Yet another pardoned Jan. 6 rioter to admit guilt in child sexual abuse case:

I hear Viktor Orbán has a lucrative job waiting for him in the private sector.

This is hilarious. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/o...

In today's drop, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I take a deep dive into Pastor Paula White-Caine’s role in the White House and her campaign to promote Donald Trump as a man of faith Complete video below: for show notes, go to: clairepotter.substack.com/p/dont-stop-... youtu.be/oDrDzh79yQs

What could go wrong? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/s...

Sometimes it took a while for Susan Brownmiller to get her mail.

I am astonished that this made it on TV in 1966: I believe it is the Mike Douglas Show (which was produced by Roger Ailes) and the blonde guy in the middle is John Denver. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3Tc...

If my whole life had not pointed me in another direction, this guy could make me Catholic. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/w...

The New York Post would have written a better headline. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

Today's guest, historian @andrewhartman.bsky.social joins me to discuss his book, Karl Marx in America the and why #Marxism is integral to United States intellectual history. To subscribe and read a transcript, go to Political Junkie: clairepotter.substack.com/p/nothing-to... youtu.be/qBcfMb6UgK0

...making my preorder right now, from my little local bookstore Byrd's Books. Meanwhile, I'm listening to the audiobook of "The Real Lolita" courtesy of Hoopla, after the recommendation from @tenuredradical.bsky.social

It's publication day for **THY WILL BE DONE: GEORGE WASHINGTON'S LEGACY OF SLAVERY AND THE FIGHT FOR AMERICAN MEMORY** at last! I have a new piece at @time.com about what our struggle to remember George Washington and slavery can teach us as we commemorate the 250th. time.com/article/2026...

In this episode, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I discuss the political jostling between JD Vance and Marco Rubio, look at the role of CPAC in the MAGAsphere, and reveal the mysteries of bimbofication. youtu.be/yITEuQE3YA4

Donald Trump returning us to the Carter administration was not on my bingo card. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/w...

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I imagine that Bret will be urging his children to join the military, right? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/o...

A presidential library hotel.

Not a winning pre-presidential book.

Federal agents arrested more than 3,700 Minnesota residents during the federal government’s surge into the state this winter, according to new data. It shows fewer than one-quarter of those arrested had a criminal conviction on their record.

This is a gift to the nation from Ron DeSantis since now an airport used by millions in DC or NY will *not* have his name on it. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/u...

What Donald Trump isn’t telling you: part of the price at the pump is extortion. But also—insurers don’t insure property in a war zone. Read this important thread.

“Since the 2024 election, Democrats have flipped 30 seats previously held by Republicans — including ones in Arkansas, New Hampshire and Texas this year. Republicans have not captured any Democratic seats.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/u...

Says the man who sells citizenship to this country. Literally sells it.

As the party in power, no matter how much they blame Democrats, Republicans will take the hit for the failure to fund the #TSA last week, and #GOP party strategists know it. clairepotter.substack.com/p/the-dangli...

What the fuck are we doing

“Eight months away from elections that will decide if they keep control of Congress and preserve their governing trifecta, House and Senate Republicans have identified the enemy — and it is one another.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/u...

This is not hte first time he has been behind the wheel drunk: when will someone say the man is an alcoholic? www.nytimes.com/athletic/715...

Neil Young and I begin this episode about tabloid politics with a February 6, 2026 press gaggle on Air Force One, in which @realDonaldTrump discusses the lawsuit he filed against the Internal Revenue Service. #MAGA #media #politics youtu.be/PvhWaufv7f4

Here's a little gift from Woody Guthrie via Bette Midler: youtu.be/U5VXwncNvTo?...

New Email Shows Bard’s President Thanked Epstein for Caribbean Trip www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...

“Mr. Buria told Mr. Driscoll that President Trump would not want to stand next to a Black female officer at military events, the officials said.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...

In this bonus edition of the Political Junkie podcast, historian @eladiobobadilla.com talks to us about the sexual assault charges against #CesarChavez, and how they affect the history of the United Farm Workers movement. youtu.be/u2IhJzAJ0yY

Why does Trump think the war is over when other members of his administration say they have only just begun?

Inevitably, she would be asked about her skin-care and diet regimen. Her reply: “Nivea, broccoli and the odd glass of champagne.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/s...

New Email Shows Bard’s President Thanked Epstein for Caribbean Trip www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...

Rock the fuck on, Keith Ellison.

Last week, The New York Times published an investigation into legendary labor organizer Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) and his decades of alleged criminal conduct. clairepotter.substack.com/p/shattering...

The terrible, horrible, no-good, Democratic security lines at my local airport this morning:

The AHA, @acls1919.bsky.social, and @modernlanguage.bsky.social welcome today’s ruling allowing video footage of depositions to be published online again. The depositions are evidence in our lawsuit to restore the function and funding of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The SAVE Act is nothing but good old-fashioned voter suppression. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/o...

Tomorrow at 11:00 AM EST, join historian @eladiobobadilla.com and I for a Substack live about the recent devastating revelations about Cesar Chavez: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

@neiljyoung.bsky.social and I begin with a deposition from a twenty-something #DOGE staffer on a team tasked with canceling #NEH grants awarded by the Biden administration. youtu.be/IavrMbxk878

How does Trump make us all poorer? Read on:

"In the United States Air Force of the early 1970s, an officer’s wife was, functionally, an unpaid extension of her husband’s career....her world was bound by whatever the institution had decided women needed." clairepotter.substack.com/p/the-office...

I don't know what Republicans are showing ID for all over the place. Literally, what? One is sometimes, but rarely, asked for ID to buy booze; when doing something that requires also presenting a health insurance card; and getting on a plane. Strip clubs?

On our most recent drop, Neil Young and I focused on right wing influencer and conspiracy theorist Candace Owens: here, I talk about Owens's intrinsic relationship, as a Black woman, to conspiracy: clairepotter.substack.com/p/what-happe...

A new drop from me and @neiljyoung.bsky.social points out that influencer Candace Owens began as a liberal. By late 2017, she had transitioned to a conservatism and become a leading voice in the #MAGA movement. youtu.be/kA22JRFkwXI

“In December, the conservative Manhattan Institute found that 31 percent of Republicans under 50 identify their own views as racist, and 25 percent say their views are antisemitic.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/o...

I wish Hegseth would just say that he doesn’t care that he murdered 174 little girls rather than telling these stupid lies to cover up the fact that they disabled the intelligence officer that might have prevented this calamity

"Then, here is one about how a shared faith also leads to transcendent sex, which is surely possible if not probable; yet, I think Jesus never saw this one coming. “There I was, wearing nothing but the small jeweled cross between my naked breasts." clairepotter.substack.com/p/all-about-...