Jack Crosbie
@jscros.bsky.social
contributing writer at rolling stone
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'A Lot of Us Have Made Wills': Anti-Fascists Dig In as Trump Cracks Down
Anti-fascists are recalibrating how they protest in response to Donald Trump's crackdown on dissent following the killing of Charlie Kirk.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
READ @jscros.bsky.social: ‘A Lot of Us Have Made Wills’: Anti-Fascists Dig In as Trump Cracks Down www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... via @rollingstone.com
For Slate, I spent two days in New York's bizarre, dystopian immigration courts, getting a first hand look at the processes of Donald Trump's brutal new immigration system, and trying to focus on the human experience of being caught in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
It’s the Place for Immigrants Who Do Things “the Right Way.” ICE Has Turned It Into Hell.
Immigrants come to court-mandated appointments in search of citizenship. They find masked, armed agents instead.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
For Slate, I spent two days in New York's bizarre, dystopian immigration courts, getting a first hand look at the processes of Donald Trump's brutal new immigration system, and trying to focus on the human experience of being caught in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Back in January, I did leg day with Hasan Piker for the NYT, hoping to figure out what it means to be a left-wing man in a red-pilled world. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/s...
Hasan Piker: A Progressive Mind in a MAGA Body (Gift Article)
Hasan Piker pumps iron, likes weapons and wears pearls. His brand of masculinity has won him many fans online — and has been a useful vehicle for his politics.
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April 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Back in January, I did leg day with Hasan Piker for the NYT, hoping to figure out what it means to be a left-wing man in a red-pilled world. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/s...
For the Times, I wrote about the consultant class's quest to make Democratic politics cool again -- and whether or not it's too little too late. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/s...
What Is ‘Dark Woke’: How Some Democrats Push Back Against Trump
Democrats are trying out a new attitude. It’s provocative, edgy and perilously toeing the line of not being too offensive.
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April 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
For the Times, I wrote about the consultant class's quest to make Democratic politics cool again -- and whether or not it's too little too late. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/s...
one of the biggest life changes that i've made in 2025 is that i have one of those little tech deck finger boards on my desk and after a lot of practice i can actually ollie over my cellphone about half the time
April 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
one of the biggest life changes that i've made in 2025 is that i have one of those little tech deck finger boards on my desk and after a lot of practice i can actually ollie over my cellphone about half the time
Last month, for @newrepublic.com, I wrote about the Trump administration's coming war on the First Amendment -- a prediction based on the experiences of protesters in Georgia's Stop Cop City movement, which is looking more and more like a dire sign of things to come: newrepublic.com/article/1908...
The Coming War on Dissent
As critics focus on Trump’s attacks on the media, his administration is preparing a larger assault on the First Amendment.
newrepublic.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Last month, for @newrepublic.com, I wrote about the Trump administration's coming war on the First Amendment -- a prediction based on the experiences of protesters in Georgia's Stop Cop City movement, which is looking more and more like a dire sign of things to come: newrepublic.com/article/1908...
blogged about my alma mater and the price of an education www.discourseblog.com/p/columbia-u...
Columbia University Sold its Soul for $400 Million
The integrity of one of the country's most famous institutions has a clear price tag.
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March 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
blogged about my alma mater and the price of an education www.discourseblog.com/p/columbia-u...
Conor McGregor at the White House is kind of an odd choice, as he's been heavily out of favor both w/ the UFC and w/ UFC fans for years now. Dumbest possible denominator probably still thinks he's cool but general consensus about him is that he's a washed-up clown who likes coke more than fighting
March 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Conor McGregor at the White House is kind of an odd choice, as he's been heavily out of favor both w/ the UFC and w/ UFC fans for years now. Dumbest possible denominator probably still thinks he's cool but general consensus about him is that he's a washed-up clown who likes coke more than fighting
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March 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
For @rollingstone.com, some scenes from the protest movement inside Columbia's campus this week, as the university administration sides wholeheartedly with both the Trump administration and Zionist groups on campus. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
At Columbia University, Protesters Risk Everything as Free Speech is Shut Down
After Trump’s arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, fear and defiance mix at Columbia University in New York
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March 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
For @rollingstone.com, some scenes from the protest movement inside Columbia's campus this week, as the university administration sides wholeheartedly with both the Trump administration and Zionist groups on campus. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Schlock and Awe returns with a new ep as @jscros.bsky.social and I are joined by @inthesedeserts.bsky.social to discuss Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Ang Lee's weird and uncanny 2016 film about an Army unit sent back from Iraq for a propaganda tour schlockandawe.substack.com/p/billy-lynn...
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (3/8/25)
Podcaster, writer and veteran Nate Bethea joins the lads to discuss Ang Lee's weird, uncanny film about an Army unit sent back from Iraq to America for a propaganda tour.
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March 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Schlock and Awe returns with a new ep as @jscros.bsky.social and I are joined by @inthesedeserts.bsky.social to discuss Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Ang Lee's weird and uncanny 2016 film about an Army unit sent back from Iraq for a propaganda tour schlockandawe.substack.com/p/billy-lynn...
Had a lot of fun trying to convince my buddy Max Fisher
that getting hit in the face recreationally was good and also solve the masculinity crisis in America on Offline with
@jonfavs.bsky.social. I'm in the second half but the first half is good too :) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
that getting hit in the face recreationally was good and also solve the masculinity crisis in America on Offline with
@jonfavs.bsky.social. I'm in the second half but the first half is good too :) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Elon Musk v. Dollar Store Jon Favreau and How the UFC Conquered America
Podcast Episode · Offline with Jon Favreau · 03/06/2025 · 1h 38m
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March 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Had a lot of fun trying to convince my buddy Max Fisher
that getting hit in the face recreationally was good and also solve the masculinity crisis in America on Offline with
@jonfavs.bsky.social. I'm in the second half but the first half is good too :) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
that getting hit in the face recreationally was good and also solve the masculinity crisis in America on Offline with
@jonfavs.bsky.social. I'm in the second half but the first half is good too :) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Washington Post rushed to cancel subscriptions after Jeff Bezos' directive for the opinion section to focus on "personal liberties and free markets."
@jscros.bsky.social joins me to discuss what this means for the WaPo newsroom:
www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-353-the...
@jscros.bsky.social joins me to discuss what this means for the WaPo newsroom:
www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-353-the...
Ep 353: The Oligarch Post ft. Jack Crosbie
Jeff Bezos instructed the Washington Post's opinion section to only write about "personal liberties and free markets."
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February 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Washington Post rushed to cancel subscriptions after Jeff Bezos' directive for the opinion section to focus on "personal liberties and free markets."
@jscros.bsky.social joins me to discuss what this means for the WaPo newsroom:
www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-353-the...
@jscros.bsky.social joins me to discuss what this means for the WaPo newsroom:
www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-353-the...
one thing that's refreshing about the second trump regime is that everything going on is pretty simple once you realize the general direction that things are going www.discourseblog.com/p/the-oligar...
The Oligarchs Aren't Being Particularly Subtle Anymore
Jeff Bezos's move to reshape the Washington Post's opinion pages makes his intentions clear.
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February 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
one thing that's refreshing about the second trump regime is that everything going on is pretty simple once you realize the general direction that things are going www.discourseblog.com/p/the-oligar...
had a weird and crazy day today and decided to get in my feelings about the fact that google keeps making me sign up for linkedin against my will www.discourseblog.com/p/the-tyrann...
The Tyranny of LinkedIn Must Be Stopped
I cannot get this website to leave me alone.
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February 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
had a weird and crazy day today and decided to get in my feelings about the fact that google keeps making me sign up for linkedin against my will www.discourseblog.com/p/the-tyrann...
this isn't true
If you have zero education, but learn how to ask AI models the right questions , in many jobs you will be able to outperform someone with an advanced degree, but who is unwilling to use Large Language Models.
Just takes a smartphone, curiosity to experiment and a mindset to learn.
Just takes a smartphone, curiosity to experiment and a mindset to learn.
February 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
this isn't true
people are very mad about this blog and after long reflection on how my words have caused harm i come to you hat in hand to say i am not sorry at all stay mad hoka-heads www.discourseblog.com/p/i-cant-bel...
I Can't Believe These Demons Wear Hokas to Work
At least the financiers of old had the respect to wear Italian leather.
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February 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
people are very mad about this blog and after long reflection on how my words have caused harm i come to you hat in hand to say i am not sorry at all stay mad hoka-heads www.discourseblog.com/p/i-cant-bel...
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A timely dispatch from chief fashion correspondent @jscros.bsky.social www.discourseblog.com/p/i-cant-bel...
I Can't Believe These Demons Wear Hokas to Work
At least the financiers of old had the respect to wear Italian leather.
www.discourseblog.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A timely dispatch from chief fashion correspondent @jscros.bsky.social www.discourseblog.com/p/i-cant-bel...
For the March issue of @newrepublic.com, I wrote about Atlanta's Stop Cop City movement, which is a test-case for repression in the second Trump administration. No-knock raids, brutal charges, and lengthy detentions: coming soon to a city near you. newrepublic.com/article/1908...
The Coming War on Dissent
As critics focus on Trump’s attacks on the media, his administration is preparing a larger assault on the First Amendment.
newrepublic.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
For the March issue of @newrepublic.com, I wrote about Atlanta's Stop Cop City movement, which is a test-case for repression in the second Trump administration. No-knock raids, brutal charges, and lengthy detentions: coming soon to a city near you. newrepublic.com/article/1908...
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OWNED is out today. The result of years of research into tech, media, the right, it traces how billionaires like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Marc Andreessen have used their wealth to influence the media to their ends.
I hope you check it out
I hope you check it out
Owned
A “devastating” (Nation) examination of how a cabal of tech-billionaires is colluding with once-idealistic journalists to create an entirely new media ...
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February 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
OWNED is out today. The result of years of research into tech, media, the right, it traces how billionaires like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Marc Andreessen have used their wealth to influence the media to their ends.
I hope you check it out
I hope you check it out
we are reading the news and looking at it very closely -- many people have asked me "jack what does this all mean" and i say it's very simple. it's very simple and in fact it's very good, perhaps even better than it was before www.discourseblog.com/p/the-chaos-...
The Chaos Is the Point
You are not supposed to understand what is going on right now.
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January 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
we are reading the news and looking at it very closely -- many people have asked me "jack what does this all mean" and i say it's very simple. it's very simple and in fact it's very good, perhaps even better than it was before www.discourseblog.com/p/the-chaos-...
had a nice (relatively speaking) time with @kathkrueger.bsky.social @jackmirkinson.bsky.social @therafischwartz.bsky.social talking over the first days of the trump administration for @discourseblog.com. we're all in hell! www.discourseblog.com/p/seven-days...
Seven Days of Hell
A Discourse Blog roundtable on Trump's first week.
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January 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
had a nice (relatively speaking) time with @kathkrueger.bsky.social @jackmirkinson.bsky.social @therafischwartz.bsky.social talking over the first days of the trump administration for @discourseblog.com. we're all in hell! www.discourseblog.com/p/seven-days...
Back in August, I asked Rolling Stone to let me write about one of my hobbies & the new American pastime: Mixed Martial Arts. In November, the story changed — & only got more relevant. If you want to know the new, bloody America, you gotta know the UFC.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Empire of Blood: How Dana White's UFC Conquered America
Inside Dana White's mixed martial arts empire, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and how it conquered America
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January 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Back in August, I asked Rolling Stone to let me write about one of my hobbies & the new American pastime: Mixed Martial Arts. In November, the story changed — & only got more relevant. If you want to know the new, bloody America, you gotta know the UFC.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Great @discourseblog.com piece from @jscros.bsky.social about how the LA fires are a catastrophic result of countless, systemic failures and crimes from the forces at the top of our society. This is what it looks like when everything starts collapsing. www.discourseblog.com/p/youre-not-...
You're Not Going to Find Someone to Blame
The fires in LA are a bill come due after decades of misdeeds.
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January 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Great @discourseblog.com piece from @jscros.bsky.social about how the LA fires are a catastrophic result of countless, systemic failures and crimes from the forces at the top of our society. This is what it looks like when everything starts collapsing. www.discourseblog.com/p/youre-not-...
i hope they paid this man $5 a word for this piece www.esquire.com/news-politic...
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
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November 27, 2024 at 6:17 PM
i hope they paid this man $5 a word for this piece www.esquire.com/news-politic...