Anna Merlan
@annamerlan.bsky.social
Journalist at Mother Jones and elsewhere, author, writer of social media posts on micro-blogging sites. Tips to [email protected] or on Signal, username annamerlan.30
I’m gonna read the Jessica Mitford biography instead and then maybe reread Hons and Rebels and then maybe stick my head momentarily underwater, sort of whatever it takes really
December 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I’m gonna read the Jessica Mitford biography instead and then maybe reread Hons and Rebels and then maybe stick my head momentarily underwater, sort of whatever it takes really
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It’s one of the most influential social psychology studies ever. Was it all a lie?
Research based on recently unsealed records claims the book When Prophecy Fails leans on lies, omissions, and serious manipulation.
Research based on recently unsealed records claims the book When Prophecy Fails leans on lies, omissions, and serious manipulation.
It’s one of the most influential social psychology studies ever. Was it all a lie?
A classic book on UFO believers and their "cognitive dissonance" after aliens failed to land is called into question.
www.motherjones.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It’s one of the most influential social psychology studies ever. Was it all a lie?
Research based on recently unsealed records claims the book When Prophecy Fails leans on lies, omissions, and serious manipulation.
Research based on recently unsealed records claims the book When Prophecy Fails leans on lies, omissions, and serious manipulation.
Remembering when my entire seventh grade Hebrew school class went to see Titanic for some reason?? And when Kate Winslet dropped her robe Ari Asher let out a loud strangled gasp in the silent theater and everyone laughed because, yes, that’s correct. Anyway he’s a famous horror auteur now
December 1, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Remembering when my entire seventh grade Hebrew school class went to see Titanic for some reason?? And when Kate Winslet dropped her robe Ari Asher let out a loud strangled gasp in the silent theater and everyone laughed because, yes, that’s correct. Anyway he’s a famous horror auteur now
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Language-y, brand-y news and opinions, feat. @annamerlan.bsky.social @americandialect.org @oupress.bsky.social and more!
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My Black Friday gift to you: news about names, brands, language, and culture.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Language-y, brand-y news and opinions, feat. @annamerlan.bsky.social @americandialect.org @oupress.bsky.social and more!
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Since Louis CK is in the news again, it's worth restating that he never gave an honest accounting of his sexual misconduct—his initial "apology" and his subsequent statements have been contradicted by the testimony of his victims, and contained elisions and gaps intended to exonerate him.
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Since Louis CK is in the news again, it's worth restating that he never gave an honest accounting of his sexual misconduct—his initial "apology" and his subsequent statements have been contradicted by the testimony of his victims, and contained elisions and gaps intended to exonerate him.
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NYPD Clears a Path for Federal Agents on Canal Street With Violent Arrests and Pepper Spray
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
NYPD Clears a Path for Federal Agents on Canal Street With Violent Arrests and Pepper Spray
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
NYPD Clears a Path for Federal Agents on Canal Street With Violent Arrests and Pepper Spray
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
Run clubs are basically Santacon only they strike without any warning to ruin a coffee shop before you’re even awake enough to defend yourself
November 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Run clubs are basically Santacon only they strike without any warning to ruin a coffee shop before you’re even awake enough to defend yourself
I used this very whatever-looking pumpkin pancake recipe to use up the leftover pumpkin puree. I added pecans and some vanilla and they’re astonishingly good? www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23553...
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I used this very whatever-looking pumpkin pancake recipe to use up the leftover pumpkin puree. I added pecans and some vanilla and they’re astonishingly good? www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23553...
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I have volumes of ugly tracts about how Jews, Germans, Finns, Hungarians, Poles, and "Papists" can't possibly acclimate to American life because they are hereditary degenerates.
What I always find fascinating about comments like this is that they have been made about literally every immigrant group throughout American history: Germans, Irish, Miller's Jewish ancestors, etc.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I have volumes of ugly tracts about how Jews, Germans, Finns, Hungarians, Poles, and "Papists" can't possibly acclimate to American life because they are hereditary degenerates.
I’m not sure how Bolsonaro will be bitten by an emu in prison, but I trust his ability to do it
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I’m not sure how Bolsonaro will be bitten by an emu in prison, but I trust his ability to do it
I am in the Midwest and I’m about to experience something for the first time ever. I am from New Mexico. This is exotic and it is thrilling
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I am in the Midwest and I’m about to experience something for the first time ever. I am from New Mexico. This is exotic and it is thrilling
Heavy whipping cream, one tablespoon powdered sugar, 1/4 tsp vanilla, a dash of bitters and dust with cinnamon, you’re welcome
November 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Heavy whipping cream, one tablespoon powdered sugar, 1/4 tsp vanilla, a dash of bitters and dust with cinnamon, you’re welcome
Stop looking at this on Thanksgiving it's not making anything better
November 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Stop looking at this on Thanksgiving it's not making anything better
The more men weigh in on this the less I enjoy it
November 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The more men weigh in on this the less I enjoy it
Okay well that all would be catastrophically bad actually
November 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Okay well that all would be catastrophically bad actually
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Ugh, Jessica Reed Kraus has entered the saga now? To learn about that MAHA influencer, here’s @annamerlan.bsky.social’s reporting on her from last October
Meet the conspiracy-peddling gossip blogger who’s cast herself as a Trump-RFK player
After defending Ghislaine Maxwell and Johnny Depp, Jessica Reed Kraus built a platform in paranoid politics.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Ugh, Jessica Reed Kraus has entered the saga now? To learn about that MAHA influencer, here’s @annamerlan.bsky.social’s reporting on her from last October
Can I gently suggest you also think about healing your brain
The best fiction is a list of Dem accomplishments.
For the next six days I’m either going to read fiction or like very long beautifully done features and in so doing I will Heal My Brain
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Can I gently suggest you also think about healing your brain
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“The conventional wisdom is just wrong.”
@annamerlan.bsky.social reports on a new study challenging one of the most influential social psychology studies ever, When Prophecy Fails.
@annamerlan.bsky.social reports on a new study challenging one of the most influential social psychology studies ever, When Prophecy Fails.
It’s one of the most influential social psychology studies ever. Was it all a lie?
A classic book on UFO believers and their "cognitive dissonance" after aliens failed to land is called into question.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“The conventional wisdom is just wrong.”
@annamerlan.bsky.social reports on a new study challenging one of the most influential social psychology studies ever, When Prophecy Fails.
@annamerlan.bsky.social reports on a new study challenging one of the most influential social psychology studies ever, When Prophecy Fails.
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you must understand that a new Anna Merlan article is an instant read
NEW: When Propecy Fails is one of the most famous social psychology books of all time, a look at a small group of UFO believers when the “spacemen” failed to land. I wrote about a new study from an independent researcher who says the book is not what it seems. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It’s one of the most influential social psychology studies ever. Was it all a lie?
A classic book on UFO believers and their "cognitive dissonance" after aliens failed to land is called into question.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
you must understand that a new Anna Merlan article is an instant read
For the next six days I’m either going to read fiction or like very long beautifully done features and in so doing I will Heal My Brain
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
For the next six days I’m either going to read fiction or like very long beautifully done features and in so doing I will Heal My Brain
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This is really excellent science writing. A must read.
NEW: When Propecy Fails is one of the most famous social psychology books of all time, a look at a small group of UFO believers when the “spacemen” failed to land. I wrote about a new study from an independent researcher who says the book is not what it seems. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It’s one of the most influential social psychology studies ever. Was it all a lie?
A classic book on UFO believers and their "cognitive dissonance" after aliens failed to land is called into question.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This is really excellent science writing. A must read.
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You could send @annamerlan.bsky.social to like a laundromat and she would come back able to explain the structure of the whole universe to you and it would also be hilarious
To top off a ridiculous week, I wrote for @flaminghydra.com about the concept of the "fern bar," which it turns out was not just a phrase my mom came up with as an insult. (although, that too) flaminghydra.com/the-fabulous...
The Fabulous Fern Bar
a fiery writer-owned cooperative
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November 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
You could send @annamerlan.bsky.social to like a laundromat and she would come back able to explain the structure of the whole universe to you and it would also be hilarious
To top off a ridiculous week, I wrote for @flaminghydra.com about the concept of the "fern bar," which it turns out was not just a phrase my mom came up with as an insult. (although, that too) flaminghydra.com/the-fabulous...
The Fabulous Fern Bar
a fiery writer-owned cooperative
flaminghydra.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
To top off a ridiculous week, I wrote for @flaminghydra.com about the concept of the "fern bar," which it turns out was not just a phrase my mom came up with as an insult. (although, that too) flaminghydra.com/the-fabulous...
Of course I noticed the typo 100 years later and will now sail off the edge of the world in a tiny boat
NEW: When Propecy Fails is one of the most famous social psychology books of all time, a look at a small group of UFO believers when the “spacemen” failed to land. I wrote about a new study from an independent researcher who says the book is not what it seems. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It’s one of the most influential social psychology studies ever. Was it all a lie?
A classic book on UFO believers and their "cognitive dissonance" after aliens failed to land is called into question.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Of course I noticed the typo 100 years later and will now sail off the edge of the world in a tiny boat
Reposted by Anna Merlan
NEW: When Propecy Fails is one of the most famous social psychology books of all time, a look at a small group of UFO believers when the “spacemen” failed to land. I wrote about a new study from an independent researcher who says the book is not what it seems. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It’s one of the most influential social psychology studies ever. Was it all a lie?
A classic book on UFO believers and their "cognitive dissonance" after aliens failed to land is called into question.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NEW: When Propecy Fails is one of the most famous social psychology books of all time, a look at a small group of UFO believers when the “spacemen” failed to land. I wrote about a new study from an independent researcher who says the book is not what it seems. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...