting May Cause Brain Injuries (Gift Article)
The Times tested the blast waves of several popular civilian guns at an indoor range and found that repeated firing could add up to potentially harmful exposure.
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Kelly Kennedy @kellyskennedy.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Think twice about shooting indoors. Great reporting from @tmgneff.bsky.social Dave Phillipps and Jeremy White www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How Gun Blasts From Indoor Shooting May Cause Brain Injuries (Gift Article)
The Times tested the blast waves of several popular civilian guns at an indoor range and found that repeated firing could add up to potentially harmful exposure.
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff @tmgneff.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Thunder Ranch is one of the best-known shooting schools in American gun culture, offering firearms as a way to change your life when all else fails. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
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Searching for Meaning at the Thunder Ranch Gun School
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John Ismay @johnismay.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
“There has to be something better than waking up every goddamn day and feeling like you’re doing nothing" A remarkable story about trying to find meaning and purpose in a kill house, by @tmgneff.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...
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He Was Lost. Could He Find Himself in a Shoot House?
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff @tmgneff.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Americans cosplaying as Russian soldiers in the middle of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a strange sight to behold, but checks out. Many Americans were disconnected from their own 20 year war. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...
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Why Americans Are Dressing Like Russian Troops in Oklahoma
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Ben Quinn @benquinn75.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Fascinating on the surreal existence of war nerds (‘high school kids with Z taped to pacpacks’) cosplaying the Russia-Ukraine war in the US www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u... via @tmgneff.bsky.social
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How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Transformed a Fake War in Oklahoma
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David Yamane @davidyamane.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Gift link to a good & fair article on "Prepared Citizens" in @nytimes.com by @tmgneff.bsky.social that looks at developments in Gun Culture 2.0. Is it Gun Culture 2.5? Gun Culture 3.0? Whatever it is, it's interesting. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
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Gun Owners Are Preparing for When All Hell Breaks Loose (Gift Article)
Once thought of as a fringe mind-set, the prepared citizen movement is gaining traction in a world shaped by war, the pandemic and extreme weather.
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff @tmgneff.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
A look at the prepared citizen movement in the gun space. Really strikes me as a need for community outside traditional, and older pillars of gun ownership such as rifle clubs and the NRA www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
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Gun Owners Are Preparing for When All Hell Breaks Loose (Gift Article)
Once thought of as a fringe mind-set, the prepared citizen movement is gaining traction in a world shaped by war, the pandemic and extreme weather.
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff @tmgneff.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Wild to see this shout from open source defense and I hope our coverage continues to be palatable to both sides of the US gun spectrum.
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OSD 315: The best new gun publication in 2025 is … The New York Times
The New York Times ran a profile of Rooftop Defense on Saturday.
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David Yamane @davidyamane.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
The New American Gun Store: Grips, Grenade Launchers and Ramen Noodles. Interesting story by @tmgneff.bsky.social in @nytimes.com yesterday. GIFT LINK TO ARTICLE: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
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The New American Gun Store: Grips, Grenade Launchers and Ramen Noodles (Gift Article)
A new crop of retailers is profiting more from limited-edition accessories that sell out in minutes, and promoting lifestyle gear to women, minority gun owners and the L.G.B.T.Q. community.
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff @tmgneff.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
The new American gun store is accessory focused and caters to customers obsessed with customizing AR-15s www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
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The New American Gun Store: Grips, Grenade Launchers and Ramen Noodles
A new crop of retailers is profiting more from limited-edition accessories that sell out in minutes, and promoting lifestyle gear to women, minority gun owners and the L.G.B.T.Q. community.
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff @tmgneff.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
An essay that hopefully explains my approach to this new beat, and my relationship to guns over the years.
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Picking Up My Rifle Once More as I Cover Guns in America
A reporter and former infantryman in Afghanistan had let his AR-15, used for target shooting, collect dust. Then he began writing about gun culture.
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff @tmgneff.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
A story about GunTube, a subculture that is changing how younger generations relate to firearms in the US
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How YouTube Is Changing American Gun Culture
Influencers known as guntubers are delving into the world of firearms, showing viewers everything from how to shoot to how to modify an AR-15.
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff @tmgneff.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Hi there, I cover gun culture in the US for The New York Times. Any tips, jokes or death threats email me at Thomas.gibbons-neff@protonmail.com
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