Kate Shep
@katesheppard.bsky.social
Journalist, educator, mom, pun enthusiast.
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Thanks to @theassemblync.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to tell the full story about how neo-Nazi terror came to our doorstep, and how their harassment campaign exposes the long tentacles of the militant accelerationist community. www.theassemblync.com/media/neo-na...
I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry.
After unmasking extremist groups, reporter Jordan Green got a first-hand look at how the ‘militant accelerationism’ movement operates.
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July 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Thanks to @theassemblync.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to tell the full story about how neo-Nazi terror came to our doorstep, and how their harassment campaign exposes the long tentacles of the militant accelerationist community. www.theassemblync.com/media/neo-na...
Congrats to @byjordangreen.bsky.social and much deserved.
@byjordangreen.bsky.social was forced to leave his home when notorious neo-Nazis became incensed at his reporting. He watched on his security feed from a hotel room as they did stiff-armed salutes in front of his home.
Jordan Green wins August Sidney for Spotlighting Neo-Nazi Militant Accelerationism
Jordan Green wins the August Sidney Award for his feature in The Assembly, “I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry.” In early 2024, Green sat in a hotel room with his wife...
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August 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Congrats to @byjordangreen.bsky.social and much deserved.
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My latest: a tiny #appalachiantrail town is preparing for spring AT #hikers after Hurricane Helene left it in ruins. Thanks to @theassemblync.bsky.social's @katesheppard.bsky.social. #westernnc #extremeweather #backpacking
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Tourism-Dependent Hot Springs Tries to Rebuild by Spring
Damage from Hurricane Helene has put the upcoming hiking season in question for the first town on the Appalachian Trail.
www.theassemblync.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My latest: a tiny #appalachiantrail town is preparing for spring AT #hikers after Hurricane Helene left it in ruins. Thanks to @theassemblync.bsky.social's @katesheppard.bsky.social. #westernnc #extremeweather #backpacking
www.theassemblync.com/environment/...
www.theassemblync.com/environment/...
As a holiday treat, we put some of our favorite stories of 2024 outside the paywall. Please check them out! www.theassemblync.com/internal/ass...
The Nice List
Here are our staff's favorite stories published throughout 2024, which we are putting outside our paywall as a special gift to you.
www.theassemblync.com
December 24, 2024 at 8:05 PM
As a holiday treat, we put some of our favorite stories of 2024 outside the paywall. Please check them out! www.theassemblync.com/internal/ass...
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Amazing reporting from the Smoky Mountain News smokymountainnews.com/news/item/38...
Haywood commissioner Ramey rebuked
Editor’s note: this story contains strong language. Since his election in 2022, Haywood County Commissioner Terry Ramey has been known for lying — about his delinquent taxes, about his votes, ab...
smokymountainnews.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:32 AM
Amazing reporting from the Smoky Mountain News smokymountainnews.com/news/item/38...
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My friend and old colleague Lisa Sorg has done incredible work for years on this organization and its director.
The wheel turns. Slowly, sometimes, but it turns. #NCPol
insideclimatenews.org/news/2011202...
The wheel turns. Slowly, sometimes, but it turns. #NCPol
insideclimatenews.org/news/2011202...
ReBuild NC’s Embattled Director Is No Longer a State Employee, a Memo Confirms - Inside Climate News
The head of the Department of Public Safety announced the departure of Laura Hogshead on Wednesday afternoon. At an oversight hearing on Monday, she defended her agency despite a $221 million budget d...
insideclimatenews.org
November 21, 2024 at 1:21 PM
My friend and old colleague Lisa Sorg has done incredible work for years on this organization and its director.
The wheel turns. Slowly, sometimes, but it turns. #NCPol
insideclimatenews.org/news/2011202...
The wheel turns. Slowly, sometimes, but it turns. #NCPol
insideclimatenews.org/news/2011202...
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Duke Respect Durham launched in fall to demand that Duke voluntarily pay $50 million a year.
@theassemblync.bsky.social & @indyweek.bsky.social dug into history, data & long-simmering tensions to answer the question driving the campaign: What does a university owe its hometown? shorturl.at/RXMZ7
@theassemblync.bsky.social & @indyweek.bsky.social dug into history, data & long-simmering tensions to answer the question driving the campaign: What does a university owe its hometown? shorturl.at/RXMZ7
A New Campaign Asks: Does Duke Respect Durham?
A group wants Duke University to pay Durham $50 million annually. The Duke Respect Durham campaign builds on long-simmering tensions.
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November 21, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Duke Respect Durham launched in fall to demand that Duke voluntarily pay $50 million a year.
@theassemblync.bsky.social & @indyweek.bsky.social dug into history, data & long-simmering tensions to answer the question driving the campaign: What does a university owe its hometown? shorturl.at/RXMZ7
@theassemblync.bsky.social & @indyweek.bsky.social dug into history, data & long-simmering tensions to answer the question driving the campaign: What does a university owe its hometown? shorturl.at/RXMZ7
Look, I think you should read all our stories til the end. But this one from @jeffreybillman.bsky.social really has quite the kicker. www.theassemblync.com/education/hu...
Former Hunt Institute Employees Describe a ‘Culture of Fear’
Ex-staffers say its leader has created a toxic environment that imperils the education nonprofit’s future—and former Gov. Jim Hunt’s legacy.
www.theassemblync.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Look, I think you should read all our stories til the end. But this one from @jeffreybillman.bsky.social really has quite the kicker. www.theassemblync.com/education/hu...
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Republican Jefferson Griffin is challenging over 60,000 ballots statewide as the NC Supreme Court race heads to a recount.
Many of his protests rely on legal theories posited by GOP lawyers that have been rejected by state and federal courts #ncpol
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Many of his protests rely on legal theories posited by GOP lawyers that have been rejected by state and federal courts #ncpol
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www.newsobserver.com
November 20, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Republican Jefferson Griffin is challenging over 60,000 ballots statewide as the NC Supreme Court race heads to a recount.
Many of his protests rely on legal theories posited by GOP lawyers that have been rejected by state and federal courts #ncpol
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Many of his protests rely on legal theories posited by GOP lawyers that have been rejected by state and federal courts #ncpol
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Democrat Allison Riggs is now up 623 votes in the North Carolina Supreme Court race against Republican Jefferson Griffin—or about 0.02 percent of the total ballots cast.
www.theassemblync.com/politics/ele...
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What Is Going on With the State Supreme Court Race?
The state Supreme Court race between Democrat Allison Riggs and Republican Jefferson Griffin drags into its third week.
www.theassemblync.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:53 AM
Democrat Allison Riggs is now up 623 votes in the North Carolina Supreme Court race against Republican Jefferson Griffin—or about 0.02 percent of the total ballots cast.
www.theassemblync.com/politics/ele...
www.theassemblync.com/politics/ele...
Narrator: He could not.
November 19, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Narrator: He could not.
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As always - a face made for radio, a voice made for print.
Watch anyway!
#NCPol
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Watch anyway!
#NCPol
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WATCH: Making Sense of the 2024 Election in North Carolina
What happened in North Carolina this year? The Assembly untangles the complex web of election results in a deeply purple state.
www.theassemblync.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:15 AM
As always - a face made for radio, a voice made for print.
Watch anyway!
#NCPol
www.theassemblync.com/events/video...
Watch anyway!
#NCPol
www.theassemblync.com/events/video...
If you, like me, have grudgingly accepted you should take part in a new platform, here is The Assembly's "starter pack": go.bsky.app/D31XM91
The Assembly's Starter Pack
Join the conversation
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November 18, 2024 at 6:32 PM
If you, like me, have grudgingly accepted you should take part in a new platform, here is The Assembly's "starter pack": go.bsky.app/D31XM91
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NEW: Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens of millions in taxpayer dollars flowing from rapidly expanding voucher-style programs, a @propublica analysis found.
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2024 at 12:07 PM
NEW: Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens of millions in taxpayer dollars flowing from rapidly expanding voucher-style programs, a @propublica analysis found.
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
www.propublica.org/article/segr...