Elizabeth Spiers

NYT opinion writer, Slate Money co-host, Dem messaging consultant, former EIC The New York Observer, Dealbreaker founder and Gawker founding editor. Brooklyn via Bama. Rednexican. Striver with no chill.
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2026-10-14 03:21:08 UTC

I have long argued that media doesn’t focus enough on Stephen miller and I think it’s partly because he’s so repulsive that even the trumpists want to pretend he doesn’t exist and this seems to support that theory!
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2026-10-14 03:17:25 UTC

There is something real about Trump hires curing your imposter syndrome. Now that I’ve seen the new press secretary I am convinced that actually I am very good at public speaking. A genius, possibly

2026-10-12 19:09:13 UTC

The thing about Gillis's monologue isn't just that it's misogynistic; it's that it's misogynistic in the most unoriginal, dated, cringe-ily 1982 would-be Andrew Dice Clay way. Like, wow slut shaming women in workout clothes, where'd you dig that fossil up
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2026-10-11 14:44:53 UTC

The misogyny in this letter is appalling and if Bessent had ever sent something like this to a woman colleague in the private sector he’d have been sued for gender discrimination and fired. What an asshole
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2026-10-10 16:50:55 UTC

This looks like a carjacking. I think any reasonable person would hit the gas.
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2026-09-17 11:55:27 UTC

I looked at the exchanges yesterday to see what it would cost my family of three to get basic health insurance. The cheapest package was $2200. It is insane that anyone in this country opposes universal health care because they might be taxed at a fraction of what they pay for for healthcare now.

2026-09-11 18:07:53 UTC

This contractor has far more integrity than the crook who hired them. They can admit mistakes and don’t like to see other people suffer for them
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2026-09-06 20:53:50 UTC

As a parent in the NYC school system I think this needs context
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2026-07-06 22:17:42 UTC

I can't believe we still have to remind people of these things but: most rape victims don't file police reports. (You're reading one right now.) Shock, denial, need to appease the rapist, nominally friendly behavior toward the rapist, etc. are all common reactions

2026-05-06 02:50:01 UTC

As someone who’s had shingles twice: this is just fucking evil [www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/politics/fda-covid-vaccine-studies.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share )
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2026-03-14 17:54:12 UTC

It’s crazy that he is negotiating on behalf of the U.S. at all. He has no government appointment and no one elected him and he has no business being in those meetings even without the grift
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2026-02-08 16:24:47 UTC

This is why I moved off Substack to Ghost. The Nazis will migrate to any big platform but when a platform actively promotes them, that is a choice
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2026-01-23 12:42:28 UTC

This is so stupid and crazy it wouldn’t have passed muster in the Veep writer’s room. Also demonstrates that they’d be insane to share any real intel with Patel.
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2025-12-28 00:00:51 UTC

Insane NY Post column suggesting that the new First Lady who is sad about leaving her longtime neighbors in a not fancy NYC neighborhood is an ungrateful brown woman
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2025-12-08 22:14:20 UTC

As with everything he says, this is wildly uninformed. Formula keeps getting better and saves lives. And modern research indicates that outcomes are roughly the same. There are reasons to breastfeed but your child isn’t suffering if you don’t
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2025-11-30 16:18:18 UTC

Who would have guessed that David Sacks would be doing unethical shit in the White House? Not a single guy in that cohort who’s not a raging sociopath [www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/technology/david-sacks-white-house-profits.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5E8.9vAL.N5MrMmBVA9Rf&smid=nytcore-ios-share )
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