Regan Fletcher Stephens
@reganstephens.bsky.social
🗺️ Co-founder of Saltete, a travel guide publishing platform
https://www.saltete.com/
✏️Freelance writer @ Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, The New York Times, Philadelphia magazine ++
📍Philly
https://www.saltete.com/
✏️Freelance writer @ Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, The New York Times, Philadelphia magazine ++
📍Philly
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It’s true, this story doesn’t contain nearly enough about the hundreds of thousands of people Musk helped kill. There’s a real hazard in reporting on Musk from a pure biz/politics perspective without noting actual consequences — even just the ones so far — of DOGE www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It’s true, this story doesn’t contain nearly enough about the hundreds of thousands of people Musk helped kill. There’s a real hazard in reporting on Musk from a pure biz/politics perspective without noting actual consequences — even just the ones so far — of DOGE www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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Our aspiring dictator once again expresses his envy of a real one
Trump on President Xi: "During the meeting, he's here, and he's got about 6 people on each side. And every one of those people were at attention. And I made a comment to one of them and it got no response. And President Xi didn't let him. I said, I want my cabinet to behave like that."
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Our aspiring dictator once again expresses his envy of a real one
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People really don’t like seeing grandmothers ripped out of cars by masked thugs and kids zip tied as part of video promotions for MAGA social media influencers.
Manassas City, 95% in
43% Hispanic
2020 President: Biden +25
2024 President: Harris +15
2025 Governor: Spanberger +30?!?!?!?
43% Hispanic
2020 President: Biden +25
2024 President: Harris +15
2025 Governor: Spanberger +30?!?!?!?
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
People really don’t like seeing grandmothers ripped out of cars by masked thugs and kids zip tied as part of video promotions for MAGA social media influencers.
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If you’re still in line, STAY IN LINE
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
If you’re still in line, STAY IN LINE
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Every single county in Virginia shifted Blue.
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Every single county in Virginia shifted Blue.
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So many people were detained extrajudicially, were tortured, or died because of Dick Cheney. You can't get to the danger we're in now without everything he did. The weapons he helped forge are ones we need to take away from U.S. presidents forever.
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
So many people were detained extrajudicially, were tortured, or died because of Dick Cheney. You can't get to the danger we're in now without everything he did. The weapons he helped forge are ones we need to take away from U.S. presidents forever.
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I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles
Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE
June 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles
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A Pennsylvania man who was arrested on weapons charges at a “No Kings" protest on Saturday is facing more than two dozen additional charges after investigators said they found a cache of homemade bombs at his home outside Philadelphia.
Heavily Armed Man at ‘No Kings’ Protest Had 13 Bombs at Home, Police Say
Kevin Krebs, 31, of Malvern, Pa., is facing more than two dozen additional charges after investigators searched his house on Monday.
trib.al
June 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A Pennsylvania man who was arrested on weapons charges at a “No Kings" protest on Saturday is facing more than two dozen additional charges after investigators said they found a cache of homemade bombs at his home outside Philadelphia.
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This is serious, rigorous analysis and it should change the way the media has been covering these protests. These were, in the aggregate, *massive.*
Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions
Our unofficial estimate is that around 4 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.
www.gelliottmorris.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This is serious, rigorous analysis and it should change the way the media has been covering these protests. These were, in the aggregate, *massive.*
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One block over from the White House: the aspirational security line setup
June 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
One block over from the White House: the aspirational security line setup
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An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers
June 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers
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Trump administration abruptly shifts focus of its mass deportation campaign, telling ICE officials to largely pause raids and arrests in the agricultural industry, hotels and restaurants. @haleaziz.bsky.social Zolan Kanno-Youngs www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...
Trump Shifts Deportation Focus, Pausing Raids on Farms, Hotels and Eateries
www.nytimes.com
June 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Trump administration abruptly shifts focus of its mass deportation campaign, telling ICE officials to largely pause raids and arrests in the agricultural industry, hotels and restaurants. @haleaziz.bsky.social Zolan Kanno-Youngs www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...
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ICE is going to parks in Los Angeles and kidnapping nannies who are caring for small children
The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted
Women and children in parks
The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted
Women and children in parks
June 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
ICE is going to parks in Los Angeles and kidnapping nannies who are caring for small children
The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted
Women and children in parks
The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted
Women and children in parks
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Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.
June 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.
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Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Health secretary removes every member of scientific committee that advises the CDC on how vaccines should be used.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Health secretary removes every member of scientific committee that advises the CDC on how vaccines should be used.
June 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Health secretary removes every member of scientific committee that advises the CDC on how vaccines should be used.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Health secretary removes every member of scientific committee that advises the CDC on how vaccines should be used.
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We always knew where this was going
Here they come. Get ready.
Southern Baptists to Vote on Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage
www.nytimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We always knew where this was going
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June 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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I’m late to this interview with Tony Gilroy but I think his answer, about why most art is progressive, hits the nail on the head. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/o...
June 7, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I’m late to this interview with Tony Gilroy but I think his answer, about why most art is progressive, hits the nail on the head. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/o...
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This is the best day ever to be in a group chat with people who aren’t online. They react to every piece of breaking news about the beef like you’re Paul Revere.
June 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This is the best day ever to be in a group chat with people who aren’t online. They react to every piece of breaking news about the beef like you’re Paul Revere.
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When a pregnant woman is having a medical emergency, doctors are required by law to provide life-saving care. That includes abortions.
Donald Trump and RFK Jr. think they should be the ones to make decisions in emergency rooms — not your doctor.
This will hurt women everywhere.
Donald Trump and RFK Jr. think they should be the ones to make decisions in emergency rooms — not your doctor.
This will hurt women everywhere.
Trump administration ends emergency abortion requirement for hospitals
The Trump administration rescinded a Biden-era policy requiring hospitals to perform emergency abortions regardless of state abortion laws.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
When a pregnant woman is having a medical emergency, doctors are required by law to provide life-saving care. That includes abortions.
Donald Trump and RFK Jr. think they should be the ones to make decisions in emergency rooms — not your doctor.
This will hurt women everywhere.
Donald Trump and RFK Jr. think they should be the ones to make decisions in emergency rooms — not your doctor.
This will hurt women everywhere.