Evan McMurry
@evanmcmurry.theatlantic.com
Senior Editor, Audience - @theatlantic.com, things of that nature
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Evan McMurry
@evanmcmurry.theatlantic.com
· Nov 26
Nothing Kinky | Evan McMurry
A soldier hellbent on getting himself honorably discharged, and the waitress who changed everything when he saw the way the sun itself tried to reach her with its gaze. Nothing kinky here… ju…
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Porting over my pinned tweet: I write short stories! Some of which get published, a few of which win awards. (Don't worry, plenty get rejected, too.)
"Nothing Kinky": bit.ly/2IFUYsY
"Nixon in Heaven": bit.ly/37VCtJp
"After the Water": bit.ly/3mg7NrP
"The Fall of Rabbi Gold": bit.ly/39WTEgB
"Nothing Kinky": bit.ly/2IFUYsY
"Nixon in Heaven": bit.ly/37VCtJp
"After the Water": bit.ly/3mg7NrP
"The Fall of Rabbi Gold": bit.ly/39WTEgB
@petridishes.bsky.social: “One thing I always think about the Super Bowl halftime show is, This could be indoors.”
Great News! The Turning Point USA Halftime Show Is On!
Quick, to the bunker!
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February 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM
@petridishes.bsky.social: “One thing I always think about the Super Bowl halftime show is, This could be indoors.”
“Lewis, who has already earned a reputation for showing up late to work when he showed up at all, did not join the Zoom.”
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM
“Lewis, who has already earned a reputation for showing up late to work when he showed up at all, did not join the Zoom.”
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With the last significant nuclear-arms-control treaty about to expire, "the world is about to get a little more dangerous this week," @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/azdk6Duu
February 4, 2026 at 2:25 AM
With the last significant nuclear-arms-control treaty about to expire, "the world is about to get a little more dangerous this week," @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/azdk6Duu
“In 2017, Attia appears to have spent time with Epstein in New York—rebuffing his wife’s pleas for him to return home to California—while his infant son was having a medical emergency.”
The Longevity Influencer Who Went Into ‘Withdrawal’ Without Jeffrey Epstein
Peter Attia is all over the Epstein files.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
“In 2017, Attia appears to have spent time with Epstein in New York—rebuffing his wife’s pleas for him to return home to California—while his infant son was having a medical emergency.”
Per @matteowong.bsky.social, Anthropic “now says that Claude writes a good chunk—and in some instances all—of its own code.”
Anthropic Is at War With Itself
The AI company shouting about AI’s dangers can’t quite bring itself to slow down.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Per @matteowong.bsky.social, Anthropic “now says that Claude writes a good chunk—and in some instances all—of its own code.”
@galbeckerman.bsky.social: “To be a dissident in this moment means moving beyond scoring points and underscoring differences, and on to recognizing what we are all losing—and blowing a whistle in order to prevent that loss.”
The Way to Beat Back Trump Was Just Revealed
There is a word for what ICE’s opponents in Minneapolis represent, and it has a long, successful history: dissidence.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
@galbeckerman.bsky.social: “To be a dissident in this moment means moving beyond scoring points and underscoring differences, and on to recognizing what we are all losing—and blowing a whistle in order to prevent that loss.”
am once again super excited to go to Maryland Deathfest and see.......................um.................these bands whose logos I can totally read
January 29, 2026 at 10:48 PM
am once again super excited to go to Maryland Deathfest and see.......................um.................these bands whose logos I can totally read
@galbeckerman.bsky.social on Josh Shapiro’s new memoir: theatln.tc/greBidiy
January 28, 2026 at 5:32 PM
@galbeckerman.bsky.social on Josh Shapiro’s new memoir: theatln.tc/greBidiy
“The group of more than two dozen volunteers stretches out in a line along the road, where ICE agents have been seen driving by on previous days. It's a wall of down jackets, yarmulkes, and brightly colored clergy stoles that blocks the view of the door behind them.”
Westbrook community members form a human wall to keep local workers safe from ICE
At apparel manufacturer American Roots in Westbrook, staff and community volunteers are trying to protect immigrant workers by standing watch as they arrive and leave for the day.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:49 AM
“The group of more than two dozen volunteers stretches out in a line along the road, where ICE agents have been seen driving by on previous days. It's a wall of down jackets, yarmulkes, and brightly colored clergy stoles that blocks the view of the door behind them.”
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“Behind the violence in Minneapolis—captured in so many chilling photographs in recent weeks—is a different reality: a meticulous urban choreography of civic protest,” Robert Worth reports from the city.
Read more: theatln.tc/gomWktOS
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January 27, 2026 at 1:51 AM
“Behind the violence in Minneapolis—captured in so many chilling photographs in recent weeks—is a different reality: a meticulous urban choreography of civic protest,” Robert Worth reports from the city.
Read more: theatln.tc/gomWktOS
Read more: theatln.tc/gomWktOS
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BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:40 PM
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Exclusive: Border Patrol “Commander at Large” Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role and is expected to retire soon, sources tell Nick Miroff.
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Exclusive: Border Patrol “Commander at Large” Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role and is expected to retire soon, sources tell Nick Miroff.
Breaking:
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Breaking:
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"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/xr56xSUj
January 26, 2026 at 10:50 PM
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/xr56xSUj
Jonathan Chait: “The phone, not the gun, is the weapon the administration fears.”
The Logical End Point of Trump Saying He Could Shoot Somebody on Fifth Avenue
His administration is trying to distort the reality of Alex Pretti’s killing.
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January 26, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Jonathan Chait: “The phone, not the gun, is the weapon the administration fears.”
“At times, Minneapolis reminded me of what I saw during the Arab Spring in 2011, a series of street clashes between protesters and police that quickly swelled into a much larger struggle against autocracy.”
The Minneapolis Uprising
A series of street-level clashes have snowballed into a larger fight against autocracy.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:02 AM
“At times, Minneapolis reminded me of what I saw during the Arab Spring in 2011, a series of street clashes between protesters and police that quickly swelled into a much larger struggle against autocracy.”
”A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics in Minnesota ... a sign that the accounting of events by President Donald Trump’s administration may face bipartisan scrutiny.”
Republican calls are growing for a deeper investigation into the fatal Minneapolis shooting
A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics after a U.S.
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January 25, 2026 at 8:33 PM
”A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics in Minnesota ... a sign that the accounting of events by President Donald Trump’s administration may face bipartisan scrutiny.”
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Been in Minneapolis the past week ish. Here are some photos I took while I was here.
January 24, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Been in Minneapolis the past week ish. Here are some photos I took while I was here.
@cwarzel.bsky.social: ”Minneapolis residents are risking their lives to document what is happening to their city. In Pretti’s case, doing so cost him everything. We should believe what we can see with our own eyes.”
Believe Your Eyes
People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis.
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January 25, 2026 at 7:03 PM
@cwarzel.bsky.social: ”Minneapolis residents are risking their lives to document what is happening to their city. In Pretti’s case, doing so cost him everything. We should believe what we can see with our own eyes.”
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Minneapolis residents are risking their lives so that the world can see what is actually happening to their city, Charlie Warzel reports.
Believe Your Eyes
People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Minneapolis residents are risking their lives so that the world can see what is actually happening to their city, Charlie Warzel reports.
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"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse."
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
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January 25, 2026 at 3:38 PM
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse."
Jonathan Rauch: “Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus. Fascist best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse.”
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
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January 25, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Jonathan Rauch: “Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus. Fascist best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse.”
“If you exercise your constitutionally protected right to bear arms, masked federal agents can murder you in cold blood, simply because an American citizen exercising their Second Amendment rights scares them.”
Minneapolis Is a Second Amendment Wake-Up Call
The federal killing of a Minnesota ICU nurse should worry every American.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:29 AM
“If you exercise your constitutionally protected right to bear arms, masked federal agents can murder you in cold blood, simply because an American citizen exercising their Second Amendment rights scares them.”
@nickmiroff.bsky.social: “‘These are people who have no business setting foot into our office,’ one senior ICE official told me, describing new recruits who appeared physically unfit for the job.”
The Truth About ICE’s Recruiting Push
Trump officials are touting 12,000 new hires in four months. Getting them onto U.S. streets may take longer.
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January 24, 2026 at 10:47 PM
@nickmiroff.bsky.social: “‘These are people who have no business setting foot into our office,’ one senior ICE official told me, describing new recruits who appeared physically unfit for the job.”
Thomas Wright: Europe might finally be learning how to handle Trump—but the president is too fickle of a negotiator for Europe’s leaders to take comfort in his reversal on Greenland.
Europe’s Red Lines Worked
The Greenland crisis has been averted—for now—and European leaders may have learned a key lesson in how to handle Trump.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Thomas Wright: Europe might finally be learning how to handle Trump—but the president is too fickle of a negotiator for Europe’s leaders to take comfort in his reversal on Greenland.