Peter Hamby
@peterhamby.bsky.social
Host of Snapchat’s “Good Luck America.” Founding Partner at Puck News. CNN back in the day. Board, Shorenstein Center.
Venice, California
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How Donald Trump fumbled young men
New polling finds that 47% of Gen Z men now say Trump is having a negative impact on their lives
Yes, Dems had a good election — but they can’t take young men for granted either
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How Donald Trump fumbled young men
New polling finds that 47% of Gen Z men now say Trump is having a negative impact on their lives
Yes, Dems had a good election — but they can’t take young men for granted either
puck.news/young-men-dr...
How to Lose a Man in 365 Days
Gen Zyn swung right for Trump in 2024, but last week’s elections show they’re beginning to question whether the president can make life more affordable. Whether Democrats can keep them remains to be s...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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How Donald Trump fumbled young men
New polling finds that 47% of Gen Z men now say Trump is having a negative impact on their lives
Yes, Dems had a good election — but they can’t take young men for granted either
puck.news/young-men-dr...
How Donald Trump fumbled young men
New polling finds that 47% of Gen Z men now say Trump is having a negative impact on their lives
Yes, Dems had a good election — but they can’t take young men for granted either
puck.news/young-men-dr...
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A buzzy new report examining why Democrats lost in 2024 makes the case that doing more social media or more podcasts won’t fix a thing for Dems.
The problem is that voters don’t like Democrats.
The only fix? Fixing the message puck.news/whats-in-the...
A buzzy new report examining why Democrats lost in 2024 makes the case that doing more social media or more podcasts won’t fix a thing for Dems.
The problem is that voters don’t like Democrats.
The only fix? Fixing the message puck.news/whats-in-the...
The Dems’ Flight 93 Essay
A new 2024 postmortem makes the case for Democrats cutting the cord with left-wing activists and winning back normie voters with a return to big-tent, multiracial, middle-class messaging—while learnin...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
New for @puck.news —
A buzzy new report examining why Democrats lost in 2024 makes the case that doing more social media or more podcasts won’t fix a thing for Dems.
The problem is that voters don’t like Democrats.
The only fix? Fixing the message puck.news/whats-in-the...
A buzzy new report examining why Democrats lost in 2024 makes the case that doing more social media or more podcasts won’t fix a thing for Dems.
The problem is that voters don’t like Democrats.
The only fix? Fixing the message puck.news/whats-in-the...
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ICE is on thin ice with voters, per new polling from Echelon Insights
- Majority say agents shouldn't wear masks
- Independents & women oppose ICE raid tactics in a big way
- More see ICE as targeting people who aren't a threat
And more > puck.news/independent-...
ICE is on thin ice with voters, per new polling from Echelon Insights
- Majority say agents shouldn't wear masks
- Independents & women oppose ICE raid tactics in a big way
- More see ICE as targeting people who aren't a threat
And more > puck.news/independent-...
Independent Voters Are Turning on ICE
New data from Echelon Insights suggests that Trump’s ICE raids have actually broken through with voters, unlike any other storyline in the current political moment. But as the president doubles down o...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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ICE is on thin ice with voters, per new polling from Echelon Insights
- Majority say agents shouldn't wear masks
- Independents & women oppose ICE raid tactics in a big way
- More see ICE as targeting people who aren't a threat
And more > puck.news/independent-...
ICE is on thin ice with voters, per new polling from Echelon Insights
- Majority say agents shouldn't wear masks
- Independents & women oppose ICE raid tactics in a big way
- More see ICE as targeting people who aren't a threat
And more > puck.news/independent-...
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Gavin Newsom’s anti-Trump crusade in California — how Prop 50 is winning, where it needs help, and what it all means for Gav 2028
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Gavin Newsom’s anti-Trump crusade in California — how Prop 50 is winning, where it needs help, and what it all means for Gav 2028
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Newsom Player Haters & The ’28 Proxy War
Democrats have poured more than $140 million into the off-cycle ballot initiative to gerrymander California, counter Trump’s efforts to manipulate the midterms, and—perhaps most importantly—hand Gavin...
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October 15, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Gavin Newsom’s anti-Trump crusade in California — how Prop 50 is winning, where it needs help, and what it all means for Gav 2028
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Gavin Newsom’s anti-Trump crusade in California — how Prop 50 is winning, where it needs help, and what it all means for Gav 2028
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Democrats won the first round of the shutdown messaging fight, and there’s a big reason why — they’re finally starting to understand the content game
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Democrats won the first round of the shutdown messaging fight, and there’s a big reason why — they’re finally starting to understand the content game
puck.news/how-democrat...
How Democrats Finally Won the Internet
After years of churning out digital cringe, Democrats finally seem to have found a human message during the government shutdown, leveraging the left’s messy creator ecosystem to beat the Trump meme ma...
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October 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Democrats won the first round of the shutdown messaging fight, and there’s a big reason why — they’re finally starting to understand the content game
puck.news/how-democrat...
Democrats won the first round of the shutdown messaging fight, and there’s a big reason why — they’re finally starting to understand the content game
puck.news/how-democrat...
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A new poll of college students finds that Charlie Kirk was almost universally famous on campuses. But he was not popular at all — with 70% of students saying they disagreed with Kirk’s views
puck.news/what-college...
A new poll of college students finds that Charlie Kirk was almost universally famous on campuses. But he was not popular at all — with 70% of students saying they disagreed with Kirk’s views
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What College Students Really Think of Charlie Kirk
New data from Generation Lab undercuts Trump’s mythmaking about his murdered ally, who was unquestionably a savvy organizer, even if he wasn’t at all popular on the campuses he loved to visit.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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A new poll of college students finds that Charlie Kirk was almost universally famous on campuses. But he was not popular at all — with 70% of students saying they disagreed with Kirk’s views
puck.news/what-college...
A new poll of college students finds that Charlie Kirk was almost universally famous on campuses. But he was not popular at all — with 70% of students saying they disagreed with Kirk’s views
puck.news/what-college...
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And here are some posts from 4chan since Tyler Robinson was arrested for shooting Charlie Kirk.
via @peterhamby.bsky.social
via @peterhamby.bsky.social
![:Anonymous (ID:
jcplHDpb
09/12/25(Fri)06:24:48 No.515681187
so...is he /ourguy/?
[Image of Tyler Robinson in his bedroom standing next to a desk with a computer]
: Anonymous (ID: XaaieiTM)
09/12/25(Fri)06:27:41 No.515681608
Imao /pol/ was so convinced it was some Latino tranny](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreieitauq5gpiqqsqncmxrqriqqaeus7sziaufd422igsgbgtovbnxe@jpeg)
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Anonymous (ID:
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09/12/25(Fri)07:37:20 No.515693707
>>515691052 (OP) #
Groyper confirmed. Nick is so fucked it's unreal.
[Meme image of centurion groyper toad as a Roman era soldier]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreidvwjj2oxoavabfranxnc46stnhtrcxbap7lhhe2usporlvijp4k4@jpeg)
September 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
And here are some posts from 4chan since Tyler Robinson was arrested for shooting Charlie Kirk.
via @peterhamby.bsky.social
via @peterhamby.bsky.social
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. @peterhamby.bsky.social had me on his great The Powers The Be pod to talk about Rob Manfred’s decision to reinstate Pete Rose.
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MLB’s Rose War & An Upfronts Postmortem
Podcast Episode · The Powers That Be: Daily · 05/16/2025 · 20m
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May 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
. @peterhamby.bsky.social had me on his great The Powers The Be pod to talk about Rob Manfred’s decision to reinstate Pete Rose.
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Despite Trump’s unpredictable, anxiety-provoking, market-rattling, ethics-pulverizing first 100 days, the latest Puck/Echelon poll shows he’s still more popular than Democrats with voters…
Read @peterhamby.bsky.social's breakdown of the full results of the poll:
Read @peterhamby.bsky.social's breakdown of the full results of the poll:
Dem & Dumber
Despite Trump’s unpredictable, anxiety-provoking, market-rattling, ethics-pulverizing first 100 days, the latest Puck/Echelon poll shows he’s still more popular with voters than Democrats.
puck.news
May 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Despite Trump’s unpredictable, anxiety-provoking, market-rattling, ethics-pulverizing first 100 days, the latest Puck/Echelon poll shows he’s still more popular than Democrats with voters…
Read @peterhamby.bsky.social's breakdown of the full results of the poll:
Read @peterhamby.bsky.social's breakdown of the full results of the poll:
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. @peterhamby.bsky.social invited me onto his pod to dish on Augusta's deals and the UFC's negotiations.
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. @peterhamby.bsky.social invited me onto his pod to dish on Augusta's deals and the UFC's negotiations.
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UFC’s $1B Fantasy & a Green Jacket Mystery
Podcast Episode · The Powers That Be: Daily · 04/15/2025 · 25m
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April 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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. @peterhamby.bsky.social invited me onto his pod to dish on Augusta's deals and the UFC's negotiations.
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. @peterhamby.bsky.social invited me onto his pod to dish on Augusta's deals and the UFC's negotiations.
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Donald Trump’s poll numbers on the economy were already shaky - and now they’re absolutely terrible.
And we’re not even at 100 Days
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Donald Trump’s poll numbers on the economy were already shaky - and now they’re absolutely terrible.
And we’re not even at 100 Days
puck.news/honeymoon-ov...
Trump’s Honeymoon Hara-Kiri
While most presidents enjoy a post-inaugural boost to their popularity, the early post-Liberation Day polling shows Trump’s support on the economy collapsing rapidly.
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April 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Donald Trump’s poll numbers on the economy were already shaky - and now they’re absolutely terrible.
And we’re not even at 100 Days
puck.news/honeymoon-ov...
Donald Trump’s poll numbers on the economy were already shaky - and now they’re absolutely terrible.
And we’re not even at 100 Days
puck.news/honeymoon-ov...
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Gavin Newsom’s podcast debut, featuring the governor’s very public reversal on the matter of trans women in sports, is being closely watched by Democrats as the party tests new mediums and the bounds of its post-election repositioning.
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
Gavin’s Roganitis
The California governor’s podcast debut with Charlie Kirk, featuring Newsom’s very public reversal on the issue of trans women in sports, is being closely watched by Democrats as the party tests new m...
puck.news
March 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Gavin Newsom’s podcast debut, featuring the governor’s very public reversal on the matter of trans women in sports, is being closely watched by Democrats as the party tests new mediums and the bounds of its post-election repositioning.
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
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This was the best piece, commentary, take I’ve seen so far on @governor.ca.gov’s reasons for this podcast.
Lifelong CA Dem here, and this is just ‘Gavin bringing Gavin’ at his best. He’s actually brave enough to test it out.
Lifelong CA Dem here, and this is just ‘Gavin bringing Gavin’ at his best. He’s actually brave enough to test it out.
March 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This was the best piece, commentary, take I’ve seen so far on @governor.ca.gov’s reasons for this podcast.
Lifelong CA Dem here, and this is just ‘Gavin bringing Gavin’ at his best. He’s actually brave enough to test it out.
Lifelong CA Dem here, and this is just ‘Gavin bringing Gavin’ at his best. He’s actually brave enough to test it out.
New @puck.news!
Gavin Newsom is charging ahead with his podcast, after few Dems condemn his trans comments:
- Charlie Kirk interview clips have over 7 million views across platforms
- Gav tells Michael Savage: “Trump and I are getting along!”
- Next guest: Steve Bannon
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Gavin Newsom is charging ahead with his podcast, after few Dems condemn his trans comments:
- Charlie Kirk interview clips have over 7 million views across platforms
- Gav tells Michael Savage: “Trump and I are getting along!”
- Next guest: Steve Bannon
puck.news/gavin-newsom...
Gavin’s Roganitis
The California governor’s podcast debut with Charlie Kirk, featuring Newsom’s very public reversal on the issue of trans women in sports, is being closely watched by Democrats as the party tests new m...
puck.news
March 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
New @puck.news!
Gavin Newsom is charging ahead with his podcast, after few Dems condemn his trans comments:
- Charlie Kirk interview clips have over 7 million views across platforms
- Gav tells Michael Savage: “Trump and I are getting along!”
- Next guest: Steve Bannon
puck.news/gavin-newsom...
Gavin Newsom is charging ahead with his podcast, after few Dems condemn his trans comments:
- Charlie Kirk interview clips have over 7 million views across platforms
- Gav tells Michael Savage: “Trump and I are getting along!”
- Next guest: Steve Bannon
puck.news/gavin-newsom...
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Smart takes from @peterhamby.bsky.social @laurensherman.bsky.social @puck.news about the Nike x Skims partnership.
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'White Lotus' Collabmania & Nike's Woman Problems
Podcast Episode · The Powers That Be: Daily · 02/26/2025 · 21m
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March 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Smart takes from @peterhamby.bsky.social @laurensherman.bsky.social @puck.news about the Nike x Skims partnership.
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We all thought the social video from 22 Senate Democrats yesterday was corny, but what @peterhamby.bsky.social presupposes here is what if it were effective?
Senate Democrats’ corny but MAGA-baiting social media experiment may actually have been a masterstroke, with Cory Booker et al. finally learning to plagiarize Trump’s media playbook.
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
Revenge of the Nerds
Senate Democrats’ corny but MAGA-baiting social media experiment may actually have been a masterstroke, with Cory Booker et al. finally learning to plagiarize Trump’s media playbook.
puck.news
March 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We all thought the social video from 22 Senate Democrats yesterday was corny, but what @peterhamby.bsky.social presupposes here is what if it were effective?
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Exclusive new polling reveals how the Gen Z men who helped put Trump in the White House are souring on his presidency as expectations for a shiny new economy collide with our current, tariff-laden reality.
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
The Boys of Bummer
Exclusive new polling reveals how the Gen Z men who helped put Trump in the White House—Dave Portnoy types who are into sports, stocks, and crypto—are souring on his presidency as expectations for a s...
puck.news
March 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Exclusive new polling reveals how the Gen Z men who helped put Trump in the White House are souring on his presidency as expectations for a shiny new economy collide with our current, tariff-laden reality.
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
New for Puck:
Young voters — including young men who want those stocks higher and crypto wallets fatter — are souring on Trump’s handling of the economy. New polling shows support for Trump handling of the economy among *Gen Z men* slipped -14 points between Jan and Feb
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Young voters — including young men who want those stocks higher and crypto wallets fatter — are souring on Trump’s handling of the economy. New polling shows support for Trump handling of the economy among *Gen Z men* slipped -14 points between Jan and Feb
puck.news/is-trump-alr...
The Boys of Bummer
Exclusive new polling reveals how the Gen Z men who helped put Trump in the White House—Dave Portnoy types who are into sports, stocks, and crypto—are souring on his presidency as expectations for a s...
puck.news
March 5, 2025 at 5:20 AM
New for Puck:
Young voters — including young men who want those stocks higher and crypto wallets fatter — are souring on Trump’s handling of the economy. New polling shows support for Trump handling of the economy among *Gen Z men* slipped -14 points between Jan and Feb
puck.news/is-trump-alr...
Young voters — including young men who want those stocks higher and crypto wallets fatter — are souring on Trump’s handling of the economy. New polling shows support for Trump handling of the economy among *Gen Z men* slipped -14 points between Jan and Feb
puck.news/is-trump-alr...
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“Notably, several voters defined “headlines” as the titles of YouTube videos.”
@peterhamby.bsky.social’s report out from focus groups is worth a read… puck.news/what-swing-v...
@peterhamby.bsky.social’s report out from focus groups is worth a read… puck.news/what-swing-v...
Elon’s Icarus Moment
New focus groups of swing state voters found reserves of goodwill for Trump but deep distrust toward Musk, widely viewed as “weird,” “radical,” and “selfish.” Mostly, however, they just wanted to talk...
puck.news
February 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“Notably, several voters defined “headlines” as the titles of YouTube videos.”
@peterhamby.bsky.social’s report out from focus groups is worth a read… puck.news/what-swing-v...
@peterhamby.bsky.social’s report out from focus groups is worth a read… puck.news/what-swing-v...
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New focus groups of swing state voters found reserves of goodwill for Trump but deep distrust toward Musk, widely viewed as “weird,” “radical,” and “selfish.”
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
Elon’s Icarus Moment
New focus groups of swing state voters found reserves of goodwill for Trump but deep distrust toward Musk, widely viewed as “weird,” “radical,” and “selfish.” Mostly, however, they just wanted to talk...
puck.news
February 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
New focus groups of swing state voters found reserves of goodwill for Trump but deep distrust toward Musk, widely viewed as “weird,” “radical,” and “selfish.”
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
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@govpritzker.illinois.gov spoke with @peterhamby.bsky.social taking stock of where we are >>
"Here we are, nearly two weeks into the Trump administration, and they’ve thrown everything out there to cause a lot of chaos, but nothing that actually benefits working people."
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"Here we are, nearly two weeks into the Trump administration, and they’ve thrown everything out there to cause a lot of chaos, but nothing that actually benefits working people."
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The Pritzker Prize
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on why Trump won the economic argument in 2024, and how Democrats can win it back with “simple, clear answers.”
puck.news
February 4, 2025 at 3:58 AM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov spoke with @peterhamby.bsky.social taking stock of where we are >>
"Here we are, nearly two weeks into the Trump administration, and they’ve thrown everything out there to cause a lot of chaos, but nothing that actually benefits working people."
puck.news/jb-pritzker-...
"Here we are, nearly two weeks into the Trump administration, and they’ve thrown everything out there to cause a lot of chaos, but nothing that actually benefits working people."
puck.news/jb-pritzker-...
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These hard truths are why Dems remain silent
The tide still favors the Felon - esp on his deportations
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
The tide still favors the Felon - esp on his deportations
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
These hard truths are why Dems remain silent
The tide still favors the Felon - esp on his deportations
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
The tide still favors the Felon - esp on his deportations
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
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From @peterhamby.bsky.social @puck.news
The GOP might want to remember these facts when discussing CA wildfire aid 👇🏻👇🏻 #MAGA
The GOP might want to remember these facts when discussing CA wildfire aid 👇🏻👇🏻 #MAGA
January 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
From @peterhamby.bsky.social @puck.news
The GOP might want to remember these facts when discussing CA wildfire aid 👇🏻👇🏻 #MAGA
The GOP might want to remember these facts when discussing CA wildfire aid 👇🏻👇🏻 #MAGA
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An awesome conversation about a number of topics between @peterhamby.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social @thebulwark.bsky.social
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Peter Hamby: The Politics of a Firestorm
Podcast Episode · The Bulwark Podcast · 01/14/2025 · 1h 7m
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January 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
An awesome conversation about a number of topics between @peterhamby.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social @thebulwark.bsky.social
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“Watching Trump at the inauguration, flanked by a platoon of billionaire supplicants and unaccountable tech C.E.O.s, you have to wonder how long this president can keep wearing the outsider mask.”
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
Trump’s Billionaire Arbitrage
The president has always possessed a magical ability to convince voters that he’s an Imus-style populist, even as he conducts his corporate favor trading in the open. But how long can Trump—flanked at...
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January 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“Watching Trump at the inauguration, flanked by a platoon of billionaire supplicants and unaccountable tech C.E.O.s, you have to wonder how long this president can keep wearing the outsider mask.”
From @peterhamby.bsky.social
From @peterhamby.bsky.social