Skip to Main Content

ADVERTISEMENT

Steven Monacelli is the publisher of Protean Magazine and an independent journalist in Dallas.

ADVERTISEMENT

exclusive

Prosecutors Try to Jail MAGA Fanatic After Daily Beast Story

BUSTED?

Joshua Macias has been in the thick of Stop the Steal chaos since November 2020. Now prosecutors say he is violating his bail conditions.

Steven Monacelli | Published Mar 17, 2022

The Texas Twins Behind Transphobic Campus Hate Campaigns

FAMILY AFFAIR

College students Kelly and Jake Neidert have pushed transphobic campaigns on Texas campuses—and are drawing support from a lawyer for notorious hate groups.

Steven Monacelli, Jack Wheatley | Published Mar 17, 2022
exclusive

Stop the Steal Fanatic Is Flirting With Ticket Back to Jail

RECKLESS RESISTANCE

Joshua Macias was charged with trying to involve himself in the 2020 election, and then accused of joining the Capitol Riot. Now he has a new problem.

Steven Monacelli | Published Feb 28, 2022

Fire Captain Suspended for Exposing ‘Penis Ring’ to Worker

AN EYEFUL

Official documents from the City of Plano acquired via a public records request paint a disturbing picture of the incident.

Steven Monacelli | Published Dec 11, 2021

TX Teachers Asked to Report Colleagues for ‘Weird Theories’

OUT OF CONTROL

A bizarre new crusade urging Dallas teachers to act as informants against their colleagues mirrors anti-abortion efforts on the right.

Steven Monacelli | Published Sep 10, 2021

TX Guv Mugs With Unmasked Star—Then Tests Positive for COVID

GET WELL SOON

Abbott, who is vaccinated against COVID-19, is experiencing no symptoms and is receiving the Regeneron antibody treatment.

Blake Montgomery, Steven Monacelli | Published Aug 17, 2021

CPAC Attendees’ Unexpected New Enemy: Fox

FRIENDLY FIRE

Skepticism and disdain of the press at CPAC has drifted and found a surprising target—one of the major sponsors of the event, Fox.

Steven Monacelli | Published Jul 11, 2021

Fringe Groups Converge for ‘Lunatic Insurgency’ at CPAC

conspiracy theories galore

With members of the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers in attendance and QAnon T-shirts for sale, there was no shortage of xenophobic, anti-semitic conspiracy theories.

Steven Monacelli | Published Jul 10, 2021

The Strange New Turn in the Case of 4-Year-Old Cash Gernon

‘REALLY SCARY’

A security video caught suspect Darriynn Brown skulking near the kidnapping victim’s home two months before his death.

Justin Rohrlich, Steven Monacelli | Published May 22, 2021
exclusive

Kids Go Hungry in ‘Insane’ Texas Migrant Shelter: Volunteers

NO ESCAPE

From reports of kids fainting to transfers in the middle of the night, the place is more like a jail than a shelter, insiders say.

Steven Monacelli | Published May 08, 2021

ADVERTISEMENT