@Charress

Award-winning investigative and climate reporter in the American South. Royal Navy veteran. Columbia University 12'. Scottish-born šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁓ó æ

 Mobile, AL
Joined June 2009
  • Tweets15.9K
  • Following2K
  • Followers2.5K
1.8KMedia
Christopher Harress retweeted
FWD.us
@FWDusJul 31
People released from immigration centers shouldnā€™t be forced to pay exorbitant transportation costs to be reunited with their loved ones. An investigation by @Charress in the @MississippiIndy reveals predatory transportation practices that financially exploit immigrants at their most vulnerable point.
1
2
5
723
A majority of Mississippi Delta counties contain cancer clusters linked to high pesticide use, according to 2 new reports, placing one of the nationā€™s most agriculturally productive regions at the center of a renewed national debate over pesticide safety. msindy.org/p/mississippi-pesā€¦

As Trump supports pesticide makers, new studies highlight Mississippi Delta cancer concerns

A majority of Mississippi Delta counties contain cancer clusters linked to the high use of controversial herbicides, according to two recently published reports, which place one of the nationā€™s most...

msindy.org
1
6
6
170
Inmates die frequently in Mississippi's prisons. Their families are often left without real answers, and many never get to say goodbye. An inmate told Angel Readus her brother was bleeding to death. She never saw him again. msindy.org/p/mississippi-priā€¦ @MississippiIndy

ā€˜Please, Judge, Help Meā€™: A letter from jail, then an unexplained death

Monquel Nason begged for dialysis and medical care before becoming one of a growing number of Mississippi prison death cases in which families have been left in the dark

msindy.org
3
80
Christopher Harress retweeted
Jonathan Allen@alldspeedJan 29
"Neither Hyde-Smith nor Wicker responded to questions from The Mississippi Independent regarding the grades or their approach to trade policy." cnliberalism.org/senate-tariā€¦ @CNLiberalism @JeremiahDJohns @tobinjstone msindy.org/p/sens-wicker-hydā€¦ @Charress

The Senate Tariff & Trade Response Index ā€” Center for New Liberalism

cnliberalism.org
1
2
4
215
42 million SNAP recipients have no food funds. Food banks are overwhelmed. Mississippi, the poorest and hungriest state, leads the crisis. The consequences will never be fully known after Trump ended the food insecurity tracker. @MississippiIndy open.substack.com/pub/themisā€¦

End of federal hunger tracker shrouds Mississippi food crisis as food banks and families grapple...

Adverse Supreme Court ruling and administrationā€™s rollback of food programs escalate problems for lower income residents

msindy.org
3
109
open.substack.com/pub/themisā€¦ Mississippi and Louisiana form Americaā€™s ā€œdetention alley,ā€ home to the harshest immigration system in the country. Here, race and geography shape who gets a second chance and who gets sent away. @MississippiIndy
3
95
As the shutdown drags into week 3, Mississippi faces one of the worst health crises in the nation. ACA and Medicaid cuts will push up premiums by 314% in the nationā€™s poorest state, leaving 23 rural hospitals on the brink of survival. @MississippiIndy msindy.org/p/as-government-sā€¦

As government shutdown drags on, Mississippi healthcare crisis deepens

As the federal government enters its third week of shutdown, few states have more at stake than Mississippi.

msindy.org
1
2
97
Mississippi gave secret incentives to energy-hungry data centers, some of which will use as much power as medium-sized cities. Officials promise rates wonā€™t rise. Their filings say otherwise. @MississippiIndy msindy.org/p/mississippis-daā€¦

Mississippiā€™s data center boom brings significant investments, but also potential hidden perils

State leaders tout billion-dollar deals, but secrecy, energy demands and mounting costs raise specter of ordinary people footing the bill

msindy.org
1
58
"Death to the extremists." Matt Walsh has become a parody.
Matt Walsh
@MattWalshBlog16 Sep 2025
This was left wing LGBT terrorism. There was never much doubt. Now there is none at all. All left wing terror networks must be crushed. All of the terrorists and their helpers and funders must be arrested, prosecuted, and put to death.
3
166
Whatever way the winds of extremism blow.
Matt Walsh
@MattWalshBlog27 Aug 2025
Wow I changed my mind on an issue over the course of 6 years. You got me, James. Huge scandal here.
3
119
Christopher Harress retweeted
Christopher Harress@Charress22 Aug 2025
Kasper Eriksen received a deportation order under Trump in 2019. He was detained under Trumpā€™s immigration crackdown in Apr 2025. Now free, the Mississippi father of five blames Biden. @MississippiIndy msindy.org/p/danish-mississiā€¦

Danish Mississippi man freed from ICE custody

Release is good news for Kasper Eriksen and his family, yet highlights the plight of other immigrants who remain incarcerated and face deportation

msindy.org
1
3
172
Kasper Eriksen received a deportation order under Trump in 2019. He was detained under Trumpā€™s immigration crackdown in Apr 2025. Now free, the Mississippi father of five blames Biden. @MississippiIndy msindy.org/p/danish-mississiā€¦

Danish Mississippi man freed from ICE custody

Release is good news for Kasper Eriksen and his family, yet highlights the plight of other immigrants who remain incarcerated and face deportation

msindy.org
1
3
172
Mississippi, Americaā€™s poorest state, faces deeper poverty as Trumpā€™s budget slashes Medicaid & SNAP. Rep. Bennie Thompson warns: ā€œIn one county, there isnā€™t even a doctor.ā€ Things are set to get much worse. @MississippiIndy msindy.org/p/us-rep-bennie-tā€¦

U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson: Life will get significantly harder for lower income Mississippians due...

In the nation's poorest state, cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and other programs will exacerbate existing problems of low wages, inflation, and food and healthcare deserts

msindy.org
1
1
1
114
Hakeem Jeffries is a privileged lawyer and millionaire who referenced MLK Jr., justice, and accountability in his speech. But he and the Democrats are not the solution, clearly. The same horrific forces control him as his GOP colleagues. U.S. politics remains a total farce.
2
432
NEW FROM @Charress: Kasper Eriksen's case is now under review by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen. Eriksen was detained on April 15, 2025, during what was meant to be his final U.S. citizenship naturalization interview in Memphis. msindy.org/p/mississippi-manā€¦

Mississippi manā€™s ICE detention draws attention of Danish foreign ministry

Kasper Eriksen, who immigrated from Denmark more than a decade ago, is in many ways an unexpected consequence of Trump administrationā€™s mass deportations

msindy.org
1
2
219
A Mississippi father of four from Denmark remains in immigration custody after being arrested at his final citizenship interview by ICE agents in mid-April. @MississippiIndy @AlanHuffmanMS msindy.org/p/danish-legal-imā€¦

Starkville father of four in immigration custody after arrest at final citizenship interview by ICE...

Family and friends marshal support for Denmark native who has legally lived and worked in Mississippi for more than a decade

msindy.org
107
Mississippiā€™s top environmental official warns Trump that EPA cuts will ā€œincapacitateā€ programs. And, $1.5B in climate justice grants revokedā€”including $22M in Mississippi. Layoffs and shutdowns are underway. @MississippiIndy @AlanHuffman msindy.org/p/state-leaders-aā€¦

State leaders and environmental groups sound alarm over EPA budget cuts

Billions will likely be cut from state environmental programs, including for lower income communities, under Trump Administration plan

msindy.org
1
91
We must give Trump credit, but prices wonā€™t rise elsewhere because legislation doesnā€™t allow it, especially in Europe.
JD Vance
@JDVance12 May 2025
Boss is on fire today
114
The 74-year-old U.S. Navy veteran was protesting Trump policies when she was allegedly hit in the head by a retired Mississippi detective. @MississippiIndy msindy.org/p/elderly-navy-veā€¦

Elderly Navy veteran says ex-cop knocked her out during Gulf Coast political dispute

A 74-year-old Mississippi woman who was allegedly assaulted by a retired Long Beach police officer during a roadside protest claimed during an emotional phone call with The Mississippi Independent...

msindy.org
65
Christopher Harress retweeted
Christopher Harress@Charress14 Mar 2025
The prospect of federal budget cuts is lingering in many Mississippi colleges, and students and faculty are worried about their futures. ā¦@MississippiIndyā© msindy.org/p/mississippi-uniā€¦

State universities face potential "domino effect" from attacks on education funding, but so far, no...

Many colleges across the U.S. are resorting to hiring freezes in response to Trump's targeting of higher ed, particularly of institutions that do not reflect his ideology

msindy.org
3
2
158
Load more