Jonathan Alter
@jonathanalter.bsky.social
Journalist, historian, documentary filmmaker
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If this happened to a conservative organizer, Republicans would make her a hero, a household name and a congressional candidate.
Elected Democrats just pretend it isn't happening.
Elected Democrats just pretend it isn't happening.
January 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM
If this happened to a conservative organizer, Republicans would make her a hero, a household name and a congressional candidate.
Elected Democrats just pretend it isn't happening.
Elected Democrats just pretend it isn't happening.
Thanks, @patti4040.bsky.social !!
@jonathanalter.bsky.social ‘s brilliant reference on MSNow Weekend from Percy Shelly about a “King” with “frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command”, Ozymandias, who had grandiose ambitions that amounted to nothing.
Classic description of -rump trying to name everything after himself..
Classic description of -rump trying to name everything after himself..
December 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Thanks, @patti4040.bsky.social !!
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"No Kings is brilliant because it's so capacious":
You need only believe in America's founding principles to be a part of it.
— Historian @jonathanalter.bsky.social, discussing #NoKings with @jenrubin.bsky.social and @normeisen.bsky.social of @contrariannews.org
You need only believe in America's founding principles to be a part of it.
— Historian @jonathanalter.bsky.social, discussing #NoKings with @jenrubin.bsky.social and @normeisen.bsky.social of @contrariannews.org
October 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
"No Kings is brilliant because it's so capacious":
You need only believe in America's founding principles to be a part of it.
— Historian @jonathanalter.bsky.social, discussing #NoKings with @jenrubin.bsky.social and @normeisen.bsky.social of @contrariannews.org
You need only believe in America's founding principles to be a part of it.
— Historian @jonathanalter.bsky.social, discussing #NoKings with @jenrubin.bsky.social and @normeisen.bsky.social of @contrariannews.org
Here’s the final chapter of the wildest story I’ve ever written. “Nick Rockefeller,” who died with his secret intact, may be the most successful imposter in US history. share.google/K0qYhyU1HbbM...
Nicholas Rockefeller's 40-Year Con: Part III
Beneath the “wonderful man” described by a Yale Law School classmate lurked a dark, abusive Mr. Hyde.
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October 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Here’s the final chapter of the wildest story I’ve ever written. “Nick Rockefeller,” who died with his secret intact, may be the most successful imposter in US history. share.google/K0qYhyU1HbbM...
Hey, @susanchumsky.bsky.social you may be right! But my people were in the Pale of Settlement then.
Guy on the left looks like Jonathan Alter? @jonathanalter.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Hey, @susanchumsky.bsky.social you may be right! But my people were in the Pale of Settlement then.
Here's Part II of the most bizarre story I've ever written.
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Nicholas Rockefeller's 40-Year Con: Part II
After faking his way into Harvard Law School—twice—Spiro Pavlovich turns up at Yale Law School with a new name: Nicholas Rockefeller.
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September 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Here's Part II of the most bizarre story I've ever written.
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I'm so saddened by the death of Bob Barnett, who represented me (for 27 years) and so many others on both sides in politics and journalism. It's cool to deride "insiders" and "elitists" and they have their faults. But they (we) have brought continuity and decency to the system. RIP, Bob.
September 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I'm so saddened by the death of Bob Barnett, who represented me (for 27 years) and so many others on both sides in politics and journalism. It's cool to deride "insiders" and "elitists" and they have their faults. But they (we) have brought continuity and decency to the system. RIP, Bob.
They're swimming in the Chicago River! This is the fulfillment of the vision of my late mother, Joanne Alter, who in 1972 was elected to the Sanitary District on a "Clean Water" platform. Thanks to all who helped her. www.nytimes.com/card/2025/09...
Chicagoans Avoided Their ‘Filthy’ River for Years. On Sunday, They Swam in It.
Decades of work to clean the Chicago River culminated with the first swim in almost 100 years. It was the latest sign of how the city’s relationship with its river has changed.
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September 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
They're swimming in the Chicago River! This is the fulfillment of the vision of my late mother, Joanne Alter, who in 1972 was elected to the Sanitary District on a "Clean Water" platform. Thanks to all who helped her. www.nytimes.com/card/2025/09...
Bill Pulte, wo has been sliming the Fed's Lisa Cook, should look inside his own family. His parents have committed what he calls "mortgage fraud." www.reuters.com/world/us/bil...
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September 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Bill Pulte, wo has been sliming the Fed's Lisa Cook, should look inside his own family. His parents have committed what he calls "mortgage fraud." www.reuters.com/world/us/bil...
Vance lied. The very conservative Cato Institute reports that since 1975 (excluding 9/11), 10 percent of political murders have been from the left, 23 percent from Islamicists, and 63 percent from the right.
My latest Old Goats. Please subscribe--free or paid. oldgoats.substack.com/p/can-spence...
My latest Old Goats. Please subscribe--free or paid. oldgoats.substack.com/p/can-spence...
Can Spencer Cox Prevent a Civil War?
Amid all the hypocrisy and projection, focusing on social media might help us avoid becoming the Donner Party
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September 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Vance lied. The very conservative Cato Institute reports that since 1975 (excluding 9/11), 10 percent of political murders have been from the left, 23 percent from Islamicists, and 63 percent from the right.
My latest Old Goats. Please subscribe--free or paid. oldgoats.substack.com/p/can-spence...
My latest Old Goats. Please subscribe--free or paid. oldgoats.substack.com/p/can-spence...
My take on shutdown: Clinton-Era Lessons for Democrats Confronting Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/o...
Opinion | Clinton-Era Lessons for Democrats Confronting Trump
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September 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
My take on shutdown: Clinton-Era Lessons for Democrats Confronting Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/o...
Please read @marcelias.bsky.social here for a fuller understanding of the
thugs, creeps and liars now running our government.
thugs, creeps and liars now running our government.
I’m not panicking. I’m outraged.
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August 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Please read @marcelias.bsky.social here for a fuller understanding of the
thugs, creeps and liars now running our government.
thugs, creeps and liars now running our government.
Then and Now: Right-Wing Conspiracy Politics
We discuss the John Birch Society, Dr. Strangelove and how much worse and more mainstream conspiracy theories are today. Five minutes only! Please subscribe to Old Goats, free or paid.
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We discuss the John Birch Society, Dr. Strangelove and how much worse and more mainstream conspiracy theories are today. Five minutes only! Please subscribe to Old Goats, free or paid.
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Then and Now: Right-Wing Conspiracy Politics
Julian Zelizer and I discuss the John Birch Society calling Ike a commie and Trump’s conspiracies boomeranging.
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July 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Then and Now: Right-Wing Conspiracy Politics
We discuss the John Birch Society, Dr. Strangelove and how much worse and more mainstream conspiracy theories are today. Five minutes only! Please subscribe to Old Goats, free or paid.
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We discuss the John Birch Society, Dr. Strangelove and how much worse and more mainstream conspiracy theories are today. Five minutes only! Please subscribe to Old Goats, free or paid.
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As Congress gets set to approve THE BIG UGLY BILL, it's essential that it be called that in EVERY reference to it--over and over again through the midterms. Americans are already overwhelmingly against THE BIG UGLY BILL, but need to call it by one name so the stigma sticks.
June 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
As Congress gets set to approve THE BIG UGLY BILL, it's essential that it be called that in EVERY reference to it--over and over again through the midterms. Americans are already overwhelmingly against THE BIG UGLY BILL, but need to call it by one name so the stigma sticks.
The Police State is the Point.
We're headed for one. Believe it. open.substack.com/pub/oldgoats...
We're headed for one. Believe it. open.substack.com/pub/oldgoats...
The Police State is the Point
We’re rapidly moving toward one. Believe it.
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June 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The Police State is the Point.
We're headed for one. Believe it. open.substack.com/pub/oldgoats...
We're headed for one. Believe it. open.substack.com/pub/oldgoats...
CBS Prez George Cheeks can resign and be an American hero—or be condemned by history. What’ll it be, George?
Shari Redstone Might Be Headed for Jail
If Paramount's heiress chief settles with Trump, it will be seen as extortion and bribery. Plus: A new "Past and Presidency" video on Elon Musk and Joe McCarthy.
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June 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
CBS Prez George Cheeks can resign and be an American hero—or be condemned by history. What’ll it be, George?
Watch “Past and Presidency” with me and Prof. Julian Zelizer today at 11 am est. We’ll discuss the Big Ugly Bill.
May 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Watch “Past and Presidency” with me and Prof. Julian Zelizer today at 11 am est. We’ll discuss the Big Ugly Bill.
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@jonathanalter.bsky.social a 21 year survivor of a stage 4 cancer, says Biden’s cancer prognosis is 30% at 5 years. He says “someone has to be in the good percentages It might as well be Joe Biden. He’s a man of great decency & integrity & an awful lot of people in this country are rooting for him”❤️
May 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
@jonathanalter.bsky.social a 21 year survivor of a stage 4 cancer, says Biden’s cancer prognosis is 30% at 5 years. He says “someone has to be in the good percentages It might as well be Joe Biden. He’s a man of great decency & integrity & an awful lot of people in this country are rooting for him”❤️
Tank vs. Tesla x.com/SethAbramson...
Seth Abramson on X: "RETWEET https://t.co/FPkrnlXIeT" / X
RETWEET https://t.co/FPkrnlXIeT
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May 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Tank vs. Tesla x.com/SethAbramson...
Our new show debuts: Past and Presidency with Jonathan Alter and Julian Zelizer open.substack.com/pub/oldgoats...
Past and Presidency with Jonathan Alter and Julian Zelizer
A recording from Jonathan Alter and Julian Zelizer's live video
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May 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Our new show debuts: Past and Presidency with Jonathan Alter and Julian Zelizer open.substack.com/pub/oldgoats...
Good news! Bezos backed off his idea to break out tariffs on Amazon products but the cat is out of the bag. When the toys parents buy (almost all from China) are more than twice as expensive, they will know to blame Trump open.substack.com/pub/oldgoats...
Good News! Bezos Screws Trump
Even though he backed off on breaking out the Trump Tariff on Amazon products, the cat is out of the bag
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April 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Good news! Bezos backed off his idea to break out tariffs on Amazon products but the cat is out of the bag. When the toys parents buy (almost all from China) are more than twice as expensive, they will know to blame Trump open.substack.com/pub/oldgoats...
FDR calmed and unified the country; Trump has terrified and further divided us
April 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
FDR calmed and unified the country; Trump has terrified and further divided us
Why’s that @gastropoda.bsky.social ? There’s a lot of new stuff in my book after the Reagan victory—including his entire post -presidency.
And you won't be able to finish @jonathanalter.bsky.social "His Very Best" once you get to the Reagan campaign...
April 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Why’s that @gastropoda.bsky.social ? There’s a lot of new stuff in my book after the Reagan victory—including his entire post -presidency.