Tess Owen
@tessowen.bsky.social
Words in New Yorker, NY Mag, WIRED, Guardian & more. VICE News alum. Reporting on extremism, disinfo, political violence, subcultures etc. more fun than I sound. send tips/ say hello at [email protected], IG: tess_owen_, or signal : tessowen.77
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Tess Owen
@tessowen.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Inside the Patriot Wing
January 6 rioters are running their jail block like a gang. They’re leaving more radicalized than ever.
nymag.com
I wanted to share a story I wrote for NY Mag last month, about jailed January 6ers, and the cult-like community they'd formed behind bars.
The story starts with a scene from inside the DC jail, when J6ers watched Trump get shot on live TV.
nymag.com/intelligence...
The story starts with a scene from inside the DC jail, when J6ers watched Trump get shot on live TV.
nymag.com/intelligence...
many potentially disastrous Thanksgiving dinners salvaged
November 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
many potentially disastrous Thanksgiving dinners salvaged
Mamdanis charisma needs to be bottled and studied in a lab
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Mamdanis charisma needs to be bottled and studied in a lab
Laura loomer is crashing out
November 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Laura loomer is crashing out
seems like the mamdani-trump meeting went extremely well, and there’s a wide consensus that mamdani emerged looking brilliant.
unfortunately the moment Trump reads that analysis, it’s absolutely over for their relationship
unfortunately the moment Trump reads that analysis, it’s absolutely over for their relationship
The Mamdani-Trump Oval Office press conference is starting now
LIVE: Trump and Mamdani hold meeting at the White House
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
seems like the mamdani-trump meeting went extremely well, and there’s a wide consensus that mamdani emerged looking brilliant.
unfortunately the moment Trump reads that analysis, it’s absolutely over for their relationship
unfortunately the moment Trump reads that analysis, it’s absolutely over for their relationship
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Books Aren’t Magic Empathy Pills (But They Help): Last week I read a really lovely WIRED story by Tess Owen about people who desperately want to deprogram their MAGA-pilled family members and hope to use books to do so. They want to start a meaningful conversation… #CraftandCriticism #Features
Books Aren’t Magic Empathy Pills (But They Help)
Last week I read a really lovely WIRED story by Tess Owen about people who desperately want to deprogram their MAGA-pilled family members and hope to use books to do so. They want to start a meaningful conversation using verifiable facts and beautiful language rather than fighting words, and I find that commendable. I understand […]
lithub.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Books Aren’t Magic Empathy Pills (But They Help): Last week I read a really lovely WIRED story by Tess Owen about people who desperately want to deprogram their MAGA-pilled family members and hope to use books to do so. They want to start a meaningful conversation… #CraftandCriticism #Features
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ITV unmasks a neo-Nazi activist in Britain who gave Buckingham Palace tours by day and organized within international fascist movements by night.
“When confronted by ITV News on a suburban street in west London, Gravill froze. ‘Oh f***,’ he muttered.”
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
“When confronted by ITV News on a suburban street in west London, Gravill froze. ‘Oh f***,’ he muttered.”
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
www.itv.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
ITV unmasks a neo-Nazi activist in Britain who gave Buckingham Palace tours by day and organized within international fascist movements by night.
“When confronted by ITV News on a suburban street in west London, Gravill froze. ‘Oh f***,’ he muttered.”
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
“When confronted by ITV News on a suburban street in west London, Gravill froze. ‘Oh f***,’ he muttered.”
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
This lede by antonia hitchens is utterly perfect
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This lede by antonia hitchens is utterly perfect
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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I am so grateful for every week I get to work in this terrible profession and I also feel constant heartburn about what a mess it is. Strong statement from the News Guild on the absurd firings at Conde: www.nyguild.org/post/stateme...
Statement from The NewsGuild of New York and Condé United on illegal firing of four union leaders who demanded answers about this week’s layoffs at Teen Vogue, other brands
Late Wednesday night, Condé Nast’s VP of Labor Relations notified the Guild that the Company was immediately terminating four Condé United leaders for engaging …
www.nyguild.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I am so grateful for every week I get to work in this terrible profession and I also feel constant heartburn about what a mess it is. Strong statement from the News Guild on the absurd firings at Conde: www.nyguild.org/post/stateme...
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NEWS — The Oregon Department of Human Services has issued 100% of November SNAP benefits, per an alert on their website. I've received reports that the funds have already hit recipients' EBT accounts.
www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...
www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
NEWS — The Oregon Department of Human Services has issued 100% of November SNAP benefits, per an alert on their website. I've received reports that the funds have already hit recipients' EBT accounts.
www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...
www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...
Forgot to post this spooky story I wrote for Slate on Friday amid the Halloween shuffle:
The mainstream right makes a little room at the table for Nick Fuentes
slate.com/news-and-pol...
The mainstream right makes a little room at the table for Nick Fuentes
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Tucker Carlson Gave a Softball Interview to a Neo-Nazi. Republicans Are Having a Meltdown—but Not for the Reason You’d Think.
It's another reminder of the scary state of American conservatism.
slate.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Forgot to post this spooky story I wrote for Slate on Friday amid the Halloween shuffle:
The mainstream right makes a little room at the table for Nick Fuentes
slate.com/news-and-pol...
The mainstream right makes a little room at the table for Nick Fuentes
slate.com/news-and-pol...
at this point no one can convince me that he wasn’t born in the suit-and-tie
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
at this point no one can convince me that he wasn’t born in the suit-and-tie
Elon Musk using his own platform to stoke hatred and division in a country that he has a tenuous link to at best
October 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Elon Musk using his own platform to stoke hatred and division in a country that he has a tenuous link to at best
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Travis Frey, a former captain at an ICE detention facility who was identified as an Iron March user in 2019 by @tessowen.bsky.social, submitted an article draft to the Rope Culture email address, called “The Greater Holy War,” and listed his Iron March username: “In Hoc Signo Vinces.”
October 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Travis Frey, a former captain at an ICE detention facility who was identified as an Iron March user in 2019 by @tessowen.bsky.social, submitted an article draft to the Rope Culture email address, called “The Greater Holy War,” and listed his Iron March username: “In Hoc Signo Vinces.”
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DHS posted a disturbing video today featuring a song that’s popular with Nazi creators
DHS Posts Video Featuring Song Popular With Nazi Creators
The agency denied making
gizmodo.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
DHS posted a disturbing video today featuring a song that’s popular with Nazi creators
once again: believe these people when they tell you what they want to do
www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon...
www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon...
Steve Bannon Reveals ‘There’s a Plan’ for Third Trump Term
Bannon divulged that there are “many different alternatives” for securing a third term for Trump.
www.thedailybeast.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
once again: believe these people when they tell you what they want to do
www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon...
www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon...
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SNAP benefits expire in one week.
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
SNAP benefits expire in one week.
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the idea of being captive, stuck in traffic in a taxi, as NEWSMAX of all things plays at me sounds like hell on earth
hellgatenyc.com/taxi-tv-news...
hellgatenyc.com/taxi-tv-news...
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
the idea of being captive, stuck in traffic in a taxi, as NEWSMAX of all things plays at me sounds like hell on earth
hellgatenyc.com/taxi-tv-news...
hellgatenyc.com/taxi-tv-news...
mask off Islamophobia the moment that these centrist dems are nudged right
October 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
mask off Islamophobia the moment that these centrist dems are nudged right
must have been one helluva knicks game
Breaking News: Mayor Eric Adams will endorse Andrew Cuomo for mayor of New York City to try to stop the momentum of Zohran Mamdani. nyti.ms/4nfliHv
October 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
must have been one helluva knicks game
as hilarious as it is to imagine sliwa been pulled by cat-drawn chariot, I am reminded that he and the guardian angels are Not Good apnews.com/article/guar...
On live TV, Guardian Angels rough up a man in Times Square then misidentify him as a 'migrant'
The disturbance played out as Curtis Sliwa, founder of the anti-crime patrol group, was speaking to Sean Hannity.
apnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
as hilarious as it is to imagine sliwa been pulled by cat-drawn chariot, I am reminded that he and the guardian angels are Not Good apnews.com/article/guar...
still recovering from cuomo crashing out over a question about homeless children
October 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
still recovering from cuomo crashing out over a question about homeless children
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Sorry but this is the funniest headline I will read all year
October 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Sorry but this is the funniest headline I will read all year
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In the middle of all this the inflatable costume crowd has arrived and is throwing a rave? Mosh? At the end of the free speech zone closest to the ICE facility.
October 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In the middle of all this the inflatable costume crowd has arrived and is throwing a rave? Mosh? At the end of the free speech zone closest to the ICE facility.