Stephanie McCrummen

Stephanie McCrummen

@mccrummen.bsky.social

Staff Writer, The Atlantic. Formerly, The Washington Post. Originally, Alabama. Now, NYC. https://www.theatlantic.com/author/stephanie-mccrummen/

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Ruby Cramer
@rubycramer.bsky.social

The alleged assailants were doxed. So was the victim. And the man who published her name. And people not tied to the case at all. A young Cornell alum falsely accused of being in the Chi Phi Snapchat asks, “How many have seen my name and view me as someone I’m not?” www.newyorker.com/news/america...

newyorker.comThe Doxing of Jane DoeThe alleged perpetrators in the “Cornell Seven” case were doxed. But so was the victim. And the person who doxed her. And people with no connection to the case at all.

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Greg Sargent
@gregsargent.bsky.social

Stephen Miller’s Office of Remigration was deliberately named to announce to the world that white nationalism is now the basis for US immigration policy. If Dems win power, they should defund it. They should also defund third-country deportations. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2157...

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Robert Downen
@robertdownen.bsky.social

NEW: The Texas State Board of Education just overhauled public school curricula to focus on Texas "exceptionalism," require Bible readings and whitewash racism. Its the culmination of a decadeslong push by Christian nationalists - an assertion of their grip on the highest echelons of education.

texasmonthly.comThe State Board of Education Just Overhauled Its Curricula. Christian Nationalists Are Cheering.The board approved standards that insert a number of biblical readings and Christian themes into the state’s social studies requirements.

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Frederick Clarkson
@fredclarkson.bsky.social

There is a growing culture and politics focused on demons at the center of many people's lives. When you finally see it, you might not stop seeing it. It explains alot. Don't miss this important story by @mccrummen.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

theatlantic.comThe Demon Next DoorA growing number of charismatic Christians see themselves as waging a spiritual battle against the forces of Satan. Sometimes those forces are right across the street.

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Robert Downen
@robertdownen.bsky.social

At the “Don’t Sharia My Texas” luncheon at the Texas GOP convention, two Muslim lawmakers are being accused of implementing Sharia by…using the legislative process…. to propose non-binding resolutions… that recognize Ramadan or combat Islamophobia.

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Frederick Clarkson
@fredclarkson.bsky.social

The Washington Post, NYT and AP didn't get the story. But The Atlantic reports that the recent "Rededication" rally on the Mall was the work of the apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation, a charismatic movement that... is now the leading edge of the Christian right."

Stephanie McCrummen@mccrummen.bsky.social

Spiritual warfare, territorial demons, supernatural forces… Sunday’s prayer rally showed where much of American Christianity is heading: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

theatlantic.comThe Most Interesting Part of Trump’s Prayer RallyIt wasn’t the speakers onstage.

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Robert Downen
@robertdownen.bsky.social

Tomorrow morning, we will be dropping a ~12,000 word story on Paul Pressler, the alleged sexual predator who remade the Southern Baptist Convention and helped ordain the marriage between the GOP and white evangelical voters. There is *a lot* in there and I hope you'll read it.

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Brian Stelter
@brianstelter.bsky.social

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In an internal memo, seen by CNN, Sharyn Alfonsi predicted that "the public will correctly identify this" as corporate censorship. WaPo has more from Alfonsi here >>>

washingtonpost.com‘60 Minutes’ correspondent says CBS’s Bari Weiss abruptly pulled segment on Trump deportationsCBS News pulled a ‘60 Minutes’ segment about a prison in El Salvador one day before it was set to air because the Trump administration declined to participate.
Stephanie McCrummen
@mccrummen.bsky.social

An upcoming NAR rally in Brazil is “a benchmark in a wider trend in which much of Pentecostal and charismatic Christianity is being courted by the leaders of right-wing, populist authoritarianism…” writes @fredclarkson.bsky.social religiondispatches.org/the-nar-vows...

religiondispatches.orgThe NAR Vows to Stage the Largest-Ever Gathering of Christian WomenLast year on Yom Kippur, leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation staged an all-day rally in support of Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency called A Million Women. As was the case with the Million M...

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Robert Downen
@robertdownen.bsky.social

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To get a sense of where things stand: Here's an exchange from earlier this year, in which a Baptist minister was told by a Texas Senator that she didn't understand the Gospel because she cited Baptists' historic support for church-state separations as one reason to oppose the Ten Commandments bill.

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Robert Downen
@robertdownen.bsky.social

🧵🧵 Texas Republicans have been increasingly open and aggressive about Christianizing America via schools - to, in the words of the state education board chair, center classrooms around "GOD, GOP & USA." That fight just escalated, and you should pay attention - because your state could be next.

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Robert Downen
@robertdownen.bsky.social

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The first day of the 2025 legislative session also featured prominent pastors and lawmakers calling for spiritual warfare and, at one point, praying on the walls of the Capitol to ward off demonic spirits they believe control Austin.

texastribune.orgTexas GOP chair claims church-state separation is a myth as lawmakers, pastors prep for “spiritual battle”Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center public life around their faith.

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Robert Downen
@robertdownen.bsky.social

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Last month, two Republican State Board of Education members appointed David Barton, a Christian nationalist activist and widely debunked "amateur historian," as an expert advisor for the state's upcoming revision of curricula to focus on Texas and American history.

texasmonthly.comHe Calls Church-State Separation a Myth. He’s Now Weighing In on Public School Curricula.David Barton, far-right Christian activist and founder of Wallbuilders, has been appointed by Texas's board of education to advise on social studies instruction.

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NBC News
@nbcnews.com

A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” enters its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions.

nbcnews.to‘Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditionsOne of the detainees, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized during the strike but continued to refuse food, he said on Thursday.

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Teo Armus
@teoarmus.bsky.social

Julio González Jr. thought he was being deported back to Venezuela. Instead, the plane landed in El Salvador. “The horror movie started there,” he said. What the Venezuelans freed from CECOT experienced at the world’s largest prison, w/ Samantha Schmidt, Helena Carpio & @arelisrhdz.bsky.social

washingtonpost.comU.S. deportees, freed from Salvadoran prison, describe ‘horror movie’Three Venezuelans, released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said they were repeatedly beaten and denied access to lawyers.

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The Washington Post
@washingtonpost.com

Julio González Jr., released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said he was beaten, robbed of thousands of dollars and denied a lawyer. “I practically felt like an animal,” González told The Post.

washingtonpost.comU.S. deportee, freed from Salvadoran prison, describes ‘horror movie’Julio González Jr., released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said he was beaten, robbed of thousands of dollars and denied a lawyer.

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

NEW: Of the 230+ Venezuelans deported to El Salvador: • Almost half had immigration cases that were not yet decided • More than 60 had pending asylum claims, some just days away from final hearings These men had followed U.S. immigration procedures. Then Trump changed the rules.

propublica.orgHe Came to the U.S. to Support His Sick Child. He Was Detained. Then He Disappeared.Like most of the more than 230 Venezuelan men deported to a Salvadoran prison, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas had followed U.S. immigration rules. Then Trump rewrote them.

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Mica Rosenberg
@micarosenberg.bsky.social

Today we published our 2nd story in an investigation into the backgrounds of 230+ Venezuelan men Trump deported to El Salvador. We did a first ever case-by-case analysis and found half were in the middle of their immigration cases, including dozens seeking asylum. www.propublica.org/article/vene...

propublica.orgHe Came to the U.S. to Support His Sick Child. He Was Detained. Then He Disappeared.Like most of the more than 230 Venezuelan men deported to a Salvadoran prison, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas had followed U.S. immigration rules. Then Trump rewrote them.
Stephanie McCrummen
@mccrummen.bsky.social

The spiritual path of the Minnesota shooting suspect brought him in contact with the radical world of the New Apostolic Reformation, where leaders describe politicians as demon-infested, federal judges as opposing God, and the world as a spiritual battleground. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

theatlantic.comThe Minnesota Suspect’s Radical Spiritual WorldBefore Vance Boelter was accused of killing a Democratic state lawmaker, he had an active, even grandiose, religious life.

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Charlie Warzel
@cwarzel.bsky.social

"fully operational mobile McDonald’s unit" is a phrase that makes me feel like maybe i've passed away and all the news i read is all just the final neurons in my brain racing around making haphazard connections in the moments before darkness

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com

As part of the red-carpet treatment, Saudi officials arranged for a fully operational mobile McDonald’s unit to accompany President Trump during his stay. According to local reports, the unit was set up near the Saudi Royal Court.