tara mcgowan
@taraemcg.bsky.social
founder + publisher of @couriernewsroom.bsky.social 🔊 civic media + democracy evangelist 🇺🇸 speaking for myself 💁🏻♀️
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tara mcgowan
@taraemcg.bsky.social
· Jun 25
With support for both Trump and the Democratic Party cratering, we’re going to see a pendulum swing to the left in primaries and general elections across America. We already are. And it won’t just happen in blue cities or states. 🧵
The lesson for all Democrats: Be brave, be bold, fire your traditional comms hacks and hand the keys to your digital strategists.
Newsom's online follower growth this year has outpaced that of every other Democratic politician in America, including high-profile progressive stars such as Zohran Mamdani, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Bernie Sanders.
November 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The lesson for all Democrats: Be brave, be bold, fire your traditional comms hacks and hand the keys to your digital strategists.
The differences in how right-wing media outlets and creators are treated and empowered by Republicans compared to how left-leaning media outlets and creators are treated by Democrats never ceases to madden me. To their detriment. It's just wild.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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www.reuters.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The differences in how right-wing media outlets and creators are treated and empowered by Republicans compared to how left-leaning media outlets and creators are treated by Democrats never ceases to madden me. To their detriment. It's just wild.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
"It’s a nasty tactic but an effective one. Create unbearable suffering. Wait for your opponents’ empathy to overwhelm their resolve. Then offer relief in exchange for political surrender." - @adambonica.bsky.social
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-compas...
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-compas...
The Compassion Trap: How the Shutdown Weaponized Democratic Values Against Democracy Itself
When Opposition Parties Stop Fighting Because the Cruelty Becomes Unbearable. And Why They Shouldn't.
data4democracy.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"It’s a nasty tactic but an effective one. Create unbearable suffering. Wait for your opponents’ empathy to overwhelm their resolve. Then offer relief in exchange for political surrender." - @adambonica.bsky.social
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-compas...
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-compas...
As usual, my fav analysis is @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social
at Garbage Day (+Panic World pod)
“The effects of the internet, a deeply alienating globalized economy, and the rise of a technofeudal billionaire class have finally cracked American Democrats wide open”
www.garbageday.email/p/we-did-it-zo
at Garbage Day (+Panic World pod)
“The effects of the internet, a deeply alienating globalized economy, and the rise of a technofeudal billionaire class have finally cracked American Democrats wide open”
www.garbageday.email/p/we-did-it-zo
We did it, Zo
Read to the end for a good post
www.garbageday.email
November 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
As usual, my fav analysis is @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social
at Garbage Day (+Panic World pod)
“The effects of the internet, a deeply alienating globalized economy, and the rise of a technofeudal billionaire class have finally cracked American Democrats wide open”
www.garbageday.email/p/we-did-it-zo
at Garbage Day (+Panic World pod)
“The effects of the internet, a deeply alienating globalized economy, and the rise of a technofeudal billionaire class have finally cracked American Democrats wide open”
www.garbageday.email/p/we-did-it-zo
May every candidate Schumer and Jeffries refuse to endorse win as big as Zohran did last night 💫
November 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
May every candidate Schumer and Jeffries refuse to endorse win as big as Zohran did last night 💫
I can’t stop thinking of every young person who worked, volunteered for or believed in Zohran’s campaign. For the rest of their lives, on bright days like today - and far darker days to come, they will have a leg up because they will always have hope in the driver’s seat 🫶
November 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I can’t stop thinking of every young person who worked, volunteered for or believed in Zohran’s campaign. For the rest of their lives, on bright days like today - and far darker days to come, they will have a leg up because they will always have hope in the driver’s seat 🫶
Reposted by tara mcgowan
Reposted by tara mcgowan
Reposted by tara mcgowan
Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City, according to Decision Desk.
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City, according to Decision Desk.
fuck yes new york 🗽✨🇺🇸
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
fuck yes new york 🗽✨🇺🇸
"More than 55% of people under 45 believe that the American Dream is no longer achievable, a disaffection that has fueled a deep desire for a fundamental reordering of society."
Anyone who doesn't want a fundamental reordering is benefitting from it!💡
www.progressreport.news/p/americans-...
Anyone who doesn't want a fundamental reordering is benefitting from it!💡
www.progressreport.news/p/americans-...
Americans are turning on Trump. Can Democrats earn their trust?
Bad poll numbers only tell half the story
www.progressreport.news
November 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"More than 55% of people under 45 believe that the American Dream is no longer achievable, a disaffection that has fueled a deep desire for a fundamental reordering of society."
Anyone who doesn't want a fundamental reordering is benefitting from it!💡
www.progressreport.news/p/americans-...
Anyone who doesn't want a fundamental reordering is benefitting from it!💡
www.progressreport.news/p/americans-...
"If The Washington Post becoming right wing doesn’t make these people [rich liberals] want to take spade in hand and plant some trees, what on earth will?"
- @mjtoma.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
- @mjtoma.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
The Washington Post Has Become
Right-Wing Even Faster Than I Thought
It’s not going to happen. It’s happening: The mainstream media is becoming right-wing. What are wealthy liberals going to do about it?
newrepublic.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"If The Washington Post becoming right wing doesn’t make these people [rich liberals] want to take spade in hand and plant some trees, what on earth will?"
- @mjtoma.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
- @mjtoma.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
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New Column: Chew on this. The nation's capital, one of the most Democratic cities in America, no longer has a liberal newspaper. The techbro takeover of the mainstream media is a crisis rich liberals must wake up and address. newrepublic.com/article/2025... via @newrepublic.com
The Washington Post Has Become
Right Wing Even Faster Than I Thought
It’s not going to happen. It’s happening: The mainstream media is becoming right wing. What are wealthy liberals going to do about it?
newrepublic.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
New Column: Chew on this. The nation's capital, one of the most Democratic cities in America, no longer has a liberal newspaper. The techbro takeover of the mainstream media is a crisis rich liberals must wake up and address. newrepublic.com/article/2025... via @newrepublic.com
Agree with every word of @faiz.bsky.social here - we need more candidates with both the spine to stand up to the tech billionaires who have co-opted our democracy, and who have a vision for how to hold tech + AI accountable to building IN SERVICE to all Americans, not in detriment.
October 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Agree with every word of @faiz.bsky.social here - we need more candidates with both the spine to stand up to the tech billionaires who have co-opted our democracy, and who have a vision for how to hold tech + AI accountable to building IN SERVICE to all Americans, not in detriment.
uhhh
DHS posted this video two hours after I asked about the viral photos of Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino.
The portion where he does hand signals is from Bovino leaving court in Chicago yesterday.
The portion where he does hand signals is from Bovino leaving court in Chicago yesterday.
October 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
uhhh
Come hang with me and @hcrichardson.bsky.social for a live conversation at 3pm ET today on COURIER's IG channel about the critical role independent media is and must play in standing up to this administration and safeguarding our freedoms 🇺🇸
October 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Come hang with me and @hcrichardson.bsky.social for a live conversation at 3pm ET today on COURIER's IG channel about the critical role independent media is and must play in standing up to this administration and safeguarding our freedoms 🇺🇸
“The clear desire to align himself with power at all costs, wherever that power might be, is one of the reasons he’s getting rejected so hard online. It’s a misunderstanding of the moment.”
The Andrew Cuomo Campaign Is All in on MAGA Influencers
With the NYC mayoral race coming to a close, Andrew Cuomo is courting right-wing creators.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
“The clear desire to align himself with power at all costs, wherever that power might be, is one of the reasons he’s getting rejected so hard online. It’s a misunderstanding of the moment.”
Everything in this post by @dellavolpe.bsky.social on the views of voters under 30 but mostly THIS perfect metaphor:
dellavolpe.substack.com/p/after-ever...
dellavolpe.substack.com/p/after-ever...
October 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Everything in this post by @dellavolpe.bsky.social on the views of voters under 30 but mostly THIS perfect metaphor:
dellavolpe.substack.com/p/after-ever...
dellavolpe.substack.com/p/after-ever...
The wildly over-valued $150M purchasing price of Bari Weiss' substack network by Larry Ellison makes more sense when you consider the rapid + complete MAGA-fication of one of the longest legacy news brands in America she was hired to be the public architect of.
www.thedailybeast.com/new-cbs-boss...
www.thedailybeast.com/new-cbs-boss...
New CBS Boss Wants Fox News Star as Evening News Anchor
Bari Weiss is allegedly having conversations about bringing some Fox News energy to “CBS Evening News.”
www.thedailybeast.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The wildly over-valued $150M purchasing price of Bari Weiss' substack network by Larry Ellison makes more sense when you consider the rapid + complete MAGA-fication of one of the longest legacy news brands in America she was hired to be the public architect of.
www.thedailybeast.com/new-cbs-boss...
www.thedailybeast.com/new-cbs-boss...
"Staley previously voted for Trump but says he has since gravitated more towards the political center...he wants to see action on things like rising costs and worker protections. Those two issues in particular have drawn him more recently to Bernie Sanders + Zohran Mamdani..."
"I want somebody to inspire me," he added. "It doesn't matter if you're red or blue, whatever side of the aisle you're on, like, come on, guys, what do we want?"
An absolute must-read on how young people feel left behind by political leaders today.
www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
An absolute must-read on how young people feel left behind by political leaders today.
www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
In small towns and rural communities, young voters say they feel unseen by leaders
Gen Z and millennial voters will make up more than half of the electorate in 2028. They're a crucial bloc for both parties, but many are facing daunting economic realities and feel unseen by leaders.
www.npr.org
October 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
"Staley previously voted for Trump but says he has since gravitated more towards the political center...he wants to see action on things like rising costs and worker protections. Those two issues in particular have drawn him more recently to Bernie Sanders + Zohran Mamdani..."
"I want somebody to inspire me," he added. "It doesn't matter if you're red or blue, whatever side of the aisle you're on, like, come on, guys, what do we want?"
An absolute must-read on how young people feel left behind by political leaders today.
www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
An absolute must-read on how young people feel left behind by political leaders today.
www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
In small towns and rural communities, young voters say they feel unseen by leaders
Gen Z and millennial voters will make up more than half of the electorate in 2028. They're a crucial bloc for both parties, but many are facing daunting economic realities and feel unseen by leaders.
www.npr.org
October 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"I want somebody to inspire me," he added. "It doesn't matter if you're red or blue, whatever side of the aisle you're on, like, come on, guys, what do we want?"
An absolute must-read on how young people feel left behind by political leaders today.
www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
An absolute must-read on how young people feel left behind by political leaders today.
www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...
If you thought what Rupert Murdoch built at Fox News was dangerous (and it was), you should really get acquainted with Larry and Keith Ellison.
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/american-o...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/american-o...
October 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
If you thought what Rupert Murdoch built at Fox News was dangerous (and it was), you should really get acquainted with Larry and Keith Ellison.
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/american-o...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/american-o...
Something I'm reflecting on a lot these days is how Dem leaders drank their own koolaid for so long, believing they were the ones protecting democracy, when they are STILL clearly only interested in protecting themselves. Seems pretty undemocratic to me.
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DC Democrats' short-term memory loss
They've tried rigging primaries before, and it hasn't gone well.
substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Something I'm reflecting on a lot these days is how Dem leaders drank their own koolaid for so long, believing they were the ones protecting democracy, when they are STILL clearly only interested in protecting themselves. Seems pretty undemocratic to me.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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anyone who is STILL trying to suggest that we are not in the throes of an authoritarian takeover is either not paying attention, expressing a WILD level of cognitive dissonance, or is protecting their own interests that stand at odds with what is required to fight back. pay attn!
October 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
anyone who is STILL trying to suggest that we are not in the throes of an authoritarian takeover is either not paying attention, expressing a WILD level of cognitive dissonance, or is protecting their own interests that stand at odds with what is required to fight back. pay attn!
Now that Dems have made a stand, they need to hold the line, stay on offense + keep the conversation focused on all of the reasons they will not vote for a MAGA CR bill that will fund the active dismantling of democracy and lethal gutting of health care.
www.fortherecord.news/p/holding-th...
www.fortherecord.news/p/holding-th...
Holding the line + staying on offense
How COURIER is helping shape the government shutdown fight online
www.fortherecord.news
October 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Now that Dems have made a stand, they need to hold the line, stay on offense + keep the conversation focused on all of the reasons they will not vote for a MAGA CR bill that will fund the active dismantling of democracy and lethal gutting of health care.
www.fortherecord.news/p/holding-th...
www.fortherecord.news/p/holding-th...