Alleen Brown
@alleenbrown.bsky.social
Independent Investigative Reporter
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Editor at Drilled
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Alleen Brown
@alleenbrown.bsky.social
· Sep 8
SLAPP’d
The story of an Indigenous nation fighting for its water, an environmental nonprofit facing extinction, and an energy giant using the courts to punish protestors.
drilled.media
When I started reporting out a podcast on the Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace trial, accusing GP of fueling the Standing Rock movement, I had no idea the twists & turns the reporting would take. Here are some key documents I uncovered as I worked on SLAPP'd (THREAD)
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Stand with Condé Nast Union 🚨 We’re calling on you to sign our petition telling management to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions, and end the union busting.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Stand with Condé Nast Union 🚨 We’re calling on you to sign our petition telling management to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions, and end the union busting.
Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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the harris campaign said the “they/them” ad didn’t sway the election.
one of the trump campaign’s top strategists this week said trans rights isn’t in the top five issues for swing voters.
when will the press stop talking about us like we’re a liability and start looking itself in the mirror
one of the trump campaign’s top strategists this week said trans rights isn’t in the top five issues for swing voters.
when will the press stop talking about us like we’re a liability and start looking itself in the mirror
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
the harris campaign said the “they/them” ad didn’t sway the election.
one of the trump campaign’s top strategists this week said trans rights isn’t in the top five issues for swing voters.
when will the press stop talking about us like we’re a liability and start looking itself in the mirror
one of the trump campaign’s top strategists this week said trans rights isn’t in the top five issues for swing voters.
when will the press stop talking about us like we’re a liability and start looking itself in the mirror
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I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
New British anti-protest bill just dropped
www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...
www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...
www.reuters.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
New British anti-protest bill just dropped
www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...
www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...
This is awful to hear.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This is awful to hear.
A North Dakota judge just reduced the $666 million in damages a jury demanded Greenpeace pay Energy Transfer to $345 million.
Somehow there's still not a final judgement tho, 7 months after the trial wrapped up.
northdakotamonitor.com/2025/10/29/j...
Somehow there's still not a final judgement tho, 7 months after the trial wrapped up.
northdakotamonitor.com/2025/10/29/j...
Judge slashes jury damages in Greenpeace case to $345 million • North Dakota Monitor
A North Dakota judge has nearly halved the $660 million sum Greenpeace was ordered to pay the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline in March.
northdakotamonitor.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A North Dakota judge just reduced the $666 million in damages a jury demanded Greenpeace pay Energy Transfer to $345 million.
Somehow there's still not a final judgement tho, 7 months after the trial wrapped up.
northdakotamonitor.com/2025/10/29/j...
Somehow there's still not a final judgement tho, 7 months after the trial wrapped up.
northdakotamonitor.com/2025/10/29/j...
Trump keeps turning to the right-wing Capital Research Center for nonprofits to attack. These are the environmental organizations in its crosshairs.
Their alleged violation? Supporting civil disobedience. 1/
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A Trump Target List of Environmental Organizations
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October 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Trump keeps turning to the right-wing Capital Research Center for nonprofits to attack. These are the environmental organizations in its crosshairs.
Their alleged violation? Supporting civil disobedience. 1/
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Their alleged violation? Supporting civil disobedience. 1/
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Incarcerated wildfire-fighters in California will now get the federal minimum wage, $7.25 up from $1/hour -- bill just signed by Newsom
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Calif.'s incarcerated firefighters just got a nearly 700% raise
The LA fires put a spotlight on how little incarcerated firefighters are paid.
www.sfgate.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Incarcerated wildfire-fighters in California will now get the federal minimum wage, $7.25 up from $1/hour -- bill just signed by Newsom
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
170 US citizens grabbed by ICE agents
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer. @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
170 US citizens grabbed by ICE agents
Devastating piece by the inimitable @ninalakhani.bsky.social about the rising climate crisis death toll
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full story
Official reports are likely to overlook heat’s role in a death. As US temperatures rise, experts say the true toll needs to be counted
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Devastating piece by the inimitable @ninalakhani.bsky.social about the rising climate crisis death toll
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Far right leaders in the Netherlands, Hungary, and the European Parliament have followed Trump's lead in moving to name antifa a terrorist group.
Reminder: Antifa is not actually an organization
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Reminder: Antifa is not actually an organization
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
European far right follows Trump in calling for antifa to be declared terrorists
Netherlands and Hungary move towards designation as draft resolution reportedly backed by 79 MEPs in 20 countries
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Far right leaders in the Netherlands, Hungary, and the European Parliament have followed Trump's lead in moving to name antifa a terrorist group.
Reminder: Antifa is not actually an organization
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Reminder: Antifa is not actually an organization
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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there's a secret domestic terrorism watchlist if anyone cares
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/senator-wa...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/senator-wa...
Senator Warns of Trump's Secret Watchlist for Americans
NSPM-7 finally gets Congressional attention
www.kenklippenstein.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
there's a secret domestic terrorism watchlist if anyone cares
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/senator-wa...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/senator-wa...
Remember COINTELPRO? Or the FBI infiltration of AIM?
The ex-director of Richard Nixon's presidential library says that Trump's vows to investigate leftist organizations + a Republican-controlled Congress + a cabinet of loyalists make Trump more dangerous than Nixon
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
The ex-director of Richard Nixon's presidential library says that Trump's vows to investigate leftist organizations + a Republican-controlled Congress + a cabinet of loyalists make Trump more dangerous than Nixon
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Remember COINTELPRO? Or the FBI infiltration of AIM?
The ex-director of Richard Nixon's presidential library says that Trump's vows to investigate leftist organizations + a Republican-controlled Congress + a cabinet of loyalists make Trump more dangerous than Nixon
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
The ex-director of Richard Nixon's presidential library says that Trump's vows to investigate leftist organizations + a Republican-controlled Congress + a cabinet of loyalists make Trump more dangerous than Nixon
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
40 faculty fired since the Charlie Kirk assassination. So much for free speech I guess!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US professors facing threats, firings and harassment over Charlie Kirk posts
As many as 40 academics have been dismissed in aftermath of shooting, allegedly without due process
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
40 faculty fired since the Charlie Kirk assassination. So much for free speech I guess!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
An anti-protest law in Australia that was first used to go after climate activists is being used to go after pro-Palestine protesters
7news.com.au/news/south-a...
7news.com.au/news/south-a...
Pro-Palestine protesters locked up under strict ‘draconian’ laws
Protesters may have to miss national rallies under strict bail conditions.
7news.com.au
October 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
An anti-protest law in Australia that was first used to go after climate activists is being used to go after pro-Palestine protesters
7news.com.au/news/south-a...
7news.com.au/news/south-a...
The attorney general of Texas is publicly announcing that he's launching undercover investigations to "infiltrate and uproot" leftist groups.
The criminalization of trans people that this press release promotes is terrifying.
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/release...
The criminalization of trans people that this press release promotes is terrifying.
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/release...
October 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The attorney general of Texas is publicly announcing that he's launching undercover investigations to "infiltrate and uproot" leftist groups.
The criminalization of trans people that this press release promotes is terrifying.
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/release...
The criminalization of trans people that this press release promotes is terrifying.
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/release...
My latest Eco Files post features work by @whitneybauck.bsky.social @dell.bsky.social @katiesurma.bsky.social @josephvlee.bsky.social @sumauma.com @ninalakhani.bsky.social @globalwitness.org & Jia Zhang-ke
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Eco-Roundup: Could climate conspiracy theories be doing the work of divide and conquer?
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October 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My latest Eco Files post features work by @whitneybauck.bsky.social @dell.bsky.social @katiesurma.bsky.social @josephvlee.bsky.social @sumauma.com @ninalakhani.bsky.social @globalwitness.org & Jia Zhang-ke
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🧠 The Psychology of Misinformation: Why Does It Work So Well?
The latest episode from @drilledmedia.bsky.social explores how misinformation spreads, why our brains fall for repeated falsehoods, and what makes people so vulnerable to manipulation online.
drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
The latest episode from @drilledmedia.bsky.social explores how misinformation spreads, why our brains fall for repeated falsehoods, and what makes people so vulnerable to manipulation online.
drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
S14, Ep3 | The Psychology of Misinformation: Why Does It Work So Well?
Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.
drilled.media
October 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🧠 The Psychology of Misinformation: Why Does It Work So Well?
The latest episode from @drilledmedia.bsky.social explores how misinformation spreads, why our brains fall for repeated falsehoods, and what makes people so vulnerable to manipulation online.
drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
The latest episode from @drilledmedia.bsky.social explores how misinformation spreads, why our brains fall for repeated falsehoods, and what makes people so vulnerable to manipulation online.
drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
A judge says he’s throwing out COP City rico charges against 61 defendants on a technicality. He’s still deciding about domestic terror charges against 5 but says he thinks they still stand. (Money laundering for bail fund organizers is already dead.)
apnews.com/article/atla...
apnews.com/article/atla...
Georgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters
A Georgia judge says he's going to dismiss racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of trying to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training facility known as “Cop City."
apnews.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A judge says he’s throwing out COP City rico charges against 61 defendants on a technicality. He’s still deciding about domestic terror charges against 5 but says he thinks they still stand. (Money laundering for bail fund organizers is already dead.)
apnews.com/article/atla...
apnews.com/article/atla...
Fall has begun & the entire season of SLAPP’d, the podcast I worked on for the past year, is out. Before I start sorting through what’s next, I wanted to shout out all the baddies that worked on the project + some of the cool stuff they have their hands in (THREAD)
drilled.media/investigatio...
drilled.media/investigatio...
SLAPP’d
The story of an Indigenous nation fighting for its water, an environmental nonprofit facing extinction, and an energy giant using the courts to punish protestors.
drilled.media
September 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Fall has begun & the entire season of SLAPP’d, the podcast I worked on for the past year, is out. Before I start sorting through what’s next, I wanted to shout out all the baddies that worked on the project + some of the cool stuff they have their hands in (THREAD)
drilled.media/investigatio...
drilled.media/investigatio...
When I started reporting out a podcast on the Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace trial, accusing GP of fueling the Standing Rock movement, I had no idea the twists & turns the reporting would take. Here are some key documents I uncovered as I worked on SLAPP'd (THREAD)
drilled.media/investigatio...
drilled.media/investigatio...
SLAPP’d
The story of an Indigenous nation fighting for its water, an environmental nonprofit facing extinction, and an energy giant using the courts to punish protestors.
drilled.media
September 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
When I started reporting out a podcast on the Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace trial, accusing GP of fueling the Standing Rock movement, I had no idea the twists & turns the reporting would take. Here are some key documents I uncovered as I worked on SLAPP'd (THREAD)
drilled.media/investigatio...
drilled.media/investigatio...
"One Israeli officer who led mass arrest operations in Khan Younis said soldiers saw no difference 'between a terrorist who entered Israel on 7 October and someone working for the water authority in Khan Younis.'"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Israeli military database indicates only a quarter of Gaza detainees are fighters
Elderly woman with Alzheimer’s, medical workers and children among 6,000 Palestinians held
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"One Israeli officer who led mass arrest operations in Khan Younis said soldiers saw no difference 'between a terrorist who entered Israel on 7 October and someone working for the water authority in Khan Younis.'"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Holy shit:
Stateline spoke to nearly a dozen firefighters, agency staffers and contractors, who said that top officials assigned to the fire deployed the crews to a remote location under false pretenses so federal agents could check their immigration status.
www.hcn.org/articles/fir...
Stateline spoke to nearly a dozen firefighters, agency staffers and contractors, who said that top officials assigned to the fire deployed the crews to a remote location under false pretenses so federal agents could check their immigration status.
www.hcn.org/articles/fir...
Firefighters question leaders’ role in ICE raid near Bear Gulch Fire - High Country News
Firefighting veterans believe the management team overseeing fire crews played a key role in handing team members over to immigration authorities.
www.hcn.org
September 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Holy shit:
Stateline spoke to nearly a dozen firefighters, agency staffers and contractors, who said that top officials assigned to the fire deployed the crews to a remote location under false pretenses so federal agents could check their immigration status.
www.hcn.org/articles/fir...
Stateline spoke to nearly a dozen firefighters, agency staffers and contractors, who said that top officials assigned to the fire deployed the crews to a remote location under false pretenses so federal agents could check their immigration status.
www.hcn.org/articles/fir...
Reposted by Alleen Brown
Only two reporters were in the courtroom every day of this trial, and @alleenbrown.bsky.social was one of them. The judge denied requests to stream, film, or record, so her notes and meticulous coverage are now an important part of the public record. 👇
A tremendous package of stories, podcast, and documents from @alleenbrown.bsky.social on the story of Energy Transfer punishing Greenpeace for the #StandingRock protests is up @drilledmedia.bsky.social.
drilled.media/investigatio...
drilled.media/investigatio...
SLAPP’d
The story of an Indigenous nation fighting for its water, an environmental nonprofit facing extinction, and an energy giant using the courts to punish protestors.
drilled.media
August 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Only two reporters were in the courtroom every day of this trial, and @alleenbrown.bsky.social was one of them. The judge denied requests to stream, film, or record, so her notes and meticulous coverage are now an important part of the public record. 👇
Reposted by Alleen Brown
A tremendous package of stories, podcast, and documents from @alleenbrown.bsky.social on the story of Energy Transfer punishing Greenpeace for the #StandingRock protests is up @drilledmedia.bsky.social.
drilled.media/investigatio...
drilled.media/investigatio...
SLAPP’d
The story of an Indigenous nation fighting for its water, an environmental nonprofit facing extinction, and an energy giant using the courts to punish protestors.
drilled.media
August 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
A tremendous package of stories, podcast, and documents from @alleenbrown.bsky.social on the story of Energy Transfer punishing Greenpeace for the #StandingRock protests is up @drilledmedia.bsky.social.
drilled.media/investigatio...
drilled.media/investigatio...