September 2026

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The Cornell 7: Allegations, Power and Impunity

Content notice: This article discusses allegations of sexual assault, violence, and drugs. In September 2026, a former Cornell University student identified publicly as Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit concerning events she alleges occurred at Cornell’s Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024. The seven men named as defendants are: They have since become known online as the “Cornell 7.” That label, however, should not obscure an important legal point: the lawsuit attributes different conduct to different defendants. Being named in a civil lawsuit is not the same as being found liable or guilty of a crime. As of this …

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After the Mistrial: Lindsay Clancy Defense 180

The Lindsay Clancy Defence Changes the Question The first trial asked whether Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible when she killed her three children. Now, her lawyers are asking whether the Commonwealth proved she killed them at all.After the Mistrial: The Lindsay Clancy Defence Changes the Question When Lindsay Clancy: Evidence and Public Opinion ended, the criminal case had ended in a mistrial. Eleven jurors reportedly favoured finding Clancy not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility. One juror disagreed. Because Massachusetts requires a unanimous verdict, Judge William Sullivan discharged the jury without a verdict on September 4, 2026. The …

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Blog Post 6 - Gaza

Calling Gaza a Genocide Is Not Antisemitism

Let me begin without dressing this up in diplomatic language: I believe Israel has committed and continues to commit a genocide in Gaza. That is not a statement against Jewish people. It is not approval of Hamas. It does not excuse, minimize or justify the atrocities committed in Israel on October 7, 2023. It is a conclusion about the conduct of a government and its military—the killing of civilians, the destruction of homes and hospitals, mass displacement, deprivation of food and essential supplies, and the conditions imposed upon an entire civilian population. Those distinctions should not be difficult. Yet throughout …

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Blog Post 5 - Press Banned

Trump Barred Press. What Does That Actually Mean?

President Donald Trump has barred reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico from entering the White House grounds, accusing the organizations of publishing “fiction and lies.” Their press passes were reportedly confiscated, and Trump has suggested that other outlets could face the same treatment. The three organizations have now gone to court, arguing that the ban violates the First Amendment. In response, television networks that ordinarily compete fiercely with one another—including ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox News—suspended their participation in the White House television press pool. Predictably, that has created some confusion. Does this mean nobody is covering the …

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When Jurors Speak: Evidence, Sympathy and the Law

Since the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, several jurors have spoken publicly about what happened inside the jury room. Their comments have been emotional, revealing and, in some ways, deeply troubling. A note about names: Judge William Sullivan has indefinitely impounded the jury list because of safety and privacy concerns. This post does not identify or speculate about any juror who has not voluntarily come forward. The jurors named here are limited to those who publicly identified themselves, or were identified in reputable media coverage connected to their own interviews: Roni Carlson, Kellie Farina, Paula Devlin and Nick Dargie. …

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2026 So Far: A Few Memorable Photo Moments

Not every memorable photograph marks a major occasion. Sometimes it captures a place, an ordinary moment, an unexpected view or something that simply made me stop and reach for the camera. These are some of my more memorable pictures since January 2026. Together, they offer a small look at the places I have been, the things that caught my attention and the moments I wanted to keep. Looking back through photographs is a reminder of how much can happen in a relatively short time—and how often the smaller moments become the ones we remember most clearly. You can find more …

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2_Lindsay Clancy Blog Post

Why I Wrote the Lindsay Clancy Book After the Trial

The Lindsay Clancy case produced two very different trials. One unfolded inside a courtroom, where jurors heard weeks of testimony about psychiatric treatment, medications, digital searches, expert disagreement and the events surrounding the deaths of three children. The other unfolded online, where selected clips, headlines and repeated claims often became substitutes for the complete evidentiary record. While following the trial, I became increasingly frustrated by the distance between what was actually being presented in court and what people confidently claimed the evidence showed. Important details disappeared from public discussion, speculation became accepted as fact and every new fragment was quickly …

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1_Welcome to My Website

Welcome to My New Corner of the Crazy Internet

This website is becoming a home for all the things I want to explore: books, podcast conversations, true crime, politics, life stories, public opinion and the occasional subject that refuses to fit neatly into a category. Some posts will examine evidence and legal issues. Others may be personal, funny, frustrating, reflective or simply about something that caught my attention. The point is not to stay in one lane. It is to create a place where curiosity, experience and honest conversation can coexist. Thanks for finding your way here. There is much more to come. Stay curious. Look closer. Keep the …

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