Evan Osnos
@eosnos.bsky.social
Staff Writer @NewYorker. Fellow in the China Center @Brookingsinst. Latest book, "The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich" https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Haves-and-Have-Yachts/Evan-Osnos/9781668204481
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Evan Osnos
@eosnos.bsky.social
· Feb 28
Book news: “The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich” was scheduled to be published this fall, but the publisher has moved it up to June 3rd, because it describes a world upon us now. Details and pre-orders here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ha...
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The End Of Epstein's Ring Being Protected w/ Evan Osnos
YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast
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February 10, 2026 at 11:14 PM
In the Epstein era "wealth and ostentation are all too often associated w/ social status, unchecked privilege, and unaccountability...money can seemingly buy—or buy off—virtually anything, and ethical qualms are for the weak-minded." by @johncassidysays.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Bonfire of the Élites
His correspondence illuminates a rarefied world in which money can seemingly buy—or buy off—virtually anything, and ethical qualms are for the weak-minded.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:46 AM
In the Epstein era "wealth and ostentation are all too often associated w/ social status, unchecked privilege, and unaccountability...money can seemingly buy—or buy off—virtually anything, and ethical qualms are for the weak-minded." by @johncassidysays.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
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Keep pushing Norm.
A federal court cleared way for us @democracydefendersfund.org to depose Elon Musk over the unconstitutional shutdown of USAID
Our case now moves into discovery
As our Legal Director Tianna Mays explains: accountability starts w/ facts👇 - TN
Our case now moves into discovery
As our Legal Director Tianna Mays explains: accountability starts w/ facts👇 - TN
Elon Musk Will Be Deposed Over What He Did With DOGE
The former DOGE head will have to answer for what happened at USAID.
newrepublic.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Keep pushing Norm.
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This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
China hands in NYC Feb 18: Come hear the amazing story of Jimmy Lai: "billionaire businessman...who became China’s most famous political prisoner." I'll interview biographer @marklclifford.bsky.social who heads
@thecfhk.bsky.social Details @cuny.edu's @biographyctr www.gc.cuny.edu/events/troub...
@thecfhk.bsky.social Details @cuny.edu's @biographyctr www.gc.cuny.edu/events/troub...
The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire...and China's Most Feared Critic - Mark Clifford in Conversation with Evan Osnos
Elebash Recital Hall
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February 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
China hands in NYC Feb 18: Come hear the amazing story of Jimmy Lai: "billionaire businessman...who became China’s most famous political prisoner." I'll interview biographer @marklclifford.bsky.social who heads
@thecfhk.bsky.social Details @cuny.edu's @biographyctr www.gc.cuny.edu/events/troub...
@thecfhk.bsky.social Details @cuny.edu's @biographyctr www.gc.cuny.edu/events/troub...
A masterclass by @vermontgmg.bsky.social
on how ICE/CBP became so specifically incompetent and violent. Unintelligent design--capped off by a fateful order from Stephen Miller. w @janemayer.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
on how ICE/CBP became so specifically incompetent and violent. Unintelligent design--capped off by a fateful order from Stephen Miller. w @janemayer.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
From 9/11 to Minneapolis: How ICE Became a Paramilitary Force
Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 01/30/2026 · 30m
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February 1, 2026 at 7:16 PM
A masterclass by @vermontgmg.bsky.social
on how ICE/CBP became so specifically incompetent and violent. Unintelligent design--capped off by a fateful order from Stephen Miller. w @janemayer.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
on how ICE/CBP became so specifically incompetent and violent. Unintelligent design--capped off by a fateful order from Stephen Miller. w @janemayer.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
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Public outrage, sustained attention, and effort by elected officials can together make a real difference.
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Public outrage, sustained attention, and effort by elected officials can together make a real difference.
Talked about Xi Jinping, Taiwan, etc with Jon Finer and Jake Sullivan, who've met with a lot of senior Chinese officials, including (now-purged) Gen. Zhang Youxia. Zhang stood out for going off-script open.spotify.com/show/6Df7AyU...
Does China’s Military Purge Raise the Risk Over Taiwan? (with Evan Osnos)
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January 29, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Talked about Xi Jinping, Taiwan, etc with Jon Finer and Jake Sullivan, who've met with a lot of senior Chinese officials, including (now-purged) Gen. Zhang Youxia. Zhang stood out for going off-script open.spotify.com/show/6Df7AyU...
A government can only go to war against its citizens if it can afford to ignore them. The road to Minneapolis ran through the gilded line-up beside Trump at Inauguration. Oligarchy is the timely topic this Fri/Sat at an amazing event, details here @ucirvine.bsky.social
sites.uci.edu/forum/
sites.uci.edu/forum/
January 27, 2026 at 8:52 PM
A government can only go to war against its citizens if it can afford to ignore them. The road to Minneapolis ran through the gilded line-up beside Trump at Inauguration. Oligarchy is the timely topic this Fri/Sat at an amazing event, details here @ucirvine.bsky.social
sites.uci.edu/forum/
sites.uci.edu/forum/
Wow. A moment in Robert Worth's dispatch from Minneapolis. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Wow. A moment in Robert Worth's dispatch from Minneapolis. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 PM
DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
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genuinely stunning image
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
genuinely stunning image
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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Bone chilling, but important episode for all to listen… super important. Thank you for making my weekend, peppered with expertise, knowledge and most importantly, humor and the laughter, @janemayer.bsky.social, @eosnos.bsky.social and @sbg1.bsky.social 🙏🙏
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A Stark Warning About the 2026 Election, with Robert Kagan
Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 01/16/2026 · 43m
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January 17, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Bone chilling, but important episode for all to listen… super important. Thank you for making my weekend, peppered with expertise, knowledge and most importantly, humor and the laughter, @janemayer.bsky.social, @eosnos.bsky.social and @sbg1.bsky.social 🙏🙏
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Local Newspapers Are Closing. Local News Is Surviving. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | Local Newspapers Are Closing. Local News Is Surviving.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Local Newspapers Are Closing. Local News Is Surviving. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
I can't remember the last time that a political conversation hit me harder than this week's roundtable on Venezuela, Minneapolis, and the blaring alarms of history. With my amazing colleagues @janemayer.bsky.social and @sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...
Is Donald Trump Creating the Conditions for Another World War?
“What you’re seeing both abroad and at home are completely optional conflicts created by the character of the President,” Jane Mayer says.
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January 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I can't remember the last time that a political conversation hit me harder than this week's roundtable on Venezuela, Minneapolis, and the blaring alarms of history. With my amazing colleagues @janemayer.bsky.social and @sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...
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So excited to watch The Political Scene taping their weekly show live at @harvardiop.bsky.social with the amazing @sbg1.bsky.social @janemayer.bsky.social and @eosnos.bsky.social talking about one year since Trump's election.
November 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
So excited to watch The Political Scene taping their weekly show live at @harvardiop.bsky.social with the amazing @sbg1.bsky.social @janemayer.bsky.social and @eosnos.bsky.social talking about one year since Trump's election.
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Just the person to talk to this week for our @newyorker.com pod w/ @janemayer.bsky.social @eosnos.bsky.social about Trump, Epstein, and the changing Washington scandal — the legendary @misikoff.bsky.social
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Is the Epstein Scandal Trump’s Kryptonite?
Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 11/15/2025 · 39m
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November 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Take 22 minutes to watch this. Trust me. The end of USAID through the story of a baby named Jane Sunday. "We've found the formula and we delivered it. And then we took it away," says @agawande.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Take 22 minutes to watch this. Trust me. The end of USAID through the story of a baby named Jane Sunday. "We've found the formula and we delivered it. And then we took it away," says @agawande.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
We're answering listener questions this week in a special 2026 Midterms preview on The Political Scene podcast from @newyorker.com So, what issues/personae/themes do you wonder about and why? What perplexes? Send us a voice memo at [email protected], with “midterms” in the subject line.
November 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We're answering listener questions this week in a special 2026 Midterms preview on The Political Scene podcast from @newyorker.com So, what issues/personae/themes do you wonder about and why? What perplexes? Send us a voice memo at [email protected], with “midterms” in the subject line.
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Please listen. Super smart, inspiring and practical. And it doesn't rely on the Democratic Party... @janemayer.bsky.social @eosnos.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social @hardymerriman.bsky.social
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Jimmy Kimmel and the Power of Public Pressure
Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 09/27/2025 · 44m
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September 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Please listen. Super smart, inspiring and practical. And it doesn't rely on the Democratic Party... @janemayer.bsky.social @eosnos.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social @hardymerriman.bsky.social
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People keep asking “What can we do?” Our podcast guest, Hardy Merriman, studies resistance movements and has many suggestions.
The successful public backlash against silencing Jimmy Kimmel contains some big lessons on what works in the face of autocracy, as expert Hardy Merriman explains in this fascinating episode with my co-hosts @janemayer.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Jimmy Kimmel and the Power of Public Pressure
Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 09/27/2025 · 44m
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September 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
People keep asking “What can we do?” Our podcast guest, Hardy Merriman, studies resistance movements and has many suggestions.
The successful public backlash against silencing Jimmy Kimmel contains some big lessons on what works in the face of autocracy, as expert Hardy Merriman explains in this fascinating episode with my co-hosts @janemayer.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Jimmy Kimmel and the Power of Public Pressure
Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 09/27/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The successful public backlash against silencing Jimmy Kimmel contains some big lessons on what works in the face of autocracy, as expert Hardy Merriman explains in this fascinating episode with my co-hosts @janemayer.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
+1 Also, @hillaryclinton.bsky.social had some very interesting observations for us about the role of “losses” in the psychology of autocrats.
Just taped new episode of @newyorker pod with @hillaryclinton.bsky.social and she was 🔥🔥🔥on everything from Jimmy Kimmel to Trump’s ‘medieval court’ to how Putin owned him in Alaska… w/great pals @janemayer.bsky.social @eosnos.bsky.social
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The Political Scene | The New Yorker
Politics Podcast · Updated Semiweekly · Join The New Yorker’s writers and editors for reporting, insight, and analysis of the most pressing political issues of our time. On Mondays, David Remnick, the...
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September 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
+1 Also, @hillaryclinton.bsky.social had some very interesting observations for us about the role of “losses” in the psychology of autocrats.