Casey Quackenbush

Independent journalist & @nymag contributor || @nytimes @washingtonpost @politico || prev @time Hong Kong

[Casey Quackenbush @caseyquack]

What an honor to be recognized by @UMWallaceHouse alongside so many amazing journalists. Thank you.

Here's my story from Ukraine for @POLITICOEurope about the rebellion and escape of kidnapped Ukrainian teenagers from Russian indoctrination camps:

https://t.co/BJu991ZkkY

[Wallace House Center for Journalists @UMWallaceHouse]

Announcing the 2026 Livingston Awards Finalists in International Reporting!

The Livingston Awards honor the best in journalism by professionals under 35. Championing ambitious, impactful journalism for over four decades.

Read the full list of finalists: https://t.co/g6Can8qaL0

[The Sunday Long Read @sundaylongread]

Don't miss this week's SLR, guest edited by @jesusrodriguezb and featuring @jiatolentino, @gabydvj, @KerryHowley, @caseyquack, @eileencartter + more https://t.co/ENknOZa1Nw

[Casey Quackenbush @caseyquack]

For @NYMag I profiled Jacob Reses, JD Vance's chief of staff and longtime friend who has become one of the most powerful operatives in Trump's Washington.

"Reses is clearly the Kissinger to the Nixon."

https://t.co/VXhlEHDjuP

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I wrote about how the mainstream media totally missed @ZohranKMamdani, and how no, this was not a surprise

https://t.co/0lMbkQKLvw

[Zara Rahim @ZaraRahim]

first cover

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30+ Christian orgs sent a letter to @realDonaldTrump and @SecRubio demanding that Ukraine's abducted children return home as a precondition to any peace negotiations with Russia. Their letter cites my story in @POLITICOEurope

https://t.co/3V1N0tucSk

https://t.co/BJu991ZSaw

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Putin made a fatal flaw when he began taking Ukrainian kids to reeducation camps: nobody hates rules more than teenagers.

On the cover of @POLITICOEurope, a story of teenage rebellion.

“They were trying to break us. And we were breaking them in return.”

https://t.co/BJu991ZkkY

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Wrote something for my grandmother whom I've very sad to lose, but she had no time for sadness — only fun:

https://t.co/aadbo0XmZ4

[Casey Quackenbush @caseyquack]

For @NYMag, the story of Stephen Richer, the Maricopa County recorder and lifelong Republican, who stood up against election denialism. The GOP turned on him.

“I refuse to sort of cede the Republican Party to crackpots and conspiracy theorists."
https://t.co/UnyClVAi3c

[Intelligencer @intelligencer]

Pussy Riot was forced to flee Russia after it invaded Ukraine, so members such as Masha Alyokhina are fighting Vladimir Putin from abroad, one blistering punk show at a time. https://t.co/23Spk772BB

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For @NYMag, I profiled @pussyrrriot

Forced to flee Russia, the dissidents now fight Putin from abroad, imploring the West to keep supporting Ukraine and stand against authoritarianism.

“This story can happen anywhere. This is not just a war in Ukraine.”
https://t.co/1UjdqTupNd

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"In my area of South Dakota, COS would be synonymous with dog shit,” said a Republican state senator. “[COS supporters] are well-meaning folks; they’re patriotic. But this fraud is taking advantage of them to line his family’s pockets...He’s just another scam artist.”

[New York Magazine @NYMag]

Tea-party veteran Mark Meckler and his “grassroots army” plot a right-wing reboot of the country. https://t.co/mFeEro4bGG

[Casey Quackenbush @caseyquack]

Spent the last several months investigating Mark Meckler, a conservative lobbyist who claims be leading a “grassroots army” to call a constitutional convention. Except there’s nothing grassroots about it.

Latest for @NYMag:

https://t.co/foyp2osaxL

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@TaylorLorenz https://t.co/AQfAe9GKYp

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

twitter blue verification making fake accounts seem more official...

[Casey Quackenbush @caseyquack]

Overwhelmed by the response to this story. Thank you for reading it and sharing your thoughts.
https://t.co/ZTnBG5AkS6

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“I just want to be back in a state that isn’t trying to strip away all of my rights at every turn.”

Top of @nymag right now:

https://t.co/ZTnBG5ibDY

[New York Magazine @NYMag]

“It doesn’t matter how liberal Austin is. You still live in Texas.” https://t.co/ZGnWfN5tdq

[Alexandra Sternlicht @iamsternlicht]

“There’s nothing weird about Austin,” said one Soho House patron, who recently flew home to California for an abortion. “Lululemon is everywhere.”

From @caseyquack's reporting on the state of Austin for @NYMag 😱
https://t.co/xsBp31NNyT

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Austin is considered a liberal oasis. But now, as the Texas government lurches to the far-right, folks in a stratum of liberal Austin with the means to escape are leaving.

"Sacrificing your body to the Texas GOP is not worth it.”

Latest for @nymag: https://t.co/ZTnBG5AkS6

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“That history is going to be lost if the stories are not told.”

My latest for @nytimes in print today: https://t.co/oI9wsvuqzF

[Casey Quackenbush @caseyquack]

@stephen_fried Thanks so much Stephen! Really appreciate it. Hope you’re doing well as well