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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Maybe we're all asking the wrong question about the Massachusetts Lesbian Bar. Maybe what we should be asking is "Can this bar's drama save modern journalism?" www.theargumentmag.com/p/can-the-ma...

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Can the Massachusetts lesbian Bar save journalism?

Also: Clavicular gets charged and the most popular song of the year you may not have heard.

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I wrote about how a small group of billionaires Streisand Effect'd themselves and made Macklemore a martyr, and how this is yet another example of how pro-Israel groups fail to understand how toxic and unpopular they've become:

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Why is Substack filled with religious debates? Why is the MAGA influencer scandal still going? And what, dear God, is an ‘aura battle’? www.theargumentmag.com/p/god-is-bac...

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God is back on the timeline

Plus: aura battles, Trump influencers, and YouTube retirees

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Kim Stiens @kimstiens.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Pretty good piece from @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social in the Argument on the Hank Green Situation www.theargumentmag.com/p/the-heresy...

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The heresy of Hank Green

Thou shalt not use ChatGPT.

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I wrote about the Jason Arday scandal: What does it say about our most prestigious institutions that they all failed to respond to the warning signs, and it took a race science Substacker to blow the case open?

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

A group of gooners calling themselves the “White Knights” helped take down a sex trafficker. I wrote about what their story reveals about online culture and digital community.

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

New from Infinite Scroll: The 'Cuck Internet Theory', Hollywood turns to Reddit for new material, an update on the predicto-crypto-gamble economy, social media bans, political bias in AI, and much more! www.infinitescroll.us/p/weekly-scr...

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Weekly Scroll: We're Back!

An overstuffed, mega-sized Weekly Scroll returns to action

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Ilya Somin @ilyasomin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I recently did this @cato.org podcast on potential alliance between libertarians and abundance liberals, with prominent abundance liberalism advocate @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social (Ryan Bourne moderated). And even greater agreement than I expected! shows.acast.com/5e28e0d8963f...

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The Abundance Alliance? | Cato Podcast

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

New from me over at @theargumentmag.bsky.social - Why Bo Burnham's 2021 special "Inside" is the definitive piece of art of the 2020s - for reasons both good and bad, intentional and unintentional. www.theargumentmag.com/p/the-most-2...

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

There have been a lot of arguments going around that the clipping economy makes a lot of online popularity somehow fake, or not real. But that misses the point - the clips are no longer just promoting other content. The clips ARE the content.

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

We built a society where attention equals money, where it's easy for extremists to build a huge platform, and where there's no downside to bad behavior. Why are we surprised that enterprising shitheads like ChudTheBuilder figured out how to industrialize antisocial content?

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Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Our new video roundup includes a clip (by me) on what the lastest Kash Patel saga reveals about Trumpworld; a clip by @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social on Mamdani's grocery store plan; and a clip by @jamellebouie.net on his call for an "imperial Congress." Subscribe to @theunpopulist.net!

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Kash Patel Is Talented In One Thing—Trump Sycophancy

Senior Editor Berny Belvedere explains in his debut video (taking the first step to internet stardom) in our early-May video roundup

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Ben Shapiro's rag The Daily Wire is in free fall. Why did their audience abandon them?

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I wrote today about the death of gatekeepers. It's had a lot of positive effects, removing barriers and enabling new voices to flourish. But it also has a downside - decision makers are now chasing clout rather than taking their editorial function seriously.

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bjkeefe @bjkeefe.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

From @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social's latest:

It’s pretty close to an iron law of the internet that if you whine about your impressions or your creator payouts, you are terrible and your existence makes whatever site you’re on a worse place. Left or right, political or non-political, no exceptions.

I cannot imagine anything more humiliating than logging on to X Dot Com The Everything App and typing the words “What am I supposed to post so that the algorithm doesn’t punish me???”. Bitch, you’re supposed to post because you’re mentally ill and addicted to the internet, just like the rest of us. We post for love of the game, not to eke out a few more ElonBucks. Have some goddamn pride.

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

When you enter into online discussions, the chances are that the person you’re talking to is more online that you could possibly imagine.

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I wrote about Bryon Neom, bimbofication, and how this all ties back to MAGA's views on women and meme culture:

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The decentralized nature of modern conspiracy communities is something that wouldn't be possible without social media - any any exploration of conspiracy culture has to grapple with how social media amplifies the dumbest voices in society.

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Trump's approach to geopolitics uses essentially the same logic as the Underpants Gnomes: Step one: Bomb Iran Step two: ???? Step three: The region is peaceful and democratic

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I'm back in The Dispatch today, arguing that progressive institutions have leaned so hard into inclusivity they've actually started excluding people, and are so afraid of being mean they harm more people than they help.

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

One of the most interesting ways to see the true 'center' of social media was this graph of meme origins from KnowYourMeme. YouTube + 4chan dominated early internet culture, Tumblr had a few influential years, then Twitter was the center of everything until the rise of TikTok.

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

The rise of looksmaxxing memes and drama is effectively social media creating a decentralized, distributed form of soap opera/pro wrestling.

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

How do we build meaning in a world where AI does most of our thinking for us? Are we going to become the parrots?

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

They're coming up with new and advanced forms of NIMBYism in Europe you couldn't even imagine

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Feels like there are symbolic links between Clavicular, who is a facially attractive 'looksmaxxer' but is so awkward and devoid of personality that he repulses most people, and modern right wing politics, which cares about creatin spectacle on social media rather than actually accomplishing anything

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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 09/02/2026

This from @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social is correct. The End of History is a great book.

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Why is the Department of War posting Clavicular memes? Why did Will Stancil get punched? And what does it have to do with the increasingly strong filter bubbles we're trapped in? www.infinitescroll.us/p/the-jester...

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The Jestergooning Administration

Clavicular gets mogged, Will Stancil gets punched, and X still promotes Nazis

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Mr Beast lined up one person from each age 1-100 and had them race to a finish line, and the overhead camera is an oddly beautiful data visualization of speed by age.

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Is YouTube redistributing views from top YouTubers to less popular ones? Is Khaby Lame's 9-figure brand deal a scam? It's the Weekly Scroll: www.infinitescroll.us/p/weekly-scr...

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Weekly Scroll: YouTube Communism

Weird brand deals, viewer redistribution, and some very good items

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Why is ICE focused so heavily on Minnesota - which is not a hotbed of illegal immigrants? Because the people in charge were, above all else, obsessed with creating content. And that attitude starts with the White House.

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Omaha New Liberals🌐 @omaha.cnliberalism.org · 10/01/2026

Thanks for the dispatch this week, @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social Standing on business, CNL has the best podcast host hands down!! 😤 thedispatch.com/article/rene...

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There Will Be More Renee Goods

Poorly trained armed men acting with impunity will lead to tragedy.

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Wondering what insane things are happening over on the other site? Go vote on the worst tweets from 2025! x.com/JeremiahDJoh...

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

It's almost that time of year... Vote on which tweets will make the final bracket in the Worst Tweets of 2025 competition: www.infinitescroll.us/p/worst-twee...

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Worst Tweets of 2025 - Preliminary Voting

Vote on the absolute worst posts on X

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

A surprising bit of advice for parents: You should actually give your kids a tablet as young as 3-4 years old. www.infinitescroll.us/p/how-to-tea...

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How to teach your kids about the Internet

A step by step guide to introducing kids to technology

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Last week I read The Sirens' Call from @chrislhayes.bsky.social. It made me think about the relationships between social media platforms, attention, and choice, and how much of our lives we unconsciously surrender to algorithms.

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

The line between being an influencer and a journalist has never been thinner. Are we all suffering for it?

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Why does Taylor Lorenz constantly find herself in the center of online drama? It's because she can't separate her job as a journalist with her desire to be an influencer.

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

When Facebook started, Zuckerberg talked about how his goal was to build human connections. Now Meta optimizes their apps to maximize the amount of time you spend scrolling Reels, alone. Is there anything still social about social media? www.infinitescroll.us/p/social-med...

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Social Media Doesn't Exist

Social media is dead. Long live social media?

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Gavin Newsom is trying to answer two very simple questions: Does anyone hate Republicans as much as he does? And can trolling propel a Democrat to the presidency?

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andrewxu87.bsky.social @andrewxu87.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

🎙️ Just dropped a fascinating podcast episode with @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social , co-founder of the Center for New Liberalism! We covered everything from political hobbyism to why social media culture keeps melting our brains. Have a listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0ieB...

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Jeremiah Johnson on Liberalism and How Social Media Shapes Us

Frames of Space · Episode

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

There’s nothing in right wing politics more important than pissing off the liberals. And if the liberals aren’t mad enough, the outrage machine will manufacture angry liberals out of thin air. www.infinitescroll.us/p/in-search-...

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In Search of Furious Liberals

If angry liberals don't exist, they will be manufactured

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

It's been funny to watch the Coldplay CEO scandal develop, but the punishment - the sheer scale of being ritually humiliated by the entire internet - doesn't fit the crime. www.infinitescroll.us/p/weekly-scr...

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Weekly Scroll: The Cheating Panopticon

Plus! Substack hits unicorn status, Trump's Epstein troubles, YouTube Slop and threatening Labubus

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

There isn't going to be a 'client list' and Epstein almost certainly killed himself.

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

There seem to be two camps in the GOP right now - those who are embarrassed by what’s in the big Republican bill (but voted for it anyways), and those who just want to make gleeful hype video about alligators eating immigrants. www.infinitescroll.us/p/weekly-scr...

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Weekly Scroll: Big Ugly Bill

Plus! Soham Gets Fired and Cat Arms

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Cartoons Hate Her! @cartoonshateher.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Check out my podcast episode with liberal political writer @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social about topics he doesn’t usually cover: dating, marriage and gender! www.cartoonshateher.com/p/podcast-je...

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Podcast: Jeremiah Johnson on Dating, Marriage, and Self Improvement

Listen now | You know Jeremiah Johnson from liberal politics, but lately he made a splash defending his marriage on Twitter.

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Why is every social media site more and more dominated by shortform vertical video? And what does any of that have to do with crabs? www.infinitescroll.us/p/the-carcin...

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The Carcinization of Content

Everything, in the end, becomes TikTok

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

This edition of the Weekly Scroll is frankly, incredible: * Bill Maher loses a war with a Stick Account * The sad saga of Tiny Chef * Serious developments in AI copyright law * Why is Substack so liberal-coded? * YouTube's slop problems And more! www.infinitescroll.us/p/weekly-scr...

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Weekly Scroll: Big Sticks and Tiny Chefs

Plus! AI Law and Headline Of The Year

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

The New Liberal Action Summit is back for our fourth year! We're bringing together center-left members of congress, thinkers, activists and leaders to revitalize liberalism in America. Scholarships are available for those who want to attend! cnliberalism.org/nlas

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The 2025 New Liberal Action Summit — Center for New Liberalism

Registration is open! Our New Liberal Action Summit (NLAS) Series is Coming to D.C., July 13th through the 15th!

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Jeremiah Johnson @jeremiahdjohns.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

The Internet was a different places in the mid 2000s - more anarchic and chaotic, less dominated by platforms, and generally weirder and freer. What was virality like in the age before capital-C Content dominated the web? www.infinitescroll.us/p/videos-bef...

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Videos Before Content

Classic videos from the time when there were no 'content creators'

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