Kyle Tharp
@kylewilsontharp.bsky.social
Writer & researcher | Author of Chaotic Era, a new newsletter about politics, media, and online influence | 15x ultramarathoner | Subscribe: www.chaoticera.news
NEW: It has been a big year for Democrats looking to solve their partisan media problem.
2025 has seen Democratic operatives pitch donors on more than a dozen new efforts, while established left-of-center outlets grew faster than ever.
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2025 has seen Democratic operatives pitch donors on more than a dozen new efforts, while established left-of-center outlets grew faster than ever.
www.chaoticera.news/p/liberal-me...
Liberal media’s big year online
This year has seen Democratic operatives pitch donors on more than a dozen new efforts, while established left-of-center outlets grew faster than ever.
www.chaoticera.news
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
NEW: It has been a big year for Democrats looking to solve their partisan media problem.
2025 has seen Democratic operatives pitch donors on more than a dozen new efforts, while established left-of-center outlets grew faster than ever.
www.chaoticera.news/p/liberal-me...
2025 has seen Democratic operatives pitch donors on more than a dozen new efforts, while established left-of-center outlets grew faster than ever.
www.chaoticera.news/p/liberal-me...
Reposted by Kyle Tharp
Kyle Tharp's Chaotic Era newsletter offers an encouraging overview of progressives' attempts to boost their media reach. Kyle cites the sponsor of my Stop the Presses newsletter, Courier, which is big on TikTok and also runs local newsrooms.
@kylewilsontharp.bsky.social @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
@kylewilsontharp.bsky.social @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
Liberal media’s big year online
This year has seen Democratic operatives pitch donors on more than a dozen new efforts, while established left-of-center outlets grew faster than ever.
www.chaoticera.news
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Kyle Tharp's Chaotic Era newsletter offers an encouraging overview of progressives' attempts to boost their media reach. Kyle cites the sponsor of my Stop the Presses newsletter, Courier, which is big on TikTok and also runs local newsrooms.
@kylewilsontharp.bsky.social @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
@kylewilsontharp.bsky.social @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
"Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate..."That doesn't exist," OPM Director Scott Kupor told Reuters earlier this month when asked about DOGE's status."
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www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate..."That doesn't exist," OPM Director Scott Kupor told Reuters earlier this month when asked about DOGE's status."
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
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“If this were to flip, that would say more about the state of the country than any other race possibly could.”
The Holler’s Kanew talked to @kylewilsontharp.bsky.social about the TN-7 race: www.chaoticera.news/p/can-democr...
The Holler’s Kanew talked to @kylewilsontharp.bsky.social about the TN-7 race: www.chaoticera.news/p/can-democr...
November 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“If this were to flip, that would say more about the state of the country than any other race possibly could.”
The Holler’s Kanew talked to @kylewilsontharp.bsky.social about the TN-7 race: www.chaoticera.news/p/can-democr...
The Holler’s Kanew talked to @kylewilsontharp.bsky.social about the TN-7 race: www.chaoticera.news/p/can-democr...
“If this were to flip, that would say more about the state of the country than any other race possibly could,” says Justin Kanew of the @thetnholler.bsky.social. “People have a real chance to do something special here.”
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Can Democrats’ off-year winning streak extend to Tennessee?
In the heart of MAGA media country, a low turnout special Congressional election is giving Democrats hope
www.chaoticera.news
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“If this were to flip, that would say more about the state of the country than any other race possibly could,” says Justin Kanew of the @thetnholler.bsky.social. “People have a real chance to do something special here.”
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Even on TikTok, Gavin Newsom’s owned content has received more views and engagement than that of Mamdani, who has been widely heralded as a social media savant.
November 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Even on TikTok, Gavin Newsom’s owned content has received more views and engagement than that of Mamdani, who has been widely heralded as a social media savant.
Reposted by Kyle Tharp
Newsom's online follower growth this year has outpaced that of every other Democratic politician in America, including high-profile progressive stars such as Zohran Mamdani, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Bernie Sanders.
November 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Newsom's online follower growth this year has outpaced that of every other Democratic politician in America, including high-profile progressive stars such as Zohran Mamdani, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Bernie Sanders.
Reposted by Kyle Tharp
Newsom's online rise really took off around a key moment in early June, when he told the Trump administration to arrest him during a MSNBC hit.
"I remember the moment that it happened," one progressive YouTuber told me. "I posted a video about it...and immediately it exploded."
"I remember the moment that it happened," one progressive YouTuber told me. "I posted a video about it...and immediately it exploded."
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Newsom's online rise really took off around a key moment in early June, when he told the Trump administration to arrest him during a MSNBC hit.
"I remember the moment that it happened," one progressive YouTuber told me. "I posted a video about it...and immediately it exploded."
"I remember the moment that it happened," one progressive YouTuber told me. "I posted a video about it...and immediately it exploded."
Reposted by Kyle Tharp
NEW: Gavin Newsom is having a very good year, both online and off.
From passing Prop 50 to his podcast success, influencer collabs, and viral social growth, the California Governor is giving grassroots Democrats what they want: style and substance.
www.chaoticera.news/p/gavin-news...
From passing Prop 50 to his podcast success, influencer collabs, and viral social growth, the California Governor is giving grassroots Democrats what they want: style and substance.
www.chaoticera.news/p/gavin-news...
Gavin Newsom is having a very good year, online and off
New data shows that for many Democrats, the ambitious California governor has become a rare source of momentum in a party still reeling from its 2024 defeat.
www.chaoticera.news
November 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
NEW: Gavin Newsom is having a very good year, both online and off.
From passing Prop 50 to his podcast success, influencer collabs, and viral social growth, the California Governor is giving grassroots Democrats what they want: style and substance.
www.chaoticera.news/p/gavin-news...
From passing Prop 50 to his podcast success, influencer collabs, and viral social growth, the California Governor is giving grassroots Democrats what they want: style and substance.
www.chaoticera.news/p/gavin-news...
Reposted by Kyle Tharp
Wow. Newsom and his team have been crushing it on TikTok, getting "more views and engagement than that of Mamdani, who has been widely heralded as a social media savant."
From @kylewilsontharp.bsky.social
From @kylewilsontharp.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Wow. Newsom and his team have been crushing it on TikTok, getting "more views and engagement than that of Mamdani, who has been widely heralded as a social media savant."
From @kylewilsontharp.bsky.social
From @kylewilsontharp.bsky.social
Newsom's online rise really took off around a key moment in early June, when he told the Trump administration to arrest him during a MSNBC hit.
"I remember the moment that it happened," one progressive YouTuber told me. "I posted a video about it...and immediately it exploded."
"I remember the moment that it happened," one progressive YouTuber told me. "I posted a video about it...and immediately it exploded."
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Newsom's online rise really took off around a key moment in early June, when he told the Trump administration to arrest him during a MSNBC hit.
"I remember the moment that it happened," one progressive YouTuber told me. "I posted a video about it...and immediately it exploded."
"I remember the moment that it happened," one progressive YouTuber told me. "I posted a video about it...and immediately it exploded."
Reposted by Kyle Tharp
The lesson for all Democrats: Be brave, be bold, fire your traditional comms hacks and hand the keys to your digital strategists.
Newsom's online follower growth this year has outpaced that of every other Democratic politician in America, including high-profile progressive stars such as Zohran Mamdani, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Bernie Sanders.
November 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The lesson for all Democrats: Be brave, be bold, fire your traditional comms hacks and hand the keys to your digital strategists.
NEW: Gavin Newsom is having a very good year, both online and off.
From passing Prop 50 to his podcast success, influencer collabs, and viral social growth, the California Governor is giving grassroots Democrats what they want: style and substance.
www.chaoticera.news/p/gavin-news...
From passing Prop 50 to his podcast success, influencer collabs, and viral social growth, the California Governor is giving grassroots Democrats what they want: style and substance.
www.chaoticera.news/p/gavin-news...
Gavin Newsom is having a very good year, online and off
New data shows that for many Democrats, the ambitious California governor has become a rare source of momentum in a party still reeling from its 2024 defeat.
www.chaoticera.news
November 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
NEW: Gavin Newsom is having a very good year, both online and off.
From passing Prop 50 to his podcast success, influencer collabs, and viral social growth, the California Governor is giving grassroots Democrats what they want: style and substance.
www.chaoticera.news/p/gavin-news...
From passing Prop 50 to his podcast success, influencer collabs, and viral social growth, the California Governor is giving grassroots Democrats what they want: style and substance.
www.chaoticera.news/p/gavin-news...
Reposted by Kyle Tharp
⬆️ Tucker and Candace are rising
🏛️ Heritage is in crisis
😭 Mark Levin is sad
❌ Nick Fuentes is gloating
...and JD Vance is getting "the Groyper Squeeze."
Here's an explainer on MAGA media's civil war:
www.chaoticera.news/p/mamdani-s-...
🏛️ Heritage is in crisis
😭 Mark Levin is sad
❌ Nick Fuentes is gloating
...and JD Vance is getting "the Groyper Squeeze."
Here's an explainer on MAGA media's civil war:
www.chaoticera.news/p/mamdani-s-...
"The Groyper Squeeze"
Election Day is here, and the conservative movement is fighting a Civil War.
www.chaoticera.news
November 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
⬆️ Tucker and Candace are rising
🏛️ Heritage is in crisis
😭 Mark Levin is sad
❌ Nick Fuentes is gloating
...and JD Vance is getting "the Groyper Squeeze."
Here's an explainer on MAGA media's civil war:
www.chaoticera.news/p/mamdani-s-...
🏛️ Heritage is in crisis
😭 Mark Levin is sad
❌ Nick Fuentes is gloating
...and JD Vance is getting "the Groyper Squeeze."
Here's an explainer on MAGA media's civil war:
www.chaoticera.news/p/mamdani-s-...
Reposted by Kyle Tharp
Happy Election Day.
Here's a chart showing Zohran Mamdani's explosive growth in online following in 2025 - from less than 60,000 followers at the start of the year to 7 million today.
Here's a chart showing Zohran Mamdani's explosive growth in online following in 2025 - from less than 60,000 followers at the start of the year to 7 million today.
November 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Happy Election Day.
Here's a chart showing Zohran Mamdani's explosive growth in online following in 2025 - from less than 60,000 followers at the start of the year to 7 million today.
Here's a chart showing Zohran Mamdani's explosive growth in online following in 2025 - from less than 60,000 followers at the start of the year to 7 million today.
Reposted by Kyle Tharp
Voters are heading to the polls in critical off-year elections, and we're in the midst of a historic government shutdown messaging war.
So naturally, leading conservatives are battling over how much certain people on their side hate Jewish people.
The MAGA civil war explained:
So naturally, leading conservatives are battling over how much certain people on their side hate Jewish people.
The MAGA civil war explained:
"The Groyper Squeeze"
Election Day is here, and the conservative movement is fighting a Civil War.
www.chaoticera.news
November 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Voters are heading to the polls in critical off-year elections, and we're in the midst of a historic government shutdown messaging war.
So naturally, leading conservatives are battling over how much certain people on their side hate Jewish people.
The MAGA civil war explained:
So naturally, leading conservatives are battling over how much certain people on their side hate Jewish people.
The MAGA civil war explained:
"Moulton turned against the group when it was unable to guarantee him an endorsement upon the launch of his Senate campaign, a source told JI"
jewishinsider.com/2025/11/seth...
jewishinsider.com/2025/11/seth...
Before denouncing AIPAC, Moulton sought group’s endorsement for Senate campaign, source says
Moulton turned against the group when it was unable to guarantee him an endorsement upon the launch of his Senate campaign, a source told JI
jewishinsider.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"Moulton turned against the group when it was unable to guarantee him an endorsement upon the launch of his Senate campaign, a source told JI"
jewishinsider.com/2025/11/seth...
jewishinsider.com/2025/11/seth...
Voters are heading to the polls in critical off-year elections, and we're in the midst of a historic government shutdown messaging war.
So naturally, leading conservatives are battling over how much certain people on their side hate Jewish people.
The MAGA civil war explained:
So naturally, leading conservatives are battling over how much certain people on their side hate Jewish people.
The MAGA civil war explained:
"The Groyper Squeeze"
Election Day is here, and the conservative movement is fighting a Civil War.
www.chaoticera.news
November 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Voters are heading to the polls in critical off-year elections, and we're in the midst of a historic government shutdown messaging war.
So naturally, leading conservatives are battling over how much certain people on their side hate Jewish people.
The MAGA civil war explained:
So naturally, leading conservatives are battling over how much certain people on their side hate Jewish people.
The MAGA civil war explained:
Happy Election Day.
Here's a chart showing Zohran Mamdani's explosive growth in online following in 2025 - from less than 60,000 followers at the start of the year to 7 million today.
Here's a chart showing Zohran Mamdani's explosive growth in online following in 2025 - from less than 60,000 followers at the start of the year to 7 million today.
November 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Happy Election Day.
Here's a chart showing Zohran Mamdani's explosive growth in online following in 2025 - from less than 60,000 followers at the start of the year to 7 million today.
Here's a chart showing Zohran Mamdani's explosive growth in online following in 2025 - from less than 60,000 followers at the start of the year to 7 million today.
⬆️ Tucker and Candace are rising
🏛️ Heritage is in crisis
😭 Mark Levin is sad
❌ Nick Fuentes is gloating
...and JD Vance is getting "the Groyper Squeeze."
Here's an explainer on MAGA media's civil war:
www.chaoticera.news/p/mamdani-s-...
🏛️ Heritage is in crisis
😭 Mark Levin is sad
❌ Nick Fuentes is gloating
...and JD Vance is getting "the Groyper Squeeze."
Here's an explainer on MAGA media's civil war:
www.chaoticera.news/p/mamdani-s-...
"The Groyper Squeeze"
Election Day is here, and the conservative movement is fighting a Civil War.
www.chaoticera.news
November 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
⬆️ Tucker and Candace are rising
🏛️ Heritage is in crisis
😭 Mark Levin is sad
❌ Nick Fuentes is gloating
...and JD Vance is getting "the Groyper Squeeze."
Here's an explainer on MAGA media's civil war:
www.chaoticera.news/p/mamdani-s-...
🏛️ Heritage is in crisis
😭 Mark Levin is sad
❌ Nick Fuentes is gloating
...and JD Vance is getting "the Groyper Squeeze."
Here's an explainer on MAGA media's civil war:
www.chaoticera.news/p/mamdani-s-...
Reposted by Kyle Tharp
This week, Democratic operatives released competing hundred-page reports detailing what went wrong in 2024 and how to build a path out of the wilderness.
www.chaoticera.news/p/here-s-exa...
www.chaoticera.news/p/here-s-exa...
Here’s exactly why Democrats lost in 2024*
Competing hundred-page post-mortems detail what went wrong for Democrats in 2024.
www.chaoticera.news
October 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This week, Democratic operatives released competing hundred-page reports detailing what went wrong in 2024 and how to build a path out of the wilderness.
www.chaoticera.news/p/here-s-exa...
www.chaoticera.news/p/here-s-exa...
This week, Democratic operatives released competing hundred-page reports detailing what went wrong in 2024 and how to build a path out of the wilderness.
www.chaoticera.news/p/here-s-exa...
www.chaoticera.news/p/here-s-exa...
Here’s exactly why Democrats lost in 2024*
Competing hundred-page post-mortems detail what went wrong for Democrats in 2024.
www.chaoticera.news
October 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This week, Democratic operatives released competing hundred-page reports detailing what went wrong in 2024 and how to build a path out of the wilderness.
www.chaoticera.news/p/here-s-exa...
www.chaoticera.news/p/here-s-exa...
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That’s great but Schiff voted to confirm another Trump judge on Monday.
New: Democrats are ramping up probes into Trump's $300M ballroom.
@schiff.senate.gov sent a letter to the White House, demanding a “complete accounting” of the ballroom's financing and terms for donors
@blumenthal.senate.gov demanding info from the contractors
more w @jonathanreports.bsky.social
@schiff.senate.gov sent a letter to the White House, demanding a “complete accounting” of the ballroom's financing and terms for donors
@blumenthal.senate.gov demanding info from the contractors
more w @jonathanreports.bsky.social
Democrats ramp up probes into Trump’s $300 million White House ballroom
Lawmakers are demanding answers about the project’s financing and what donors have been promised. The White House has defended its use of private donations.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
That’s great but Schiff voted to confirm another Trump judge on Monday.
A man in Tennessee has been in jail for over a month because he shared this meme on Facebook following Charlie Kirk’s death.
Insanity.
Insanity.
October 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A man in Tennessee has been in jail for over a month because he shared this meme on Facebook following Charlie Kirk’s death.
Insanity.
Insanity.
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“Has faced pushback” from who, you fucking hacks?
In the final days of New York City’s mayoral race, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has faced pushback over a story he told about his aunt being afraid to wear her hijab while riding the subway after the September 11, 2001, attacks. https://cnn.it/432IAcr
October 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
“Has faced pushback” from who, you fucking hacks?