Sam Youngman

Sam Youngman

@samyoungman.bsky.social

Kentuckian in LA. Reformed campaign reporter/WH correspondent. Basketball fan. Shitty surfer. Cussing newsletter: www.thealtmedia.com

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Opinion | Democrats lead in the polls with the election just a week away. They must seal the deal with an onslaught of rallies starring Liz Cheney and Cindy McCain.

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‘Shove That Ballroom Up Your Fat A$$’ It’s Tuesday. There is one week until Election Day. The brain worm butthead goes full racist, Democrats aren’t done with Epstein or his rapist best friend and Trump beats Biden — at high gas prices.

thealtmedia.com‘Shove That Ballroom Up Your Fat A$$’It’s Tuesday. There is one week until Election Day. The brain worm butthead goes full racist, Democrats aren’t done with Epstein or his rapist best friend and Trump beats Biden — at high gas prices.

A sitting president had to pay $6 million this year to a woman he sexually abused and defamed and the White House press didn’t ask one single question about it.

Judd Legum@juddlegum.bsky.social

1. Not sure when a new, on-the-record rape allegation against a sitting president isn’t considered news — especially considering Trump was found liable by a jury in a similar case — but it was ignored by most mainstream media outlets

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Replying to @amandamarcotte.bsky.social

This report is genuinely overwhelming, in terms of the evidence both against Trump and of a ham-fisted cover-up. Including one instance in which Ghislaine Maxwell was actually about to mention one of Trump's young accusers and Todd Blanche told her to stop talking. The media response is "yawn."

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Politico wrote up Zohran playing basketball with the uncovering-a-big-scandal tone the same day the NYTimes wrote up "credible allegation that The President of the United States raped a woman" as a political strategy story. Broken media in a nutshell

Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social

New: Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a group of his friends have been secretly using the NYPD Police Academy’s gymnasium in Queens to play pickup basketball — scrambling some operations at the facility. w/ @grahamrayman.bsky.social & Joe Anuta www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

I remember election night 2018, Carville was on msnbc falling for the red mirage. “There ain’t gonna be no wave.” Guess what happened next.

Schooley@schooley.bsky.social

I’m not getting too excited about Democratic upsets in the big stretch races because I know no matter how good a night Democrats have there will be media pointing to the narrow losses as proof of a still “divided nation.”

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It was disappointing that @60minutes.bsky.social, with all its resources and expertise, broke zero new ground on the Tina Peters story. The report was just a repetition of what local journalists reported long ago.

I wish the right cared as much about Epstein’s gross friends as much as they care about chain restaurants. What if we tell them that Virginia Giuffre really loved Cracker Barrel?

“You have to listen to what I say or else it’s not a fair conversation.”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

BASH: The worry is that we end up in a situation where President Trump tries to overturn the election and the result of that could be like what we saw after January 6-- BLANCHE: Stop it! You gotta stop it with that! That's crazy BASH: This is a president who has a history

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Obama: "That well-known evil empire Canada. That historical adversary of ours. Canada! *laughs* It's your neighbor. It's a few minutes' drive over the bridge! These are the people who gave us Martin Short and maple syrup. They are the nicest people! And someone we've gotten them so mad."

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The Ramaswamy campaign not only tried to capitalize on a child rape victim, they did it by using an old homeless woman who—while vile—is in no mental shape to adequately understand the stakes. And did they pay her? Either answer is bad.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social

Donna Arthur — aka Amy Acton’s estranged mother, and the person whose testimony Vivek Ramaswamy devoutly trusts — has been living with her cats, in a car, in a church parking lot, having declined housing assistance. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/u...

I know Abdul isn’t a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. But I’m pretty sure Bret is a member at Mar-a-Lago.

HuffPost@huffpost.com

“I am interested in serving the United States. I’m interested in swearing an oath to the Constitution that every senator has sworn an oath to,” Abdul El-Sayed said.

Really looking forward to this!

Edwin Eisendrath@eisendrath.net

Today on @heartlandsignal.com we dig into the crazy closing days of the midterms with: + @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social + @samyoungman.bsky.social + @patkreitlow.bsky.social of UpNorthNews + J. Patrick Coolican of @minnesotareformer.com Stream live Saturday 1-4pm CT: heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820/

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If Democrats actually win big because people want a check on Trump corruption I expect every move to do so will be covered in the corporate media as being risky to their 2028 position.

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At some point after the election there'll be a lot of pieces puzzling out how the Republicans got away with being so generously funded by a notorious white nationalist and it wasn't treated as a big, problematic issue. From the same reporters currently not treating it as a big, problematic issue.

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Maybe it makes me a credentialist, but I hate how we constantly elevate guys like Yglesias — who have no relevant education or work experience. In politics, he's never run for office, worked on a campaign or served as an appointee. On policy, he has a BA and has never worked in government.

Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social

A helpfully clear exchange here Hasan: "So your argument is that [Minnesota ICE protesters] should stay at home because immigration is a salient issue for Donald Trump. Opposing ICE is only going to help Trump. Wait until we win the election in 2028." Yglesias: "Yes that is what I would have said"

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if you ever write an article about a guy saying hes done with politics and then a month or so later hes making the largest political donation in history then you need to quit and find another line of work

Before Trump, an endless run of positive polls and an opponent who would do things like side with a pedophile’s enabler would generally have you feeling pretty good about winning an election 11 days out. But that was before Trump. Now Selzer has fallen and our neighbors blame the 12 year old.

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Huh. Last month, NYT ran an article about Hinson trying to create distance from Trump: A Republican ‘Minivan-Driving Mom’ Swerves Away From the Trump Brand www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...

nytimes.comA Republican ‘Minivan-Driving Mom’ Swerves Away From the Trump Brand (Gift Article)Representative Ashley Hinson is hoping to keep a crucial Senate seat red in Iowa, where the president has created major headwinds for her party.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Ashley Hinson praises Trump: "We have a president who actually listens. Who actually listens to us and helps us deliver those results to get things done. So I am so grateful to him for coming back to Iowa."

Tom Skerritt did a lot of cool stuff but man I always loved him in Steel Magnolias. There are brilliant legendary stars doing their thing all over that film and he still manages to make you feel something the few times he pops up on screen. Always loved that movie and his role in it.

I can’t believe Epstein’s best friend doesn’t care about child rape.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Ramaswamy put up a very powerful Ad about a mother saying that her daughter, Acton, is a liar, and much worse. The Press is trying to get him to 'take down the Ad.' Frankly, anybody whose mother spoke about daughter that way would normally lead to the daughter being precluded from serving"

Don’t sleep on Straight Tequila Night

Rolling Stone@rollingstone.com

John Anderson: His Essential Songs From his CMA Single of the Year "Swingin'" to "Seminole Wind," an homage to his home state of Florida, the must-hear recordings by the late Country Music Hall of Fame vocalist. 🎸 www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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This is a revealing moment about what drives the leadership at CBS News. It's not journalism, it's political ideology and it's right here for everyone to see. So stop with the nonsense that Bari Weiss hasn't changed CBS News or it's coverage when in reality she has damaged it beyond repair.

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social

NEW: Over the past few days, there had been a growing call inside CBS News - even among some executives - for Jan Crawford to be suspended or even fired for her Abdul El-Sayed tweet. In the end, it was decided that the Bari Weiss fave would face no punishment. zeteo.com/p/amanpours-...

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More history for Angel Reese: She is the youngest player (24 years & 168 days) in WNBA Finals history with three straight double-doubles. Just remarkable.

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NEW: Over the past few days, there had been a growing call inside CBS News - even among some executives - for Jan Crawford to be suspended or even fired for her Abdul El-Sayed tweet. In the end, it was decided that the Bari Weiss fave would face no punishment. zeteo.com/p/amanpours-...