alex sammon
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For @Slate, I embedded with a group running counterintelligence on one of ICE’s most important operations in the country, in LA’s South Bay, compiling plate numbers, tracking scout cars, and tipping off workers before ICE can grab them.
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At the headquarters for Donald Trump’s darkest work, a few people are getting under the administration’s skin.
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The U.S. relies on undocumented immigrants to fight wildfires. Today, many are falling sick while also being hunted by ICE. Luis fought fires for the government for 20 years. Now, he’s facing cancer and the threat of separation from his 11-year-old son.
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For two decades, Luis Martinez has fought wildfires for the U.S. government. Now he’s facing down cancer, debt and the threat of separation from his 11-year-old.
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I am honored to be included as a @Longreads Top Ten story of the year thank you :) https://t.co/KwqD8I3tK4
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These audience hits were the most-viewed picks on our site in 2025.
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Great piece by @alex_sammon
Conservatives have conquered late night TV, the most important comedy terrain in America. Gutfeld!'s viewership dominates Kimmel, Colbert, Fallon. Once self-anointed, he is now the one true King of Late Night. So I ventured to News Corp HQ to pay homage.
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I wrote about how an Iraq-war era military contractor ended up as a mall cop cracking down on a protest encampment in Minneapolis the summer after the George Floyd protests. This is the story of Nathan Seabrook and long arc of the war on terror.
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@Slate When Trump was settling that dubious pay off from CBS News that led to Colbert getting canceled, when Trump's FCC got Kimmel taken off the air for speech crimes against Charlie Kirk, all that redounded to the benefit of one man: Greg Gutfeld. Long live the king.
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🚨Check Your Refund Eligibility—Amazon’s $2.5 Billion Prime Enrollment Settlement Read more
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For @slate, me and many pilgrims went into the studio, to see behind the scenes and up close, the funniest man in America, atop an upholstered throne, ripping his vape and making fart jokes for the Gen X/Boomer masses in hearing aids.
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Conservatives have conquered late night TV, the most important comedy terrain in America. Gutfeld!'s viewership dominates Kimmel, Colbert, Fallon. Once self-anointed, he is now the one true King of Late Night. So I ventured to News Corp HQ to pay homage.
slate.com
Inside the right’s safe space to laugh at fart jokes and Nancy Pelosi jokes in one go.
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Most self-help books for men center the soldier as a core aspirational archetype. My book - GOD FORGIVES, BROTHERS DON'T - will expose the military's profound and pernicious influence in shaping American manhood. PRE-ORDER NOW OUT MEMORIAL DAY
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Many are calling for Chuck Schumer's resignation. What hasn't been reported until now is that any Senate Democrat can offer a motion to challenge his leadership position, and it would have to get a vote within 7 days. https://t.co/cxXpxZRAJq
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Extremely cool of the @TheEIPAD to convene a panel of pals @Jasper_Craven and @gabydvj. Wednesday night at 7 pm, Nov 12. It's free and on Zoom. Talking about reporting and stuff. Should be fun; here is link. https://t.co/XhqRHJ1CiJ
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Join us on Wednesday, November 12th, at 7 PM EST via Zoom for a discussion on navigating journalism and reporting in the face of censorship. We will be joined by speakers @Jasper_Craven, @gabydvj, @ShawnMusgrave, and @alex_sammon. Register at https://t.co/VeFXclfDwk.
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NEW: Reckless Peacemaker? We surveyed 1,000 Americans on Trump's foreign policy—and found that Americans are deeply polarized. Democrats see Trump as reckless; many Republicans describe him as a peacemaker. Here are key takeaways from our @InGlobalAffairs @YouGov poll:
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Excited to be featured on @longformprofile today, going long on the behind the scenes stuff of some of my international reporting.
I spoke with @alex_sammon about his reporting on the anti-avocado militias of Cherán — a community in the Mexican highlands that pushed out loggers and cartels and built its own form of grassroots eco-governance.
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It’s a city full of transplants. How on earth was it political common sense to ask millions of people who choose to move here to lead them on the grounds that their chosen home and everyone in it is awful??
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The Adams/Cuomo moderate Democrat wing spent the last five years running on “NYC is crime ridden hellscape that sucks shit” and were celebrated by centrist pundits for this wise tactic. Then Zohran ran on “actually NYC p cool just sort of expensive” and: landslide victory.
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Stoked to be moderating a panel next Wednesday with a stacked cast of investigative journalists: @gabydvj,@alex_sammon, and @ShawnMusgrave. Register here: https://t.co/Um7VpMT1wZ
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I will be on with @chrislhayes on @msnbc tonight at like ~8:20 pm ET/5:20 PST to discuss my reporting on ICE. What else could you possibly be doing at that time? Tune in!
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THREAD 1/ It’s great President Trump didn’t relax export controls on advanced semiconductors during his meeting with Xi. Why? Because @ColeMcFaul and I have ample evidence that China's People's Liberation Army wants to buy a range of Nvidia chips for military AI applications.
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