Madisyn Parisi

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This Baltimore Cover Artist is Using Yiddish Music to Fight Fascism

Mar 21, 2026

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10 min read

This Baltimore Cover Artist is Using Yiddish Music to Fight Fascism

From cancer treatment research at Johns Hopkins to hitting the streets in a fishing hat, Ira Remsen’s Ghost is anything but predictable.

Madisyn Parisi

Tech

Amazon Wishlists Won't Safeguard Addresses Anymore; Sex Workers are Paying the Price

Feb 28, 2026

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6 min read

Amazon Wishlists Won't Safeguard Addresses Anymore; Sex Workers are Paying the Price

A recent Amazon change has left sex workers with "fewer options, more precarity, and greater exposure to harm," according to an advocacy group for sex workers.

Madisyn Parisi

Feminism

The Epstein Files' Blueprint for Laundering the Reputation of Abusers

Feb 21, 2026

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9 min read

The Epstein Files' Blueprint for Laundering the Reputation of Abusers

Have you ever noticed that the world's worst men all sound exactly the same?

Madisyn Parisi

Media Autopsy

Feb 4, 2026

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15 min read

What The Baltimore Banner Missed About Nick Shirley’s Baltimore Visit

Introducing Media Autopsy: the series where I dissect a news story and look at how it works.

Madisyn Parisi

ICE Coverage

Thousands Gather at Baltimore ICE Field Office to Demand Abolition

Jan 31, 2026

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7 min read

Thousands Gather at Baltimore ICE Field Office to Demand Abolition

The people of Minnesota put out a call. Baltimore answered.

Madisyn Parisi

Breaking News

Three Far-Right Influencers Converge on Baltimore

Jan 24, 2026

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12 min read

Three Far-Right Influencers Converge on Baltimore

A far-right Youtube darling, a Jan. 6 rioter, and a Christian culture warrior walk into Baltimore. They’re trying to manufacture a media shitstorm.

Madisyn Parisi

Long Reads

‘It is that deep.’: Jess Britvich on Alt-Right Pipelines for Women, Cabaret, and Getting Angry

Jan 17, 2026

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22 min read

‘It is that deep.’: Jess Britvich on Alt-Right Pipelines for Women, Cabaret, and Getting Angry

Jess Britvich offers a vivacious alternative to the isolation and despair of American fascism.

Madisyn Parisi

Trans Stories

Inside the Dehumanizing World of Trans AI Chatbot Companions

Jan 10, 2026

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9 min read

Inside the Dehumanizing World of Trans AI Chatbot Companions

Transfem AI chatbots exist to fulfill a sexual fantasy, but at what cost?

Madisyn Parisi

Fact Check

Jan 6, 2026

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11 min read

I Fact-Checked The New York Times' Response to Trans News Network, So You Don't Have To

TNN’s recent interview with Billie Jean Sweeney cut to the heart of The New York Times’ transphobic coverage. Seems like she hit a sore spot.

Madisyn Parisi

Breaking News

'I Don't Know How I'm Even Breathing': Baltimore Security Officers Forced to Forgo Healthcare

Jan 3, 2026

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6 min read

'I Don't Know How I'm Even Breathing': Baltimore Security Officers Forced to Forgo Healthcare

Inside Abacus Security and other local contractors, Baltimore workers spar with management for affordable healthcare.

Madisyn Parisi

Extras

Dec 27, 2025

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1 min read

Happy Holidays from The Backbone!

Plus, a sneak peek at next week's story and some housekeeping.

Madisyn Parisi

Breaking News

Maryland Allegedly Sharing Driver's License Data With ICE, Violating State Law

Dec 20, 2025

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7 min read

Maryland Allegedly Sharing Driver's License Data With ICE, Violating State Law

A letter from an Oregon senator, a governor who might be sitting on a secret, and the system that tells ICE everything about you, no warrant required.

Madisyn Parisi

Baltimore News

'Hands Off Our Neighbors': Baltimore Preps For Trump's Visit with Protest

Dec 13, 2025

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5 min read

'Hands Off Our Neighbors': Baltimore Preps For Trump's Visit with Protest

President Trump will be at the Army-Navy game this afternoon. But the football match is the smallest conflict in the stadium.

Madisyn Parisi

Trans Stories

Transgender People Find Rare Sanctuary in Baltimore

Dec 6, 2025

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5 min read

Transgender People Find Rare Sanctuary in Baltimore

Transgender Americans are being driven out of their hometowns and into Charm City’s welcoming arms.

Madisyn Parisi

Trans Stories

More Trans Americans Talk Transgender Day of Remembrance

Nov 29, 2025

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7 min read

More Trans Americans Talk Transgender Day of Remembrance

From California to Canada, the trans community grieves on the Trans Day of Remembrance. Ten more stories.

Madisyn Parisi

Trans Stories

Trans Americans Celebrate and Mourn on the Transgender Day of Remembrance

Nov 21, 2025

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7 min read

Trans Americans Celebrate and Mourn on the Transgender Day of Remembrance

Thursday was the first Trans Day of Remembrance since President Trump's second term began. Fourteen trans Americans reflect on love and loss.

Madisyn Parisi

Madisyn Parisi

This Baltimore Cover Artist is Using Yiddish Music to Fight Fascism

Amazon Wishlists Won't Safeguard Addresses Anymore; Sex Workers are Paying the Price

The Epstein Files' Blueprint for Laundering the Reputation of Abusers

What The Baltimore Banner Missed About Nick Shirley’s Baltimore Visit

Thousands Gather at Baltimore ICE Field Office to Demand Abolition

Three Far-Right Influencers Converge on Baltimore

‘It is that deep.’: Jess Britvich on Alt-Right Pipelines for Women, Cabaret, and Getting Angry

Inside the Dehumanizing World of Trans AI Chatbot Companions

I Fact-Checked The New York Times' Response to Trans News Network, So You Don't Have To

'I Don't Know How I'm Even Breathing': Baltimore Security Officers Forced to Forgo Healthcare

Happy Holidays from The Backbone!

Maryland Allegedly Sharing Driver's License Data With ICE, Violating State Law

'Hands Off Our Neighbors': Baltimore Preps For Trump's Visit with Protest

Transgender People Find Rare Sanctuary in Baltimore

More Trans Americans Talk Transgender Day of Remembrance

Trans Americans Celebrate and Mourn on the Transgender Day of Remembrance

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