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Eamon Whalen
@eamonwhalen.bsky.social
Reporter and Fact Checker
articles in Mother Jones and The Nation
email: [email protected]
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The third episode of Only If You Get Caught is out today, and it's a very special one. We had the great @reveleth.com on talk through the Lance Armstrong saga and the ways it set the table for the anti-trans sports panic. Subscribe now! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
Only If You Get Caught
History Podcast · Updated Weekly · Only If You Get Caught is about how we can better understand sports and culture by appreciating the ways humans cheat in ways big and small.  Hosted by Patrick Redfo...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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A few years ago, we asked @eamonwhalen.bsky.social to look into an odd story: A mall in Minneapolis hired a group led by a former military contractor in Iraq to crack down on a memorial garden.

Today, we’re publishing the wild story that Eamon dug up.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How a mercenary became a Minneapolis mall cop
After the George Floyd protests, a former military contractor named Nathan Seabrook brought the war home.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I wrote about how an Iraq-war era military contractor ended up as a mall cop cracking down on a protest encampment in Minneapolis the summer after the George Floyd protests. This is the story of Nathan Seabrook and long arc of the war on terror. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How a mercenary became a Minneapolis mall cop
After the George Floyd protests, a former military contractor named Nathan Seabrook brought the war home.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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In April, I went to Los Angeles to talk to Corbin (formerly known as spooky black) about his new album, and what its like to be one of the most influential but lesser known artists of the last decade, for @rollingstone.com

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
A Rare Conversation With Corbin, the Godfather of 'Sadboy' Rap
Influential underground artist Corbin gives a rare interview about new album 'Crisis Kid,' Clown on Stage Tour and channeling depression into art.
www.rollingstone.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
In April, I went to Los Angeles to talk to Corbin (formerly known as spooky black) about his new album, and what its like to be one of the most influential but lesser known artists of the last decade, for @rollingstone.com

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
A Rare Conversation With Corbin, the Godfather of 'Sadboy' Rap
Influential underground artist Corbin gives a rare interview about new album 'Crisis Kid,' Clown on Stage Tour and channeling depression into art.
www.rollingstone.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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April 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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This month's cover story in The Nation takes a closer look at one of the thought leaders emerging in the "how does the left win over men" conversation & some critics.

The author, @eamonwhalen.bsky.social, talked about the process and what he learned here:

www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-359-wha...
Ep. 359: What's the "Problem" With Men? ft. Eamon Whalen
This month's cover story in The Nation dives into the discourse on the left over men in America.
www.insurgentspod.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🚨first bluesky🚨

I wrote the cover story for the new issue of
@thenation.com on how the "proudly boring" British policy wonk @richardreeves.bsky.social became America's manhood guru

www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Are Men OK?
According to Richard V. Reeves, American society is failing to address the needs of men and boys. Are his solutions the flip side of feminism—or just another form of backlash?
www.thenation.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM