Welcome to BANNED IN YOUR STATE, a weekly(ish) newsletter documenting the American apocalypse. Here, you’ll find everything from analysis to event coverage to musings on the zeitgeist. In this house, we clutch no pearls and pull no punches: no clickbait, no cope, no hysterics. I do my best to present the facts (and often push back against mainstream distortions of those facts, whether they support my positions or not) but make no pretense of objectivity. I believe leftist ideas can create a better world for everyone, including you, and my work reflects that belief. Whatever your political persuasion, you are more than welcome here and I look forward to arguing in the comments (as long as you keep things civil).
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When not writing this newsletter, I do freelance investigative reporting; my work has appeared in places like Rolling Stone, Politico, and the New Republic. You can find links to all my published work at laurajedeed.com.
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