Casey Quackenbush
Journalist and Writer at Freelance
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4 weeks ago |
politico.eu | Casey Quackenbush
ICamp DruzhbaNovember 2022As the sky began to darken, Vladyslav Rudenko slid a pair of underwear into his hoodie and pretended to go for a walk. The 16-year-old Ukrainian boy had to hurry. He only had a slim window of time before the lanterns lit up the campgrounds of the reeducation camp, potentially exposing him to the Russian counselors. He left his dorm alone around 6 p.m. and wound through the campus enclosed by a two-meter-high fence topped with barbed wire.
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2 months ago |
contrapost.substack.com | Casey Quackenbush
A few years ago, my grandmother, whom I called Nana, began greeting me in an unusual way. As always, I’d pull up to the side entrance of her home, where I’d catch her smile through the window. I’d walk in, she’d give me a big hug, and she would proceed to tell me—not ask—“Case, before you get settled, why don’t you run into the garden and scream.”I can’t remember exactly when or why she started doing this, but it’s been a running joke between us for a while—even though she wasn’t really joking.
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May 7, 2024 |
nymag.com | Casey Quackenbush
Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photos: Getty Images Kari Lake knew exactly who stole the election from her. Two months after the 2022 gubernatorial election was called for her Democratic rival, Katie Hobbs, the self-proclaimed rightful governor of Arizona took to the stage for a rally at the Orange Tree Golf Club in Scottsdale where a photo was projected behind her showing two election officials: Stephen Richer and Bill Gates. “These guys,” she said, pointing to the screen.
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Dec 12, 2023 |
nymag.com | Casey Quackenbush
Pussy Riot members Olga Borisova (left) and Maria “Masha” Alyokhina (right) get ready for a performance in Washington, D.C. on December 2. Photo: Leigh Vogel For , the revolution will be fought with pancakes. And butter pecan–flavored syrup, eggs, creamer, and “Sir, please more coffee!” Lots of water, too, but “No ice!” The Russian dissidents were soothing their voices and refueling at an IHOP in the Boston suburbs last Wednesday after yelling all night during their punk rock play, Riot Days.
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Jun 13, 2023 |
nymag.com | Casey Quackenbush
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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
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
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
