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Black People Knew This Would Happen
Generational experience has taught us what happens when the state builds a weapon for someone else: Sooner or later, it finds a way back to us.
Alain Stephens
Alain Stephens is an investigative reporter covering gun violence, arms trafficking, and federal law enforcement. A two-branch military vet and former law enforcement officer, Stephens has earned national recognition as a Livingston Award finalist, and recipient of the First Amendment Coalition’s Free Speech & Open Government Award. His podcast The Gun Machine, tracking the history of America’s arms industry, won a national Edward R. Murrow Award. Stephens’s reporting has been the catalyst for multiple federal, congressional, and legal policy actions to public safety.
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The Bullet as Shitpost: Media Won’t Publish Manifestos but Reproduces Scrawls on Casing
From “ANTI-ICE” to “Notices bulges OwO,” the media latches onto memes on bullets. At its core, it’s the shooters trolling.
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The Data Shows Political Violence Is Actually Down
After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, everyone was handwaving about rising political violence. But is it?
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Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Is Part of a Trend: Spiking Gun Violence in Red States
It’s not Washington or Chicago but Republican-run, reliably right-wing states that lead the nation in gun violence rates.