These old men have unearned narcissism.
July 10, 2026 at 6:16 PM
These old men have unearned narcissism.
Unearned civility is the practice of a death cult.
I am so very tired of being told to play nice with people who would prefer I didn’t exist.
March 15, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Unearned civility is the practice of a death cult.
Nobody can take an unearned victory lap like a conspiracy theorist
February 27, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Nobody can take an unearned victory lap like a conspiracy theorist
a word processor, a package of index cards, microfiche, and unearned hubris. - GenX
April 27, 2026 at 9:14 PM
a word processor, a package of index cards, microfiche, and unearned hubris. - GenX
If I were an all-time beneficiary of nepotism, I would just quietly enjoy my unearned professional success and decline to comment on the careers of other people.
July 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If I were an all-time beneficiary of nepotism, I would just quietly enjoy my unearned professional success and decline to comment on the careers of other people.
God give me the unearned confidence of RFK Jr. announcing that he's launching a podcast with that voice.
April 8, 2026 at 8:06 PM
God give me the unearned confidence of RFK Jr. announcing that he's launching a podcast with that voice.
BREAKING: Over-glorified blogger continues to demand unearned respect from people whose journalistic reputation she is destroying
During today's editorial call, Bari Weiss doubled down on pulling the CECOT segment while lashing out at Sharyn Alfonsi:
"The only newsroom that I'm interested in running is one where we are able to have contentious disagreements about the thorniest and editorial matters, and do so with respect."
"The only newsroom that I'm interested in running is one where we are able to have contentious disagreements about the thorniest and editorial matters, and do so with respect."
December 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
BREAKING: Over-glorified blogger continues to demand unearned respect from people whose journalistic reputation she is destroying
The unearned confidence
At anti-Musk protest down at the Treasury Dept. yesterday, man who claimed to be one-time advisor to DOGE tried to defend the world’s richest man’s infiltration of government. He had trouble defending Musk. Watch. And I’ll discuss later today on “The Jim Acosta Show” at 4p ET/1pm PT. On Substack!
February 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The unearned confidence
Define "unearned"
Tired: Making billionaires pay "ThEiR fAiR sHaRe."
Wired: Eliminating all means of unearned rent extraction, without which no one would ever become a billionaire in the first place.
BTW, "Entrepreneur" in bio = "bullshit takes"
Wired: Eliminating all means of unearned rent extraction, without which no one would ever become a billionaire in the first place.
BTW, "Entrepreneur" in bio = "bullshit takes"
How much are you going to pay doctors?
Which current hospitals get shut down ?
What happens if doctors opt out of the system ? Who is going to invest in new curative therapies. You ?
How much in taxes pr year do you think it's possible to collect if you took every penny from billionaires?
Which current hospitals get shut down ?
What happens if doctors opt out of the system ? Who is going to invest in new curative therapies. You ?
How much in taxes pr year do you think it's possible to collect if you took every penny from billionaires?
July 25, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Define "unearned"
This award was given unearned twice.
Grinning like a 5-year old getting his participation trophy at the post-season T-ball pizza party.
January 16, 2026 at 5:08 AM
This award was given unearned twice.
Trump has been rewarded with unearned laughs for so long that he doesn't know what's actually funny
July 29, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Trump has been rewarded with unearned laughs for so long that he doesn't know what's actually funny
also two people with absolutely insane levels of unearned superiority
June 18, 2025 at 4:43 AM
also two people with absolutely insane levels of unearned superiority
Respectfully, this unthinking degree of unearned credulity towards Trump is what has eroded society’s trust in legacy media.
May 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Respectfully, this unthinking degree of unearned credulity towards Trump is what has eroded society’s trust in legacy media.
The unearned confidence of a mediocre white man.
July 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The unearned confidence of a mediocre white man.
"Unearned dominance" is an insane phrase to review movies with lol
September 23, 2026 at 4:13 PM
"Unearned dominance" is an insane phrase to review movies with lol
For reasons that baffle me, this man continues to enjoy unearned credibility from most media. But @mmasnick.bsky.social at Techdirt gets it right.
April 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM
For reasons that baffle me, this man continues to enjoy unearned credibility from most media. But @mmasnick.bsky.social at Techdirt gets it right.
They must have offered Zaslav a really, really big unearned bonus.
Much bigger than the previous unearned bonuses he’s already received.
Much bigger than the previous unearned bonuses he’s already received.
February 26, 2026 at 9:59 PM
They must have offered Zaslav a really, really big unearned bonus.
Much bigger than the previous unearned bonuses he’s already received.
Much bigger than the previous unearned bonuses he’s already received.
Also, it sucks that this man has so much unearned authority and just gets book contracts like candy.
There are so many people out there with correct information to share and with creative new ideas for sharing it, but no. The failson RFK Jr. gets all the unearned opportunity, money, and power.
There are so many people out there with correct information to share and with creative new ideas for sharing it, but no. The failson RFK Jr. gets all the unearned opportunity, money, and power.
September 24, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Also, it sucks that this man has so much unearned authority and just gets book contracts like candy.
There are so many people out there with correct information to share and with creative new ideas for sharing it, but no. The failson RFK Jr. gets all the unearned opportunity, money, and power.
There are so many people out there with correct information to share and with creative new ideas for sharing it, but no. The failson RFK Jr. gets all the unearned opportunity, money, and power.
What really gets me about Elon Musk being the richest man in the world is that none of his companies are actually any good, and their valuation is built entirely on unearned hype.
June 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
What really gets me about Elon Musk being the richest man in the world is that none of his companies are actually any good, and their valuation is built entirely on unearned hype.
The gall of this opportunistic shill. Unearned self-confidence is truly a disease.
Bari Weiss just sent this Christmas Eve email to the CBS News staff about "building trust," which includes her tripling down on spiking the CECOT piece "to make sure it's comprehensive and fair."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
December 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The gall of this opportunistic shill. Unearned self-confidence is truly a disease.
“Allow me to counter your theological expertise and authority with my unearned confidence”
April 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
“Allow me to counter your theological expertise and authority with my unearned confidence”
it's a relentlessly grim movie with the most hilariously unearned happy ending at the end
December 19, 2024 at 9:05 PM
it's a relentlessly grim movie with the most hilariously unearned happy ending at the end
oh good I was worried the utterly unearned Vanity Fair editor job was all she got for violating the most basic rules of journalism
Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...
Have I Got Nuzzi For You
Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.
www.status.news
October 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
oh good I was worried the utterly unearned Vanity Fair editor job was all she got for violating the most basic rules of journalism