In this week's drop, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I discuss why #Clinton derangement syndrome--and the demonization of #HillaryClinton --helps to glue #MAGA together.
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After the news roundup on this week's Political Junkie, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I talk about the chaos at the #FBI, the #NancyGuthrie kidnapping, and the history of this crime as a media spectacle.
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@neiljyoung.bsky.social and I can't stop talking about #minneapolis: today, after the news summary, we discuss internal pushback against the Trump administration, particularly from the 2A crowd.
youtu.be/ZvutyZrB7D8
On this week's podcast, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I talk about the rise of #BariWeiss from campus activist to media disruptor.
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"The Moment Trumpism Died:" @neiljyoung.bsky.social and Claire discuss more #BlueWave, #MAGA hysteria, and why the right-wing influencer world is on fire. (Also a great hit of
Milo Yiannopoulos in a mink cloche at the top of the story.)
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@neiljyoung.bsky.social and I look at why Secretary of Defense #PeteHegseth is once again on the ropes, and how this disaster is all so predictable
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Donald Trump's attack on #MTG is a huge mistake, and a sign that he is not taking advice from people around him. Last Friday, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I did an honest assessment of this complex woman, and I strongly advise that you give it a listen:
youtu.be/3heIIUBYnJc
Grateful to have my thoughts included in this terrific @washingtonpost.com piece about the gay Republican running to be VA’s Lt Gov by @teoarmus.bsky.social
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@neiljyoung.bsky.social and I discuss the role JD Vance plays in Donald J. Trump's administration: and whether he is the future of MAGA.
But before that? The Amazon outage, the destruction of the White House, Marjorie Taylor Greene's independent course, and more.
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On this week's podcast, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I will be talking about this criminal activity on the part of ICE:
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Cc: @aklamar.bsky.social
This week, after the news summary, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I talk about the vicious attack on the #JesusChristofLatterDaySaints chapel in Grand Blanc, MI--and dig into some Mormon history--including why you might not want to use the words "Mormon."
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This week, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I sing the First Amendment Blues, and discuss how--in a bid to remove critical voices from public life-- MAGA rebrands cancel culture as "consequence culture"
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In this week's episode of the Political Junkie podcast, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I discuss the expansion and consolidation of conservative media--and Trump's attacks on free speech.
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@neiljyoung.bsky.social reviews Sister, Sinner about the preacher Aimee Semple McPherson, and considers similarities between McPherson’s fans and Trump’s—and why fans don't care when their idol lies.
Don't miss “American Trinity: Faith, Fame, and Fanaticism”!
therevealer.org/american-tri...
As culture war politics intensify, conservatives frame “traditional” family values as vital to national survival. This week, @neiljyoung.bsky.social traces how religious narratives persist in U.S. politics and underpin the Trump-evangelical alliance.
🎙️: tinyurl.com/2w7sjpm6
Why did some Americans come to think Donald Trump was dead? After the news summary, @neiljyoung.bsky.social and I break it down. Here's the full podcast on YouTube--you can subscribe to our channel separately from the Substack if you choose!
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I wrote about Claire Hoffman's excellent biography of Aimee Semple McPherson and and what it tells us about the American trinity of faith, fame, and fanaticism for @therevealer.bsky.social
therevealer.org/american-tri...
The Revealer's September issue features great articles from @miguelpetrosky.bsky.social, @neiljyoung.bsky.social, @anujbehal.bsky.social, @tiaphd.bsky.social, and others! Read it today!
Thank you!
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HAPPY TGS DAY! On today’s episode we’ve got Neil J. Young @neiljyoung.bsky.social discussing Terry Dolan, the attack dog of the New Right — architect of ‘traditional values’ conservatism, fan of ruthless politics, and life-long closeted gay man.
I loved recording this episode! Hope you’ll listen.
Thank you! Huge credit to @ceaubin.bsky.social for leading the conversation to places I hadn’t explored before in the many other interviews I’ve done about my book.
An outstanding episode. The discussion on empathy and complicated feelings about historical actors is especially great!
I loved recording this episode! Hope you’ll listen.
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THIS THURSDAY ON TGS: I talk with Neil J. Young @neiljyoung.bsky.social about Republican politics, the HIV/AIDS crisis, and this guy’s Pyrrhic victory. This episode really stuck with me afterwards.
Very doubtful. He’s never kept his word to anyone. I think gay Republicans - and anyone else - are very unwise to trust him.
Happy to have my thoughts included in this terrific NY Times piece on Trump and gay Republicans: “They see Trump as a president who has given them unprecedented access,” Mr. Young said…. “They take that as proof that he’s not going to turn on them.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/s...
