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Sharp-tongued insights on internet culture and politics from Kat Tenbarge.
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Mar 30, 2026
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Mar 24, 2026
17 min read
Reality TV has a long, sordid history of pushing women to their breaking point.
Mar 18, 2026
14 min read
Can election deniers and socialists really work together to regulate big AI?
Mar 16, 2026
8 min read
We've been thoroughly disincentivized from talking about abuse.
Mar 13, 2026
13 min read
When trolls are treated as evidence by institutions.
Mar 8, 2026
12 min read
A new homepage design, year-end results, and what's next.
Mar 3, 2026
Part one of an investigation into an online smear campaign that followed a complaint against a music school.
Feb 24, 2026
Are people shining a light on exploitation or perpetuating it?
Feb 18, 2026
These men shared some of the same crisis publicists and PR strategies.
Feb 12, 2026
Not everyone can be a Substack star. But that's not all newsletters are, either.
It’s easy to manipulate what people see on social media—or don’t.
Feb 25, 2025
Oct 24, 2025
A woman said her customer exposed himself to her. How did she become the villain?
Dec 1, 2025
11 min read
A year ago, I abandoned my account. It was the right thing to do.
Jan 2, 2026
Nonconsensual deepfakes on X are nothing new, but now it's built into the platform.
Jul 29, 2025
And sexual harassment allegations against a leftist influencer.
Sep 12, 2025
10 min read
Another pattern of censorship that only hurts the left—and emboldens political violence.
Feb 5, 2025
4 min read
Welcome to my next chapter.