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Andy Campbell
@andybcampbell.bsky.social
Senior Enterprise Editor @MS.NOW

Signal: @andyMSNOW.411

Author, “WE ARE PROUD BOYS: How A Right-Wing Street Gang Ushered In A New Era Of American Extremism.”
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BIG NEWS! So excited to announce my new role as senior enterprise editor @ms.now, where I’ll work alongside @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social to build on our incredible coverage at the intersection of politics, extremism and culture.

This is a dream team, I can’t wait to get started. Watch this space!
DHS claims the Portland shooting victims "weaponized" their car against agents, like in Minneapolis.

Also claimed one is a "Venezuelan illegal alien affiliated with the Tren de Aragua prostitution ring," but didn't ID the person or provide further details.

Story ongoing

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Federal agents shoot 2 in Oregon, further raising tensions over national immigration actions
The Department of Homeland Security suggested agents were tracking a member of a Venezuelan prostitution ring when the shooting occurred.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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the victim, identified as 37 yo Renee Nicole Good, "was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known," her mother told the Star Tribune. She leaves behind a young child whose father died in 2023.

“There’s nobody else in his life,” the boy's grandfather said www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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a video taken by the eyewitness, Emily Heller, shows agents denying a self-identified physician access to the victim and telling bystanders to “just relax.”

“How can I relax? You just killed my fucking neighbor,” Heller responded. “How the fuck do you show up to work every day?”
January 7, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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Trump's rewriting of the narrative of J6 continues...this time w/ a new webpage on the official WH site that recasts him as a hero, blames Dems + Capitol police for the violence, & ignores law enforcement who were injured or died by su*cide following the events. New @ms.now 👇
White House recasts Trump as a hero in new Jan. 6 anniversary website
On the five-year anniversary of the Capitol insurrection, the White House debuted a new webpage rewriting the reality of that violent and deadly day.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:09 AM
A paltry show of strength for MAGA and the Proud Boys at today's march on the Capitol, starring a handful of J6 defendants and Enrique Tarrio:

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Small crowd of Jan. 6 defendants marches on the Capitol with Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio
The event, billed as a memorial service for slain Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt, attracted only a few dozen people.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Every day this administration delivers a new, mind-bending game of madlibs
January 6, 2026 at 12:27 PM
January 5, 2026 at 11:12 PM
For the second time in as many days, the vice president has declared some iteration of "it's ok to be white."

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December 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
AmericaFest revealed a lot about the state of MAGA in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death.

The movement is tearing itself apart in a silent war over Kirk's legacy.

Go read this incredible (and incredibly bleak) feature by @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social right now:

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December 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Given that Erika Kirk endorsed Vance for a 2028 presidential run at the beginning of AmericaFest, it's telling that Vance's first message to conservative youth is "It's OK to be white."

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JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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A team of @ms.now reporters + editors have been reviewing the Epstein files drop. Catch up here on what to know... which includes *a lot* of files that still haven't been released. ⤵️

w/ @clarissajanlim.bsky.social
Justice Department releases documents from its Epstein investigation
Not all of the documents were released, as required by Congress. The department said it would release “several hundred thousand more” documents over the next couple of weeks.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson traded barbs onstage at AmericaFest last night, casting light on a widening schism in MAGA world.

Alex Tabet is in Phoenix reporting on the drama for @ms.now: www.ms.now/news/ben-sha...
Right-wing titans clash onstage at AmericaFest, revealing bitter divide in MAGA world
Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson traded barbs onstage as the MAGA coalition splintered at Turning Point USA’s flagship event.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Turning Point USA's annual convention kicks off in Phoenix tomorrow, featuring a who's who of Trump world and far-right provocateurs. @andybcampbell.bsky.social has the preview of what to expect in the wake of Kirk's killing - for @ms.now:
Turning Point USA’s annual convention begins in the shadow of Charlie Kirk’s killing
AmericaFest, once an annual celebration for the GOP, kicks off amid party infighting and conspiracy theories surrounding Kirk’s death.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
It's gonna be another long day on social media www.ms.now/news/house-d...
House Democrats release new Epstein photos featuring Trump
The photos feature some of the richest and most powerful men in the world — including President Donald Trump.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
An absolute must-read by @zeeshanaleem.bsky.social, but be prepared to cry, laugh, feel anger and pride by the end.
December 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A prayer service made possible by Trump’s Christian nationalist agenda for the federal government.

Sobering story by @juliannemcshane.bsky.social

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The Labor Department just held a prayer service for employees
The event went ahead despite warnings that it would violate the Establishment Clause of the Constitution, which separates church and state. The agency said it was voluntary.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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“Marjorie is approaching members to get to nine who will oust the speaker,” one of the sources said. “And if we don’t get to work on codifying Trump’s agenda, anything can happen.”

Another @ms.now scoop from Mychael Schnell:
www.ms.now/news/marjori...
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s farewell gift to Mike Johnson: a longshot plot to oust him
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been gauging whether there's enough support among her GOP colleagues to remove Rep. Mike Johnson from the speakership.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Some news: today is my first day at @wsj.com as a senior video correspondent! I’m so excited about joining this incredible team and I can’t wait to dive in
December 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Hey folks, my first book is out in April! It's a narrative non-fiction account of five years of life in Berkeley Springs, WV after the "great replacement" fixated group VDARE bought a 19th century castle there.

Get 20% off now with the code STRANGE20:
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Strange People on the Hill
A gripping story that reveals what happened to a small American town when an influential white nationalist group relocated its headquarters there, illustrati...
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December 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!

My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
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December 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Wrote a whole chapter on Van Dyke in my Proud Boys book — described him as the physical manifestation of a human hand grenade.

Should be an interesting campaign.

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He’s an Unapologetic Fascist Who ‘Despises’ Democracy. He Still Wants You to Vote for Him.
He was once leader of the Proud Boys, has posted racist threats online, and sports a white nationalist tattoo.
thebarbedwire.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...

ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:

"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Who are you gonna trust? Your pediatrician or the non doctor supply chain researcher guy sitting on the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices RFK's bench is so shallow that he qualifies as an expert? (Also WE DO TRUST PLANES AND THE GOVT AGENCY THAT REGULATES THEM.)
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
BREAKING: The FBI has arrested a suspect in the Jan. 6 pipe bomb case.

Story @ms.now:

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FBI arrests suspect in Jan. 2021 pipe-bombing case
Authorities say the suspect placed viable explosive devices outside RNC and DNC offices the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM