@jtaylorskinner
Created @Electorette | Pushcart Nominee | Essayist in Southern Humanities Review, The Nation, The Today Show, River Teeth | ex-Microsoft & Cincinnati Conservatory Alum | Player of Chopin, quad espresso stan | I write about loneliness
Will we still have elections? The fear of cancelled elections won’t go away—mostly bc the admin wants us to be afraid. They keep that fear alive through chaos & disinformation campaigns. Check out my convo with Rebekah Caruthers on why we should vote anyway. electorette.substack.com/p/they-want-...
I also believe Trump wanted the optics of acceptance after a string of embarrassing public failures — and the men’s hockey team served as convenient props (& all they got were a few Big Macs in return). Read the whole thing here: electorette.substack.com/p/the-locker...
Collage image of Trump standing on a stage made of hockey sticks and pucks. Title: "The Locker Room as Political Theater How Trump Turned a Gold Medal Celebration into a Manufactured Spectacle — Casting Women as the Foil."
I don’t believe Trump’s locker-room antics with the hockey team were just his usual off-the-cuff misogyny—they were a deliberate attempt to redirect male anger toward women & place fresh targets on our backs, at a time when the culture wars are already aimed at us. electorette.substack.com
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There are so many unanswered questions around Wolff’s role as a journalist. How can one claim objectivity while advising your subject? Was Wolff actually willing to advise Trump on how to navigate a question about Epstein for the debate? Comments are open 👉🏽 Electorette.Substack.com
It’s time to talk about Michael Wolff. What do those emails reveal about wealth, power & the layers of complicity that keep it all going? Is Wolff acting as heroic truth-teller or is he part of the same machinery that protects problematic men? Let’s talk about it… open.substack.com/pub/electore...
wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
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Don’t forget! Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear Callais v. Landry — a case that could gut the Voting Rights Act by stripping key protections against racial discrimination. I spoke with Sophia Lin Lakin of the @aclu.org about what this could mean for voters.
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The Supreme Court is back in session 🫤 — and one of the first major cases on its docket could gut what’s left of the Voting Rights Act. Callais v. Landry (Oct 15) targets Section 2, which protects voters from racial discrimination.
I spoke with Sophia Lin Lakin of @aclu.org about what’s at stake.
That isn’t “just politics.” That’s the darkest, most vile stance one can take — republican or not. So, by aligning with him, they can’t just say “we share the same politics/are in the same party”— this is beyond politics. They have to stand with the whole man.
If people are going to frame Charlie Kirk’s positions in a political light, we should be clear that he wasn’t just politically conservative or a Republican — his views are clearly and firmly in the realm of white supremacy. He embraced radical white nationalism and an unapologetic brand of misogyny.
And I had to read this quote from Ida B. Wells at least a half dozen times. It’s that powerful. Watch my full chat with Dr. Keisha N Blain, here: Electorette.substack.com
ICYMI: Have you heard my latest interview the Dr. Keisha N. Blain about her latest book, “Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights?” Listen to the entire thing on Electorette.substack.com.
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Until next time. 🍻
Truly…
Thank you for the solidarity!
International human trafficking of children with some of the world’s largest corporate players involved in the coverup. This is why people and companies who seemingly have so much to lose by supporting this president, are still protecting him. This is a bfd…
But I am pleased to know he was alive to see how feverishly we embraced the possibility of his demise.
He’s done a lot of terrible things, but undoubtedly the cruelest was his resurfacing after we’d all but written his obituary. What a joyful long weekend that was.
The technological leaps we’ve in the last 5 decades (since 1975 when MSFT was founded) could have done so much more good in the world, yet here we are. I believe that’s due to tech companies shutting out diverse players & concentrating power among white men (and those adjacent).
We’re living the reality of decades of tech advancements being used to primarily advance the interests of wealthy men at the top, and the rest of us have essentially been cogs in the machinery to build their wealth.
That meeting between tech CEOs and Trump reminded me of one thing: We need more women in STEM. We need more women-owned tech companies.
⚠️ PSA: To all my French-film cinephiles out there — François Ozon has a new movie out! “When Fall Is Coming,” starring the legendary Hélène Vincent and Ludivine Sagnier is streaming NOW! It’s everything my little Francophile heart desires: moody, mysterious, and murderous. youtu.be/dEGhDL1WdnQ?si
Take comfort in knowing that it’s a holiday weekend at the WH, too, and we’re merely one cholesterol-laden meal away from freedom. 🤗
The kindest thing I can offer in this moment is the hope that, wherever he is, he knows we’re thinking of him. 🤗
Tonight, I’m going to sleep like 5-year-old on Christmas Eve.
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