Conor Kelly
@progressiveamerican.net
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· Oct 31
Police Officer Who Shot Sonya Massey Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder
While the conviction is a step in the right direction, America still has a long way to go in addressing mental health emergencies and holding officers accountable.
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Sean Grayson, the officer who murdered Sonya Massey, has been convicted of second-degree murder.
While the conviction is a step in the right direction, America still has a long way to go in addressing mental health emergencies and police accountability.
www.progressiveamerican.net/p/police-off...
While the conviction is a step in the right direction, America still has a long way to go in addressing mental health emergencies and police accountability.
www.progressiveamerican.net/p/police-off...
Sean Grayson, the officer who murdered Sonya Massey, has been convicted of second-degree murder.
While the conviction is a step in the right direction, America still has a long way to go in addressing mental health emergencies and police accountability.
www.progressiveamerican.net/p/police-off...
While the conviction is a step in the right direction, America still has a long way to go in addressing mental health emergencies and police accountability.
www.progressiveamerican.net/p/police-off...
Police Officer Who Shot Sonya Massey Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder
While the conviction is a step in the right direction, America still has a long way to go in addressing mental health emergencies and holding officers accountable.
www.progressiveamerican.net
October 31, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Sean Grayson, the officer who murdered Sonya Massey, has been convicted of second-degree murder.
While the conviction is a step in the right direction, America still has a long way to go in addressing mental health emergencies and police accountability.
www.progressiveamerican.net/p/police-off...
While the conviction is a step in the right direction, America still has a long way to go in addressing mental health emergencies and police accountability.
www.progressiveamerican.net/p/police-off...
Without Online Trolls, There Would Be No Donald Trump talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/witho...
Without Online Trolls, There Would Be No Donald Trump
On July 8, something happened to Donald Trump that I’ve not seen...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
Ask yourself this: How would the New York Times have covered the protests if it had been seven million MAGA supporters flooding the streets? We don’t even have to guess: We know how they and other mainstream outlets covered the Tea Party protests during Obama’s first term.
October 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
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the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.
October 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.
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For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law
September 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law
Recently, there has been a lot of talk about partisanship and division with comparisons to the 1850s and 60s. My most recent piece goes into that history through the lens of the election of 1860. 🧵
September 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Recently, there has been a lot of talk about partisanship and division with comparisons to the 1850s and 60s. My most recent piece goes into that history through the lens of the election of 1860. 🧵
Democracy has never been a finished project. It has always been a struggle for justice, rights, and dignity. ✊📜
That’s why I’m launching my new Substack newsletter: The Democracy Archive!
Link here: www.democracyarchive.org/p/coming-so...
That’s why I’m launching my new Substack newsletter: The Democracy Archive!
Link here: www.democracyarchive.org/p/coming-so...
The Democracy Archive Is Coming Soon: A New History Newsletter
The Democracy Archive is almost here. This new history newsletter will soon bring readers stories of democracy’s struggles, lessons, and contested past. Stay tuned!
www.democracyarchive.org
September 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Democracy has never been a finished project. It has always been a struggle for justice, rights, and dignity. ✊📜
That’s why I’m launching my new Substack newsletter: The Democracy Archive!
Link here: www.democracyarchive.org/p/coming-so...
That’s why I’m launching my new Substack newsletter: The Democracy Archive!
Link here: www.democracyarchive.org/p/coming-so...
1/ I am uncertain whether this article will achieve its intended outcome. After the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk, it feels as though words have lost their power. Nonetheless, silence is not an option. 🧵
September 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
1/ I am uncertain whether this article will achieve its intended outcome. After the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk, it feels as though words have lost their power. Nonetheless, silence is not an option. 🧵
If you want a good example of taking down anti-LGBTQ propaganda down, this video by @natetalkstoyou.bsky.social is an excellent one! Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=76Mf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=76Mf...
Every Argument Against Gay Marriage DEBUNKED
YouTube video by NateTalksToYou
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September 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
If you want a good example of taking down anti-LGBTQ propaganda down, this video by @natetalkstoyou.bsky.social is an excellent one! Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=76Mf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=76Mf...
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The people who say we talk too much about slavery are the same ones who insist that we need public monuments and statues of men who are famous solely for waging a war of treason in defense of slavery.
Statues that were created explicitly to deny any sense of "hope and progress" after the Civil War.
Statues that were created explicitly to deny any sense of "hope and progress" after the Civil War.
White House official Lindsey Halligan: "While slavery is obviously a horrible aspect of our nation's history, you can't really talk about slavery honestly unless you also talk about hope and progress ... we need to stop focusing so much on the lack of progress."
August 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The people who say we talk too much about slavery are the same ones who insist that we need public monuments and statues of men who are famous solely for waging a war of treason in defense of slavery.
Statues that were created explicitly to deny any sense of "hope and progress" after the Civil War.
Statues that were created explicitly to deny any sense of "hope and progress" after the Civil War.
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BIG WIN: A court ordered the Trump Education Department to reinstate the civil rights workers they fired.
I taught kids with disabilities––the kind of students helped by these workers. Every child deserves to be treated fairly.
I’m staying in this fight for our kids.
I taught kids with disabilities––the kind of students helped by these workers. Every child deserves to be treated fairly.
I’m staying in this fight for our kids.
August 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
BIG WIN: A court ordered the Trump Education Department to reinstate the civil rights workers they fired.
I taught kids with disabilities––the kind of students helped by these workers. Every child deserves to be treated fairly.
I’m staying in this fight for our kids.
I taught kids with disabilities––the kind of students helped by these workers. Every child deserves to be treated fairly.
I’m staying in this fight for our kids.
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just thinking about it makes me so angry. the worst kind of open race baiting in american politics since george wallace.
the "cat eating" fake story was the worst thing i've seen in politics in my lifetime
August 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
just thinking about it makes me so angry. the worst kind of open race baiting in american politics since george wallace.
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Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts for falsifying business records in the first degree. This seems on brand.
Leavitt confirms that monthly jobs reports may be suspended "until they can get the data and methodology in order"
August 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts for falsifying business records in the first degree. This seems on brand.
Republicans are at it again with their gerrymandering nonsense.
Texas Republicans are redrawing districts to eliminate 5 Democratic seats. It’s a blatant power grab—and it's completely legal.
A thread 🧵
This isn't just about Texas.
Texas Republicans are redrawing districts to eliminate 5 Democratic seats. It’s a blatant power grab—and it's completely legal.
A thread 🧵
This isn't just about Texas.
August 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Republicans are at it again with their gerrymandering nonsense.
Texas Republicans are redrawing districts to eliminate 5 Democratic seats. It’s a blatant power grab—and it's completely legal.
A thread 🧵
This isn't just about Texas.
Texas Republicans are redrawing districts to eliminate 5 Democratic seats. It’s a blatant power grab—and it's completely legal.
A thread 🧵
This isn't just about Texas.
The emperor wears no clothes.
In yet another display of erratic and unbecoming behavior as President of the United States, Donald Trump has fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer. 🧵
In yet another display of erratic and unbecoming behavior as President of the United States, Donald Trump has fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer. 🧵
August 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The emperor wears no clothes.
In yet another display of erratic and unbecoming behavior as President of the United States, Donald Trump has fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer. 🧵
In yet another display of erratic and unbecoming behavior as President of the United States, Donald Trump has fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer. 🧵
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cannot be emphasized enough: Colin Wright (whose publications were retracted because of fraud on the part of his co-author, and who boasted about not learning how to use research tools he was told to master) did not in any meaningful sense try to get a tenure-track job
Well, it's Colin Wright. Who put himself on the academic job market for exactly one year. He has spent the following five years trying to get great far-right mileage out of that one year's worth of application work. I see there's no end to it; he's now officially trying for racial discrimination. 1/
This guy *admits* he applied for "countless" tenure-track positions and ultimately had to leave academia because nobody would hire him. He claims, though, that Ivy League Cornell filled their position with a Black person who couldn't possibly be more qualified than him.
www.wsj.com/opinion/corn...
www.wsj.com/opinion/corn...
July 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
cannot be emphasized enough: Colin Wright (whose publications were retracted because of fraud on the part of his co-author, and who boasted about not learning how to use research tools he was told to master) did not in any meaningful sense try to get a tenure-track job
More Americans get news from influencers than journalists. But what happens when lies go viral?
My new Substack unpacks the rise of influencer media, the collapse of trust, and the danger of disinformation.
📖 Read here:
open.substack.com/pub/progress...
My new Substack unpacks the rise of influencer media, the collapse of trust, and the danger of disinformation.
📖 Read here:
open.substack.com/pub/progress...
Why Influencers Can’t Replace Real Journalism
In the attention economy, credibility and context are being replaced by clicks and charisma. It is a disaster for America.
open.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
More Americans get news from influencers than journalists. But what happens when lies go viral?
My new Substack unpacks the rise of influencer media, the collapse of trust, and the danger of disinformation.
📖 Read here:
open.substack.com/pub/progress...
My new Substack unpacks the rise of influencer media, the collapse of trust, and the danger of disinformation.
📖 Read here:
open.substack.com/pub/progress...
The Epstein Files Mention Trump: Here’s What We Know
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The Epstein Files Mention Trump: Here’s What We Know
WSJ reveals Trump was told by Pam Bondi he was named in Epstein records—months before his public denial.
www.progressiveamerican.net
July 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The Epstein Files Mention Trump: Here’s What We Know
www.progressiveamerican.net/p/the-epstei...
www.progressiveamerican.net/p/the-epstei...
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French authorities want access to Twitter/X’s recommendations algorithm, and Elon Musk is losing his mind about it.
But wasn’t one of Elon’s big promises when he took over Twitter that he was going to allow people access to the algorithm?
But wasn’t one of Elon’s big promises when he took over Twitter that he was going to allow people access to the algorithm?
Elon Musk’s X slams French criminal investigation as politically motivated
Social media platform refuses Paris’ demand for access to its algorithm, claiming the probe will “restrict free speech.”
www.politico.eu
July 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
French authorities want access to Twitter/X’s recommendations algorithm, and Elon Musk is losing his mind about it.
But wasn’t one of Elon’s big promises when he took over Twitter that he was going to allow people access to the algorithm?
But wasn’t one of Elon’s big promises when he took over Twitter that he was going to allow people access to the algorithm?
Epstein and Trump: The Hollowness of MAGA
YouTube video by The Progressive American Report
youtu.be
July 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Huckabee’s threatening letter: We will warn Christians to reconsider visits, their goodwill is being ‘met with hostility’ by Israel
This is surprising.
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
This is surprising.
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Huckabee’s threatening letter: We will warn Christians to reconsider visits, their goodwill is being ‘met with hostility’ by Israel
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www.timesofisrael.com
July 19, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Huckabee’s threatening letter: We will warn Christians to reconsider visits, their goodwill is being ‘met with hostility’ by Israel
This is surprising.
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
This is surprising.
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
The GOP spent years demanding the Epstein client list.
Now the Trump-era DOJ says it doesn’t exist. No names. No list. No accountability.
So what happened to all that outrage?
🎥 Full video: youtu.be/OMjisVcnRNI?...
Now the Trump-era DOJ says it doesn’t exist. No names. No list. No accountability.
So what happened to all that outrage?
🎥 Full video: youtu.be/OMjisVcnRNI?...
Epstein and Trump: The Hollowness of MAGA
YouTube video by The Progressive American Report
youtu.be
July 19, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The GOP spent years demanding the Epstein client list.
Now the Trump-era DOJ says it doesn’t exist. No names. No list. No accountability.
So what happened to all that outrage?
🎥 Full video: youtu.be/OMjisVcnRNI?...
Now the Trump-era DOJ says it doesn’t exist. No names. No list. No accountability.
So what happened to all that outrage?
🎥 Full video: youtu.be/OMjisVcnRNI?...
A new Wall Street Journal report reveals that Donald Trump sent a lewd letter to Jeffrey Epstein, featuring a crude drawing of a naked woman and cryptic dialogue suggesting a far cozier relationship than Trump admits.
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open.substack.com/pub/progress...
Donald Trump Sent Lewd Letter to Jeffrey Epstein
In yet another example of how connected Trump was to Jeffrey Epstein, the Wall Street Journal shows Trump sent a letter to the disgraced and deceased financier.
open.substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
A new Wall Street Journal report reveals that Donald Trump sent a lewd letter to Jeffrey Epstein, featuring a crude drawing of a naked woman and cryptic dialogue suggesting a far cozier relationship than Trump admits.
open.substack.com/pub/progress...
open.substack.com/pub/progress...
I have finished my script on the ongoing Epstein saga that is troubling the MAGA movement. Video to come out soon.
July 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I have finished my script on the ongoing Epstein saga that is troubling the MAGA movement. Video to come out soon.