Kurt Andersen
@kurtandersen.bsky.social
New novel coming in August: THE BREAKUP
Other books: Evil Geniuses, Fantasyland, You Can’t Spell America Without ME, True Believers, Heyday, Turn of the Century
Co-created CommandZseries.com, ran Studio 360, New York, SPY
https://www.kurtandersen.com
Other books: Evil Geniuses, Fantasyland, You Can’t Spell America Without ME, True Believers, Heyday, Turn of the Century
Co-created CommandZseries.com, ran Studio 360, New York, SPY
https://www.kurtandersen.com
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Nonviolence is, in fact, working. This administration is weaker than it was a year ago. More and more of the public is becoming galvanized against it; its agents are being impeded.
Do you honestly think people in the civil rights movement and other nonviolent movements faced no violence themselves? They practiced nonviolence because it works, because the oppressor wants a shooting war, which is the war it will win
How's your non-violent working Mr Gandhi stancil? They will kill each and everyone of you right if they had the chance and you will still be writing Kumbaya.
January 24, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Nonviolence is, in fact, working. This administration is weaker than it was a year ago. More and more of the public is becoming galvanized against it; its agents are being impeded.
Lucky break that when a fascist regime arrives in America, everyone carries a video camera.
January 25, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Lucky break that when a fascist regime arrives in America, everyone carries a video camera.
Reposted by Kurt Andersen
These monsters are sick.
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
These monsters are sick.
Among Republicans, 24% say they feel “enthusiasm” or “pride” about “Trump’s presidency so far,”and another 40% say “satisfaction.”
16% of Republicans instead feel disappointment, sadness, disgust, fear, anxiety, hostility or outrage.
OTOH only 29% of Americans call themselves Republicans. 1/2
16% of Republicans instead feel disappointment, sadness, disgust, fear, anxiety, hostility or outrage.
OTOH only 29% of Americans call themselves Republicans. 1/2
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Among Republicans, 24% say they feel “enthusiasm” or “pride” about “Trump’s presidency so far,”and another 40% say “satisfaction.”
16% of Republicans instead feel disappointment, sadness, disgust, fear, anxiety, hostility or outrage.
OTOH only 29% of Americans call themselves Republicans. 1/2
16% of Republicans instead feel disappointment, sadness, disgust, fear, anxiety, hostility or outrage.
OTOH only 29% of Americans call themselves Republicans. 1/2
I’m such a fan of
@jamestalarico.bsky.social that when we shared an elevator I took
my first selfie. He could become the first Democrat elected Senator from Texas since 1988. Unlike @JasmineCrockett.bsky.social, as @michellegoldberg.bsky.social explains. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/o...
@jamestalarico.bsky.social that when we shared an elevator I took
my first selfie. He could become the first Democrat elected Senator from Texas since 1988. Unlike @JasmineCrockett.bsky.social, as @michellegoldberg.bsky.social explains. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/o...
January 24, 2026 at 2:46 AM
I’m such a fan of
@jamestalarico.bsky.social that when we shared an elevator I took
my first selfie. He could become the first Democrat elected Senator from Texas since 1988. Unlike @JasmineCrockett.bsky.social, as @michellegoldberg.bsky.social explains. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/o...
@jamestalarico.bsky.social that when we shared an elevator I took
my first selfie. He could become the first Democrat elected Senator from Texas since 1988. Unlike @JasmineCrockett.bsky.social, as @michellegoldberg.bsky.social explains. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/o...
In the @newyorker.com's (good) piece about Bari Weiss, it says her "arrival at the network also coincided with a long-simmering crisis in broadcast news" because network news is "increasingly distrusted by a rapidly dwindling audience." I wondered, and looked up the @pewresearch.org
numbers. 1/3
numbers. 1/3
January 23, 2026 at 9:37 PM
In the @newyorker.com's (good) piece about Bari Weiss, it says her "arrival at the network also coincided with a long-simmering crisis in broadcast news" because network news is "increasingly distrusted by a rapidly dwindling audience." I wondered, and looked up the @pewresearch.org
numbers. 1/3
numbers. 1/3
I wonder who in Trump's circle knew yesterday that today he was going to retract the threat of war and of tariffs against Europe –– and who those people told, and who those people told in turn? And how many bought Exchange Traded Fund shares yesterday so they were able to ride the market up today?
January 21, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I wonder who in Trump's circle knew yesterday that today he was going to retract the threat of war and of tariffs against Europe –– and who those people told, and who those people told in turn? And how many bought Exchange Traded Fund shares yesterday so they were able to ride the market up today?
Has TACO ever been a bad thing?
January 21, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Has TACO ever been a bad thing?
Does anyone use and trust any of the AI proofreading apps? Grammarly? Quillbot? Thanks.
January 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Does anyone use and trust any of the AI proofreading apps? Grammarly? Quillbot? Thanks.
This simple Venn diagram I made a decade ago still explains everything.
January 21, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This simple Venn diagram I made a decade ago still explains everything.
Trump just said the U.S. possessing Greenland “is important for national security, for international security, between the bad guys and the perceived good guys.”
“The 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 ‘good’ guys” — the ultimate tell about his absolute amorality.
“The 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 ‘good’ guys” — the ultimate tell about his absolute amorality.
January 21, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Trump just said the U.S. possessing Greenland “is important for national security, for international security, between the bad guys and the perceived good guys.”
“The 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 ‘good’ guys” — the ultimate tell about his absolute amorality.
“The 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 ‘good’ guys” — the ultimate tell about his absolute amorality.
Fifteen minutes into his Davos speech, he’s already called Greenland “Iceland” at least twice.
January 21, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Fifteen minutes into his Davos speech, he’s already called Greenland “Iceland” at least twice.
Renderings of a Washington, D.C. future by designers Doug Fast and Peter Katz. commonedge.org/trumps-monum...
January 21, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Renderings of a Washington, D.C. future by designers Doug Fast and Peter Katz. commonedge.org/trumps-monum...
“Are we living in Nazi Germany?”
— Donald Trump just before he took office 9 years ago, after top CIA, FBI, and NSA officials had given him their “high confidence" Intelligence Community Assessment that Putin had ordered a campaign to help tip the election his way.
— Donald Trump just before he took office 9 years ago, after top CIA, FBI, and NSA officials had given him their “high confidence" Intelligence Community Assessment that Putin had ordered a campaign to help tip the election his way.
January 21, 2026 at 2:50 AM
“Are we living in Nazi Germany?”
— Donald Trump just before he took office 9 years ago, after top CIA, FBI, and NSA officials had given him their “high confidence" Intelligence Community Assessment that Putin had ordered a campaign to help tip the election his way.
— Donald Trump just before he took office 9 years ago, after top CIA, FBI, and NSA officials had given him their “high confidence" Intelligence Community Assessment that Putin had ordered a campaign to help tip the election his way.
A legit news organization and brand making $600 million in annual profit on revenue of $1.8 billion….is a bad business? Such an unfortunate artifact of Wall-Street-driven, growth-crazed financial monomania. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
CNN’s Financial Projections Revealed: News Giant to Hit $1.8 Billion in 2026 Revenue
Warner Bros. Discovery is revealing financial details in connection with its planned spinout of Discovery Global.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:05 PM
A legit news organization and brand making $600 million in annual profit on revenue of $1.8 billion….is a bad business? Such an unfortunate artifact of Wall-Street-driven, growth-crazed financial monomania. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Thinking about Greenland, I wonder what the chances are that anyone around Trump has mentioned Clausewitz to him, about war being the continuation of diplomatic policy with other means. Because it would please him.
January 19, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Thinking about Greenland, I wonder what the chances are that anyone around Trump has mentioned Clausewitz to him, about war being the continuation of diplomatic policy with other means. Because it would please him.
Extortion payoffs by U.S. universities to the Trump Administration so far, by % of endowment:
• Columbia 1.25%
• Brown 0.6%
• Yale 0.5%
• Cornell 0.5%
• Northwestern 0.5%
Four months ago Trump claimed and Harvard denied they were “very close to paying about $500 million”—0.9% of its endowment.
• Columbia 1.25%
• Brown 0.6%
• Yale 0.5%
• Cornell 0.5%
• Northwestern 0.5%
Four months ago Trump claimed and Harvard denied they were “very close to paying about $500 million”—0.9% of its endowment.
January 19, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Extortion payoffs by U.S. universities to the Trump Administration so far, by % of endowment:
• Columbia 1.25%
• Brown 0.6%
• Yale 0.5%
• Cornell 0.5%
• Northwestern 0.5%
Four months ago Trump claimed and Harvard denied they were “very close to paying about $500 million”—0.9% of its endowment.
• Columbia 1.25%
• Brown 0.6%
• Yale 0.5%
• Cornell 0.5%
• Northwestern 0.5%
Four months ago Trump claimed and Harvard denied they were “very close to paying about $500 million”—0.9% of its endowment.
That he feels it is pathetic enough. But to announce it is humiliatingly next-level pathetic.
Breaking News: President Trump told Norway’s prime minister that one reason he’s pushing to acquire Greenland is because he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Denied Peace Prize, Trump Tells Norway He’ll Push for Greenland
In a text message, President Trump told Norway’s prime minister he no longer felt obliged to “think purely of Peace” and that the world would not be secure until America controlled the island.
nyti.ms
January 19, 2026 at 3:57 PM
That he feels it is pathetic enough. But to announce it is humiliatingly next-level pathetic.
RFK Jr, who used to put live chicks and mice in a blender, is ending the use of monkeys in biomedical research. Like his other moves, it’s anti-medicine, pro-disease.
But also both super-woke *and* pro-China, which is already leaping ahead of U.S. research. open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
But also both super-woke *and* pro-China, which is already leaping ahead of U.S. research. open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:52 PM
RFK Jr, who used to put live chicks and mice in a blender, is ending the use of monkeys in biomedical research. Like his other moves, it’s anti-medicine, pro-disease.
But also both super-woke *and* pro-China, which is already leaping ahead of U.S. research. open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
But also both super-woke *and* pro-China, which is already leaping ahead of U.S. research. open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
Eight democratic, prosperous, sensible countries with a combined population larger than that of the United States and $15 trillion in combined GDP––all of whom whom sent troops to Afghanistan in 2002 when we asked––give an unmistakable fuck you to the dangerous clown running the U.S. government.
BREAKING: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom:
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Eight democratic, prosperous, sensible countries with a combined population larger than that of the United States and $15 trillion in combined GDP––all of whom whom sent troops to Afghanistan in 2002 when we asked––give an unmistakable fuck you to the dangerous clown running the U.S. government.
Very good piece by @mashagessen.bsky.social, the author of Surviving Autocracy, who left Russia in 2013 as the authoritarian hammer really started coming down, and moved to the United States. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
January 19, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Very good piece by @mashagessen.bsky.social, the author of Surviving Autocracy, who left Russia in 2013 as the authoritarian hammer really started coming down, and moved to the United States. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
An important, illuminating @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social piece you should read. About how the norm-smashing Trump regime's turning the federal law enforcement and judicial systems into what German Jewish anti-Nazi lawyer (and political scientist) Ernst Fraenkel in 1941 called the Nazis' "dual state."
January 18, 2026 at 5:05 PM
An important, illuminating @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social piece you should read. About how the norm-smashing Trump regime's turning the federal law enforcement and judicial systems into what German Jewish anti-Nazi lawyer (and political scientist) Ernst Fraenkel in 1941 called the Nazis' "dual state."
And by the way,Turkey’s inflation rate recently came down only by raising the interest rate to 50%.
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 17, 2026 at 11:57 PM
And by the way,Turkey’s inflation rate recently came down only by raising the interest rate to 50%.
I do enjoy playing with the Google N-gram Viewer.
January 17, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I do enjoy playing with the Google N-gram Viewer.
Few things more cringe than unfunny columnists attempting to do a funny column. Or even just a very long lede.
January 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Few things more cringe than unfunny columnists attempting to do a funny column. Or even just a very long lede.