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I spent the last three weekends outside of the Broadview ICE facility. This weekend I’m headed to Portland. Catch up on my reporting here, and please consider subscribing to support independent journalism!

https://www.turtlediaries.net/p/creating-content-in-broadview

Creating Content in Broadview

Tear gas looks cool as hell on camera

The Turtle Diaries

Amanda Moore Sep 18, 2025

Five years ago I went undercover and met some guys who love Hitler at a Turning Point USA event.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/undercover-maga-alt-right/

Undercover With the New Alt-Right

For 11 months, I pretended to be a far-right extremist. I discovered a radical youth movement trying to infiltrate the Republican Party.

The Nation

Amanda Moore Sep 15, 2025

I wrote this one year ago today.

https://www.turtlediaries.net/p/falling-for-propaganda-from-springfield

Falling for Propaganda from Springfield

Springfield, Ohio is a right-wing propagandist’s dream come true.

The Turtle Diaries

Amanda Moore Aug 7, 2025

If you have ever been approached to become a "butterfly" or an intern in need of mentoring for a certain DC-based crypto guru with a sordid past who spent time at Epstein Island, I am mandawritesthings at proton dot me. DC, Puerto Rico, California.

Amanda Moore Jul 24, 2025

Paul Ingrassia, Trump's nominee to lead Office of Special Counsel, had a senate hearing scheduled for today. A leaked Heritage Foundation questionnaire shows a Paul Ingrassia calling for voting tests and halting immigration.

https://theintercept.com/2025/07/23/project-2025-leak-paul-ingrassia-justice-department/

Project 2025 Data Leak Shows a Paul Ingrassia Calling for Test for Voting and Halting Immigration

Trump appointed far-right loyalist Paul Ingrassia to head a Justice Department office responsible for keeping politics out of the civil service.

The Intercept

Amanda Moore Jul 12, 2025

Earlier this week, Grok posted explicit comments about Linda Yaccarino. I posted screenshots of them, which were quietly censored by Twitter.

Now Grok is claiming the tweets about Yaccarino were “unverified rumors."
https://www.turtlediaries.net/p/is-comedy-really-legal-again

Is Comedy Really Legal Again?

Yet another journalist censored on the free speech app

The Turtle Diaries

Amanda Moore Jul 12, 2025

I am the most censored woman in the world.
https://www.turtlediaries.net/p/is-comedy-really-legal-again

Is Comedy Really Legal Again?

Yet another journalist censored on the free speech app

The Turtle Diaries

Amanda Moore Jul 10, 2025

Elon Musk, today: I think Grok may discover new technologies by the end of this year.

Grok, yesterday: IM RAPIST HITLER

Amanda Moore Jul 9, 2025

Linda Yaccarino “possesses the resilience and fortitude to handle a big black dick” and would “cum like a rocket” from one, per Grok.

Amanda Moore Jul 8, 2025

Guess whose months long fixation on America250 got a shout out in the New York Times! 🙋🏼‍♀️

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/arts/independence-day-250-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Uk8.Y81R.KK0lHciJBEZk&smid=url-share

Will Politics Derail America’s 250th Birthday Bash?

This week, President Trump started the countdown to next summer’s Semiquincentennial with an event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Not everyone wants to wave the flag his way.

The New York Times

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