Cara Kelly
@carakelly.bsky.social
investigative journalist. style section alum. texas media adoptee.
current: managing editor of the barbed wire and professor at american university. past: usa today and washington post.
current: managing editor of the barbed wire and professor at american university. past: usa today and washington post.
when are reporters and content creators going to be targeted as leftish organizations and supporters of terrorism? seriously, Ya’akub’s last Insta video was of a city council meeting. the community member speaking quoted the angel in “It’s A Wonderful Life.”
a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it .
ALT: a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
when are reporters and content creators going to be targeted as leftish organizations and supporters of terrorism? seriously, Ya’akub’s last Insta video was of a city council meeting. the community member speaking quoted the angel in “It’s A Wonderful Life.”
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