Paul Constant
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Seattle-based writer of journalism, criticism, progressive economics and politics pieces, and comic books. Snelson, my comic with Fred Harper was a New York Public Library Best Adult Comic selection for 2022. Email: thisispaulconstant at gmail dot com.
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I’m Paul Constant. I write journalism, criticism, essays, and comic books. I’m a fellow at Civic Ventures, a public policy incubator, and a cofounder of the award-winning Seattle Review…
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Lots more folks on here these days, so it's re-introduction time. Hi! My name is Paul Constant. I write about books, politics, economics, technology, and Seattle. I'm a fellow at Civic Ventures, I write comic books, and I have a free monthly newsletter. You can find links to all that on my website:
The problem with this strategy is that there’s already one political party running on the “we love corporations more than we love you” platform, and they’re currently in charge of all three branches of government. Maybe try something different for a change?
These Democrats aren’t ready to jettison big business as party stalwarts shift left
These Democrats aren't ready to jettison big business as party stalwarts shift left
The New Democrat Coalition has a moderate plan — shared first with CNBC — to propel their party to win control of the House in November.
cnb.cx
February 11, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The problem with this strategy is that there’s already one political party running on the “we love corporations more than we love you” platform, and they’re currently in charge of all three branches of government. Maybe try something different for a change?
“Pre recorded but performed live” is a lead-licker’s excuse for being caught lip syncing. The only thing that’s heavy metal about Kid Rock are his blood test results.
Kid Rock denies lip-synching during ‘pre recorded’ halftime performance
Kid Rock denied lip synching during his performance of “Bawitdaba” at Turning Point USA’s All-American halftime show on Sunday. “My halftime performance was pre recorded but performed live. No lips…
thehill.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:51 PM
“Pre recorded but performed live” is a lead-licker’s excuse for being caught lip syncing. The only thing that’s heavy metal about Kid Rock are his blood test results.
Even without the moral horror that is JK Rowling, I have my doubts that HP is the generationally evergreen property Warner thinks it is. Once we age past parents who were old enough to attend Deathly Hallow midnight release parties, I don't think future generations will embrace the texts.
Hasbro and Warner Bros. Discovery have signed a multi-year deal starting in 2027 to produce Harry Potter film and television series dolls, role play, action figures, collectibles, interactive plush, board games, and more to be revealed later this year - bwnews.pr/45UKdKL
February 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Even without the moral horror that is JK Rowling, I have my doubts that HP is the generationally evergreen property Warner thinks it is. Once we age past parents who were old enough to attend Deathly Hallow midnight release parties, I don't think future generations will embrace the texts.
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Okay, I don't know how this happened but somehow I wrote an essay for the Imprint release of HARD BOILED. I will be carrying it around showing it to strangers for now on.
Hard Boiled (1992) - 4K UHD + Blu-ray SteelBook + Hardcover Booklet in Limited Edition Hardbox - Imprint Asia #49 | Via Vision Entertainment
As a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill.
viavision.com.au
February 10, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Okay, I don't know how this happened but somehow I wrote an essay for the Imprint release of HARD BOILED. I will be carrying it around showing it to strangers for now on.
Men ruin everything.
"Boy kibble," an easy-to-prepare bowl of slop that even a dog would love, is the latest TikTok diet fad that some health-conscious men and fitness enthusiasts are turning to.
Move Over, Girl Dinner. Boy Kibble Has Arrived.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Men ruin everything.
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The Ford worker who heckled Trump during a visit to the company's plant still has his job and "has no discipline on his record," a union official said
Ford worker who heckled Trump keeps job, 'no discipline' for incident
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
www.detroitnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The Ford worker who heckled Trump during a visit to the company's plant still has his job and "has no discipline on his record," a union official said
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tbh I feel like there's not enough "Republicans are out of touch for hating Bad Bunny, a wildly popular artist"
February 9, 2026 at 1:21 AM
tbh I feel like there's not enough "Republicans are out of touch for hating Bad Bunny, a wildly popular artist"
No thanks to @sound-transit.bsky.social, folks have figured it out. I guess they’re signs to identify the second car. But they’re way more intrusive than the signs for the fourth car at the end of the platform.
February 7, 2026 at 12:01 AM
No thanks to @sound-transit.bsky.social, folks have figured it out. I guess they’re signs to identify the second car. But they’re way more intrusive than the signs for the fourth car at the end of the platform.
Good stuff. If you haven’t read Stanley Elkin, you’re missing out on a literary giant of the 20th century. He had America figured out decades before most of his peers.
Rambled a bit about Stanley Elkin as part of this @insidehook.bsky.social feature! Lots of terrific book recommendations here as well. www.insidehook.com/books/read-r...
What to Read Right Now, According to Cool Men
We talked to journalists, authors and editors about books men should read
www.insidehook.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Good stuff. If you haven’t read Stanley Elkin, you’re missing out on a literary giant of the 20th century. He had America figured out decades before most of his peers.
Sabrina Carpenter has some of the best chemistry with Muppets that I’ve ever seen in a performer. It can’t be easy, but she felt like a natural.
February 6, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Sabrina Carpenter has some of the best chemistry with Muppets that I’ve ever seen in a performer. It can’t be easy, but she felt like a natural.
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Name them
shame them
shame them
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Name them
shame them
shame them
@sound-transit.bsky.social What’s up with these white poles just added to the Othello light rail station at the second-to-lead light rail car spot? I see they were installed at the same spot both ways. Just wondering what’s up.
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
@sound-transit.bsky.social What’s up with these white poles just added to the Othello light rail station at the second-to-lead light rail car spot? I see they were installed at the same spot both ways. Just wondering what’s up.
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Bezos is scum
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Bezos is scum
I dunno, maybe we should encourage an It Gets Better-style social media trend for ICE agents. All those social media confessions would make it easier to eventually identify, arrest, and imprison them for their crimes.
February 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I dunno, maybe we should encourage an It Gets Better-style social media trend for ICE agents. All those social media confessions would make it easier to eventually identify, arrest, and imprison them for their crimes.
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#Minneapolis Personal Me: This is so much b.s. This AM, neighbors on my friend’s block foiled a kidnapping despite being assaulted and gassed. A school bus driver had to block the door to keep them from entering the bus while they were at it. 4 legal observers were kidnapped near us yesterday. 😡
Homan in Minneapolis: "Effective immediately, we will draw down 700 people effective today."
February 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
#Minneapolis Personal Me: This is so much b.s. This AM, neighbors on my friend’s block foiled a kidnapping despite being assaulted and gassed. A school bus driver had to block the door to keep them from entering the bus while they were at it. 4 legal observers were kidnapped near us yesterday. 😡
Democracy dies when crushed under untaxed wealth.
WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
February 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Democracy dies when crushed under untaxed wealth.
Bummed that I didn’t get the Disney CEO gig. Thought I had it sewn up.
February 4, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Bummed that I didn’t get the Disney CEO gig. Thought I had it sewn up.
You're never gonna guess who's headlining the MAGA "we're racist about Bad Bunny playing the Super Bowl" halftime counter-programming show. Okay, fine. I'll give you one guess. Go ahead and try to guess who's playing, you'll never—
How did you know? Are you psychic?
How did you know? Are you psychic?
Turning Point USA’s Alt-Super Bowl Halftime Show Finally Has A Lineup
Turning Point USA's "The All-American Halftime Show," billed as an alternative to the Super Bowl Halftime Show with Bad Bunny, revealed its lineup.
deadline.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:36 AM
You're never gonna guess who's headlining the MAGA "we're racist about Bad Bunny playing the Super Bowl" halftime counter-programming show. Okay, fine. I'll give you one guess. Go ahead and try to guess who's playing, you'll never—
How did you know? Are you psychic?
How did you know? Are you psychic?
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You mean, like…pointing?
Agent: These guys were all threatening us yesterday with hand guns.
...
Agent: *Hand* guns, like threatening to shoot us.
Reporter: You mean like with hand symbols?
A: Pulling them out, trying to engage us.
R: Pulling out literal guns?
A: No. Making... assuming we were going to do something.
...
Agent: *Hand* guns, like threatening to shoot us.
Reporter: You mean like with hand symbols?
A: Pulling them out, trying to engage us.
R: Pulling out literal guns?
A: No. Making... assuming we were going to do something.
February 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
You mean, like…pointing?
There has got to be a more responsible way to write about this administration. This feels like too many words to interpret something that he spontaneously posted from the toilet after rage-watching the Grammys.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is set to close this summer for an extensive two-year renovation, the latest step in President Trump’s campaign to remake one of America’s top cultural institutions in his image. Here's what to know.
What to Know About the Kennedy Center and Trump’s Campaign to Remake It
The center opened in 1971 and is one of America’s top cultural institutions. President Trump says he plans to transform the center to create a “new and spectacular” entertainment complex.
nyti.ms
February 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
There has got to be a more responsible way to write about this administration. This feels like too many words to interpret something that he spontaneously posted from the toilet after rage-watching the Grammys.
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Boycott Florida. But also quarantine it.
February 1, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Boycott Florida. But also quarantine it.
It was a literal conspiracy against the rule of law, freedom of speech, and a healthy American working class. It was conducted over Gmail in nearly incomprehensible emails written by dumb, wealthy pedophiles. And it worked.
Among the batch of newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein: Epstein telling Peter Thiel he would “gladly share…expenses for the Gawker suit.”
This was sent the day after @rmac.bsky.social and @mattdrange.bsky.social reported in Forbes that Thiel was behind the lawsuit that would bankrupt Gawker
This was sent the day after @rmac.bsky.social and @mattdrange.bsky.social reported in Forbes that Thiel was behind the lawsuit that would bankrupt Gawker
January 31, 2026 at 10:21 PM
It was a literal conspiracy against the rule of law, freedom of speech, and a healthy American working class. It was conducted over Gmail in nearly incomprehensible emails written by dumb, wealthy pedophiles. And it worked.
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Another great newsletter from @paulconstant.com, which calls to mind this panel from an upcoming thing I’m working on with @cpeterson.bsky.social, featuring a conversation between a police captain and his SWAT team…
January 31, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Another great newsletter from @paulconstant.com, which calls to mind this panel from an upcoming thing I’m working on with @cpeterson.bsky.social, featuring a conversation between a police captain and his SWAT team…