Sign in

Eamon Whalen

@eamonwhalen.bsky.social
156 followers 33 following 10 posts

Reporter and Fact Checker articles in Mother Jones and The Nation email: eamonmwhalen@gmail.com

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Eamon Whalen
Noah Lanard @nlanard.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
As calls to expel Cory Mills from Congress increase, check out this profile we published of Mills based on interviews with 18 people who've known him. As one man who served with Mills in the Army told me: "I wouldn’t piss on him if he was on fire.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
416660
Reposted by Eamon Whalen
Jacob Rosenberg @jacobrosenberg.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
From @eamonwhalen.bsky.social
001
Reposted by Eamon Whalen
Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/02/2026
Tonight, Trump claimed that he ended eight wars during his time in office. But the president is far from antiwar. As @eamonwhalen.bsky.social writes, "Under Trump, the wars will continue—from Chicago to Caracas. It’s not a reckless adventure; it’s all part of the plan. Until Trump says it isn’t."
motherjones.com
Donald Trump was never antiwar
MAGA's critique of globalism always left room for conflict.
1723875
Reposted by Eamon Whalen
patrick @redford.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The season finale of Only If You Get Caught is out today. Thank you to everyone for listening and sharing with all your most influential friends! defector.com/the-class-wa...
defector.com
The Class Warfare Behind The Varsity Blues Saga | Defector
The first distinguishing characteristic of the Varsity Blues scandal is that it’s extremely funny: a bunch of rich parents paid a guy to photoshop their underachieving children into athletic scenarios...
1387
Eamon Whalen @eamonwhalen.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
For @motherjones.com I wrote about the stubborn idea that Trump is a force for peace, and how the contradictions of MAGA foreign policy are made clear in the new national security strategy, and the invasion of Venezuela. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
Donald Trump was never antiwar
MAGA's critique of globalism always left room for conflict.
14812
Reposted by Eamon Whalen
The Baffler @thebaffler.com · 03/12/2025
Nick Fuentes spent half a decade hounding Charlie Kirk for being insufficiently reactionary. As @eamonwhalen.bsky.social points out, the play worked: the Groypers have dragged Turning Point further to the right, without much resistance.
thebaffler.com
Ready for War | Eamon Whalen
Where Charlie Kirk sought to smooth the divisions within the conservative movement, Nick Fuentes wants to inflame them.
042
Eamon Whalen @eamonwhalen.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
For the @thebaffler.com I wrote about how Nick Fuentes and "The Groyper Wars" changed Charlie Kirk thebaffler.com/latest/ready...
thebaffler.com
Ready for War | Eamon Whalen
Where Charlie Kirk sought to smooth the divisions within the conservative movement, Nick Fuentes wants to inflame them.
084
Reposted by Eamon Whalen
The Baffler @thebaffler.com · 02/12/2025
How long can the Republican party’s center hold? @eamonwhalen.bsky.social writes on Charlie Kirk, Nick Fuentes, and the white nationalists fighting their way in from the fringe.
thebaffler.com
Ready for War | Eamon Whalen
Where Charlie Kirk sought to smooth the divisions within the conservative movement, Nick Fuentes wants to inflame them.
153
Eamon Whalen @eamonwhalen.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
For @fastcompany.com I wrote about how Nick Fuentes has exposed a fracture in MAGA, how he reflects a new generation raised in a wholly different media and political environment, and how condemnations from the right are far too little, far too late. www.fastcompany.com/91447399/nic...
fastcompany.com
Nick Fuentes's mastery of the online far-right has fractured the MAGA movement
Large tech platforms have played a crucial role in his rise.
011
Reposted by Eamon Whalen
patrick @redford.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
The third episode of Only If You Get Caught is out today, and it's a very special one. We had the great @reveleth.com on talk through the Lance Armstrong saga and the ways it set the table for the anti-trans sports panic. Subscribe now! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
podcasts.apple.com
Only If You Get Caught
History Podcast · Updated Weekly · Only If You Get Caught is about how we can better understand sports and culture by appreciating the ways humans cheat in ways big and small.  Hosted by Patrick Redfo...
0183
Eamon Whalen @eamonwhalen.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I wrote about how an Iraq-war era military contractor ended up as a mall cop cracking down on a protest encampment in Minneapolis the summer after the George Floyd protests. This is the story of Nathan Seabrook and long arc of the war on terror. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
How a mercenary became a Minneapolis mall cop
After the George Floyd protests, a former military contractor named Nathan Seabrook brought the war home.
26833
Reposted by Eamon Whalen
Eamon Whalen @eamonwhalen.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
In April, I went to Los Angeles to talk to Corbin (formerly known as spooky black) about his new album, and what its like to be one of the most influential but lesser known artists of the last decade, for @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
rollingstone.com
A Rare Conversation With Corbin, the Godfather of 'Sadboy' Rap
Influential underground artist Corbin gives a rare interview about new album 'Crisis Kid,' Clown on Stage Tour and channeling depression into art.
021
Eamon Whalen @eamonwhalen.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
In April, I went to Los Angeles to talk to Corbin (formerly known as spooky black) about his new album, and what its like to be one of the most influential but lesser known artists of the last decade, for @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
rollingstone.com
A Rare Conversation With Corbin, the Godfather of 'Sadboy' Rap
Influential underground artist Corbin gives a rare interview about new album 'Crisis Kid,' Clown on Stage Tour and channeling depression into art.
021
Reposted by Eamon Whalen
patrick @redford.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
huge Nothing But Respect playoff mega-pod, with @kofie.bsky.social, @toley.bsky.social, @ichotiner.bsky.social, @kylietcheung.bsky.social, @eamonwhalen.bsky.social, and @samsheehan.bsky.social and as always @lexaprotools.bsky.social
1124
Reposted by Eamon Whalen
Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 21/03/2025
This month's cover story in The Nation takes a closer look at one of the thought leaders emerging in the "how does the left win over men" conversation & some critics. The author, @eamonwhalen.bsky.social, talked about the process and what he learned here: www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-359-wha...
insurgentspod.com
Ep. 359: What's the "Problem" With Men? ft. Eamon Whalen
This month's cover story in The Nation dives into the discourse on the left over men in America.
0202
Eamon Whalen @eamonwhalen.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
🚨first bluesky🚨 I wrote the cover story for the new issue of @thenation.com on how the "proudly boring" British policy wonk @richardreeves.bsky.social became America's manhood guru www.thenation.com/article/soci...
thenation.com
Are Men OK?
According to Richard V. Reeves, American society is failing to address the needs of men and boys. Are his solutions the flip side of feminism—or just another form of backlash?
3276