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It was clear Sliwa would not be delivering his victory speech, and perhaps that’s why there didn’t seem to be even an ounce of anxiety amid the revelry.
A dispatch from my night at Curtis Sliwa's election watch party:
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A dispatch from my night at Curtis Sliwa's election watch party:
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No One Was Sweating It at Curtis Sliwa's Boozy Election Night Party
Attendees at Republican Curtis Sliwa's election were unbothered that their candidate lost the New York City mayoral election to Zohran Mamdani.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It was clear Sliwa would not be delivering his victory speech, and perhaps that’s why there didn’t seem to be even an ounce of anxiety amid the revelry.
A dispatch from my night at Curtis Sliwa's election watch party:
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A dispatch from my night at Curtis Sliwa's election watch party:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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To be fair, he explicitly and publicly campaigned on this and then won
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October 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
To be fair, he explicitly and publicly campaigned on this and then won
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"Logic isn’t necessarily going to be the weapon, it might need to be love. And then from that, you hope that they find some logic. But just yelling and berating people, done that for eight years."
Read @nikkimcr.bsky.social's fantastic Q+A with Roy Wood Jr.:
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Read @nikkimcr.bsky.social's fantastic Q+A with Roy Wood Jr.:
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Roy Wood Jr.: 'Logic Isn't the Weapon. It Might Need to Be Love'
Roy Wood Jr. talks about his book, 'The Man of Many Fathers,' doing comedy in a polarized country and what he learned in radio and on 'The Daily Show'
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October 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Logic isn’t necessarily going to be the weapon, it might need to be love. And then from that, you hope that they find some logic. But just yelling and berating people, done that for eight years."
Read @nikkimcr.bsky.social's fantastic Q+A with Roy Wood Jr.:
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Read @nikkimcr.bsky.social's fantastic Q+A with Roy Wood Jr.:
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
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NEW: Deputy Secretary of State Landau has created a meme superhero persona for himself, as he teams up with fringe anonymous X accounts to target foreign visa holders for Charlie Kirk speech.
Meet: El Quitavisas.
Me @rollingstone.com
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Meet: El Quitavisas.
Me @rollingstone.com
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October 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
NEW: Deputy Secretary of State Landau has created a meme superhero persona for himself, as he teams up with fringe anonymous X accounts to target foreign visa holders for Charlie Kirk speech.
Meet: El Quitavisas.
Me @rollingstone.com
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Meet: El Quitavisas.
Me @rollingstone.com
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Please read this heartbreaking story from @timdickinson.bsky.social about a mom and her four kids who were taken by CBP and disappeared, and how a lawmaker and a friend mobilized to track them down
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www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Her Kids Are U.S. Citizens. Trump's Admin Disappeared Them Anyway
Donald Trump's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) disappeared an immigrant mom living in Portland and her four U.S. citizen children.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Please read this heartbreaking story from @timdickinson.bsky.social about a mom and her four kids who were taken by CBP and disappeared, and how a lawmaker and a friend mobilized to track them down
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www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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My latest for @rollingstone.com digs into Trump's $30 Billion in shutdown cuts targeting Democratic states and cities with painful cuts to public transit, energy, and fundamental civil rights protections.
The pain will reverberate throughout the economy.
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The pain will reverberate throughout the economy.
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October 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
My latest for @rollingstone.com digs into Trump's $30 Billion in shutdown cuts targeting Democratic states and cities with painful cuts to public transit, energy, and fundamental civil rights protections.
The pain will reverberate throughout the economy.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The pain will reverberate throughout the economy.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
“Things are not normal. They’re not returning to normal. There is no playbook that we are using from the past that could work in the present, and so we’ve got to stand up."
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www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Justin J. Pearson of the 'Tennessee Three' Has Had It With 'Mediocrity' -- So He's Running for Congress
Justin J. Pearson, a member of the "Tennessee Three," has announced a campaign to primary Democrat Steve Cohen and join the U.S. House.
www.rollingstone.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“Things are not normal. They’re not returning to normal. There is no playbook that we are using from the past that could work in the present, and so we’ve got to stand up."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
MAGA lawmakers regularly share its content. Elon called it "one of the best accounts on X." It's run by a Macedonian who has never set foot in America — and who illegally donated to a U.S. congressional campaign.
Great stuff from @jsweetli.bsky.social:
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Great stuff from @jsweetli.bsky.social:
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The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America
Two influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.
www.rollingstone.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
MAGA lawmakers regularly share its content. Elon called it "one of the best accounts on X." It's run by a Macedonian who has never set foot in America — and who illegally donated to a U.S. congressional campaign.
Great stuff from @jsweetli.bsky.social:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Great stuff from @jsweetli.bsky.social:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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In the next issue of Rolling Stone magazine, @swin24.bsky.social and I go deep on Trump’s war on speech, the left, and any and all dissent.
Read it here and come follow our work at @zeteo.com, where we work now! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Read it here and come follow our work at @zeteo.com, where we work now! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
'They Need to Suffer': Inside Trump's War on Dissent
Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and the rest of the administration are waging a furious crackdown on dissent following Charlie Kirk's assassination.
www.rollingstone.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In the next issue of Rolling Stone magazine, @swin24.bsky.social and I go deep on Trump’s war on speech, the left, and any and all dissent.
Read it here and come follow our work at @zeteo.com, where we work now! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Read it here and come follow our work at @zeteo.com, where we work now! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.
He Grew Obsessed With an AI Chatbot. Then He Vanished in the Ozarks
Jon Ganz committed a terrible crime in his youth, but he survived prison, fell in love, and started over. His new life unraveled in a way nobody could have predicted.
www.rollingstone.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.
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Portland is obviously personal to me. The president's fever dream of a 'War Zone' by the Willamette might be darkly funny, if the stakes for this city -- and the rest of the nation -- were not dead serious:
Welcome to Portland, Where Trump's Fever Dream Is America's New Nightmare
Donald Trump has said federal troops are necessary to maintain order in Portland, but there is no truth to the president's fever dream about the city.
www.rollingstone.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Portland is obviously personal to me. The president's fever dream of a 'War Zone' by the Willamette might be darkly funny, if the stakes for this city -- and the rest of the nation -- were not dead serious:
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Trump has set his sights on #Alaska as a test case for his disastrous “National Energy Dominance” agenda.
For @rollingstone.com, I went to Alaska and met people organizing to resist Trump’s plans.
“No one is throwing up their hands and saying 'he’s won.'”
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For @rollingstone.com, I went to Alaska and met people organizing to resist Trump’s plans.
“No one is throwing up their hands and saying 'he’s won.'”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
September 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Trump has set his sights on #Alaska as a test case for his disastrous “National Energy Dominance” agenda.
For @rollingstone.com, I went to Alaska and met people organizing to resist Trump’s plans.
“No one is throwing up their hands and saying 'he’s won.'”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
For @rollingstone.com, I went to Alaska and met people organizing to resist Trump’s plans.
“No one is throwing up their hands and saying 'he’s won.'”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable.
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
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This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
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ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is deporting people to African countries like Ghana on military flights that are nearly un-trackable.
www.rollingstone.com
September 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable.
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
"He was the movies, in all of their escapist and ennobling glory."
Read @davidlfear.bsky.social on Redford:
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Read @davidlfear.bsky.social on Redford:
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Robert Redford Was the Definition of a Movie Star
Redford, who died at 89, was a groundbreaking environmentalist, the patron saint of independent film, an Oscar-winning director — in short, an icon.
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September 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"He was the movies, in all of their escapist and ennobling glory."
Read @davidlfear.bsky.social on Redford:
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Read @davidlfear.bsky.social on Redford:
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Lisa is the best and you should hire her (and Quincy and Lou) immediately
Some news from me: I was laid off yesterday from Rolling Stone. Kind of in shock, but will be looking for a new gig. Here are Quincy and Lou
September 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Lisa is the best and you should hire her (and Quincy and Lou) immediately
Incredible get for @mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @zeteo.com. I cannot express how much I am going to miss working with @swin24.bsky.social and @andrewperez.bsky.social, two of the smartest and most compassionate colleagues I've ever had
*NEWS*: Asawin Suebsaeng and Andrew Perez of Rolling Stone are joining Zeteo’s political team as new staff reporters, plus Peter Rothpletz will be helping me launch a progressive politics morning news letter. We’re also hiring a breaking news reporter.
Mehdi Hasan’s Zeteo wants to take on Politico Playbook from the left
The publication is expanding its politics coverage to gear up for the midterm elections.
www.semafor.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Incredible get for @mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @zeteo.com. I cannot express how much I am going to miss working with @swin24.bsky.social and @andrewperez.bsky.social, two of the smartest and most compassionate colleagues I've ever had
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My biography of Justin Townes Earle will be released on January 13th, 2026, the week after what would’ve been his 44th birthday.
It’s called ‘What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome’
If you’d like to support a debut author, you can pre-order here:
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It’s called ‘What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome’
If you’d like to support a debut author, you can pre-order here:
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September 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
My biography of Justin Townes Earle will be released on January 13th, 2026, the week after what would’ve been his 44th birthday.
It’s called ‘What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome’
If you’d like to support a debut author, you can pre-order here:
www.hbglibrary.com/titles/jonat...
It’s called ‘What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome’
If you’d like to support a debut author, you can pre-order here:
www.hbglibrary.com/titles/jonat...
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gonna just keep reposting this from @ryanbort.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social and me
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August 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
gonna just keep reposting this from @ryanbort.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social and me
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Typically excellent from @swin24.bsky.social and the gang
A senior administration official, as well as other officials, told Rolling Stone that it is a priority of Trump that these kinds of military deployments -- in times of relative calm -- become normalized in American political culture.
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More: rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
August 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Typically excellent from @swin24.bsky.social and the gang
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"President Donald Trump has expanded his military campaign against the United States"
It should be noted that @rollingstone.com is as much corporate media as @nytimes.com yet is able to write in plain and clear language about what's happening. No euphemisms. No laundering bad-faith morons & weirdos
It should be noted that @rollingstone.com is as much corporate media as @nytimes.com yet is able to write in plain and clear language about what's happening. No euphemisms. No laundering bad-faith morons & weirdos
NEW: L.A. and D.C. are only the beginning, as Trump's team has been drawing up plans to unleash federal forces in other Democratic strongholds.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
August 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"President Donald Trump has expanded his military campaign against the United States"
It should be noted that @rollingstone.com is as much corporate media as @nytimes.com yet is able to write in plain and clear language about what's happening. No euphemisms. No laundering bad-faith morons & weirdos
It should be noted that @rollingstone.com is as much corporate media as @nytimes.com yet is able to write in plain and clear language about what's happening. No euphemisms. No laundering bad-faith morons & weirdos
Brutal stuff from @swin24.bsky.social on the former children's hospital chaplain whose friends says he's been "tortured" in isolation as the Trump administration tries to deport him
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Jailed by Trump's ICE, Children's Hospital Chaplain Was Thrown Into 'Solitary'
Ayman Soliman, a former chaplain at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital, was put in "solitary confinement" after being jailed by Donald Trump's ICE.
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August 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Brutal stuff from @swin24.bsky.social on the former children's hospital chaplain whose friends says he's been "tortured" in isolation as the Trump administration tries to deport him
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Tax dollars at work, baby!!!!!
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July 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Tax dollars at work, baby!!!!!
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“They created conditions where there were really no better options. Hundreds of people left the country in the last month.”
Great reporting from @nikkimcr.bsky.social on how Trump's BFF in El Salvador has been forcing human rights advocates to flee the nation
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Great reporting from @nikkimcr.bsky.social on how Trump's BFF in El Salvador has been forcing human rights advocates to flee the nation
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Human Rights Defenders Are Fleeing El Salvador as Bukele Cracks Down
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's authoritarian regime is forcing human rights defenders like the nonprofit Cristosal to flee the nation.
www.rollingstone.com
July 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“They created conditions where there were really no better options. Hundreds of people left the country in the last month.”
Great reporting from @nikkimcr.bsky.social on how Trump's BFF in El Salvador has been forcing human rights advocates to flee the nation
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Great reporting from @nikkimcr.bsky.social on how Trump's BFF in El Salvador has been forcing human rights advocates to flee the nation
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...