Allison Hantschel
@allisonhantschel.com
Media for DAME magazine. She/her. Co-founder, First-Draft.com. Alumna of The Daily Cardinal.
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From Iraq to Venezuela, the Media Never Learned Their Lesson - Dame Magazine
Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump announced to the world that America had unilaterally attacked the country of Venezuela, abducted its president, and would now be ruling that South American nation...
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This month in @damemagazine.bsky.social I wrote about the echoes of Iraq in the coverage of Venezuela, right down to the fawning OMG HAWT! sucking up of Bari Weiss's CBS News: www.damemagazine.com/2026/01/13/f...
Age verification?
I remember my Usenet handle.
I remember my Usenet handle.
Age verification?
I grew up watching 4Kids every Saturday morning before they shut it down.
I grew up watching 4Kids every Saturday morning before they shut it down.
February 10, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Age verification?
I remember my Usenet handle.
I remember my Usenet handle.
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The official NFL TikTok account is already running the part from “God bless America” straight through to the “Together we are America” reveal.
It has been noted over and over, but libs getting the NFL in the national divorce is hilarious.
It has been noted over and over, but libs getting the NFL in the national divorce is hilarious.
February 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The official NFL TikTok account is already running the part from “God bless America” straight through to the “Together we are America” reveal.
It has been noted over and over, but libs getting the NFL in the national divorce is hilarious.
It has been noted over and over, but libs getting the NFL in the national divorce is hilarious.
Not everything sucks.
February 10, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Not everything sucks.
Jesus Christ these motherfuckers.
ICE officials, under a judge’s order to clean up overcrowded and squalid conditions inside holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza detained migrants on a separate floor where they decided the the ruling didn't apply. The revelation comes in a hearing today:
www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/09/2...
www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/09/2...
ICE Moved Detainees to Previously Undisclosed Floor of 26 Federal Plaza
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reduce overcrowding and squalid conditions at a Manhattan holding room. Months later, he finds ICE merely shifted floors.
www.thecity.nyc
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Jesus Christ these motherfuckers.
The same people who subscribe to these absolutist "wellness" trends are complaining about the wokescolds ruining their ability to live as they see fit.
I go to the gym like it's my job and have no interest in giving up either my morning coffee or my nightly dram.
I go to the gym like it's my job and have no interest in giving up either my morning coffee or my nightly dram.
starting to feel like there's a direct relationship between the growing obsession with lifestyle hygeine (no drinking, no caffeine, no sex, obsessive working out and looksmaxxing) and the inability to meaningful moral stands on issues of actual import
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The same people who subscribe to these absolutist "wellness" trends are complaining about the wokescolds ruining their ability to live as they see fit.
I go to the gym like it's my job and have no interest in giving up either my morning coffee or my nightly dram.
I go to the gym like it's my job and have no interest in giving up either my morning coffee or my nightly dram.
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MAGA CHUDS: "I can't believe the Shield disgraced this country by having attractive women throw ass during the Super Bowl halftime show"
Goodell: "We need to sell to Brazil. I'm going to make next year's halftime show make sex look like church"
Goodell: "We need to sell to Brazil. I'm going to make next year's halftime show make sex look like church"
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
MAGA CHUDS: "I can't believe the Shield disgraced this country by having attractive women throw ass during the Super Bowl halftime show"
Goodell: "We need to sell to Brazil. I'm going to make next year's halftime show make sex look like church"
Goodell: "We need to sell to Brazil. I'm going to make next year's halftime show make sex look like church"
For the men who have no skills in detecting The Skeeze, this is what it looks like.
"We have activities planned for your spouses" is normal. This is ... "ditch the ball-and-chain and come party," which is not.
"We have activities planned for your spouses" is normal. This is ... "ditch the ball-and-chain and come party," which is not.
What actually happened was that Jennifer was also invited, but when we talked about her participation, we were told "she could go shopping with the other wives." The deep-rooted sexism of the whole enterprise couldn't remain hidden. Jennifer was repulsed, I felt likewise, and we said no.
February 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
For the men who have no skills in detecting The Skeeze, this is what it looks like.
"We have activities planned for your spouses" is normal. This is ... "ditch the ball-and-chain and come party," which is not.
"We have activities planned for your spouses" is normal. This is ... "ditch the ball-and-chain and come party," which is not.
I will note that most of the criticism of pussy hats and safety pins and ribbons comes from people who are doing much less than that, while the reaction from veteran organizers to somebody showing up in a RESIST t-shirt is usually "fuckin sick, man, here's your next assignment."
Please don't accuse people in knitted hats of only wearing their supposed politics if all you're doing is posting, which is basically just another way of wearing your politics. It's a silly thing to attack people over in any case. Using fashion to signal support for ongoing acts of rebellion is good
February 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I will note that most of the criticism of pussy hats and safety pins and ribbons comes from people who are doing much less than that, while the reaction from veteran organizers to somebody showing up in a RESIST t-shirt is usually "fuckin sick, man, here's your next assignment."
Let baseball season commence.
Final:
Seahawks 29
Patriots 13
Seahawks 29
Patriots 13
February 9, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Let baseball season commence.
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…Bad Bunny is my new god?
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 AM
…Bad Bunny is my new god?
Guys, nostalgia is no less tiresome when it's Xennial shit.
Read new books. Watch new shows. Update your fucking references. Be interesting.
Read new books. Watch new shows. Update your fucking references. Be interesting.
February 9, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Guys, nostalgia is no less tiresome when it's Xennial shit.
Read new books. Watch new shows. Update your fucking references. Be interesting.
Read new books. Watch new shows. Update your fucking references. Be interesting.
Counterpoint: America BADLY needs to be reminded about the basic decency of helping out the people around you, and I will take any attempt to bring that back into our culture.
These are the values I grew up with and they should be reinforced at every level, public AND private.
These are the values I grew up with and they should be reinforced at every level, public AND private.
Using Mr. Rogers in a Super Bowl commercial for mortgages should result in prison time
February 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Counterpoint: America BADLY needs to be reminded about the basic decency of helping out the people around you, and I will take any attempt to bring that back into our culture.
These are the values I grew up with and they should be reinforced at every level, public AND private.
These are the values I grew up with and they should be reinforced at every level, public AND private.
Wut
February 9, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Wut
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"if you're looking for spice on the field, Stefon Diggs is a pretty good place to start" Cris Collinsworth drop ur ao3 handle
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
"if you're looking for spice on the field, Stefon Diggs is a pretty good place to start" Cris Collinsworth drop ur ao3 handle
Watching the Owl with Kick who cusses out the screen every time there's an AI ad.
"This shit is so stupid."
"This shit is so stupid."
February 9, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Watching the Owl with Kick who cusses out the screen every time there's an AI ad.
"This shit is so stupid."
"This shit is so stupid."
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I miss Ashley Morris. Rest in Power, you glorious sonofabitch
Also: Then why the everloving FUCK are you FUCKING FUCKS messing around w/FUCKING MEASLES vaccine recs, FORFUCKSAKE
February 8, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I miss Ashley Morris. Rest in Power, you glorious sonofabitch
It is the way you're doing it.
February 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
It is the way you're doing it.
My kid did figure skating lessons for like 5 years and I would watch her hit the ice on test day on a move she'd nailed a dozen times that week in practice.
Hard work and talent are absolute necessities but sometimes you just gotta hope the gods decide to reach down and lift you up.
Hard work and talent are absolute necessities but sometimes you just gotta hope the gods decide to reach down and lift you up.
February 8, 2026 at 9:39 PM
My kid did figure skating lessons for like 5 years and I would watch her hit the ice on test day on a move she'd nailed a dozen times that week in practice.
Hard work and talent are absolute necessities but sometimes you just gotta hope the gods decide to reach down and lift you up.
Hard work and talent are absolute necessities but sometimes you just gotta hope the gods decide to reach down and lift you up.
The Dunkin' Donuts in the 'burbs was blasting Bad Bunny this morning if you're wondering how much attention people are paying to Patriot Fart Fest or whatever the hell the other thing is.
February 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The Dunkin' Donuts in the 'burbs was blasting Bad Bunny this morning if you're wondering how much attention people are paying to Patriot Fart Fest or whatever the hell the other thing is.
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"you might stumble over a whole collective of people resisting in ways you didn't think of. There's a crew of carpenters just going around fixing kicked-in doors. There are tow truck drivers taking cars of detained people away for free...."
February 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
"you might stumble over a whole collective of people resisting in ways you didn't think of. There's a crew of carpenters just going around fixing kicked-in doors. There are tow truck drivers taking cars of detained people away for free...."
Credit where it's due.
February 8, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Credit where it's due.
Snowboarding looks fucking terrifying.
February 8, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Snowboarding looks fucking terrifying.
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@allisonhantschel.com ’s 2024 column on the Washington Post hiring of Will Lewis. Bringing it back up in light of his resignation.
The New Washington Post Leadership Is a Disaster for Democracy - Dame Magazine
In the weeks leading up to a presidential election, the quality of a media outlet’s coverage can swing an entire country from calm prosperity to complete chaos. It sounds hyperbolic, but political rac...
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February 8, 2026 at 2:08 AM
@allisonhantschel.com ’s 2024 column on the Washington Post hiring of Will Lewis. Bringing it back up in light of his resignation.
I tried to bring a plane full of food HOME FROM Italy. What is this assclown's fucking problem?
It can't just be whiteness. My mom ate everything in Rome, come on.
It can't just be whiteness. My mom ate everything in Rome, come on.
Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
February 7, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I tried to bring a plane full of food HOME FROM Italy. What is this assclown's fucking problem?
It can't just be whiteness. My mom ate everything in Rome, come on.
It can't just be whiteness. My mom ate everything in Rome, come on.
