The Death of Embarrassment
I do not know exactly when Americans became comfortable filming themselves crying in parked cars, but apparently we all agreed to it somewhere along the way. Every day the internet serves up another emotional breakdown…
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Hakeem Jeffries Sounds Furious The South Moved On Without Him
The more Hakeem Jeffries steps in front of a microphone, the more his bitterness and anger toward conservatives and much of America spills out. This week Jeffries declared MAGA voters need to be “broken.” That…
Charlamagne tha God: Help Me Understand
There’s a lot to say about Lenard McKelvey, who goes by Charlamagne tha God, and his latest comments on not toning down the rhetoric after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, and we’ll get there.…
Trump’s Speech Last Night: Big Stage, Same Message
Trump’s Speech Last Night: Big Stage, Same Message Last night, Donald Trump stood in front of the country and delivered what was framed as a major address. The setting was formal. The tone was serious.…
Ohio Meteor Round Two: Who Keeps Throwing Rocks at Us?
Did You See It? Because Ohio Did… Again Last week, a meteor lit up the sky over Ohio and made enough noise to get everyone’s attention. It streaked across the daytime sky, broke apart, and…
Judge Blocks Trump Presidential Library Land Transfer in Miami
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: Powerball Pain, Gladwell’s Lie, and Trump’s MAGA Gulf
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…
Zohran Mamdani Wins NYC Primary and the Death of America Marches On
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…
An Americanist Side-Eye Dispatch #007: Feathers, Felons, and Freakouts
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…
An Americanist Side-Eye Dispatch #006: Deport Elon, Defend Diddy, and Other Signs We’ve Lost the Plot
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.…