Sam Eagan
@sameagan.bsky.social
Freelance reporter covering Masculinity, Conservatism, Far Right Extremism
📝: The New Yorker, VICE, WIRED, Teen Vogue, The New Republic, and more.
📝: The New Yorker, VICE, WIRED, Teen Vogue, The New Republic, and more.
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🚨ICYMI🚨 Are the bros still in love with Trump? @sameagan.bsky.social, @nikkimcr.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social discuss The Manosphere and Donald Trump. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...
#Trump #Manosphere #politics #influencers
#Trump #Manosphere #politics #influencers
October 31, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨ICYMI🚨 Are the bros still in love with Trump? @sameagan.bsky.social, @nikkimcr.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social discuss The Manosphere and Donald Trump. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...
#Trump #Manosphere #politics #influencers
#Trump #Manosphere #politics #influencers
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"Dana White is one of Trump's only friends."
@sameagan.bsky.social discusses the close relationship of Trump and Dana White.
Full discussion here 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...
#trump #danawhite #donaldtrump
@sameagan.bsky.social discusses the close relationship of Trump and Dana White.
Full discussion here 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...
#trump #danawhite #donaldtrump
October 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"Dana White is one of Trump's only friends."
@sameagan.bsky.social discusses the close relationship of Trump and Dana White.
Full discussion here 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...
#trump #danawhite #donaldtrump
@sameagan.bsky.social discusses the close relationship of Trump and Dana White.
Full discussion here 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...
#trump #danawhite #donaldtrump
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What is the Manosphere?
@sameagan.bsky.social defines the Manosphere.
Full episode here 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...
#manosphere #uspolitics
@sameagan.bsky.social defines the Manosphere.
Full episode here 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...
#manosphere #uspolitics
October 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
What is the Manosphere?
@sameagan.bsky.social defines the Manosphere.
Full episode here 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...
#manosphere #uspolitics
@sameagan.bsky.social defines the Manosphere.
Full episode here 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...
#manosphere #uspolitics
🚨 New for @newyorker.com
In recent years, Brazilian jiu-jitsu has exploded in popularity with police across the nation. The Gracie's, BJJ's founding family, have been leading the charge.
But does the grappling art make policing safer, or more dangerous?
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
In recent years, Brazilian jiu-jitsu has exploded in popularity with police across the nation. The Gracie's, BJJ's founding family, have been leading the charge.
But does the grappling art make policing safer, or more dangerous?
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Should Police Officers Be More Like U.F.C. Fighters?
Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, has said that he wants to get mixed-martial-arts fighters to train his field agents. But a version of this is already happening, with law-enforcement agencies embracin...
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July 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
🚨 New for @newyorker.com
In recent years, Brazilian jiu-jitsu has exploded in popularity with police across the nation. The Gracie's, BJJ's founding family, have been leading the charge.
But does the grappling art make policing safer, or more dangerous?
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
In recent years, Brazilian jiu-jitsu has exploded in popularity with police across the nation. The Gracie's, BJJ's founding family, have been leading the charge.
But does the grappling art make policing safer, or more dangerous?
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
🚨 New for @newyorker.com
In recent years, Brazilian jiu-jitsu has exploded in popularity with police across the nation. The Gracie's, BJJ's founding family, have been leading the charge.
But does the grappling art make policing safer, or more dangerous?
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
In recent years, Brazilian jiu-jitsu has exploded in popularity with police across the nation. The Gracie's, BJJ's founding family, have been leading the charge.
But does the grappling art make policing safer, or more dangerous?
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Should Police Officers Be More Like U.F.C. Fighters?
Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, has said that he wants to get mixed-martial-arts fighters to train his field agents. But a version of this is already happening, with law-enforcement agencies embracin...
www.newyorker.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🚨 New for @newyorker.com
In recent years, Brazilian jiu-jitsu has exploded in popularity with police across the nation. The Gracie's, BJJ's founding family, have been leading the charge.
But does the grappling art make policing safer, or more dangerous?
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
In recent years, Brazilian jiu-jitsu has exploded in popularity with police across the nation. The Gracie's, BJJ's founding family, have been leading the charge.
But does the grappling art make policing safer, or more dangerous?
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
I went on CBC’s The Current with @mattgalloway.bsky.social to discuss the UFC and Donald Trump’s political project, the growing cultural cache of MMA, and the sports role in the broader manosphere (as well as why I think that term is problematic).
Listen 👇🏻
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Listen 👇🏻
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How politics bleeds into the UFC and mixed martial arts
Podcast Episode · The Current · 05/13/2025 · 24m
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May 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I went on CBC’s The Current with @mattgalloway.bsky.social to discuss the UFC and Donald Trump’s political project, the growing cultural cache of MMA, and the sports role in the broader manosphere (as well as why I think that term is problematic).
Listen 👇🏻
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
Listen 👇🏻
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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People try to compare the US Right's path to the 1930s Nazi Party. There's alarming parallels, for sure.
But the model they're working toward is Hungary. It was always Hungary. They will proudly tell you it's Hungary.
Good older piece on this via @pbump.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
But the model they're working toward is Hungary. It was always Hungary. They will proudly tell you it's Hungary.
Good older piece on this via @pbump.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
January 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
People try to compare the US Right's path to the 1930s Nazi Party. There's alarming parallels, for sure.
But the model they're working toward is Hungary. It was always Hungary. They will proudly tell you it's Hungary.
Good older piece on this via @pbump.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
But the model they're working toward is Hungary. It was always Hungary. They will proudly tell you it's Hungary.
Good older piece on this via @pbump.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
New episode out today!
On a new episode of the Political Scene, Adam Gopnik joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss Justin Trudeau's resignation and the ascent of the Canadian Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre. Listen here.
Will Justin Trudeau’s Resignation Lead to the MAGA-fication of Canada?
Pierre Poilievre might now attain the country’s highest office. “I was sickened and appalled when I first came upon his rhetoric,” the staff writer Adam Gopnik says, of the Conservative Party leader.
www.newyorker.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM
New episode out today!
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On a new episode of the Political Scene, Adam Gopnik joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss Justin Trudeau's resignation and the ascent of the Canadian Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre. Listen here.
Will Justin Trudeau’s Resignation Lead to the MAGA-fication of Canada?
Pierre Poilievre might now attain the country’s highest office. “I was sickened and appalled when I first came upon his rhetoric,” the staff writer Adam Gopnik says, of the Conservative Party leader.
www.newyorker.com
January 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
On a new episode of the Political Scene, Adam Gopnik joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss Justin Trudeau's resignation and the ascent of the Canadian Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre. Listen here.
Hello all — thanks to those that have followed me over from the hell app. Work coming soon here but for now here’s a cute picture of my cat Albie
December 4, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Hello all — thanks to those that have followed me over from the hell app. Work coming soon here but for now here’s a cute picture of my cat Albie
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All credit to @sameagan.bsky.social. It’s a lot.
This is amazing: A comprehensive list of everything Trump has said about the media since 2015.
docs.google.com/document/u/1...
This is via @brihreed.bsky.social, who has an excellent podcast, “Question Everything,” about modern journalism. www.kcrw.com/culture/show...
docs.google.com/document/u/1...
This is via @brihreed.bsky.social, who has an excellent podcast, “Question Everything,” about modern journalism. www.kcrw.com/culture/show...
Master List of Trump Statements About the Press (Question Everything)
Trump Press/Media Statements -- Master List US Press Freedom Tracker's Master List: Trump Tweets: 2015 8/14/15: Trump Rally in Hampton, New Hampshire Trump states: “A big portion, not all of it, bu...
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November 22, 2024 at 11:03 PM
All credit to @sameagan.bsky.social. It’s a lot.
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My great friend Sam Eagan wrote an insightful, well-reported piece on Trump, the UFC, and young men www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Donald Trump’s U.F.C. Victory Party
Dana White, the C.E.O. of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, helped Trump reach young male voters. Now White says he’s done with politics: “I want nothing to do with this shit.”
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November 19, 2024 at 5:37 PM
My great friend Sam Eagan wrote an insightful, well-reported piece on Trump, the UFC, and young men www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...