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A new anti-AI group is recruiting MAGA and NYC leftists—simultaneously

Mar 18, 2026

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14 min read

A new anti-AI group is recruiting MAGA and NYC leftists—simultaneously

Can election deniers and socialists really work together to regulate big AI?

Kat Tenbarge
Kat Tenbarge

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This felt like a post-MeToo Oscars

Mar 16, 2026

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8 min read

This felt like a post-MeToo Oscars

We've been thoroughly disincentivized from talking about abuse.

Kat Tenbarge
Kat Tenbarge
Comment section smear campaigns are becoming more powerful

Mar 13, 2026

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13 min read

Comment section smear campaigns are becoming more powerful

When trolls are treated as evidence by institutions.

Kat Tenbarge
Kat Tenbarge

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One year of Spitfire News in review

Mar 8, 2026

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12 min read

One year of Spitfire News in review

A new homepage design, year-end results, and what's next.

Kat Tenbarge
Kat Tenbarge
She reported her professor. Then the Reddit comments poured in.

Mar 3, 2026

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17 min read

She reported her professor. Then the Reddit comments poured in.

Part one of an investigation into an online smear campaign that followed a complaint against a music school.

Kat Tenbarge
Kat Tenbarge

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Unpacking the child influencer to OnlyFans pipeline

Feb 24, 2026

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12 min read

Unpacking the child influencer to OnlyFans pipeline

Are people shining a light on exploitation or perpetuating it?

Kat Tenbarge
Kat Tenbarge
The Epstein-Johnny Depp-Justin Baldoni connection

Feb 18, 2026

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13 min read

The Epstein-Johnny Depp-Justin Baldoni connection

These men shared some of the same crisis publicists and PR strategies.

Kat Tenbarge
Kat Tenbarge

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The future of journalism is emails like this

Feb 12, 2026

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12 min read

The future of journalism is emails like this

Not everyone can be a Substack star. But that's not all newsletters are, either.

Kat Tenbarge
Kat Tenbarge
Even the most famous victims are silenced

Feb 6, 2026

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10 min read

Even the most famous victims are silenced

From the Epstein files to Amber Heard, we obsess over victims while denying their own right to speak.

Kat Tenbarge
Kat Tenbarge

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The one influencer scandal that refuses to die

Jan 28, 2026

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13 min read

The one influencer scandal that refuses to die

Plus, this newsletter supports legal services for immigrants in Maine.

Kat Tenbarge
Kat Tenbarge
The ugly side of the Brooklyn Peltz Beckham backlash

Jan 23, 2026

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12 min read

The ugly side of the Brooklyn Peltz Beckham backlash

The celebrity gossip to patriarchy pipeline.

Kat Tenbarge
Kat Tenbarge

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Grok will always be a harassment tool

Jan 20, 2026

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12 min read

Grok will always be a harassment tool

GenAI and gender-based violence are inextricably linked, well beyond bikinis on X.

Kat Tenbarge
Kat Tenbarge
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