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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · 13h

h/t @bcfinucane.bsky.social @dlknowles.bsky.social

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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · 13h

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 3d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks, pal.

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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · 8d

Still working out the details but looking like maybe in May (!)

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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · 8d

Last night I watched ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and was fairly blown away by how prescient it feels in capturing the encroaching dystopia of this moment in American history.
Today I woke up to this clip which feels on about 5 different levels like it could be an outtake from the movie.

Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 9d

ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.

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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · 9d

YES. We're still sorting out all the logistics but if you email Three Lives & Co in NYC [email protected] they should be able to sort you out. Their phone is (212) 741-2069

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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · 9d

www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

LONDON FALLING | Kirkus Reviews

A tragic death in a transformed city.

www.kirkusreviews.com

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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · 9d

First review of my new book LONDON FALLING, from Kirkus. At a moment when every day feels like a month and every month feels like a year, April 7 is still a very long way off. But the book is available for pre-order now. 🙏

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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 21d

that's right

Alex the Pretty Spooky @alexprettygood.bsky.social · 22d

I think about this every time the movie comes up

A tweet with a picture of Robert Redford looking fly, "Three Days of the Condor" is about a man who dresses so fly the CIA wants him dead

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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · Sep 2

Be loud for America.

Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · Sep 2

Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment:

"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."

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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · Aug 29

Fascinating new report from @thesentryorg.bsky.social on what happened when Mali invited the Wagner Group into the country to help fight terrorism. Short answer: nothing good. thesentry.org/reports/merc...

Mercenary Meltdown - The Sentry

August 2025 Download the full report The first Wagner Group fighters arrived in Bamako in January 2022 to assist the Malian military junta in its counterterrorism campaign. Three and a half years late...

thesentry.org

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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · Aug 28

Added bonus: it's very funny

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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · Aug 28

In the weird, terrible moment we're all experiencing of contested reality / distorted reality / unreality, I was heartened by this wonderful Zach Helfand piece about the brilliant, heroic fact checkers of @newyorker. May they save civilization.

The History of The New Yorker’s Vaunted Fact-Checking Department

Reporters engage in charm and betrayal; checkers are in the harm-reduction business.

www.newyorker.com

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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · Aug 28

Astrid has come out of hiding. When my piece about her ran, we had to negotiate to use the photo above, showing (very artfully, I thought) just her eye. Here, for the first time on the internet, is her face.
nos.nl/artikel/2580...

Astrid Holleeder stapt uit anonimiteit: 'Wil niet meer iemand anders zijn'

De zus van de tot levenslang veroordeelde crimineel Willem Holleeder maakte dat bekend in het tv-programma RTL Boulevard.

nos.nl

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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · Aug 28

Big update on this piece tonight...

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 27

Astrid Holleeder—who was the star witness in the murder trial of her mob-boss brother after secretly recording his confessions—has stepped out of anonymity for the first time in nearly a decade. Revisit Patrick Radden Keefe’s reporting on the case.

How a Notorious Gangster Was Exposed by His Own Sister

Astrid Holleeder secretly recorded her brother’s murderous confessions. Will he exact revenge?

www.newyorker.com

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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · Aug 22

The gargantuan Upper East Side residence of Arthur and Jillian Sackler just hit the market. When the Sacklers lived there, the 12,000 square-ft triplex had its own dedicated address
--- 666 Park Avenue --- but someone decided it might be a good idea to rebrand as 660M 😂 nypost.com/2025/08/21/r...

Exclusive | NYC’s most secretive mansion stands to list for the first time in decades following the death of its heiress owner

The sprawling maisonette at 666 Park Ave. could soon return to the market after spending many years completely hidden from view.

nypost.com

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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · Jul 31

I saw George Mitchell give a talk last night about the diplomatic effort to end the Troubles, culminating in the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, and he said something so sobering but obviously true: if social media had existed in the 90s the negotiators would never have been able to get an agreement.