It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them. They should feel bad.

@bryancurtis.bsky.social *8 percent* of Republicans trust the media. Could you have buried the lead on your Gallup coverage any more deeply? Yikes.

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

So, anyway… the latest West Coast Sojourn newsletter is out, and this time it’s featuring a lil original poetry

Journalism that fails to infuse a historically informed lens is akin to covering the smoke but never asking who lit the fire. History-centered journalism should be the framework within every newsroom.

Now that Bari Weiss has ascended to a powerful position at an influential network with a PR machine, I am seeing outlets that cover media like Puck and Mediaite present her as a "centrist" who might even challenge Trump. That is such a deep and willful misreading of her oeuvre.

I hope that wherever Cassie is, she can take solace in the fact that she changed his legacy forever, and that's almost more important to him than anything. And out of everyone who tried, she was the only person who ever caused him to face repercussions for his actions in his whole ass life.

Hey everyone, it’s Friday Funding Day, which is where I ask you to help support my campaign because our election finance laws suck! Fun fact - did you know that if we had publicly financed campaigns, I wouldn’t have to do this? You’d also stop getting “please send $5” emails and texts!

@taylorlorenz.bsky.social I sure wish you would do our podcast. You’re the gold standard, so to speak donnellalexander.substack.com/p/jeff-chang...

Basically just this crowd

Why are people saying "this is not normal" over and over again, instead of "this is illegal" or "this is unconstitutional" or "this is treason?" Not normal sounds subjective, wishy-washy and neurotic. It communicates nothing of substance.

Its insane that American politics now more or less revolves around infrequently passing a single comically large overstuffed money bill instead of like... normal legislation

The people who are merely watching, stultified, are the problem. substack.com/@bluepowerde...

Sickening behavior by this agent. The fact that Mayor Adams has rolled out the red carpet for ICE is a stain on our city.

Jeff’s out promoting his REALLY good book and quite strong podcast. A half hour of our collab lives in front of the paywall substack.com/@zentronix/n...

A great companion to your volume-off viewing. open.substack.com/pub/donnella...

Be sure you take a moment today to remember Charlie Kirk for exactly who he was.

Is there an AdornoSky I’m unaware of?

Andrew Cuomo getting that crucial "guy who marries his ex's adopted daughter" vote

a key reason they see an opening for such a blatant speech crackdown is that they already did one to Palestinian and anti-genocide activists and it got enthusiastic bipartisan approval

Beyond cancelling Kimmel's show are about 200 writers and crew members in LA who just lost their full time gig.

Hard fact: Who you’ve found politically heinous has never been less relevant. If they oppose The Whites House, them’s yo peeps for now

Easily my favorite 2025 social media phenomenon is watching people catch on to the plot insanely late and then announce this development, to applause from still *slower* Americans. It’s wild!

This fuckin guy. He’s on my Thursday Substack podcast. And he (figuratively) slays.

5th Avenue

Candace Owens is live on Youtube right now and seems to be winding up to blame Israeli PM Netanyahu for Charlie Kirk's murder. More than 170k people are watching.

For the record. My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers. I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."

The Times paradigm is to maintain the status quo. They are not prepared for this volatile epoch

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

A new chapter. substack.com/@donnyshell/...

Looks, accent, skull shape; it’s all relative

If colors could get legal counsel, red would sue the shit out of Republicans

This is actually really interesting.

Arrest them.

This is like watching a Victorian time traveler befuddled at trying to work an iPhone. Just completely lost and confused by all the intervening context of the different era he's now in.

donald trump reemerging on tuesday with a bbl

I got to talk with @lataco.bsky.social's @eltragon.bsky.social about his tireless documentation of immigration raids in LA, and how his knowledge of the city's street food scene makes him a better immigration reporter

One reason I try to avoid being in a car as much as possible is because I now assume every driver is on their phone doing exactly this.

I wish Americans would get louder about their opposition to this man in particular; he is damaging global public health for an entire generation and millions of the most vulnerable around the world will suffer and die directly because of him. A mortality rate equivalent to plagues.

We have 30 departments at my #hospital looking for #nurses right now, and they are deporting nursing students

This is a lovely paean to the alt-weekly by @jeffsharlet.bsky.social

Podcasts recorded in Portland, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Oakland, Beaverton, Fresno & one little town outside of Tacoma. West Coast Sojourn