“ICE has done some crazy things, and we’re all a little scared.”

It has become a cat-and-mouse game between ICE and activists in Shakopee, Minnesota.

@stephenrodrick.bsky.social's dispatch from the small town outside Minneapolis: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

This is an incredibly special piece that’s going to stay with me for a really long time

A Father Murdered His Family. Did He Deserve to Be Set Free? — Rolling Stone Kimberly was the only survivor that fateful night. But she believes her father deserved forgiveness

When my mother died, I wrote a letter to the name plaintiff on her case—who was serving a life sentence for an unthinkable crime—to talk about grief.

When he passed, his daughter reached out said she’d like me to tell her story too.

My latest for @rollingstone.com:

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Really critical story on the unethical hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea Bissau. In addition to the Danish researchers, #RFKJr & billionaire #BillAckman are key drivers of this nonsense. The combo of bad science, bad politics & bad money are putting kids at risk again. @katherineeban.bsky.social

Psyched to be starting my 1st full week as @rollingstone.com 's nat'l investigative correspondent, covering public health, politics + nat'l security.

Got stories? Signal me securely at KatherineEban.45.

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HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority”

EXCLUSIVE: In my 1st @rollingstone.com story, internal
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Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life Melissa Hortman died in a shocking act of political violence. This is her story

I met Melissa Hortman in October of 2024. She was smart and kind. I heard about her murder in a LA hotel room and it dropped me to my knees. So I went to Minnesota and talked to her kids, parents, and friends. This is not true crime, this is Melissa in real life. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life Melissa Hortman died in a shocking act of political violence. This is her story

Great piece about my dear friend Melissa Hortman.

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Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life

The Minnesota Speaker’s closest friends and family open up for the first time.

Read @stephenrodrick.bsky.social's exclusive: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The Radicalization of Ziz Lasota: How an AI Doomer Became an Accused Cult Leader

Lasota’s friends, colleagues, and family talk about how a NASA intern and Google employee wound up at the center of a bizarre string of murders across the country.

Feature: bit.ly/3M5EHxU

On day two of the hearing, prosecutors entered into evidence never-before-seen body camera footage from multiple police officers as Luigi Mangione was questioned, identified, detained, and searched in a McDonald’s in Pa.

Read @lorenaoneil.com's dispatch: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Rolling Stone teamed up with Wildlife Investigative Reporters and Editors (WIRE), a nonprofit journalism organization exposing wildlife crime and exploitation of nature.

Watch the mini-doc made in association with RS Films here: youtu.be/460m3L9Xwxo

Don't stop believing Some news, as they say

Some news: yesterday was my last at Rolling Stone. For now, I'm going solo, doing all my TV reviewing, recapping, etc., at my newsletter. I hope you'll consider subscribing. Many more details here:

David Byrne: 'Am I Ever Going to Get Any of This Figured Out?' David Byrne talks about his great new album, 'Who Is the Sky?,' and why he's not interested in a Talking Heads reunion in our new interview

David Byrne: The Rolling Stone Interview - up now at Rolling Stone!!

we chatted about life, art, music, New York in the 1970s, New York in the 2020s, and a lot more

photos by Sacha Lecca

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The Buddha story (which I worked on for a decade) won first place at @lapressclub.bsky.social’s Southern California Journalism Awards last night.

🫡 @rollingstone.com @katestorey.bsky.social

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'I Was Taken Hostage': How an American Metal Rocker Landed in Russian Prison Travis Leake left California for a new life in Moscow. Then he was arrested, accused of dealing drugs. Over the last few months, he's written letters to Rolling Stone telling his side of the story

American metal rocker Travis Leake left California for a new life in Moscow. Then he was arrested. He wrote letters to Rolling Stone telling his side of the story.

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Trump Has Now Deported Multiple U.S. Citizen Children With Cancer Two families who had lived in the United States for years, including a child with cancer and a pregnant mother, were deported by ICE on Friday.

BREAKING: @aclu.org says Trump deported a child (U.S. citizen) with metastatic cancer without medication or consultation with physicians. This is the second child with cancer he's deported. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... @rollingstone.com

incredible to see our first feature from Esses Issue 02 above the fold at @rollingstone.com.

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The Life and Mystery of Luigi Mangione How an Ivy League grad was accused of the United Healthcare CEO shooting and became one of the most debated murder suspects in recent history

I spent the last three months speaking to people who knew Luigi Mangione to understand the man who has become our fractured society’s most striking Rorschach test www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

The Life and Mystery of Luigi Mangione How an Ivy League grad was accused of the United Healthcare CEO shooting and became one of the most debated murder suspects in recent history

EXCLUSIVE 🚨 Rolling Stone Reports: The Life and Mystery of Luigi Mangione

How a well-liked Ivy League grad became the most debated murder suspect in recent history.

Story ⤵
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Monica Lewinsky: 'I Managed to Survive Somehow, So It's Possible' She became a household name when her relationship with then-President Bill Clinton was made public — but the work she's done since 1998 is inspiring.

Read @katestorey.bsky.social's terrific Rolling Stone Interview with Monica Lewinsky www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

David Lynch Was the Great, Golly-Gee Chronicler of American Darkness Lynch, who died today at 78, combined Eisenhower-era innocence and experimental cinema to forge a disturbing, darkly hilarious look at American life.

I wish I never had to write this piece. On the late great David Lynch, a filmmaker who taught me how to look directly into the darkness.

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Empire of Blood: How Dana White's UFC Conquered America Inside Dana White's mixed martial arts empire, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and how it conquered America

Back in August, I asked Rolling Stone to let me write about one of my hobbies & the new American pastime: Mixed Martial Arts. In November, the story changed — & only got more relevant. If you want to know the new, bloody America, you gotta know the UFC.
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How the Democrats Blew It Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaign insiders talk about the 2024 campaign, voter outreach, social media, and that Las Vegas Sphere ad.

The @rollingstone.com politics team did a deep dive for the print magazine on what went wrong for the Harris campaign this year — zeroing in on how Dems do and do not talk to people.

From @tessastuart.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social and me www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Watching the L.A. Fires Close In What it's like on the ground in Los Angeles as a Santa Ana windstorm sparks unprecedented wildfires across the city

Wrote about what it's like on the ground in LA right now. Thanks to all who have reached out, we are safe. Love this city now and forever. 🌴

The Battle Against Trump 2.0 Begins in the States As Trump prepares to take back power, Democratic governors are jockeying to lead the opposition — and activists plan to hold them to their promises.

For Rolling Stone, I wrote about the shape of the opposition to Trump 2.0:

“It’s not our job to tell Gavin Newsom, or Jared Polis, or JB Pritzker, ‘This is what you should do.' It’s our job to say, ‘You better be fighting back with everything you got.’”

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Inside the Classrooms at the Center of the Church-State Battle Louisiana wants to put the Ten Commandments in classrooms — and that’s just the beginning

For @rollingstone.com's January issue I spoke with the parents and teacher leading the lawsuits against the Ten Commandments law in Louisiana www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...