Shannon Watts

Taylor Swift's Last Album Sparked Bizarre Accusations of Nazism. It Was a Coordinated Attack Data analysis from startup GUDEA reveals inauthentic social media network that pushed false narrative about her ties to MAGA world and white supremacy

“The internet is fake,” says Keith Presley, GUDEA’s founder and CEO, only half-jokingly. He notes that some 50 percent of the web is now made up of bots. “This is something that we’ve seen escalate on our corporate side — this type of espionage, or working to damage someone’s reputation.”

Translation: Pete may well go down for this. But I’m not going with him.

Not president. Not Donald. Just Trump. 🤣

Why women feel like imposters in spaces that value masculine traits The solution to imposter syndrome isn’t teaching us to be more masculine. It’s dismantling the structures that make us feel like imposters in the first place.

Read Shannon's article on imposter syndrome: shannonwatts.substack.com/p/why-women-...
Pick up a copy of Shannon's new book FIRED UP: firedupbook.com

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Trump Fox News graphic: showdown with socialism

THIS JUST IN: Socialism won

Oh no. What’s your handle?

Why women feel like imposters in spaces that value masculine traits The solution to imposter syndrome isn’t teaching us to be more masculine. It’s dismantling the structures that make us feel like imposters in the first place.

To dismantle structures that cause imposter syndrome:
- Examine who gets credit & why
- Value collaborative achievements
- Recognize that someone who thinks before speaking might have better ideas than those who dominate the conversation @shannonrwatts.bsky.social
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just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:

Latinos Swung Left This Week. That’s Trouble for the GOP’s 2026 Texas Redistricting Gambit Latino voters just swung left in New Jersey and California, signaling trouble for the GOP’s 2026 Texas gerrymander.

“Considering that Trump has done nothing for Latinos, but done plenty to Latinos, don’t be surprised if Latino embrace of Trump proves short-lived, and the gerrymandered Texas map becomes a humiliating own goal.”

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The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.

Spanberger v. Earle-Sears exit poll Men 18-29: Spanberger 56%; Earle-Sears 42%

A moment of silence, please, for the "young men are all MAGA now" narrative.

(Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)

2 0 2 5 Updates Key Races N.Y.C. Mayor Va. Gov. County Margin Shift from 2024 pres. T Votes Loudoun Spanberger +29 * 12 pts. 164,366 Prince William Spanberger +34 × 16 pts. 161,419 Portsmouth Spanberger +47 * 8.1 pts. 29,956 Washington Earle-Sears +49 * 4.5 pts. 20,927 Louisa Earle-Sears +20 * 6.5 pts. 18,719 Orange Earle-Sears +15 * 9.3 pts. 17,127 Powhatan Earle-Sears +40 * 4.4 pts. 16,957 Pulaski Earle-Sears +38 * 7.1 pts. 12,466 Dinwiddie Earle-Sears +17 ~ 6.3 pts. 11,974 Harrisonburg Spanberger +41 × 15 pts. 11,753 Manassas Spanberger +30 * 16 pts. 11,514 Carroll Earle-Sears +57 ~ 6.1 pts. 11,277 Wise Earle-Sears +59 ~ 4.6 pts. 10,962 Fairfax City Spanberger +45 * 11 pts. 10,232 Fredericksburg Spanberger +43 * 11 pts. 10,191 Salem Earle-Sears +12 6.9 pts. 9,374 King William Earle-Sears +34 * 7.1 pts. 8,999 Russell Earle-Sears +63 * 4.9 pts. 8,860

Every single county in Virginia shifted Blue.

Democratic Whip Katherine Clark on the dire consequences of the government shutdown Watch the replay of our Substack Live conversation

Check out our conversation about the Republican government shutdown, including a pause in SNAP payments, increased insurance premiums, and shuttered child care facilities. We also discuss what every-day Americans can do to make Republicans come to the negotiating table: substack.com/@shannonrwat...

@whipkclark.bsky.social has made supporting American families a cornerstone of her congressional career—from championing policies like universal childcare to supporting paid family leave to providing affordable healthcare. Here’s what she’s saying about the shutdown.

Something to take into account. Abigail Spanberger got her start in politics via Moms Demand. We talk a lot about the Trump effect and Dobbs radicalizing suburban women with degrees. But I think we miss just how school shootings served as a sparkplug for the suburban shift for educated women.

At a recent presentation at Cambridge, (prince) Andrew biographer Andrew Lownie claims Epstein and Melania Trump were in a relationship before he introduced her to Trump. When his biography on Andrew was released, Trump forced the publisher to redact those portions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=62j0...

How to stop cult-like thinking with Jane Borden A Q&A with the author of "Cults Like Us: Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America"

Via @shannonrwatts.bsky.social: "Good-versus-evil thinking increases cruelty because it gives people a reason to stomach violence."

How to stop cult-like thinking with Jane Borden
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Andrew Desiderio V @AndrewDesiderio X.com Funny moment just now in the Senate: Lindsey Graham whispered something into his phone and then Siri responded with full volume: "Calling Sean Hannity mobile" 8:57 AM • 10/28/25 • 276K Views

We live in an episode of Veep

How has he been “very open about it”? He deleted his “indefensible” posts and didn’t acknowledge them until they were unearthed as oppo. He allegedly knew his tattoo was a Nazi symbol but didn’t cover it up until people “pointed it out” to him. He’s asked his staff to sign NDAs.

Court to consider whether to hear challenge to same-sex marriage on Nov. 7 The court is scheduled to consider whether to hear Kim Davis’ challenge to same-sex marriage at their private conference on Friday, Nov. 7. As a general practice, the court does […]

Well, here we go.

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JUST IN: The White House has begun DEMOLISHING portions of the East Wing of the White House to build Trump’s $250 million ballroom — despite earlier claiming it wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing White House structure. (Washington Post)

‘No Kings’ protests live: Organizers say nearly 7 million marched in rallies The president insisted he was ‘not a king’ on Friday, one day before demonstrators in 2,500 locations across the country protest his administration

SEVEN MILLION PATRIOTS!

Breaking on MSNBC: Two top criminal lawyers in the Eastern District of Virginia have been fired: Elizabeth Yusi, the criminal chief, and her deputy Kristin Bird. Both had been involved with Letitia James case and were skeptical of it.

Nancy Pelosi faces primary challenge from California state lawmaker State Sen. Scott Wiener is expected to announce next week that he will run for the San Francisco House seat regardless of whether the former speaker retires.

I'm not an expert on California politics but this strikes me as big news. State Senator Scott Wiener is going to run for Pelosi's seat regardless of what she does. Again, primaries are good. And from everything I've heard he's a serious legislator.
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Racism and misogyny is an ideology, not a mental illness.

Disagree. It would be reported but republicans wouldn’t care. There’s a difference.

lol ok

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I posted the wrong link and because there’s no edit feature I had to repost (proudly)

So the Trump administration is punishing government workers and their families for the millions of civilians expressing their free speech rights?