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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Reposted by Jared Holt
February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Reposted by Jared Holt
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
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JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":
February 11, 2026 at 10:27 PM
JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":
oh man -- did not know that!
February 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
oh man -- did not know that!
You're seeing this in a lot of nonprofits right now too. "Strategic realignment" or "refocusing our priories"... often times that reflects valid realities they can't talk about, like funding cuts or new donor priorities. But dodging follow-up questions about it comes off to most people as sketchy!
February 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
You're seeing this in a lot of nonprofits right now too. "Strategic realignment" or "refocusing our priories"... often times that reflects valid realities they can't talk about, like funding cuts or new donor priorities. But dodging follow-up questions about it comes off to most people as sketchy!
Pure and meaningless corporate mumbo-jumbo. Read into it what you will, but what stands out to me is that Gallup wouldn't answer a very simple yes-or-no question on whether the Trump Administration complained to them about their findings
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Pure and meaningless corporate mumbo-jumbo. Read into it what you will, but what stands out to me is that Gallup wouldn't answer a very simple yes-or-no question on whether the Trump Administration complained to them about their findings
Also, from what I can tell in our data, Libs of TikTok has been getting more popular on Truth Social since late last year. Not sure what changed, but people on that platform have really been getting into her posts lately. This is the number of her posts shared 500+ times each, totaled per week
February 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Also, from what I can tell in our data, Libs of TikTok has been getting more popular on Truth Social since late last year. Not sure what changed, but people on that platform have really been getting into her posts lately. This is the number of her posts shared 500+ times each, totaled per week
Also... who's racking up the engagement there? Sure, there are some influencers and media companies doing numbers. But the lion's share of what we saw last week came from GOP officials.
bsky.app/profile/open...
bsky.app/profile/open...
Of the posts that were re-shared 500+ times on Truth Social last week, more than half came from Republican government officials. The second-biggest share came from self-styled MAGA influencers, followed by conservative media outlets and random users whose posts were shared by larger accounts.
February 11, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Also... who's racking up the engagement there? Sure, there are some influencers and media companies doing numbers. But the lion's share of what we saw last week came from GOP officials.
bsky.app/profile/open...
bsky.app/profile/open...
Sort of wild to see that Libs of TikTok content had more hits on Truth Social than the official White House account did last week.
It's no surprise that President Trump's posts consistently perform well on Truth Social. He owns the platform. But who else sees heavy engagement on the site?
Our researchers found 619 posts that were re-shared 500+ times in the last week. Second behind Trump? Anti-LGBTQ+ account Libs of TikTok.
Our researchers found 619 posts that were re-shared 500+ times in the last week. Second behind Trump? Anti-LGBTQ+ account Libs of TikTok.
February 11, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Sort of wild to see that Libs of TikTok content had more hits on Truth Social than the official White House account did last week.
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My favorite current podcast.
ICYMI - We released another edition of our "Who the Hell?" biographical series on Steven Crowder. It chronicles his start in acting and stand-up comedy, explores his pivot into politics, and traces how his rise into conservative podcasting stardom (and the poor decisions now catching up to him)
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...
February 11, 2026 at 4:37 PM
My favorite current podcast.
ICYMI - We released another edition of our "Who the Hell?" biographical series on Steven Crowder. It chronicles his start in acting and stand-up comedy, explores his pivot into politics, and traces how his rise into conservative podcasting stardom (and the poor decisions now catching up to him)
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 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
ICYMI - We released another edition of our "Who the Hell?" biographical series on Steven Crowder. It chronicles his start in acting and stand-up comedy, explores his pivot into politics, and traces how his rise into conservative podcasting stardom (and the poor decisions now catching up to him)
We try to make main feed episodes as useful/informative as we can, and we approach premium episodes like we're hanging out with friends. As great as it is to be supported making the show, it's also just a ton of fun to goof around and share laughs with the crew hanging with us.
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 3:03 PM
We try to make main feed episodes as useful/informative as we can, and we approach premium episodes like we're hanging out with friends. As great as it is to be supported making the show, it's also just a ton of fun to goof around and share laughs with the crew hanging with us.
News organizations really need to stop regurgitating whatever police claim as the word of God. At the very least, you gotta show some healthy skepticism
AP, ABC and CBS all reported that Wagner was charged with threatening federal agents— which wasn’t reflected in the complaint or even said by DOJ explicitly. AP has now finally changed their headline and added a correction.
February 11, 2026 at 2:08 PM
News organizations really need to stop regurgitating whatever police claim as the word of God. At the very least, you gotta show some healthy skepticism
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
www.patreon.com/posts/150424...
No better time to sign up for our Patreon. Let’s RAWK
www.patreon.com/posts/150424...
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
www.patreon.com/posts/150424...
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
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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...
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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…
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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...
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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