Had an absolute hoot on #FaketheNation with @neginfarsad.bsky.social this week and I truly believe our answer to getting better political candidates is for America to get a competency kink — choose highly qualified people over ones with style. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Competency Kinks (w/Alex Berg and Courtney Kocak)

Podcast Episode · Fake the Nation · July 9 · 36m

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As an ultra runner, transgender women and girls belong in women's sports. The SCOTUS decision will lead to sex testing and policing of any woman athlete who doesn't fit white conventional femininity. The real problems afflicting women's sports are underfunding and lack of media, not trans people.

kicking off the week with my final day hosting @zerlinamornings.bsky.social on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social for this run. live from 7-9AM ET talking to @katelynburns.com, Isabel Klee about her new book, and we'll replay my interview with Huwaida Arraf. 866-997-4748 and siriusxm.us/zerlina.

excited to be wrapping up the week hosting @zerlinamornings.bsky.social on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social from 7-9AM ET. talking top stories, then a science/tech focused second hour with Dexter Thomas and Jack Kiraly. gimme a call! 866-997-4748 and siriusxm.us/zerlina.

hosting @zerlinamornings.bsky.social on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social this morning from 7-9ET. chatting with @joecirin.bsky.social, Molly Weston Williams, and Nolan McCaskill. gimme a call! 866-997-4748 and siriusxm.us/zerlina.

another bright and early one hosting @zerlinamornings.bsky.social on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social from 7-9AM ET today. will be chatting with @skyeperryman.bsky.social, @huwaida.bsky.social, and @imarajones.bsky.social (what a lineup!). gimme a call: 866-997-4748. channel 127 + siriusxm.us/Zerlina.

back in the host seat on @zerlinamornings.bsky.social on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social. I'll be joined by @mattduss.bsky.social, Kaylee Bullen, and @navshah.bsky.social. gimme a call and let me know what stories you're following! 866-997-4748 and siriusxm.us/Zerlina.

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, an American journalist, has been detained for over six weeks in Kuwait under new security and fake news laws. The Kuwaiti government must release our friend and colleague immediately. Journalism is NOT a crime. Sign the petition here: cpj.movements.mov/pet/kuwait-r.... #freeahmed

As a young producer at HuffPost, I had the incredibly good fortune to work with and learn from Ahmed Shihab-Eldin. He's been detained in Kuwait for 6 weeks for simply doing his job as a journalist. Please amplify + contact your lawmakers. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Detention of journalist in Kuwait raises questions about crackdown on freedom of speech

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested after reporting on friendly fire incident during US conflict with Iran

theguardian.com

I’d like to thank the USA Men’s Hockey team for reminding us that you can win a gold medal and still be a huge loser.

Bad Bunny’s halftime show was an incredible, layered performance — the arrangements, choreography, sets, story, camera work — and you could feel the pride and celebration of Puerto Rico and Latino culture through the screen. a gorgeous and necessary confrontation of a fascist, bigoted America.

we have a seriously stacked show today on @zerlinamornings.bsky.social on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social and it feels like a gift to be in the host seat to process this week with the best listeners. talking Minnesota, the book "Fair Game," AND we have a very special #heatedrivalry guest. gimme a calll!

Mornings with Zerlina.@zerlinamornings.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hello Thursday! Joining guest host @itsalexberg.bsky.social: MN State Rep @leighfinke.bsky.social, Author of FAIR GAME @thechrismosier.bsky.social + Actress in the hit HBO/Crave series HEATED RIVALRY Christina Chang! ☎️ 866-997-4748 📻 @siriusxmprog.bsky.social Ch. 127 siriusxm.us/Zerlina

don't be fooled by Trump's changes in Minnesota. he doesn't care about the suffering being endured by individuals who've been harmed, abducted, or killed by ICE. what he does care about is optics and that he's being criticized by his own allies. it's never about anyone else's humanity but his own.

whenever America gets out of this chapter, we need a process of public accountability — Kristi Noem, Greg Bovino, and everyone complicit in a Nuremberg-style trial where they are made to own the horrors they've inflicted. we can't just move on after this.

this morning I recorded a TikTok video about white people who’ve wondered what side they’d be on in historical atrocities and are doing nothing in this moment — how the way you comport yourself now is your answer. 10 hours later the video is still under review. first time that’s happened.

growing up in a Jewish household, we talked about the "good people" during the Holocaust who stood by and did nothing, and how that passivity was its own evil that aided and abetted the Nazis. think of that as you take stock of what the Democrats and other "good people" you know are up to right now.

it is literally the job of journalists and publications to use the right words when they witness and document. what is happening in Minneapolis is an OCCUPATION, ICE doesn't merely detain, it ABDUCTS, and protesters aren't dying in confrontations with federal agents, they are being MURDERED BY ICE.

watched Heated Rivalry, flew through the season in a night. grateful for such a heartfelt + hot queer show in this time of censorship. fitting that the series is Canadian, since the U.S. government is repressing LGBTQ rights and culture. Hollywood would be wise to see the success and follow suit.

there is only one correct reaction to ICE murdering a woman in Minneapolis and that it's horrible and indefensible, but of course the Trump administration is going to try. for months, many have warned that something like this was inevitable and here we are.

Trump, who’s not been held accountable for his own corruption and crimes, is now ordering the U.S. to go into another country to capture a leader with zero transparency or Congressional oversight, for their crimes. Watch as the admin installs another dictator, just one friendlier to Trump.

Hello Monday! Joining guest host @itsalexberg.bsky.social: @democracyforward.org President & CEO @skyeperryman.bsky.social, Licensed Professional Counselor @therapyjeff.bsky.social + IL Senator @gracielaforsenate.bsky.social! ☎️ 866-997-4748 📻 @siriusxmprog.bsky.social Ch. 127 siriusxm.us/Zerlina

moved by Stranger Things handling of Will’s coming out and glad that a hit TV show isn’t shying away from an enthusiastic affirmation of a queer character at this moment of censorship and backlash towards LGBTQ rights. his friends and family physically and emotionally embraced him. that’s important.

we're seeing the Streisand Effect in action over Bari Weiss's decision to pull the 60 Minutes CECOT story. other than regular viewers, most of us probably never would've known about its existence if not for the censoring. Weiss has not only revealed her lack of ethics but that she's also feckless.

Hello Monday! Joining guest host @itsalexberg.bsky.social: @rollingstone.com Politics Reporter @nikkimcr.bsky.social, Illinois State Senator Graciela Guzman + @nyudocs.bsky.social Host Dr. Jess Shatkin! ☎️ 866-997-4748 📻 @siriusxmprog.bsky.social Ch. 127 siriusxm.us/Zerlina

bereft to know that Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman was killed in the anti-semitic Bondi beach attack. moved by Ahmed al-Ahmed's courage and cross-faith solidarity in intervening. at Hanukkah we talk about the symbolism of light. in the face of heartbreak, thanks to Ahmed, I know it's out there.

Tuesday tidings! W/ @itsalexberg.bsky.social: Award-winning broadcast journo @femiredwood.bsky.social, Host of @kscope-nyc.bsky.social’s KILL SWITCH @dexdigi.bsky.social + Independent Journo & Attorney @aaronparnas.bsky.social! ☎️ 866-997-4748 📻 @siriusxmprog.bsky.social Ch. 127 siriusxm.us/Zerlina

Hello Monday! Joining guest host @itsalexberg.bsky.social : Independent Journalist & Attorney @aaronparnas.bsky.social, The Trail Therapist Sarah Strong + TX Rep. @voteannjohnson.bsky.social of HD-134! ☎️ 866-997-4748 📻 @siriusxmprog.bsky.social Ch. 127 siriusxm.us/Zerlina

It’s a beautiful thing when people change, but demonstrating sincere change happens through accountability, naming harm and working towards repair, and showing change through actions over time. Until Marjorie Taylor Greene does that, proceed with extreme caution and healthy skepticism.

Trump loves a photo op with a popular person and often functions as a weather vane with press and public opinion. This coupled with Zohran Mamdani's deft ability to find common ground as I expect he did in the meeting explains the reaction. Trump backstabs, so don't be surprised when he does a 180.

Next time someone says that drag queens are a danger to children remember that a cis white woman named Megyn Kelly was the one who justified Trump's connection to Jeffrey Epstein's predatory behavior because the victims appeared to be "barely legal."