steven monacelli
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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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Due to unforeseen complications I will not be posting my Spotify wrapped this year
December 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Due to unforeseen complications I will not be posting my Spotify wrapped this year
A North Texas attorney who has repeatedly described himself as a fascist and said he despises democracy wants you to vote for him.
Historically, fascists rose to power in no small part by being elected to office.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/02/j...
Historically, fascists rose to power in no small part by being elected to office.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/02/j...
He’s an Unapologetic Fascist Who ‘Despises’ Democracy. He Still Wants You to Vote for Him.
He was once leader of the Proud Boys, has posted racist threats online, and sports a white nationalist tattoo.
thebarbedwire.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A North Texas attorney who has repeatedly described himself as a fascist and said he despises democracy wants you to vote for him.
Historically, fascists rose to power in no small part by being elected to office.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/02/j...
Historically, fascists rose to power in no small part by being elected to office.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/02/j...
My latest for @thebarbedwire.com
Jason Lee Van Dyke was once a leader of the Proud Boys, has posted racist threats online, and sports a white nationalist tattoo.
Now he’s running for public office as a Republican.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/02/j...
Now he’s running for public office as a Republican.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/02/j...
He’s an Unapologetic Fascist Who ‘Despises’ Democracy. He Still Wants You to Vote for Him.
He was once leader of the Proud Boys, has posted racist threats online, and sports a white nationalist tattoo.
thebarbedwire.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
My latest for @thebarbedwire.com
I'm thrilled to say @dmagazine.bsky.social has named me the Best Reporter of 2025. It's an honor that is not without some irony but I am grateful nonetheless.
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I'm thrilled to say @dmagazine.bsky.social has named me the Best Reporter of 2025. It's an honor that is not without some irony but I am grateful nonetheless.
A once in a lifetime performance
November 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A once in a lifetime performance
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A presidential memo saying officers carrying out Caribbean boat strikes can’t be prosecuted is a confession the attacks are war crimes.
Virtually every lawyer across the political spectrum identifying them as blatant, unambiguous violations of the laws of armed combat is because they’re war crimes.
Virtually every lawyer across the political spectrum identifying them as blatant, unambiguous violations of the laws of armed combat is because they’re war crimes.
On the horrific news that Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of boat bombing survivors, remember: The Trump Murder Memo "authorizing" the strikes preemptively clears those carrying them out. That's unusual. And we still haven't heard from the commander who resigned:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
November 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A presidential memo saying officers carrying out Caribbean boat strikes can’t be prosecuted is a confession the attacks are war crimes.
Virtually every lawyer across the political spectrum identifying them as blatant, unambiguous violations of the laws of armed combat is because they’re war crimes.
Virtually every lawyer across the political spectrum identifying them as blatant, unambiguous violations of the laws of armed combat is because they’re war crimes.
It's that time of year again
November 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
It's that time of year again
Happy holidays to all who vocal stim
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Happy holidays to all who vocal stim
That's blowback
It's not "blowback". It's revenge for betrayal and abandonment - a suicidally desperate act of retaliation against forces that he perceived as betraying him after he fought alongside them for years...
November 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
That's blowback
If I'm understanding this correctly, the man who shot two national guards in DC was a former Afghan child soldier who fought alongside US special forces and in a CIA-supervised unit and later was granted asylum. The word "blowback" comes to mind.
November 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
If I'm understanding this correctly, the man who shot two national guards in DC was a former Afghan child soldier who fought alongside US special forces and in a CIA-supervised unit and later was granted asylum. The word "blowback" comes to mind.
It's giving thanks
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It's giving thanks
The Dallas Express, a right wing "news" website that routinely quotes groups that were secretly funded by the website's publisher Monty Bennett, has been given a White House press pass under the "new media" program that also includes folks like Russian-funded podcaster Tim Pool.
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Dallas Express, a right wing "news" website that routinely quotes groups that were secretly funded by the website's publisher Monty Bennett, has been given a White House press pass under the "new media" program that also includes folks like Russian-funded podcaster Tim Pool.
Alan Dershowitz is my daddy and Dana Loesch is my mommy and I want to see them on the television
November 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Alan Dershowitz is my daddy and Dana Loesch is my mommy and I want to see them on the television
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When we launched, it took weeks to even get @thebarbedwire.com indexed on Google search. Apple News verified us in April. Google News verified us last month.
Today, a story that we’ve spent weeks reporting and editing —because it felt really important — is on Apple News’ top stories.
It’s No. 4.
Today, a story that we’ve spent weeks reporting and editing —because it felt really important — is on Apple News’ top stories.
It’s No. 4.
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
When we launched, it took weeks to even get @thebarbedwire.com indexed on Google search. Apple News verified us in April. Google News verified us last month.
Today, a story that we’ve spent weeks reporting and editing —because it felt really important — is on Apple News’ top stories.
It’s No. 4.
Today, a story that we’ve spent weeks reporting and editing —because it felt really important — is on Apple News’ top stories.
It’s No. 4.
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Journalists should never be arrested for doing their jobs.
Prosecutors in Miami-Dade County must immediately drop the charges against photojournalist Dave Decker, and police should apologize for arresting him for doing nothing more than working to keep the public informed.
Prosecutors in Miami-Dade County must immediately drop the charges against photojournalist Dave Decker, and police should apologize for arresting him for doing nothing more than working to keep the public informed.
Photojournalist arrested at Miami immigration protest, gear seized
Freelance photojournalist Dave Decker was arrested by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputies while documenting anti-deportation protests outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
pressfreedomtracker.us
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Journalists should never be arrested for doing their jobs.
Prosecutors in Miami-Dade County must immediately drop the charges against photojournalist Dave Decker, and police should apologize for arresting him for doing nothing more than working to keep the public informed.
Prosecutors in Miami-Dade County must immediately drop the charges against photojournalist Dave Decker, and police should apologize for arresting him for doing nothing more than working to keep the public informed.
Congratulated my lesbian friend on her new car today
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Congratulated my lesbian friend on her new car today
I'm literally just living a normal life while also experiencing a theophany via communication with the satellite called VALIS.
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I'm literally just living a normal life while also experiencing a theophany via communication with the satellite called VALIS.
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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.
www.gofundme.com/f/extend-pat...
www.gofundme.com/f/extend-pat...
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
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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.
www.gofundme.com/f/extend-pat...
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*cautiously*
women be raging?
women be raging?
Rage rooms: demand is surging – and 90% of customers are women
Rage rooms: demand is surging – and 90% of customers are women
Venues designed for people to smash things up safely are seeing an enormous rise in bookings. But why? And what explains the pronounced gender gap?
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
*cautiously*
women be raging?
women be raging?
lol
BREAKING: Judge rules Lindsey Halligan's appointment was not valid, thus, she had no authority to present the James Comey or Letitia James indictments and the indictments are dismissed without prejudice.
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
lol
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A small poem of mine is up at @proteanmag.com. Thanks to Poetry Editor Dominick Knowles.
proteanmag.com/2025/11/20/c...
proteanmag.com/2025/11/20/c...
Central Administration Integrates a Dependent Territory • Protean Magazine
Poet Justin Aoba's "Central Administration Integrates a Dependent Territory" moves through the brutalities of state-formation and collapse, illuminating "fissures / read by the scraping of tremulous f...
proteanmag.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A small poem of mine is up at @proteanmag.com. Thanks to Poetry Editor Dominick Knowles.
proteanmag.com/2025/11/20/c...
proteanmag.com/2025/11/20/c...
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November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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This post Elon Musk reposted is not only pure eugenics, but it's also entirely unscientific: decades of research has found executions have had no meaningful deterrent effect on crime rates, and some research shows that public executions lead to an increase in crime.
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
This post Elon Musk reposted is not only pure eugenics, but it's also entirely unscientific: decades of research has found executions have had no meaningful deterrent effect on crime rates, and some research shows that public executions lead to an increase in crime.
Seeing the sort of things I expected to happen as of April of 2023 begin to transpire at Dallas City Hall makes me feel both incredibly smart and like I'm about to go insane
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Seeing the sort of things I expected to happen as of April of 2023 begin to transpire at Dallas City Hall makes me feel both incredibly smart and like I'm about to go insane