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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · 14d

AD out here owning the high brow doxxing space.

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · 20d

You might have missed it with everything going on, but here's the latest on TikTok (there's a lot!) www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

What Trump Wants from a TikTok Deal with China

The Chinese-owned social-media app was banned by Congress because of national-security concerns, but the President seems more interested in leveraging its future for his personal gain.

www.newyorker.com

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · 20d

You might have missed it with everything going on, but here's the latest on TikTok (there's a lot!) www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

What Trump Wants from a TikTok Deal with China

The Chinese-owned social-media app was banned by Congress because of national-security concerns, but the President seems more interested in leveraging its future for his personal gain.

www.newyorker.com

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · 25d

From my new piece re: Calley Means. I went to a private dinner the night of Kennedy's confirmation & Del Bigtree said this (below). It's such a clear acknowledgement of the role food activism played/plays in MAHA, smoothing out the rough edges of anti-vax activism.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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Galen Druke @galendruke.bsky.social · 26d

We've got a special guest on the podcast today.

@claremalone.bsky.social & I discuss Charlie Kirk's assassination, the MAHA movement, the NYC mayoral race, Kamala Harris's book & more.

We've also got a live show coming up w/ Nate Silver in NYC on Sept 29th.
www.gdpolitics.com/p/clare-malo...

Clare Malone On MAHA, Charlie Kirk, And NYC's Mayoral Race

Friend of the pod Clare Malone discusses the latest in politics and media.

www.gdpolitics.com

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 26d

The influencer Jessica Reed Kraus gained popularity chronicling Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,’s Presidential campaign. During the second Trump Administration, she has continued to grow her audience—with political gossip and what she calls “quality conspiracy.”

How Jessica Reed Kraus Went from Mommy Blogger to MAHA Maven

The founder of “House Inhabit” has grown her audience during the second Trump Administration with political gossip and what she calls “quality conspiracy.”

www.newyorker.com

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · 26d

For this week’s issue I profiled Jessica Reed Kraus, aka House Inhabit, the gossip blogger of MAHA/MAGA whose rise could only happen in the fractured media landscape of our strange times. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

How Jessica Reed Kraus Went from Mommy Blogger to MAHA Maven

The founder of “House Inhabit” has grown her audience during the second Trump Administration with political gossip and what she calls “quality conspiracy.”

www.newyorker.com

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Sep 9

Just a reminder that I'm chatting with Nate and Galen in NYC on Sept 29. I'm sure there will be LOTS to discuss. bsky.app/profile/clar...

Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Aug 25

🎤On Sept 29 @natesilver538.tweet.pub @galendruke.bsky.social and I are doing a live podcast show in NYC at the Comedy Cellar. Come!! Tix link below.

(We did this in the spring and it was lots of fun, so we figured why not again?)

www.gdpolitics.com/p/gd-politic...

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Sep 4

🎧 Talked with @ruthmarcus.bsky.social about her great Pam Bondi profile on this week's podcast!

www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...

Why Pam Bondi Is the Attorney General of Trump’s Dreams

The upheaval under Bondi has left the Justice Department hollowed out, with consequences likely to outlast her tenure and reshape the institution itself.

www.newyorker.com

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Aug 28

🎧 I'm guest hosting our politics podcast and the first episode is out! I talked with Lis Smith about the Democrats' demographic and identity crisis. 🎧
www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...

The Democratic Party’s Identity Crisis

Donald Trump’s unpopularity hasn’t translated into strength among the Democratic Party. Why are key blocs of voters drifting away?

www.newyorker.com

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Aug 26

This is for a niche audience but I feel like there's a 30 percent chance that, given today's news, in about fifteen years,Taylor and Travis are just really involved Hawken sports parents. www.realtor.com/news/celebri...

www.realtor.com

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Aug 25

🎤On Sept 29 @natesilver538.tweet.pub @galendruke.bsky.social and I are doing a live podcast show in NYC at the Comedy Cellar. Come!! Tix link below.

(We did this in the spring and it was lots of fun, so we figured why not again?)

www.gdpolitics.com/p/gd-politic...

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Michael Luo @michaelluo.bsky.social · Aug 11

“How much money does it all amount to? What’s the number?” David Kirkpatrick tallies it up. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

How Much Is Trump Profiting Off the Presidency?

A comprehensive estimate of how much Trump and his family are making, from hotel mega-deals to crypto schemes, has been elusive—until now.

www.newyorker.com

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Jul 15

My sliding doors moment is almost taking a job at Elle in 2012. Close enough?

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Jun 10

SpinCo cake pop?

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Jun 8

Found!

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Jun 8

If you live in NYC, particularly Brooklyn in/near Flatbush, please spread the word about Xavier Williams, a sixteen year old with autism who has been missing since Wednesday.

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · May 12

Yes, Bezos ended the Washington Post’s endorsement tradition & is changing the Opinion pages, but there’s more to what’s going on with him, and to what’s happening inside one of the country’s most important news organizations.

My story:

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Is Jeff Bezos Selling Out the Washington Post?

The Amazon founder was once thought to be the newspaper’s savior—now its journalists are fleeing for the exits. Clare Malone reports on how the paper that brought down Nixon is struggling to survive t...

www.newyorker.com

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Apr 29

Congrats to @michaelluo.bsky.social! So excited to read this book—a little more about it in this Times review. nytimes.com/2025/04/29/b...

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Apr 10

I just listened to a gaggle of schoolchildren sing “Fifty Nifty United States” on a subway platform which is every bit as heartwarming as it sounds.

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Apr 9

Ok, I have to admit, this is cool & has never happened to me: I got nominated for an award for three of my pieces on media from last year. A year when nothing at all was going on in media. Nothing at all. Anyhow, very flattering and thank you, Newhouse School! newhouse.syracuse.edu/news/newhous...

Newhouse School Announces Finalists in 2025 Mirror Awards Competition

Winners will be announced June 9 at an awards ceremony in New York City.

newhouse.syracuse.edu

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Michael Luo @michaelluo.bsky.social · Apr 8

Read @chaykak.bsky.social with the definitive story of @bsky.app and its effort to build a better digital town square. @jay.bsky.team: “I think this self-styled tech-monarch thing is worth questioning. Do we want to live in that world?” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media

X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user.

www.newyorker.com

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Apr 7

@galendruke.bsky.social is hosting the first live taping of his podcast in NYC and I'm a guest along with @natesilver5380.bsky.social and Harry Enten. April 23 at 6pm! Tix on sale.

www.gdpolitics.com/p/f-it-well-...

F*** It, We'll Do It Live!

Welcome to the first GD POLITICS live show

www.gdpolitics.com

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Mar 27

Amazing correction on WaPo writeup of Graydon Carter's book party.

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Mar 25

Why is everyone all of a sudden saying “steel-manning”? This has to be a Bluesky thing.

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