Elizabeth Spiers
@espiers.bsky.social
NYT opinion writer, Slate Money co-host, Dem messaging consultant, NYU prof, former EIC The New York Observer, Dealbreaker founder and Gawker founding editor. Brooklyn via Bama. Rednexican. Striver with no chill.
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Melania at the Multiplex
Packaging a $75 million bribe from Jeff Bezos as a vapid, content-challenged biopic.
www.thenation.com
Some brave journalists go to war zones and get shot at. I went to the Melania movie, and would probably opt for being shot at over having to sit through it again www.thenation.com/article/cult...
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February 9, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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No, they don’t own some of their music and Gimme Shelter is in that catalog
February 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
No, they don’t own some of their music and Gimme Shelter is in that catalog
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February 9, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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😡 OH DEAR GOD.
CSR funding was ELIMINATED by the TRUMP Admin in 2017 when HIS Justice Dept. chose NOT to appeal a court decision IN REPUBLICANS FAVOR.
Furthermore, *reinstating* CSR funding would RAISE net premiums on millions of ACA enrollees while only reducing them for a few hundred thousand.
CSR funding was ELIMINATED by the TRUMP Admin in 2017 when HIS Justice Dept. chose NOT to appeal a court decision IN REPUBLICANS FAVOR.
Furthermore, *reinstating* CSR funding would RAISE net premiums on millions of ACA enrollees while only reducing them for a few hundred thousand.
BASH: Can you give me one specific example of a solution the president has put forward that is lowering healthcare costs, beyond prescription drugs?
DR OZ: There's something called a CSR
DR OZ: There's something called a CSR
February 8, 2026 at 4:47 PM
😡 OH DEAR GOD.
CSR funding was ELIMINATED by the TRUMP Admin in 2017 when HIS Justice Dept. chose NOT to appeal a court decision IN REPUBLICANS FAVOR.
Furthermore, *reinstating* CSR funding would RAISE net premiums on millions of ACA enrollees while only reducing them for a few hundred thousand.
CSR funding was ELIMINATED by the TRUMP Admin in 2017 when HIS Justice Dept. chose NOT to appeal a court decision IN REPUBLICANS FAVOR.
Furthermore, *reinstating* CSR funding would RAISE net premiums on millions of ACA enrollees while only reducing them for a few hundred thousand.
Yes. And I know and trust their CEO, who has no tolerance for hate speech.
February 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Yes. And I know and trust their CEO, who has no tolerance for hate speech.
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I want to go back to this: this is a genuinely crazy thing to say when the latest polling indicates a supermajority of the party wants Abolish
You have been handed political capital on a silver platter, and you're telling us "no thank you."
You're telling us "I know ball" and holding up a cube
You have been handed political capital on a silver platter, and you're telling us "no thank you."
You're telling us "I know ball" and holding up a cube
“I would rather you vote for what is morally correct,” Davidson said.
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
DeLauro to pressing clergy: 'I will not vote to abolish ICE'
The Connecticut U.S. representative found herself at odds with faith leaders.
www.ctpublic.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I want to go back to this: this is a genuinely crazy thing to say when the latest polling indicates a supermajority of the party wants Abolish
You have been handed political capital on a silver platter, and you're telling us "no thank you."
You're telling us "I know ball" and holding up a cube
You have been handed political capital on a silver platter, and you're telling us "no thank you."
You're telling us "I know ball" and holding up a cube
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I've written about the overarching post story, causes, underlying pattern. But the failure of Lewis or Bezos to even show up, literally or figuratively, on a day of devastating cuts epitomizes the profound lack of character and accountability that is so common place today within the American elite.
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 AM
I've written about the overarching post story, causes, underlying pattern. But the failure of Lewis or Bezos to even show up, literally or figuratively, on a day of devastating cuts epitomizes the profound lack of character and accountability that is so common place today within the American elite.
This is why I moved off Substack to Ghost. The Nazis will migrate to any big platform but when a platform actively promotes them, that is a choice
for the terminally online this is *far* from a revalation and also, i *really* hope that it will push more people to jump to another platform. there are places that will help you migrate your newsletter and don't profit off hate speech.
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
This is why I moved off Substack to Ghost. The Nazis will migrate to any big platform but when a platform actively promotes them, that is a choice
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this is so funny, god bless louise lucas, Hero of the Commonwealth
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
this is so funny, god bless louise lucas, Hero of the Commonwealth
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I keep thinking about when Mike Johnson was asked about the NFL getting Bad Bunny to play the halftime show and he responded by saying they should find "someone who appeals to a broader audience" like... 82-year-old Lee Greenwood.
Really shows how much of a bubble the right lives in.
Really shows how much of a bubble the right lives in.
February 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I keep thinking about when Mike Johnson was asked about the NFL getting Bad Bunny to play the halftime show and he responded by saying they should find "someone who appeals to a broader audience" like... 82-year-old Lee Greenwood.
Really shows how much of a bubble the right lives in.
Really shows how much of a bubble the right lives in.
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All I’ll say is we didn’t have a winter like this for all of Bill de Blasio's eight years since he put the fear of FUCKING GOD into the groundhogs.
February 8, 2026 at 3:02 AM
All I’ll say is we didn’t have a winter like this for all of Bill de Blasio's eight years since he put the fear of FUCKING GOD into the groundhogs.
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They think AI art is going to dominate because it will be cheap. They think you will consume it because it’s cheap and available, that supply will create demand. Combating this is simply a matter of having extremely reasonable standards in your artistic tastes.
I'm going to win.
February 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM
They think AI art is going to dominate because it will be cheap. They think you will consume it because it’s cheap and available, that supply will create demand. Combating this is simply a matter of having extremely reasonable standards in your artistic tastes.
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It's so funny how many people have had their brains pickled by X and Fox News and can't believe that SF remains one of the most amazing cities in the world.
February 7, 2026 at 9:07 PM
It's so funny how many people have had their brains pickled by X and Fox News and can't believe that SF remains one of the most amazing cities in the world.
I did a Money Talks ep with Anna a while back and instantly wanted to talk to her way more about … everything. If you’re not following her, you should
lol I don't think a lot of white people believe that Black people are reliable narrators of our own stories.
And IMO this comes from white people wanting to downplay how much anti-Black racism shapes Black people's lives.
And IMO this comes from white people wanting to downplay how much anti-Black racism shapes Black people's lives.
How do white people delude themselves into believing that they can identify anti-Black racism better than a Black person? Enough to refute the validity of a Black person’s claim of anti-Black racism??? Like…how does one get to that level of ability to lie to themselves?
February 8, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I did a Money Talks ep with Anna a while back and instantly wanted to talk to her way more about … everything. If you’re not following her, you should
That’s because he’s a giant dick. (My empirical explanation.)
February 8, 2026 at 12:52 AM
That’s because he’s a giant dick. (My empirical explanation.)
I had to watch the Melania doc for work and there’s a scene where she talks (in a 5th grade way) about the importance of the White House as an architectural site that must be preserved
February 8, 2026 at 12:50 AM
I had to watch the Melania doc for work and there’s a scene where she talks (in a 5th grade way) about the importance of the White House as an architectural site that must be preserved
If it’s too bad for Will Lewis it must be the kind of apocalyptic where you’re trying to determine which circle of Hell we’re talking about
Breaking — Will Lewis out at the Washington Post. He just sent this email to staff (shared with me by staffer):
February 8, 2026 at 12:48 AM
If it’s too bad for Will Lewis it must be the kind of apocalyptic where you’re trying to determine which circle of Hell we’re talking about
By which I obviously mean a collab between cool ranch Doritos and Pony Island 2 for official purposes
February 8, 2026 at 12:45 AM
By which I obviously mean a collab between cool ranch Doritos and Pony Island 2 for official purposes
Someone did an Insta a while back (like years back) that recirculated recently that just said, in isolation. “I’m not saying someone should” and it says something about how expansively and immediately it was understood
February 8, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Someone did an Insta a while back (like years back) that recirculated recently that just said, in isolation. “I’m not saying someone should” and it says something about how expansively and immediately it was understood
This is on Tuesday!
My next opinion writing workshop is next week! www.elizabethspiers.com/workshops/
Workshops
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February 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
This is on Tuesday!
True but not really the point of the post
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
True but not really the point of the post
Well i wouldn’t trust that because all of the people I know in the files are journalists who wrote disparaging things about Epstein—including me. There’s a thread where he’s counseling someone about whether to sue my website
February 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Well i wouldn’t trust that because all of the people I know in the files are journalists who wrote disparaging things about Epstein—including me. There’s a thread where he’s counseling someone about whether to sue my website
That’s mostly because it all has to be lawyered and there’s so much of it.
February 7, 2026 at 1:57 PM
That’s mostly because it all has to be lawyered and there’s so much of it.
Yeah but that doesn’t mean the board won’t be aware of what this says to prospective parents with daughters
February 7, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Yeah but that doesn’t mean the board won’t be aware of what this says to prospective parents with daughters