JT Cestkowski

SCOOP: Last night, @saraforwi and @DavidCCrowley backed out of a Wisconsin governor forum hosted by @wimuslims and @wimuslimcivic after organizers told candidates in advance they would have to address the Gaza genocide, anti-BDS law, and the state's definition of antisemitism: 🧵

“You do not carry this all on your own.” Being sung by the mourners at the site of Corey Ruiz’s death.

The memorial at the spot where Corey Ruiz was shot and killed today in Madison, WI. It’s growing by the minute.

Songs of protest and healing at the scene on Willy Street where Madison police shot and killed a Black man earlier today.

.@FrancescaHongWI is on Willy St holding a candle alongside those gathered

Protesters have taken the stage at Concerts on the Square

Protesters in downtown Madison, WI, are calling for more demonstrations to shut down future events in the city in the coming days, including the popular farmers market.

Protesters are now occupying the steps of Madison’s city and county government offices after police shot and killed a Black man earlier today.

HAPPENING NOW Hundreds are in the streets right now in Madison, WI, after police earlier today shot and killed a Black man. The demonstrations have taken over the city’s downtown.

“THIS IS WHAT COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE!” Protesters take over downtown Madison, WI after police shot and killed a man in this city earlier today.

Here is Francesca Hong’s statement on the fatal police shooting in Madison

Are these campaigns trying to prove they alone should lose to Hong? We're less than three weeks from the primary. Ballots are already being filled out. What is the path to victory if your own internals show you losing, just by less than the next guy? x.com/mattsmith_news…

Crowley's own internal poll shows him in 3rd. And even if Barnes dropped out (why would he?) and all his supporters went to Crowley (unlikely), Crowley would still lose a head-to-head with Hong. What is his camp trying to prove by releasing this???

🚨 JUST IN: Daniel Siad, a Jeffrey Epstein accomplice under investigation for rape and human trafficking allegations, was found dead in his Paris home. Yet many questions surrounding his involvement remain unanswered. @jtcestkowski breaks it down for Status Coup's below ⬇️

REPORT: The Trump administration plans to lease part of the ocean off American Samoa for deep-sea mining despite opposition from Indigenous communities. One company spent over $1 MILLION lobbying Congress and is first in line for the lease, as @JTCestkowski reports ⬇️

McCarthyism is back: The US State Department just published an insane, McCarthyite report that maliciously portrays leading left-wing groups in the US as supposed "front groups" for Cuba. This is part of an authoritarian attempt, led by Marco Rubio, to criminalize and persecute leftist groups that oppose the US empire's crimes at home and around the world. Some of the organizations being targeted in this fascistic crackdown are CODEPINK, the People's Forum, DSA, Black Alliance for Peace, the National Lawyers Guild, and Pastors for Peace.

BREAKING: $4 is back. according to GasBuddy data, the national average just hit $4/gal again. 2026 is now the first year ever to reach $4 in two separate surges: once in the spring, now again. that didn't happen in 2008, not in 2022, not ever. two $4 runs in the same year.

New State Department report on foreign "subversion" is a virtual government blacklist that names 43 Americans + domestic orgs, including: - Mamdani - DSA - Hasan Piker - Amy Goodman Full list: kenklippenstein.com/p/after-politi…

🚨 A federal judge has temporarily blocked Paramount's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

NOW: Moment of EXPLOSION that went off outside of the 26 Federal Plaza in NYC around 8:30am this morning, with Immigration agents and FBI Rushing out guns drawn and FPS apprehending the suspect. Sidewalk has been shut down and building evacuated. NYPD on scene confirmed it was a shooting and explosive device, suspect is apprehended. Video by Cristina Panagi | Licensing @FreedomNTV Desk@freedomnews.tv

This is dark shit. Pure impunity for ICE to do horrible things nytimes.com/2026/07/19/us/…