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Washington, D.C.-based Senior National Reporter at The Advocate. I love sushi. Cilantro tastes good to me, and not like soap. My opinions are mine and obviously always correct. đŠđŞđłď¸âđđşđ¸đˇ Politics nerd and big fan of democracy. (he/him)
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The Subway bandit story has twists and turns.
Sean Dunn, the viral sandwich-wielding man outraged by Trumpâs federal crackdown in D.C., was employed in the criminal division of the Justice Department before today. www.advocate.com/news/doj-emp...
The bread wielding bandit had become an internet celebrity.
In The Advocateâs Thriving under 30 print feature, I reintroduce U.S. Air Force recruit Clayton McCallister, who finished basic training in June at the top of his cohortâs class. The 24-year-old married dad wonât be able to serve simply because heâs trans.
www.advocate.com/print-issue/...
In our 2025 Thriving Under 30 feature, we highlight several young LGBTQ+ activists and advocates who are already changing the world.
"The US government under Trump tried to disappear a gay Venezuelan man seeking asylum to a torture prison in El Salvador indefinitely...
"A coalition of Americans didnât let them"
Great @cwnewser.bsky.social story on the movement to free Andry HernĂĄndez Romero:
www.advocate.com/news/freeing...
The U.S. government under Trump tried to disappear a gay Venezuelan man seeking asylum to a torture prison in El Salvador indefinitely. A coalition of Americans didnât let them.
A must-read story: Inside the movement that freed gay makeup artist Andry HernĂĄndez Romero from a hellhole, by @cwnewser.bsky.social
The U.S. government under Trump tried to disappear a gay Venezuelan man seeking asylum to a torture prison in El Salvador indefinitely. A coalition of Americans didnât let them.
Police have set up a checkpoint and appear to be stopping every single car on 14th st NW, between W+V, here in northwest DC. Some cars are being pulled over after being stopped.
Some police are wearing âHSI policeâ vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
he did say that "Maybe I'm going to honorânext year we'll honor Trump, okay?"
âI didnât want to do it. Theyâre going to say he insisted. I did not insist, but I think it will be quite successful," Trump said in a wild press conference.
www.advocate.com/news/trump-c...
He also said he chose â98 percentâ of this yearâs nominees.
Someone said it was "assault with a deli weapon." www.advocate.com/news/federal...
One person called it âassault with a deli weapon.â
It started with attorney Lindsay Toczylowski, who explained to me why she made the rare decision to publicize Andryâs name online. Then it took off.
I spoke with politicians, advocates, and journalists to explore how âFree Andryâ worked & how to replicate it.
www.advocate.com/news/freeing...
The U.S. government under Trump tried to disappear a gay Venezuelan man seeking asylum to a torture prison in El Salvador indefinitely. A coalition of Americans didnât let them.
Yay! This goes to show that ordinary people can make a difference. We can help.
Read about the politicians, lawyers, journalists, and advocates who worked to make Andryâs name known around the world so that the Trump administration couldnât make him âdesaparecido,â or âone of the disappeared,â a term with a long, dark history in Latin America. www.advocate.com/news/freeing...
The U.S. government under Trump tried to disappear a gay Venezuelan man seeking asylum to a torture prison in El Salvador indefinitely. A coalition of Americans didnât let them.
