Nathan McDermott
@nathanmcdermott.bsky.social
Roaming Reporter formerly of KFile at CNN & BuzzFeed.
Board member @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social
Host of Beautiful Losers of History podcast:
https://rss.com/podcasts/beautiful-losers-of-history/
Mostly journalism, history, gay absurdism and the Simpsons
Board member @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social
Host of Beautiful Losers of History podcast:
https://rss.com/podcasts/beautiful-losers-of-history/
Mostly journalism, history, gay absurdism and the Simpsons
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Been working on this for a while & happy to introduce:
'Beautiful Losers of History,' a narrative history podcast that examines people and movements that fought for a righteous cause but ultimately lost. But just because they lost doesn't mean they're not worth celebrating.
rss.com/podcasts/bea...
'Beautiful Losers of History,' a narrative history podcast that examines people and movements that fought for a righteous cause but ultimately lost. But just because they lost doesn't mean they're not worth celebrating.
rss.com/podcasts/bea...
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I feel like "attention hacking" is most of politics now. The Minnesota aid fraud story is becoming a perfect example.
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
December 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I feel like "attention hacking" is most of politics now. The Minnesota aid fraud story is becoming a perfect example.
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
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“But teams of hundreds whittled down to dozens as the site most recently operated at 18% of its full capacity.” Printing moves to Des Moines, which is a long long way away from Minneapolis. Can’t imagine what this does to daily deadlines. It’s just sad. — www.startribune.com/star-tribune...
December 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“But teams of hundreds whittled down to dozens as the site most recently operated at 18% of its full capacity.” Printing moves to Des Moines, which is a long long way away from Minneapolis. Can’t imagine what this does to daily deadlines. It’s just sad. — www.startribune.com/star-tribune...
Any theories on why young men in the US are lonelier than their international counterparts?
December 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Any theories on why young men in the US are lonelier than their international counterparts?
A family member was dumbfounded that I could live in New York, and leave my clothes in a public laundromat dryer unattended for an hour and come back without them being stolen.
New York City went 12 days without a murder in November / December. That's tied for the longest stretch in history, according to the NYPD. As someone who was here when there were 6+ murders per day in this town, it continues to amaze me how safe the place is.
December 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A family member was dumbfounded that I could live in New York, and leave my clothes in a public laundromat dryer unattended for an hour and come back without them being stolen.
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Some news: today is my first day at @wsj.com as a senior video correspondent! I’m so excited about joining this incredible team and I can’t wait to dive in
December 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Some news: today is my first day at @wsj.com as a senior video correspondent! I’m so excited about joining this incredible team and I can’t wait to dive in
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The singular delight of being one's nerdiest, most ardent self on @NPR: www.npr.org/2025/12/07/n...
A surge of history on TV reflects race to define collective memory
A retelling of James Garfield's assassination and other recent TV programs about history show an interest in saying 'who we were, who we are and who we're going to be,' explains presidential historian...
www.npr.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The singular delight of being one's nerdiest, most ardent self on @NPR: www.npr.org/2025/12/07/n...
You had to be there
December 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
You had to be there
Autumn in New York
Winter in New York
Winter in New York
December 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Autumn in New York
Winter in New York
Winter in New York
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Ok, let’s do this
A Warren Harding thread!!
Wherein I reveal
A. The coolest thing about him
B. The nickname he gave to his most favorite appendage (yes, that one)
Buckle up kids, Warren Harding was a real piece of work
(that’s what she said)
A Warren Harding thread!!
Wherein I reveal
A. The coolest thing about him
B. The nickname he gave to his most favorite appendage (yes, that one)
Buckle up kids, Warren Harding was a real piece of work
(that’s what she said)
December 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Ok, let’s do this
A Warren Harding thread!!
Wherein I reveal
A. The coolest thing about him
B. The nickname he gave to his most favorite appendage (yes, that one)
Buckle up kids, Warren Harding was a real piece of work
(that’s what she said)
A Warren Harding thread!!
Wherein I reveal
A. The coolest thing about him
B. The nickname he gave to his most favorite appendage (yes, that one)
Buckle up kids, Warren Harding was a real piece of work
(that’s what she said)
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Took three years too long for the PA to return to something approaching pre-pandemic service levels for entirely inexplicable reasons.
A few weeks ago, PATH announced a series of service expansions that will finally reverse this trend. Though paired with a rather steep fare increase, these changes will finally put weekend PATH service levels above where they were 25 years ago. Huge congrats to all the advicates who made this happen
November 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Took three years too long for the PA to return to something approaching pre-pandemic service levels for entirely inexplicable reasons.
Shes still spitting out bars
November 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Shes still spitting out bars
The NIMBY left is getting purged from the party like the Left Socialist Revolutionaries were purged by the Bolsheviks.
YIMBY Lenin is looking down from heaven and wiping away a single tear
YIMBY Lenin is looking down from heaven and wiping away a single tear
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The NIMBY left is getting purged from the party like the Left Socialist Revolutionaries were purged by the Bolsheviks.
YIMBY Lenin is looking down from heaven and wiping away a single tear
YIMBY Lenin is looking down from heaven and wiping away a single tear
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Whoa: State is helping finance a HHC rescue/takeover of Maimonides — www.crainsnewyork.com/health-pulse...
November 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Whoa: State is helping finance a HHC rescue/takeover of Maimonides — www.crainsnewyork.com/health-pulse...
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“The contrasting responses serve as a reminder of car culture’s dominance in the Garden State. An estimated 92,000 drivers entered the congestion zone from New Jersey every day,... That’s less than half the daily ridership on the PATH train.” gothamist.com/news/nj-lead...
NJ leaders who hated on congestion pricing notably silent on PATH fare hikes
The PATH fare is set to rise from $3 to $4 over the next four years.
gothamist.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
“The contrasting responses serve as a reminder of car culture’s dominance in the Garden State. An estimated 92,000 drivers entered the congestion zone from New Jersey every day,... That’s less than half the daily ridership on the PATH train.” gothamist.com/news/nj-lead...
So MTG ran for office promising to fight a shadowy cabal of Democratic sexual predators, but then quit because she didn't want to fight a shadowy cabal of Republican sexual predators, got it.
Marjorie Taylor Greene in her resignation announcement:
"Standing up for American women who were raped at 14, trafficked and used by rich powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the President of the United States, whom I fought for."
"Standing up for American women who were raped at 14, trafficked and used by rich powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the President of the United States, whom I fought for."
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene just announced she will be resigning from Congress — with her last day being January 5, 2026
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 AM
So MTG ran for office promising to fight a shadowy cabal of Democratic sexual predators, but then quit because she didn't want to fight a shadowy cabal of Republican sexual predators, got it.
No member of the Democratic leadership has been this kind to Zohran, lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
No member of the Democratic leadership has been this kind to Zohran, lmao
Meanwhile, at the Post
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Meanwhile, at the Post
“Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims…”
“In one of the messages, Mr. Epstein flatly asserted that Mr. Trump “knew about the girls,” many of whom were later found by investigators to have been underage.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
“In one of the messages, Mr. Epstein flatly asserted that Mr. Trump “knew about the girls,” many of whom were later found by investigators to have been underage.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims…”
“In one of the messages, Mr. Epstein flatly asserted that Mr. Trump “knew about the girls,” many of whom were later found by investigators to have been underage.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
“In one of the messages, Mr. Epstein flatly asserted that Mr. Trump “knew about the girls,” many of whom were later found by investigators to have been underage.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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What’s crazy is that this was all for a $4,000 bet! Clase’s contract next year is for over $6 million!
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
What’s crazy is that this was all for a $4,000 bet! Clase’s contract next year is for over $6 million!
Found this historical curiosity on a walk today
November 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Found this historical curiosity on a walk today
Threatening to replicate the French military strategy from World War II just makes Curtis Sliwa all the more endearing
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Threatening to replicate the French military strategy from World War II just makes Curtis Sliwa all the more endearing
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
The Texas Supreme Court changed its policy to allow judges to refuse same-sex marriages.
The change happened last week but it’s only being reported now because nobody noticed, in case you want to see an example of the real world impact of the collapse of local news industry
The change happened last week but it’s only being reported now because nobody noticed, in case you want to see an example of the real world impact of the collapse of local news industry
October 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The Texas Supreme Court changed its policy to allow judges to refuse same-sex marriages.
The change happened last week but it’s only being reported now because nobody noticed, in case you want to see an example of the real world impact of the collapse of local news industry
The change happened last week but it’s only being reported now because nobody noticed, in case you want to see an example of the real world impact of the collapse of local news industry