Rule of law, free & fair elections, fighting corruption: our three pillars
This week @democracydefendersfund.org & partners won on all three, w/ 45 days until midterms
It's thanks to you Contrarians. Every win is in this week's publisher's note @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
This week @democracydefendersfund.org & partners won on all three, w/ 45 days until midterms
It's thanks to you Contrarians. Every win is in this week's publisher's note @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
We’re Winning, Contrarians — And We Won’t Back Down
Publisher’s Roundup 85
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September 19, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Rule of law, free & fair elections, fighting corruption: our three pillars
This week @democracydefendersfund.org & partners won on all three, w/ 45 days until midterms
It's thanks to you Contrarians. Every win is in this week's publisher's note @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
This week @democracydefendersfund.org & partners won on all three, w/ 45 days until midterms
It's thanks to you Contrarians. Every win is in this week's publisher's note @ContrarianNews.org 👇 -TN
Happy Women’s History Month, Contrarians!
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Happy Women’s History Month, Contrarians!
By Jennifer Weiss Wolf
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March 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Happy Women’s History Month, Contrarians!
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Yesterday, Contrarians gathered all around the globe to celebrate #NoKingsDay. From marches to meetups, see how Americans showed up for democracy.
Contrarians celebrate No Kings Day
Scenes from around the country of Americans celebrating democracy.
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June 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Yesterday, Contrarians gathered all around the globe to celebrate #NoKingsDay. From marches to meetups, see how Americans showed up for democracy.
Partnering of Contrarians!!
BIG NEWS: TF is joining forces with TC!
Don't miss Harry Litman’s latest @talkingfeds.bsky.social episode w/ Mark Greenblatt, Inspector General for the DOI on Trump’s unprecedented firing of 18 IGs—what it means & what’s next.
Don't miss Harry Litman’s latest @talkingfeds.bsky.social episode w/ Mark Greenblatt, Inspector General for the DOI on Trump’s unprecedented firing of 18 IGs—what it means & what’s next.
BREAKING: Inspector General Mark Greenblatt in conversation with Harry Litman
Inspector General Greenblatt explains the outrageous "Friday night purge" of nearly 20 IGs, and what comes next
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January 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Partnering of Contrarians!!
Now they're "contrarians"
November 28, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Now they're "contrarians"
Winning the Attiah case was so satisfying for my friend Karen, for journalists everywhere--& for you Contrarians who help make this & our over 300 legal cases & matters possible. Here's Karen's first independent media interview @contrariannews.org
Norm and Karen Attiah on Victory in Wrongful Termination Case Against ‘The Washington Post’
Press freedom wins. Thank you, Contrarians!
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August 25, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Winning the Attiah case was so satisfying for my friend Karen, for journalists everywhere--& for you Contrarians who help make this & our over 300 legal cases & matters possible. Here's Karen's first independent media interview @contrariannews.org
Contrarians are so fucking annoying
September 30, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Contrarians are so fucking annoying
An entire generation of pundits and contrarians made this their pet issue and now that it is happening at a level never seen before, it’s just:
April 23, 2026 at 11:42 PM
An entire generation of pundits and contrarians made this their pet issue and now that it is happening at a level never seen before, it’s just:
Coffee with the Contrarians!!
March 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Coffee with the Contrarians!!
Fresh off her departure from MSNBC @katiephang.bsky.social joins @normeisen.bsky.social and me at 915am Monday for Coffee with the Contrarians !!! So happy to have her !!
April 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Fresh off her departure from MSNBC @katiephang.bsky.social joins @normeisen.bsky.social and me at 915am Monday for Coffee with the Contrarians !!! So happy to have her !!
The road to fascism is paved with contrarians saying "well actually" along the way.
May 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The road to fascism is paved with contrarians saying "well actually" along the way.
We need a slur for contrarians.
February 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We need a slur for contrarians.
Contrarians celebrate No Kings Day ... anytime you need oa shot of democracy adreneline come watch our daily updated coverage of the democracy movement : open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Contrarians celebrate No Kings Day
Scenes from around the country of Americans celebrating democracy.
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June 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Contrarians celebrate No Kings Day ... anytime you need oa shot of democracy adreneline come watch our daily updated coverage of the democracy movement : open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Happy New Year, Contrarians.
January 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Happy New Year, Contrarians.
Getting ready for Coffee with the Contrarians (excited on the inside)
July 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Getting ready for Coffee with the Contrarians (excited on the inside)
a thing self-righteous newbie contrarians *really* need to understand about Bluesky is that blocking here is like playing Asteroids. "I am just asking questions" pew pew motherfucker.
April 29, 2024 at 4:18 AM
a thing self-righteous newbie contrarians *really* need to understand about Bluesky is that blocking here is like playing Asteroids. "I am just asking questions" pew pew motherfucker.
Some would say this is a list of unprincipled "contrarians" who have no actual ideas and were therefore suckers and easy marks for the fascists.
Some would say this is a list of people who found common cause with obvious fascists and are now trying to tiptoe away from the consequences of their actions, much too late
April 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Some would say this is a list of unprincipled "contrarians" who have no actual ideas and were therefore suckers and easy marks for the fascists.
Happy Passover, Contrarians—no 'Coffee with the Contrarians' today, but Norm and Jen will be back in action this Wednesday. See you then!
April 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Happy Passover, Contrarians—no 'Coffee with the Contrarians' today, but Norm and Jen will be back in action this Wednesday. See you then!
Coffee with Contrarians is LIVE!
Join now: https://substack.com/live-stream/386239?utm_source=activity_item
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September 28, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Coffee with Contrarians is LIVE!
Join now: https://substack.com/live-stream/386239?utm_source=activity_item
Join now: https://substack.com/live-stream/386239?utm_source=activity_item
From Live Chat Coffee with Contrarians.. on again Thurs am at 915. It is irreverent, fast and full of tidbits you don’t get elsewhere
March 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
From Live Chat Coffee with Contrarians.. on again Thurs am at 915. It is irreverent, fast and full of tidbits you don’t get elsewhere
I joined Norm Eisen for Coffee with the Contrarians this morning. You can watch/listen here.
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Coffee with Contrarians ft. Barb McQuade
Kennedy Center victory, Iran "deal," and the atrocious Blanche AG nomination
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June 16, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I joined Norm Eisen for Coffee with the Contrarians this morning. You can watch/listen here.
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BREAKING: We’re saying NO to the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
Thanks to your support Contrarians, our @normeisen.bsky.social is leading a major coalition of over 1,000 Hollywood professionals in opposing the proposed merger.
Follow along here for more on this tomorrow.
Thanks to your support Contrarians, our @normeisen.bsky.social is leading a major coalition of over 1,000 Hollywood professionals in opposing the proposed merger.
Follow along here for more on this tomorrow.
April 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
BREAKING: We’re saying NO to the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
Thanks to your support Contrarians, our @normeisen.bsky.social is leading a major coalition of over 1,000 Hollywood professionals in opposing the proposed merger.
Follow along here for more on this tomorrow.
Thanks to your support Contrarians, our @normeisen.bsky.social is leading a major coalition of over 1,000 Hollywood professionals in opposing the proposed merger.
Follow along here for more on this tomorrow.
BlueSky. Home of career contrarians🤦🏽♀️
September 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM
BlueSky. Home of career contrarians🤦🏽♀️
The number of grown men who haven't gotten over being instinctual contrarians is baffling at times
December 5, 2024 at 7:49 PM
The number of grown men who haven't gotten over being instinctual contrarians is baffling at times
In one week, my colleagues & I had two of our biggest victories yet
Trump’s name, ordered off the Kennedy Center
& His $1.8B fund back under investigation
Both made possible by Contrarians like you
More on my publisher's note on @contrariannews.org👇-TN
Trump’s name, ordered off the Kennedy Center
& His $1.8B fund back under investigation
Both made possible by Contrarians like you
More on my publisher's note on @contrariannews.org👇-TN
Contrarians Strike Two Mighty Blows Against Trump
Two legal victories Friday put wind in our sails: Publisher’s Roundup 69
www.contrariannews.org
May 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM
In one week, my colleagues & I had two of our biggest victories yet
Trump’s name, ordered off the Kennedy Center
& His $1.8B fund back under investigation
Both made possible by Contrarians like you
More on my publisher's note on @contrariannews.org👇-TN
Trump’s name, ordered off the Kennedy Center
& His $1.8B fund back under investigation
Both made possible by Contrarians like you
More on my publisher's note on @contrariannews.org👇-TN