steven monacelli
@stevanzetti
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special correspondent @texasobserver • columnist @thebarbedwiretx • contributor @coolzonemedia • publisher @proteanmag • Signal: stevanzetti.12
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Joined January 2019
If you follow my work you know that I often ask my readers to support my journalism. This time, it's different. My fiancee's mother has been diagnosed with stage IV cancer. She's on fixed income and had to relocate to Dallas for care. She needs your help. https://t.co/87fjawrsyg
gofundme.com
On October 30th, 2025, my mom, Patti, was diagnosed with stage IV color… Kaitlin Siebert needs your support for Extend Patti's Joyful Life Amidst Cancer Fight
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Out today from @GusBova: Highlights of our newest issue include criminal justice reporting from @MichellePitcher, exploring Houston culture with @josephineklee the war over homelessness policy with @stevanzetti, and much more.
texasobserver.org
A note from the editor-in-chief
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#BestOf2025, from @stevanzetti: The Texas Observer revealed that ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden operated "GlomarResponder," a white supremacist account on the social network X.
texasobserver.org
The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical...
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This is such a weird criticism of downtown Dallas from Monty Bennett. Downtown Dallas had a free fireworks show on New Years that included a flying drone Pegasus with flaming wings. The show wasn't as cool as the one in China in the post he quoted, but it happened! I was there!
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Checking in on Canadian Hitler fan Geoffrey Martin, who has been amplified by Elon Musk and JD Vance
@harryjsisson Nobody cares about the Epstein files lmao
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This is one of the funniest possible outcomes of me taking this photo at South By Southwest in 2023
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Dallas tech genius Alex Muse just found out how the Mercator map projection works
OPERATION GREENLAND: Just a reminder that Greenland has been exaggerating its size for quite some time...
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Wondering what work is like for all those tasked with delivering those last-minute Christmas gifts? For @proteanmag I wrote this on algorithmic management, logistics work, and the possibilities for class struggle at the tail end of the supply chain
proteanmag.com
Shane Boyle reviews Craig Gent's Cyberboss: The Rise of Algorithmic Management. "Rather than representing a step towards scientific perfection, algorithmic management is simply the latest episode in...
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JUST IN: A federal judge ordered Texas to pay $1.2 million in atty’s fees the plaintiffs in a successful challenge to Texas’ HB 900/ the READER Act. #txlege Background: https://t.co/7FXDSKx8Md
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UPDATED: (gift) Epstein's brother notified FBI in 2023 that Jeffrey Epstein was killed because he was ready to "name names." Adds his death was "authorized" by Trump.
miamiherald.com
In the more than 10,000 files released Tuesday, Jeffrey Epstein’s brother, Mark Epstein, said the sex trafficker was killed because he was going to name co-conspirators.
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Jeffrey Epstein wrote a letter to another child sex offender that said Pres. Trump "also shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to ‘grab snatch’, whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system." https://t.co/JR85qznA4G
theguardian.com
Justice department says FBI confirmed letter is fake and lists why it was not deemed genuine by authorities
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Remember to check your sources
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I don't have a fiance but I do have a fiancee
@stevanzetti Sad to hear it but I don’t believe you have a fiancé.
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NEW: Texas DPS touts one of the largest drone programs in the country. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star in 2021, DPS has more than doubled its drone inventory. Now, DPS has almost as many drones as the US Border Patrol. https://t.co/DOVwtNURPq
texasobserver.org
The Department of Public Safety has acquired an army of unmanned aerial vehicles—nearly as large as the U.S. Border Patrol's.
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Liberals are desperately searching for a prominent conservative mocking Rob Reiner and his wife passing. I’ve seen nothing but statements like Andrew’s. They can’t cope with this simple fact.
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