Stephen Marche
@stephenmarche.bsky.social
Novelist, essayist, AI optimist. Death of an Author, The Next Civil War, On Writing and Failure.
For places trying to reckon with the new US there are two countries to listen to. Canada, because we see what's happening there with the most clarity. And Finland, because they know what to do about it.
January 25, 2026 at 1:32 PM
For places trying to reckon with the new US there are two countries to listen to. Canada, because we see what's happening there with the most clarity. And Finland, because they know what to do about it.
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Yall I should not have read The next Civil War by Stephen Marche, because I believe we are living one of his predicted vignettes.
Also if you’ve not read it yet you really should. The spotlight it puts on our nation is alarmingly bright.
Also if you’ve not read it yet you really should. The spotlight it puts on our nation is alarmingly bright.
January 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Yall I should not have read The next Civil War by Stephen Marche, because I believe we are living one of his predicted vignettes.
Also if you’ve not read it yet you really should. The spotlight it puts on our nation is alarmingly bright.
Also if you’ve not read it yet you really should. The spotlight it puts on our nation is alarmingly bright.
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One of my RMC classmates died in an IED blast in Iraq serving in a US exchange command position.
F—- trump. He’s both a coward and has a complete lack of honour.
F—- trump. He’s both a coward and has a complete lack of honour.
A hideous, unbelievable insult to our allies, who suffered a full third of the war dead in Afghanistan. And this from a soulless swine who knows everything about using his bone spurs to stay all the way back, entirely off the front lines.
Every day, he shames the United States as a nation.
Every day, he shames the United States as a nation.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 23, 2026 at 2:17 AM
One of my RMC classmates died in an IED blast in Iraq serving in a US exchange command position.
F—- trump. He’s both a coward and has a complete lack of honour.
F—- trump. He’s both a coward and has a complete lack of honour.
I've got a piece in the @globeandmail about America and the logic of the predator, expanding and making more concrete my thoughts about @MarkJCarney at Davos. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/663dcd3...
America the predator: Trump wants to show the world he can take what he wants
The Trump administration has now taken the logic of rape as a primary modus operandi. It begins with the raw worship of force, with the premise that might entitles the holder to whatever he likes
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I've got a piece in the @globeandmail about America and the logic of the predator, expanding and making more concrete my thoughts about @MarkJCarney at Davos. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/663dcd3...
Hard question: Which @TheOnion article predicted the future most accurately?
My number one would be "Shrieking, White-Hot Sphere of Pure Rage Early GOP Front-runner for 2016."
theonion.com/after-obama-...
My number one would be "Shrieking, White-Hot Sphere of Pure Rage Early GOP Front-runner for 2016."
theonion.com/after-obama-...
After Obama Victory, Shrieking White-Hot Sphere Of Pure Rage Early GOP Front-Runner For 2016
Sources say the screaming orb might be the only potential candidate that would tap into Republicans’ deep-seated, seething fury after this election.
theonion.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Hard question: Which @TheOnion article predicted the future most accurately?
My number one would be "Shrieking, White-Hot Sphere of Pure Rage Early GOP Front-runner for 2016."
theonion.com/after-obama-...
My number one would be "Shrieking, White-Hot Sphere of Pure Rage Early GOP Front-runner for 2016."
theonion.com/after-obama-...
Good day to be Canadian.
January 20, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Good day to be Canadian.
The line I can't forget from Trump's press conference today was "immigrants work in luncheonettes." I'm not sure I know what a luncheonette even is. What drug caused that particular synapsis to fire at that moment?
January 20, 2026 at 9:15 PM
The line I can't forget from Trump's press conference today was "immigrants work in luncheonettes." I'm not sure I know what a luncheonette even is. What drug caused that particular synapsis to fire at that moment?
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This is an excellent podcast
While the Mad King of America blathers, and Mark Carney defines the rupture of the international order, I feel a need to post that we made a podcast about how Canada can protect itself from the coming madness. We made this show for this moment. shows.acast.com/gloves-off
Gloves Off
Gloves Off with Stephen Marche
shows.acast.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:56 PM
This is an excellent podcast
While the Mad King of America blathers, and Mark Carney defines the rupture of the international order, I feel a need to post that we made a podcast about how Canada can protect itself from the coming madness. We made this show for this moment. shows.acast.com/gloves-off
Gloves Off
Gloves Off with Stephen Marche
shows.acast.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:13 PM
While the Mad King of America blathers, and Mark Carney defines the rupture of the international order, I feel a need to post that we made a podcast about how Canada can protect itself from the coming madness. We made this show for this moment. shows.acast.com/gloves-off
While the Mad King of America blathers, and Mark Carney defines the rupture of the international order, I feel a need to post that we made a podcast about how Canada can protect itself from the coming madness. We made this show for this moment. shows.acast.com/gloves-off
Gloves Off
Gloves Off with Stephen Marche
shows.acast.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:13 PM
While the Mad King of America blathers, and Mark Carney defines the rupture of the international order, I feel a need to post that we made a podcast about how Canada can protect itself from the coming madness. We made this show for this moment. shows.acast.com/gloves-off
If this man represents your country, you surely most know that you are in trouble. He looks like he's shitting himself while he's talking.
January 20, 2026 at 7:07 PM
If this man represents your country, you surely most know that you are in trouble. He looks like he's shitting himself while he's talking.
2026 has only had twenty days so far. We're not through 1/15th of it.
January 20, 2026 at 6:18 PM
2026 has only had twenty days so far. We're not through 1/15th of it.
Given what's happening at Davos right now, this interview is way more timely than I had hoped.
For @CANADALAND, I interviewed Bob Rae. Hugely informed about the collapsing world order and recently retired, he talks with perfect and terrifying frankness about where we're at. www.canadaland.com/podcast/1298...
#1298 Bob Rae Just Retired and is Telling All About What he Saw at the UN
“The world is now in a state of not even organized chaos. It's genuinely chaotic.” -Bob Rae, Canadian Ambassador to the UN 2020-2025
www.canadaland.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Given what's happening at Davos right now, this interview is way more timely than I had hoped.
For @CANADALAND, I interviewed Bob Rae. Hugely informed about the collapsing world order and recently retired, he talks with perfect and terrifying frankness about where we're at. www.canadaland.com/podcast/1298...
#1298 Bob Rae Just Retired and is Telling All About What he Saw at the UN
“The world is now in a state of not even organized chaos. It's genuinely chaotic.” -Bob Rae, Canadian Ambassador to the UN 2020-2025
www.canadaland.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:50 PM
For @CANADALAND, I interviewed Bob Rae. Hugely informed about the collapsing world order and recently retired, he talks with perfect and terrifying frankness about where we're at. www.canadaland.com/podcast/1298...
I keep reading about how "Canada knew" about the American breakdown before everybody else. I just want to say I had a book out called "The Next Civil War" and absolutely everybody I spoke to about it began every conversation with "Aren't you being alarmist?" Nobody wanted to see it. So nobody did.
January 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I keep reading about how "Canada knew" about the American breakdown before everybody else. I just want to say I had a book out called "The Next Civil War" and absolutely everybody I spoke to about it began every conversation with "Aren't you being alarmist?" Nobody wanted to see it. So nobody did.
This is the textbook description of how you create anti-government partisan fighters.
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
This is the textbook description of how you create anti-government partisan fighters.
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Trump ‘policy’ has turned the U.S. into America the Random. Here’s why that’s more dangerous than ever
#Opinion from @stephenmarche.bsky.social
#Opinion from @stephenmarche.bsky.social
Stephen Marche: Trump ‘policy’ has turned the U.S. into America the Random. Here’s why that’s more dangerous than ever
When violence doesn’t work to change policy, violence becomes the point
www.thestar.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Trump ‘policy’ has turned the U.S. into America the Random. Here’s why that’s more dangerous than ever
#Opinion from @stephenmarche.bsky.social
#Opinion from @stephenmarche.bsky.social
Had fun guest-hosting @canadaland.com and interviewing the brilliant @matinastevis.bsky.social about the sheer force of the New York Times in Canada. www.canadaland.com/podcast/1292...
#1292 How the New York Times Shapes Canada's Image
I am so deeply bored of the little brother, little cousin, whatever vibe I find it so unuseful. -Matina Stevis-Gridneff
www.canadaland.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Had fun guest-hosting @canadaland.com and interviewing the brilliant @matinastevis.bsky.social about the sheer force of the New York Times in Canada. www.canadaland.com/podcast/1292...
For no particular reason, I'm reposting this Atlantic piece about why America would not survive an attempt to conquer Canada. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The U.S. Threat Looming Over Canada
The consequences if Trump followed through on his belligerent rhetoric about a “51st state” would be catastrophic.
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
For no particular reason, I'm reposting this Atlantic piece about why America would not survive an attempt to conquer Canada. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Nice to see Gloves Off on the best of Amazon podcast list and on a massive billboard at Dundas Square! If anyone else sees it, please send a pic.
December 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Nice to see Gloves Off on the best of Amazon podcast list and on a massive billboard at Dundas Square! If anyone else sees it, please send a pic.
I wrote about Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau and I liked it. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | What Katy Perry Gets About Justin Trudeau
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I wrote about Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau and I liked it. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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The United States has entered a very dangerous phase. Here’s how Canada must act
#Opinion from @stephenmarche.bsky.social
#Opinion from @stephenmarche.bsky.social
Stephen Marche: The United States has entered a very dangerous phase. Here’s how Canada must act
The American World Order Donald Trump tried to build is over. Canada needs to play the long game
www.thestar.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The United States has entered a very dangerous phase. Here’s how Canada must act
#Opinion from @stephenmarche.bsky.social
#Opinion from @stephenmarche.bsky.social
Tse Chi Lop, the greatest drug lord the world has ever known, has been sentenced to 16 yrs in jail. I profiled him in Toronto Life in 2021. The Jeff Bezos of methamphetamine. At one point, his personal annual profits were higher than Citibank. Why is this not a film? torontolife.com/city/this-ma...
This man is the Jeff Bezos of the international drug trade - Toronto Life
Tse Chi Lop, the suspected ringleader of a $21-billion crime syndicate, may be the world’s most innovative drug lord. And Toronto was his training ground
torontolife.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Tse Chi Lop, the greatest drug lord the world has ever known, has been sentenced to 16 yrs in jail. I profiled him in Toronto Life in 2021. The Jeff Bezos of methamphetamine. At one point, his personal annual profits were higher than Citibank. Why is this not a film? torontolife.com/city/this-ma...
Some stories come out at the wrong time. In 2021, I published a body horror piece about a Bank of England Governor who resembles, in some ways, the current PM. 17.1 % AI-generated, it was the first AI-generated piece of fiction ever published in print. lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-...
The Thing on the Phone | Los Angeles Review of Books
lareviewofbooks.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Some stories come out at the wrong time. In 2021, I published a body horror piece about a Bank of England Governor who resembles, in some ways, the current PM. 17.1 % AI-generated, it was the first AI-generated piece of fiction ever published in print. lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-...
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.