Tess Owen
@tessowen.bsky.social
Senior video correspondent for WSJ. Previous: words & reporting in New Yorker, NY Mag, Guardian, WIRED & VICE News etc. Send tips and say hi by email tess.owen@wsj.com, or signal tessowen.77
"Of the 279 people accused by officials on X of attacking federal officers in the past year, 181 were U.S. citizens, the Journal found. Close to half of those Americans were never charged with assault. None have been convicted at trial." www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...
Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters.
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"Hundreds of thousands of audit logs spanning a month show police are searching a national database of automated license plate reader data, including from school cameras, for immigration-related investigations." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
Local police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show
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another @thiccreese.bsky.social banger www.wired.com/story/i-infi...
I Infiltrated Moltbook, the AI-Only Social Network Where Humans Aren't Allowed
I went undercover on Moltbook and loved role-playing as a conscious bot. But rather than a novel breakthrough, the AI-only site is a crude rehashing of sci-fi fantasies.
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"To Catch A Fascist" is finally here! @letsgomathias.bsky.social has spent the last three years immersed in the underground world of contemporary militant antifascism. There's thrills, espionage, and more. Get your copy: www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
To Catch a Fascist
A searing, provocative investigation into the rise of white nationalist and neo-Nazi movements in the United States, centered on the anti-fascist g...
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2016: obama era optimism, doing shots on a weeknight until 3 am and being able to go to work just fine 2026: getting a buzz on at home after the baby has gone to bed, messaging people on Facebook marketplace en masse to inquire if their item is “still available”
I just read this article and was wondering what you were doing, and now I know. Stay safe.
ICE Detention Center Captain Was on a Neo-Nazi Website and Wanted to Start a White Nationalist Group
“Deep down, no one really gives a shit about racism,” Travis Frey, who was then a senior employee at an Indianapolis jail, wrote on Iron March.
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Since ICE arrived in Minneapolis over a month ago, people have mobilized across the city to a stunning degree to track agents and monitor their activities. @wsj.com went there to understand what this looks like in practice. www.youtube.com/watch?si=A3t...
How the Deadly ICE Shooting Turned Minneapolis ‘Upside Down’ | WSJ
YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal
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nightmare being in Minneapolis reporting and having to constantly clarify whether you’re talking about ICE the federal agents or the ice all over the sidewalks
How was this 5 years ago? Feels so much more recent, perhaps because the dust never fully settled since, and because this country is still fighting for control of the narrative of that day
Nick Fuentes and the groypers have their first candidate: Florida governor candidate James Fishback. And yes, he has some age of consent allegations. My latest newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/meet-the-f...
Meet the First Groyper Politician
James Fishback’s campaign may not be flashy but it sure is fashy.
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big scoop from reuters: pardoned j6-ers are.... advising DOJ officials" "weaponization working group" on whether to bring charges against prosecutors who worked on j6 cases. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
They prosecuted the Capitol rioters. Now the rioters and the DOJ are after them.
After Trump’s mass pardons of the U.S. Capitol rioters, some have gained influence inside the Justice Department. The January 6 prosecutors describe mounting threats, harassment and fear of lasting da...
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This is an absolutely riveting portrait of Katie Miller, and answers some of the questions I had about how she ended up married to Stephen. Fantastic reporting and storytelling by @tessowen.bsky.social.
She’s Married to the Architect of Trump’s Darkest Policies. She Wants America to Love Her. It’s Not Going Well.
I spent a month in her head. I was surprised by what I found.
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The last story I did as a freelancer is finally out! For @slate.com I took a deep dive into the world of Katie Miller as she sheds her image as government attack dog and rebrands herself "trad-wife-in-chief" for her new podcast slate.com/news-and-pol...
She’s Married to the Architect of Trump’s Darkest Policies. She Wants America to Love Her. It’s Not Going Well.
I spent a month in her head. I was surprised by what I found.
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One of the more disturbing, dystopian stories I’ve read in some time: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/m...
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very interested to learn more about the plot. turtle island liberation front has been characterized as leftist. if they were planning to target civilians —rather than property or government assets— that would mark a significant shift for leftist terrorism
Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 8mo agoI’m finding it increasingly hard to report anything delivered by “official sources” in the US. Could be true, could be a coverup, could be completely made up for nefarious ends. It’s a country now where no one really has any idea what’s actually going on.
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
happy Hanukkah to all my dear friends who celebrate, and im so very sorry that this year’s festivities are beginning with so much pain.
Some news: today is my first day at @wsj.com as a senior video correspondent! I’m so excited about joining this incredible team and I can’t wait to dive in
Completely baffled by this. What a fumble. Brittany is an incredible journalist (and an icon) and knows music and pop culture better than anyone. So excited to see what she ends up doing next. Frankly, I think RS needed her a lot more than she needed RS.
brittany spanos 🧿@ohheybrittany.bsky.social · 8mo agosome personal news: after 11 years i was laid off from rolling stone! kind of surreal feeling to start over but excited to see what's next 🫶
Wrote a whole chapter on Van Dyke in my Proud Boys book — described him as the physical manifestation of a human hand grenade. Should be an interesting campaign. thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/02/j...
He’s an Unapologetic Fascist Who ‘Despises’ Democracy. He Still Wants You to Vote for Him.
He was once leader of the Proud Boys, has posted racist threats online, and sports a white nationalist tattoo.
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so how does the “anarchist” characterization come into play? or was that misleading information that was given out as a way to muddy the narrative around this
Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”@ryanjreilly.com · 8mo agoSCOOP: The Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect told the FBI he believed in 2020 election conspiracy theories. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
i am withering away after seeing this comment on one of those “hipster millennial nostalgia” videos
Per FBI: the suspected j6 pipe bomber seemingly started experimenting with building explosives as early as 2019, when he purchased the same components that were later used in the devices found on j6 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Affidavit In Support – #1, Att. #1 in United States v. COLE (D.D.C., 1:25-mj-00276) – CourtListener.com
SEALED COMPLAINT as to BRIAN J. COLE, JR (1). (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit In Support) (zmcg) (Main Document 1 replaced on 12/4/2025) (zmcg). (Attachment 1 replaced on 12/4/2025) (zmcg). (Main Document...
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