Posting Through It

The GOP is spending big enough on TV ads that you’d think they were in a strong position headed into the midterms. The opposite is true. They are lost in a sea of dogshit and running out of scapegoats to attack. To the average swing voter, they have now entered… the Libbity Bibbity Zone of the terminally insufferable.On this episode, Jared and Mike are joined by Nikki McCann Ramírez, political reporter at Rolling Stone and cohost of the American Friction podcast, to talk about MAGA’s scattershot closing argument: migrant caravans, anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-Muslim attacks, conspiracy theories about James Talarico, and whatever else they can pull out of their money-stuffed asses. They dig into the Trump/Vance road tour through red states, an administration drowning in cartoonish corruption and self-inflicted wounds, and leaked audio of Ken Paxton sounding worried about Texas. Plus: how realistic is a Democratic sweep of the House and the Senate, and if MAGA gets wiped out in November, what does the “post-MAGA” right look like.So look out for Mayhem. You’re in good hands with Posting Through It.Links for Nikki‘Corruption to Go Around’: How Dems Are Preparing to Investigate Trump After the Midterms‘Abbott Is Struggling’: Ken Paxton Gripes About Texas GOP and Campaign Woes in New Leaked Audio"American Friction" podcastX: @NikkiMcR / Bluesky: @nikkimcr.bsky.socialJoin us in NYC on Oct. 28: RSVP HereTransition Music: "LEMONBRAIN" by Bergie and the Magic Bag

Picture it: You are in a secluded strip of fancy-pants military housing. In the distance, a Bose stereo pumps out an EDM remix of “Ring of Fire.” A beleaguered Benihana chef squirts sake into Doug Burgum’s wiggling, groaning, drunken mouth. A mechanical bull launches an unattended seven-year-old boy into the air, his landing spot out of sight. You are now in Katie Miller’s domain, partying with the least popular and most cruel administration in recent memory.On this episode, Jared and Mike welcome Madeline Peltz, an independent journalist who covers right-wing media, to dig into Vanity Fair’s portrait of Katie Miller as MAGA Washington’s deeply hated hostess. Madeline and the boys also run through a cast of other unsavory MAGA characters, including Andrew Tate, who allegedly possessed eel porn; “Dad Chat” daddy Joshua Lisec, who won’t let Madeline into his event; Megyn Kelly, who wants you to know how ugly sexual assault victims are; and Michael Tracey (again), who went to Cornell to shout at people while dressed like sentient body odor.So, throw your tap water in the garbage like Michael Tracey’s request for time. There are no “brokies” on Posting Through It. We are now en route to white boy heaven.Links for Madeline:Pre-order "GOOD GIRLS AND ALPHA MALES": Source BooksNewsletter: Number Two PencilBlueSky: @peltzmadeline.bsky.social / X: @peltzmadelineInstagram: @peltzmadelineJoin us in New York City on Oct. 28: RSVP Here

Everyone, likely including the Trump administration itself, understands the racist roots of the word "remigration." Before it appeared in US politics, white nationalists coined the term and amplified it throughout Europe. So if everyone knows this, why has our government chosen to publicly associate with it?The answer may be as simple as "Stephen Miller." Jared and Mike continue their coverage of the most consequential figure in our government, and the architect of its most sadistic policies, in a conversation with Greg Sargent of The New Republic. Sargent, who has done big-picture reporting on Miller's ideology, explains that American taxpayers have been quietly funding a federal "Office of Remigration," and how it relates to the Trump Administration's rhetorical war against "communism."The situation for immigrants is precarious, to put it mildly. But as Stephen Miller himself once said: "Racism must be defeated. Thank you."Links for Greg:Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror StateStephen Miller’s MAGA Terror Campaign Exposed by Damning New LeaksPodcast: The Daily Blast with Greg SargentX: @GregTSargent / Bluesky: @gregsargent.bsky.socialJoin us in New York City on Oct. 28: RSVP HereTransition Music: "Any Time Any Place" by Jester Of No Court

Got a problem with the liberal media? Dispatch a squad of "investigative entertainers": young right-wing creators who pantomime scrappy, on-the-ground reporting while pumping out propaganda for the Trump administration.On this episode, Jared and Mike welcome Josh Kovensky, an investigative reporter at Talking Points Memo who has tracked the administration's collaborations with these types of creators. Together, they walk through a rogues' gallery of the genre: Nick Shirley, the former prank YouTuber whose Minneapolis daycare video earned him a Pulitzer endorsement from JD Vance, and loudmouths Nick Sortor and Cam Higby, who joined the influencer press corps DHS courted in Portland and Minneapolis. They also meet flagpole-injury survivor Katie Daviscourt; TPUSA contributor Savanah Hernandez, whose résumé starts at Infowars; and Tyler Oliveira, whose bigoted "investigations" into Haitian, Somali, Indian, and Hasidic communities push further than even most of his peers dare to go.Democracy dies in darkness, so make sure you keep the ring light on.Links for Josh:Extremely Online: Minnesota ‘Antifa’ Cases Born of Internet Beef With Far-right ActivistsInside the Bizarre Feedback Loop Between DHS and MAGA InfluencersThe Influencer-Administration ComplexX: @joshkovensky / Bluesky: @joshkovensky.bsky.socialThe TPM Social ClubJoin us in NYC on Oct. 28: RSVP HereTransition Music: “Pocket” by Low Gary

In March, Rep. Andy Ogles declared that Muslims didn't belong in American society. Since then, the broader GOP has leaned harder and harder into anti-Muslim scapegoating, using the same playbook they used to fear monger about transgender people in 2022 and migrant "caravans" in 2018.Jared and Mike are joined by Wajahat Ali to discuss the surge of anti-Muslim bigotry in US politics, JD Vance's obsession with Abdul El-Sayed, an ADL-sponsored event where a speaker said Muslims should leave America go back to their "shithole countries," and more.American Muslims are posting historic political gains, seen in Zohran Mamdani's mayoral election and Abdul El-Sayed's campaign for US Senate in Michigan. Can broadcasting photos of Hasan Piker flexing in his underwear stop it? It seems the GOP is eager to find out.Links for Wajahat:The Left HookDemocracy-ish PodcastX: @WajahatAli / BlueSky: @wajali.bsky.socialOther Links:'FEMDOM' Shirts: Order HereJoin us at NYU on Oct. 28: RSVP HereTransition Music: “The Bottom Line” by Smokescreen

This episode originally debuted on Sept. 2, 2026, as an exclusive for our supporters on Patreon, where we release exclusive episodes each Thursday. Sign up and listen through our backlog of premium episodes here: patreon.com/postingthroughit'FEMDOM' Shirts: Pre-order Link~~~Milo Yiannopoulos emerged during the alt-right's rise before Trump's 2016 win and went on to be arguably the movement's most famous—or infamous—influencer. A standout in a conservative MAGA space for his flamboyant dress and outspoken enthusiasm for gay sex, Yiannopoulos became a star of Steve Bannon's Breitbart News and helped drive the misogynist "Gamergate" harassment campaign before leading a notorious troll storm against Black comic Leslie Jones. He elicited protests on his "Dangerous Faggot" tour and landed a massive book deal before his comments about adults having sex with minors sent his trajectory in a star-crossed direction involving Kanye West collaborations, turning "straight," and being sent back to England at the hands of a brutal ICE agency he once championed.Jared and Mike's guest for this episode is Bobby Silverman, returning after previous Who the Hell episodes: Tim Pool, Dave Portnoy, and Michael Tracey. Bob interviewed Milo during the height of his celebrity, and together the three trace his path from his English upbringing to his recent deportation at the hands of frenemy Laura Loomer. So enjoy the limelight while you're in it — because one day you're America's bad boy, and the next you sink to the bottom of the sea, like a sodomy stone.Transition Music: "Never Outnumbered" by Shaolin Punk

Is the MAGA media machine actually cracking up, or is it just taking a summer nap? Jared and Mike sift through new data reporting from The New York Times, and a truly staggering amount of cringe, to find out. View counts are dropping, engagement is cratering, and people are getting "the ick" from influencers like Benny Johnson.Amid this MAGA content recession, one unusual newcomer is growing her audience: self-styled "American Sweetheart" Savanna Cannon. First covered in The Bulwark, Cannon is producing racist Instagram content in apparent hopes of converting horny MAGA men into OnlyFans simps who will pay to watch her do anal.MAGA has also taken aim at rap music, claiming without evidence that the genre only succeeded in pop culture because of funding from since-shuttered USAID programs. If not for this secret USAID scheme, they suggest, maybe we'd all be line-dancing to country tunes right now. Imagine that!Links to stories referenced:The MAGA Media Machine Is Fracturing (Stuart A. Thompson @ The New York Times)Right-Wing Media and OnlyFans Are in a Symbiotic Relationship (Will Sommer @ The Bulwark)Right Wingers Claim Rap Music is Dead Thanks to ... Elon's USAID Cuts (Nikki McCann Ramírez @ Rolling Stone)

Andy Ngo is MAGA media's go-to "expert" on far-left extremism. The Portland-born social media personality has spent years pushing Republican leaders to treat anti-Trump and leftist movements as terrorist threats, churning out a bevy of hyper-sensationalized and misleading social media content to make his case.Jared and Mike’s guest for this episode is researcher and reporter Molly Conger, who hosts the "Weird Little Guys" podcast. Together, they retrace notable moments in Ngo's life and career to explain his overnight MAGA stardom and how he's weaponized it against his perceived political opponents. From his roots in the "New Atheist" movement to his appearance last year at a White House "Antifa Roundtable" event, Ngo’s career has become emblematic of MAGA’s contempt for journalistic standards and the truth.(Ngo declined to be interviewed for this episode. He responded to our request for comment with a public statement on X that said he wanted "nothing to do with" this episode and included false claims about one of the show's hosts.)Links for Molly:​Weird Little Guys (Cool Zone Media)​Bluesky: @socialistdogmom.bsky.socialTransition Music: "Mad King Blues" by Banjosynth