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In 2020 while covering Minneapolis protests following George Floyd's murder, photojournalist Linda Tirado was shot in the face and blinded by a 40mm foam-tipped bullet, which police were using for crowd control.
January 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
In 2020 while covering Minneapolis protests following George Floyd's murder, photojournalist Linda Tirado was shot in the face and blinded by a 40mm foam-tipped bullet, which police were using for crowd control.
She settled with the city after it promised to reform how it uses less-lethal munitions. But those reforms never came and Tirado (@killermartinis.bsky.social) has spent the years since struggling to hold law enforcement accountable.
January 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
She settled with the city after it promised to reform how it uses less-lethal munitions. But those reforms never came and Tirado (@killermartinis.bsky.social) has spent the years since struggling to hold law enforcement accountable.
Long Lead's 2025 features ranged from a podcast about how the internet, a tool which could've democratized the world, came to tear the world apart to testimonials on the last survivors of Japanese American incarceration camps.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Long Lead's 2025 features ranged from a podcast about how the internet, a tool which could've democratized the world, came to tear the world apart to testimonials on the last survivors of Japanese American incarceration camps.
Follow @LongLead.com to stay up to date on our upcoming features.
Follow @LongLead.com to stay up to date on our upcoming features.
When considering how their relationship is different from those with others, identical twins Brenda and Kendra talk about how they can be themselves, never fearing that the other will get mad if they say something wrong.
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
When considering how their relationship is different from those with others, identical twins Brenda and Kendra talk about how they can be themselves, never fearing that the other will get mad if they say something wrong.
January 6 wasn't spontaneous — militias that converged there had begun arming themselves and attending social justice protests in the summer of 2020.
In this LONG SHADOW: RISE OF THE AMERICAN FAR RIGHT clip, @vermontgmg.bsky.social details why the groups showed up to demonstrations.
In this LONG SHADOW: RISE OF THE AMERICAN FAR RIGHT clip, @vermontgmg.bsky.social details why the groups showed up to demonstrations.
January 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
January 6 wasn't spontaneous — militias that converged there had begun arming themselves and attending social justice protests in the summer of 2020.
In this LONG SHADOW: RISE OF THE AMERICAN FAR RIGHT clip, @vermontgmg.bsky.social details why the groups showed up to demonstrations.
In this LONG SHADOW: RISE OF THE AMERICAN FAR RIGHT clip, @vermontgmg.bsky.social details why the groups showed up to demonstrations.
On January 6, 2021, @pamhemphill53.bsky.social, the ex-"MAGA granny," found herself at the front of an angry crowd, pushed up against a barricade in front of the U.S. Capitol building, livestreaming to her social media followers.
Hemphill shares her story with @vermontgmg.bsky.social in LONG SHADOW
Hemphill shares her story with @vermontgmg.bsky.social in LONG SHADOW
January 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
On January 6, 2021, @pamhemphill53.bsky.social, the ex-"MAGA granny," found herself at the front of an angry crowd, pushed up against a barricade in front of the U.S. Capitol building, livestreaming to her social media followers.
Hemphill shares her story with @vermontgmg.bsky.social in LONG SHADOW
Hemphill shares her story with @vermontgmg.bsky.social in LONG SHADOW
As a pair of twins, the Ireland sisters share how people expect the same things of them — even to the point they assumed they were pregnant at the same time.
In "Twins Fest" — Long Lead's documentary made about the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, OH — twins share their experiences.
In "Twins Fest" — Long Lead's documentary made about the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, OH — twins share their experiences.
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
As a pair of twins, the Ireland sisters share how people expect the same things of them — even to the point they assumed they were pregnant at the same time.
In "Twins Fest" — Long Lead's documentary made about the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, OH — twins share their experiences.
In "Twins Fest" — Long Lead's documentary made about the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, OH — twins share their experiences.
On January 6, 2021, Pam Hemphill, the ex-"MAGA granny," found herself at the front of an angry crowd, pushed up against a barricade in front of the U.S. Capitol building, livestreaming to her social media followers.
Hemphill shares her story in LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET.
Hemphill shares her story in LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET.
January 5, 2026 at 4:00 AM
On January 6, 2021, Pam Hemphill, the ex-"MAGA granny," found herself at the front of an angry crowd, pushed up against a barricade in front of the U.S. Capitol building, livestreaming to her social media followers.
Hemphill shares her story in LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET.
Hemphill shares her story in LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET.