Ian Hoch
@ianhoch.bsky.social
The radio one, yes. Politics, history, science, nightlife. Saints.
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I will contribute $5,000 to whatever high school plays the LCMC Health "Keeping you Well" jingle on the route
February 14, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I will contribute $5,000 to whatever high school plays the LCMC Health "Keeping you Well" jingle on the route
“Deep Gras” isn’t about days on a calendar, it isn’t about Instagram, it isn’t about Millennial wordplay. It’s about recognition. It names the intensity of this time - the way it pulls something out of us and pushes us back together.
Ian: "Deep Gras" means more to you than you know
“Deep Gras” isn’t about days on a calendar, it isn’t about Instagram, it isn’t about Millennial wordplay. It’s about recognition. It names the intensity of this time - the way it pulls something out o...
www.audacy.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:52 AM
“Deep Gras” isn’t about days on a calendar, it isn’t about Instagram, it isn’t about Millennial wordplay. It’s about recognition. It names the intensity of this time - the way it pulls something out of us and pushes us back together.
If this stuff begins to make conservatives look unserious, even to conservatives themselves — we dare hope to ask: Did right-wing outrage finally outlive its usefulness?
MAGA rage merchants choking on their own medicine amid Bad Bunny afterglow
At long last, the snake has begun eating its own tail
ianhochlive.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
If this stuff begins to make conservatives look unserious, even to conservatives themselves — we dare hope to ask: Did right-wing outrage finally outlive its usefulness?
Good Lord, the dam done sprung a leak
"We’re all going to perform outrage. We’re gonna perform and do the same jokes and we’re gonna have the same talking points.. It’s no longer interesting, it’s not funny anymore, it’s not edgy, it really has just become a drag."
"We’re all going to perform outrage. We’re gonna perform and do the same jokes and we’re gonna have the same talking points.. It’s no longer interesting, it’s not funny anymore, it’s not edgy, it really has just become a drag."
Nick Fuentes Says He’s Done With White Nationalists Over Their ‘Low IQ’ Bad Bunny Outrage
"I was into this before it was popular, before it was mainstream. And now it's filled with a bunch of complete f*cking idiots."
www.mediaite.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Good Lord, the dam done sprung a leak
"We’re all going to perform outrage. We’re gonna perform and do the same jokes and we’re gonna have the same talking points.. It’s no longer interesting, it’s not funny anymore, it’s not edgy, it really has just become a drag."
"We’re all going to perform outrage. We’re gonna perform and do the same jokes and we’re gonna have the same talking points.. It’s no longer interesting, it’s not funny anymore, it’s not edgy, it really has just become a drag."
A brief timeline of Fox News' ascendancy, from the Nixon era to the moment when conservatism stopped pretending it wanted to govern
How the Right Stopped Governing and Started Creating Reality
In Fox News, Republicans delighted in giving their base a virtual-reality headset, only to become horrified to discover they can't turn the damn thing off
ianhochlive.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:01 PM
A brief timeline of Fox News' ascendancy, from the Nixon era to the moment when conservatism stopped pretending it wanted to govern
Fox News is not just a counterweight to the bias, inertia and ineptitude of the other networks, it is a virtual reality helmet with no off switch.
How the Right Stopped Governing and Started Creating Reality
In Fox News, Republicans delighted in giving their base a virtual-reality headset, only to become horrified to discover they can't turn the damn thing off
ianhochlive.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Fox News is not just a counterweight to the bias, inertia and ineptitude of the other networks, it is a virtual reality helmet with no off switch.
My partner Julia wrote about her experience at Rockin 1,000 and how this type of camaraderie can cure what ails men
Dads, drums, and a better way to be loud
How the Rockin' 1,000 quieted a noisy world for 90 minutes
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:45 PM
My partner Julia wrote about her experience at Rockin 1,000 and how this type of camaraderie can cure what ails men
EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE WRITING THEIR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. Here's a template to get you started:
Dear [MOC name here],
In these trying times, I am writing to bring a meaningful request to your attention: I would love to see the "dab" gesture represented as an official emoji in the Unicode Standard
Dear [MOC name here],
In these trying times, I am writing to bring a meaningful request to your attention: I would love to see the "dab" gesture represented as an official emoji in the Unicode Standard
February 2, 2026 at 12:58 AM
EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE WRITING THEIR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. Here's a template to get you started:
Dear [MOC name here],
In these trying times, I am writing to bring a meaningful request to your attention: I would love to see the "dab" gesture represented as an official emoji in the Unicode Standard
Dear [MOC name here],
In these trying times, I am writing to bring a meaningful request to your attention: I would love to see the "dab" gesture represented as an official emoji in the Unicode Standard
I cackled like an idiot at this today. Its the little things
January 31, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I cackled like an idiot at this today. Its the little things
So glad to be part of something so beautiful today
January 30, 2026 at 11:46 PM
So glad to be part of something so beautiful today
Most media owners treat journalism as product inventory to be managed, like grain or cattle or dishwashers. But journalism isn’t a consumer product, it is the Fourth Estate; it is a power structure that must be defended if we expect America to work the way it’s designed to.
Twin crises at WaPo and CBS explain everything about American media
Right-wing billionaires wield media like a weapon - everyone else treats it like a liability
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Most media owners treat journalism as product inventory to be managed, like grain or cattle or dishwashers. But journalism isn’t a consumer product, it is the Fourth Estate; it is a power structure that must be defended if we expect America to work the way it’s designed to.
Eagerly awaiting an apology from those in the WWL audience who thought I was going too hard at this specimen five years ago
January 30, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Eagerly awaiting an apology from those in the WWL audience who thought I was going too hard at this specimen five years ago
Playing the Superdome This weekend with me mates 🤘
January 29, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Playing the Superdome This weekend with me mates 🤘
New from me:
Neutrality isn’t moral clarity when one side is building power and the other is pretending not to notice.
Neutrality isn’t moral clarity when one side is building power and the other is pretending not to notice.
Twin crises at WaPo and CBS explain everything about American media
Right-wing billionaires wield media like a weapon - everyone else treats it like a liability
ianhochlive.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:56 PM
New from me:
Neutrality isn’t moral clarity when one side is building power and the other is pretending not to notice.
Neutrality isn’t moral clarity when one side is building power and the other is pretending not to notice.
Come for the shitting on data centers, stay for the random Frank Scurlock appearance
New Orleans City Council puts temporary pause on data centers while considering permanent ban
The New Orleans City Council voted Wednesday to hold off on approving any data centers in city, pending more study. The council voted unanimously to put a pause on any data centers in the city.
www.audacy.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Come for the shitting on data centers, stay for the random Frank Scurlock appearance
Reposted by Ian Hoch
GIFT ARTICLE (no paywall). Masterpiece reporting here from Adam. He deserves awards for this.
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:16 AM
GIFT ARTICLE (no paywall). Masterpiece reporting here from Adam. He deserves awards for this.
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
Reposted by Ian Hoch
Republican politicians who think that Minneapolis is a political problem are missing the point. It is a moral problem. But they are in so deep that they cannot see just how morally bankrupt they have become. They do not understand that we are as revulsed by their complicity as by Trump's cruelty.
January 26, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Republican politicians who think that Minneapolis is a political problem are missing the point. It is a moral problem. But they are in so deep that they cannot see just how morally bankrupt they have become. They do not understand that we are as revulsed by their complicity as by Trump's cruelty.
Reposted by Ian Hoch
All this movement can ever deliver us is endless escalation in service of nothing but bullshit and insult. A permanent culture war, designed to keep the past alive by making the present unlivable.
MAGA doesn't even know what they're fighting for anymore
They're stuck in a war on two fronts - the past and the future
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:29 AM
All this movement can ever deliver us is endless escalation in service of nothing but bullshit and insult. A permanent culture war, designed to keep the past alive by making the present unlivable.
NEW FROM ME:
What happened to Alex Pretti isn’t about the safety of ICE or CBP agents, it isn’t about immigration, it isn’t about law and order at all.
It’s about a political project that no longer wants a future.
What happened to Alex Pretti isn’t about the safety of ICE or CBP agents, it isn’t about immigration, it isn’t about law and order at all.
It’s about a political project that no longer wants a future.
MAGA doesn't even know what they're fighting for anymore
They're stuck in a war on two fronts - the past and the future
ianhochlive.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:19 AM
NEW FROM ME:
What happened to Alex Pretti isn’t about the safety of ICE or CBP agents, it isn’t about immigration, it isn’t about law and order at all.
It’s about a political project that no longer wants a future.
What happened to Alex Pretti isn’t about the safety of ICE or CBP agents, it isn’t about immigration, it isn’t about law and order at all.
It’s about a political project that no longer wants a future.
New from me:
If the mere sight of Kamala Harris onstage made you bail on Moreno before she even furnished her office, maybe you're not mature enough for public life.
If the mere sight of Kamala Harris onstage made you bail on Moreno before she even furnished her office, maybe you're not mature enough for public life.
It's not too late to not be upset that Kamala Harris exists
To some in the audience, New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno's otherwise flawless inauguration had a Black-woman-shaped flaw in it
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
New from me:
If the mere sight of Kamala Harris onstage made you bail on Moreno before she even furnished her office, maybe you're not mature enough for public life.
If the mere sight of Kamala Harris onstage made you bail on Moreno before she even furnished her office, maybe you're not mature enough for public life.
Reposted by Ian Hoch
Perhaps the most annoying facet of strength is that the only way to acquire it is through consistency, writes Senior Editor @marginalmarisa.bsky.social We just have to continue to do difficult things until they’re easier. And they do get easier. antigravitymagazine.com/column/lette...
LETTER FROM AN EDITOR - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine
For those who know me, it may come as little surprise that making new friends is not my strong suit. People often inform me that, before getting to know me, they believed I hated them, and I tend to a...
antigravitymagazine.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Perhaps the most annoying facet of strength is that the only way to acquire it is through consistency, writes Senior Editor @marginalmarisa.bsky.social We just have to continue to do difficult things until they’re easier. And they do get easier. antigravitymagazine.com/column/lette...
Reposted by Ian Hoch
“He’s willing to say things regardless of the consequences. What he’s willing to say and what he’s willing to do does real damage potentially to the country. Donald Trump now has a consistent pattern of inciting violence, of Donald and his henchmen pushing for violence.”
- Ted Cruz, 12 April 2016
- Ted Cruz, 12 April 2016
January 10, 2026 at 12:58 PM
“He’s willing to say things regardless of the consequences. What he’s willing to say and what he’s willing to do does real damage potentially to the country. Donald Trump now has a consistent pattern of inciting violence, of Donald and his henchmen pushing for violence.”
- Ted Cruz, 12 April 2016
- Ted Cruz, 12 April 2016
I hate Elon Musk so fucking much.. what an evil bastard
January 10, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I hate Elon Musk so fucking much.. what an evil bastard