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Assistant Professor | California History | 20th Century U.S. History | Public Scholarship | American Studies | Underground Reporter | Gen Xer | https://anewscafe.com/author/shawn-schwaller/

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A News Cafe just published a hard hitting piece on the Charlie Kirk killing, the TPUSA "Professor Watchlist," and local Shasta County right-wing politics written by journalist and friend RV Scheide. RV interviewed me for the piece.

Link: anewscafe.com/2025/09/26/r...

27.09.2025 06:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TRASH, FASH, AND QUICK CASH: DISPATCH FROM THE CHARLIE KIRK MEMORIAL | Left Coast Right Watch The harsh stench of rotting garbage fills the air as the red, white, and blue-heavy crowds pack into the State Farm and Desert Diamond arenas in Glendale, AZ. A street preacher with an amplified speak...

NEW from LCRW: Rotting trash, the Westboro Baptist Church and heat exhaustion. @azrww.bsky.social and our staff report back from Charlie Kirk's Horst Wesselization Ceremony last Sunday as Trump prepares crackdowns on antifascists and everyone else he doesn't like in Kirk's name.

26.09.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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How Charlie Kirk’s Professor Watchlist reshaped free speech on campus Experts say the project laid the groundwork for subsequent attempts to limit what professors and teachers say in the classroom.

I was interviewed by NBC News journalist Curtis Bunn for this story on Charlie Kirk and his TPUSA "Professor Watchlist." As shared in Bunn's story, it was my A News Cafe articles that got me onto the TPUSA "Professor Watchlist" in 2021.

27.09.2025 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These kinds of acts not only threaten non-white residents, but threaten healthy and free speech. It is these kinds of displays and rhetoric that make violence more likely. Everyone who wants to live in an equal, just, and loving society must make it clear that these are not American values. #America

18.09.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Turning Point USA's professor watchlist sparks fear and controversy Turning Point USA, founded by conservative activist Charlie Kirk, continues to maintain an online database of university professors they claim "discriminate aga

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19.09.2025 04:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely. Thanks for the share and nice to connect with you. I'm all about loudly rejecting things.

19.09.2025 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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White supremacist NorCal Active Club members protesting at Placer County Courthouse in Auburn, #California in honor of #CharlieKirk after Kirk was killed. I wonder why it is that white supremacists like Charlie Kirk.

17.09.2025 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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KRCR News reporter Vincent Rupena interviewed me yesterday on the Chico State campus to get my thoughts on the Charlie Kirk murder & the fact that I'm on Kirk's Turning Point USA "Professor Watchlist." I referred to Kirk as a white supremacist homophobic bigot. Video here:

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Here's my latest. A story published earlier today titled "Iraq War Purple Heart Combat Vet Faces Criminal Charges After Run-In with Off-Duty Redding Police Officer." #MemorialDay2025 #Veteran #PTSD #California #Journalism Link: anewscafe.com/2025/05/26/r...

27.05.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My latest looks at the reclassification of the Nikki Saelee-McCain missing person case into a homicide investigation last friday after Shasta County Sheriff's Office, FBI, and Homeland Security authorities raided Nikki and her husband Tyler's home. Link: anewscafe.com/2025/03/16/r...

23.03.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The landmark home of a California family was destroyed by fire. Now a city reckons with its painful history The Bidwell mansion was a symbol for the city of Chico, but for some it was a reminder of colonization and genocide

Big Thanks to journalist & Chico State alum Dani Anguiano for linking my Dec. 31st A News Cafe article on conflicting views over local history after the Bidwell Mansion fire (& for mentioning A News Cafe) in her article published a few days ago in The Guardian!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

13.02.2025 06:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My first Bluesky post! Here's my latest publication! It was published late last night! It explores differing views of the Bidwell's in Chico after the Bidwell Mansion fire: anewscafe.com/2024/12/31/r...

01.01.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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