Carron J. Phillips
@carronjphillips.bsky.social
I write about stuff — and laugh at the jokes on Twitter.
Pulitzer Prize nominee
‘20 & ‘19 NABJ Commentary Award Winner
‘16 PABJ Journalist of the Year
Saginaw.
Morehouse.
Syracuse.
Pulitzer Prize nominee
‘20 & ‘19 NABJ Commentary Award Winner
‘16 PABJ Journalist of the Year
Saginaw.
Morehouse.
Syracuse.
ICYMI from Thurs:
Pat McAfee & Stephen A. Smith Prove That You Don’t Have To Stick To Sports At ESPN If You Favor The Right.
I wrote about how the network’s two biggest personalities are getting away with so much of what the company’s former Black talent could never do.
newsone.com/6608444/you-...
Pat McAfee & Stephen A. Smith Prove That You Don’t Have To Stick To Sports At ESPN If You Favor The Right.
I wrote about how the network’s two biggest personalities are getting away with so much of what the company’s former Black talent could never do.
newsone.com/6608444/you-...
November 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
ICYMI from Thurs:
Pat McAfee & Stephen A. Smith Prove That You Don’t Have To Stick To Sports At ESPN If You Favor The Right.
I wrote about how the network’s two biggest personalities are getting away with so much of what the company’s former Black talent could never do.
newsone.com/6608444/you-...
Pat McAfee & Stephen A. Smith Prove That You Don’t Have To Stick To Sports At ESPN If You Favor The Right.
I wrote about how the network’s two biggest personalities are getting away with so much of what the company’s former Black talent could never do.
newsone.com/6608444/you-...
ICYMI from Friday:
The Washington Commanders & the NFL continue to be the president’s gimmick, and it’s starting to feel like they enjoy it.
I wrote about how getting an NFL stadium named in his honor won’t be enough to save Trump’s irredeemable legacy.
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/getting-an...
The Washington Commanders & the NFL continue to be the president’s gimmick, and it’s starting to feel like they enjoy it.
I wrote about how getting an NFL stadium named in his honor won’t be enough to save Trump’s irredeemable legacy.
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/getting-an...
November 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
ICYMI from Friday:
The Washington Commanders & the NFL continue to be the president’s gimmick, and it’s starting to feel like they enjoy it.
I wrote about how getting an NFL stadium named in his honor won’t be enough to save Trump’s irredeemable legacy.
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/getting-an...
The Washington Commanders & the NFL continue to be the president’s gimmick, and it’s starting to feel like they enjoy it.
I wrote about how getting an NFL stadium named in his honor won’t be enough to save Trump’s irredeemable legacy.
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/getting-an...
Bryce Underwood has his best AND worst game at the same time.
RB2 goes down.
FIVE turnovers.
Road game in a weird venue.
Northwestern is ALWAYS scrappy.
Mistake after Mistake.
Still — somehow — won.
Survive & Advance.
HAIL!
〽️
#GoBlue
RB2 goes down.
FIVE turnovers.
Road game in a weird venue.
Northwestern is ALWAYS scrappy.
Mistake after Mistake.
Still — somehow — won.
Survive & Advance.
HAIL!
〽️
#GoBlue
November 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Bryce Underwood has his best AND worst game at the same time.
RB2 goes down.
FIVE turnovers.
Road game in a weird venue.
Northwestern is ALWAYS scrappy.
Mistake after Mistake.
Still — somehow — won.
Survive & Advance.
HAIL!
〽️
#GoBlue
RB2 goes down.
FIVE turnovers.
Road game in a weird venue.
Northwestern is ALWAYS scrappy.
Mistake after Mistake.
Still — somehow — won.
Survive & Advance.
HAIL!
〽️
#GoBlue
“When your approval rating is lower than Dillon Gabriel’s completion percentage, finding a win becomes a necessity.”
contrarian.substack.com/p/getting-an...
contrarian.substack.com/p/getting-an...
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
“When your approval rating is lower than Dillon Gabriel’s completion percentage, finding a win becomes a necessity.”
contrarian.substack.com/p/getting-an...
contrarian.substack.com/p/getting-an...
“Having a NFL team play games at ‘Trump Stadium’ won’t erase all the chaos he has caused. However, it will serve as a reminder that millions allowed him to punk anyone he wanted, forever tainting the integrity of the highest office in the land.”
contrarian.substack.com/p/getting-an...
contrarian.substack.com/p/getting-an...
November 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“Having a NFL team play games at ‘Trump Stadium’ won’t erase all the chaos he has caused. However, it will serve as a reminder that millions allowed him to punk anyone he wanted, forever tainting the integrity of the highest office in the land.”
contrarian.substack.com/p/getting-an...
contrarian.substack.com/p/getting-an...
I reached out to Jemele Hill, Howard Bryant & Jim Trotter to ask their thoughts on the current environment at ESPN/the industry and if they would have enjoyed the freedoms that Pat McAfee & Stephen A. Smith are experiencing.
Give it a read.
@newsoneofficial.bsky.social
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Give it a read.
@newsoneofficial.bsky.social
newsone.com/6608444/you-...
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I reached out to Jemele Hill, Howard Bryant & Jim Trotter to ask their thoughts on the current environment at ESPN/the industry and if they would have enjoyed the freedoms that Pat McAfee & Stephen A. Smith are experiencing.
Give it a read.
@newsoneofficial.bsky.social
newsone.com/6608444/you-...
Give it a read.
@newsoneofficial.bsky.social
newsone.com/6608444/you-...
I wrote about how Pat McAfee & Stephen A. Smith don’t have to “stick to sports” at ESPN because they favor “the Right.”
I also asked Jemele Hill, Howard Bryant & Jim Trotter what would have happened if they tried similar moves at their old jobs.
newsone.com/6608444/you-...
I also asked Jemele Hill, Howard Bryant & Jim Trotter what would have happened if they tried similar moves at their old jobs.
newsone.com/6608444/you-...
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I wrote about how Pat McAfee & Stephen A. Smith don’t have to “stick to sports” at ESPN because they favor “the Right.”
I also asked Jemele Hill, Howard Bryant & Jim Trotter what would have happened if they tried similar moves at their old jobs.
newsone.com/6608444/you-...
I also asked Jemele Hill, Howard Bryant & Jim Trotter what would have happened if they tried similar moves at their old jobs.
newsone.com/6608444/you-...
ICYMI from this week - Part 2
“The first (food stamp program) recipient was Mabel McFiggin in 1939. The first retailer to redeem the stamps was Joseph Mutolo, and the first retailer caught violating the program was Nick Salzano in 1939.
“None of them were Black.”
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“The first (food stamp program) recipient was Mabel McFiggin in 1939. The first retailer to redeem the stamps was Joseph Mutolo, and the first retailer caught violating the program was Nick Salzano in 1939.
“None of them were Black.”
newsone.com/6590957/dram...
November 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
ICYMI from this week - Part 2
“The first (food stamp program) recipient was Mabel McFiggin in 1939. The first retailer to redeem the stamps was Joseph Mutolo, and the first retailer caught violating the program was Nick Salzano in 1939.
“None of them were Black.”
newsone.com/6590957/dram...
“The first (food stamp program) recipient was Mabel McFiggin in 1939. The first retailer to redeem the stamps was Joseph Mutolo, and the first retailer caught violating the program was Nick Salzano in 1939.
“None of them were Black.”
newsone.com/6590957/dram...
ICYMI from this week - Part 1
“His hints about seeking a third term aren’t crazy. Americans not believing him, however, is.”
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/it-feels-l...
“His hints about seeking a third term aren’t crazy. Americans not believing him, however, is.”
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/it-feels-l...
November 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
ICYMI from this week - Part 1
“His hints about seeking a third term aren’t crazy. Americans not believing him, however, is.”
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/it-feels-l...
“His hints about seeking a third term aren’t crazy. Americans not believing him, however, is.”
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/it-feels-l...
He’s starving his own followers.
It should be the end of MAGA.
But we know that won’t be the case, because they’d rather….
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It should be the end of MAGA.
But we know that won’t be the case, because they’d rather….
newsone.com/6590957/dram...
November 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
He’s starving his own followers.
It should be the end of MAGA.
But we know that won’t be the case, because they’d rather….
newsone.com/6590957/dram...
It should be the end of MAGA.
But we know that won’t be the case, because they’d rather….
newsone.com/6590957/dram...
“Once you’ve done the unthinkable, doing the impossible becomes the standard. Consider this mindset when thinking about someone like President Donald Trump, who seems to believe — and has shown — that the rules don’t apply to him.”
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/it-feels-l...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“Once you’ve done the unthinkable, doing the impossible becomes the standard. Consider this mindset when thinking about someone like President Donald Trump, who seems to believe — and has shown — that the rules don’t apply to him.”
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/it-feels-l...
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/it-feels-l...
For my second piece of the day, I wrote about SNAP.
Who’s really the face of it.
Who gets most of it.
What’s going on with it.
And why this should be the final straw for a certain group of people….but we all know it won’t be.
@newsoneofficial.bsky.social
newsone.com/6590957/dram...
Who’s really the face of it.
Who gets most of it.
What’s going on with it.
And why this should be the final straw for a certain group of people….but we all know it won’t be.
@newsoneofficial.bsky.social
newsone.com/6590957/dram...
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
For my second piece of the day, I wrote about SNAP.
Who’s really the face of it.
Who gets most of it.
What’s going on with it.
And why this should be the final straw for a certain group of people….but we all know it won’t be.
@newsoneofficial.bsky.social
newsone.com/6590957/dram...
Who’s really the face of it.
Who gets most of it.
What’s going on with it.
And why this should be the final straw for a certain group of people….but we all know it won’t be.
@newsoneofficial.bsky.social
newsone.com/6590957/dram...
Trump’s hints about seeking a third term aren’t crazy. Folks not believing him, however, is.
For my latest with The @contrariannews.org, I wrote about how people still aren’t taking him serious. Like when he beat almost 20 people to win the 2016 nomination.
contrarian.substack.com/p/it-feels-l...
For my latest with The @contrariannews.org, I wrote about how people still aren’t taking him serious. Like when he beat almost 20 people to win the 2016 nomination.
contrarian.substack.com/p/it-feels-l...
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Trump’s hints about seeking a third term aren’t crazy. Folks not believing him, however, is.
For my latest with The @contrariannews.org, I wrote about how people still aren’t taking him serious. Like when he beat almost 20 people to win the 2016 nomination.
contrarian.substack.com/p/it-feels-l...
For my latest with The @contrariannews.org, I wrote about how people still aren’t taking him serious. Like when he beat almost 20 people to win the 2016 nomination.
contrarian.substack.com/p/it-feels-l...
Once you’ve done the unthinkable, doing the impossible becomes the standard.
Despite how insane the idea is, I wrote about how America is way too lax about Trump’s insinuations at a third term.
Evil can’t stop in the same way that crazy knows no bounds.
contrarian.substack.com/p/it-feels-l...
Despite how insane the idea is, I wrote about how America is way too lax about Trump’s insinuations at a third term.
Evil can’t stop in the same way that crazy knows no bounds.
contrarian.substack.com/p/it-feels-l...
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Once you’ve done the unthinkable, doing the impossible becomes the standard.
Despite how insane the idea is, I wrote about how America is way too lax about Trump’s insinuations at a third term.
Evil can’t stop in the same way that crazy knows no bounds.
contrarian.substack.com/p/it-feels-l...
Despite how insane the idea is, I wrote about how America is way too lax about Trump’s insinuations at a third term.
Evil can’t stop in the same way that crazy knows no bounds.
contrarian.substack.com/p/it-feels-l...
November 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Man….who could have predicted this?
Me.
Me.
November 2, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Man….who could have predicted this?
Me.
Me.
It took these people until 2025 to understand something that was clear as day in 2019.
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www.nydailynews.com/2019/02/05/p...
October 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It took these people until 2025 to understand something that was clear as day in 2019.
www.nydailynews.com/2019/02/05/p...
www.nydailynews.com/2019/02/05/p...
Buddy thinks some of us have forgotten that he’s part of the reason we’re here.
The audacity….
2025 & 2016 are connected.
The audacity….
2025 & 2016 are connected.
October 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Buddy thinks some of us have forgotten that he’s part of the reason we’re here.
The audacity….
2025 & 2016 are connected.
The audacity….
2025 & 2016 are connected.
In 2022, I was a part of a team of journalists at Deadspin investigating allegations that Damon Jones had been involved in gambling while working in the NBA.
Though the investigation was never published — last week’s events seemed inevitable.
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/the-nba-is...
Though the investigation was never published — last week’s events seemed inevitable.
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/the-nba-is...
October 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In 2022, I was a part of a team of journalists at Deadspin investigating allegations that Damon Jones had been involved in gambling while working in the NBA.
Though the investigation was never published — last week’s events seemed inevitable.
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/the-nba-is...
Though the investigation was never published — last week’s events seemed inevitable.
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/the-nba-is...
In 2022, I was a part of a team of journalists at Deadspin investigating allegations that Damon Jones had been involved in gambling in his time with the Cavs. The story was never published.
I wrote about how the NBA’s gambling scandal isn’t surprising.
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-nba-is...
I wrote about how the NBA’s gambling scandal isn’t surprising.
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-nba-is...
October 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
In 2022, I was a part of a team of journalists at Deadspin investigating allegations that Damon Jones had been involved in gambling in his time with the Cavs. The story was never published.
I wrote about how the NBA’s gambling scandal isn’t surprising.
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-nba-is...
I wrote about how the NBA’s gambling scandal isn’t surprising.
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-nba-is...
Told ya 🤷🏾♂️
October 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Told ya 🤷🏾♂️
“White people, as a group, are often surprised by the actions of other white people….It’s why almost all of the folks who took to the streets this weekend mirrored the complexion of the man they protested.”
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/the-no-kin...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“White people, as a group, are often surprised by the actions of other white people….It’s why almost all of the folks who took to the streets this weekend mirrored the complexion of the man they protested.”
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/the-no-kin...
carronjphillips.substack.com/p/the-no-kin...
October 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
We’re about to find out if white America is willing to do what it takes to save the U.S., given that people of color and Black folks are under duress/exhausted.
The ‘No Kings’ rally was cool.
But…
A protest isn’t going to save America.
@contrariannews.org
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-no-kin...
The ‘No Kings’ rally was cool.
But…
A protest isn’t going to save America.
@contrariannews.org
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-no-kin...
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We’re about to find out if white America is willing to do what it takes to save the U.S., given that people of color and Black folks are under duress/exhausted.
The ‘No Kings’ rally was cool.
But…
A protest isn’t going to save America.
@contrariannews.org
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-no-kin...
The ‘No Kings’ rally was cool.
But…
A protest isn’t going to save America.
@contrariannews.org
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-no-kin...