Will Oremus
@willoremus.com
Covering online speech, social media and the information wars at @washingtonpost.com. Shitposting about Bluesky on Bluesky.
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New: The plight of Dan Bongino, the "anti-deep-state guy" who became "the deep state." Now back to podcasting, the former FBI second-in-command faces a revolt from viewers whose fury he helped propel. "People feel conned here ... Literally NOTHING has changed"
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Dan Bongino vilified the FBI, then led it. His audience has questions.
The MAGA media star’s stint as the bureau’s deputy director has alienated some of his online followers as he relaunches his podcast career.
wapo.st
January 17, 2026 at 11:46 AM
New: The plight of Dan Bongino, the "anti-deep-state guy" who became "the deep state." Now back to podcasting, the former FBI second-in-command faces a revolt from viewers whose fury he helped propel. "People feel conned here ... Literally NOTHING has changed"
wapo.st/4jIoICF @willoremus.com
wapo.st/4jIoICF @willoremus.com
We wrote about the plight of Dan Bongino, the dog who caught the "deep state" car.
Gift link: wapo.st/4jIoICF (w/ @drewharwell.com)
Gift link: wapo.st/4jIoICF (w/ @drewharwell.com)
He stoked ‘deep state’ conspiracy theories. Now they’re coming back to haunt him.
The MAGA media star’s stint as the bureau’s deputy director has alienated some of his online followers as he relaunches his podcast career.
wapo.st
January 17, 2026 at 4:59 PM
We wrote about the plight of Dan Bongino, the dog who caught the "deep state" car.
Gift link: wapo.st/4jIoICF (w/ @drewharwell.com)
Gift link: wapo.st/4jIoICF (w/ @drewharwell.com)
A 55-year-old Cuban immigrant was choked to death by guards at a Texas detention camp, a fellow detainee told the Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:57 AM
A 55-year-old Cuban immigrant was choked to death by guards at a Texas detention camp, a fellow detainee told the Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
"Such teachings should be viewed as treason and those who do it imprisoned," said the First Amendment Absolutist.
January 15, 2026 at 2:31 PM
"Such teachings should be viewed as treason and those who do it imprisoned," said the First Amendment Absolutist.
This is the kind of thing an authoritarian regime does. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home
The reporter, Hannah Natanson, covers the federal workforce and has been part of The Post’s most sensitive coverage of the first year of the second Trump administration.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:40 PM
This is the kind of thing an authoritarian regime does. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
@ajbauer.bsky.social hey, hoping to reach you for a possible story sometime soon. DM me when you have a sec, thx!
January 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
@ajbauer.bsky.social hey, hoping to reach you for a possible story sometime soon. DM me when you have a sec, thx!
elon musk has succeeded in transforming twitter from a place where you used to get ratioed for being racist to a place where the racists do the ratioing
January 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
elon musk has succeeded in transforming twitter from a place where you used to get ratioed for being racist to a place where the racists do the ratioing
The backlash against ICE continued Saturday with protests around the country. In Minneapolis, lawmakers’ bid to tour an ICE detention center was denied by DHS officers. Our story: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
Thousands protest ICE presence in Minneapolis and cities nationwide
Protesters turned out in cities across the country, including Boston, New York City and Philadelphia, many organized by progressive group Indivisible.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:17 AM
The backlash against ICE continued Saturday with protests around the country. In Minneapolis, lawmakers’ bid to tour an ICE detention center was denied by DHS officers. Our story: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
If you’re protesting in Minneapolis today and see something newsworthy, my DMs are open. I’m helping with the @washingtonpost.com’s coverage of the ICE protests today.
You can also reach me privately and securely via @signal.org at willoremus.24
You can also reach me privately and securely via @signal.org at willoremus.24
January 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM
If you’re protesting in Minneapolis today and see something newsworthy, my DMs are open. I’m helping with the @washingtonpost.com’s coverage of the ICE protests today.
You can also reach me privately and securely via @signal.org at willoremus.24
You can also reach me privately and securely via @signal.org at willoremus.24
decided to take a cab home from the airport instead of a lyft and… it’s autoplaying newsmax?
January 7, 2026 at 11:50 PM
decided to take a cab home from the airport instead of a lyft and… it’s autoplaying newsmax?
once again the novel i brought along has proved aspirational
January 7, 2026 at 10:44 PM
once again the novel i brought along has proved aspirational
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I'm already seeing people on here use AI face tools to try to identify the masked ICE agent in Minneapolis. It's a truly terrible idea and here's why
January 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I'm already seeing people on here use AI face tools to try to identify the masked ICE agent in Minneapolis. It's a truly terrible idea and here's why
dry january is the cruelest month
January 7, 2026 at 3:01 AM
dry january is the cruelest month
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your mileage may vary but my experience on here improved pretty noticeably when I stopped offering explanations to people whose questions sought conflict rather than answers
January 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
your mileage may vary but my experience on here improved pretty noticeably when I stopped offering explanations to people whose questions sought conflict rather than answers
this play being called a *defensive* foul is everything that’s broken with basketball refereeing
January 5, 2026 at 4:51 AM
this play being called a *defensive* foul is everything that’s broken with basketball refereeing
it simply had to end this way
the kicker who missed the extra point has set up the kicker who put a kickoff out of bounds for a chance to lose the division on a missed field goal
January 5, 2026 at 4:36 AM
it simply had to end this way
the kicker who missed the extra point has set up the kicker who put a kickoff out of bounds for a chance to lose the division on a missed field goal
January 5, 2026 at 4:30 AM
the kicker who missed the extra point has set up the kicker who put a kickoff out of bounds for a chance to lose the division on a missed field goal
i’m not a football coach but i feel like the steelers should consider putting a defender on zay flowers
January 5, 2026 at 4:18 AM
i’m not a football coach but i feel like the steelers should consider putting a defender on zay flowers
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libsoftiktok is now the third most powerful branch of government after the president and supreme court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years.
December 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
libsoftiktok is now the third most powerful branch of government after the president and supreme court
"All the wrongful-death lawsuits against OpenAI quote disturbing responses from ChatGPT that appear to show it validating a person’s desire to self-harm... "
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... by @nitasha.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... by @nitasha.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"All the wrongful-death lawsuits against OpenAI quote disturbing responses from ChatGPT that appear to show it validating a person’s desire to self-harm... "
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... by @nitasha.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... by @nitasha.bsky.social
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Not picking on @junlper.beer (who rules) but I hate hate hate these "newswires" that never tell you where the fucking story is from.
News needs a chain of title: What, when, where. If he said this on Nov. 14 to OPR, say that. If it's in a fundraising email, say that. Show your fucking work!
News needs a chain of title: What, when, where. If he said this on Nov. 14 to OPR, say that. If it's in a fundraising email, say that. Show your fucking work!
far right ohio being too racist to elect an indian american who is far right is the perfect encapsulation of modern american politics
December 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Not picking on @junlper.beer (who rules) but I hate hate hate these "newswires" that never tell you where the fucking story is from.
News needs a chain of title: What, when, where. If he said this on Nov. 14 to OPR, say that. If it's in a fundraising email, say that. Show your fucking work!
News needs a chain of title: What, when, where. If he said this on Nov. 14 to OPR, say that. If it's in a fundraising email, say that. Show your fucking work!
Can't believe we lost her and Marilyn Hagerty in the same year 😭
December 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Can't believe we lost her and Marilyn Hagerty in the same year 😭