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These American Crossroads - Yellow Scene Magazine
These American Crossroads: Stories of Resistance and Persistence from the United States' Heartland President Trump's federal administration makes no
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Six stories and a full month in and I figured I'd finally listen to @yellowscenemag.bsky.social publisher Shavonne Blades and get the landing page for "These American Crossroads" live.
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Had coffee this morning with a college mentor I hadn’t seen in-person for almost 15 years. To be met as a peer, swapping stories and advice, was a surreally validating experience.
Call an old teacher, find a way to catch up with them. Seriously. Especially all you j school grads.
Call an old teacher, find a way to catch up with them. Seriously. Especially all you j school grads.
November 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Had coffee this morning with a college mentor I hadn’t seen in-person for almost 15 years. To be met as a peer, swapping stories and advice, was a surreally validating experience.
Call an old teacher, find a way to catch up with them. Seriously. Especially all you j school grads.
Call an old teacher, find a way to catch up with them. Seriously. Especially all you j school grads.
“…where party strategists and activists shared a stage and mingled over room-temperature soft pretzels.”
I love the way this article is written.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
I love the way this article is written.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Limits of the Democrats’ Big Tent
A convention showed that it’s more medium-size.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“…where party strategists and activists shared a stage and mingled over room-temperature soft pretzels.”
I love the way this article is written.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
I love the way this article is written.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Truth Be Told, a behind-the-scenes documentary showing local journalists at work in communities across Colorado, airs at 10:30AM today on 9NEWS, followed by a panel discussion with journalists past, present, and future discussing challenges and opportunities in local media.
November 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Truth Be Told, a behind-the-scenes documentary showing local journalists at work in communities across Colorado, airs at 10:30AM today on 9NEWS, followed by a panel discussion with journalists past, present, and future discussing challenges and opportunities in local media.
When people ask why I’m still ok TikTok, it’s the comments like these that keep me…
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
When people ask why I’m still ok TikTok, it’s the comments like these that keep me…
"Today’s widespread use of AI-infused job boards makes it too easy for anyone to apply, especially the unqualified. LinkedIn’s job site is getting 9,500 applications per minute."
coloradosun.com/2025/11/03/c...
coloradosun.com/2025/11/03/c...
Colorado job hunters are using AI. So are employers, scammers and even the state's labor department.
The job market in Colorado and around the country is pitting AI generators against AI filters and leaving real workers and hiring managers feeling trapped in the middle.
coloradosun.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"Today’s widespread use of AI-infused job boards makes it too easy for anyone to apply, especially the unqualified. LinkedIn’s job site is getting 9,500 applications per minute."
coloradosun.com/2025/11/03/c...
coloradosun.com/2025/11/03/c...
Honestly, it's wild to see posts like this from former high school teachers. These humans who saw so much in me at a time I saw so little in myself. Grateful to grow in to the potential they kept telling me I had.
Read "These American Crossroads," please.
yellowscene.com/2025/08/08/t...
Read "These American Crossroads," please.
yellowscene.com/2025/08/08/t...
October 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Honestly, it's wild to see posts like this from former high school teachers. These humans who saw so much in me at a time I saw so little in myself. Grateful to grow in to the potential they kept telling me I had.
Read "These American Crossroads," please.
yellowscene.com/2025/08/08/t...
Read "These American Crossroads," please.
yellowscene.com/2025/08/08/t...
My multiple-cancer-surviving younger sister just lost her healthcare because of the federal administration’s policy decisions.
October 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My multiple-cancer-surviving younger sister just lost her healthcare because of the federal administration’s policy decisions.
“It’s easy to feel isolated, especially in a world siloed into media bubbles. What we see on our local feeds can feel like the whole truth, while coastal media outlets cut staff and can’t afford reporters on the ground anymore.”
yellowscene.com/2025/10/05/b...
yellowscene.com/2025/10/05/b...
"But What Can I Do?” Vince Chandler on Resistance, Community, and Hope Across the Heartland - Yellow Scene Magazine
Fascism thrives where there’s no hope. By rekindling the narrative that we, the people, have power — and that there are more of us — we can drive real populism against fascism. In my best scenario, it...
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October 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“It’s easy to feel isolated, especially in a world siloed into media bubbles. What we see on our local feeds can feel like the whole truth, while coastal media outlets cut staff and can’t afford reporters on the ground anymore.”
yellowscene.com/2025/10/05/b...
yellowscene.com/2025/10/05/b...
“It’s easy to feel isolated, especially in a world siloed into media bubbles. What we see on our local feeds can feel like the whole truth, while coastal media outlets cut staff and can’t afford reporters on the ground anymore.”
yellowscene.com/2025/10/05/b...
yellowscene.com/2025/10/05/b...
yellowscene.com
October 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
“It’s easy to feel isolated, especially in a world siloed into media bubbles. What we see on our local feeds can feel like the whole truth, while coastal media outlets cut staff and can’t afford reporters on the ground anymore.”
yellowscene.com/2025/10/05/b...
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This from @govpritzker.illinois.gov on @cnn.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This from @govpritzker.illinois.gov on @cnn.com
The National Guard is headed to Missouri to assist ICE. I’ll be there, too.
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Governor Kehoe Authorizes Missouri National Guard to Support Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
content.govdelivery.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The National Guard is headed to Missouri to assist ICE. I’ll be there, too.
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Five years ago today this truck absolutely saved my life on 225 outside Aurora, Colorado by taking the hit from a Jeep driving through a protest on the highway for Elijah McClain. There’ve been so many close calls, this one still pops in to my mind regularly.
September 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Five years ago today this truck absolutely saved my life on 225 outside Aurora, Colorado by taking the hit from a Jeep driving through a protest on the highway for Elijah McClain. There’ve been so many close calls, this one still pops in to my mind regularly.
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Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answers after more than a dozen people died in immigration detention, as the department rushes to expand.
Georgia senators demand answers on more than a dozen deaths in immigration detention
Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answers after more than a dozen people died in immigration detention, as the department rushes to expand.
n.pr
September 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answers after more than a dozen people died in immigration detention, as the department rushes to expand.
My favorite part is the end when they say “but this isn’t really an enforceable thing though”
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization
Section 1. Antifa as a Terrorist Threat. Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States
www.whitehouse.gov
September 23, 2025 at 4:03 AM
My favorite part is the end when they say “but this isn’t really an enforceable thing though”
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Journalism like this only exists because we are people powered. Vince is on the ground talking to the people everyday. But it is only sustainable with support.
fundrazr.com/Crossroads?r...
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My latest for “These American Crossroads” in @yellowscenemag.bsky.social
See the full series:
yellowscene.com/2025/08/08/t...
See the full series:
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These American Crossroads - Yellow Scene Magazine
These American Crossroads: Stories of Resistance and Persistence from the United States' Heartland President Trump's federal administration makes no
yellowscene.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Journalism like this only exists because we are people powered. Vince is on the ground talking to the people everyday. But it is only sustainable with support.
fundrazr.com/Crossroads?r...
fundrazr.com/Crossroads?r...
“Only hours before, The Free State Advocates had been in the D.C. Municipal Courts. They had travelled across the country to their nation’s capital city to raise a united voice, bringing to the forefront of national politics their crisis in the center of the country.”
yellowscene.com/2025/09/21/8...
yellowscene.com/2025/09/21/8...
8 Kansans Arrested, 3 Days of Protest in D.C. - Yellow Scene Magazine
The room was tense, despite the late hour energies were running high and colliding as voices mixed and ideas flowed. The overlapping noise intermixed
yellowscene.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“Only hours before, The Free State Advocates had been in the D.C. Municipal Courts. They had travelled across the country to their nation’s capital city to raise a united voice, bringing to the forefront of national politics their crisis in the center of the country.”
yellowscene.com/2025/09/21/8...
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The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
www.npr.org
September 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
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Jimmy Kimmel and Yellow Scene being boycotted for free speech. The problem with the YS boycott is they are threatening local businesses in their rabid obsession to harm YS.
“I do not recall any of Jesus’ teachings calling for a white-ethno state.”
@yellowscenemag.bsky.social Publisher Shavonne Blades in her latest.
yellowscene.com/2025/09/19/e...
@yellowscenemag.bsky.social Publisher Shavonne Blades in her latest.
yellowscene.com/2025/09/19/e...
Everyone Should Be Fired Over Charlie Kirk - Yellow Scene Magazine
America is on the very slippery side of the slope toward authoritarianism. The POTUS is using the military against citizens; he is illegally snatching people off the street and imprisoning them withou...
yellowscene.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Jimmy Kimmel and Yellow Scene being boycotted for free speech. The problem with the YS boycott is they are threatening local businesses in their rabid obsession to harm YS.
“I do not recall any of Jesus’ teachings calling for a white-ethno state.”
@yellowscenemag.bsky.social Publisher Shavonne Blades in her latest.
yellowscene.com/2025/09/19/e...
@yellowscenemag.bsky.social Publisher Shavonne Blades in her latest.
yellowscene.com/2025/09/19/e...
Everyone Should Be Fired Over Charlie Kirk - Yellow Scene Magazine
America is on the very slippery side of the slope toward authoritarianism. The POTUS is using the military against citizens; he is illegally snatching people off the street and imprisoning them withou...
yellowscene.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“I do not recall any of Jesus’ teachings calling for a white-ethno state.”
@yellowscenemag.bsky.social Publisher Shavonne Blades in her latest.
yellowscene.com/2025/09/19/e...
@yellowscenemag.bsky.social Publisher Shavonne Blades in her latest.
yellowscene.com/2025/09/19/e...
This story felt like it was built in a lab just for me to write for These American Crossroads. Bram Stroke-Her's birthday bash at No Class benefitting TransOhio in the eastern gateway to the Heartland, Cleveland.
yellowscene.com/2025/09/18/p...
yellowscene.com/2025/09/18/p...
Punk Rock is Political, Cleveland's Gay Metal Bar Won’t Let You Forget - Yellow Scene Magazine
The sun set hours ago. Despite it being a Sunday night, the coffee shop crowd continues to sip their hot beverages, smoke cigarettes, and chat amongst
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September 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This story felt like it was built in a lab just for me to write for These American Crossroads. Bram Stroke-Her's birthday bash at No Class benefitting TransOhio in the eastern gateway to the Heartland, Cleveland.
yellowscene.com/2025/09/18/p...
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
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I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
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The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
“It’s a privilege to be partnering with NoCo community leaders that are actively pushing back against the targeted attacks,” says Savannah Svoboda. “I’m proud to continue to platform such talented and too-often overlooked performers through the lens of our mission.”
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Full Expression Hosts NoCo Disability Pride | NOCO Style Magazine
Locally owned queer dance collective Full Expression is hosting a day of advocacy, art, community and love at their Fort Collins studio on Sept. 20, 2025.
nocostyle.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
“It’s a privilege to be partnering with NoCo community leaders that are actively pushing back against the targeted attacks,” says Savannah Svoboda. “I’m proud to continue to platform such talented and too-often overlooked performers through the lens of our mission.”
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Yes!!
The most wholesome protest I’ve seen in a long time (and I see a lot of actions) and they still got U.S. Capitol Police called on them…
September 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Yes!!