Stephanie Kirchgaessner
@skirchy.bsky.social
Deputy editor of investigations, Guardian US. I write/edit stories on any topic that should be investigated. https://www.theguardian.com/profile/stephanie-kirchgaessner
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Nolan Wells went to an island with friends and never came home. His death has renewed debate over race and justice in Mississippi
Uncertainty around the investigation into the death of the 18-year-old, whose body was found after a 4 July boat trip with friends, has led some to question whether justice will be meted out equally
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‘She never knew fear’: Peter Caruana Galizia tells Fenech jury about Daphne’s final months - The Malta Independent
A family forever scarred by the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was laid bare in court on Saturday as her husband, Peter Caruana Galizia, gave an emotional account of the
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Unable to articulate the depth of my rage that he vandalized the moon. cbs12.com/news/local/a...
Abandoned SpaceX rocket slams into moon at 5,400 mph, carving new crater
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster that launched from Florida struck the surface of the moon early Wednesday, creating a new crater.
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After initially resisting, Elon Musk's X now following through on Saudi requests to block content www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk’s X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom
Exclusive: More than 60 accounts on X have been made unavailable in Saudi Arabia, after similar action on Snapchat and Facebook
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'Jerusalem is a tinderbox': latest by @julianborger.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Jerusalem’s most important Muslim religious site facing ‘imminent’ threat of Israeli takeover, says Jordan
Country convenes emergency meeting of ministers from Arab and Islamic world, fearing such a move could ‘trigger a religious conflict’
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I wrote about the re-arrest of the Tate brothers, and the political opportunities that are being wasted by Democrats too eager to re-masculinize their party. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why are Democrats so quiet about the Tate brothers? | Moira Donegan
The party’s silence shows how broadly male supremacist thinking has seeped into the conventional wisdom of political strategists
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Must read by @hilarybeaumont.bsky.social about a case I have found fascinating for many years now: who was behind the hacking of environmentalists who were critical of Exxon? Who could it be? www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
US trial could reveal who paid hackers to target Exxon climate critics: ‘on the edge of our seats’
Oil giant has denied involvement, but climate activists are closely watching court case against Israeli private investigator for answers
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They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked. | grist.org/article/exxo... Great piece by @hilarybeaumont.bsky.social @grist.org on targeted espionage against climate activists, following up on our @citizenlab.ca Dark Basin investigation (citizenlab.ca/research/dar...)
They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked.
A decade after climate activists' emails were breached, a court case is shedding new light on who allegedly orchestrated the hacking.
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This investigation by Sam Jones and team reveals interesting details about how Pegasus licences are apparently used: a bit like Netflix accounts? Read the latest here: www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...
Moroccan intelligence insider reveals widespread use of Pegasus hacking software
Whistleblower suggests internal security services deployed spyware from 2017 against key domestic and foreign targets
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NYC Bar opposes the nomination of one of its own members, Todd Blanche, to be attorney general, saying he lacks the basic professional integrity that the position demands. A stinging and very detailed assessment. www.nycbar.org/reports/oppo...
This has been happening the whole World Cup. Flight data shows it happened to South Africa, Cabo Verde and Senegal teams as well. There is a WHOLE LOT OF DISTURBING OVERLAP between sports charters and ICE charters and has been for years.
Stephanie Kirchgaessner@skirchy.bsky.social · 3w agoFollowing from our reporting www.politico.com/live-updates...
New York to impose the country’s first statewide moratorium on data centers.
New York to impose the country’s first statewide moratorium on data centers
The order will pause state permitting for new large data centers and direct state regulators to create standards that address environmental impacts, energy demand, water usage and other factors, the g...
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Latest by Marilyn W Thompson on Graham and his record on race www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Lindsey Graham autobiography sheds light on record on race
Memoir details upbringing of late senator – who denied existence of systemic racism – in segregated south
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More signs of resurging HIV after USAID’s closure. African Neonatal Network reported at IMNCH (a global health conference): HIV+ pregnant women ↑50% & those not on antiretrovirals ↑>300%, year-on-year, across 22 hospitals in 5 nations. @vtoxfordnetwork.bsky.social
Where are homeowners most eager to unload their properties, while demand for them is weakest? (1) Texas, (2) Florida.
Shooting occurs days after man killed by immigration agent during traffic stop in Texas
Person killed in shooting involving ICE agents in Maine, reports say
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Grateful to be invited and praising the president's game: Kane on playing golf with Trump. (We all know one major Kane rival who would have said no. Then again, he probably wouldn't have been invited.) www.nytimes.com/athletic/743...
Harry Kane confirms round of golf with Donald Trump: ‘A pretty surreal experience’
England's captain confirmed the U.S. president invited him to play 18 months ago while he was in Palm Beach.
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Juan Proaño on the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo: There were three others with him in that vehicle. Those individuals are now being pressured to sign self-deportation orders. They’re trying to get rid of them as witnesses as well.
A journalist who paid the ultimate price. Heartbreaking, chilling new details being reported here by @juliettegarside.bsky.social who is attending the trial over the brutal murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Daphne Caruana Galizia screamed in panic before explosion that killed her, court hears
Businessman stands trial over death of Maltese journalist killed by bomb in her car after she reported on corruption
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France's world cup team uses the same charter planes that ICE uses for deportations. "The aircraft carrying the Frenchmen on 4 July was used to transfer detained immigrants from an Arizona detention center to Louisiana as recently as 1 July" from @mlsist.bsky.social & @sophiemsullivan.bsky.social
France national team uses ICE deportation planes for World Cup travel
The plane that French team used after match with Paraguay flew 44 deportation-related flights this year alone
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Les Bleus have used "ICE Air" for domestic travel in the US. The same plane carrying Mbappe and Olise has sent detainees to El Salvador. The same plane was used for Trump administration deportation-related flights 44 times this year alone. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
France national team uses ICE deportation planes for World Cup travel
The plane that French team used after match with Paraguay flew 44 deportation-related flights this year alone
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Last summer, Angelenos began to vanish. Families are still living under the shadows of ICE raids, sorting through the emotional and administrative aftermath. These are their stories.
ICE raided their city, taking parents, spouses and friends. That’s not where it ends
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BREAKING: Molly Crane Newman reports that Judge Kaplan has ORDERED the release of the $5m plus interest to E Jean Carroll.
I'd struggled to put my own thoughts into words after the US' elimination on Monday. Turns out, @anabnos.com had already done it. This is very, very strong, and I'm sure many of you will relate. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The US had the biggest opportunity in the history of American soccer. They wasted it | Alexander Abnos
The USA men’s run at a home World Cup had attracted people who usually ignore soccer. Instead of triumph, they saw a humbling by Belgium
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