Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 02/07/2026When did Timothee Chalomet decide to become an advertising shill? What a mistake. 000
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Played golf with a 35 year old lawyer who is a Federal Prosecutor He joined the office under Biden. We were talking about all the fraudsters his office caught and then they bought a Presidential pardon from Trump. He said, “Fraud is no longer a crime in America.” 020
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 04/06/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/u...nytimes.comGranted Clemency by Trump, Scores of Jan. 6 Rioters Have Been Accused of New Crimes 010
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I wrote this nine years ago.It holds up pretty well. washingtonmonthly.com/2017/10/03/w...washingtonmonthly.comWhy the 1 Percent Needs Google and FacebookOligarchy is hard to pull off, but manipulative social media makes the job a whole lot easier. 031
Reposted by Jonathan TaplinSean Woods @seanwoods.bsky.social · 29/03/2026The Rise of the Digital Oligarchy from @jttaplin.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comThe Rise of the Digital OligarchyAI has pushed society into a period of tumult and confusion. What comes next will determine if humanity remains the author of its own story. 02514
Reposted by Jonathan TaplinNeil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 30/03/2026“What once belonged to politics—the imaginative labor of collective destiny—has been quietly surrendered to the corporate logic of the algorithm. The result is not enlightenment but enclosure: a society awake to everything except itself.” Hey @jttaplin.bsky.social superb writing!rollingstone.comThe Rise of the Digital OligarchyAI has pushed society into a period of tumult and confusion. What comes next will determine if humanity remains the author of its own story. 4124
Reposted by Jonathan TaplinIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 31/03/2026“May Day is a chance for us to replicate what we saw in the Twin Cities nationwide.“ @ezralevin.bsky.social and @maddow.bsky.social talk about the major national action planned for May 1 and why exercising our economic might is key for protecting election results. #NoKings 652434900
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 31/03/2026My new Rolling Stone essay. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comThe Rise of the Digital OligarchyAI has pushed society into a period of tumult and confusion. What comes next will determine if humanity remains the author of its own story. 185
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 07/03/2026www.borowitzreport.com/p/nations-do...borowitzreport.comNation’s Dogs Celebrate Noem’s FiringA Special TBR Career Obituary 021
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 05/03/2026My new essay in Rolling Stone. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comThe Terrifying New Era of American ImperialismDonald Trump's war against Iran is part of a terrifying new era of American imperialism, one in which the military budget never stops growing. 043
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 06/02/2026WTF apple.news/AHJ5AuJlIQKq...apple.newsTrump shares racist video depicting Obamas as apes — CBS NewsThe footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump. 020
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Good conversation with Andrew Keen. keenon.substack.com/p/wheres-the...keenon.substack.comWhere's the Countercultural Outrage to Trump?Episode 2790: Jon Taplin on why Young Americans Need a Cojones Transplant 020
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 22/01/2026soundcloud.com/user-8304426...soundcloud.comJanuary 21, 2026 | David Cay Johnston | Christian Leuprecht | Jonathan TaplinAfter Piling on About Biden's Mental Acuity, the Press is Mostly Silent on Trump's Obvious Madness | The Country's Closest Friend and Neighbor is Making Precautionary Military Plans Against a U.S. Inv 011
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Who killed the counterculture. My new essay in Rolling Stone. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comCan the Counterculture Rise Again?Donald Trump and tech billionaires have killed the counterculture that thrived in past eras of protest. Can today's artists lead the resistance again? 45720
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Some thoughts on the anniversary of the Palisades fire. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...rollingstone.comIn Ash and Twisted Metal, Finding the Courage to RebuildOne year after the L.A. fires, author Jonathan Taplin writes about losing his home and what it taught him about loss, resilience, and America. 000
Reposted by Jonathan TaplinAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/11/2025Eric Trump: "You can send $500 million worth of bitcoin on a Sunday night at 11pm while having a glass of wine with your wife for virtually zero fees." 6581446290
Reposted by Jonathan TaplinRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Good for Watson. Words that should have come from Trump since he was there the first day. But this is the kind of behavior he encourages. 24968771492
Reposted by Jonathan TaplinMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2025It certainly appears the United States murdered an innocent fisherman who was a husband and father to four children, claimed he was a "narco-terrorist," posted a video of the execution, and then made jokes about it 10752702611876
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 30/09/2025We have been here before. Here is a poster protesting President Andrew Jackson’s autocracy. 020
Reposted by Jonathan TaplinBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 11/09/2025This is the biggest story in America right now. Coffee up 20.9% year-over-year Steaks up 16.6% Apples up 9.6% Bananas, 6.6%. www.axios.com/2025/09/11/t...axios.comGrocery prices rise at the fastest pace since 2022 as Trump tariffs biteOn the campaign trail, Trump promised lower grocery prices. 11130071412
Reposted by Jonathan TaplinGOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 04/09/2025i really underestimated how much dumber this could get, that’s on me, that was a lack of vision on my part, because i really never would have predicted that james fucking o’keefe would get involved 38871190
Reposted by Jonathan TaplinDean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 04/09/2025The real Lisa Cook scandal is, what the hell is Bill Pulte doing going through the mortgages of Trump's political opponents? Is that part of his job description? He needs to come clean cepr.net/publications...cepr.netBill Pulte Needs to Come CleanThe Trump administration is using a government agency to target its critics with mortgage fraud claims -- a brazen abuse of power that should alarm reporters. 32299123
Reposted by Jonathan TaplinCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 04/09/2025“.. ‘They'll redact every Republican or conservative person in those files, leave all the liberal, Democratic people,’ he told the reporter ..” @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/09/04/e... 40451196
Reposted by Jonathan TaplinGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 02/09/2025In the coming days, we expect to see what's playing out in LA and DC happen in Chicago. These efforts are not about fighting crime or making communities safer. This is about Donald Trump testing his power and producing political drama to cover up his own corruption. 22567151764
Reposted by Jonathan TaplinMarko Silberhand @markosilberhand.bsky.social · 02/09/2025. THIS is one of the biggest problems of our time . . . ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ . 766157296230
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Watch this. youtu.be/yxls6Fl45ac?...youtu.beYes On Prop 50: BlitzkriegYouTube video by Yes on 50 021
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 02/09/2025What happened when kids stopped using Chat GPT to cheat on their homework. 010
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 30/08/2025A fun podcast with Henry Jenkins and Colin Mclay. www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/episode-124-...howdoyoulikeitsofar.orgEpisode 124: Pop Culture's Political Tie-ins with Jonathan Taplin - How Do You Like It So Far?In this episode, Jon Taplin— director Emeritus of the Annenberg Innovation Lab at the University of Southern California—joins us to… 020
Reposted by Jonathan TaplinCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/04/2025TELSEY begins tracking price increases over the past week. Some highlights: * Abercrombie jeans: up 33% * Amazon Echo: up 38.5% * Target / Barbie doll: up 42.9% 40479893948
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 27/04/2025Zuckerberg is such a pimp. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta...wsj.comMeta’s ‘Digital Companions’ Will Talk Sex With Users—Even ChildrenChatbots on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp are empowered to engage in ‘romantic role-play’ that can turn explicit. Some people inside the company are concerned. 241
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 27/04/2025This didn’t have to happen: The Trump Recession 210
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 27/04/2025People call Elon Musk a genius. But he’s so stupid he thought that joining the Trump administration would endear him to his liberal customer base. It cost him $135 billion dollars. 140
Reposted by Jonathan TaplinJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 27/04/2025Imagine being an unfathomably wealthy 50-something man, and devoting REAL EFFORT to trying to falsely convince a bunch of teenagers you’re good at video games. 419436
Reposted by Jonathan TaplinAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 22/04/2025Serious question. Kristi Noem was pictured with a Rolex in El Salvador, and got 3k in cash stolen. She has been on a govt salary for years. Something aint right 30475704610728
Reposted by Jonathan Taplinghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 21/04/2025he killed more people in three months than IDF, Hamas, and the Russian Army combined did in eighteen 1283756811
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 12/04/2025apple.news/Ay9Yc4OnSQ_-...apple.newsElon Musk, Owner of X, Complains He's Losing 'Propaganda War' — Rolling StoneThe world’s richest man is only becoming more unpopular 164
Jonathan Taplin @jttaplin.bsky.social · 27/03/2025www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.com'Back to the Future' Writer: Biff Is Donald Trump"That’s what we were thinking about," says screenwriter Bob Gale. 000