Kurt Eichenwald
@kurteichenwald.bsky.social
New York Times bestselling author, former senior writer at New York Times and Newsweek (when it was good)
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Donald Trump is an evil, stupid man.
That's all.
That's all.
September 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Donald Trump is an evil, stupid man.
That's all.
That's all.
Kimmel's monologue from last night has racked up 10 million views in 11 hours. Way to go, Trump! 😂
September 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Kimmel's monologue from last night has racked up 10 million views in 11 hours. Way to go, Trump! 😂
Jimmy Kimmel's YouTube channel gained 1.1 million subscribers since last night. Trump and his autocratic idiocy is the best thing that has ever happened to Kimmel. Now, one million more people - and untold numbers of people watching on TV - will the jokes that puncture Trump's paper-thin skin.
September 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Jimmy Kimmel's YouTube channel gained 1.1 million subscribers since last night. Trump and his autocratic idiocy is the best thing that has ever happened to Kimmel. Now, one million more people - and untold numbers of people watching on TV - will the jokes that puncture Trump's paper-thin skin.
WOW! Nailed it. These were Kimmel's first words last night! I need to have a late night show called "Not Really Funny."
What should Jimmy Kimmel's first words be tonight. My choice:
"...as I was saying..."
"...as I was saying..."
September 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
WOW! Nailed it. These were Kimmel's first words last night! I need to have a late night show called "Not Really Funny."
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With a 37% approval rating from the mostly uneducated
September 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
With a 37% approval rating from the mostly uneducated
Folks are saying "With Trump's insane speech at the UN, he has hit rock bottom.
This is false. With Trump, there is no rock bottom. There is just how much further he travels down the bottomless pit.
This is false. With Trump, there is no rock bottom. There is just how much further he travels down the bottomless pit.
September 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Folks are saying "With Trump's insane speech at the UN, he has hit rock bottom.
This is false. With Trump, there is no rock bottom. There is just how much further he travels down the bottomless pit.
This is false. With Trump, there is no rock bottom. There is just how much further he travels down the bottomless pit.
What should Jimmy Kimmel's first words be tonight. My choice:
"...as I was saying..."
"...as I was saying..."
September 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
What should Jimmy Kimmel's first words be tonight. My choice:
"...as I was saying..."
"...as I was saying..."
Why I will never give to @actblueorg.bsky.social again: in 2000, I gave to political candidates. Now I am bombarded with 30-40 pleas for money by text and even more emails. Unless they let you give a fake number/email, do not give. I have to change my phone number and email because of ActBlue.
June 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Why I will never give to @actblueorg.bsky.social again: in 2000, I gave to political candidates. Now I am bombarded with 30-40 pleas for money by text and even more emails. Unless they let you give a fake number/email, do not give. I have to change my phone number and email because of ActBlue.
Trump continue to show he is the dumbest president ever. He just ranted how terrible it was for Russia to be booted from the G-8 (when it invaded crimea, but he seemed not to know that was the reason.) He blamed Obama and Trudeau. Trudeau was not prime minister until after Russia was removed.
June 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Trump continue to show he is the dumbest president ever. He just ranted how terrible it was for Russia to be booted from the G-8 (when it invaded crimea, but he seemed not to know that was the reason.) He blamed Obama and Trudeau. Trudeau was not prime minister until after Russia was removed.
Does anyone else believe Kilmer Abrego Garcia has already been murdered by Salvadoran government & Trump Admin knows? Senators aren't allowed to see him, the DOJ risks contempt, El Salvador says they won't ever return him. I strongly suspect this is the secret they're hiding.
April 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Does anyone else believe Kilmer Abrego Garcia has already been murdered by Salvadoran government & Trump Admin knows? Senators aren't allowed to see him, the DOJ risks contempt, El Salvador says they won't ever return him. I strongly suspect this is the secret they're hiding.
I..Im stunned. In just 3 months, Trump has destroyed our 150 year alliance with Canada. The era of economic, security and military cooperation "is over,'' the Prime Minister announces. Trump is so busy going after Greenland for BS security claims, he may have just lost NORAD.
March 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I..Im stunned. In just 3 months, Trump has destroyed our 150 year alliance with Canada. The era of economic, security and military cooperation "is over,'' the Prime Minister announces. Trump is so busy going after Greenland for BS security claims, he may have just lost NORAD.
A Turkish PhD student at Tufts on a student visa was snatched off the street by men dressed in black with black baklavas & thrown into unmarked van. A federal court had ordered ICE to leave her alone & they ignored it. Her crime? Writing an op-ed in support of the Palestinian people.
March 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A Turkish PhD student at Tufts on a student visa was snatched off the street by men dressed in black with black baklavas & thrown into unmarked van. A federal court had ordered ICE to leave her alone & they ignored it. Her crime? Writing an op-ed in support of the Palestinian people.
I’m on a flight and the guy next to me is watching Fox News. I am hearing none of it, but just based on what I see on the screen. OMIGOD. No wonder these people live in delusions. They’re being told Biden is trying to ban dozens of appliances. Nothing like twisting a kernel of truth to lie.
January 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I’m on a flight and the guy next to me is watching Fox News. I am hearing none of it, but just based on what I see on the screen. OMIGOD. No wonder these people live in delusions. They’re being told Biden is trying to ban dozens of appliances. Nothing like twisting a kernel of truth to lie.
So, the Chief Justice's whines about criticism of the court - but it should be more. The court is seizing power from everywhere - Presidents, Congress, States, agencies, citizens - following no coherent judicial philosophy other than worshiping its own authority.
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The Supreme Court: "Who Needs Democracy When You Have Us?"
Grabbing power, dodging logic, and calling it "justice" when it suits them
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January 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
So, the Chief Justice's whines about criticism of the court - but it should be more. The court is seizing power from everywhere - Presidents, Congress, States, agencies, citizens - following no coherent judicial philosophy other than worshiping its own authority.
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New on my substack: it seems Musk & Vance don’t have a clue about German extremists they cheer. After all, why read German court rulings or findings on AfD’s anti-Semitic ideologies when you can bask in the glory of being “controversial” on social media, right?
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Elon Musk, J.D. Vance, and their Support of German Anti-Semites
The Vice-President and Co-President Elect Elon Musk reach a new Low in global Intellectual ignorance. Or does this reflect their true beliefs? Or Both?
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January 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
New on my substack: it seems Musk & Vance don’t have a clue about German extremists they cheer. After all, why read German court rulings or findings on AfD’s anti-Semitic ideologies when you can bask in the glory of being “controversial” on social media, right?
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However you feel about death penalty, I thought there must be a reason behind who Biden chose in commuting sentences. The first one I checked, ShannonAgofsky, deserves to rot in hell. Former cop, ran cocaine protection racket, beat ppl up. Mother of 3 filed abuse complaint, he hired a hit man.../1
December 23, 2024 at 10:14 PM
However you feel about death penalty, I thought there must be a reason behind who Biden chose in commuting sentences. The first one I checked, ShannonAgofsky, deserves to rot in hell. Former cop, ran cocaine protection racket, beat ppl up. Mother of 3 filed abuse complaint, he hired a hit man.../1
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Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head.
So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
We Are on Our Own
From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.
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December 22, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head.
So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
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My new Substack: Trump argues that saying a jury found him to have committed rape is libelous. Ok so use new words: “a jury found Trump attacked a woman, forcibly jamming his fingers inside her vagina, which in most states is called rape.” Better, Donald? open.substack.com/pub/threats/...
Trump, Rape, and ABC News
The president-elect's lawsuit signals the threat he poses to the 1st Amendment
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December 22, 2024 at 8:16 PM
My new Substack: Trump argues that saying a jury found him to have committed rape is libelous. Ok so use new words: “a jury found Trump attacked a woman, forcibly jamming his fingers inside her vagina, which in most states is called rape.” Better, Donald? open.substack.com/pub/threats/...
My new Substack: Trump sued because ABC said he was found to have committed rape. That's the same thing the judge said. But ABC settled, in a cave-in that threatens the First Amendment. So here's what to do about it.
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Trump, Rape, and ABC News
The president-elect's lawsuit signals the threat he poses to the 1st Amendment
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December 22, 2024 at 8:16 PM
My new Substack: Trump sued because ABC said he was found to have committed rape. That's the same thing the judge said. But ABC settled, in a cave-in that threatens the First Amendment. So here's what to do about it.
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New on my Substack: In 2016, Trump lied about a kid who developed autism after vaccination, twisting a story about one of his allies. "“I was furious,” Trump's former friend told me. "He lied about what happened.” But now, Trump is a full fledged anti-vaxxer. open.substack.com/pub/threats/...
Trump, Vaccines, and the Autism Lie
Make no mistake: Because he hangs out with medical frauds, Trump is an anti-vaxxer.
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December 20, 2024 at 7:16 PM
New on my Substack: In 2016, Trump lied about a kid who developed autism after vaccination, twisting a story about one of his allies. "“I was furious,” Trump's former friend told me. "He lied about what happened.” But now, Trump is a full fledged anti-vaxxer. open.substack.com/pub/threats/...
My latest substack: Trump is an anti-vaxxer when it comes to childhood immunization and has planned to do something about it. One of his buddies - the medical fraud who set off the "vaccine/autism" scam and a pal of RFK Jr. - says that Trump told him so. open.substack.com/pub/threats/...
Trump, Vaccines, and the Autism Lie
Make no mistake: Because he hangs out with medical frauds, Trump is an anti-vaxxer.
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December 20, 2024 at 7:10 PM
My latest substack: Trump is an anti-vaxxer when it comes to childhood immunization and has planned to do something about it. One of his buddies - the medical fraud who set off the "vaccine/autism" scam and a pal of RFK Jr. - says that Trump told him so. open.substack.com/pub/threats/...
From my latest Substack: Trump may rage about his latest court loss, but "material Trump’s lawyers say shouldnt have been admitted came from their own cross-examinations of witnesses, or was accepted because they failed to object to it at trial."
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Trump Abhors Knowledge
Our country's most ignorant president shows his cluelessness once again
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December 20, 2024 at 5:06 PM
From my latest Substack: Trump may rage about his latest court loss, but "material Trump’s lawyers say shouldnt have been admitted came from their own cross-examinations of witnesses, or was accepted because they failed to object to it at trial."
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Please consider subscribing to my Substack, The Threats Within, It helps me to keep exposing horrors of the Trump era.
My latest: With his ragings about losing another court judgement, Trump shows again why he is our country's most ignorant president. open.substack.com/pub/threats/...
My latest: With his ragings about losing another court judgement, Trump shows again why he is our country's most ignorant president. open.substack.com/pub/threats/...
Trump Abhors Knowledge
Our country's most ignorant president shows his cluelessness once again
open.substack.com
December 20, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Please consider subscribing to my Substack, The Threats Within, It helps me to keep exposing horrors of the Trump era.
My latest: With his ragings about losing another court judgement, Trump shows again why he is our country's most ignorant president. open.substack.com/pub/threats/...
My latest: With his ragings about losing another court judgement, Trump shows again why he is our country's most ignorant president. open.substack.com/pub/threats/...
I swear this is real. Seven years ago, a UPenn frat announced on a private site that it was sponsoring a game of “assassin” for all frats on campus. The first person to respond is a frat member, Luigi Mangione, the suspected united healthcare killer.
December 10, 2024 at 9:56 PM
I swear this is real. Seven years ago, a UPenn frat announced on a private site that it was sponsoring a game of “assassin” for all frats on campus. The first person to respond is a frat member, Luigi Mangione, the suspected united healthcare killer.