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Amber Hunt

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Pulitzer-winning journalist. Host of podcasts Crimes of the Centuries & What If They’re Wrong: After the Accusation. Co-founder of podcast network Grab Bag Collab. Creator of Accused, and a kickass college ‘zine. www.patreon.com/grabbagcollab

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Amber Hunt @reporteramber.bsky.social · 26d

I know everything is crappy and we’re all tired and no one has much money left, but if we’re learning anything right now, it’s that we need independent journalists. I co-run a profit-sharing podcast network with some journalism, some silly stuff, some true crime. If you can spare it…

Grab Bag Collab provides like-hearted podcasters a platform.

www.patreon.com

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Amber Hunt @reporteramber.bsky.social · 1h

I was recording. What … what’s happened?

tru @thetrudz.photo · 3h

Yeah; that’s it. 2025 is irredeemable.

Amber Hunt @reporteramber.bsky.social · 19h

Thing is, I’ve lost the skill set. I only recently memorized my partner’s phone number and we’ve been together over two years. Meanwhile, I easily remember my childhood phone number from 35 years ago.

Except the area code. We never needed to know it.

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h

There have been brave & courageous war correspondents & reporters throughout history who have uncovered fraud, corruption, abuses and worse inside DOD and the military industrial complex over decades.

Then you have useless hacks that would sign on to Hegseth’s censorship rules.

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Amber Hunt @reporteramber.bsky.social · 1d

I can say quite confidently as a GenX-er, I don’t hate it at all.

Check out my history podcast Crimes of the Centuries to learn more! 😂 www.centuriespod.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Unsure how many times I have to repeat it, but health care shouldn’t be for-profit.

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 2d

Drug Rehabs Lure In Patients for Insurance Money—Then Leave Them on the Street

Operators promise high-end treatment, help addicts sign up for insurance then pile on charges for little in return, say former patients and insurers.

www.wsj.com

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Amber Hunt @reporteramber.bsky.social · 1d

I just don't see how this will benefit them in the long run. That Marine has Marine friends--ones who likely lean right but respect the sacrifices he's made to serve his country. So this will likely turn some people in his orbit against this admin. This keeps happening, that discontent will spread.

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Amber Hunt @reporteramber.bsky.social · 1d

And if you subscribe at Grab Bag Collab (www.grabbagcollab.com) or via Apple Podcasts, you get bonus content each week. This time, I talk about why the Jeffrey Lundgren case was one of the most emotionally draining I've covered and how I decide which cases need two episodes to properly explore.

Grab Bag Collab

Grab Bag Collab is a platform meant to provide space for like-hearted creators to safely try out new podcast ideas in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

www.grabbagcollab.com

Amber Hunt @reporteramber.bsky.social · 1d

And today, I drop Part 2 of the Kirtland cult murders. After claiming God told him to spare the temple, Jeffrey Lundgren turned his so-called prophecy toward a new target: his own followers. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

The Prophet of Kirtland, Part 2: Blood Atonement

Podcast Episode · Crimes of the Centuries · 10/13/2025 · 51m

podcasts.apple.com

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Amber Hunt @reporteramber.bsky.social · 1d

Last week on Crimes of the Centuries, I dove into Part 1 of one of the strangest stories to come out of Ohio — and that’s saying something. Jeffrey Lundgren wasn't your average church tour guide. Behind the scenes, he was twisting sculpture into something deadly.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

The Prophet of Kirtland, Part 1: The Birth of a Cult

Podcast Episode · Crimes of the Centuries · 10/05/2025 · 51m

podcasts.apple.com

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Amber Hunt @reporteramber.bsky.social · 1d

That’s a good, comforting point. Every time I see the masks, I worry about accountability. I forgot my own training as a journalist: follow the money.

There will be a paper trail.

Boulder Voter Rob @bouldervoter.bsky.social · 1d

Whoa. "Law enforcement".
You guys aren't getting paid in benjamins, right?

You're paid by PAPER TRAIL.
Useful for your PROPER TRIAL!

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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Julie @beach-please1031.bsky.social · 1d

As a (former) crime statistician, I can attest to the fact that crimes committed by undocumented persons barely make a blip on the radar. And yet, here we are.

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Amber Hunt @reporteramber.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve covered crime for 30 years. Of the thousands of stories I’ve covered, I can probably count on one hand the number of crimes I’ve written about that were committed by undocumented immigrants. Yet this administration deems the problem so out of hand they use it to justify this level of cruelty.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d

ICE goons have detained the parents of a Marine serving his country as they tried to visit their pregnant daughter on the Camp Pendleton base.

ICE Barbie’s Goons Detain and Deport Dad of Marine

Family says stop at Camp Pendleton gate led to their father’s deportation.

trib.al

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Amber Hunt @reporteramber.bsky.social · 1d

“Breaking news, you around?”

Joshua B. Hoe @joshuabhoe.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

"New Manhattan Institute article"

Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New LMS platform adopted

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Amber Hunt @reporteramber.bsky.social · 1d

Today’s the 48th birthday of someone integral to every positive trait I might have developed in the decades since we knew each other. I hope they’re having an amazing birthday. 🎉

Amber Hunt @reporteramber.bsky.social · 2d

There’s been a development in my household. Introducing Hotep, a Galah cockatoo, who joins our other children: a sun conure, a cockatiel, two dogs, a cat and a human.

Amber Hunt @reporteramber.bsky.social · 2d

Ohhh that’s what’s going on with mine. It’s been just over 2 years and it dies far faster.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4d

If you are a paying subscriber to The Washington Post, this is what you get.

If you are a free subscriber to Democracy Docket, this is what you get.

Support independent, pro-democracy media. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Amber Hunt @reporteramber.bsky.social · 3d

Oh my heart

Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 4d

Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.

There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 3d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 5d

Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.

Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.

Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.

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Amber Hunt @reporteramber.bsky.social · 5d

Does he have concepts of a plan?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 5d

Fun game: ask your local public defender friend if they've ever had a case in which a person was accused of gang membership and the gang was "antifa"

I'll start

NO because that's not actually a thing anywhere

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 6d

Donald Trump is calling for the jailing of his political opponents in Chicago. His DOJ lackeys have already indicted a NJ Congresswoman for conducting ICE facility oversight and James Comey. John Bolton's house was raided.

We must treat these latest threats seriously and all stand up against them.

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Amber Hunt @reporteramber.bsky.social · 6d

I teach my journalism students the same.

Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 7d

To put it another way, I have represented thousands of people. I cannot think of a single instance in which the initial police report was entirely correct. Not one.

Journalists, please stop copying them down as if they were. Or at least give context re credibility!

Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 7d

Whether you're a casual news reader or a breaking news reporter at the NYTimes, I implore you--please, please, please--do not believe or report DHS/ICE/CBP's side of events uncritically. End the state's monopoly on legitimate storytelling. They are not the objective arbiter of what really happened.