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Steven Monacelli

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Covers:  Extremism, disinformation, politics
special correspondent @texasobserver • contributor @coolzonemedia • publisher @proteanmag • words in many places • Signal: stevanzetti.12

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Who is Steven Monacelli?

I'm Steven Monacelli. I'm an award winning investigative journalist in Dallas, Texas, where I primarily focus on extremism, disinformation, social movements, political astroturfing, and the influence of dark money in politics. I am a Special Investigative Correspondent for the Texas Observer, a Columnist for The Barbed Wire, and a contributor to the Cool Zone Media podcast network.

My reporting has appeared in Rolling Stone, The Daily Beast, Nieman Lab, WIRED, Texas Obs…

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Fundo Havengate abandonou projeto imobiliário antes de receber milhões de Vorcaro para ‘Dark Horse’

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By Cecilia Olliveira, Cecília Olliveira Verified, Deborah Leão, Steven Monacelli Verified
| Intercept Brasil Verified
O Havengate Development Fund LP, fundo que recebeu ao menos 10,6 milhões de dólares de empresas ligadas a Daniel Vorcaro, do Banco Master, para financiar o filme “Dark Horse”, foi criado originalmente para vender a investidores, inclusive brasileiros, a Havengate Community, um projeto imobiliário de 21,1 milhões de dólares no Texas. Dependendo do valor depositado na iniciativa, havia a promessa de obtenção de green card – documento de residência permanente nos Estados Unidos.
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How a Gun-Rights Extremist Could Soon Represent Uvalde in Congress

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By Steven Monacelli Verified
| The Texas Observer Verified
On May 24, 2022, a Border Patrol Tactical Unit fatally shot 18-year-old Salvador Ramos inside a classroom in Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, 77 minutes after Ramos had entered the building to commit the third-deadliest school shooting in American history. Ramos, a former student at Robb, had purchased two high-powered rifles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition just days before he killed 19 students and two teachers.
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EXCLUSIVO: Eduardo Bolsonaro mora em casa de luxo de R$ 6 milhões no Texas

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By Cecilia Olliveira, Cecília Olliveira Verified, Eduardo Goulart Verified, Steven Monacelli Verified
| Intercept Brasil Verified
Parte 10 Cobertura investigativa sobre as relações entre Flávio Bolsonaro, o clã Bolsonaro e aliados com Daniel Vorcaro, o dono do Banco Master. Eduardo Bolsonaro tem seus bens bloqueados pela justiça brasileira. Ele não diz publicamente se trabalha de forma remunerada nos Estados Unidos, apenas que “mora de aluguel” e tem dificuldade para pagar contas.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelance protest reporting

Why did you become a journalist?

Passion.

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

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