Jesse Singal
@jessesingal.com
Journalist, co-host of Blocked and Reported, author of The Quick Fix and an upcoming book on youth gender medicine. Mostly just asking questions.
More info: JesseSingal.com
More info: JesseSingal.com
I have used the forbidden term (WAFFLES) so it is now a "Nazi dog whistle"
Do BlueSky powerusers understand what a laughingstock this place is?
Do BlueSky powerusers understand what a laughingstock this place is?
October 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I have used the forbidden term (WAFFLES) so it is now a "Nazi dog whistle"
Do BlueSky powerusers understand what a laughingstock this place is?
Do BlueSky powerusers understand what a laughingstock this place is?
I know a subset of individuals have genuine difficulty distinguishing reality from whatever they see on here, but the idea that I would 'out' anyone is idiotic and insulting. The teenager in question signed a release form agreeing to have their image used in a story involving youth gender identity.
October 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I know a subset of individuals have genuine difficulty distinguishing reality from whatever they see on here, but the idea that I would 'out' anyone is idiotic and insulting. The teenager in question signed a release form agreeing to have their image used in a story involving youth gender identity.
I genuinely don't think I've ever done a post on here that a reasonable person would consider to be 'bigotry.' Literally not one. If someone points one out to me I'm happy to consider apologizing and taking it down but I'd be surprised!
October 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I genuinely don't think I've ever done a post on here that a reasonable person would consider to be 'bigotry.' Literally not one. If someone points one out to me I'm happy to consider apologizing and taking it down but I'd be surprised!
MODS
MOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDS!
MOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDS!
October 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
MODS
MOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDS!
MOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDS!
There are these WAFFLES places in Berlin that, in a nice touch, will write your name in chocolate sauce. This was a good effort! Lebanese (I think) staff working in Germany trying to understand an American guy's name. I love this world.
(Strawberries, nutella, whipped cream, iykyk)
WAFFLES
(Strawberries, nutella, whipped cream, iykyk)
WAFFLES
October 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
There are these WAFFLES places in Berlin that, in a nice touch, will write your name in chocolate sauce. This was a good effort! Lebanese (I think) staff working in Germany trying to understand an American guy's name. I love this world.
(Strawberries, nutella, whipped cream, iykyk)
WAFFLES
(Strawberries, nutella, whipped cream, iykyk)
WAFFLES
This is literally in the article. I explicitly said the thing I'm accused of attempting to cover up. I still don't understand why people feel the need to angrily respond to articles they haven't read.
September 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This is literally in the article. I explicitly said the thing I'm accused of attempting to cover up. I still don't understand why people feel the need to angrily respond to articles they haven't read.
I would have gotten away with it if not for Bluesky sleuths
September 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I would have gotten away with it if not for Bluesky sleuths
Gretchen Felker-Martin has been threatening to kill her enemies, myself included, for years, as well as posting extremely creepy sexual fantasies about us. Any of her friends could have simply explained to her that this is a bad idea that will lead to bad outcomes. They chose not to.
September 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Gretchen Felker-Martin has been threatening to kill her enemies, myself included, for years, as well as posting extremely creepy sexual fantasies about us. Any of her friends could have simply explained to her that this is a bad idea that will lead to bad outcomes. They chose not to.
Pundit on Bluesky: [opinion that ~65% of US agrees w/and only 5% are violently angry about]
Bluesky: Go fucking kill yourself! We'll kill you! You fucking pedophile! DIE DIE DIE!!!
Pundit on Bluesky: Yikes! [leaves]
Bluesky: He could not compete in the marketplace of ideas
Bluesky: Go fucking kill yourself! We'll kill you! You fucking pedophile! DIE DIE DIE!!!
Pundit on Bluesky: Yikes! [leaves]
Bluesky: He could not compete in the marketplace of ideas
September 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Pundit on Bluesky: [opinion that ~65% of US agrees w/and only 5% are violently angry about]
Bluesky: Go fucking kill yourself! We'll kill you! You fucking pedophile! DIE DIE DIE!!!
Pundit on Bluesky: Yikes! [leaves]
Bluesky: He could not compete in the marketplace of ideas
Bluesky: Go fucking kill yourself! We'll kill you! You fucking pedophile! DIE DIE DIE!!!
Pundit on Bluesky: Yikes! [leaves]
Bluesky: He could not compete in the marketplace of ideas
my fault i will devote more time to monitoring every post on the subreddit. emailing my book editor to tell her there will be a delay so i can get to work on this important task
August 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
my fault i will devote more time to monitoring every post on the subreddit. emailing my book editor to tell her there will be a delay so i can get to work on this important task
Could def be biased by my experiences on here but I just think the numbers are not good. You'd expect *some* postelection drop but not like this. ~500k daily posters makes this a backwater, albeit one with a idsproportionate number of influential X refugees. And X sucks in its own unique ways, tbc.
August 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Could def be biased by my experiences on here but I just think the numbers are not good. You'd expect *some* postelection drop but not like this. ~500k daily posters makes this a backwater, albeit one with a idsproportionate number of influential X refugees. And X sucks in its own unique ways, tbc.
2/ The idea that I should be beaten with a hammer for running an excerpt about long covid diagnosis... I just disagree with it, overall
August 8, 2025 at 4:31 AM
2/ The idea that I should be beaten with a hammer for running an excerpt about long covid diagnosis... I just disagree with it, overall
2/ SEVENTY-SEVEN PERCENT of Americans are at least moderately proud to be an American -- and that's after a historic slide that is probably temporary! I'm not sure where else we could get numbers like that except on "Is it bad to kick puppies?" or "Does sex feel good?"
July 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
2/ SEVENTY-SEVEN PERCENT of Americans are at least moderately proud to be an American -- and that's after a historic slide that is probably temporary! I'm not sure where else we could get numbers like that except on "Is it bad to kick puppies?" or "Does sex feel good?"
I was uncomfortable having a positive profile of me out in the world so I wrote a fake one to counteract it
jessesingal.substack.com/p/heres-a-fa...
jessesingal.substack.com/p/heres-a-fa...
June 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I was uncomfortable having a positive profile of me out in the world so I wrote a fake one to counteract it
jessesingal.substack.com/p/heres-a-fa...
jessesingal.substack.com/p/heres-a-fa...
1/ Got an email from a listener asking about a GFM for a trans woman attacked with acid in West Philly. There was no news coverage and some in the Philly subreddit were skeptical. Checked with the cops and it is, unfortunately, real, though motive unclear:
June 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
1/ Got an email from a listener asking about a GFM for a trans woman attacked with acid in West Philly. There was no news coverage and some in the Philly subreddit were skeptical. Checked with the cops and it is, unfortunately, real, though motive unclear:
Guys you are allowed to use someone's voice captured in public. This... isn't complicated. There is also no such thing as "refusing to participate in a story," in this sense, if you have made publicly available statements. Evan just finished up a prestigious journalism fellowship! This is basic.
June 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Guys you are allowed to use someone's voice captured in public. This... isn't complicated. There is also no such thing as "refusing to participate in a story," in this sense, if you have made publicly available statements. Evan just finished up a prestigious journalism fellowship! This is basic.
I don't think Alejandra Caraballo has control over millions of trans people in the U.S. (obviously), and I don't believe she's a piece of shit. I continue to think conversation would be better than the approach she and some other activists have taken.
June 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I don't think Alejandra Caraballo has control over millions of trans people in the U.S. (obviously), and I don't believe she's a piece of shit. I continue to think conversation would be better than the approach she and some other activists have taken.
Journalists/Academics on here: What are some other things there should be no public debates about whatsoever?
June 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Journalists/Academics on here: What are some other things there should be no public debates about whatsoever?
Hey man never heard back from you about this. Do you not think PCRF is a worthy charity?
May 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Hey man never heard back from you about this. Do you not think PCRF is a worthy charity?
2/ This is just really sick stuff and it is unfortunate GFM still has not gotten help.
May 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
2/ This is just really sick stuff and it is unfortunate GFM still has not gotten help.
1/ Just to clear this up: I never threatened to sue Gretchen Felker-Martin. Rather, I posted, on Substack, that I wanted GFM to stop constantly tweeting disturbingly violent and sexually explicit fantasies about me, and I stand by it.
May 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
1/ Just to clear this up: I never threatened to sue Gretchen Felker-Martin. Rather, I posted, on Substack, that I wanted GFM to stop constantly tweeting disturbingly violent and sexually explicit fantasies about me, and I stand by it.
I think this is a good article and people should check it out. It's unfortunate that people are so anti-intellectual on here that they see a phrase they don't like in a headline and write off an article without (I'm almost positive) reading it.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
April 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I think this is a good article and people should check it out. It's unfortunate that people are so anti-intellectual on here that they see a phrase they don't like in a headline and write off an article without (I'm almost positive) reading it.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
