Sean Woods
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Sean Woods
@seanwoods.bsky.social
Executive Editor
Rolling Stone
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“The historical precedent here is Flint, Michigan. In part because of how slow the response to the crisis has been, and in part because of who’s affected. These are people who have no political or economic power, and very little knowledge of the risk.” www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
'The Precedent Is Flint': How Oregon's Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon data centers constructed in eastern Oregon's farmland have worsened a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Truth: “Forget the sex; the real scandal here is the crime against language.”
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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It's hard to overstate the thrill of having your reporting grace the cover of Rolling Stone's website.

It definitely never gets old.

Thanks @rollingstone.com!

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November 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Another dive into the Secret Files of the Gun Industry from @mikespies.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Gun Industry's Digital Tricks to Make Buying Guns a Habit
As gun sales have dropped, the firearms industry has experimented with e-commerce to bring in new customers.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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A Rolling Stone x WIRE investigation: TikTok Is Obsessed With Parrots. It’s Fueling a Global Black Market

A probe into the African-grey trade reveals a web of poachers, egg smugglers, businessmen & multitudes who want a talking bird.

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November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Anatomy of a fake news story: How a largely false story from a well-known fraudster and forger made it all the way to CNN.
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The Right Spread a Wild Story About a Foiled Plot to Bomb a Synagogue. Was It Fake News?
Project Veritas published a flimsy scoop about how they helped the FBI foil a plot to bomb a synagogue by gang-connected sex traffickers from Brazil.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Was really great to reconnect with Kesha for this interview www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Kesha Looks Back at Her Debut 15 Years Later: 'What A Fearless Bad Bitch!”
These days, Kesha is embracing her earliest music, 'Tik Tok' and all: 'I'm like the dopamine doula to the drunk people on the dance floor'
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November 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Tough week for tortured metaphors.
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Essential work here by Rene Ebersole exposing the sickening details of the international parrot trade. Birds are not supposed to be pets, ever. Please do not buy a pet bird. If you simply can’t live without the poop, noise, bodily harm and destruction, adopt. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
TikTok Is Obsessed With Talking Parrots. It's Fueling a Global Black Market
A yearlong investigation into the African-grey trade reveals poachers, egg smugglers, wealthy businessmen — and multitudes who want a talking bird
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November 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Rolling Stone teamed up with Wildlife Investigative Reporters and Editors (WIRE), a nonprofit journalism organization exposing wildlife crime and exploitation of nature.

Watch the mini-doc made in association with RS Films here: youtu.be/460m3L9Xwxo
November 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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The rising demand for African grey ­parrots and the price for a single bird — as much as $7,000 — drive rampant poaching.

An estimated 1.3 million were traded from 1975-2015, but the true number taken was likely far higher because most die in transit.

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November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Parrots aren’t usually compatible with people who have long workdays at the office, kids, and the endless activities that come with them, she says. Her advice to most would-be buyers: “Get a picture of a parrot, paste it on the wall, and just look at it.”

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TikTok Is Obsessed With Talking Parrots. It's Fueling a Global Black Market
A yearlong investigation into the African-grey trade reveals poachers, egg smugglers, wealthy businessmen — and multitudes who want a talking bird
www.rollingstone.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Plus a short doc:
youtu.be/460m3L9Xwxo?...
RS Reports: TikTok's Talking Parrot Obsession Is Fueling a Global Black Market
YouTube video by Rolling Stone
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November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Exile in Malibu. Give me a fucking break.
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Never Nuzzi it.
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Darius Rucker, Mike Mills, and Steve Gorman go deep on their new supergroup — and explain why R.E.M. won't reunite and Hootie's future is uncertain. More:
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R.E.M., Hootie, Black Crowes Supergroup Tells All: Meet Howl Owl Howl
Darius Rucker, Mike Mills, and Steve Gorman reveal their supergroup's origins. Plus: Why R.E.M. won't reunite and Hootie's future is uncertain
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November 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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COMMENTARY: Trump says his administration's cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to care for veterans, is part of a push to root out fraud. There's no evidence it's as rampant as the president and his allies claim.
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Trump Is Turning the Screws on Vets So the Rich Can Get Richer
Donald Trump and his administration are making cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs and benefits for veterans under false claims of fraud.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Im sorry this is just godawful and gross.
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Olivia Nuzzi Did It All for Love
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November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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I spent many memorable days with Lady Gaga in 2009 and 2011 for two RS cover stories. In between, “a lifetime of stuff” happened, as she puts it – and we finally got a chance to talk about all of it. Here’s my new Rolling Stone cover story, featuring Lady Gaga.
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How Lady Gaga Found Herself Again: 'I Feel Lucky to Be Alive'
How Lady Gaga returned from the brink, found love, and made one of her greatest albums with 'Mayhem.'
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November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM