Great work here by @stevanzetti.bsky.social and #TexasObserver.
This is why I support independent journalism.
This is why I support independent journalism.
REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
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 details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
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February 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Great work here by @stevanzetti.bsky.social and #TexasObserver.
This is why I support independent journalism.
This is why I support independent journalism.
Reminder: you can follow us at @texasobserver@texasobserver.social on Mastodon!
Hey everyone, you can see me at @flipboard.com House next week at #SXSW. I'll be on a panel on Monday, March 10 around 4pm, talking about my experience with decentralized social media such as Mastodon, and how I (and my client @texasobserver.org*) use social networks.
*I still do their socials
*I still do their socials
SXSW '25 - About Flipboard
Flipboard and Surf are hosting the first-ever Fediverse House at SXSW to explore the world of decentralized social media.
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March 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Reminder: you can follow us at @texasobserver@texasobserver.social on Mastodon!
OMG.
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut... - via @TexasObserver
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut... - via @TexasObserver
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
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 deta...
www.texasobserver.org
February 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
OMG.
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut... - via @TexasObserver
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut... - via @TexasObserver
January 19, 2026 at 4:34 AM
The @texasobserver identified the following individuals as the anonymous operators of neo-Nazi X accounts, which had a collective 500,000 followers at their peak: Cyan Cruz, (TheOfficial1984); Michael Gramer, (9mm_SMG), Robert “Bobby” Thorne, (Noble1945) and John Anthony Provenzano, (utism_)
Revealed: the Operators Behind Four Major Neo-Nazi X Accounts
Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online pseudonyms.
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December 4, 2024 at 5:55 PM
The @texasobserver identified the following individuals as the anonymous operators of neo-Nazi X accounts, which had a collective 500,000 followers at their peak: Cyan Cruz, (TheOfficial1984); Michael Gramer, (9mm_SMG), Robert “Bobby” Thorne, (Noble1945) and John Anthony Provenzano, (utism_)
“There’s this veneer of respect for privacy that is painted over all of this data aggregation and consolidation,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @TexasObserver. www.texasobserver.org/texas-polic...
Texas Police Invested Millions in a Shadowy Phone-Tracking Software. They Won’t Say How They’ve Used It.
One sheriff who leads an anti-smuggling task force says the software helps “develop leads to eventually obtain probable cause.” Civil liberties experts say its use violates constitutional rights.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:04 AM
“There’s this veneer of respect for privacy that is painted over all of this data aggregation and consolidation,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @TexasObserver. www.texasobserver.org/texas-polic...
Support independent investigative #journalism in #Texas by becoming a member of the @TexasObserver - donate, subscribe to get the magazine or join us at the Molly Awards in East Austin tomorrow www.texasobserver.org/molly-awards/
May 5, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Support independent investigative #journalism in #Texas by becoming a member of the @TexasObserver - donate, subscribe to get the magazine or join us at the Molly Awards in East Austin tomorrow www.texasobserver.org/molly-awards/
They called #911 for help.
Then Police prepared a warrant to arrest them and deported them.💥
Another 📰👇
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Then Police prepared a warrant to arrest them and deported them.💥
Another 📰👇
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When Local Police Collaborate with ICE, Children Pay the Price
I know exactly what message the recent deportation of an Austin mom and her 5-year-old sends to kids. They learn that calling 911 is dangerous.
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February 16, 2026 at 1:03 AM
In Tarrant County, a Grassroots Coalition Pushes Back on Christian Nationalists www.texasobserver.org/tarrant-coun... - via @TexasObserver
In Tarrant County, a Grassroots Coalition Pushes Back on Christian Nationalists
The recent redistricting of the county commissioners court has galvanized progressive organizers heading into 2026.
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December 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
In Tarrant County, a Grassroots Coalition Pushes Back on Christian Nationalists www.texasobserver.org/tarrant-coun... - via @TexasObserver
“I've been laid off at the @TexasObserver today. The publication no longer has a digital editor or social media manager (I was both), and has also fired its editor-in-chief and laid off another member of the editor team.”
kolektiva.social/@kitoconnell...
kolektiva.social/@kitoconnell...
A statement from the Texas Democracy Foundation board regarding staffing changes at the Texas Observer: www.texasobserver.org/statement-te...
A Statement from the Texas Democracy Foundation
On February 26, the board of directors of the Texas Democracy Foundation—the parent nonprofit of the Texas Observer—announced that Gabriel Arana is no longer Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Observer. Ind...
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February 27, 2024 at 4:04 PM
“I've been laid off at the @TexasObserver today. The publication no longer has a digital editor or social media manager (I was both), and has also fired its editor-in-chief and laid off another member of the editor team.”
kolektiva.social/@kitoconnell...
kolektiva.social/@kitoconnell...
Data Center Boom Exposes GOP Faultlines over Local Control www.texasobserver.org/data-center-... - via @TexasObserver
Data Center Boom Exposes GOP Faultlines over Local Control
In rural areas like Caldwell County, local Republican officials and citizens are scrambling to find ways to empower counties and slow AI-fueled development.
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June 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Data Center Boom Exposes GOP Faultlines over Local Control www.texasobserver.org/data-center-... - via @TexasObserver
Texas, No Exodus www.texasobserver.org/texas-no-exo... - via @TexasObserver #Poetry #ThisAintMyTexasAnymore 🏳️🌈 💔
Poem: Texas, No Exodus
I insist on survival every day I stay in Texas...
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September 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Texas, No Exodus www.texasobserver.org/texas-no-exo... - via @TexasObserver #Poetry #ThisAintMyTexasAnymore 🏳️🌈 💔
“People are scared to go out... they don’t want to go to a place where (people are) going to show up with guns to check whether they’re a U.S. citizen or not.” ICE raids have divided an already politically shifting community in #Texas www.texasobserver.org/ice-raids-ab... @TexasObserver @GaigeDavila
ICE Raids on Beloved Bakery Reverberate Through Rio Grande Valley
Homeland Security Investigations arrests at Abby's Bakery shake up a small town in politically shifting Cameron County.
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March 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
“People are scared to go out... they don’t want to go to a place where (people are) going to show up with guns to check whether they’re a U.S. citizen or not.” ICE raids have divided an already politically shifting community in #Texas www.texasobserver.org/ice-raids-ab... @TexasObserver @GaigeDavila
The first officer to be tried over the botched police response to the 2022 elementary school shooting in Uvalde was acquitted yesterday. The whole trial has raised the question: How helpful are school police? www.texasobserver.org/uvalde-trial... - via @TexasObserver
Uvalde Trial Raises Question of Whether Police Stop School Shootings
Since Columbine, expectations for cops have been clear. But reality often hasn’t measured up.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The first officer to be tried over the botched police response to the 2022 elementary school shooting in Uvalde was acquitted yesterday. The whole trial has raised the question: How helpful are school police? www.texasobserver.org/uvalde-trial... - via @TexasObserver
Photo Essay: The Dignity of Work www.texasobserver.org/photo-essay-... - via @TexasObserver
Photo Essay: The Dignity of Work
Across four generations, one family of photographers has captured the history of Texas workers.
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November 16, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Photo Essay: The Dignity of Work www.texasobserver.org/photo-essay-... - via @TexasObserver
This time in Strangest State: Power outages, alligators and Elon Musk.
If you see a strange local news story around #Texas, give us a shout at strangest[at]texasobserver[dot]org.
If you see a strange local news story around #Texas, give us a shout at strangest[at]texasobserver[dot]org.
Strangest State: Power, Gators, UFOs, and Cockfights
Weird animals, weird humans, and more: The Observer brings you notes from across Texas.
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May 22, 2024 at 3:07 PM
This time in Strangest State: Power outages, alligators and Elon Musk.
If you see a strange local news story around #Texas, give us a shout at strangest[at]texasobserver[dot]org.
If you see a strange local news story around #Texas, give us a shout at strangest[at]texasobserver[dot]org.
Floodplains Belong to the Rivers www.texasobserver.org/flooding-hou... - via @TexasObserver
Floodplains Belong to the Rivers
From Houston to the Hill Country, we Texans keep doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result.
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July 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Floodplains Belong to the Rivers www.texasobserver.org/flooding-hou... - via @TexasObserver
I've watched for over a year while @josephinelee.bsky.social has toiled over this story. It's a feat of reporting and an incredible read: In Texas Schools, a Crisis of Arrests of Kids as Young as 10 www.texasobserver.org/texas-school... - via @TexasObserver
In Texas Schools, a Crisis of Arrests of Kids as Young as 10
A groundbreaking data analysis shows how districts across the state are arresting and citing children for common misbehavior, leaving lasting trauma as the Legislature rejects bills to raise the age o...
www.texasobserver.org
July 14, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I've watched for over a year while @josephinelee.bsky.social has toiled over this story. It's a feat of reporting and an incredible read: In Texas Schools, a Crisis of Arrests of Kids as Young as 10 www.texasobserver.org/texas-school... - via @TexasObserver
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Domestic Abusers Get to Keep Their GunsDomestic abusers under protective orders often get to keep their guns.
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Domestic Abusers Get to Keep Their GunsDomestic abusers under protective orders often get to keep their guns.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
American Illustration 43 Winner DRUE WAGNER @dwags76
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#publication @Texasobserver
Domestic Abusers Get to Keep Their GunsDomestic abusers under protective orders often get to keep their guns.
#illustration #illustrator #gunscontrol #abusers #texasobserver #conceptualillustration
#ad @ivanflr
#publication @Texasobserver
Domestic Abusers Get to Keep Their GunsDomestic abusers under protective orders often get to keep their guns.
#illustration #illustrator #gunscontrol #abusers #texasobserver #conceptualillustration
‘McCarthyism with a Texas Accent’ www.texasobserver.org/the-intervie... - via @TexasObserver
'McCarthyism with a Texas Accent'
State Representative Salman Bhojani on the (not so) new rise of politicized Islamophobia
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May 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
‘McCarthyism with a Texas Accent’ www.texasobserver.org/the-intervie... - via @TexasObserver
How a High School Librarian in Abilene Fought Back Against Moms for Liberty www.texasobserver.org/abilene-isd-... - via @TexasObserver
How a High School Librarian in Abilene Fought Back Against Moms for Liberty
I entered this profession just as the storm clouds of the current book-banning push were starting to gather; now I’m in the middle of it.
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March 27, 2026 at 10:05 PM
How a High School Librarian in Abilene Fought Back Against Moms for Liberty www.texasobserver.org/abilene-isd-... - via @TexasObserver
Racism Wrapped in Rural Warmth www.texasobserver.org/racism-wrapp... - via @TexasObserver
Racism Wrapped in Rural Warmth
Staying in my hometown means facing subtle prejudice in day-to-day life.
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August 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Racism Wrapped in Rural Warmth www.texasobserver.org/racism-wrapp... - via @TexasObserver
Longtime Immigration Court Interpreter Arrested by ICE at South Texas Airport www.texasobserver.org/immigration-... - via @TexasObserver
Longtime Immigration Court Interpreter Arrested by ICE at South Texas Airport
The state’s only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years.
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April 18, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Longtime Immigration Court Interpreter Arrested by ICE at South Texas Airport www.texasobserver.org/immigration-... - via @TexasObserver