Ryan Teague Beckwith

When Trump said he was going to bring back factory jobs, I didn't think he meant the Cheesecake ones

"I spent good-sized chunks of my recent workdays trying to find an ANGLE on Husted’s butt." daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/ok-fine-le...

the republican fundraising emails are starting to read like really bad fanfic. this is sad stuff

When he uses two zeroes in the third word of this sentence, he’s already lost

Okay but it’s the Cheesecake Factory remark that was condescending to his voters

Sweaty from exercising? Reading a book? Calmly telling someone "let's not rush to conclusions"?

last week fundraising emails get weird

Hey Siri, where is the cat and who else is with it? When will we be together and will we have a good time then? Will we have a good time then?

Post-birtherism

1. He really believes this 2. He is trying to downplay the polls to keep R's motivated to show up on Election Day 3. He is trying to downplay the polls to keep open the option to contest the results

Project Hail Hydra

A true Finnish-style sauna would mean co-ed, total nudity, zero talking, cold vodka, gentle beatings with birch branches and a cold-plunge in a snow bank afterward

A Finnish-style sauna experience is coming to Arlington this winter. Opening in January, Sauna Jungle will feature hot saunas, cold plunges, and a social space designed for relaxation and connection. washingtonian.com/2026/10/23/a...

Feels very Iowa that cookouts come up a lot in this www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

This is more than George W. Bush 2000 and 2004, Al Gore, John Kerry, John McCain and Trump 2016 each spent

This is more than Trump spent on his own 2016 campaign

preregistering the headline VIVEK-SECTION if he loses

NEW, from Bloomberg News: “Elon Musk has now given more than $445 million in the current election cycle.”

In 2022, Trump endorsed "Eric" in the race between Eric Greitens and Eric Schmitt

just rank 1 Dan Sullivan and the other Dan Sullivan 2 and it'll worked out in the mix

TRUMP: Rename the Atlantic Ocean after me VANCE: Hold my beer apnews.com/article/hurr...

Tariffs are like measles. They had been gone so long that some people forgot how terrible they are.

This kind of video is precisely why transparency is so important. The only reason that Talarico can punch back is that we can see that Musk gave the money.

So the Purcell Principle applies but only when it makes it harder to vote?

Employers might be overestimating the downsides of offering paid parental leave and underestimating the costs of losing employees by foregoing it, argues economist Emily Oster in a new report. Read more from David Lim: www.semafor.com/article/10/2...

"The wall has broken. The enemy is inside the fort," one national Republican political operative told @axios.com. "We are now fighting hand to hand."

WATCH: MS NOW's Chris Hayes sits down for an exclusive interview with Rep. Ilhan Omar following the raid of her D.C. home. “I think ultimately their goal is to intimidate and like scare people from wanting to participate and vote,” says Omar.

A scoop from me: CBS-owned local stations' election coverage will be sponsored by DraftKings, a deal that has stirred concern inside the company. www.status.news/p/cbs-draftk...

a history book made up entirely of biographies of people who are constantly cited in online forums, including: Ignaz Semmelweis Stanislav Petrov Tsutomu Yamaguchi who else?

Some genuinely good advice in here

I had advice to give, if you can believe it

1928: A chicken in every pot 2026: Junk in every trunk

Just one follow-up, your honor: After how many drinks?

Made an appearance on @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social’s wonderful Your First Byline newsletter, said a little bit about how I started and what I think people getting started should keep in mind today yourfirstbyline.substack.com/p/my-first-b...

ok this is a first for me on fundraising emails

Trump is nervous about these four Democratic reforms www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

Breaking: Trump says he'll close East Potomac golf course Nov 15 and begin his overhaul. "The current Course is old, broken, dilapidated, and of no further use or effect," Trump wrote. Officials didn't immediately respond to Qs about cost and other parts of project. More with Rick Maese →

OK this part is genuinely funny tho www.propublica.org/article/cisa...

❗❗❗Mark Zuckerberg's meta just suspended the No Kings Instagram account. I just rushed back from my local No Kings to jump on this. Bottom line, would be helpful for all pro-No Kings folks to elevate the issue and help us get the word out about No Kings today. The Nerd Reich strikes again.

I'm sure everyone who was mad that the Biden administration sought to counter Covid misinformation on social media will be all over this www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

This one is just weird

After 9 fascinating, fun, insane, hilarious years at Vanity Fair, yesterday was my last day! What's next? Long story short, I have a few irons in the fire. But I'm also looking to freelance, so if you're in need of coverage related to books, music, religion, politics, or gender, I'm your gal.

Experimenting with puppetry

What stage of capitalism is eight wedding dresses

look I have four kids and I'd probably take a job that would give me some quiet time too