Philip Bump
@pbump.com
Former Washington Post columnist
Writing: pbump.net
Book: "The Aftermath"
Newsletter: https://howtoreadthisch.art
Email: philip@pbump.com
Signal: pbump.11
Writing: pbump.net
Book: "The Aftermath"
Newsletter: https://howtoreadthisch.art
Email: philip@pbump.com
Signal: pbump.11
I’d never heard of this person, so I did Google her and this and “PodcastAI” is what came up.
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I’d never heard of this person, so I did Google her and this and “PodcastAI” is what came up.
A century later, we’re exploring the converse to this truism.
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
A century later, we’re exploring the converse to this truism.
So much so that a Fox exec privately worried about how much she listened to conspiracy theorists. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
So much so that a Fox exec privately worried about how much she listened to conspiracy theorists. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Just here picking up a gun safe spacious enough for my 80 rifles.
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Just here picking up a gun safe spacious enough for my 80 rifles.
Yesterday’s newsletter looked at:
- how TV drove the creation of red-vs-blue
- Trump’s shutdown trophy
- what behaviors are acceptable where
… and more!
All free to read. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
- how TV drove the creation of red-vs-blue
- Trump’s shutdown trophy
- what behaviors are acceptable where
… and more!
All free to read. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
November 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Yesterday’s newsletter looked at:
- how TV drove the creation of red-vs-blue
- Trump’s shutdown trophy
- what behaviors are acceptable where
… and more!
All free to read. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
- how TV drove the creation of red-vs-blue
- Trump’s shutdown trophy
- what behaviors are acceptable where
… and more!
All free to read. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
Hiking with the kids yesterday, came across this vine that had grown into a knot.
November 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Hiking with the kids yesterday, came across this vine that had grown into a knot.
Prediction markets: Not very predictive!
www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
November 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Prediction markets: Not very predictive!
www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
A majority of the days the government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was president. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
November 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A majority of the days the government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was president. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
I don’t know; this gives it a run for its money.
November 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I don’t know; this gives it a run for its money.
"I say, I don't know. And he says, third base!"
November 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM
"I say, I don't know. And he says, third base!"
That article is a good overview of the gutting of the Kennedy Center but also includes this hilarious photo of Jim Jordan, whose affectation about not wearing his jacket apparently extends to formal wear.
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
That article is a good overview of the gutting of the Kennedy Center but also includes this hilarious photo of Jim Jordan, whose affectation about not wearing his jacket apparently extends to formal wear.
November 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Meanwhile, here's what it looked like when a young upstart defeated the incumbent in Iowa eight years later.
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Meanwhile, here's what it looked like when a young upstart defeated the incumbent in Iowa eight years later.
The backdrop at the McGovern 1972 "victory" party probably wouldn't be a choice by a political party these days.
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The backdrop at the McGovern 1972 "victory" party probably wouldn't be a choice by a political party these days.
Stefanik jumped on the pendulum as it was swinging to the right and now wants to run for governor as it swings back to the left. In New York, no less. Stuff like this may still help lock up the primary but it is going to be an anchor in a general.
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Stefanik jumped on the pendulum as it was swinging to the right and now wants to run for governor as it swings back to the left. In New York, no less. Stuff like this may still help lock up the primary but it is going to be an anchor in a general.
For every Dem who sees their House vote as expressing approval of Trump, there are 79 who see it as an expression of disapproval.
For every Republican who sees their vote as an expression of disapproval of Trump there are … 8 who see it as an expression of approval. www.pbump.net/o/tuesday-an...
For every Republican who sees their vote as an expression of disapproval of Trump there are … 8 who see it as an expression of approval. www.pbump.net/o/tuesday-an...
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
For every Dem who sees their House vote as expressing approval of Trump, there are 79 who see it as an expression of disapproval.
For every Republican who sees their vote as an expression of disapproval of Trump there are … 8 who see it as an expression of approval. www.pbump.net/o/tuesday-an...
For every Republican who sees their vote as an expression of disapproval of Trump there are … 8 who see it as an expression of approval. www.pbump.net/o/tuesday-an...
Even before SNAP was withheld and before flights were cancelled, Americans were increasingly skeptical about Trump/GOP handling of the shutdown in particular. www.pbump.net/o/the-shutdo...
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Even before SNAP was withheld and before flights were cancelled, Americans were increasingly skeptical about Trump/GOP handling of the shutdown in particular. www.pbump.net/o/the-shutdo...
Former New York Post "political reporter," now at Free Beacon. So many people so happy to take their masks off, to the extent that they were wearing masks.
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Former New York Post "political reporter," now at Free Beacon. So many people so happy to take their masks off, to the extent that they were wearing masks.
The change in county-level vote gubernatorial margins in Virginia since 2013 and 2021. (About 140 more maps and charts at the link.)
www.pbump.net/o/what-chang...
www.pbump.net/o/what-chang...
November 6, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The change in county-level vote gubernatorial margins in Virginia since 2013 and 2021. (About 140 more maps and charts at the link.)
www.pbump.net/o/what-chang...
www.pbump.net/o/what-chang...
