Right-Wing Speech Crackdowns Turned Charlie Kirk Into a Meme by @kathkrueger.bsky.social theintercept.com/2026/09/07/c...
Right-Wing Speech Crackdowns Turned Charlie Kirk Into a Meme
By elevating Charlie Kirk to a martyr, the right made his ridicule a logical reaction to their repression.
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I wrote about the Kirkiversary, and how by demanding fealty to the notion that Charlie Kirk was a martyr and clamping down on free speech, the right canonized him as a meme instead theintercept.com/2026/09/07/c...
They Tried to Make Charlie Kirk a Saint. They Made Him a Meme.
By elevating Charlie Kirk to a martyr, the right made his ridicule a logical reaction to their repression.
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NEW: I spoke with a founding member and a former member of Palestine Action -- just hours after the Trump administration sanctioned the UK anti-genocide protest group as a "violent far-left" terrorist organization. ✍️ @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/08/27/p...
“They Want People Scared": Former Palestine Action Member Blasts Trump's Terror Sanctions
Anti-genocide organizers say the "terrorism" label is intended to crush direct action against Israeli weapons shipments.
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Damning detail in here: CBS had managed to secure a visa to get into Iran and Bari opted not to send anyone.
Status@status.news · 5mo agoA major shakeup at CBS News’ London bureau comes after months of behind-the-scenes friction with Bari Weiss, Status has learned—raising serious questions about the future of the network’s international reporting. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
SLAPP is a topic I, and @kathkrueger.bsky.social, know well from our respective experiences with thin-skinned right-wingers
Eoin Higgins@eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 5mo agoI wrote about how Kash Patel is the latest right-wing figure to deploy SLAPP against his critics (yes, the Taibbi case makes an appearance)
You can find all of the pieces in our "A Day for Gaza" package here. We're doing this to reaffirm our commitment to cover Gaza and to let its people tell their own stories. And we urge our media colleagues to make the same commitment. This story is not over. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
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Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza. We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
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"I watched the first two weeks of Bari Weiss’s attempt to reshape evening news. I’m left wondering who it’s even for," writes @kathkrueger.bsky.social.
“CBS Evening News” With Tony Dokoupil Is a Right-Wing Show for Absolutely No One
I watched the first two weeks of Bari Weiss’s attempt to reshape evening news. I’m left wondering who it’s even for.
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Happy Whiskey Friday! We've got an in-person ep with @kathkrueger.bsky.social over on Patreon about Tony Gokupill, Josh Shapiro, Candace x Charlie Kirk, and capybaras! www.patreon.com/posts/1004-g...
1004 - Goku Pill feat. Katherine Krueger (1/22/26) | Chapo Trap House
Get more from Chapo Trap House on Patreon
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The Brand-New Pentagon Press Corps Is Gaga for Hegseth by @kathkrueger.bsky.social theintercept.com/2025/12/13/h...
The Brand-New Pentagon Press Corps Is Gaga for Hegseth
After nearly all legacy news organizations declined to sign on to Hegseth’s rules, the new Pentagon press corps is all his cheerleaders.
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was just observing this on an editors' call but it feels like between this and Trump's response to Brown, his material doesn't feel like it's hitting lately
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 10mo agoScrolling through the comments on that truth social post
We have a stunning story from @thomasbirm.bsky.social in @thenation.com. It's about how one of Israel's biggest companies, with deep ties to the IDF and illegal settlements, is taking over huge swathes of US real estate—with tenants paying the price. A MUST-read. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Eviction Kings
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
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This my official (late) announcement that I'm thrilled to share the podcast series I've been working on with a dream team over the last few years. Collateral Damage is a gutting examination of the half century long war on drugs that has built a massive war machine aimed at the public.
The Intercept@theintercept.com · 12mo agoTrump appears to be merging the war on terror with the war on drugs.
We're living in a nation ruled by a confederacy of losers. My latest for @thenation.com: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
We’re Being Ruled Over by the World’s Biggest Losers
They effectively control our fates, but deep down, they know they’re sniveling, pathetic, and inadequate, and it eats them up.
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there's no world in which trump doesn't win top honors (?), but @kathkrueger.bsky.social has a dark-horse candidate in here that makes a shockingly strong case for second place
Who's the Grossest Member of the Trump Administration?
A true question for the ages—sound off in the comments!
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putting this on the normal site first: i’m doing an event next month with Catherine Liu at KGB in NYC, would be delighted if you’d join us as we talk about gangster capitalism and MORE lu.ma/qegd2kqs
Catherine Liu ft. Katherine Krueger: Gangster Capitalism, Big Bosses, and New Turf Wars in the Class Struggle · Luma
Catherine Liu, Professor of Film and Media Studies and author of Virtue Hoarders, in conversation with Katherine Krueger, Contributing Editor of Current…
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couldn't have imagined that 40% of being online is logging in
"I want to be able to tell my children that I was on the right side of history. If you’re still refusing to speak up about Mahmoud Khalil and the plight of the Palestinians, I don’t feel confident you’ll be able to say the same" — @kathkrueger.bsky.social www.discourseblog.com/p/dont-give-...
Don't Give the Bastards an Inch
Organizing to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil is the kind of thing that allows you to keep your soul.
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the shrek soundtrack went unreasonably hard. has anyone posted this before
had a nice (relatively speaking) time with @kathkrueger.bsky.social @jackmirkinson.bsky.social @therafischwartz.bsky.social talking over the first days of the trump administration for @discourseblog.com. we're all in hell! www.discourseblog.com/p/seven-days...
Seven Days of Hell
A Discourse Blog roundtable on Trump's first week.
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