Jared Holt
@jaredlholt.bsky.social
Senior researcher at @openmeasures.bsky.social
Co-host of "Posting Through It," a weekly podcast: https://www.patreon.com/PostingThroughIt
Co-host of "Posting Through It," a weekly podcast: https://www.patreon.com/PostingThroughIt
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078: Who the Hell is Steven Crowder? feat. Byron McKoy
Podcast Episode · Posting Through It · 02/09/2026 · 2h 28m
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Who the Hell is Steven Crowder? The latest installment in our longform biography series features Byron from @thancrowder.bsky.social to explore how a Canadian kid with Hollywood dreams wound up becoming one of the biggest right-wing podcasters to ever do it
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Come for our musical performances, stay for the 14 minute psychedelic jam I recommend at the end
February 11, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Come for our musical performances, stay for the 14 minute psychedelic jam I recommend at the end
This week’s premium PTI episode is all about the TPUSA halftime show, which we’ve been covering since Jack Posobiec first started teasing it and suggesting they’d be able to book Creed.
No better time to sign up for our Patreon. Let’s RAWK
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No better time to sign up for our Patreon. Let’s RAWK
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February 11, 2026 at 5:18 AM
This week’s premium PTI episode is all about the TPUSA halftime show, which we’ve been covering since Jack Posobiec first started teasing it and suggesting they’d be able to book Creed.
No better time to sign up for our Patreon. Let’s RAWK
www.patreon.com/posts/150424...
No better time to sign up for our Patreon. Let’s RAWK
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Lawmaker outraged that the hours he spent watching hunky men in skintight clothes wrestling each other to ground were interrupted by a few seconds of gayness
www.advocate.com/politics/bad...
www.advocate.com/politics/bad...
TN Republican demands official probe after calling Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show 'gay pornography'
“Depicting gay pornography on prime time has no place in our culture,” Tennessee U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles bizarrely said, after seeing two men dancing and Ricky Martin singing.
www.advocate.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Lawmaker outraged that the hours he spent watching hunky men in skintight clothes wrestling each other to ground were interrupted by a few seconds of gayness
www.advocate.com/politics/bad...
www.advocate.com/politics/bad...
Reposted by Jared Holt
jeeeeeeesus: theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
Google Handed ICE Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers
Amandla Thomas-Johnson didn't know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena now. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.
theintercept.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
jeeeeeeesus: theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
Reposted by Jared Holt
Since the DOJ published the latest batch of Epstein Files, social media figures who built audiences promoting QAnon, Pizzagate, and similar conspiracy theories have claimed validation, rehashing many older claims.
Many were also excited by Tucker Carlson and Bill Maher's recent remarks about them.
Many were also excited by Tucker Carlson and Bill Maher's recent remarks about them.
February 10, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Since the DOJ published the latest batch of Epstein Files, social media figures who built audiences promoting QAnon, Pizzagate, and similar conspiracy theories have claimed validation, rehashing many older claims.
Many were also excited by Tucker Carlson and Bill Maher's recent remarks about them.
Many were also excited by Tucker Carlson and Bill Maher's recent remarks about them.
Our analysis affirms what many felt in their gut: Interest in TPUSA's halftime show had little to do with the music performed, and everything to do with the political grievances it represented.
Click for our analysis, scroll to read Jack Posobiec claiming Kid Rock makes people want to procreate.
Click for our analysis, scroll to read Jack Posobiec claiming Kid Rock makes people want to procreate.
TPUSA's "All-American Halftime Show" captured the attention of right-wing audiences during Super Bowl LX, but not because of who performed. We found that prominent right-wing communities talked about Bad Bunny more than any of the artists on TPUSA's lineup.
openmeasures.io/bad-bunny-ha...
openmeasures.io/bad-bunny-ha...
Bad Bunny Outshined Artists at Alternative Halftime Show, Even Among Pro-Trump Audiences - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Our analysis affirms what many felt in their gut: Interest in TPUSA's halftime show had little to do with the music performed, and everything to do with the political grievances it represented.
Click for our analysis, scroll to read Jack Posobiec claiming Kid Rock makes people want to procreate.
Click for our analysis, scroll to read Jack Posobiec claiming Kid Rock makes people want to procreate.
Reposted by Jared Holt
TPUSA's "All-American Halftime Show" captured the attention of right-wing audiences during Super Bowl LX, but not because of who performed. We found that prominent right-wing communities talked about Bad Bunny more than any of the artists on TPUSA's lineup.
openmeasures.io/bad-bunny-ha...
openmeasures.io/bad-bunny-ha...
Bad Bunny Outshined Artists at Alternative Halftime Show, Even Among Pro-Trump Audiences - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
February 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
TPUSA's "All-American Halftime Show" captured the attention of right-wing audiences during Super Bowl LX, but not because of who performed. We found that prominent right-wing communities talked about Bad Bunny more than any of the artists on TPUSA's lineup.
openmeasures.io/bad-bunny-ha...
openmeasures.io/bad-bunny-ha...
If there's one thing teenagers love, it's being told how to think! Surely this will be a roaring success for the conservative movement.
"The release says this will advance TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk’s vision, as well as defending student led engagement and free speech. It continues that they will address any school administrators who actively work to block, delay or deny students from forming a TPUSA chapter."
Governor Jim Pillen to Announce Plan to Mandate Turning Point USA Chapters in all Nebraska High Schools
Governor Jim Pillen plans to announce a new statewide partnership during a media event scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at the governor’s mansion in Lincoln. During the event, Pillen and Turning Point…
ruralradio.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
If there's one thing teenagers love, it's being told how to think! Surely this will be a roaring success for the conservative movement.
Plugging our latest. Many ~things~ are going on, but something we shouldn't lose sight on is that the anti-abortion activist movement is feeling ultra emboldened right now and trying to rile up actions targeting reproductive health providers.
Anti-abortion activists have grown their recruitment and propaganda efforts on TikTok in recent years, our latest analysis found. Feeling empowered by the Trump Administration, many are taking sharper aim at abortion clinics.
openmeasures.io/anti-abortio...
openmeasures.io/anti-abortio...
US Anti-Abortion Activists Intensify Their Recruitment Efforts on TikTok - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
February 10, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Plugging our latest. Many ~things~ are going on, but something we shouldn't lose sight on is that the anti-abortion activist movement is feeling ultra emboldened right now and trying to rile up actions targeting reproductive health providers.
Reposted by Jared Holt
Anti-abortion activists have grown their recruitment and propaganda efforts on TikTok in recent years, our latest analysis found. Feeling empowered by the Trump Administration, many are taking sharper aim at abortion clinics.
openmeasures.io/anti-abortio...
openmeasures.io/anti-abortio...
US Anti-Abortion Activists Intensify Their Recruitment Efforts on TikTok - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
February 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Anti-abortion activists have grown their recruitment and propaganda efforts on TikTok in recent years, our latest analysis found. Feeling empowered by the Trump Administration, many are taking sharper aim at abortion clinics.
openmeasures.io/anti-abortio...
openmeasures.io/anti-abortio...
Reposted by Jared Holt
just a fucking weird statement on it's face but also highlights how filthy rich and completely out of touch trump's whole cabinet is. a private boat for a family vacation? stopping by a billionaire's island for lunch? nannies, plural?? the epstein class, indeed.
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
just a fucking weird statement on it's face but also highlights how filthy rich and completely out of touch trump's whole cabinet is. a private boat for a family vacation? stopping by a billionaire's island for lunch? nannies, plural?? the epstein class, indeed.
That’s not his account. Thats a podcast that analyzes his show
February 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
That’s not his account. Thats a podcast that analyzes his show
Reposted by Jared Holt
Who the Hell is Steven Crowder? The latest installment in our longform biography series features Byron from @thancrowder.bsky.social to explore how a Canadian kid with Hollywood dreams wound up becoming one of the biggest right-wing podcasters to ever do it
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
078: Who the Hell is Steven Crowder? feat. Byron McKoy
Podcast Episode · Posting Through It · 02/09/2026 · 2h 28m
podcasts.apple.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Who the Hell is Steven Crowder? The latest installment in our longform biography series features Byron from @thancrowder.bsky.social to explore how a Canadian kid with Hollywood dreams wound up becoming one of the biggest right-wing podcasters to ever do it
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Reposted by Jared Holt
Every business right now thinks its such an essential part of your life that you'd give them anything to keep using it and brother I am here to tell you I don't need a chat app that bad
Discord will soon require face scans or ID for all users, or restrict access
Discord will soon require face scans or ID for all users, or restrict access
Discord has announced a major change coming to the service as part of its aim to improve teen safety features. Starting in March, all users globally will be required to submit age verification via a face scan or submitted ID, or be given teen-level access restrictions.
more…
9to5mac.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Every business right now thinks its such an essential part of your life that you'd give them anything to keep using it and brother I am here to tell you I don't need a chat app that bad
I mean, seriously. The story they have here is that a poorly lip-synced rendition of Bawitdaba managed to activate a cluster of left-wing "terror cells" now posing a threat to their safety. Should put the rest of this -- claimed view counts, etc -- into perspective if it wasn't obvious already.
February 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
I mean, seriously. The story they have here is that a poorly lip-synced rendition of Bawitdaba managed to activate a cluster of left-wing "terror cells" now posing a threat to their safety. Should put the rest of this -- claimed view counts, etc -- into perspective if it wasn't obvious already.
TPUSA cooked up a lie about their halftime show hoping it could knock a couple extra bucks loose from their donor base. If they're willing to bullshit their supporters so shamelessly, that should give you some serious pause on everything else they're claiming about the event.
TPUSA follows its "All American" halftime show with dire warnings to scare conservatives into giving them more money. www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
TPUSA Warns That ‘The Left is Activating Their Terror Cells’
TPUSA follows its "All American" halftime show with dire warnings to scare conservatives into giving them more money.
www.peoplefor.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
TPUSA cooked up a lie about their halftime show hoping it could knock a couple extra bucks loose from their donor base. If they're willing to bullshit their supporters so shamelessly, that should give you some serious pause on everything else they're claiming about the event.
NEW on the OM blog:
Anti-abortion activists and organizations have increased their messaging efforts on TikTok in recent years, frequently featuring material from demonstrations outside of abortion clinics. We took a quick look at this growing niche content ecosystem
openmeasures.io/anti-abortio...
Anti-abortion activists and organizations have increased their messaging efforts on TikTok in recent years, frequently featuring material from demonstrations outside of abortion clinics. We took a quick look at this growing niche content ecosystem
openmeasures.io/anti-abortio...
US Anti-Abortion Activists Intensify Their Recruitment Efforts on TikTok - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
February 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
NEW on the OM blog:
Anti-abortion activists and organizations have increased their messaging efforts on TikTok in recent years, frequently featuring material from demonstrations outside of abortion clinics. We took a quick look at this growing niche content ecosystem
openmeasures.io/anti-abortio...
Anti-abortion activists and organizations have increased their messaging efforts on TikTok in recent years, frequently featuring material from demonstrations outside of abortion clinics. We took a quick look at this growing niche content ecosystem
openmeasures.io/anti-abortio...
This episode features some more listener music in transitions between segments. On this one, you'll hear bits of "Snow" by TRIAGE. Thanks to Chris for sending it our way!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak3p...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak3p...
February 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
This episode features some more listener music in transitions between segments. On this one, you'll hear bits of "Snow" by TRIAGE. Thanks to Chris for sending it our way!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak3p...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak3p...
Reposted by Jared Holt
My favorite part of the Crowder story is when he left $50m on the table because he duped himself into believing he was worth more—only to shrink into next to nothing soon after
Who the Hell is Steven Crowder? The latest installment in our longform biography series features Byron from @thancrowder.bsky.social to explore how a Canadian kid with Hollywood dreams wound up becoming one of the biggest right-wing podcasters to ever do it
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
078: Who the Hell is Steven Crowder? feat. Byron McKoy
Podcast Episode · Posting Through It · 02/09/2026 · 2h 28m
podcasts.apple.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
My favorite part of the Crowder story is when he left $50m on the table because he duped himself into believing he was worth more—only to shrink into next to nothing soon after
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078: Who the Hell is Steven Crowder? feat. Byron McKoy
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February 9, 2026 at 3:33 PM
More links!
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqCZ...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0YHK...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/078-wh...
You can find it everywhere else podcasts reside by searching for "Posting Through It."
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqCZ...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0YHK...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/078-wh...
You can find it everywhere else podcasts reside by searching for "Posting Through It."
Who the Hell is Steven Crowder? The latest installment in our longform biography series features Byron from @thancrowder.bsky.social to explore how a Canadian kid with Hollywood dreams wound up becoming one of the biggest right-wing podcasters to ever do it
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
078: Who the Hell is Steven Crowder? feat. Byron McKoy
Podcast Episode · Posting Through It · 02/09/2026 · 2h 28m
podcasts.apple.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Who the Hell is Steven Crowder? The latest installment in our longform biography series features Byron from @thancrowder.bsky.social to explore how a Canadian kid with Hollywood dreams wound up becoming one of the biggest right-wing podcasters to ever do it
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Bad Bunny’s halftime show did more to promote “family values” than Turning Point USA’s unsubtly racist counter programming
That was a real wedding during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. His reps confirmed the happy couple are irl in love. And yet, conservatives still said the show was an affront to American values.
That Was a Real Wedding During Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show
That was a real wedding during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. His reps confirmed the happy couple are irl in love. And yet, conservatives still said the show was an affront to American values.
www.vulture.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Bad Bunny’s halftime show did more to promote “family values” than Turning Point USA’s unsubtly racist counter programming
Reposted by Jared Holt
There is a major political organization allied with the president that got so mad a Latino artist was tapped to play at the Super Bowl they made a whole alternative show. We should all take a moment to reflect on that. It is so blatantly racist.
February 9, 2026 at 3:43 AM
There is a major political organization allied with the president that got so mad a Latino artist was tapped to play at the Super Bowl they made a whole alternative show. We should all take a moment to reflect on that. It is so blatantly racist.
Reposted by Jared Holt
This was the USSR's policy
February 9, 2026 at 3:39 AM
This was the USSR's policy
Reposted by Jared Holt
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them