Seth Cotlar
@sethcotlar.bsky.social
Teaches US History at Willamette Univ. Working on a book about the long history of the US Right. https://rightlandia.ghost.io/
Tucker and his JV knock offs (like this Rick Dancer guy, who is a right wing influencer in Montana/Oregon) have moved on to the "Pizzagate was real" talking point. It's 95% engagement rage bait and 5% inciting unwell people to contemplate violent retribution against "them."
February 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Tucker and his JV knock offs (like this Rick Dancer guy, who is a right wing influencer in Montana/Oregon) have moved on to the "Pizzagate was real" talking point. It's 95% engagement rage bait and 5% inciting unwell people to contemplate violent retribution against "them."
From this point forward, when Trump plays YMCA at one of his events we shall refer to it as "Panican at the Disco."
February 9, 2026 at 10:20 PM
From this point forward, when Trump plays YMCA at one of his events we shall refer to it as "Panican at the Disco."
Amazon prime, but for human beings.
February 9, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Amazon prime, but for human beings.
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% of White evangelicals who are extremely/very confident that Donald Trump acts ethically in office 📉
55% in early 2025
40% in early 2026
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
55% in early 2025
40% in early 2026
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
February 9, 2026 at 8:52 PM
% of White evangelicals who are extremely/very confident that Donald Trump acts ethically in office 📉
55% in early 2025
40% in early 2026
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
55% in early 2025
40% in early 2026
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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I don't have a publicist, therefore I am the publicist. New website for my forthcoming book. Please especially check out the Author Q&A at the end of the page (Why did i write the book? Who's it for?. Journos, pod-casters, museums can find my contact info & how to obtain a bound review copy. 1/
Book - Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship — Anna O. Law
www.annaolaw.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I don't have a publicist, therefore I am the publicist. New website for my forthcoming book. Please especially check out the Author Q&A at the end of the page (Why did i write the book? Who's it for?. Journos, pod-casters, museums can find my contact info & how to obtain a bound review copy. 1/
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This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.
I Had a Dream Journalism Job. Here's Why I Quit.
The rot that hollowed out trust in corporate media finally reached OPB. I had to go.
westernedgemedia.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.
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They tried to warn us about Trump? Gosh, then I bet they all voted for Harris in 2024, right? right?
Huh. Well whadya know. Three out of 25 voted for Harris. Mangu-Ward didn’t vote at all.
reason.com/2024/10/17/h...
Huh. Well whadya know. Three out of 25 voted for Harris. Mangu-Ward didn’t vote at all.
reason.com/2024/10/17/h...
How are Reason staffers voting in 2024?
Who we vote for is a highly imperfect measure of our biases, but it's one we're happy to share every election cycle in the spirit of transparency.
reason.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
They tried to warn us about Trump? Gosh, then I bet they all voted for Harris in 2024, right? right?
Huh. Well whadya know. Three out of 25 voted for Harris. Mangu-Ward didn’t vote at all.
reason.com/2024/10/17/h...
Huh. Well whadya know. Three out of 25 voted for Harris. Mangu-Ward didn’t vote at all.
reason.com/2024/10/17/h...
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ICE sacked some tiny Idaho town and deported ~4 percent of the population at a stroke, it's liable to collapse the local economy www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
ICE sacked some tiny Idaho town and deported ~4 percent of the population at a stroke, it's liable to collapse the local economy www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
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*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
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February 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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Here’s the estate that Kid Rock grew up on, by the way.
www.realtor.com/news/celebri...
www.realtor.com/news/celebri...
February 9, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Here’s the estate that Kid Rock grew up on, by the way.
www.realtor.com/news/celebri...
www.realtor.com/news/celebri...
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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
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My favorite Super Bowl memory is still when Elon Musk was at the 2023 game in Arizona and panicked about his Eagles tweet getting less engagement than Joe Biden's. He then flew immediately to Twitter's San Francisco office to start emergency meetings to fix the site's algorithm.
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 AM
My favorite Super Bowl memory is still when Elon Musk was at the 2023 game in Arizona and panicked about his Eagles tweet getting less engagement than Joe Biden's. He then flew immediately to Twitter's San Francisco office to start emergency meetings to fix the site's algorithm.
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Unidos somos América.
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Unidos somos América.
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LOLOLOL
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 AM
LOLOLOL
ALL IN SPANISH?!?!?! NEXT YEAR THE ENTIRE SHOW WILL BE IN ENGLISH AND IT WILL HONOR GREAT AMERICANS LIKE CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS!
February 9, 2026 at 3:14 AM
ALL IN SPANISH?!?!?! NEXT YEAR THE ENTIRE SHOW WILL BE IN ENGLISH AND IT WILL HONOR GREAT AMERICANS LIKE CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS!
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Fun fact: The divorce scene in the Kid Rock show was an actual divorce showing a wife leaving her conservative husband.
February 9, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Fun fact: The divorce scene in the Kid Rock show was an actual divorce showing a wife leaving her conservative husband.
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OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
There’s only been one penalty flag so far and it’s halfway through the 3rd quarter. Wild
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
There’s only been one penalty flag so far and it’s halfway through the 3rd quarter. Wild
Well, that’s some serious Nazi shit from JD’s pal Curtis.
The degree to which these people should be locked in an asylum cannot be overstated
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Well, that’s some serious Nazi shit from JD’s pal Curtis.
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One of these days, people will look back on these sports betting ads like we do on the ads for patent medicines featuring cocaine.
February 9, 2026 at 12:31 AM
One of these days, people will look back on these sports betting ads like we do on the ads for patent medicines featuring cocaine.
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going great already lmfaoo
February 8, 2026 at 11:45 PM
going great already lmfaoo
Given that he’s AARP-eligible, isn’t it about time he’s called Adult Rock?
February 8, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Given that he’s AARP-eligible, isn’t it about time he’s called Adult Rock?