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Top conservative influencers cheer Greenland takeover

Jan 20, 2026

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13 min read

Top conservative influencers cheer Greenland takeover

As Trump considers blowing up the post-WWII order, right-wing voices online are his biggest cheerleaders, citing “manifest destiny.”

Meet liberals’ right-wing media listening club

Jan 14, 2026

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11 min read

Meet liberals’ right-wing media listening club

Hundreds of progressives have been gathering twice monthly for “Unfortunately Not A Sound Bath,” a virtual club to better understand right-wing media dynamics

Nonprofit funding flooded right-wing media in 2024

Jan 6, 2026

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10 min read

Nonprofit funding flooded right-wing media in 2024

New data shows more than $260 million in 501(c)(3) charitable contributions flowed to conservative media projects in 2024.

New data: The biggest political YouTube channels of 2025

Dec 29, 2025

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9 min read

New data: The biggest political YouTube channels of 2025

From Megyn Kelly to Meidas Touch, these are the channels where more Americans than ever watched political content on YouTube.

What Dan Bongino lost

Dec 19, 2025

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9 min read

What Dan Bongino lost

The soon-to-be former deputy FBI chief gave up his online clout for a role in government. Can he build it back?

The year Democrats pivoted to audio

Dec 16, 2025

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14 min read

The year Democrats pivoted to audio

In 2025, the party’s rising stars and potential presidential candidates tried to talk their way out of the political wilderness, one podcast at a time.

The biggest online political moments of 2025

Dec 9, 2025

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15 min read

The biggest online political moments of 2025

2025 has been an especially chaotic year in American politics. New data shows the topics that actually broke through online.

Liberal media’s big year online

Nov 25, 2025

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19 min read

Liberal media’s big year online

This year has seen Democratic operatives pitch donors on more than a dozen new efforts, while established left-of-center outlets grew faster than ever.

Can Democrats’ off-year winning streak extend to Tennessee?

Nov 17, 2025

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11 min read

Can Democrats’ off-year winning streak extend to Tennessee?

In the heart of MAGA media country, a low turnout special Congressional election is giving Democrats hope

Gavin Newsom is having a very good year, online and off

Nov 12, 2025

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11 min read

Gavin Newsom is having a very good year, online and off

New data shows that for many Democrats, the ambitious California governor has become a rare source of momentum in a party still reeling from its 2024 defeat.

Bigger than 2017?

Nov 6, 2025

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13 min read

Bigger than 2017?

Eight years ago, thousands mobilized against Trump as part of a “resistance.” Democrats’ election wins in 2025 could be a far bigger deal.

"The Groyper Squeeze"

Nov 4, 2025

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12 min read

"The Groyper Squeeze"

Election Day is here, and the conservative movement is fighting a Civil War.

Here’s exactly why Democrats lost in 2024*

Oct 30, 2025

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15 min read

Here’s exactly why Democrats lost in 2024*

Competing hundred-page post-mortems detail what went wrong for Democrats in 2024.

This popular election resource is funded by far-right donors. Does it matter?

Oct 22, 2025

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15 min read

This popular election resource is funded by far-right donors. Does it matter?

Since its founding, Ballotpedia has received tens of millions of dollars from the most powerful donors on the right. What’s their endgame?

Youtube is eating cable news

Oct 15, 2025

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10 min read

Youtube is eating cable news

The video platform’s biggest political voices are increasingly appearing on TV as cable bookers look to reach younger audiences

New data: How politics shifted on YouTube last quarter

Oct 9, 2025

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2 min read

New data: How politics shifted on YouTube last quarter

These were the fastest-growing political YouTube channels in Q3

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A newsletter about politics, media, and online influence in Democracy’s chaotic era. Written by Kyle Tharp.

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