Trump-Backed Ken Paxton Ousts Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in Texas Runoff www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Donald Trump’s IRS settlement permanently blocks audits into his past tax returns and creates a controversial $1.7bn “Anti-Weaponization Fund”. @nikkimcr.bsky.social, @jacobjarvis.bsky.social & @chrisjonesprod.bsky.social discuss who could end up cashing in. ➡️ linktr.ee/americanfric...

Today on American Friction! Trump’s ~$2 billion sedition slush fund Primary recaps Hantavirus!! And a bonus Elon Musk update episode for Patreon subscribers 👀👀 linktr.ee/americanfric...

Tarrio on Trump’s Jan 6 compensation slush fund: “A lot of these people are going to want to start organizations with this money. Some of them want to run for local office with this money — and some of them will use it for their current campaign.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Trump endorses AG Ken Paxton In Texas senate runoff

‘Let’s Go to Canada’: World Cup Nations Worry About Traveling to Trump’s America www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The vitriol being directed at Lupita Nyong’o and Christopher Nolan is about a refusal to view Helen of Troy as anything other than an avatar for the right’s own psychosexual fixation on whiteness as goodness. Homer has nothing to do with it. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Mallory McMorrow attacked Abdul El-Sayed for campaigning with Hasan Piker on March 26th. Third Way, the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and other centrists pearl-clutchers continued Piker criticism throughout April. On March 26th, El-Sayed was in third. Now he's in first.

Trump on Iran War Inflation: ‘I Don’t Think About Americans’ Financial Situation’ www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Making it to all the stops (that we know of) on the Duffy's Great American "Road" Trip would cost about $900 in gas for a single car -- and that's before you factor in hotels, meals, attraction prices, and the $14,000 luxury Caribbean cruise www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Saw Adrian Brody and got him to sign my Neur Galerie postcard an hour after getting smacked by a tweaker NYC really is the greatest city in the world

Trump's ballroom project, and the rest of his opulent overhaul of D.C., isn't just an affront to good taste — it's deeply un-American, writes @nikkimcr.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

JOINING US - @maxrose.bsky.social , @jamessample.bsky.social , Brian Schwartz, @nikkimcr.bsky.social, Paul Butler, @goangelo.bsky.social , @justinwolfers.bsky.social , @anthonycoley.bsky.social, @jconley.bsky.social , @repwesleybellmo.bsky.social, @alexismjpp.bsky.social, @tomsteyerhq.bsky.social

Put my thoughts on this into an actual piece, featuring great input from DC architectural historians and preservationists!! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The layout and architecture of the nation’s capital was intentionally designed as a visual embrace of democracy and a rebuke to monarchy. Trump wants to turn it into Versailles. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Trump and MAGA are using the latest assassination attempt to push forward all sorts of demands. @nikkimcr.bsky.social , @chrisjonesprod.bsky.social & @jacobjarvis.bsky.social discuss the fallout & whether it means Trump will get a new ballroom. LISTEN HERE ➡️ linktr.ee/americanfric...

In a special crossover with The Bunker, @jacobjarvis.bsky.social , @chrisjonesprod.bsky.social & @nikkimcr.bsky.social wade knee-deep into this month’s weirdest columns for Hot Take Time Machine! LISTEN HERE ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod

🎧 The one in which we learn that @jacobjarvis.bsky.social likes to be served food with his favourite 🍴 @nikkimcr.bsky.social “want to say no to technology.” Plus @chrisjonesprod.bsky.social “thought this was called hot take, not shit take” ref. Dark Chocolate Bounty as ‘top tier 🍫’ 😂 #Podcasts 📻

There’s lots of reasons the White House doesn’t have a ballroom, and the founding image of the US as a democratic, anti-monarchical nation is one of them. My take on Trump’s demand for a party room with @chrislhayes.bsky.social

All anyone needed to do was ask “where is the coverage” because it’s not there. I don’t universally fault journalists for attending the dinner, depends on the reason. Once again though, Taylor has an established pattern of telling dumb lies to try and get out of otherwise mild criticism

🆕 @mikeduncan.bsky.social, host of the Revolutions podcast and expert on the Roman empire, joins @nikkimcr.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social to discuss the decline of the American empire and how Trump is bringing on its downfall. LISTEN HERE ➡️ linktr.ee/americanfric...

2.5 million downloads and Mike Duncan, it’s a banner week for the @americanfric.bsky.social crew

Trump posts photos and security footage of the alleged shooter

I wrote about how Kash Patel is the latest right-wing figure to deploy SLAPP against his critics (yes, the Taibbi case makes an appearance)

Tim Heidecker Wants to Erase Alex Jones from InfoWars My interview with the comedian helming @theonion.com’s takeover of the conspiracy website www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

It’s coming.

Tim Heidecker Wants to Erase Alex Jones from InfoWars My interview with the comedian helming @theonion.com’s takeover of the conspiracy website www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

EXCLUSIVE: The Onion has revived Onion News Network host Jim Haggerty as a red-pilled independent podcaster in their first InfoWars takeover teaser clip With @ryanbort.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

The difference between the Iraq war days when Jon Stewart warned a youngish CNN host that the reckoning was coming, and today, is that this time around Tucker Carlson cannot claim ignorance, youth, or inexperience.  My take on Tucker’s “apology” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Trump says Israel “never talked me into the war with Iran.”

Always a pleasure to join Jonathan on Politics Weekly America!

The anger of American Christians towards Trump is just one of several cracks appearing in the MAGA base. @nikkimcr.bsky.social and I take a deep dive for the latest Politics Weekly America open.spotify.com/episode/0EX6...

🆕 Trump can’t decide if he’s Jesus or a doctor - oh wait, he’s not Jesus, but Jesus is his friend, it’s all very confusing. What's going on in the President's head?! @nikkimcr.bsky.social, @chrisjonesprod.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social try to work it all out. ➡️ linktr.ee/americanfriction

Its funny because the pope has just been subtweeting them

Trump attacks Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, Alex Jones and others in a long post calling them “NUT JOBS”

We don’t know what to tell you, the news keeps getting weirder. @jacobjarvis.bsky.social & @chrisjonesprod.bsky.social discuss Trump’s war crime threats and the chances of him being impeached with Casey Burgat, and of course @nikkimcr.bsky.social explains 'bimbofication' ➡️ linktr.ee/americanfriction

moving to new york has been nice but some days it’s really “the WMTA would never treat me like this”

Tuna melts criminally underrated also i miss my mom

Unless you’re a journalist covering national defense, the Pentagon’s daily press briefing probably isn’t your idea of must-watch television. So here's a quiz to test your knowledge: Who Said It? Pete Hegseth or Colin Jost Playing Pete Hegseth?

🚨NEW🚨 Trump has been trying to pass the buck for his disastrous war in Iran, but his poll ratings are still tanking no matter what he does. @jacobjarvis.bsky.social and @nikkimcr.bsky.social get into the latest fallout! Full episode 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...

Trump putting his signature on American currency will probably backfire, I explained why to @chrislhayes.bsky.social last night

The ONE day I decide to call it an early night, the Senate gets it shit together and passes DHS funding without ICE/CBP

- @andrewperez.bsky.social and I have a scoop in this morning’s @zeteo.com First Draft: the “gay ayatollah” thing was made up and spread by trump advisers in and outside the government. There is no credible intel on it; it’s a pysop, per trumpy sources in position to know zeteo.com/p/gay-ayatol...

JUDGE DANIELS: My god, you mean... if someone said a mean thing about ME? I had never considered that. Me. Accused of corruption? That can't be legal. I know this is a civil case but if Matt Taibbi wants me to kill Eoin Higgins with my bare hands I will. That was such a powerful argument, counselor.

Judges love it when you do this

This is just not true. The world of atrocity academia and legal studies is not significantly divided over semantic disputes regarding what definition of a genocide would apply to the situation in Gaza. The outliers are very clearly approaching their dissent from a predominantly political viewpoint

Leading genocide scholars, watchdog groups, and international bodies by and large agree its a genocide. Claiming non-expertise is a cop out. It’s not complicated and at this point the only reason to avoid using the term is because invoking it implies a moral and legal responsibility towards action.

TSA’s funding has been blocked, ICE agents have been deployed, and long lines continue amid the congressional funding standoff. Here’s everything you need to know about America’s airport chaos: bit.ly/3PGpBAt

Trump kindly requests that ICE agents not wear masks at airports (everywhere else still cool though)

I’ll be on at ~8:30 :)