Jill Filipovic
@jillfilipovic.bsky.social
Journalist, author, recovering lawyer. Find me at Slate, the New Statesman, and Substack. Practitioner of yoga, befriender of cats.
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NYC/HK
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NYC/HK
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On the Ground: Kenya — On the Ground Retreats
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This March, I’m hosting a writing retreat in Kenya, a place I was once lucky to call home. It also includes photo classes from a National Geographic photographer & daily yoga. We travel from Nairobi to safari to the seaside on an absolutely epic journey.
onthegroundretreats.com/retreat/kenya
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
A core difference between today’s left and right is that while there is no shortage of vile lefties on social media and podcasts, many of the most vile right wingers are in elected office and in the White House.
December 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A core difference between today’s left and right is that while there is no shortage of vile lefties on social media and podcasts, many of the most vile right wingers are in elected office and in the White House.
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If the New York Times was waiting for a news hook to write a long-overdue story about how Trump is mentally unfit to be president, Trump has provided one today with his post saying Rob Reiner got murdered because he was mean to Trump.
Write it, NYT. End the normalization. @nytimes.com
Write it, NYT. End the normalization. @nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If the New York Times was waiting for a news hook to write a long-overdue story about how Trump is mentally unfit to be president, Trump has provided one today with his post saying Rob Reiner got murdered because he was mean to Trump.
Write it, NYT. End the normalization. @nytimes.com
Write it, NYT. End the normalization. @nytimes.com
ISIS, but make it AI, what could go wrong
The Islamic State group and other militant organizations are experimenting with artificial intelligence as a tool to boost recruitment and refine their operations.
Militant groups are experimenting with AI, and the risks are expected to grow
The Islamic State group and other militant organizations are experimenting with artificial intelligence as a tool to boost recruitment and refine their operations.
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
ISIS, but make it AI, what could go wrong
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
Ambitious conservative women trap themselves: Beholden to an ideology of meaningful work as a male birthright / support as a female obligation; ambition as a male asset and a female defect. There's only so high you can rise in a movement that believes in a man-on-top hierarchy at home and at work.
And people wonder why GOP women are revolting against Speaker Johnson. He doesn’t see them as equals — and lately, these Republicans sound a lot like feminists. @anniekarni.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Ambitious conservative women trap themselves: Beholden to an ideology of meaningful work as a male birthright / support as a female obligation; ambition as a male asset and a female defect. There's only so high you can rise in a movement that believes in a man-on-top hierarchy at home and at work.
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"The takedowns and restrictions began in October and targeted the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts of more than 50 organisations worldwide ... in what appears to be a growing push by Meta to limit reproductive health and queer content across its platforms."
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"The takedowns and restrictions began in October and targeted the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts of more than 50 organisations worldwide ... in what appears to be a growing push by Meta to limit reproductive health and queer content across its platforms."
What do Democratic voters want their party to look like? A Texas primary might tell us:
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One Senate Primary Just Got a Lot More Interesting—and Poses Big Questions for Democrats’ Future
The party faces a choice between two different political styles—and one gives me pause.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
What do Democratic voters want their party to look like? A Texas primary might tell us:
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Wealthier families are getting their kids off of screens. Poorer kids are very online. We are radically exacerbating inequality by turning reading, physical fitness, and normal attention spans into luxury goods.
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The Real "Digital Divide"
Wealthier families are getting their kids off of screens. Poorer kids are very online. We are turning reading, physical fitness, and normal attention spans into luxury goods.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Wealthier families are getting their kids off of screens. Poorer kids are very online. We are radically exacerbating inequality by turning reading, physical fitness, and normal attention spans into luxury goods.
jill.substack.com/p/the-real-d...
jill.substack.com/p/the-real-d...
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If this essay starts to make you question yourself, just stop reading and forget about it.
December 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If this essay starts to make you question yourself, just stop reading and forget about it.
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This is a profound, powerful essay about the human condition, what we need to thrive, and what’s being taken away from us.
December 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
This is a profound, powerful essay about the human condition, what we need to thrive, and what’s being taken away from us.
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If a stranger told you they were raising their newborn on advice from the chat robot you'd rightfully contact child services
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
If a stranger told you they were raising their newborn on advice from the chat robot you'd rightfully contact child services
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“Conservatives have long mocked liberals for being snowflakes. But being unable to emotionally cope because your neighbors speak a different language is about as fragile as it gets.”— @jillfilipovic.bsky.social
The Great Un-Humaning
Avoiding friction -- by expelling people who are different, by outsourcing creativity and connection to AI -- feels easier. It actually makes life worse.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
“Conservatives have long mocked liberals for being snowflakes. But being unable to emotionally cope because your neighbors speak a different language is about as fragile as it gets.”— @jillfilipovic.bsky.social
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it is an underrated miracle of the 21st century that we really did massively, massively reduce bullying in schools
My experience as well. So far we're 2-for-2 on kids having a largely bullying/abuse-free middle school experience. Not without bumpy spots of course, but light years away from what I endured.
My hot take: the anti-bullying stuff has really worked, which is why conservatives are pushing back at it.
My hot take: the anti-bullying stuff has really worked, which is why conservatives are pushing back at it.
for what it’s worth I got roped into helping out with my sixth grader’s extracurricular thing so I’ve had more recent contact with middle schoolers who aren’t mine than I usually do, and biased sample/biased reviewer/etc but my verdict is that the kids are all right
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
it is an underrated miracle of the 21st century that we really did massively, massively reduce bullying in schools
Just flat-out unabashed racism, not even trying to hide it any more.
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Just flat-out unabashed racism, not even trying to hide it any more.
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calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
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Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
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Mike Johnson -- who is, yes, theoretically a lawyer -- has not had a chance to look at the American Constitution because he's been very busy lately, folks, he just can't see everything, gosh, how is he supposed to know if it's wrong that the president called for the execution of congress members?
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Democrats to be executed: "Attorneys have to parse the language and determine all that."
November 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Mike Johnson -- who is, yes, theoretically a lawyer -- has not had a chance to look at the American Constitution because he's been very busy lately, folks, he just can't see everything, gosh, how is he supposed to know if it's wrong that the president called for the execution of congress members?
What happens when liberals, who actually want a strong public education system, make some epic screwups? A diagnostic and a plan for change:
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The Liberal Education Reckoning
When good intentions lead to back outcomes, we need to have the courage to admit our mistakes.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
What happens when liberals, who actually want a strong public education system, make some epic screwups? A diagnostic and a plan for change:
jill.substack.com/p/the-libera...
jill.substack.com/p/the-libera...
This administration official is right insofar as this is offensive… but the idea that it’s not “what we came here to do” hmm
NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This administration official is right insofar as this is offensive… but the idea that it’s not “what we came here to do” hmm
Counterpoint what if politicians just adopted all of the policy positions I think are best
If you relatively recently started studying politics and think you have discovered a simple trick to generate a perpetual majority party and then win elections forever, and a large portion of the world is just too stupid to see it, I would ask you to consider that you might be overconfident.
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Counterpoint what if politicians just adopted all of the policy positions I think are best
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Don't be chickenshit. bsky.app/profile/npr....
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
CPB agrees to revive a $36 million deal with NPR killed after Trump's pressure
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $35.9 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Don't be chickenshit. bsky.app/profile/npr....
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Here's clinic protester Mark Baumgartner, arguing that that women need to be jailed or executed because...they flip him off and don't like being harassed
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November 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Here's clinic protester Mark Baumgartner, arguing that that women need to be jailed or executed because...they flip him off and don't like being harassed
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