Ryan Bort

Ryan Bort

@ryanbort.bsky.social

editor at rolling stone

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Ryan Bort
@ryanbort.bsky.social

Dems in disarray? James Talarico sees an opportunity. “In my faith tradition, the wilderness is where new ideas and new leaders and new movements come forth. It's a time for experimentation and self-reflection,” he tells @nikkimcr.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

rollingstone.comJames Talarico Tests the Democratic Wilderness at the Texas BorderJames Talarico, the Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Texas, is connecting to traditionally liberal border communities disillusioned with the party.

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Antonia Juhasz
@antoniajuhasz.bsky.social

If you're wondering if Americans are paying attention, they are. If you're wondering if they like what they see in Donald Trump, they Do Not. New polls reveal how vigorously Americans hate Trump’s job performance. by @ryanbort.bsky.social @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

rollingstone.comTrump's Polling Free FallDonald Trump's polling numbers have been steadily declining for the past year, especially when it comes to inflation and cost of living.

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Nikki McCann Ramírez
@nikkimcr.bsky.social

The difference between the Iraq war days when Jon Stewart warned a youngish CNN host that the reckoning was coming, and today, is that this time around Tucker Carlson cannot claim ignorance, youth, or inexperience.  My take on Tucker’s “apology” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

rollingstone.comTucker Carlson's Trump Apology Is Too Little, Too LateTucker Carlson apologized for his role in getting Donald Trump elected as he criticizes the president over the Iran war.
Ryan Bort
@ryanbort.bsky.social

JD Vance in 2020: “My growing view is that too many American Catholics have failed to show proper deference to the papacy, treating the pope as a political figure to be criticized or praised according to their whims.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

rollingstone.comThe Catholics in Trump's Inner Circle Have Nowhere to HideDonald Trump's attacks on Pope Leo XIV are making J.D. Vance and Catholics choose between their religion and their fealty to the president.

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Patrick Iber
@patrickiber.bsky.social

One of the things that is just maddeningly grotesque about the current situations in Cuba and Iran is that Trump imposes mass suffering as a means of ego gratification

Patrick Iber@patrickiber.bsky.social

Friends: somehow I got to write for Rolling Stone [?!], about Trump's inhumane pressure campaign in Cuba. "Castro’s ego was sustained by rebellion; the David who fought Goliath and won, no matter the cost to others. Trump’s ego demands that he be Goliath, and win, no matter the cost to others."

rollingstone.comCuba Deserves Better Than Trump's Inhumane Pressure CampaignDonald Trump is waging an inhumane pressure campaign against Cuba, depriving its people of vital resources. The island deserves better.

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Gillian Brockell
@gillianbrockell.com

WOW. I mentioned AND used photos from these early February C-130 flights in my @rollingstone.com story last fall about the Coast Guard using search-and-rescue planes for ICE transfers. Had no idea the misuse of resources I suggested had already happened. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

rollingstone.comICE Is Constantly Using Coast Guard Planes to Move ImmigrantsDonald Trump’s deportation henchmen appear to have dramatically increased the use of Coast Guard aircraft to transport immigrants.
Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social

How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

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Asawin Suebsaeng
@swin24.bsky.social

- @ryanbort.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social and I reported in June that Trump had been asking confidants about putting a statue of himself in the Kennedy Center or naming *parts* of it after himself www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... They’re going even further apparently. Cartoonishly culty

rollingstone.comInside the Billion-Dollar Effort to Make Trump Feel Good About HimselfDonald Trump’s administration is using at least $1 billion in taxpayer money and every resource it can to flatter the president.
Joshua J. Friedman@joshuajfriedman.com

Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center —Karoline Leavitt x.com/PressSec/sta...

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Rolling Stone
@rollingstone.com

The way Trump is handling these meetings with his top lieutenants “definitely gives off Dear Leader vibes, like what you would see with Kim Jong Un or [Vladimir] Putin." Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."

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Nikki McCann Ramírez
@nikkimcr.bsky.social

It was clear Sliwa would not be delivering his victory speech, and perhaps that’s why there didn’t seem to be even an ounce of anxiety amid the revelry. A dispatch from my night at Curtis Sliwa's election watch party: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

rollingstone.comNo One Was Sweating It at Curtis Sliwa's Boozy Election Night PartyAttendees at Republican Curtis Sliwa's election were unbothered that their candidate lost the New York City mayoral election to Zohran Mamdani.

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Asawin Suebsaeng
@swin24.bsky.social

To be fair, he explicitly and publicly campaigned on this and then won www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

rollingstone.comTrump's Closing Pitch to Voters: I Will Let You Die If You Don't Bow to My DemandsDonald Trump's first term in office proved he's not bluffing when he threatens to base life-or-death decisions based on whether people support him.
Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social

"The president’s statement announcing the relief funding emphasized the number of times he won Missouri’s electoral votes, as if there were some kind of connection between his political support in the state and his eagerness to provide disaster aid..." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

msnbc.comTrump approves disaster declarations for red states, as blue states go without“President Trump and his administration have politicized disaster relief,” one governor said, “and our communities are the ones who will pay the price.”
Ryan Bort
@ryanbort.bsky.social

"Logic isn’t necessarily going to be the weapon, it might need to be love. And then from that, you hope that they find some logic. But just yelling and berating people, done that for eight years." Read @nikkimcr.bsky.social's fantastic Q+A with Roy Wood Jr.: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

rollingstone.comRoy Wood Jr.: 'Logic Isn't the Weapon. It Might Need to Be Love'Roy Wood Jr. talks about his book, 'The Man of Many Fathers,' doing comedy in a polarized country and what he learned in radio and on 'The Daily Show'
Ryan Bort
@ryanbort.bsky.social

“Things are not normal. They’re not returning to normal. There is no playbook that we are using from the past that could work in the present, and so we’ve got to stand up." www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

rollingstone.comJustin J. Pearson of the 'Tennessee Three' Has Had It With 'Mediocrity' -- So He's Running for CongressJustin J. Pearson, a member of the "Tennessee Three," has announced a campaign to primary Democrat Steve Cohen and join the U.S. House.
Ryan Bort
@ryanbort.bsky.social

MAGA lawmakers regularly share its content. Elon called it "one of the best accounts on X." It's run by a Macedonian who has never set foot in America — and who illegally donated to a U.S. congressional campaign. Great stuff from @jsweetli.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

rollingstone.comThe Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to AmericaTwo influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.

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Andrew Perez
@andrewperez.bsky.social

In the next issue of Rolling Stone magazine, @swin24.bsky.social and I go deep on Trump’s war on speech, the left, and any and all dissent. Read it here and come follow our work at @zeteo.com, where we work now! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

rollingstone.com'They Need to Suffer': Inside Trump's War on DissentDonald Trump, Stephen Miller, and the rest of the administration are waging a furious crackdown on dissent following Charlie Kirk's assassination.

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the beggars out of here getter
@milesklee.bsky.social

This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.

rollingstone.comHe Grew Obsessed With an AI Chatbot. Then He Vanished in the OzarksJon Ganz committed a terrible crime in his youth, but he survived prison, fell in love, and started over. His new life unraveled in a way nobody could have predicted.

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Tim Dickinson
@timdickinson.bsky.social

Portland is obviously personal to me. The president's fever dream of a 'War Zone' by the Willamette might be darkly funny, if the stakes for this city -- and the rest of the nation -- were not dead serious:

rollingstone.comWelcome to Portland, Where Trump's Fever Dream Is America's New NightmareDonald Trump has said federal troops are necessary to maintain order in Portland, but there is no truth to the president's fever dream about the city.

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Gillian Brockell
@gillianbrockell.com

NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable. This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed. From me for @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

rollingstone.comICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military FlightsImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is deporting people to African countries like Ghana on military flights that are nearly un-trackable.
Ryan Bort
@ryanbort.bsky.social

Lisa is the best and you should hire her (and Quincy and Lou) immediately

Lisa Tozzi@lisatozzi.bsky.social

Some news from me: I was laid off yesterday from Rolling Stone. Kind of in shock, but will be looking for a new gig. Here are Quincy and Lou

Ryan Bort
@ryanbort.bsky.social

Incredible get for @mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @zeteo.com. I cannot express how much I am going to miss working with @swin24.bsky.social and @andrewperez.bsky.social, two of the smartest and most compassionate colleagues I've ever had

Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasan.bsky.social

*NEWS*: Asawin Suebsaeng and Andrew Perez of Rolling Stone are joining Zeteo’s political team as new staff reporters, plus Peter Rothpletz will be helping me launch a progressive politics morning news letter. We’re also hiring a breaking news reporter.

semafor.comMehdi Hasan’s Zeteo wants to take on Politico Playbook from the leftThe publication is expanding its politics coverage to gear up for the midterm elections.

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Asawin Suebsaeng
@swin24.bsky.social

gonna just keep reposting this from @ryanbort.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social and me www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

rollingstone.comInside the Billion-Dollar Effort to Make Trump Feel Good About HimselfDonald Trump’s administration is using at least $1 billion in taxpayer money and every resource it can to flatter the president.
New York Magazine@nymag.com

Army parade ‘disappointed’ Trump, so Navy will do one too. The U.S. Navy is reportedly throwing Trump an even bigger military parade this fall, as he wasn’t satisfied by the first one.

nymag.comArmy Parade ‘Disappointed’ Trump, So Navy Will Do One TooArmy parade ‘disappointed’ Trump, so Navy will do one too. The U.S. Navy is reportedly throwing Trump an even bigger military parade this fall, as he wasn’t satisfied by the first one.

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Greg Sargent
@gregsargent.bsky.social

Typically excellent from @swin24.bsky.social and the gang

Rolling Stone@rollingstone.com

A senior administration official, as well as other officials, told Rolling Stone that it is a priority of Trump that these kinds of military deployments -- in times of relative calm -- become normalized in American political culture. More: rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Josh Sternberg
@joshsternberg.com

"President Donald Trump has expanded his military campaign against the United States" It should be noted that @rollingstone.com is as much corporate media as @nytimes.com yet is able to write in plain and clear language about what's happening. No euphemisms. No laundering bad-faith morons & weirdos

Rolling Stone@rollingstone.com

NEW: L.A. and D.C. are only the beginning, as Trump's team has been drawing up plans to unleash federal forces in other Democratic strongholds. Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Ryan Bort
@ryanbort.bsky.social

Brutal stuff from @swin24.bsky.social on the former children's hospital chaplain whose friends says he's been "tortured" in isolation as the Trump administration tries to deport him www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

rollingstone.comJailed by Trump's ICE, Children's Hospital Chaplain Was Thrown Into 'Solitary'Ayman Soliman, a former chaplain at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital, was put in "solitary confinement" after being jailed by Donald Trump's ICE.
Ryan Bort
@ryanbort.bsky.social

“They created conditions where there were really no better options. Hundreds of people left the country in the last month.” Great reporting from @nikkimcr.bsky.social on how Trump's BFF in El Salvador has been forcing human rights advocates to flee the nation www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

rollingstone.comHuman Rights Defenders Are Fleeing El Salvador as Bukele Cracks DownEl Salvador President Nayib Bukele's authoritarian regime is forcing human rights defenders like the nonprofit Cristosal to flee the nation.

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Antonia Juhasz
@antoniajuhasz.bsky.social

Among it's myriad harms Trump's #BigBadBill adds $30 billion for ICE, enough to deploy 10,000 agents + $45 billion for construction and expansion of detention facilities and transportation. @nikkimcr.bsky.social @timdickinson.bsky.social @ryanbort.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

rollingstone.comThe Worst Parts of Trump and the GOP's Disastrous Tax BillDonald Trump and the GOP’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is a disaster for immigrants, the environment, and the health care of millions of Americans.

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Asawin Suebsaeng
@swin24.bsky.social

This summer double issue also includes the print version of this: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... By @ryanbort.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social and me.

rollingstone.comInside the Billion-Dollar Effort to Make Trump Feel Good About HimselfDonald Trump’s administration is using at least $1 billion in taxpayer money and every resource it can to flatter the president.
Rolling Stone@rollingstone.com

Rolling Stone ushers in the Summer of Sabrina with our new July/August 2025 cover ☀️ #SabrinaCarpenter is the joke-cracking, wildly ambitious pop superstar that we all need. She's just getting started. Cover story & photos: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Ryan Bort
@ryanbort.bsky.social

New from @swin24.bsky.social and me. Thank you to the "bedwetters who would rather use the failing Rolling Stones as a therapy session to anonymously pontificate their feelings to the press, rather than help the president." www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

rollingstone.comSome Trump Officials Now Fear Elon's 'Burn Book'Donald Trump and Elon Musk's falling out is worrying some administration officials considering what the billionaire has seen when the camera was off.