Seth Maxon
Editor/journalist helping out at @vox.com and @flaminghydra.com. Edited politics and sports at @slate.com for a long time. @seth.maxon on 🐦/🥚.
- Reposted by Seth MaxonI believe the debate about whether Bezos is "obligated to fund $100m+ annual losses" misses the point. He intentionally expanded those losses by millions of dollars for basic corruption reasons, so that the Trump administration would be nicer to Amazon and Blue Origin slate.com/business/202...
- Reposted by Seth MaxonTrump’s occupation of Minneapolis has broken the Justice Department www.vox.com/politics/477...
- Reposted by Seth MaxonWhatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙
- Reposted by Seth MaxonA lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
- Reposted by Seth MaxonA staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
- Jon is one of the best editors and colleagues one could hope for in journalism. He built something great at the Post. The people now running that place are short-sighted morons for cutting him and so many other talents today. This industry makes no goddamn sense.
- Reposted by Seth MaxonSeven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
- Reposted by Seth MaxonIs a new US-Russia arms race about to begin? Latest for @vox.com www.vox.com/politics/477...
- A good thing abt the Bruce MPLS song is that it's a sign that corniness is back baby. When the bad times come art that lasts is often at least a little corny, and that's as it should be. We are so back (to mass knowledge of and therefore extremely direct mainstream art responding to the bad times).
- Extremely damning stuff. www.reuters.com/world/early-...
- Reposted by Seth MaxonThousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday. 📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
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- An important story that's flying under the radar, from @imillhiser.bsky.social : A federal judge threatened ICE's leader with contempt charges today due to “one of dozens of court orders with which [the Trump administration has] failed to comply in recent weeks.” www.vox.com/politics/476...
- Reposted by Seth MaxonThe White House has tacitly admitted that Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller defamed a man who was killed by their agents. It is a scandal that they still hold their positions www.vox.com/politics/476...
- Follow @vox.com's coverage of ICE/CBP, Minnesota, and what happens next, including the latest from @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social , @jcameronpeters.bsky.social , @imillhiser.bsky.social , @ericlevitz.bsky.social, @christianpaz.bsky.social and more: www.vox.com/politics/476...
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- Relevant memories w/ @alexkirshner.com
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- The administration's obvious lies about the MN ICE shooting are familiar. How fast and how outlandishly they have come out in concert with the videos refuting them have accelerated. Truly galling.
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- Reposted by Seth MaxonShutting off the internet? Electromagnetic pulse attack? When it comes to killing a catastrophic rogue AI, none of the options for fighting back are very appealing vox.com/politics/472668/rogue-ai-emp-hunter-killer-loss-of-control
- "We often talk about the idea of fleeing America and its feeble social safety net as a liberating, progressive act...But the idea of escaping the work-life balance trap has darker echoes in contemporary American pop culture" Great piece from @constancegrady.bsky.social. www.vox.com/culture/4732...
- Love the quotes from kids in this @annanorth.bsky.social piece and the existence of the Scholastic Kid Reporters program. The conclusions here, about the responsibilities of adults and our own phone use in this effort, are refreshing too. www.vox.com/technology/4...
- Was a pleasure to edit @jhweissmann.bsky.social again. Read his end of year piece on why the US economy in 2025 was so brutal for job hunters despite decent growth. www.vox.com/money/473182...
- Genius is rarely recognized in its own time
- Last year I edited this piece from Ruwaida Amer about what Christmas in Gaza used to be like. Still worth your time. slate.com/news-and-pol...
- So many of these MAGA and ex-MAGA far-right figures are deeply unwell. nymag.com/intelligence...
- Incredible and maddening piece about how this all happened. nymag.com/intelligence...
- Reposted by Seth MaxonIs ISIS back? www.vox.com/politics/472...
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- There's a creeping unreality about everything surrounding Trump's buildup to war with Venezuela. The dead are real. The reasons why are all BS. Good new @joshuakeating.bsky.social: www.vox.com/politics/471...
- Loved this @constancegrady.bsky.social joint on Hamnet, Hamlet, and the debate over "grief porn." www.vox.com/culture/4714...
- Reposted by Seth MaxonI'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism. A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count. If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
- Reposted by Seth MaxonAmerica has a new clash of civilizations — with European liberals www.vox.com/politics/471...
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- Reposted by Seth MaxonSo...what's up with Trump's sudden interest in Honduran politics? My latest for @vox.com with cameos from Emil Bove and Roger Stone www.vox.com/politics/471...
- Reposted by Seth MaxonThe administration has been on a Foreign Terrorist Organization designation spree. But most of the groups it has targeted have not been what we'd traditionally consider "terrorists".
- AI evangelists in media be like, "What newsreaders hunger for in 2025 is misinformation written badly; we must master this tool that provides it."
- Whether the Russians or Americans wrote it, the peace plan Trump and Witkoff presented this week is a demand for Ukraine’s surrender. Clarifying @joshuakeating.bsky.social piece on its terms and the biggest questions about it that remain: www.vox.com/politics/469...
- Grateful to Alex Abad-Santos and the children for telling me how to think about the things adult people argue about. www.vox.com/culture/4697...
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- The Khashoggi comments, as gross as they were, echoed what Trump has long said about the journalist's murder. MBS is Trump’s boy, as he’s always been. But the lovefest isn't absolute. It has its limits. New @joshuakeating.bsky.social: www.vox.com/politics/469...
- I was skeptical of this when Ian pitched it but came out convinced that it’s at least worth considering, especially the danger to victims and witnesses who spoke to DOJ about the horrors of their lives, and may now face of retribution from some of the most powerful people in the world.
- New @imillhiser.bsky.social: The Trump DOJ was so ham-fisted in commanding Texas to racially gerrymander that it may have accidentally forced the courts into preventing Republicans from gaining 5 House seats next year. www.vox.com/politics/469...
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- “Ride Wit Me” is the answer, but all the Country Grammar singles are so indelible/crucial to all party/dance memories from that era that there's really no wrong answer from the Country Grammar era.
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- Happy birthday Kurt Vonnegut
- “Being socialized under the Trump presidency kind of sets a new precedent that the executive can effectively do whatever they want.” Fascinating piece by @annanorth.bsky.social on how children today and young adults who grew up under Trump 1.0 see the presidency. www.vox.com/life/467571/...
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- The votes to end the shutdown reflect the divide among Dems that @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social pointed out at the beginning: Rather than left vs. moderate, the party's direction is being fought over by a “team normal” faction and a “team abnormal” one. www.vox.com/on-the-right...
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- You've heard of “trad wives.” Where are the “trad husbands” — and what do they really want? Characteristically thought-provoking piece from @annanorth.bsky.social. www.vox.com/the-highligh...
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- Two new pieces to understand the Trump tariffs case heard by SCOTUS today, and its importance: 1) @imillhiser.bsky.social on the rather shocking development that 3 Republican justices appear ready to rule that the tariffs are illegal. www.vox.com/politics/467...
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- If the justices hew to the legal views they expressed in the Biden era, they must strike down the tariffs. But if they want to show loyalty to their party’s leader, they’ll need to write an opinion that cannot be squared with their Biden-era decisions. www.vox.com/politics/466...
- If you're wondering WTF Trump is talking about when he says he's ended 8 wars this year, well, he didn’t. Here’s @joshuakeating.bsky.social's rundown of each conflict, what Trump did and didn’t do, where he deserves some credit, and where he doesn’t. www.vox.com/politics/466...
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- Why is ICE trying to scare neighborhoods full of marketing associates who moved to Chicago after graduating from Ohio State?
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- Read @joshuakeating.bsky.social on how Trump got to this point in Venezuela and what’s likely to determine whether he escalates, from bombing civilian boats to actually trying to overthrow Maduro. www.vox.com/politics/465...
- A few narrow pathways still exist to holding ICE accountable for its illegal behavior — but thanks to SCOTUS, they are unlikely to provide a meaningful check on the agency’s behavior. New from @imillhiser.bsky.social: www.vox.com/politics/464...
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- Appreciated this Today, Explained interview with a Reuters reporter formerly based in Gaza, now in Cairo, on what's been happening in the Strip since the ceasefire. Illuminating conversation about this precarious moment. www.vox.com/politics/464...
- Dug this heartfelt tribute to D'Angelo by @abebeame.bsky.social. "With each project that parallel line between the sound of mainstream R&B & whatever TF D’Angelo is up to continued to diverge...but the songs were no less potent or beloved." HT @nitishpahwa.com | www.passionweiss.com/2025/10/14/d...
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- New from @joshuakeating.bsky.social on how today has brought some ominous portents for the future of the Gaza peace deal — and exposed some of its fundamental flaws. www.vox.com/politics/464...
- Voodoo and Black Messiah are perfect albums. Damn man. Legend.
- When you cannot trust the justices to apply the law equally, one wonders how they could weaponize one of America's most righteous and effective laws to help their own political party and to hurt their political enemies. Troubling piece from @imillhiser.bsky.social: www.vox.com/politics/464...
- Yes: Trump was willing to use the power and leverage the USA clearly has over Israel — something Biden at best was too cowardly to do. But Trump only did it because Bibi bombed and pissed off the royals in Qatar who have been lining Trump's pockets. That’s literally why this happened. 1/2
- Reposted by Seth MaxonBREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook) Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
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- Read @joshuakeating.bsky.social on the Israel-Hamas deal. As welcome as an end to this is, there are grim lessons Israel and other nations could learn from its war of annihilation. www.vox.com/politics/464...
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