steven monacelli
@stevanzetti.bsky.social
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steven monacelli
@stevanzetti.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Donate to Extend Patti's Joyful Life Amidst Cancer Fight, organized by Kaitlin Siebert
On October 30th, 2025, my mom, Patti, was diagnosed with stage IV color… Kaitlin Siebert needs your support for Extend Patti's Joyful Life Amidst Cancer Fight
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If you follow my work you know that I often ask my audience to support my journalism. This time, it's different. My fiancee's mother has been diagnosed with stage IV cancer. She's on fixed income and we had to relocate her to Dallas for care. She needs your help.
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This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
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Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss
Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son
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January 8, 2026 at 2:29 AM
This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
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About an hour ago, @axios.com was first to report that some Dems will be pushing their caucus to shut down DHS at minimum over the ICE shooting today
January 8, 2026 at 1:38 AM
About an hour ago, @axios.com was first to report that some Dems will be pushing their caucus to shut down DHS at minimum over the ICE shooting today
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I think I fucked up
January 8, 2026 at 1:50 AM
I think I fucked up
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A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
The page hosting the breached data from the White Date website is no longer accessible, but I managed to get a copy of the data before it went down. I found a number of active duty military who describe themselves as pro-white and national socialists.
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The page hosting the breached data from the White Date website is no longer accessible, but I managed to get a copy of the data before it went down. I found a number of active duty military who describe themselves as pro-white and national socialists.
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Eight years ago this stuff was the domain of creeps and losers, too toxic for any company to support. Now the world's richest man is being rewarded for it. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Fake-porn videos are being weaponized to harass and humiliate women: ‘Everybody is a potential target’
"Deepfake" creators target both celebrities and everyday women with photos taken from the Web. Even Scarlett Johansson says she's powerless to fight them.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Eight years ago this stuff was the domain of creeps and losers, too toxic for any company to support. Now the world's richest man is being rewarded for it. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Checking in on the cofounder of Palantir
January 7, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Checking in on the cofounder of Palantir
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A year ago: "It will be a pro-January 6 administration, staffed with pro-January 6 appointees, supported by a party with a majority in both houses of Congress whose members either endorse or acquiesce in the legitimizing of January 6. January 6 succeeded."
January 6th Was a Success
Trump managed to turn his presidency’s darkest day into a political springboard. And now, he’ll seek retribution.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
A year ago: "It will be a pro-January 6 administration, staffed with pro-January 6 appointees, supported by a party with a majority in both houses of Congress whose members either endorse or acquiesce in the legitimizing of January 6. January 6 succeeded."
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Meet the operatives who profited from January 6
Meet the operatives who profited from January 6
New evidence shows how political professionals made big money organizing the rallies that preceded the riot.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Meet the operatives who profited from January 6
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It was a pleasure to speak with @michaelpremo.bsky.social about "Homegrown," his new J6 documentary.
The fact that this doc isn't streaming on Netflix is a testament to how Americans would rather forget the disgraceful attack that took place five years ago today.
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The fact that this doc isn't streaming on Netflix is a testament to how Americans would rather forget the disgraceful attack that took place five years ago today.
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‘Destined to repeat’: J6 documentary's stark warning as America tries to forget
Five years after Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol amidst a blizzard of lies, with the president and his associates falsely claiming the 2020 election was stolen, January 6th may be a...
www.rawstory.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
It was a pleasure to speak with @michaelpremo.bsky.social about "Homegrown," his new J6 documentary.
The fact that this doc isn't streaming on Netflix is a testament to how Americans would rather forget the disgraceful attack that took place five years ago today.
www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
The fact that this doc isn't streaming on Netflix is a testament to how Americans would rather forget the disgraceful attack that took place five years ago today.
www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
Trump just wants a little more Living Space for Americans
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Trump just wants a little more Living Space for Americans
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Out today from @gusbova.bsky.social: Highlights of our newest issue include criminal justice reporting from @michellepitcher.bsky.social, exploring Houston culture with @josephinelee.bsky.social, the war over homelessness policy with @stevanzetti.bsky.social, and much more.
Editor's Letter: Introducing Our January/February 2026 Issue
A note from the editor-in-chief
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January 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Out today from @gusbova.bsky.social: Highlights of our newest issue include criminal justice reporting from @michellepitcher.bsky.social, exploring Houston culture with @josephinelee.bsky.social, the war over homelessness policy with @stevanzetti.bsky.social, and much more.
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EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon Official on Venezuela War: “Following the Old, Failed Scripts”
“America is a rogue state,” the defense official said, calling Trump a “tyrant.” The official added: “It feels like the end of the Republic in Star Wars and the Revenge of the Sith”
theintercept.com/2026/01/05/t...
“America is a rogue state,” the defense official said, calling Trump a “tyrant.” The official added: “It feels like the end of the Republic in Star Wars and the Revenge of the Sith”
theintercept.com/2026/01/05/t...
Pentagon Official on Venezuela War: “Following the Old, Failed Scripts”
Trump’s Venezuela war represents the latest in a line of failed regime-change wars — and attack on the rules-based order.
theintercept.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:38 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon Official on Venezuela War: “Following the Old, Failed Scripts”
“America is a rogue state,” the defense official said, calling Trump a “tyrant.” The official added: “It feels like the end of the Republic in Star Wars and the Revenge of the Sith”
theintercept.com/2026/01/05/t...
“America is a rogue state,” the defense official said, calling Trump a “tyrant.” The official added: “It feels like the end of the Republic in Star Wars and the Revenge of the Sith”
theintercept.com/2026/01/05/t...
Thrilled to say that one of my stories is Texas Observer's most read story of 2025, making this the second year in a row.
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Our Most-Read Stories of 2025
Some of the articles that y'all really loved this year
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December 30, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Thrilled to say that one of my stories is Texas Observer's most read story of 2025, making this the second year in a row.
www.texasobserver.org/most-read-st...
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#BestOf2025, from @stevanzetti.bsky.social: The Texas Observer revealed that ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden operated "GlomarResponder," a white supremacist account on the social network X.
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical…
www.texasobserver.org
December 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#BestOf2025, from @stevanzetti.bsky.social: The Texas Observer revealed that ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden operated "GlomarResponder," a white supremacist account on the social network X.
This is what it's like to drive through Arlington, Texas
December 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This is what it's like to drive through Arlington, Texas
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It was an honor to be interviewed in-depth by @lalehkhalili.bsky.social @proteanmag.com
A key theme: how to analyze “extractive frontiers” from a world-systemic perspective attentive to both the structures of colonialism and capitalism—and to socio-ecological struggle proteanmag.com/2025/12/22/e...
A key theme: how to analyze “extractive frontiers” from a world-systemic perspective attentive to both the structures of colonialism and capitalism—and to socio-ecological struggle proteanmag.com/2025/12/22/e...
December 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
It was an honor to be interviewed in-depth by @lalehkhalili.bsky.social @proteanmag.com
A key theme: how to analyze “extractive frontiers” from a world-systemic perspective attentive to both the structures of colonialism and capitalism—and to socio-ecological struggle proteanmag.com/2025/12/22/e...
A key theme: how to analyze “extractive frontiers” from a world-systemic perspective attentive to both the structures of colonialism and capitalism—and to socio-ecological struggle proteanmag.com/2025/12/22/e...
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Frankly, I have always wondered why more campaigns didn't do this. Constituent services are such an important part of good politics.
🧵 Our mutual aid hub has been a HUGE draw for our immense volunteer base, many of whom have never wanted to be involved politics before now.
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!
Turning campaigns into mutual aid hubs isn’t good for campaigns or mutual aid! Your campaign manager should be entirely too busy to schlep around 5600 tampons!
December 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Frankly, I have always wondered why more campaigns didn't do this. Constituent services are such an important part of good politics.
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I’m at the Pizza Hut. I’m at the cia. I’m at the combination pizza hut and CIA.
This is the funniest Christmas gift I've ever gotten
December 26, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I’m at the Pizza Hut. I’m at the cia. I’m at the combination pizza hut and CIA.
Looking forward to explaining to my nephews that NORAD shot down Santa but I managed to recover their gifts from the smoldering crater containing the remains of his sleigh
December 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Looking forward to explaining to my nephews that NORAD shot down Santa but I managed to recover their gifts from the smoldering crater containing the remains of his sleigh
I woke up this morning and confirmed that this was not a fever dream
This is the funniest Christmas gift I've ever gotten
December 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I woke up this morning and confirmed that this was not a fever dream
This is the funniest Christmas gift I've ever gotten
December 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This is the funniest Christmas gift I've ever gotten
As I'm bombarded with algorithmically served advertisements aimed to induce me to purchase more consumer goods this holiday season, I am reflecting on this essay I wrote six years ago for @proteanmag.com
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Simulacra & Self-Simulation
by Steven Monacelli. If we are what we repeatedly do, then let’s face it: we are becoming increasingly machine-like through our near-constant interactions with technology.
proteanmag.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
As I'm bombarded with algorithmically served advertisements aimed to induce me to purchase more consumer goods this holiday season, I am reflecting on this essay I wrote six years ago for @proteanmag.com
proteanmag.com/2019/08/28/s...
proteanmag.com/2019/08/28/s...