Michael Guravich

mguravich.bsky.social

18 October 2026 19:22

He was hoping to get a viral video out of it, so he kept starting over. He got a viral video but not the one he wanted.

Marisa Kabas

marisakabas.bsky.social

18 October 2026 19:21

SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.

Louis Römer

lromeranth.bsky.social

18 October 2026 19:20

The reason why accusations are often confessions is because we see the world the way we are. Jan Crawford likes Christian nationalism, but can’t admit this openly. So she, like “Tommy,” projects her desire for racial theocracy onto El Sayed.

Louis Römer

lromeranth.bsky.social

18 October 2026 19:20

“Tommy” was only cosplaying as an ordinary Everyman. In fact, he was an astroturf Everyman:

Louis Römer

lromeranth.bsky.social

18 October 2026 19:20

Sometimes when a listener believes there is nefarious intent, every linguistic cue becomes cause for suspicion: they spoke too long, they spoke too short, they spoke too fast, they spoke too slow, they paused too long, they didn’t pause long enough…