Paul Constant
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Seattle-based writer of journalism, criticism, progressive economics and politics pieces, and comic books. Snelson, my comic with Fred Harper was a New York Public Library Best Adult Comic selection for 2022. Email: thisispaulconstant at gmail dot com.
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I’m Paul Constant. I write journalism, criticism, essays, and comic books. I’m a fellow at Civic Ventures, a public policy incubator, and a cofounder of the award-winning Seattle Review…
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Lots more folks on here these days, so it's re-introduction time. Hi! My name is Paul Constant. I write about books, politics, economics, technology, and Seattle. I'm a fellow at Civic Ventures, I write comic books, and I have a free monthly newsletter. You can find links to all that on my website:
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When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
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Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
when a comediän jaçks-œff in front of women nònconsensűally
Yesterday’s walk: Been a busy fall so this was my first Very Long Walk in almost two months. Across 90 to Bellevue, down the Eastrail to Renton. Out of practice so it was a challenging and uncomfortable walk but I feel good today. 59,040 steps, 28.9 miles.
November 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Yesterday’s walk: Been a busy fall so this was my first Very Long Walk in almost two months. Across 90 to Bellevue, down the Eastrail to Renton. Out of practice so it was a challenging and uncomfortable walk but I feel good today. 59,040 steps, 28.9 miles.
Even without the surveillance, a smart ring is a bad idea. I was interested in getting one for sleep tracking until I read about what happens if the battery expands. It gets tighter and tighter on your finger and you can’t cut the ring off because it will literally explode.
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Even without the surveillance, a smart ring is a bad idea. I was interested in getting one for sleep tracking until I read about what happens if the battery expands. It gets tighter and tighter on your finger and you can’t cut the ring off because it will literally explode.
This guy seems kinda dopey, not gonna lie.
November 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This guy seems kinda dopey, not gonna lie.
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So Olivia Nuzzi is clearly a piece of shit who can never work in journalism again after this.
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
So Olivia Nuzzi is clearly a piece of shit who can never work in journalism again after this.
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
Olivia Nuzzi seeing Clare Malone as a professional rival makes exactly as much sense as me seeing LeBron James as a professional rival.
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Olivia Nuzzi seeing Clare Malone as a professional rival makes exactly as much sense as me seeing LeBron James as a professional rival.
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Brilliant and incandescently angry fact checks. Listen to this first if you expect to get into political or economic discussions this weekend.
This is a great episode—it’s about how to argue economic issues with conservative family members at Thanksgiving. (Plus, a strong response to “what about trans athletes?” concern-trolling and a very important question about the Ghostbusters.)
Thanksgiving Prep: An Optimist’s Guide to Dinner Table Debate | Optimist Economy
Your drunk uncle calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme. Your crypto-bro cousin thinks tariffs make China pay. Your grandfather blames working women for tanking wage growth. Economist Kathryn Edwards ta
optimisteconomy.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Brilliant and incandescently angry fact checks. Listen to this first if you expect to get into political or economic discussions this weekend.
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You know what? People always had shit taste, most of ‘em; read bad books, loved bad music, ate bad food. Please stop moaning about The Decline of the Bloody West. Your grandma read garbage too. Read better books.
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
You know what? People always had shit taste, most of ‘em; read bad books, loved bad music, ate bad food. Please stop moaning about The Decline of the Bloody West. Your grandma read garbage too. Read better books.
As someone who loves to cook for Thanksgiving but doesn’t like to bake, I needed to hear this today.
Soon it will be time to make pie crust. But I am going to say this as someone who has been making pie crust since I was 11 years old. If you do not have the gift or the desire to make pie crust, buy the pie crust. Seriously. Buy it. It will be okay.
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
As someone who loves to cook for Thanksgiving but doesn’t like to bake, I needed to hear this today.
Oh, wow. I hate literally everything about this.
I teased this last night in What I’m Hearing but now confirmed: Paramount WILL release Rush Hour 4 after prodding from Trump on behalf of Brett Ratner. Distribution deal. Producer Tarak Ben Ammar is lining up financing. Get ready for the dumbest possible state-controlled media.
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Oh, wow. I hate literally everything about this.
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We got like five years until this is also a slot machine
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We got like five years until this is also a slot machine
Not to kink-shame, but please don’t felch your turkey.
Good morning. In the past 24 hours, more Americans have Googled “felching” than have searched for “turkey recipes”
November 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Not to kink-shame, but please don’t felch your turkey.
As far as I know, this is the only movie scene to ever take place in Buxton, Maine, where I’m from. (It was actually filmed in Ohio, not Maine.)
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
As far as I know, this is the only movie scene to ever take place in Buxton, Maine, where I’m from. (It was actually filmed in Ohio, not Maine.)
Incel, DOGE thyself.
Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter reut.rs/4abeTdx
Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
The Department of Government Efficiency claimed to have slashed tens of billions of dollars in expenditures, but it was impossible for outside financial experts to verify that because the unit did not provide detailed public accounting of its work.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Incel, DOGE thyself.
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So Bezos is in them too then?
The Washington Post editorial board decided the Epstein files have “no public interest” before even seeing them. That’s a stunning position for any newsroom to take. Praising Clay Higgins as the lone ‘no’ vote, too? No wonder no one trusts legacy media. Absolutely disgusting.
November 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
So Bezos is in them too then?
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
This is a great episode—it’s about how to argue economic issues with conservative family members at Thanksgiving. (Plus, a strong response to “what about trans athletes?” concern-trolling and a very important question about the Ghostbusters.)
Thanksgiving Prep: An Optimist’s Guide to Dinner Table Debate | Optimist Economy
Your drunk uncle calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme. Your crypto-bro cousin thinks tariffs make China pay. Your grandfather blames working women for tanking wage growth. Economist Kathryn Edwards ta
optimisteconomy.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This is a great episode—it’s about how to argue economic issues with conservative family members at Thanksgiving. (Plus, a strong response to “what about trans athletes?” concern-trolling and a very important question about the Ghostbusters.)
This is what I want to see all Democratic candidates for Congress doing next year: Raising awareness of important issues, doing good work in the community, and making spaces for people to come together. Our country can’t be fixed with desperate fundraising emails.
Whistles are one of the most accessible tools in resisting ICE.
Here’s how to use them:
Here’s how to use them:
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This is what I want to see all Democratic candidates for Congress doing next year: Raising awareness of important issues, doing good work in the community, and making spaces for people to come together. Our country can’t be fixed with desperate fundraising emails.
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J6er Jake Lang got punched yesterday in Dearborn, Michigan during his anti-Muslim march.
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
J6er Jake Lang got punched yesterday in Dearborn, Michigan during his anti-Muslim march.
There are people who make careers out of complaining about liberal cancel culture.
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
There are people who make careers out of complaining about liberal cancel culture.
The moderators of the Joe Rogan subreddit have banned all political conversations. Commenters are accusing the mods of covering for President Trump by silencing Epstein List stories.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The moderators of the Joe Rogan subreddit have banned all political conversations. Commenters are accusing the mods of covering for President Trump by silencing Epstein List stories.
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I like the brave members of the White House press corps who did or said absolutely nothing in response
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I like the brave members of the White House press corps who did or said absolutely nothing in response
I generally think the nepo baby discourse is overblown. It makes sense that the child of an actor or musician would have an interest in and aptitude for the art that was always a part of their lives. But nepo baby pundits are all useless—they can only comment on the commentary. No original thoughts.
this is just a wild thing to tweet a week after democrats won a statewide in Georgia by 20 points. completely divorced from the current electoral environment
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I generally think the nepo baby discourse is overblown. It makes sense that the child of an actor or musician would have an interest in and aptitude for the art that was always a part of their lives. But nepo baby pundits are all useless—they can only comment on the commentary. No original thoughts.
This is the funniest 37 seconds of video I’ve seen all year. The music, the logos, the empty podium with the presidential seal…perfection.
Trump's playlist includes the Undertaker's theme before his remarks at the McDonald's Summit
November 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This is the funniest 37 seconds of video I’ve seen all year. The music, the logos, the empty podium with the presidential seal…perfection.