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Joshua Powell
Sep 22, 2025
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Hi All,

Taking a day or two off to do some research on two new articles, but I thought I’d leave you all with an exchange I had from a reader. I think he raised a valid concern, and I wanted to address it for two reasons. One, I want people to know I do think about some of the things I write that might seem a bit off color. Second, now more than ever, I think those of us who write satire about politics or share opinions that are not always popular need to keep speaking up.

Nicholas from Substack wrote posted about a piece I wrote on Tiffany Trump:

“I think it should be possible to write a reasoned criticism of the corruption around the Trump family without mocking a woman’s physical appearance.”

You can read that article by clicking here. I will be sure to move it off the paywall for a couple of days.

Here is my response:

You're absolutely right—and I won't waste breath arguing otherwise. But (and there's always a "but" lurking, isn't there?) let me paint you a picture.

Have you been watchin…

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