Christopher Wiggins
@cwnewser.bsky.social
Washington, D.C.-based Senior National Reporter at The Advocate.
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Politics nerd and big fan of democracy. (he/him)
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I love sushi. Cilantro tastes good to me, and not like soap. My opinions are mine and obviously always correct. 🇩🇪🏳️🌈🇺🇸🕷
Politics nerd and big fan of democracy. (he/him)
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Just a reminder that transgender people are not causing Americans to lose their retirement savings.
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Breaking: New lawsuit filed against Trump admin.
“The military has made me who I am. It has made me a better person,” plaintiff Master Sgt. Logan Ireland told me. “All that I wish is for the military to see that and to honor that same sacrifice that I’ve given.” www.advocate.com/news/transge...
“The military has made me who I am. It has made me a better person,” plaintiff Master Sgt. Logan Ireland told me. “All that I wish is for the military to see that and to honor that same sacrifice that I’ve given.” www.advocate.com/news/transge...
Transgender Air Force members sue Trump administration over revoked retirements
“The military has made me who I am. It has made me a better person,” Master Sergeant Logan Ireland told The Advocate. “All that I wish is for the military to see that and to honor that same sacrifice ...
www.advocate.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Breaking: New lawsuit filed against Trump admin.
“The military has made me who I am. It has made me a better person,” plaintiff Master Sgt. Logan Ireland told me. “All that I wish is for the military to see that and to honor that same sacrifice that I’ve given.” www.advocate.com/news/transge...
“The military has made me who I am. It has made me a better person,” plaintiff Master Sgt. Logan Ireland told me. “All that I wish is for the military to see that and to honor that same sacrifice that I’ve given.” www.advocate.com/news/transge...
Breaking: New lawsuit filed against Trump admin.
“The military has made me who I am. It has made me a better person,” plaintiff Master Sgt. Logan Ireland told me. “All that I wish is for the military to see that and to honor that same sacrifice that I’ve given.” www.advocate.com/news/transge...
“The military has made me who I am. It has made me a better person,” plaintiff Master Sgt. Logan Ireland told me. “All that I wish is for the military to see that and to honor that same sacrifice that I’ve given.” www.advocate.com/news/transge...
Transgender Air Force members sue Trump administration over revoked retirements
“The military has made me who I am. It has made me a better person,” Master Sergeant Logan Ireland told The Advocate. “All that I wish is for the military to see that and to honor that same sacrifice ...
www.advocate.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Breaking: New lawsuit filed against Trump admin.
“The military has made me who I am. It has made me a better person,” plaintiff Master Sgt. Logan Ireland told me. “All that I wish is for the military to see that and to honor that same sacrifice that I’ve given.” www.advocate.com/news/transge...
“The military has made me who I am. It has made me a better person,” plaintiff Master Sgt. Logan Ireland told me. “All that I wish is for the military to see that and to honor that same sacrifice that I’ve given.” www.advocate.com/news/transge...
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Breaking: Supreme Court rejects Kim Davis's marriage equality appeal.
www.advocate.com/news/supreme...
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U.S. Supreme Court denies hearing in Kim Davis’s marriage equality challenge
The announcement came Monday morning.
www.advocate.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Breaking: Supreme Court rejects Kim Davis's marriage equality appeal.
www.advocate.com/news/supreme...
www.advocate.com/news/supreme...
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“Kim Davis should have lived up to her oath and duties as a public servant by serving everyone in Rowan County, Kentucky,” Jim Obergefell told me. “Instead, she chose to use her faith to persecute others.”
www.advocate.com/news/jim-obe...
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Jim Obergefell celebrates U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of Kim Davis’s marriage equality challenge
“I hope the Supreme Court halts further attempts by public officials to use their personal faith to deny others their civil and human rights,” the civil rights icon told The Advocate.
www.advocate.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“Kim Davis should have lived up to her oath and duties as a public servant by serving everyone in Rowan County, Kentucky,” Jim Obergefell told me. “Instead, she chose to use her faith to persecute others.”
www.advocate.com/news/jim-obe...
www.advocate.com/news/jim-obe...
“Kim Davis should have lived up to her oath and duties as a public servant by serving everyone in Rowan County, Kentucky,” Jim Obergefell told me. “Instead, she chose to use her faith to persecute others.”
www.advocate.com/news/jim-obe...
www.advocate.com/news/jim-obe...
Jim Obergefell celebrates U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of Kim Davis’s marriage equality challenge
“I hope the Supreme Court halts further attempts by public officials to use their personal faith to deny others their civil and human rights,” the civil rights icon told The Advocate.
www.advocate.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“Kim Davis should have lived up to her oath and duties as a public servant by serving everyone in Rowan County, Kentucky,” Jim Obergefell told me. “Instead, she chose to use her faith to persecute others.”
www.advocate.com/news/jim-obe...
www.advocate.com/news/jim-obe...
Breaking: Supreme Court rejects Kim Davis's marriage equality appeal.
www.advocate.com/news/supreme...
www.advocate.com/news/supreme...
U.S. Supreme Court denies hearing in Kim Davis’s marriage equality challenge
The announcement came Monday morning.
www.advocate.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Breaking: Supreme Court rejects Kim Davis's marriage equality appeal.
www.advocate.com/news/supreme...
www.advocate.com/news/supreme...
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when you've lost Ezra Klein ...
Team Fold/Senate cave caucus - how embarrassing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Team Fold/Senate cave caucus - how embarrassing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | Democrats Were on a Roll. Why Stop Now?
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November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
when you've lost Ezra Klein ...
Team Fold/Senate cave caucus - how embarrassing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Team Fold/Senate cave caucus - how embarrassing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Sensing that Democrats are snatching defeat from the jaws of victory once again.
And it only took them less than a week to undo their momentum.
And it only took them less than a week to undo their momentum.
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Sensing that Democrats are snatching defeat from the jaws of victory once again.
And it only took them less than a week to undo their momentum.
And it only took them less than a week to undo their momentum.
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Sen Dems: OK, we'll vote to open the government if all promise to give us a vote on health-care in the future.
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
November 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Sen Dems: OK, we'll vote to open the government if all promise to give us a vote on health-care in the future.
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
I recently joined @imarajones.bsky.social on The Mess, to talk about politics.
Check it out anywhere you get your podcasts.
Check it out anywhere you get your podcasts.
This week on The Mess, @imarajones.bsky.social is joined by @cwnewser.bsky.social, senior national reporter for The Advocate. Together they deconstruct how our political climate and norms have been demolished under the absurdity of this administration.
🎧 Tune in: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
🎧 Tune in: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I recently joined @imarajones.bsky.social on The Mess, to talk about politics.
Check it out anywhere you get your podcasts.
Check it out anywhere you get your podcasts.
The right will try to bring transgender people into anything.
What is this New York Post trash (yes all of their stuff is trash, but this is extra trashy.)
What is this New York Post trash (yes all of their stuff is trash, but this is extra trashy.)
November 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The right will try to bring transgender people into anything.
What is this New York Post trash (yes all of their stuff is trash, but this is extra trashy.)
What is this New York Post trash (yes all of their stuff is trash, but this is extra trashy.)
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Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
It’s always projection and crazy talk when he gets frazzled.
November 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It’s always projection and crazy talk when he gets frazzled.
I can’t imagine having joined the military to protect the country and being forced to walk around Washington DC without pay like these soldiers who just waved at me.
November 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I can’t imagine having joined the military to protect the country and being forced to walk around Washington DC without pay like these soldiers who just waved at me.
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“Why should anyone feel secure about the right to marry when this Court has proven it doesn’t believe in precedent?” Jim Obergefell told me.
www.advocate.com/news/kim-dav...
www.advocate.com/news/kim-dav...
Jim Obergefell warns, ‘People should be concerned’ about Supreme Court considering marriage equality case
The justices will meet on Friday to consider whether to grant Kim Davis a hearing on her challenge to marriage equality.
www.advocate.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“Why should anyone feel secure about the right to marry when this Court has proven it doesn’t believe in precedent?” Jim Obergefell told me.
www.advocate.com/news/kim-dav...
www.advocate.com/news/kim-dav...
Jon Lovett and Arizona U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego now at Crooked Con, talking about Democratic messaging to reach middle of the road voters.
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Jon Lovett and Arizona U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego now at Crooked Con, talking about Democratic messaging to reach middle of the road voters.
Now at Crooked Con 2025, social media influencers and creators Brian Tyler Cohen, Adam Mockler and Ky Polanco are discussing “how to make content that breaks through.”
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Now at Crooked Con 2025, social media influencers and creators Brian Tyler Cohen, Adam Mockler and Ky Polanco are discussing “how to make content that breaks through.”
I’m at Crooked Con, Crooked Media’s convention on democracy in D.C., where Congresswoman Sarah McBride and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear are very popular panelists.
The panel with Jon Lovett, Hasan Piker, Symone Sanders Townsend, Tim Miller and Jessica Tarlov is so packed they’ve turned people away.
The panel with Jon Lovett, Hasan Piker, Symone Sanders Townsend, Tim Miller and Jessica Tarlov is so packed they’ve turned people away.
November 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I’m at Crooked Con, Crooked Media’s convention on democracy in D.C., where Congresswoman Sarah McBride and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear are very popular panelists.
The panel with Jon Lovett, Hasan Piker, Symone Sanders Townsend, Tim Miller and Jessica Tarlov is so packed they’ve turned people away.
The panel with Jon Lovett, Hasan Piker, Symone Sanders Townsend, Tim Miller and Jessica Tarlov is so packed they’ve turned people away.
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“The government made no secret of its intent. There’s a very strong record making the case of animus, expressed on the face of the policy and in the words and deeds of [Hegseth and Trump], lead @gladlaw.bsky.social attorney Jennifer Levi told me.
www.advocate.com/news/talbott...
www.advocate.com/news/talbott...
Attorneys urge appeals court to see Trump’s trans military ban is rooted in bigotry, not national security
“The government made no secret of its intent," lead attorney Jennifer Levi of GLAD Law told The Advocate in an interview.
www.advocate.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“The government made no secret of its intent. There’s a very strong record making the case of animus, expressed on the face of the policy and in the words and deeds of [Hegseth and Trump], lead @gladlaw.bsky.social attorney Jennifer Levi told me.
www.advocate.com/news/talbott...
www.advocate.com/news/talbott...
“The government made no secret of its intent. There’s a very strong record making the case of animus, expressed on the face of the policy and in the words and deeds of [Hegseth and Trump], lead @gladlaw.bsky.social attorney Jennifer Levi told me.
www.advocate.com/news/talbott...
www.advocate.com/news/talbott...
Attorneys urge appeals court to see Trump’s trans military ban is rooted in bigotry, not national security
“The government made no secret of its intent," lead attorney Jennifer Levi of GLAD Law told The Advocate in an interview.
www.advocate.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“The government made no secret of its intent. There’s a very strong record making the case of animus, expressed on the face of the policy and in the words and deeds of [Hegseth and Trump], lead @gladlaw.bsky.social attorney Jennifer Levi told me.
www.advocate.com/news/talbott...
www.advocate.com/news/talbott...
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Getty’s Andrew Harnik today took what should be the photo of the year.
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Getty’s Andrew Harnik today took what should be the photo of the year.
Getty’s Andrew Harnik today took what should be the photo of the year.
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Getty’s Andrew Harnik today took what should be the photo of the year.
The Trump administration went so far as to send a SWAT team to his luxury condo and made a propaganda video out of the arrest.
Then, a federal grand jury declined to indict ‘sandwich guy’ Sean Dunn.
Now, a criminal jury found him not guilty of assault.
www.advocate.com/crime/sean-d...
Then, a federal grand jury declined to indict ‘sandwich guy’ Sean Dunn.
Now, a criminal jury found him not guilty of assault.
www.advocate.com/crime/sean-d...
D.C. 'sandwich guy' not guilty of assaulting a federal agent, jury finds
Sean Dunn, who threw a Subway sandwich at a Border Patrol officer out of frustration in August, was acquitted of misdemeanor assault.
www.advocate.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Trump administration went so far as to send a SWAT team to his luxury condo and made a propaganda video out of the arrest.
Then, a federal grand jury declined to indict ‘sandwich guy’ Sean Dunn.
Now, a criminal jury found him not guilty of assault.
www.advocate.com/crime/sean-d...
Then, a federal grand jury declined to indict ‘sandwich guy’ Sean Dunn.
Now, a criminal jury found him not guilty of assault.
www.advocate.com/crime/sean-d...
Why do people seem to always faint when they’re in the Oval Office with Trump, RFK Jr., and Dr. Oz?
What just happened is the second or third time somebody has collapsed, and the press was rushed out of the Oval.
What just happened is the second or third time somebody has collapsed, and the press was rushed out of the Oval.
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Why do people seem to always faint when they’re in the Oval Office with Trump, RFK Jr., and Dr. Oz?
What just happened is the second or third time somebody has collapsed, and the press was rushed out of the Oval.
What just happened is the second or third time somebody has collapsed, and the press was rushed out of the Oval.