Marisa Kabas

marisakabas.bsky.social

18 October 2026 12:01

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.

emptywheel

emptywheel.bsky.social

18 October 2026 12:00

Still, if it's true that Susie took out Zacharia (and to be fair, it was two appearances in. a row), it is 1) An example of Wiles pushing back against what was positioned as a challenge to her authority (she wanted Scott Jennings) 2) A testament that she has to influence Trump via Fox, not F2F.

emptywheel

emptywheel.bsky.social

18 October 2026 12:00

Unsurprisingly, Politico claims the Hannity appearance was Susie Wiles (though much of the rest of the article disputes it). www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

emptywheel

emptywheel.bsky.social

18 October 2026 12:00

The back story on who got Fox to take Zacharia out will be interesting. First they got her placed, then they made sure Hannity and F&F -- Trump's two main shows -- ripped her to shreds. Impressive work, whoever did it.

Terry McGlynn

hormiga.bsky.social

18 October 2026 01:41

If I could ask a question to any person who ever lived, I would ask Orson Welles for his interpretation of You Can See Everything.