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When I read that a Florida judge blocked the land transfer for Donald Trump’s presidential library, I had to laugh. Not because it is funny, but because it is so predictable. Every time Trump tries…
Friday Side-Eye Roundup 🎰 Louisiana family misses $1B Powerball jackpot by one number, collects $150K instead One number. That’s all that separated this Louisiana family from joining the billionaire class. Instead, they’re stuck with a…
What Just Happened in New York? Zohran Mamdani has defeated Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral primary. Yes, that Andrew Cuomo—the former governor of New York, the face of establishment Democratic power for…
It’s Friday. Time to grab your coffee, brace for absurdity, and dive into another Americanist Side-Eye Dispatch. This week? Former NFL stars are catching felony charges. Legacy journalists are reinventing themselves as newsletter prophets. Senators…
Welcome to An Americanist’s Side-Eye —your weekly roundup of headlines that practically beg for a sarcastic slow-blink. I’ll skim the latest absurdities, flag the nonsense, and toss in a few sharp jabs where they’re deserved.…
The Leadership Vacuum Heard 'Round The Hill Who's In Charge Over There? Because It Ain't Hakeem. Ever since Nancy Pelosi passed the gavel to Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic Party has looked less like a political…
