Jill Filipovic
@jillfilipovic.bsky.social
Journalist, author, recovering lawyer. Find me at Slate, the New Statesman, and Substack. Practitioner of yoga, befriender of cats.
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On the Ground: Kenya — On the Ground Retreats
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This March, I’m hosting a writing retreat in Kenya, a place I was once lucky to call home. It also includes photo classes from a National Geographic photographer & daily yoga. We travel from Nairobi to safari to the seaside on an absolutely epic journey.
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Just flat-out unabashed racism, not even trying to hide it any more.
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Just flat-out unabashed racism, not even trying to hide it any more.
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calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
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Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
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Mike Johnson -- who is, yes, theoretically a lawyer -- has not had a chance to look at the American Constitution because he's been very busy lately, folks, he just can't see everything, gosh, how is he supposed to know if it's wrong that the president called for the execution of congress members?
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Democrats to be executed: "Attorneys have to parse the language and determine all that."
November 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Mike Johnson -- who is, yes, theoretically a lawyer -- has not had a chance to look at the American Constitution because he's been very busy lately, folks, he just can't see everything, gosh, how is he supposed to know if it's wrong that the president called for the execution of congress members?
What happens when liberals, who actually want a strong public education system, make some epic screwups? A diagnostic and a plan for change:
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The Liberal Education Reckoning
When good intentions lead to back outcomes, we need to have the courage to admit our mistakes.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
What happens when liberals, who actually want a strong public education system, make some epic screwups? A diagnostic and a plan for change:
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This administration official is right insofar as this is offensive… but the idea that it’s not “what we came here to do” hmm
NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
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“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This administration official is right insofar as this is offensive… but the idea that it’s not “what we came here to do” hmm
Counterpoint what if politicians just adopted all of the policy positions I think are best
If you relatively recently started studying politics and think you have discovered a simple trick to generate a perpetual majority party and then win elections forever, and a large portion of the world is just too stupid to see it, I would ask you to consider that you might be overconfident.
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Counterpoint what if politicians just adopted all of the policy positions I think are best
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Don't be chickenshit. bsky.app/profile/npr....
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
CPB agrees to revive a $36 million deal with NPR killed after Trump's pressure
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Don't be chickenshit. bsky.app/profile/npr....
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Here's clinic protester Mark Baumgartner, arguing that that women need to be jailed or executed because...they flip him off and don't like being harassed
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November 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Here's clinic protester Mark Baumgartner, arguing that that women need to be jailed or executed because...they flip him off and don't like being harassed
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Incredible commitment to being the most disgusting people on the planet.
Epstein review: this Terry guy sent a whole buzzfeed-esque article to Epstein and a Warren, importance:HIGH, just to point them to an article about a pregnant 5 yo. 🤮
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Incredible commitment to being the most disgusting people on the planet.
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just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
Ok but hear me out: His emails.
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Ok but hear me out: His emails.
Is it possible that the NY Times fired Landon Thomas Jr for an inappropriate friendship with Epstein but then just didn't like... look at the emails he exchanged with Epstein in his work account?
Landon Thomas’s behavior seems to be embarrassing enough to the Times hierarchy that they had their spokesman go on record insinuating to the Post that he was fired for cause. I wonder whether legal signed off on that. nypost.com/2025/11/12/u...
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Is it possible that the NY Times fired Landon Thomas Jr for an inappropriate friendship with Epstein but then just didn't like... look at the emails he exchanged with Epstein in his work account?
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Wow so many reporters breaking that classic journalism adage, "never make friends with the pedophile."
November 13, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Wow so many reporters breaking that classic journalism adage, "never make friends with the pedophile."
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A few years back I participated in research into migrant detention camps in Libya, EU funded and not, East and West. The results were horrifying, results this piece glasses over. There were literal slave auctions going on, along with other rampant abuses.
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'This is Europe's problem': The migrants stuck in East Libya's detention centres
If the UK government's promise to "smash the gangs" behind the people-smuggling trade is to be fulfilled, East Libya would be a good place to start.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:12 AM
A few years back I participated in research into migrant detention camps in Libya, EU funded and not, East and West. The results were horrifying, results this piece glasses over. There were literal slave auctions going on, along with other rampant abuses.
news.sky.com/story/this-i...
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Interesting how these men never take aim at Viagra
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Interesting how these men never take aim at Viagra
The Trump administration is a regime of restoring male power. That includes being a pedophile protection racket covering for men who sexually abuse girls.
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The Dogs That Haven't Barked
The Trump administration is a regime of restoring male power. That includes being a pedophile protection racket covering for men who sexually abuse girls.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The Trump administration is a regime of restoring male power. That includes being a pedophile protection racket covering for men who sexually abuse girls.
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Editorial note for anyone writing about Epstein, there is no such thing as an "underage woman."
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Editorial note for anyone writing about Epstein, there is no such thing as an "underage woman."
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Today's Must-Read by @jillfilipovic.bsky.social
1/2 "She embodies many of the best aspects of the Democratic Party: its diversity, its feminism, its insistence on making life better for ordinary Americans. But her career has also been emblematic of the party’s worst impulses: its disconnect from..
1/2 "She embodies many of the best aspects of the Democratic Party: its diversity, its feminism, its insistence on making life better for ordinary Americans. But her career has also been emblematic of the party’s worst impulses: its disconnect from..
Nancy Pelosi Is an Icon. She’s Also Part of Democrats’ Two Biggest Problems.
The former House speaker deserves credit for helping millions. She’s also partly responsible for how we got here.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Today's Must-Read by @jillfilipovic.bsky.social
1/2 "She embodies many of the best aspects of the Democratic Party: its diversity, its feminism, its insistence on making life better for ordinary Americans. But her career has also been emblematic of the party’s worst impulses: its disconnect from..
1/2 "She embodies many of the best aspects of the Democratic Party: its diversity, its feminism, its insistence on making life better for ordinary Americans. But her career has also been emblematic of the party’s worst impulses: its disconnect from..
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The headline from @jillfilipovic.bsky.social is perfect. “I hope Senate Democrats publicly criticize and shame their cowardly colleagues who sold out the party and the American people.”
These Useless Weenies
What are Democrats doing?
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November 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The headline from @jillfilipovic.bsky.social is perfect. “I hope Senate Democrats publicly criticize and shame their cowardly colleagues who sold out the party and the American people.”
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support whomever you’d like, but what is frustratingly dishonest about this take is that actual issue — the thing critics have identified as the problem — isn’t the decision of the 21-year old to get the tattoo, but of the judgment of the 40-year old who still has it.
I think political writers actually should have an opinion about a guy in his 40s having a Nazi tattoo. The decision to keep it on their body may tell us more than their website.
October 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
support whomever you’d like, but what is frustratingly dishonest about this take is that actual issue — the thing critics have identified as the problem — isn’t the decision of the 21-year old to get the tattoo, but of the judgment of the 40-year old who still has it.
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When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.
October 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.
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I really love this piece by @jillfilipovic.bsky.social & it’s a worthwhile read for everyone on entitlement, impunity, & ego, raising an important question:
“What do we owe each other as a country?”
#trump #whitehouse #nokings
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“What do we owe each other as a country?”
#trump #whitehouse #nokings
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When You're a Star, They Let You Do It
Tearing down the East Wing. Defecating on America. The metaphors are getting way too literal.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I really love this piece by @jillfilipovic.bsky.social & it’s a worthwhile read for everyone on entitlement, impunity, & ego, raising an important question:
“What do we owe each other as a country?”
#trump #whitehouse #nokings
open.substack.com/pub/jill/p/w...
“What do we owe each other as a country?”
#trump #whitehouse #nokings
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check out this absolutely terrifying ancient babylonian lullaby
October 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
check out this absolutely terrifying ancient babylonian lullaby