CLOSER TO THE EDGE
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DEAR DIPSHIT-IN-CHIEF
Dear Dipshit-in-Chief,
I’m coming back to Washington, D.C. for seven days. From June 28th through July 4th.
Not to see you. Not to meet with you. Not this time. You are, in fact, the one person in the entire city I have absolutely no inte...
SWINDLE
Patrick Swindle, CEO of CoreCivic
That is actually his name. Patrick Swindle, CEO of CoreCivic, one of the largest private prison companies in America. Right now his company has its eye on a small town in western Minnesota that CoreCivic a...
DELANEY HALL AND THE DEATH OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT
The Delaney Hall Concentration Camp in Newark, NJ, May 30th, 2026. Photo: Matthew Wagner / @matthew.wagnerphotos
The people imprisoned inside of Delaney Hall Concentration Camp are on a hunger and labor strike — innocent people kidnapped b...
THE DAUGHTER HE LEFT BEHIND BECAME AN ACTIVIST
“Con los pobres de la tierra quiero yo mi suerte echar.”
“With the poor of the earth, I want to cast my lot.”
— José Martí
I grew up hearing José Martí’s words.
Like many Cuban Americans, I was taught to admire his courage, hi...
SEEKING GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Dear Permits Specialist,
My name is Rook T. Winchester. I am the founder, editor-in-chief, and primary writer of Closer to the Edge, a reader-powered independent journalism publication currently reaching readers in all 50 states. I am writ...
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Closer to the Edge documents power in real time, connects the dots others won’t, and publishes clear, relentless journalism that refuses to look away when the truth gets ugly.
Writer/Filmmaker documenting resistance in a fascist America. Subscribe to support my work.
Closer to the Edge isn’t just a publication. It’s a platform for people who refuse to look away. That’s why I’m here.
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Raven Nightshade writes from the shadows where truth hides its scars. A radical voice, her work cuts through illusion like candlelight through smoke; haunting, defiant, and impossible to ignore.
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