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The Sparrow Project
@sparrowmedia
We're a grassroots public interest newswire amplifying stories from struggles for social, racial, and environmental justice. Tweets by Andy Stepanian.
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Dec 13, 2023 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
“Thank you for walking through neighborhoods with your terrorist scarf.”

A Harvard graduate student wearing a keffiyeh, was subjected to Islamophobic harassment on campus by Eve Gerber, wife of Jason Furman, professor at Harvard's Kennedy School and a former Obama Admin advisor. The young woman, who chooses to remain anonymous, says Gerber was driving when she saw her walking by in a keffiyeh, and got out of her car to follow her.
Oct 6, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Michael Benz, a consultant who provided analysis to "Twitter Files" bloggers, advised Jim Jordan's "Weaponization Committee," and had the ear of @ElonMusk and Donald Trump, also lived a double life as the alt-right live-streamer "Frame Game."

His frame is hate, his game is lies. @elonmusk The inimitable @BrandyZadrozny unpacks the sordid history of Michael Benz and how he moved from a vile anonymous alt-right persona, to a comms desk at the State Department, to having the ear of congressional republicans ...and the owner of this platform. nbcnews.com/tech/internet/…
Mar 15, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Guo Wengui, Steve Bannon's bestie and super-spreader of faux and mixed Hunter Biden "laptop" content was indicted and arrested this morning.

Charged with defrauding his supporters of ~$1 Billion.
nytimes.com/2023/03/15/nyr… You can read a copy of the Go Wengui's indictment here: justice.gov/usao-sdny/pres…
Dec 31, 2022 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
If you did not know me would my profile pic at first glance make you think I am a bot? Backstory. I started this twitter profile (and the sparrow project) when I got out of prison. While incarcerated I often saw the little birds who would playfully fly between the razor wire as little symbols of liberation.
Dec 7, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
"Only discovered this on Sunday" says liar coordinating with outlet that also happened to publish this exact news in *checks notes* 2020. The NY Post published a story on June 16, 2020 critical of T "Only discovered this on Sunday." says liar who TWEETED Jim Baker's presence at Twitter "Sounds pretty bad..." Exchange between alt-light "mens rights" advocate,
Dec 3, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Matt Taibbi is either woefully misinformed about this or cynically lying.

How do I know?

Because I attended two meetings with Twitter representatives in July and August 2020 wherein the Hunter Biden story was discussed within the larger framework of election integrity. Matt Taibbi's analysis has myriad problems but the biggest problem is his failure to underscore what initially prompted twitter staff to designate the content in the Post story as "stolen" or "hacked" material.

This came from conversations with law enforcement in summer of 2020
Oct 21, 2022 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
Elon Musk's decision to slash 75% of Twitter employees will eviscerate Twitter's already anemic trust and safety department. It will embolden hate speech, threats to marginalized groups and proliferate misinformation —ultimately it will crater the company.
washingtonpost.com/technology/202… Dozens of organizations have joined @accountabletech in calling on congress to investigate the national security implications of Elon Musk's acquisition of twitter. You can join the petition to congress here: stopthedeal.com/congress-inves…
Sep 20, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
DEVELOPING: One of the planes used in Desantis' Martha's Vineyard stunt is slated to travel tomorrow from San Antonio to Florida, then to a small airport in coastal Delaware near Joe Biden's home.

Migrants deserve to be treated with dignity, not be used as political props. I must underscore that this is based on the flight's scheduled itinerary. I am cautious to speculate but Ron Desantis could also know reporters are watching and be attempting to troll the media.
Sep 12, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
This looks like the kind of "golf" wherein a gentleman named Carmine asks you to place your cell phone in a bucket prior to participating, then thanks you for "respecting Mr. Trump's privacy." FUN FACT: "Carmine" was the name an extortionist used when calling a real estate lawyer in support of Donald Trump. You can read the FOIA about the Homdel police investigation here:
Aug 18, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Intelligence seems to indicate that employees of Russia's Rosatom nuclear agency have been instructed not to show up for work tomorrow at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in occupied Enerhodar.

Many fear this could signal plans for a staged incident at the facility. Image Simultaneously, Russia has issued a statement claiming Ukraine was planning a provocation at the plant tomorrow.

Kiev has fired back stating that Russia who is currently in control of the facility has plans to create an incident at the plant and blame Ukraine.
Jul 8, 2022 • 6 tweets • 5 min read
Round of applause to everyone who helped #StopTheDeal !!! sparrowmedia.net/2022/06/coalit… Letter from Musk's attorney to @vijaya terminating the merger. I hope twitter collects a full $1Bn penalty form Musk for attempting to troll twitter's value like this. sec.gov/Archives/edgar…
Jun 24, 2022 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
Documents obtained by @PropOTP in 2019 detailed attempts by Trump's FBI to frame the pro-choice movement as a "violent terrorist threat." It appears that the fear cultivated by this week's DHS "Night of Rage" memos follow a similar baseless narrative. sparrowmedia.net/2019/01/fbi-ta… @PropOTP When the documents were surfaced @annamerlan covered this lurid FBI narrative with additional detail for @Jezebel: jezebel.com/exclusive-fbi-…
Jun 16, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Name this boy band. The Defendants?
Jun 15, 2022 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
In the past 4 weeks I have been the target myriad hacking attempts.

Personal and professional emails were hacked + used to blast phishing emails.

My linkedin was accessed and briefly shut down.

My facebook account was hacked and suspended.

Malware was installed on my websites My credit card details were stolen and used to by nintendo switches.

My name and an address was not my own was used in tandem with that card to set up various accounts.
Jun 10, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
This is a dishonest and extremely bad-faith tweet from @senrobportman, the language in the bill would criminalize peaceful protest (like candle vigils) outside the homes of Supreme Court Justices.

The bill would undercut constitutional protections afforded under 1A. Full stop. @senrobportman Creating parity would likely codify this: law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18…
Mar 17, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
This footage, filmed ~5 days ago, shows Ukrainian civilians seeking refuge inside the Mariupol drama theatre. Every room is filled with people taking care of each other, sharing food, water, diapers.

Today Putin dropped a bomb atop the theatre and those seeking shelter inside. It is difficult to report just how many civilians died in this attack as shelling continues throughout the city but disinformation is already circulating online that dismisses this theatre as a "base" for Azov and devalues those killed as "human shields."

It's simply not true.
Mar 9, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Left is Homs, Syria

Right is Kharkiv, Ukraine

When Putin encounters stiff resistance from freedom fighters, he retreats to a playbook of ghoulish aerial bombardment. My distain for faux-progressive tankie pundits who only view the world through anti-US imperialism blinders has overflown in recent weeks.

Putin's imperial ambition has brought him to commit the most heinous crimes —full stop.

This is Omran, Putin bombed his home in 2016
Feb 27, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
From real estate in Manhattan and the Hamptons to yachts parked in US waters, to create a stranglehold on the US-based assets of Putin's oligarchs we first need "beneficial ownership transparency" laws.

Advancing S.2489 & H.R.4450 is a way to do this.
congress.gov/bill/114th-con… The oligarchs often rely on US-based attorneys to create a shell company or LLC in the name of the property itself (ex: Hamptons Estates Trusts) then a bank account associated with that LLC buys the home.

This is done as a way to remain anonymous and evade scrutiny.
Feb 18, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
The increasingly tense situation in Donetsk is being compounded by accelerationists on both sides

It is however unconscionable that the Russia-backed Neo Nazi mercenary battalion "Task Force Rusich" currently operating in Donbas still enjoys prolific use of @instagram's platform @instagram .@InstagramComms thousands of lives are at risk as we speak, I'd appreciate action on this ASAP.
Dec 8, 2021 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
This "Maxwell Trial Tracker" narrative is nonsense.

If you believe the Maxwell trial is "not being covered" it may be because you occupy an online bubble wherein useful journalism is not shared.

In the past 14days there have been 1,910+ US stories dedicated to Ghislaine Maxwell Among the myriad outlets providing continuous coverage of the trial, @rebeccadobrien and @ColinRMoynihan are leading courtroom coverage for the @nytimes nytimes.com/2021/12/07/nyr…
Dec 7, 2021 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
Feeling nostalgic about the myriad times soon-to-be-former member of congress Devin Nunes' lawyers mentioned me in dubious litigation.

The litigious cherry on top was this accusation that I'm an ecoterrorist that conspired to "moo at him" on commercial flight🍒🐮✈️ ImageImage I've had many thoughts about Devin Nunes' frivolous litigation that I've kept to myself, some overlap today's announcement that he will become CEO of Trump Media.

I believe at the heart of it is a play to gut Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act eff.org/issues/cda230