Malcolm Ferguson
@malcolmferguson.bsky.social
Associate Writer @newrepublic.com
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malcolmferg.76 on signal
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For @newrepublic.com, @drboguslaw.bsky.social asked every Democratic governor if they’d allow state police to work with the FBI on the Trump administration’s free speech restrictions (NSPM-7 and the like). Most didn’t respond, and the ones that did praised the FBI. newrepublic.com/article/2159...
Blue-State Governors Are Rolling Over for Trump’s FBI
We asked Democratic leaders what they’re doing to prevent the president’s Orwellian attacks on political speech. Their answers were not heartening.
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October 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
For @newrepublic.com, @drboguslaw.bsky.social asked every Democratic governor if they’d allow state police to work with the FBI on the Trump administration’s free speech restrictions (NSPM-7 and the like). Most didn’t respond, and the ones that did praised the FBI. newrepublic.com/article/2159...
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Wow @malcolmferguson.bsky.social drops a gem on Jonathan Major's attempt at a comeback. I'm so glad he wrote this because I couldn't have stomached watching the film.
Jonathan Majors Is Back. Yikes.
Three years after a domestic violence conviction, the once lauded actor is starring in a Ben Shapiro–produced film in which terrorists infiltrate a campus Israel protest. It’s somehow even worse than ...
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September 23, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Wow @malcolmferguson.bsky.social drops a gem on Jonathan Major's attempt at a comeback. I'm so glad he wrote this because I couldn't have stomached watching the film.
My thoughts on Black masculinity, cancellation, and Jonathan Majors' sad return to the silver screen:
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
Jonathan Majors Is Back. Yikes.
Three years after a domestic violence conviction, the once lauded actor is starring in a Ben Shapiro–produced film in which terrorists infiltrate a campus Israel protest. It’s somehow even worse than ...
newrepublic.com
September 23, 2026 at 2:13 PM
My thoughts on Black masculinity, cancellation, and Jonathan Majors' sad return to the silver screen:
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
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Charlie Kirk was always an extremist. His killing had lasting consequences that we are only just beginning to witness. trib.al/LSXTSgm
One Year After Charlie Kirk’s Death, How Did Everyone Get It So Wrong?
Charlie Kirk was always an extremist. His killing had lasting consequences that we are only just beginning to witness.
trib.al
September 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Charlie Kirk was always an extremist. His killing had lasting consequences that we are only just beginning to witness. trib.al/LSXTSgm
My thoughts on Charlie Kirk’s death and its ripple effects, one year later:
newrepublic.com/article/2152...
newrepublic.com/article/2152...
One Year After Charlie Kirk’s Death, How Did Everyone Get It So Wrong?
Charlie Kirk was always an extremist. His killing had lasting consequences that we are only just beginning to witness.
newrepublic.com
September 10, 2026 at 12:54 PM
My thoughts on Charlie Kirk’s death and its ripple effects, one year later:
newrepublic.com/article/2152...
newrepublic.com/article/2152...
New from me:
“He’s not gonna take away my joy of this event. He’s the president, but he’s not God—even though he thinks he is. I wasn’t gonna come to this, but then I thought, ‘Ya know, I’m not gonna let him take it away.’” trib.al/YDiokTT
June 29, 2026 at 2:15 PM
New from me:
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“He’s not gonna take away my joy of this event. He’s the president, but he’s not God—even though he thinks he is. I wasn’t gonna come to this, but then I thought, ‘Ya know, I’m not gonna let him take it away.’” trib.al/YDiokTT
June 29, 2026 at 1:52 PM
“He’s not gonna take away my joy of this event. He’s the president, but he’s not God—even though he thinks he is. I wasn’t gonna come to this, but then I thought, ‘Ya know, I’m not gonna let him take it away.’” trib.al/YDiokTT
"We’re not gonna solve this with lobbying a politician to do better. We just have to go out and do this.”
I wrote about the non-electoral strategies communities are taking—from the gun-toting Black Lion Party in Philly to whistle-blowing ICE watchers in Minneapolis:
newrepublic.com/article/2069...
I wrote about the non-electoral strategies communities are taking—from the gun-toting Black Lion Party in Philly to whistle-blowing ICE watchers in Minneapolis:
newrepublic.com/article/2069...
The Fight Against Trumpism Can’t Wait for Election Day
In the absence of immediate electoral solutions, citizens under threat of the administration’s authoritarian boot are having to rely on one another to survive.
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February 24, 2026 at 4:12 PM
"We’re not gonna solve this with lobbying a politician to do better. We just have to go out and do this.”
I wrote about the non-electoral strategies communities are taking—from the gun-toting Black Lion Party in Philly to whistle-blowing ICE watchers in Minneapolis:
newrepublic.com/article/2069...
I wrote about the non-electoral strategies communities are taking—from the gun-toting Black Lion Party in Philly to whistle-blowing ICE watchers in Minneapolis:
newrepublic.com/article/2069...
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We live in a moment when so many people in this country share the moral clarity that ICE endangers us all—only for the heads of the “opposition” party to try to quash this clarity with meaningless reforms, and to give ICE more money and power. 2020 never ended.
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
We live in a moment when so many people in this country share the moral clarity that ICE endangers us all—only for the heads of the “opposition” party to try to quash this clarity with meaningless reforms, and to give ICE more money and power. 2020 never ended.
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Trump's arrest of Don Lemon shows that his "pivot" is an utter farce. As legal experts tell me, this looks appallingly corrupt. Indeed, it's likely this is all about sending a message that Trump isn't deescalating in the slightest.
New piece with fresh details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
New piece with fresh details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Trump’s ICE Agents Arrested Don Lemon. Then the Story Got Even Darker.
Trump has been raging about the former CNN journalist. Attorney General Pam Bondi just had him arrested, a move one legal expert slammed as “highly irregular.”
newrepublic.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Trump's arrest of Don Lemon shows that his "pivot" is an utter farce. As legal experts tell me, this looks appallingly corrupt. Indeed, it's likely this is all about sending a message that Trump isn't deescalating in the slightest.
New piece with fresh details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
New piece with fresh details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
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@malcolmferguson.bsky.social writes:
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘦𝘨𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘩’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦—𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘨𝘺𝘯𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 ‘𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴’—𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺…”
History will not be kind.
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘦𝘨𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘩’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦—𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘨𝘺𝘯𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 ‘𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴’—𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺…”
History will not be kind.
Wannabe Christian Crusader Pete Hegseth Is Just Getting Started
The defense secretary spent Trump’s first year in office wreaking havoc on the U.S. military—and killing innocent people around the world.
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December 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
@malcolmferguson.bsky.social writes:
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘦𝘨𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘩’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦—𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘨𝘺𝘯𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 ‘𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴’—𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺…”
History will not be kind.
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘦𝘨𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘩’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦—𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘨𝘺𝘯𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 ‘𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴’—𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺…”
History will not be kind.
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"Three dozen horses, 28 Abrams tanks, 6,700 soldiers, and millions of taxpayer dollars later, and Donald Trump’s military birthday parade was still a flop at best."
tinyurl.com/3mdybh3y by @malcolmferguson.bsky.social for @newrepublic.com
tinyurl.com/3mdybh3y by @malcolmferguson.bsky.social for @newrepublic.com
Trump’s Military Parade Was a Pathetic Event for a Pathetic President
The turnout wasn’t anything like what he wanted—and not everyone who showed up was even a fan of his.
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June 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"Three dozen horses, 28 Abrams tanks, 6,700 soldiers, and millions of taxpayer dollars later, and Donald Trump’s military birthday parade was still a flop at best."
tinyurl.com/3mdybh3y by @malcolmferguson.bsky.social for @newrepublic.com
tinyurl.com/3mdybh3y by @malcolmferguson.bsky.social for @newrepublic.com
Read my Trump birthday parade recap here ⬇️:
The low turnout will force MAGA to go to great lengths to spin a clear flop as a success. Trump wanted badly for this to be a grand, raucous, March on Washington-level event and it just wasn’t close. https://trib.al/SzAGtn8
Trump’s Military Parade Was a Pathetic Event for a Pathetic President
The turnout wasn’t anything like what he wanted—and not everyone who showed up was even a fan of his.
trib.al
June 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Read my Trump birthday parade recap here ⬇️:
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Residents of L.A. aren’t merely protesting ICE; they’re attempting to protect their communities from ICE’s raids.
https://trib.al/iKKdXbT
https://trib.al/iKKdXbT
June 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Residents of L.A. aren’t merely protesting ICE; they’re attempting to protect their communities from ICE’s raids.
https://trib.al/iKKdXbT
https://trib.al/iKKdXbT