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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 10d

Please listen. Super smart, inspiring and practical. And it doesn't rely on the Democratic Party... @janemayer.bsky.social @eosnos.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social @hardymerriman.bsky.social
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Jimmy Kimmel and the Power of Public Pressure

Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 09/27/2025 · 44m

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Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 11d

People keep asking “What can we do?” Our podcast guest, Hardy Merriman, studies resistance movements and has many suggestions.

Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · 11d

The successful public backlash against silencing Jimmy Kimmel contains some big lessons on what works in the face of autocracy, as expert Hardy Merriman explains in this fascinating episode with my co-hosts @janemayer.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Jimmy Kimmel and the Power of Public Pressure

Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 09/27/2025 · 44m

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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · 11d

The successful public backlash against silencing Jimmy Kimmel contains some big lessons on what works in the face of autocracy, as expert Hardy Merriman explains in this fascinating episode with my co-hosts @janemayer.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Jimmy Kimmel and the Power of Public Pressure

Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 09/27/2025 · 44m

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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · 19d

+1 Also, @hillaryclinton.bsky.social had some very interesting observations for us about the role of “losses” in the psychology of autocrats.

Susan Glasser @sbg1.bsky.social · 19d

Just taped new episode of @newyorker pod with @hillaryclinton.bsky.social and she was 🔥🔥🔥on everything from Jimmy Kimmel to Trump’s ‘medieval court’ to how Putin owned him in Alaska… w/great pals @janemayer.bsky.social @eosnos.bsky.social

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The Political Scene | The New Yorker

Politics Podcast · Updated Semiweekly · Join The New Yorker’s writers and editors for reporting, insight, and analysis of the most pressing political issues of our time. On Mondays, David Remnick, the...

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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · Aug 26

Looking forward to this!

Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · Aug 26

Join me for a conversation with @eosnos.bsky.social on his fascinating new book about American billionaires on 8/28, Thursday, at JF Books in Dupont Circle, DC. We'll talk about the gilded ages in the US and China. Evan will sign books. Register here: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · Aug 23

I’m on the @newyorker.com Radio Hour with @eosnos.bsky.social this weekend, talking about Trump’s America and tech’s complicity in the admin’s agenda.

So you know, all the fun stuff.

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How Big Tech Sets the Agenda in Trump’s America | The New Yorker Radio Hour | WNYC Studios

Donald Trump is the most tech-friendly President in American history. He enlisted social media to win office; he became a promoter—and beneficiary—of cryptocurrency, breaking long-sta...

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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · Aug 21

Interested in the future of local news? At @politicsprose.bsky.social 5p on Sat 8/23, Sarabeth Berman and Leonard Downie will discuss his new report on its value to democracy, the risk of news deserts, and many new ventures that have "sprouted across the country" politics-prose.com/leonard-downie

Leonard Downie — The Future of Local News: A Turning Point - with Sarabeth Berman — at Conn Ave

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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · Aug 8

You’re right! My roots were showing

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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · Aug 7

Ha—thank you!

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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · Aug 4

This really is a doozy

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Aug 4

Here’s a 🔥🔥exchange between me and Mick Mulvaney during @mehdirhasan.bsky.social's brilliant interview of Mulvaney on Al Jazeera's Head to Head. The whole episode is worth a watch, and you can find it on @aljazeera.com's YouTube channel.

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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · Aug 2

Yes indeed!

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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · Jul 23

Fun, imminent event news: I'll be speaking in Nantucket tomorrow (Thu July 24), in conversation with Michael Schulder at the nantucketdreamland.bsky.social www.nantucketdreamland.org

Shows - Nantucket's Nonprofit Film & Cultural Center

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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · Jul 19

Grateful to @bryanappleyard.bsky.social & The Literary Review for the deep read of my book on economic inequality. "Superb, dogged journalism. Osnos writes well and fact-checks his material obsessively. Furthermore, the issues he raises are profound." literaryreview.co.uk/stash-the-cash

Bryan Appleyard - Stash the Cash

Bryan Appleyard: Stash the Cash - The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich by Evan Osnos

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Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe.bsky.social · Jul 18

One of the first things Vladimir Putin did on becoming president was take over NTV, the TV channel that hosted a satirical puppet show because he didn't like the Putin doll and how he was portrayed. He arrested NTV's owner and only released him when he signed the channel over. #Colbert

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Ed Caesar @edcaesar.bsky.social · Jul 13

I'm not sure if people share stories here (or read the ones that are shared) but fwiw, I've got a new story out in @newyorker.com today that means a great deal to me. It's about a writer I love, and an amazing cache of long-lost photographs from WW1: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

The First World War, in Sharp Focus

An English chronicler of the trenches, and his wartime romance, captured in long-lost photographs.

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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · Jul 6

Thank you!

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NPR @npr.org · Jun 23

A new collection of essays by New Yorker writer Evan Osnos, The Haves and Have-Yachts, provides rich research and material for the conversation about extreme wealth in America today.

What separates the ultrarich from the just-plain-rich? The gigayacht.

A new collection of essays by New Yorker writer Evan Osnos, The Haves and Have-Yachts, provides rich research and material for the conversation about extreme wealth in America today.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · Jun 22

The president is “rejecting the premise of oligarchy,” journalist and author Evan Osnos said on The Daily Beast podcast.

Trump Doesn’t Even Believe White Collar Crime Is a Thing

The president is “rejecting the premise of oligarchy,” journalist and author Evan Osnos said on The Daily Beast podcast.

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Susan Glasser @sbg1.bsky.social · Jun 22

As the US bombs Iran, grateful for the wisdom of @ksadjadpour.bsky.social on this week’s New Yorker podcast with great colleagues @eosnos.bsky.social @janemayer.bsky.social

Listen:

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Where Is the Iran-Israel Conflict Headed?

Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 06/20/2025 · 40m

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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · Jun 17

If you wonder how the A.I. era will affect economic inequality, consider this detail, out this week: "Meta has been making stunning offers to [A.I.] researchers, in some cases promising compensation packages as high as $100 million." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...

Meta Is Building a Superintelligence Lab. What Is That?

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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thanks @nytimes.com for naming my book to its recommended reads ("Toggling between extravagances like simulated World War II battles and dueling luxury disaster refuges, Osnos takes the reader deep into our new Gilded Age.") As it happens, front-page photo is a sign of the times:

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Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · Jun 15

Trump’s use of force was this week’s podcast. Join Susan Glasser @sbg1, Evan Osnos @eosnos and me as we confront the new reality of troops in our streets: www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...

Trump Makes a Big Show of Military Force

What are the consequences of calling in troops to quell what the President has deemed “the enemy within”?

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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · Jun 13

Authors know that speaking at @politicsprose.bsky.social is like the bar mitzvah for your book. 7p tonight! politics-prose.com/evan-osnos

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Evan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · Jun 13

Good point -- but I would note that even Kim Jong Un doesn't go this far. A 2024 AP headline says it all: "North Korea’s Kim turns 40. But there are no public celebrations of his birthday." apnews.com/article/nort...

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Gerard DiPippo @gdp1985.bsky.social · Jun 12

The US and China have a new framework to de-escalate. Whether that'll be durable is unclear. What is clear is that China can and will weaponize its export dominance. We discuss what the trade war teaches us about China's economy in our new RAND Commentary. www.rand.org/pubs/comment...

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