Andy Campbell
@andybcampbell.bsky.social
Author of WE ARE PROUD BOYS: How A Right-Wing Street Gang Ushered In A New Era Of American Extremism.
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Andy Campbell
@andybcampbell.bsky.social
· Nov 15
We Are Proud Boys: How a Right-Wing Street Gang Ushered in a New Era of American Extremism: Campbell, Andy B.: 9780306827464: Amazon.com: Books
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I wrote a book about the rise of the Proud Boys in Trump’s last term.
But it’s more than that — it’s a primer on how extremism surges under authoritarian rule, explores the roles of media, police and anti-fascism, and platforms those fighting back.
Get it for 2025: www.amazon.com/dp/030682746...
But it’s more than that — it’s a primer on how extremism surges under authoritarian rule, explores the roles of media, police and anti-fascism, and platforms those fighting back.
Get it for 2025: www.amazon.com/dp/030682746...
Finally the Times had the guts to report it
November 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Finally the Times had the guts to report it
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NEW: I took a long look at the Proud Boys and found some of their most extreme chapters are sharing ICE recruiting materials on encrypted apps and even suggesting members have joined up. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/in-the-...
October 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
NEW: I took a long look at the Proud Boys and found some of their most extreme chapters are sharing ICE recruiting materials on encrypted apps and even suggesting members have joined up. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/in-the-...
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Judging by the responses to this DHS post, its goal seems to be to mock the physical appearance of a (presumably) American protester.
I wonder if we can think of another political movement in history that was obsessed with the physical appearance of its citizens
I wonder if we can think of another political movement in history that was obsessed with the physical appearance of its citizens
October 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Judging by the responses to this DHS post, its goal seems to be to mock the physical appearance of a (presumably) American protester.
I wonder if we can think of another political movement in history that was obsessed with the physical appearance of its citizens
I wonder if we can think of another political movement in history that was obsessed with the physical appearance of its citizens
Slow news day for the right-wing grievance machine
October 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Slow news day for the right-wing grievance machine
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I will say that there is no better moment for all the journalists on the extremely niche crossover beat: "antifascism x sandwiches":
@andybcampbell.bsky.social and @swordsjew.bsky.social its your time to shine
@andybcampbell.bsky.social and @swordsjew.bsky.social its your time to shine
Attorney General Pam Bondi says that the "Subway Slinger" who chucked a sandwich at a federal agent in DC the other night is actually a DOJ employee. She describes him as an "example of the deep state."
August 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I will say that there is no better moment for all the journalists on the extremely niche crossover beat: "antifascism x sandwiches":
@andybcampbell.bsky.social and @swordsjew.bsky.social its your time to shine
@andybcampbell.bsky.social and @swordsjew.bsky.social its your time to shine
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When I reached out to DHS for comment, they remarked "what a silly little story." The White House, in their response, said they wouldn't apologize for "posting banger memes"
The level of cruelty on display by the Trump administration's use of memes to make fun of ICE arrests and mass deportation is horrible to watch.
Great reporting from @tessowen.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Great reporting from @tessowen.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
The Trump Administration Is Using Memes to Turn Mass Deportation Into One Big Joke
Memes shared by the White House, DHS, and ICE have used catchy TikTok tunes to normalize mass deportation and Christian nationalist narratives. Experts say that’s the point.
www.wired.com
August 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
When I reached out to DHS for comment, they remarked "what a silly little story." The White House, in their response, said they wouldn't apologize for "posting banger memes"
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David Byrne came to my band’s show at a gay bar in Bed-Stuy and sang This Must Be The Place with us and I still haven’t processed it
August 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
David Byrne came to my band’s show at a gay bar in Bed-Stuy and sang This Must Be The Place with us and I still haven’t processed it
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Live Updates: U.S. Enters War With Iran, Bombing Key Nuclear Sites www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Live Updates: U.S. Enters War With Iran, Bombing Key Nuclear Sites
www.nytimes.com
June 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Live Updates: U.S. Enters War With Iran, Bombing Key Nuclear Sites www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Gut-wrenching investigation here in which @mattshuham.bsky.social and @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social tell the human stories behind Trump's aggressive deportation campaign — hundreds of detentions without charge, trial or sentencing
www.huffpost.com/entry/cecot-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/cecot-...
Trump Sent Them To Hell. Now He's Erasing Them Altogether.
Dozens of U.S. CECOT detainees’ immigration cases have been dismissed – denying Trump’s victims their day in court.
www.huffpost.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Gut-wrenching investigation here in which @mattshuham.bsky.social and @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social tell the human stories behind Trump's aggressive deportation campaign — hundreds of detentions without charge, trial or sentencing
www.huffpost.com/entry/cecot-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/cecot-...
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In some sermons that we reviewed, Vance Boelter can be heard railing against the LGBTQ community and abortion
www.wired.com/story/shooti... story with @timmarchman.bsky.social and @leahfeiger.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/shooti... story with @timmarchman.bsky.social and @leahfeiger.bsky.social
Suspect in Minnesota Shooting Linked to Security Company, Evangelical Ministry
The alleged shooter is a 57-year-old white male; according to his ministry's website, he “sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn't the answer.”
www.wired.com
June 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
In some sermons that we reviewed, Vance Boelter can be heard railing against the LGBTQ community and abortion
www.wired.com/story/shooti... story with @timmarchman.bsky.social and @leahfeiger.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/shooti... story with @timmarchman.bsky.social and @leahfeiger.bsky.social
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Trump and his allies turned to a familiar script over the weekend, casting the sprawling city of Los Angeles in shades of fire and brimstone, a hub of dangerous lawlessness that required urgent military intervention in order to be contained.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘The language of authoritarianism’: how Trump and allies cast LA as a lawless city needing military intervention
As a pretext to sending in the national guard, the White House marked the Ice protests as a broader threat to the US
www.theguardian.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Trump and his allies turned to a familiar script over the weekend, casting the sprawling city of Los Angeles in shades of fire and brimstone, a hub of dangerous lawlessness that required urgent military intervention in order to be contained.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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WSJ Edit Page tonight:
“It’s fanciful to think that raiding restaurants to snatch busboys, or Home Depot to grab stock clerks, won’t inspire a backlash. All the more so when ICE acts in heavy-handed fashion”
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
“It’s fanciful to think that raiding restaurants to snatch busboys, or Home Depot to grab stock clerks, won’t inspire a backlash. All the more so when ICE acts in heavy-handed fashion”
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Opinion | The Deportation Wars Begin
Trump has a mandate, but protests in California show the trouble that might lie ahead.
www.wsj.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
WSJ Edit Page tonight:
“It’s fanciful to think that raiding restaurants to snatch busboys, or Home Depot to grab stock clerks, won’t inspire a backlash. All the more so when ICE acts in heavy-handed fashion”
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
“It’s fanciful to think that raiding restaurants to snatch busboys, or Home Depot to grab stock clerks, won’t inspire a backlash. All the more so when ICE acts in heavy-handed fashion”
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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Guess he was watching tonight
June 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Guess he was watching tonight
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Newsom saying a military force, for which he is the commander in chief, was deployed without his consent. (NG units require a declaration of national emergency or actual threat of rebellion to be federalized.)
Newsom says legal action is coming tomorrow.
Newsom says legal action is coming tomorrow.
Soboroff: "How did you find out that the president of the United States was going to usurp your authority and deploy your national guard here in California?"
Newsom: "I got a call from a staffer."
Newsom: "I got a call from a staffer."
June 9, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Newsom saying a military force, for which he is the commander in chief, was deployed without his consent. (NG units require a declaration of national emergency or actual threat of rebellion to be federalized.)
Newsom says legal action is coming tomorrow.
Newsom says legal action is coming tomorrow.
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LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
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The city of Glendale, in Los Angeles County, announced today that they're quitting an agreement with ICE thad allowed ICE to house its detainees at the Glendale police department.
mynewsla.com/crime/2025/0...
mynewsla.com/crime/2025/0...
Glendale to Stop Housing ICE Detainees - MyNewsLA.com
Glendale city officials Sunday stated they were terminating an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security to house federal immigration detainees at the Glendale ...
mynewsla.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The city of Glendale, in Los Angeles County, announced today that they're quitting an agreement with ICE thad allowed ICE to house its detainees at the Glendale police department.
mynewsla.com/crime/2025/0...
mynewsla.com/crime/2025/0...
For the folks finger-wagging at protesters about “violence,” a history lesson: The 2020 BLM protests were peaceful, the right cast them as war zones, and Trump sent feds in to attack and disappear protesters.
Calls for leftist “peace” confirm a false narrative and justify Trump’s violent response.
Calls for leftist “peace” confirm a false narrative and justify Trump’s violent response.
June 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
For the folks finger-wagging at protesters about “violence,” a history lesson: The 2020 BLM protests were peaceful, the right cast them as war zones, and Trump sent feds in to attack and disappear protesters.
Calls for leftist “peace” confirm a false narrative and justify Trump’s violent response.
Calls for leftist “peace” confirm a false narrative and justify Trump’s violent response.
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JUST IN: Proud Boys leaders granted clemency by Trump are suing the federal government for $100 million. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
JUST IN: Proud Boys leaders granted clemency by Trump are suing the federal government for $100 million. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Maybe I’ll just take a quick peek at the Twitter TL during parental leave— ahhh nope nope nope nope I’m good
February 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Maybe I’ll just take a quick peek at the Twitter TL during parental leave— ahhh nope nope nope nope I’m good
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Some personal news: I’ve had a baby. Arguably my most ambitious piece of content yet. So I’ll be taking time away from this hell news cycle for a little bit.
February 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Some personal news: I’ve had a baby. Arguably my most ambitious piece of content yet. So I’ll be taking time away from this hell news cycle for a little bit.
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Editors: I’ll be looking for work - permanent , freelance , part-time, all of it, in a couple of months. Keep me in mind.
Hope the rest of you hang in there!
Hope the rest of you hang in there!
February 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Editors: I’ll be looking for work - permanent , freelance , part-time, all of it, in a couple of months. Keep me in mind.
Hope the rest of you hang in there!
Hope the rest of you hang in there!
My first double byline with Tess!And I couldn’t be happier. Though to be clear, she did the overwhelming majority of the work and deserves the Pulitzer.
Some personal news: I’ve had a baby. Arguably my most ambitious piece of content yet. So I’ll be taking time away from this hell news cycle for a little bit.
February 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
My first double byline with Tess!And I couldn’t be happier. Though to be clear, she did the overwhelming majority of the work and deserves the Pulitzer.
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Some fed employees have been advised to download their
Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF) because they're hearing OPM is planning to cut off access tomorrow.
The folder includes all personal identifying info, performance reviews, benefits selections, raises.
Unclear why they'd do this.
Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF) because they're hearing OPM is planning to cut off access tomorrow.
The folder includes all personal identifying info, performance reviews, benefits selections, raises.
Unclear why they'd do this.
February 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Some fed employees have been advised to download their
Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF) because they're hearing OPM is planning to cut off access tomorrow.
The folder includes all personal identifying info, performance reviews, benefits selections, raises.
Unclear why they'd do this.
Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF) because they're hearing OPM is planning to cut off access tomorrow.
The folder includes all personal identifying info, performance reviews, benefits selections, raises.
Unclear why they'd do this.
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In all the bleakness, one promising sign: Trump's education EOs show he and his Project 2025 goons don't know who they're dealing with.
The orders are legally weak. But in trying to take away real education, they risk backlash from ordinary parents.
www.salon.com/2025/02/03/m...
The orders are legally weak. But in trying to take away real education, they risk backlash from ordinary parents.
www.salon.com/2025/02/03/m...
Trump's attack on schools could backfire
As Moms for Liberty learned the hard way, parents fight back when MAGA comes for their kids
www.salon.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
In all the bleakness, one promising sign: Trump's education EOs show he and his Project 2025 goons don't know who they're dealing with.
The orders are legally weak. But in trying to take away real education, they risk backlash from ordinary parents.
www.salon.com/2025/02/03/m...
The orders are legally weak. But in trying to take away real education, they risk backlash from ordinary parents.
www.salon.com/2025/02/03/m...
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here’s a thing!
The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she 'scooped' the nation's media
Independent journalists live outside the mainstream and their numbers are growing. They have just had a big moment: a woman working from her kitchen in Brooklyn broke a big story about the Trump admin...
apnews.com
February 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
here’s a thing!