Your conservative uncle is wrong about Bad Bunny. So are Trump, all of MAGA, and the angry, drunk guys who watch the NFL. @akilahhughes.com explains why with the help of guest Becca Ramos in this week's episode of How's This Better.

After Trump's reelection, corporate advertisers switched their messaging to reflect a perceived rightward shift in the American electorate. FWIW guest author @dennycarter.bsky.social takes a look at the shift ahead of the most notorious day for ads in the United States: Super Bowl Sunday.

New files show that Jeffrey Epstein rented out his Boeing 727 –— informally known as the Lolita Express — to the U.S. State Department. American Freakshow author @ninaburleigh.bsky.social takes a look at how he used his private plane to wield political power.

Amidst ICE's violence, Senate candidates in Minnesota have been asked to grapple with how to lead the state in this new era of Trump. COURIER publisher and CEO @taraemcg.bsky.social talks to Senate candidates @peggyflanagan.bsky.social and @angiecraigmn.bsky.social about their strategies.

It's time for a throwback ... that's right, lonelygirl15. Panic World's @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social talks to Willa Paskin about the early era of YouTube and how vloggers like lonelygirl15 have continued to influence us across all other platforms.

ICE wants to turn 23 industrial warehouses across the country into detention ‘death camps.’ COURIER shares the details on the status of each location, alongside an interactive map.

Healthcare in America is getting more expensive, more confusing, and harder to access — and it’s not an accident. Join COURIER in partnership with 314 Action for a virtual conversation led by experts on how MAHA-style misinformation is undermining public health.

Is Megyn Kelly just Rush Limbaugh in drag? In this week's edition of Stop the Presses, author @markjacob.bsky.social takes a look at the similarities between the two conservatives' rhetoric and how Kelly's show taps into toxic masculinity.

Minneapolis has the internet's attention ... so will Democrats finally do something with it? Executive Director of Priorities USA @daniellebutt.bsky.social takes a look at how Democrats can meet the moment in this week's FWIW.

"The morning my father was taken by Customs and Border Protection, there was no warning, no explanation, and no chance to say goodbye," writes Rabia Amin, a Chicago-based lawyer whose father was detained by federal immigration authorities.

"The mass deportation agenda makes all of America poorer, weaker, and less safe. Immigration has become the tip of the spear for this administration’s broader assault on core constitutional pillars," writes @vcardenas.bsky.social, Executive Director of @americasvoice.bsky.social.

All eyes are on Minneapolis amid the city's ongoing battle with ICE. COURIER CEO and publisher @taraemcg.bsky.social takes a deep dive into what's happening on the ground with Minnesota AG @keithellison.bsky.social and @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social’s Executive Director @aru-shiney-ajay.bsky.social.

So ... where the f*ck are the Epstein files? Panic World's @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social is joined this week by @khanna.house.gov, who is leading the charge on Capitol Hill to compel Trump's Department of Justice to release all records related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security routinely lies — but journalists are failing to include their shady track record in their reporting of the ICE killings in Minneapolis. Stop the Presses' author @markjacob.bsky.social has a problem with that.

"The MAGA right coined a phrase for those who find their leader abhorrent: Trump Derangement Syndrome. Like so many of their accusations, the phrase is pure projection. In fact, the derangement is theirs," writes @ninaburleigh.bsky.social for American Freakshow.

The decisions made by John Roberts' Supreme Court have paved the way for the violence in Minneapolis and Trump's continued reign of terror. @thelisagraves.bsky.social details how we can still fight back using the law in this week's edition of Grave Injustice.

"We’re not helpless, even if it feels that way. It’s not hopeless, even though the Trump Regime wants us to believe their agenda is inevitable." COURIER's @melissaryan.bsky.social breaks down 5 ways you can oppose the Trump regime and fight fascism in this week's Ctrl Alt Right Delete.

"Men of a certain metrosexual elite status ... seem to have been particularly charmed by the uncouth, Brooklyn-accented, private-jet-owning fraudster and raunchy sex trafficker," writes @ninaburleigh.bsky.social in her deep dive of Epstein's fan club among the European diplomat-technocrat class.

Guest author Scott Schuler takes a deep dive into the secret financiers profiting off of Trump's second term as President for COURIER's FWIW.

"The unnerving situation we and the world find ourselves in is not just the consequence of Trump’s ... threats. It is also a world-shaking effect of America’s broken 'campaign finance' and anti-corruption system," writes @thelisagraves.bsky.social for Grave Injustice.

There's a need for an anti-fascism movement amid Trump 2.0, but where did the theory come from that it is an organized operation? @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social explores the myth of the “Antifa super soldier” with @kenklippenstein.bsky.social in the latest episode of Panic World.

Anecdotal, but at COURIER, 85% of our merch sales since end of December have just been "FUCK ICE" products. We can't make enough of 'em.

Tara McGowan, CEO of the pro-democracy Courier news chain: “We started with newsrooms in 6 states. We’re now in 11. We’re going to be growing that map soon, which is really exciting. And we also launched Courier National. … Now Courier is one of the largest media brands on TikTok in the country.”

COURIER CEO and publisher @taraemcg.bsky.social sits down with @jasmineforus.bsky.social in the inaugural episode of Gloves Off to talk legislative "power moves," the Texas Senate race, and what the Democratic party could look like under different leadership.

"What’s especially mystifying about mainstream media’s behavior is that they’re tying the rope for their own noose ... they ought to at least be selfish enough to worry about dangers to the well-being of their own industry," writes @markjacob.bsky.social for COURIER's Stop the Presses.

Melania has a documentary — and to nobody's surprise, it's backed by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and directed by serial abuser Brett Ratner. In this week's American Freakshow, @ninaburleigh.bsky.social takes a deep dive into the bizarre project and Melania herself.

"Using MAGA’s logic, we’re all domestic terrorists now. Not for any protest or civic action, but for trying to keep our kids and our communities safe," writes @melissaryan.bsky.social in COURIER's Ctrl Alt Right Delete.

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) delivered a withering criticism of the cruelties of the Trump administration that you need to listen to.

"Since ending health care subsidies, [Republicans have] fallen back to their go-to tactic when facing a major liability: muddying the waters," writes @daniellebutt.bsky.social, Executive Director of Priorities USA, for FWIW. www.fwiw.news/p/republican...

COURIER's Panic World flew to Minneapolis to cover the protests in the aftermath of Renee Good's killing by ICE. This week's special episode documents their experience with protestors, ICE agents, right-wing YouTubers, and of course ... some extreme cold.

"[C]ases like Renee Nicole Good’s reveal something important: that whiteness is conditional, as is its protection. It is not merely about race, but about compliance," writes Danielle Atkinson of Mothering Justice Action Fund for COURIER.

"For Paula and Seymour, this was a dream trip, paid for by their phenomenally successful son. For Jeff, it may have been something more." American Freakshow's @ninaburleigh.bsky.social dives into Epstein's travels to Israel in this week's edition.

Trump's kidnapping of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro and his wife consumed Congress last week. COURIER's @michaeljones.bsky.social peels back the curtain to take you behind-the-scenes.

"[Trump's] told us outright that he believes there’s no limit to what he can do in power. And the events in Minnesota (and Portland) are just one slice of the havoc he and his Regime are currently enacting," writes @melissaryan.bsky.social in Ctrl Alt Right Delete.

My Stop the Presses newsletter calls for more aggressive action by the media to be "radically truthful" and defeat the liars: / Correct *every* lie uttered on your platform. / Put Trump's remarks on tape delay for proper fact checks. / Cut off liars in mid-interview and ban them from your airwaves.

In the age of Trump, journalists are failing to push back against disinformation. @markjacob.bsky.social highlights 10 ways news outlets can counteract the twisted reality being pushed by others and become radically truthful in this week's Stop the Presses.

Progressive creator @keithedwards.bsky.social grew his YouTube channel from 0 to 1M+ in just 15 months. In this week's edition of FWIW, Keith shares his top tips and tricks for growth on YouTube — and takes a look at what's to come next in 2026.

Comedian Nikki Glaser tore into CBS News, who has come under criticism for pulling a 60 Minutes segment on Venezuela and more as conservative commentator Bari Weiss has stepped in as the company's Editor-in-chief.

"John Roberts continues to gaslight America, even as nearly every day we see the harmful consequences of his machinations to give Donald Trump unprecedented immunity for his so-called 'official acts,'" writes @thelisagraves.bsky.social for Grave Injustice.

We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands. Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat

"Was there ever any doubt that this is where the fetish for 'masculine energy' ... was headed? Soft men with big, hard bank accounts cosplaying tough guys," writes @ninaburleigh.bsky.social in this week's American Freakshow.

🎶 It's beginning to look a lot like Russia 🎶

The Washington Post and New York Times kept Trump's attack on Venezuela a secret — but was it in the public interest? @markjacob.bsky.social examines journalists' decisions to keep secrets about Trump’s anti-democratic use of the military in Stop the Presses.

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MAGA won ... so why are they so miserable? @melissaryan.bsky.social takes a look at the two major moments in 2025 that led to the fracture of the MAGA movement in her latest edition of Ctrl Alt Right Delete.

In this week's Ctrl Alt Right Delete, @thelisagraves.bsky.social criticizes Trump's "nationally televised lie-fest" and ties the now dubbed “The Pettysburgh Address” and takes a look at how it all ties back to the sins of Supreme Court Justice John Roberts.

As we all know, 2025 was the best year that any of us has ever had ... right?? Okay, maybe not quite. How Is This Better host @akilahhughes.com is joined by Panic World's @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social to break down all the political and pop culture chaos we survived in 2025.

There's a big 2026 battle brewing in Texas. In this week's edition of FWIW, @lucyritz.bsky.social takes a look at the two young superstars running in the Democratic primary for Texas' Senate seat and how they're using social media to catapult their campaigns.

"Since Trump took office, electricity prices have risen 13%. For Black households who already spend 43% more of our income on energy than white households, that is a major blow," writes Abre’ Conner, Director of the Center for Environmental and Climate Justice.

2025 wasn’t exactly a “good” year, but how “bad” was it? Panic World host @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social takes a deep dive into the worst things people posted on the internet this year — and it's even more bizarre than you would expect.