Scott Galupo
@scottgalupo.bsky.social
Journalist. Philly sports fan. Wannabe guitar hero | Substack: Substack.com/@scottgalupo | Guitar: https://youtube.com/@scottgalupo?si=mfiQ8Xk1d7PjwnT0 | “A nobody who has done nothing to help this republic” - Mark Levin
I’m not sure this is true. MAGA fealty is cultural and subrational. Or, to put it more positively, it’s about values. Such as they are.
I Engage With MAGA Every Day. Most Of MAGA Will Have To Feel Pain Before They MIGHT Wake Up: I engage with MAGA voters every single day. And I’ve said this before, but most MAGA voters will have to feel real pain before they might even turn away from Trump. Economic pain because of Trump’s tariffs,…
I Engage With MAGA Every Day. Most Of MAGA Will Have To Feel Pain Before They MIGHT Wake Up
I engage with MAGA voters every single day. And I’ve said this before, but most MAGA voters will have to feel real pain before they might even turn away from Trump. Economic pain because of Trump’s tariffs, or economic and community pain because of his cruel deportations. A small MAGA town in Idaho is feeling that pain right now. It’ll be interesting to see what they do.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I’m not sure this is true. MAGA fealty is cultural and subrational. Or, to put it more positively, it’s about values. Such as they are.
Feels like folks in these pasts sort of root for bad economic news on the theory that Trump will benefit.
It’s not going to. Not this year.
So don’t root for a recession and for the vulnerable to suffer.
It’s not going to. Not this year.
So don’t root for a recession and for the vulnerable to suffer.
It looks like the economy has strong GDP growth momentum going into 2026, potentially some additional demand, & a stabilizing labor market .
Of course that could all change because economies are unpredictable.
But no need for rate cuts for now.
Of course that could all change because economies are unpredictable.
But no need for rate cuts for now.
February 11, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Feels like folks in these pasts sort of root for bad economic news on the theory that Trump will benefit.
It’s not going to. Not this year.
So don’t root for a recession and for the vulnerable to suffer.
It’s not going to. Not this year.
So don’t root for a recession and for the vulnerable to suffer.
So much for bringing back the manly men jobs.
Yikes here are the numbers for the past 12 months. Everything is pretty much dead except healthcare/social assistance. Note that healthcare growth is largely not about the business cycle -- it's about the aging of the population and more elderly people needing care.
February 11, 2026 at 1:49 PM
So much for bringing back the manly men jobs.
The jobless boom + sticky inflation.
Good luck, Kevin Warsh.
Good luck, Kevin Warsh.
February 11, 2026 at 1:37 PM
The jobless boom + sticky inflation.
Good luck, Kevin Warsh.
Good luck, Kevin Warsh.
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New Substack on the right's beef with Bad Bunny. Are they taking the Amish option of separating themselves from the masses? Or are they strong enough to take back the culture?
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Separate or dominate?
America’s right wing cannot decide whether they should flee from or crush their cultural enemies
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February 10, 2026 at 7:45 PM
New Substack on the right's beef with Bad Bunny. Are they taking the Amish option of separating themselves from the masses? Or are they strong enough to take back the culture?
open.substack.com/pub/scottgal...
open.substack.com/pub/scottgal...
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Mr Toyota would beg to differ
February 10, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Mr Toyota would beg to differ
All the angst has been directed at Dombroski failing to meaningfully upgrade the lineup.
But I feel like we’re whistling past the graveyard with this rotation.
But I feel like we’re whistling past the graveyard with this rotation.
Aaron Nola in 2025: 17 starts, 6.01 ERA, -0.3 WAR.
Is Aaron Nola cooked?
We discussed on an all new Hittin' Season, powered by @WHYY.org! @justinklugh.bsky.social
LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
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Is Aaron Nola cooked?
We discussed on an all new Hittin' Season, powered by @WHYY.org! @justinklugh.bsky.social
LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=He6e...
February 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
All the angst has been directed at Dombroski failing to meaningfully upgrade the lineup.
But I feel like we’re whistling past the graveyard with this rotation.
But I feel like we’re whistling past the graveyard with this rotation.
New Substack on the right's beef with Bad Bunny. Are they taking the Amish option of separating themselves from the masses? Or are they strong enough to take back the culture?
open.substack.com/pub/scottgal...
open.substack.com/pub/scottgal...
Separate or dominate?
America’s right wing cannot decide whether they should flee from or crush their cultural enemies
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:45 PM
New Substack on the right's beef with Bad Bunny. Are they taking the Amish option of separating themselves from the masses? Or are they strong enough to take back the culture?
open.substack.com/pub/scottgal...
open.substack.com/pub/scottgal...
Takes me back to my Wash Times days of honorifics, but I love how the NYT’s house style necessitates a second reference to a “Mr. Hell” 🤣
Fred Smith, Who Left Blondie for the Band Television, Dies at 77
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February 10, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Takes me back to my Wash Times days of honorifics, but I love how the NYT’s house style necessitates a second reference to a “Mr. Hell” 🤣
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Confirming Trump's contribution to the Epstein birthday book which he so vehemently denies.
February 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Confirming Trump's contribution to the Epstein birthday book which he so vehemently denies.
In honor of the Gordie Howe hat trick (goal, assist, fight), there should be one named in Trump’s honor:
1. Threaten
2. Fight
3. TACO
1. Threaten
2. Fight
3. TACO
President Trump is threatening to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, poised to become the newest border crossing between Windsor and Detroit. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between Ontario and Michigan | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, poised to become the newest border crossing between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:50 AM
In honor of the Gordie Howe hat trick (goal, assist, fight), there should be one named in Trump’s honor:
1. Threaten
2. Fight
3. TACO
1. Threaten
2. Fight
3. TACO
The remarkable, by which I mean remarkably damning, thing is the 2025 number.
Low expectations for ethical behavior.
And yet!
Low expectations for ethical behavior.
And yet!
% of White evangelicals who are extremely/very confident that Donald Trump acts ethically in office 📉
55% in early 2025
40% in early 2026
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
55% in early 2025
40% in early 2026
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February 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The remarkable, by which I mean remarkably damning, thing is the 2025 number.
Low expectations for ethical behavior.
And yet!
Low expectations for ethical behavior.
And yet!
But how many millions?🤔
Turning Point alternative Super Bowl halftime show draws millions — USA TODAY
Here's what happened during Turning Point USA's alternative Super Bowl halftime show featuring Kid Rock.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
But how many millions?🤔
Drake Maye opens up after tough loss 💔 #NFL #Patriots #SuperBowl
YouTube video by NFL on FOX
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February 9, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Soft schedule Truthers for the win.
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Soft schedule Truthers for the win.
I don’t know what kind of contribution Jared McCain is ultimately going to make to #OKC, but it’s probably not going to be much with the hospital version of this team.
February 7, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I don’t know what kind of contribution Jared McCain is ultimately going to make to #OKC, but it’s probably not going to be much with the hospital version of this team.
My dad points out a great detail in “The Godfather”: while planning to assassinate two men, including a police officer, Tessio finds it worth noting that the restaurant where the murders are to take place has good food.
February 7, 2026 at 6:58 PM
My dad points out a great detail in “The Godfather”: while planning to assassinate two men, including a police officer, Tessio finds it worth noting that the restaurant where the murders are to take place has good food.
He could do all the golfing, stealing, criming, all the looting of the public fisc — he could do all this and not do the racism.
He could literally choose to be more popular.
But he doesn’t.
@jamellebouie.net’s conclusion is unavoidable.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
He could literally choose to be more popular.
But he doesn’t.
@jamellebouie.net’s conclusion is unavoidable.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM
He could do all the golfing, stealing, criming, all the looting of the public fisc — he could do all this and not do the racism.
He could literally choose to be more popular.
But he doesn’t.
@jamellebouie.net’s conclusion is unavoidable.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
He could literally choose to be more popular.
But he doesn’t.
@jamellebouie.net’s conclusion is unavoidable.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
Thing I learned in review of a new Lincoln tome.
"By 1853, seven years before the presidential election and five years before the Lincoln-Douglas debates, the town of Lincoln, Illinois, was christened in his honor. Lincoln had emerged as the most prominent Whig in the state."
Do not tell Trump.
"By 1853, seven years before the presidential election and five years before the Lincoln-Douglas debates, the town of Lincoln, Illinois, was christened in his honor. Lincoln had emerged as the most prominent Whig in the state."
Do not tell Trump.
February 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Thing I learned in review of a new Lincoln tome.
"By 1853, seven years before the presidential election and five years before the Lincoln-Douglas debates, the town of Lincoln, Illinois, was christened in his honor. Lincoln had emerged as the most prominent Whig in the state."
Do not tell Trump.
"By 1853, seven years before the presidential election and five years before the Lincoln-Douglas debates, the town of Lincoln, Illinois, was christened in his honor. Lincoln had emerged as the most prominent Whig in the state."
Do not tell Trump.
They’ve become as classless as they are irrelevant.
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
They’ve become as classless as they are irrelevant.
So, will someone follow up with Leavitt on whether the outrage is real?
The White House says that an unidentified staffer was responsible for posting a racist video of the Obamas—yet the video remained on President Trump’s Truth Social account for 12 hours, Hana Kiros writes. theatln.tc/aKqRmy40
February 6, 2026 at 10:54 PM
So, will someone follow up with Leavitt on whether the outrage is real?
The Mick Jagger of political pundits, still kicking ass in his 80s.
"Shrill but useful — useful because she is so shrill — Kristi Noem has elicited from a federal judge a valuable 83-page tutorial."
The latest from George F. Will: https://wapo.st/3MtQCWH
The latest from George F. Will: https://wapo.st/3MtQCWH
February 6, 2026 at 10:48 PM
The Mick Jagger of political pundits, still kicking ass in his 80s.
I had not noticed the National Security Strategy document said Iran’s nuclear program was “significantly degraded,” which, according to my English, is not the same as “totally obliterated.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/w...
Iran Is at Work on Missile and Nuclear Sites, Satellite Images Show
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February 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I had not noticed the National Security Strategy document said Iran’s nuclear program was “significantly degraded,” which, according to my English, is not the same as “totally obliterated.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/w...