Danielle Kurtzleben
@titonka.bsky.social
NPR White House correspondent. National Murrow Award Winner. Former Vox, USN&WR. Tariff explainer. Masculinity politics expert. Native Iowan. Jesus freak. Girlboss. Real piece of work.
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Danielle Kurtzleben
@titonka.bsky.social
· Sep 10
When "authenticity" means "dudes"
As 2026 approaches, can we political reporters please not forget every damn thing we learned just last year for the love of God
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The oyster-shucking, baseball-playing, hands-working-with men have arrived on the 2026 political scene, and I have thoughts.
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Came out of the movie thinking "man the You Can See Everything score rules" and then realized it just kind of took the whole Jonny Greenwood vibe and then also [whispers] ripped a riff straight out of Conclave.
October 28, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Came out of the movie thinking "man the You Can See Everything score rules" and then realized it just kind of took the whole Jonny Greenwood vibe and then also [whispers] ripped a riff straight out of Conclave.
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Husted's butt is now just a part of the stump speech. So go read my piece on WHY he can't stop talking about the butt. daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/ok-fine-le...
October 28, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Husted's butt is now just a part of the stump speech. So go read my piece on WHY he can't stop talking about the butt. daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/ok-fine-le...
Husted's butt is now just a part of the stump speech. So go read my piece on WHY he can't stop talking about the butt. daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/ok-fine-le...
October 28, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Husted's butt is now just a part of the stump speech. So go read my piece on WHY he can't stop talking about the butt. daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/ok-fine-le...
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A deep dive on the masculinity politics of Jon Husted's butt, with a side discussion of news's pesky bias towards the "new." >>>
October 27, 2026 at 4:59 PM
A deep dive on the masculinity politics of Jon Husted's butt, with a side discussion of news's pesky bias towards the "new." >>>
A deep dive on the masculinity politics of Jon Husted's butt, with a side discussion of news's pesky bias towards the "new." >>>
October 27, 2026 at 4:59 PM
A deep dive on the masculinity politics of Jon Husted's butt, with a side discussion of news's pesky bias towards the "new." >>>
You knew it was coming. daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/ok-fine-le...
OK, fine, let’s talk about Jon Husted’s bum
A belated post about the caked-up Ohio Senator
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October 27, 2026 at 1:08 PM
You knew it was coming. daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/ok-fine-le...
Lololol AI is Feminist Actually is a hell of an argument
It’s hard to decide what part of this story on Marissa Mayer’s new startup is most loathsome, but this “women need a wife or, in other words, a digital servant” construction makes me want to flip over an actual table www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/s...
October 26, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Lololol AI is Feminist Actually is a hell of an argument
Saying it now:
1) the tidal wave of “You Can See Everything” discourse is too big.
2) …which means the inevitable backlash to the movie will be INSUFFERABLE.
1) the tidal wave of “You Can See Everything” discourse is too big.
2) …which means the inevitable backlash to the movie will be INSUFFERABLE.
October 26, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Saying it now:
1) the tidal wave of “You Can See Everything” discourse is too big.
2) …which means the inevitable backlash to the movie will be INSUFFERABLE.
1) the tidal wave of “You Can See Everything” discourse is too big.
2) …which means the inevitable backlash to the movie will be INSUFFERABLE.
An excellent thread on all Trump’s chatter about hot male Senate candidates…
I’ve been doing loads of interviews about Trump’s repeated comments about how attractive some male Senate candidates are, so I thought I’d put my understanding of what’s going on in one place.
tl;dr: it’s all about reaffirming gender hierarchies, and Trump says weird stuff.
tl;dr: it’s all about reaffirming gender hierarchies, and Trump says weird stuff.
October 25, 2026 at 4:56 PM
An excellent thread on all Trump’s chatter about hot male Senate candidates…
Honestly Nathan Fielder is a hell of an interviewer
October 24, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Honestly Nathan Fielder is a hell of an interviewer
Saw You Can See Everything and ok the hype and discourse is justified but can’t believe no one told me how horny this movie is anyway I loved it when the guy made out of baskets had good sex with Olivia Colman 5/5 no notes
October 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Saw You Can See Everything and ok the hype and discourse is justified but can’t believe no one told me how horny this movie is anyway I loved it when the guy made out of baskets had good sex with Olivia Colman 5/5 no notes
Bringing my “everything is gender” talents to video now because why not. Go watch and follow me talking about Sen. Husted’s butt pls thx >>>
Working on my video craft and talking about Jon Husted and Arnold Palmer and Trump’s obsession with men’s looks. With a shout-out to @dancassino.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DezFXZN...
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October 22, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Bringing my “everything is gender” talents to video now because why not. Go watch and follow me talking about Sen. Husted’s butt pls thx >>>
MY LATEST: Beef consumers are squeezed ahead of the election…but beef producers are pretty annoyed with Trump too. www.npr.org/2026/10/22/n...
Farm country has beef with Trump as midterms approach
President Trump's attempts to bring beef prices down has potentially backfired politically in several key states.
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October 22, 2026 at 1:46 PM
MY LATEST: Beef consumers are squeezed ahead of the election…but beef producers are pretty annoyed with Trump too. www.npr.org/2026/10/22/n...
Working on my video craft and talking about Jon Husted and Arnold Palmer and Trump’s obsession with men’s looks. With a shout-out to @dancassino.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DezFXZN...
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October 22, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Working on my video craft and talking about Jon Husted and Arnold Palmer and Trump’s obsession with men’s looks. With a shout-out to @dancassino.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DezFXZN...
Ok at this point it feels like a show of dominance on Trump’s part — I can say what I want about you and what’ll you do?
Trump: "I'm studying his body. I've never studied the body of a man before. It's not my thing. Nothing wrong with it, of course. But it's never been my thing. But I looked at his ass. I said, 'His ass, shit, it's like a pile of muscle.' Then I looked at his legs and I said, 'Man, his feet are big.'"
October 21, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Ok at this point it feels like a show of dominance on Trump’s part — I can say what I want about you and what’ll you do?
If you say “IF knowledgeable” in my obituary so help me God I will poltergeist you so hard for forever.
October 19, 2026 at 9:12 PM
If you say “IF knowledgeable” in my obituary so help me God I will poltergeist you so hard for forever.
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when critics of bari weiss say that she is not a journalist, we mean that literally. she does not respect or even appear to understand the values of the profession. everything for her is propaganda. www.semafor.com/article/10/1...
Exclusive: How CBS News’ Middle East war spread to the Upper Midwest
Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss has personally advocated for CBS News journalists to pursue numerous story angles related to Abdul El-Sayed’s supposed sympathy towards the Muslim Brotherhood.
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October 19, 2026 at 11:09 AM
when critics of bari weiss say that she is not a journalist, we mean that literally. she does not respect or even appear to understand the values of the profession. everything for her is propaganda. www.semafor.com/article/10/1...
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My latest: On JD Vance calling Talarico gay, Shane Gillis, the STEER/QUEER meme…
…and laaaaazy jokes: daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/on-seinfel...
…and laaaaazy jokes: daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/on-seinfel...
On Seinfeld, Shane Gillis, and James Talarico
For the love of God, try being actually funny.
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October 19, 2026 at 10:19 AM
My latest: On JD Vance calling Talarico gay, Shane Gillis, the STEER/QUEER meme…
…and laaaaazy jokes: daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/on-seinfel...
…and laaaaazy jokes: daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/on-seinfel...
My latest: On JD Vance calling Talarico gay, Shane Gillis, the STEER/QUEER meme…
…and laaaaazy jokes: daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/on-seinfel...
…and laaaaazy jokes: daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/on-seinfel...
On Seinfeld, Shane Gillis, and James Talarico
For the love of God, try being actually funny.
daniellekurtzleben.substack.com
October 19, 2026 at 10:19 AM
My latest: On JD Vance calling Talarico gay, Shane Gillis, the STEER/QUEER meme…
…and laaaaazy jokes: daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/on-seinfel...
…and laaaaazy jokes: daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/on-seinfel...
Reposted by Danielle Kurtzleben
I deeply admire @titonka.bsky.social’s writing, reporting and POV. This is a Substack worth subscribing to. The way politics treats gender and constant overt misogyny should drive us all crazy. She calls it all out, and more!
A belated take on Shane Gillis, as well as the ridiculous "STEER" and "QUEER" meme and of course JD Vance calling someone gay as an insult. daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/on-seinfel...
On Seinfeld, Shane Gillis, and James Talarico
For the love of God, try being actually funny.
daniellekurtzleben.substack.com
October 18, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I deeply admire @titonka.bsky.social’s writing, reporting and POV. This is a Substack worth subscribing to. The way politics treats gender and constant overt misogyny should drive us all crazy. She calls it all out, and more!
Reposted by Danielle Kurtzleben
A belated take on Shane Gillis, as well as the ridiculous "STEER" and "QUEER" meme and of course JD Vance calling someone gay as an insult. daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/on-seinfel...
On Seinfeld, Shane Gillis, and James Talarico
For the love of God, try being actually funny.
daniellekurtzleben.substack.com
October 18, 2026 at 11:46 AM
A belated take on Shane Gillis, as well as the ridiculous "STEER" and "QUEER" meme and of course JD Vance calling someone gay as an insult. daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/on-seinfel...
A belated take on Shane Gillis, as well as the ridiculous "STEER" and "QUEER" meme and of course JD Vance calling someone gay as an insult. daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/on-seinfel...
On Seinfeld, Shane Gillis, and James Talarico
For the love of God, try being actually funny.
daniellekurtzleben.substack.com
October 18, 2026 at 11:46 AM
A belated take on Shane Gillis, as well as the ridiculous "STEER" and "QUEER" meme and of course JD Vance calling someone gay as an insult. daniellekurtzleben.substack.com/p/on-seinfel...
Great job everyone. Great. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
High school athletes in Idaho sent violent group texts citing Cornell case
Screenshots showing messages threatening a female classmate with rape and murder have students in Boise, Idaho, demanding justice and accountability.
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October 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Great job everyone. Great. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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genuinely think that chartbeat and real-time audience traffic insight dashboards are one of the worst things to happen to the media industry. it found out what people read and wanted and public trust has pretty much only sharply declined since then
October 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS [breathes] THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS