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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 17d

The Barbed Wire conducted an in-depth review of court records and statements thus far in the July 4 Prairieland case in which 17 people have been charged related to a shooting at an ICE facility — and found holes that call into question the government’s narrative.

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‘None of It Makes Any Sense’: New Details in the July 4 ICE Attack Show Holes in Feds’ Case

Repeated changes to the official narrative after the July 4 attack have shrouded the investigation.

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Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻) @kitoconnell.com · 23d

“This can’t be interpreted…as anything else but an attack directly on trans kids.”

In my first byline for @teenvogue.com, I spoke with trans students, with Texas teachers, and those who support them about this troubling law that's singling out trans, enby and gender nonconforming young folks:

Some Texas Schools Are Making Teachers Deadname Trans Students After New Bill Passed

“This can’t be interpreted as anything else but an attack directly on trans kids.”

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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · Sep 4

New from Special Correspondent @marytuma.bsky.social: House Bill 7 attacks one of the last remaining options for reproductive care in Texas and declares legal war on blue states.

Texas Legislature Passes ‘Bounty Hunter’ Ban on Abortion Pills

House Bill 7 attacks one of the last remaining options for reproductive care in Texas and declares legal war on blue states.

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Francesca D'Annunzio @francescadnunz.bsky.social · Aug 15

I’m outside the Don Hutto ICE detention center in Taylor, Texas

CoreCivic just denied Congressman Greg Casar access to the facility

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Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻) @kitoconnell.com · Aug 14

In my first of two articles about the Barton Springs attack, I connected the incident with what I recently learned about Sister Rivers, a Polish group devoted to queer Femme environmental action and defense.

Out today at @deceleration.bsky.social ...

ASLE 2025: Femme Friendship as Eco-Resistance—From Barton Springs Attack to Poland's 'Sister Rivers' – Deceleration

Amid rising attacks on trans people, ideas from ‘queer ecology’ can light the way toward an alternative environmental politics capable of honoring ‘femme-coded’ ways of thriving beside and beyond our ...

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Kit boO'Connell (🎃For Hire👻) @kitoconnell.com · Aug 14

“It’s been an open secret in the Legislature for a while that if your bill has the word ‘climate’ in the caption, it’s not getting a hearing.”

Great work by @candicebernd.bsky.social in @texasobserver.org:

Candice Bernd @candicebernd.bsky.social · Aug 14

NEW: TX Rs blame decamped Dems for holding up flood response. They also argue a disaster-response bill they shunned in the regular session wouldn't have gone into effect until after the 7/4 flood.

Here's the climate bills they've ignored for over a decade now: www.texasobserver.org/texas-gop-sa...

Texas GOP Says Flood Relief Is Priority. Here’s the Climate Policy They Won’t Pass.

Republican lawmakers have for years refused to engage with precautionary climate resilience and disaster-response measures.

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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · Aug 14

Out today from @CandiceBernd.bsky.social: “It’s been an open secret in the Legislature for a while that if your bill has the word ‘climate’ in the caption, it’s not getting a hearing. That has been true for many sessions.”

Texas GOP Says Flood Relief Is Priority. Here’s the Climate Policy They Won’t Pass.

Republican lawmakers have for years refused to engage with precautionary climate resilience and disaster-response measures.

www.texasobserver.org

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Candice Bernd @candicebernd.bsky.social · Aug 14

NEW: TX Rs blame decamped Dems for holding up flood response. They also argue a disaster-response bill they shunned in the regular session wouldn't have gone into effect until after the 7/4 flood.

Here's the climate bills they've ignored for over a decade now: www.texasobserver.org/texas-gop-sa...

Texas GOP Says Flood Relief Is Priority. Here’s the Climate Policy They Won’t Pass.

Republican lawmakers have for years refused to engage with precautionary climate resilience and disaster-response measures.

www.texasobserver.org

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Candice Bernd @candicebernd.bsky.social · Aug 1

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Green and Red Podcast @podcastgreenred.bsky.social · Jul 29

~NEW EPISODE~

Texas Floods, Mutual Aid and the Climate Crisis!

@bobbuzzanco.bsky.social and @sparki1969.bsky.social talk with @candicebernd.bsky.social about her new article in the @texasobserver.org about the Texas floods and what led to a worse disaster.

🎙️: bit.ly/4flOyu0

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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · Jul 17

We’re proud to welcome to the Observer masthead @candicebernd.bsky.social and @marytuma.bsky.social as special investigative correspondents, joining @stevanzetti.bsky.social as freelance reporters helping us tackle the environment, reproductive rights, & extremism: www.texasobserver.org/home/staff/

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Candice Bernd @candicebernd.bsky.social · Jul 10

This is my first piece as @texasobserver.org's Special Investigative Correspondent on the climate beat in what is a pretty intense start to an exciting new gig!!

You can reach me for tips, etc., at [email protected].

Candice Bernd @candicebernd.bsky.social · Jul 10

NEW: I dispatched to Kerr County on Tuesday for an on-the-ground view of how Hill Countries families are coping with the catastrophic July 4 floods and banding together to support one another through mutual aid in the midst of unimaginable loss.

www.texasobserver.org/texans-hang-...

'I Think We’re Gonna Stay': Texans Hang On in Tragedy-Stricken Hill Country

The Richardsons are among the lucky in Kerr County, at the epicenter of “flash flood alley,” who narrowly survived the river’s sudden rise.

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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · Jul 10

New from @candicebernd.bsky.social: The state’s deadliest flood since 1921 has now put the county’s lack of sirens into the spotlight. Lawmakers had a chance just earlier this year to establish a council to lay out a new disaster response plan including outdoor sirens, but the measure failed.

'I Think We’re Gonna Stay': Texans Hang On in Tragedy-Stricken Hill Country

The Richardsons are among the lucky in Kerr County, at the epicenter of “flash flood alley,” who narrowly survived the river’s sudden rise.

www.texasobserver.org

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Candice Bernd @candicebernd.bsky.social · Jul 10

NEW: I dispatched to Kerr County on Tuesday for an on-the-ground view of how Hill Countries families are coping with the catastrophic July 4 floods and banding together to support one another through mutual aid in the midst of unimaginable loss.

www.texasobserver.org/texans-hang-...

'I Think We’re Gonna Stay': Texans Hang On in Tragedy-Stricken Hill Country

The Richardsons are among the lucky in Kerr County, at the epicenter of “flash flood alley,” who narrowly survived the river’s sudden rise.

www.texasobserver.org