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Author of "The Allure of Immortality: An American Cult, a Florida Swamp, and a Renegade Prophet" https://xitter.gq/t.co/bqsSRtYtOg. I teach journalism at @fgcu.

Fort Myers, Fla.
Joined April 2008
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🎙️ON AIR: New evidence has come to light that connects the stories and prophecies of Cyrus Teed, the man who founded The Koreshan Unity and David Koresh, the man who led the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas in the early 1990s. #GCL #SWFL #Koreshan news.wgcu.org/show/gulf-coas… – at Estero, FL
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NBC2 INVESTIGATORS -- Alongside U.S. 41 and the Estero River, in a busy, ever-growing area, there’s one place that remains unchanged. It’s a place trapped in time. It’s what remains of the cult that once called the area home. ⬇ nbc-2.com/news/2023/02/07/fr…
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Two mothers saw the system fail to protect their children from violent men. Now they're trying to reform the system. (Read the excellent story by @MississippiCIR Immersion student Katie Fogarty.) mississippicir.org/news/two-…
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Happy Birthday, Tanner! 🥳
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incredibly humbled to announce that I’ve accepted a position as an MMJ/Reporter with @winknews! I’m immensely grateful for this opportunity and i’m excited to work with an amazing team at a great station. let’s get to work!!!
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The May #BookOfTheMonth is "The Allure of Immortality" by Lyn Millner! This book discusses the Koreshan Utopian Society in Estero, Florida led by Cyrus Teed. We have copies available for purchase in the museum store or you can have it shipped to you by calling 239-334-7419.
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Congratulations to WGCU's interns who graduated from @fgcu this weekend! #Classof2021 #WingsUp #FGCUGrad @malvareznews
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What do you have in common with the hollow earth believers in Florida? Perhaps more than you think! derailedmagazine.com/history… Thanks, @lynmillner for your help! amazon.com/gp/product/B01590…
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Yes – the TV cameras inside the House and Senate are controlled by the lawmakers of each body – so right now the cameras are turned off
C-SPAN cameras all off in the chambers?
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"Seen from space, hurricanes are one of the most beautiful and mesmerizing features in the world." @lynmillner on "Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes." ow.ly/zGMa50B6339
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What’s the next best thing to being in Dunk City? Zooming with journalism professor ⁦@lynmillner⁩ ‘s editing class next week at ⁦@FGCU⁩ ... Do I have to wear a tie? Because I forgot how to wrap one around my neck
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lynmillner retweeted
Help us learn more about the financial burdens faced by survivors of intimate partner and/or sexual violence by taking this 15-minute anonymous survey. If you've been impacted by COVID-19 we want to hear from you. Survey closes on Monday, July 27th: bit.ly/COVIDSurvey4Survivors
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My (25F) boyfriend (25M) keeps asking me to invest in his "soup tube" business idea, and I am not sure how to deal with it. reddit.com/r/relationship_ad…
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Thank you @CoachNBennett. I am ALL IN against racism. Instead of nominations, I encourage others to join me in donating to @BlackGirlsCode, @eji_org, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
Today’s staff pick is THE ALLURE OF IMMORTALITY by @lynmillner, recommended by journals manager Lauren Phillips. Available here: upf.com/book.asp?id=97808130…
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#FGCU Provost Jim Llorens and his wife Glenda have an incredible story. Thanks to @TheNewsPress for sharing it. news-press.com/story/life/20…
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We have an opening for a video coordinator - come join our team! Apply ➡️ bit.ly/2kwvsdz #WingsUp 🤙🦅🏝
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Journalist @Jose_Pagliery is asking a NY Immigration Court administrator to keep courtrooms open to the public and not exclude members of the press during proceedings following an incident where a judge ordered him to leave last week. Read his letter: rcfp.org/wp-content/uploads/…
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A new partnership between @JOU_FGCU and @NBC2 is helping students bridge the gap between the academic arena and the working world. #journalism #career #freedomofthepress fgcu360.com/2019/04/30/journ…
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In my networking class we are studying the effectiveness of social media. I am supposed to create a tweet that gets 10,000 retweets by the end of the week. Because I am neither funny nor relatable enough to write a viral tweet here are two pictures of my dog. Pls RT
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