Marlon Weems
@therealjourneyman.bsky.social
Just speculatin’ about a hypothesis. Storyteller. Cinephile. Publisher of The Journeyman, a newsletter about money and politics, culture, and growing up Black in the South. Subscribe: 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
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A Thanksgiving dinner Public Service Announcement: DO NOT EXPERIMENT
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A Thanksgiving dinner Public Service Announcement: DO NOT EXPERIMENT
Didn’t expect this, but definitely appreciate it — got added to both the Top Trending Bluesky Profiles (last 24 hours) and Top 100 Users with the Fastest Follower Growth lists this week. 1/2
November 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Didn’t expect this, but definitely appreciate it — got added to both the Top Trending Bluesky Profiles (last 24 hours) and Top 100 Users with the Fastest Follower Growth lists this week. 1/2
I mean, wtf kind of cologne is Mamdani wearing
November 22, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I mean, wtf kind of cologne is Mamdani wearing
That time I was having a serious conversation and unconsciously lifted an analogy from The Mothman Prophecies
November 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
That time I was having a serious conversation and unconsciously lifted an analogy from The Mothman Prophecies
Democrats snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Democrats snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
Who gives a fuck she’s a Trump supporter
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Who gives a fuck she’s a Trump supporter
How about just make a car that doesn't catch on fire
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
How about just make a car that doesn't catch on fire
As if the entire Epstein saga couldn’t get any more bizarre there’s this totally bizarre story
November 2, 2025 at 8:59 AM
As if the entire Epstein saga couldn’t get any more bizarre there’s this totally bizarre story
During my visit last week on @freedomoverfascism.bsky.social, host Stephanie Wilson asked how I’d change things if I had a say. As usual, I had an opinion:
November 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
During my visit last week on @freedomoverfascism.bsky.social, host Stephanie Wilson asked how I’d change things if I had a say. As usual, I had an opinion:
Why Hegseth is so worried about the press leaks www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
October 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Why Hegseth is so worried about the press leaks www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Rapper Vic Mensa: This is an “extension of the Civil War late stage confederacy.” (Gift link to his NYT piece) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...
October 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Rapper Vic Mensa: This is an “extension of the Civil War late stage confederacy.” (Gift link to his NYT piece) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...
This is awful. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
October 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This is awful. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
The Journeyman makes sense of how the economy, politics, and race intersect in plain language and without the jargon. Join the thousands of readers and followers who rely upon its sharp analysis, financial storytelling, and progressive insights—the kind you won’t find on legacy media.
October 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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An odd take on the jobs climate from Axios this morning. The first line—“No hiring. No firing”—ignores the fact that companies have announced the highest number of job cuts YTD since the pandemic. Up over 50% from last year. So somebody is being fired. thejourneyman.substack.com/p/the-stock-...
October 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
An odd take on the jobs climate from Axios this morning. The first line—“No hiring. No firing”—ignores the fact that companies have announced the highest number of job cuts YTD since the pandemic. Up over 50% from last year. So somebody is being fired. thejourneyman.substack.com/p/the-stock-...
In my piece I from a few days ago, I break down how Argentina thanked the geniuses in the Trump administration for this $20 billion bailout by cutting U.S. farmers out of selling soybeans to China open.substack.com/pub/thejourn...
October 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
In my piece I from a few days ago, I break down how Argentina thanked the geniuses in the Trump administration for this $20 billion bailout by cutting U.S. farmers out of selling soybeans to China open.substack.com/pub/thejourn...
The DOJ has fallen
October 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The DOJ has fallen
What Trump means by ”we’ll take care of them in a different way”
October 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
What Trump means by ”we’ll take care of them in a different way”
Sinclair blinked. www.reuters.com/business/med...
September 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Sinclair blinked. www.reuters.com/business/med...
I'm not a huge Comey fan, but this is s how you fight back against the Trump machine.
You respond head on. Full frontal. In his face. Call Trump’s fucking bluff.
You respond head on. Full frontal. In his face. Call Trump’s fucking bluff.
September 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I'm not a huge Comey fan, but this is s how you fight back against the Trump machine.
You respond head on. Full frontal. In his face. Call Trump’s fucking bluff.
You respond head on. Full frontal. In his face. Call Trump’s fucking bluff.
Who’s gonna tell him that he’s on the confederate side
September 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Who’s gonna tell him that he’s on the confederate side
Oh wait, MAGA bigotry is just fine now www.5newsonline.com/article/news...
September 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Oh wait, MAGA bigotry is just fine now www.5newsonline.com/article/news...
When you’re too MAGA for NW Arkansas
September 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
When you’re too MAGA for NW Arkansas