Jeet Heer
@jeetheer.bsky.social
Columnist, The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/authors/jeet-heer/ Podcast: The Time of Monsters: https://www.thenation.com/content/time-of-monsters/
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We are joined by @jeetheer.bsky.social to discuss how 8 Senate Democrats defected to end the government shutdown, with very little in return from Republicans. We discuss the growing calls inside the party for Chuck Schumer to step down from leadership. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
Senate Democrats Defect to Open the Government on Republican Terms
Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, ex
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November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
We are joined by @jeetheer.bsky.social to discuss how 8 Senate Democrats defected to end the government shutdown, with very little in return from Republicans. We discuss the growing calls inside the party for Chuck Schumer to step down from leadership. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
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NOW at backgroundbriefing.org | @jeetheer.bsky.social - Senate Democrats Cave to Open the Government | Joshua Landis - Trump Cozies Up to Syrian President Despite his Past in Al Qeda | @jekavanagh.bsky.social - Hegseth Wants Defense Contractors on "Wartime Footing" as He Plans to Attack Venezuela
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
NOW at backgroundbriefing.org | @jeetheer.bsky.social - Senate Democrats Cave to Open the Government | Joshua Landis - Trump Cozies Up to Syrian President Despite his Past in Al Qeda | @jekavanagh.bsky.social - Hegseth Wants Defense Contractors on "Wartime Footing" as He Plans to Attack Venezuela
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Just heard this episode, it was amazing, even for a person too familiar with the right and the religious right like myself
Had a very wide-ranging chat with @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social about the long history of the American right wrangling over Israel, running from Revilo Oliver to Pat Buchanan to Nick Fuentes www.thenation.com/podcast/arch...
The American Right’s Civil War Over Israel
On this episode of The Time of Monsters: David Austin Walsh on the deep roots of the Zionism debate among Republicans.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Just heard this episode, it was amazing, even for a person too familiar with the right and the religious right like myself
Had a very wide-ranging chat with @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social about the long history of the American right wrangling over Israel, running from Revilo Oliver to Pat Buchanan to Nick Fuentes www.thenation.com/podcast/arch...
The American Right’s Civil War Over Israel
On this episode of The Time of Monsters: David Austin Walsh on the deep roots of the Zionism debate among Republicans.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Had a very wide-ranging chat with @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social about the long history of the American right wrangling over Israel, running from Revilo Oliver to Pat Buchanan to Nick Fuentes www.thenation.com/podcast/arch...
This video changed how I think about Scooby Doo.
New video! 🚨 We're debunking a common pop culture myth about Scooby-Doo, and also there's something in there about ideology or whatever. Happy Halloween! 🎃
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November 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
This video changed how I think about Scooby Doo.
The current crisis at Heritage has been a long time in the making: a deep dive into the history of right-wing anti-Zionism -- and anti-Semitism. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Return of Right-Wing Anti-Zionism—and Antisemitism
For reasons both good and bad, Israel is dividing the Republican Party.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The current crisis at Heritage has been a long time in the making: a deep dive into the history of right-wing anti-Zionism -- and anti-Semitism. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The one good thing I'll say about Dick Cheney is his deranged foreign policy provoked the Golden Age of Blogging, a period where antiwar voices were able to circumvent the mainstream media and change public opinion on key issues. talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/early...
Early Bloggers Changed the Public’s Perception About the Iraq War
War is an accelerant of change, not least in the media. In...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The one good thing I'll say about Dick Cheney is his deranged foreign policy provoked the Golden Age of Blogging, a period where antiwar voices were able to circumvent the mainstream media and change public opinion on key issues. talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/early...
This isn't a closing election argument, it's Vidkun Quisling explaining why surrender is better than resistance.
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This isn't a closing election argument, it's Vidkun Quisling explaining why surrender is better than resistance.
Of course the right is having a hard time dealing with Nick Fuentes. Victor Frankenstein always struggles to control his Monster. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Nick Fuentes Is the GOP’s Latest Frankenstein Monster
The extremist podcaster’s rise and rise is a sign that racists and antisemites are tired of being the junior partners in the Republican coalition.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Of course the right is having a hard time dealing with Nick Fuentes. Victor Frankenstein always struggles to control his Monster. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
A video I made about the facade of the respectable right, tying in William F. Buckley with the recent escapades of Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes. youtu.be/jmZ-jOiB9ZQ
The Right Wing Facade; William F. Buckley, Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes.
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November 1, 2025 at 3:45 AM
A video I made about the facade of the respectable right, tying in William F. Buckley with the recent escapades of Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes. youtu.be/jmZ-jOiB9ZQ
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CASUAL FRIDAY w/ Jeet Heer | MR Live
FUN HALF link: https://youtube.com/live/1Hz2vt0nYZk?feature=share
Sam and Emma welcome Jeet Heer, National Affairs Correspondent at The Nation, to unpack the week in news and politics. 10/31/25
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October 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Trump is putting election deniers in positions to thwart the midterms. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Make No Mistake: Trump Is Trying to Steal the Midterms
For MAGA, 2026 will be payback for 2020.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Trump is putting election deniers in positions to thwart the midterms. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Listen 🎧| @vanjackson.bsky.social joined @jeetheer.bsky.social to discuss Trump’s reckless plunge into conflict in Venezuela. 👉@thenation.com
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The Rush to War With Venezuela
On The Time of Monsters: Van Jackson on Trump's reckless plunge into conflict in Latin America.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Listen 🎧| @vanjackson.bsky.social joined @jeetheer.bsky.social to discuss Trump’s reckless plunge into conflict in Venezuela. 👉@thenation.com
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Trump has launched a regime change war against Venezuela -- @vanjackson.bsky.social about what exactly is going on. www.thenation.com/podcast/worl...
The Rush to War With Venezuela
On The Time of Monsters: Van Jackson on Trump's reckless plunge into conflict in Latin America.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Trump has launched a regime change war against Venezuela -- @vanjackson.bsky.social about what exactly is going on. www.thenation.com/podcast/worl...
Andrew Cuomo has nothing to offer but bigotry www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Andrew Cuomo Is Going Out the Way He Came In: As a Vile Bigot
Vote for Zohran, not the moron.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Andrew Cuomo has nothing to offer but bigotry www.thenation.com/article/poli...
How did America First become Argentina First? Well, there's some money involved.... www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Trump's Argentina Bailout Is Bad for America but Great for His Hedge Fund Cronies
Propping up Javier Milei’s austerity regime shows that Trump’s true loyalty is to neo-colonial plutocracy.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
How did America First become Argentina First? Well, there's some money involved.... www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Thomas Pynchon's first novel V. (1963) features an AI named SHROUD who immediately starts talking about death and suicide. Gotta say Pynchon called that one!
October 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Thomas Pynchon's first novel V. (1963) features an AI named SHROUD who immediately starts talking about death and suicide. Gotta say Pynchon called that one!
Trump's scatological post is a window into his political agenda.
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King Trump’s Deepest Fantasy: Crapping on America
The president’s scatological No Kings post expresses the ugly emotion fuelling his authoritarian rule.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Trump's scatological post is a window into his political agenda.
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I talked to Yousef Munayyer about the precarious ceasefire and how Israel/Palestine will continue to reshape politics for years to come www.thenation.com/podcast/arch...
The Political Consequences of Gaza
On this episode of The Time of Monsters: Yousef Munayyer on the need for accountability after a genocide.
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October 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I talked to Yousef Munayyer about the precarious ceasefire and how Israel/Palestine will continue to reshape politics for years to come www.thenation.com/podcast/arch...
Of course JD Vance is whitewashing the writers of racist pro-Nazi posts. He sees them as the future of the GOP www.thenation.com/article/poli...
JD Vance Thinks That Tomorrow Belongs to Hitler-Loving Young Republicans
In a post-shame era, racist slurs and Nazism can be shrugged off.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Of course JD Vance is whitewashing the writers of racist pro-Nazi posts. He sees them as the future of the GOP www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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To celebrate our 25th anniversary, we asked 25 writers we admire—from @jeetheer.bsky.social to @anamariecox.bsky.social—to reflect on a moment from the past 25 years of digital media. Read @joshtpm.bsky.social's intro to the project: Pivots, Trolls + Blog Rolls
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The Original Sin of Digital Media Was the Belief That Digital Journalists Were Part of the Tech Business
I want to begin this introduction to our 25th anniversary essay series...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
To celebrate our 25th anniversary, we asked 25 writers we admire—from @jeetheer.bsky.social to @anamariecox.bsky.social—to reflect on a moment from the past 25 years of digital media. Read @joshtpm.bsky.social's intro to the project: Pivots, Trolls + Blog Rolls
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Had a terrific chat with @klion about ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and revolutionary strategy. www.thenation.com/podcast/arch...
Revolutionary Violence and “One Battle After Another”
On this episode of The Time of Monsters: David Klion on the historical resonance of Paul Thomas Anderson’s new movie.
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October 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Had a terrific chat with @klion about ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and revolutionary strategy. www.thenation.com/podcast/arch...
The White House is openly complaining that Trump didn't win a Nobel Peace Prize. This is a churlish response since they Nobel's just endorsed Trump's rush to war against Venezuela www.thenation.com/article/worl...
The Nobel Peace Prize Just Surrendered to Trump
Trump is mad he didn't win. But by honoring María Corina Machado, the Nobel Committee has endorsed his war against Venezuela—and continued Europe's MAGA groveling.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The White House is openly complaining that Trump didn't win a Nobel Peace Prize. This is a churlish response since they Nobel's just endorsed Trump's rush to war against Venezuela www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Lessons from Portland. www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Portland's Dancing Protesters Are Showing Us How to Stand Up to Trump
The president wants us to be afraid. These activists are clowning him instead.
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October 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Lessons from Portland. www.thenation.com/article/acti...
The GOP caved. The Dems caved. Wall Street caved. Big Law caved. The Ivy League universities caved. The DOJ caved. The FBI caved. The media caved. At America's moment of crisis, the only ones who stood strong against tyranny were the furries.
October 9, 2025 at 5:56 AM
The GOP caved. The Dems caved. Wall Street caved. Big Law caved. The Ivy League universities caved. The DOJ caved. The FBI caved. The media caved. At America's moment of crisis, the only ones who stood strong against tyranny were the furries.