Despite years of "economic anxiety" discourse, the core drivers of Trump support have always been bigotry and misinformation. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I’m curious: You know the people who we were told were angry and hateful and lashing out politically because being white wasn’t allowed anymore (🙄) and the country was changing and leaving them behind? Are they happy now? Spreading joy? Doing random acts of kindness?

I wrote about one of the many thoughts about Renee Good that’s been keeping me up at night https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/renee-good-killing-ice-watch-mom.html

So happy to share this beautiful, funny, sad, brutally honest essay by @kimmclarin.bsky.social. Save it for Saturday morning while you drink your coffee and have time to maybe cry a little bit https://slate.com/life/2026/01/dementia-alzheimers-elderly-parents-caregiving-grief.html

For a while I didn’t watch this because 1) why would I care about football and 2) the show is my enemy because it steals Joel’s Saturdays, but I’ve been tuning in and they are actually all really delightful and have great chemistry (and I’m only biased about one of them!)

It’s thrown me off to learn that people keep track of how many books they read and I think they’re showing off! I’m sure it only takes 4 seconds but I can only fantasize about having my whole life together enough to do a voluntary administrative task

Dez had a really negative reaction to my explanation of Kwanzaa & I finally realized it was because “it’s an African American tradition”’is what I say (mostly to entertain myself) every time I put lotion on his face and he yells “Whyyy??!” I guess it was sounding a little too similar 😂

@joelanderson.bsky.social to Dez (3): You know, Daddy used to race people when I was a kid Dez: Would you be the winner? Joel: 🤩🤩🤩😁😁😁☺️☺️☺️☺️🤗🤗🤗 Iykyk. Nobody has ever been happier to answer a question

Anyone from Chattanooga? I don’t normally answer super specific questions like this but I thought it would be fun to give this guy some concrete ideas for bars/restaurants/clubs/activities

Thank you! I have what I need for now and my inbox is overflowing with promising pitches. I told myself I would respond to each one but at this point (after midnight on Saturday, technically Sunday) I’m admitting defeat. Please accept my apology

Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- [email protected] or dm me. RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!

This is a crazy thing to come on here and say given everything going on in the world but I have to get it off my chest: People are selling “original artwork” on Facebook marketplace but it’s very clearly what they made at a sip ‘n paint

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

Seriously, like bro there are military troops in Washington DC RIGHT NOW cracking down on “crime“ that doesn’t even fucking exist. They don’t need an excuse, they will do it ANYWAY.

I was extremely offline today and the out of context texts from people who reasonably assumed I was keeping up with the news were a wild ride

To the person sending multiple fake letters to Slate Advice: I am begging you to vary the voice, length, and sentence structure and take the drama down a notch to make the stories more realistic. I’m not against using the ones that are suspicious but actually good. Please just put some effort in

@joelanderson.bsky.social and I are both people who never got into anything related to superheroes but we don’t want the same fate for our three year old. What should we show him and when?

I just realized friends and family never ask me for help with writing stuff (cover letters, emails, applications, texts, etc.) anymore and I think it’s because of ChatGPT! I guess it’s fine but what do I have to offer now? 🥲

it's pretty frustrating how republicans can just spew endless lies about city life with zero repercussions but the moment a dem disparages a pickup truck it's open season

There's a terrible 5th Circuit opinion I'd like you all to see. Lots of people say we should "use conservative arguments against them," but you have to understand, FedSoc judges do not care about their own hypocrisy. They just write their way through it. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

I know social media makes everything an adhd symptom but one I haven’t heard about is never being able to make it to the “link in bio.” I will just have to wonder what the article says because I’m going to get bored on the way there

I remember in 2020 the idea that we (not just people who lost someone to Covid or had it, but everyone) were all upset and down and struggling because of the pandemic and “racial tension” was kind of a media/ social media consensus. And I’m not really seeing that now? I’ve been wondering why

I keep checking for an updated Harper’s letter with all the same signatories but I’m sure they’re just taking their time to make sure it captures how alarmed they are in this moment

I thought I was done with the culture shock of moving from CA to MD but I just asked a bunch of people how they air out their homes in the summer when it’s always hot and humid and the answer was mostly “we wait until fall”!!! I used to open windows every day of my life so this is a lot to digest

I don’t know why I’m annoyed by every headline about the Epstein letter repeating the word “bawdy”

So much going on in this text, which was written — we could also say "lived" — by NPR's media reporter. The most important in my view are these words from a former CEO of NPR, Vivian Schiller. "Any evidence-based news organization that reports critically is going to be accused of left-wing bias."

I got the idea that pulling an all (or very late) nighter once a week or so would be the secret to having enough time to do everything I need to. Did it and I’ve felt like I’m hungover and in a coma for 2 full days. Follow me for more life hacks

I didn’t realize PBS did this but I agree with the idea as it applies to media in general. If you’re not going to go all the way to lying and wholeheartedly endorsing white supremacy you’re not gonna win this game so stop trying

Life being married to the nicest person in the word: We hired a handyman, he doubled the estimate, he went to buy stuff at Home Depot and asked for money to cover it, @joelanderson.bsky.social got a weird feeling and checked next door and saw the warning below about him ….

NEW PIECE IS UP. I don’t enjoy facing the truth about this court, but it must be done. Yesterday’s decision in McMahon has me convinced. Hope you’ll sign up for the September webinars. We need the people - not just lawyers - to understand what’s at stake. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

I watch a lot of old music videos, 90s/early 2000s R&Bb mostly, and lately they make me kinda sad. I realized it’s because even if the songs aren’t about anything special, they just remind me of a time when we (I?) assumed the world was getting better, little by little

At dinner in a loud restaurant this weekend an old friend across the table asked “when are get gonna get to see your shoulders?” and I automatically pushed my already off the shoulder dress down a little She actually said “when are we gonna get to see your children?” 😆

BREAKING: Judge rules that during its large-scale enforcement operation in LA, DHS/ICE has been arresting people without probable cause -- based on factors like accent and line of work. She orders the agencies to stop. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I don’t know why this is so funny to me but I went to “new nyork” as Dez (3) calls it and brought him back a toy taxi cab and fire truck and his response was: “I didn’t know new nyork had vehicles”

A periodic reminder that the DOJ lawyers current fighting to strip infants of their constitutional right to citizenship are performing monstrous deeds to promote evil aims and should face shame and disgrace for the rest of their careers. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Parents of 2+: Is there a point when the feeling that you’re completely failing at every area of life - and that any time dedicated to success in one area has a huge cost in another area - ends?

Does everyone else constantly get logged out of this app or is it just my phone/the universe trying to keep me off social media?

I need to talk to some sort of food expert (a chef, a food writer or blogger, professional eater, whatever) for help answering a Dear Prudence letter. Is it you? The question is kinda fun

My FYP is video after video of pre-med students explaining how the big bill’s student loan cap will make it impossible for them to afford med school. Experts were already predicting a doctor shortage to the tune of 86k by 2036. This will make it exponentially worst. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8hFxfBL/

It can’t possibly be that much fun to set fireworks off. It just can’t.

This is one of America's saddest days, but it pales in comparison to the days that are coming for so many here.

I'm soaking it all up. All the celebrating. The victory lapping. The high-fiving. The dancing. All the Republicans crowing that they "won," when all they did was give billionaires a tax break at the expense of poor people's Medicaid and food assistance. They are applauding pain. REMEMBER THIS.

Big defeat for voting rights: the full 8th circuit refused to* reconsider a panel ruling that said individuals & groups cannot sue over VRA violations, only the DOJ can. www.npr.org/2025/05/14/n... Bolts reported the case is huge loss for tribes in North Dakota, leaving them unable to seek justice:

I will never recover from the years I spent working in media amid a totally deranged obsession with empathy for Trump voters who wanted nothing but to make other people suffer

You hear this a lot on the left but it isn't true. USAID did not "fail to tell its story to Americans," the right targeted the agency with lies and misinformation. Ultimately this narrative turns conservative attacks into even more calls for the left to reform. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o...

This is just appalling, disgusting, gutter racism.

I asked people for their favourite malaphors on twitter once and there were a lot of good ones but this is the main one that I keep remembering and laughing

Manicurist: what shape do you normally get? Me: well, it’s been a while, I haven’t really been getting my nails do— Manicurist: I CAN TELL Me: 😳 Manicurist: You have to take care of yourself! Help

Why is Threads 90% people telling fake stories about something that happened to them that day, making a larger point about humanity and then selling something?