Sally Helgesen
@sallyhelgesen.bsky.social
Cited in Forbes as Premier Expert on Women’s Leadership | Best-Selling Author | International Speaker | Thinkers50 Hall of Fame Thought Leader
“If you believe the MAGA postliberal project is real, then liberalism must understand MAGA is not a reaction to economic consequences or “elite failures,” but an affirmative preference for illiberalism.
Liberalism must stop apologizing. Stop excusing. And fight.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-and-l...
Liberalism must stop apologizing. Stop excusing. And fight.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-and-l...
Liberals: Stop the Masochism
Why liberalism romanticizes the Forgotten Man and is reluctant to take its own side in the fight against authoritarianism.
www.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Congratulations to TPM and Josh Marshall. What an impact you have had!
Thriving in independent media for 25 years, without a) getting hoovered into some larger media org & subsequently axed, b) getting ruined by some hedge fund guy, c) falling afoul of any short-lived "pivot to video" style trends, or d) going broke...
... is a genuinely remarkable achievement! Kudos.
... is a genuinely remarkable achievement! Kudos.
PHOTOS: TPM Celebrates Our 25-Year Anniversary in NYC talkingpointsmemo.com/gallery/phot...
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Congratulations to TPM and Josh Marshall. What an impact you have had!
He looks like he’s enjoying pontificating on this topic. Is it his predictability or his pomposity that makes him so annoying?
November 7, 2025 at 12:28 AM
He looks like he’s enjoying pontificating on this topic. Is it his predictability or his pomposity that makes him so annoying?
Yup
We crossed the 300,000 threshold here on Bluesky. I salute you for working to build our community. I told you we would vote and we are voting right now. I told you we MUST back Democrats and we are winning election after election. I hope I earned you joining us and building a better country.
October 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Yup
Plus we all love her chickens!
One of my role models for the Trump era (since 1.0) has been @joycevance.bsky.social, whom I look up to for her impeccable legal commentary, ability to do a million things, and inspiration. I can’t wait to read her book — thank you, Joyce! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/801635...
October 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Plus we all love her chickens!
Great article. What was it the ancient Greeks said about hubris?
this is so shocking who other
than a tiny handful of the most knowledgeable football people in the universe could have possibly foreseen this
than a tiny handful of the most knowledgeable football people in the universe could have possibly foreseen this
From @theathletic.com: Bill Belichick pledged an NFL approach at UNC. But it has proven to be a disaster. Insiders at the university described a culture of arrogance and a lack of understanding of how college football works. nyti.ms/4ofZA7f
October 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Great article. What was it the ancient Greeks said about hubris?
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Being Ready to Lose Well, Perseverance and How Not to Be Lost talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/being...
Being Ready to Lose Well, Perseverance and How Not to Be Lost
On Monday I saw a bunch of people on Bluesky mentioning and...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Being Ready to Lose Well, Perseverance and How Not to Be Lost talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/being...
Thrilled to celebrate the launch of my friend and fellow 100 Coaches member Alaina Love’s new book Permission to Be You. It’s a timely guide to discovering your purpose and passions. permissiontobeyoubook.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Thrilled to celebrate the launch of my friend and fellow 100 Coaches member Alaina Love’s new book Permission to Be You. It’s a timely guide to discovering your purpose and passions. permissiontobeyoubook.com
Why would you not?
September 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Why would you not?
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Holy shit. This legit gave me chills.
Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson clapped back at GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote.
WHITE WOMEN, this is the model. We have more power than others. We are the last to be silenced. We have a responsibility to SPEAK so others are HEARD.
Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson clapped back at GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote.
WHITE WOMEN, this is the model. We have more power than others. We are the last to be silenced. We have a responsibility to SPEAK so others are HEARD.
August 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Holy shit. This legit gave me chills.
Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson clapped back at GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote.
WHITE WOMEN, this is the model. We have more power than others. We are the last to be silenced. We have a responsibility to SPEAK so others are HEARD.
Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson clapped back at GOP members amid Wednesday's redistricting vote.
WHITE WOMEN, this is the model. We have more power than others. We are the last to be silenced. We have a responsibility to SPEAK so others are HEARD.
Thank you. We have to see this in the context of our history, which had its own form of state- sponsored terrorism
The underlying post is moronic and tendentious. “Fascism” is not the “this one goes to 11” of state systems. The system of paramilitary and state violence that undergirded the Jim Crow system was quite bad. And it had unique characteristics which are specific to the United States.
August 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Thank you. We have to see this in the context of our history, which had its own form of state- sponsored terrorism
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Sidney Sweeney and American Eagle Outfitters want to be part of the radical right? OK, it's a free country.
August 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Sidney Sweeney and American Eagle Outfitters want to be part of the radical right? OK, it's a free country.
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The Democratic tent must be big enough to include Zohran Mamdani, Joe Walsh, and everyone in between. No purity tests, no quarter, no mercy. We must #VoteThemAllOut.
June 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The Democratic tent must be big enough to include Zohran Mamdani, Joe Walsh, and everyone in between. No purity tests, no quarter, no mercy. We must #VoteThemAllOut.
Feeling stuck often points to a deeper truth: we may unknowingly be holding ourselves in place. Reflecting on our own role in this can be the first step to unlocking new possibilities. What’s one small shift you can make today to move forward?
Dive deeper into ''Rising Together'' : a.co/d/dMfURhP
Dive deeper into ''Rising Together'' : a.co/d/dMfURhP
July 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Feeling stuck often points to a deeper truth: we may unknowingly be holding ourselves in place. Reflecting on our own role in this can be the first step to unlocking new possibilities. What’s one small shift you can make today to move forward?
Dive deeper into ''Rising Together'' : a.co/d/dMfURhP
Dive deeper into ''Rising Together'' : a.co/d/dMfURhP
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In 2018, the @talkingpointsmemo.com staff decided to unionize. The day we formally notified our EIC @joshtpm.bsky.social, we sat quietly at our cluster of desks, nervously waiting for his response. An hour or 2 later, after a few calls, Josh looked over and said something along the lines of, "Okay."
July 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
In 2018, the @talkingpointsmemo.com staff decided to unionize. The day we formally notified our EIC @joshtpm.bsky.social, we sat quietly at our cluster of desks, nervously waiting for his response. An hour or 2 later, after a few calls, Josh looked over and said something along the lines of, "Okay."
Talk of cat ladies may have died down but now the media have moved on—or back, rather—to women having "cat fights", even though this is a rare experience in most women's lives.
Read on: open.substack.com/pub/allrise/...
Read on: open.substack.com/pub/allrise/...
The Cats Are Alright
The false narrative about women fighting
open.substack.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Talk of cat ladies may have died down but now the media have moved on—or back, rather—to women having "cat fights", even though this is a rare experience in most women's lives.
Read on: open.substack.com/pub/allrise/...
Read on: open.substack.com/pub/allrise/...
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I have precisely zero conflicting feelings about missing/dead children.
Cornyn highlights the people who didn't die in the Texas floods: "It's a very sad time, but it's also a time when 850+ campers were accounted for and recovered ... this was a 100 year flood event ... it's just a time of very many conflicting feelings."
July 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I have precisely zero conflicting feelings about missing/dead children.
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Getting ready for a #4thofJuly gig at a senior center with our band. We played #Americana, including “American Pie,” “Good Night, Irene” “This Land Is Our Land” and “The Star Spangled Banner.”
July 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Getting ready for a #4thofJuly gig at a senior center with our band. We played #Americana, including “American Pie,” “Good Night, Irene” “This Land Is Our Land” and “The Star Spangled Banner.”
The 4th of July started as a commemoration of a tiny underdog's victory over a tyrannical despot. It has since grown into a celebration of our diverse and freedom-loving culture. I'm keeping both in mind as I celebrate the holiday this weekend.
Read on here: open.substack.com/pub/allrise/...
Read on here: open.substack.com/pub/allrise/...
Hope
Hank Oransky, embodying American exuberance at the Independence Day parade in Old Chatham, NY.
open.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The 4th of July started as a commemoration of a tiny underdog's victory over a tyrannical despot. It has since grown into a celebration of our diverse and freedom-loving culture. I'm keeping both in mind as I celebrate the holiday this weekend.
Read on here: open.substack.com/pub/allrise/...
Read on here: open.substack.com/pub/allrise/...
It’s like those guilty dog videos.
July 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
It’s like those guilty dog videos.
Let’s play dress up. That’s what’s going on.
July 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Let’s play dress up. That’s what’s going on.
Self-sacrifice, while often coming from a place of care and commitment, can lead women to underinvest in their own growth and success. Prioritizing yourself isn’t selfish—it’s essential.
Dive deeper into ''Rising Together'' : a.co/d/dMfURhP and “How Women Rise”: bit.ly/4c6w1Ql
#RisingTogether
Dive deeper into ''Rising Together'' : a.co/d/dMfURhP and “How Women Rise”: bit.ly/4c6w1Ql
#RisingTogether
July 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Self-sacrifice, while often coming from a place of care and commitment, can lead women to underinvest in their own growth and success. Prioritizing yourself isn’t selfish—it’s essential.
Dive deeper into ''Rising Together'' : a.co/d/dMfURhP and “How Women Rise”: bit.ly/4c6w1Ql
#RisingTogether
Dive deeper into ''Rising Together'' : a.co/d/dMfURhP and “How Women Rise”: bit.ly/4c6w1Ql
#RisingTogether
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Neoconfederates
as for the upshot of the decision, the republican court has put the citizen children of non-citizens in a position similar to that of free blacks during the antebellum period. their right to enjoy the privileges and immunities of american citizenship will vary according to state borders
June 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Neoconfederates
Reposted by Sally Helgesen
“It is hard to argue against both the liberal naivete of pre-2022 Europe and the strongman-worship of Maga without unconsciously parroting a Weekly Standard editorial from yesteryear.”
www.ft.com/content/07c6...
www.ft.com/content/07c6...
The neocons a generation on
A mostly wrong movement got some things right
www.ft.com
June 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“It is hard to argue against both the liberal naivete of pre-2022 Europe and the strongman-worship of Maga without unconsciously parroting a Weekly Standard editorial from yesteryear.”
www.ft.com/content/07c6...
www.ft.com/content/07c6...
Engaging teams in the workplace can be hard, but reversing disengagement is even harder. Read on to learn a simple tool to address this while boosting your own engagement as well.
Read on here: open.substack.com/pub/allrise/...
Read on here: open.substack.com/pub/allrise/...
Go, Team!
Have you ever been part of a team that started out strong but lost its shine?
open.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Engaging teams in the workplace can be hard, but reversing disengagement is even harder. Read on to learn a simple tool to address this while boosting your own engagement as well.
Read on here: open.substack.com/pub/allrise/...
Read on here: open.substack.com/pub/allrise/...