“A short review of “The Zizians: Inside a Trans Death Cult”” by jessicata

LessWrong (30+ Karma) · Oct 15, 2026 · 4m

[lightly edited from an X.com post]

I personally knew Ophelia Bauckholt before she died in a shootout that also left a border patrol officer dead. I suspected immediately that her being a fan of Ziz had something to do with it. And I decided to post about her and Ziz, on X.com. This sparked some online detective efforts into the matter, and a lot of journalists wanting to talk to me.

One of these journalists was Andy Ngo. Despite Andy's reputation as a right-wing provocateur, I decided to keep an open mind, and answered his questions. More than any other journalist I talked with, he wanted to…