Your weekly rhetorical assault on the news cycle, the people who make it, and occasionally ourselves. This is an automated Substack Account of https://wethefifth.substack.com Discover more/Create at: @skystack.xyzhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyzhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mlnrjxzixc2sRobert D. Kaplan on a World Getting Darker (Members Only #320) • We’re joined by Robert D. Kaplan, veteran foreign correspondent, geopolitical analyst, and author of many, many books. https://www.wethefifth.com/p/robert-d-kaplan-on-a-world-getting12 May 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnrjxzixc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mlexyoivrk2sSecond Sunday coordinates 5/10 • Call your mom. https://www.wethefifth.com/p/second-sunday-coordinates-51008 May 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlexyoivrk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mlb7bxvfsk2sMasquerade of Morons (Episode #556) • In Which the 1% Protests the 1%, Mamdani Builds a Grocery Store, California Searches for a Governor, and Iran Has Questions https://www.wethefifth.com/p/masquerade-of-morons-episode-55607 May 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlb7bxvfsk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3ml46dx2o5c2sPremeditated Fingering w/ Anthony Scaramucci (Members Only #319) • And who is the Double-D man who earned Scaramucci’s eternal ire? https://www.wethefifth.com/p/premeditated-fingering-w-anthony05 May 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml46dx2o5c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mksqinjuvs2nThe Fifth Column Goes to Washington • Join us Tuesday May 19 at DC's Miracle Theater https://www.wethefifth.com/p/the-fifth-column-goes-to-washington01 May 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksqinjuvs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mkplwefyb22nDavid French on the Supreme Court, Race, and the Miracle That Confirmed His Faith #555 • New York Times Opinion columnist David French joins us to unpack two fresh Supreme Court decisions, life as a conservative in a Grey Lady world... https://www.wethefifth.com/p/david-french-on-the-supreme-court30 Apr 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkplwefyb22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mkkkyrsc4k2nCrimes of Boredom (Members Only #318) • Violence is never the answer, but... https://www.wethefifth.com/p/crimes-of-boredom-members-only-31828 Apr 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkkyrsc4k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mkh4g3z4xc2nFirehose #192: Shots Fired • Also: Who wants to read 16,500 critical words about my misspent career? https://www.wethefifth.com/p/firehose-192-shots-fired27 Apr 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkh4g3z4xc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mk5yospeec2nTucker, Totenkopf, and the Fascist Question w/ Michelle Goldberg #554 • New York Times opinion columnist Michelle Goldberg on Iran, anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, trans backlash, and the irresistible lure of saying the forbidden thing. https://www.wethefifth.com/p/tucker-totenkopf-and-the-fascist23 Apr 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5yospeec2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mk3i7y6n5k2nLive From Village Underground: The 10th Anniversary Show w/Ryan Long (Members Only #317) • On April 12, the boys marked 10 years with a sold-out live show at the Village Underground in NYC. https://www.wethefifth.com/p/live-from-village-underground-the22 Apr 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3i7y6n5k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mjyxst4sxk2nAudience of One w/ Brian Kilmeade (Members Only #316) • The Fox & Friends co-host joins us to talk about the nonstop Fox grind, Trumpworld, Iran, tariffs, conservative media, and Massapequa. https://www.wethefifth.com/p/audience-of-one-w-brian-kilmeade21 Apr 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyxst4sxk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mjv74ayynk2nFirehose #191: Ballers • Also: See you at Third Sunday, 8 p.m. ET! https://www.wethefifth.com/p/firehose-191-ballers19 Apr 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjv74ayynk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mjq64i37lc2nTHIRD Sunday coordinates 4/19 • LIVE or it didn't happen. https://www.wethefifth.com/p/third-sunday-coordinates-41917 Apr 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjq64i37lc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mjmphpmpss2eNothing is Impossible w/ Mark Harmon (Members Only #315) • Yes, that Mark Harmon from NCIS, St. Elsewhere, Summer School, and a hundred other things has a new book out this week, Ghosts of Sicily. It involves Nazis, the Mafia, and wartime intelligence. https://www.wethefifth.com/p/nothing-is-impossible-w-mark-harmon16 Apr 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmphpmpss2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mjjuwm24dk2xA Blockade of the Blockade #553 • Don’t put Matt Welch in the center seat, and warn the children https://www.wethefifth.com/p/a-blockade-of-the-blockade-55315 Apr 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjuwm24dk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mjhegnyahc2xSupreme Court, Inferior Congress w/ Sarah Isgur (Members Only #314) • Built for restraint and blamed for everything, the nine justices are more driven by individual judicial philosophies than you might think https://www.wethefifth.com/p/supreme-court-inferior-congress-w14 Apr 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhegnyahc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mjah5peekk2xFirehose #190: Planet Waves • Also: Second Sunday postponed to Third Sunday, because live show https://www.wethefifth.com/p/firehose-190-planet-waves11 Apr 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjah5peekk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mj2s3eutb22xThe Ceasefire That Wasn’t #552 (w/ Abe Greenwald) • We’re joined by Commentary Magazine executive editor Abe Greenwald to talk about Iran, the shaky ceasefire, JD Vance, groypers, and the fractures on the right. https://www.wethefifth.com/p/the-ceasefire-that-wasnt-552-w-abe09 Apr 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2s3eutb22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3miw3arfmpk2xHalfwits, Knuckle Draggers, and Droolers (Members Only #313) • RETURN OF THE MAILBAG. It’s a Kmele-free episode, because only God knows where he is. https://www.wethefifth.com/p/halfwits-knuckle-draggers-and-droolers07 Apr 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw3arfmpk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3miryjgnab22xFirehose #189: The Era of Awesome Feelings • Also: Area president having a normal one https://www.wethefifth.com/p/firehose-189-the-era-of-awesome-feelings05 Apr 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3miryjgnab22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mij6osoark2xTen Years of The Fifth Column (#551) https://www.wethefifth.com/p/ten-years-of-the-fifth-column02 Apr 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mij6osoark2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3migydk2wnk2xTonight: Our 10th Anniversary Livestream! • Starts 7PM EST Only on YouTube! https://www.wethefifth.com/p/tonight-our-10th-anniversary-livestream01 Apr 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3migydk2wnk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mi4migupks2xThe Limits of Sound and Fury w/ Rahm Emanuel (Members Only #311) • How do we address him: Mayor, Ambassador, Chief of Staff? He’s been all of it, and then some. And quite possibly will want the biggest title of them all in 2028. https://www.wethefifth.com/p/an-unexpectedly-personal-turn-with28 Mar 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi4migupks2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mhxljmwrqs2xIs Apple Still Apple? #550 (w/ David Pogue) • CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and a New York Times bestselling author David Pogue joins the lads to talk Apple, China, AI panic, and whether the company still knows how to invent the future. https://www.wethefifth.com/p/is-apple-still-apple-550-w-david26 Mar 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxljmwrqs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mhvf4q7ass2xPsst... wanna buy a ticket for our 10th Anniversary show in NYC April 12? • Never Fly Coachers have 24 hours of exclusive access https://www.wethefifth.com/p/psst-wanna-buy-a-ticket-for-our-10th25 Mar 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvf4q7ass2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mhtstu24k22xFifth Column's 10th Anniversary Celebrations! • Save these April dates, and become a paid subscriber for early access to events https://www.wethefifth.com/p/fifth-columns-10th-anniversary-celebrations24 Mar 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtstu24k22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mhskngdkvk2xThe Hungarian Road to Havana (Members Only #310) • Electoral trouble for Viktor, the silenced pot-bellied pig, and a quadriplegic cornhole champion who couldn’t get away https://www.wethefifth.com/p/the-hungarian-road-to-havana-members24 Mar 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhskngdkvk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mhqyf625fk2xFirehose #187: Put Him on Mt. Rushmore • Also: Maybe save some dates for upcoming live shows? https://www.wethefifth.com/p/firehose-187-put-him-on-mt-rushmore21 Mar 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqyf625fk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mhqyf6xfwc2xThere’s Always a New Monster to Destroy (w/ Noam Dworman) #549 • Friend of the Fifth and Comedy Cellar owner Noam Dworman talk Iran, Megyn Kelly, nukes, Louis CK, and the strange comforts of modern crankery https://www.wethefifth.com/p/theres-always-a-new-monster-to-destroy19 Mar 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqyf6xfwc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wethefifth.skystack.xyz/post/3mhqyfe7wis2xFirehose #186: Sail on, Sailor • Also: Hail and farewell, King Sol https://www.wethefifth.com/p/firehose-186-sail-on-sailor15 Mar 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:mgabdfj2yo2ad6cngd2x2hbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqyfe7wis2x