“Blow the Stack” Substack,, Harvard fellow, journalist, political analyst, lecturer, Encyclopedia Brittanica contributor, ex- NYT columnist. https://substack.com/@charlesmblow?r=u6yro&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profilehttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lzh3c7lbzk2eRead my new column, “Christian Nationist ‘Dragons’ at Charlie Kirk’s Memorial,” and let mr know what you think. https://open.substack.com/pub/charlesmblow/p/new-column-christian-nationalist?r=u6yro&utm_medium=ios22 Sep 2025 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzh3c7lbzk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lyy6utswvk2tI mean every word of it…16 Sep 2025 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyy6utswvk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lyuq4gyxrc2tTrump said Fri that he would send troops to Memphis. The shift in the focus of his militarized policing is now unmistakable: he’s targeting Blk cities. Media that continues to repeat his line that he’s targeting “Democrat-led” cities are only helping him disguise his racial motives as partisan ones.15 Sep 2025 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyuq4gyxrc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lytbcbenfc2fRead my column, “The Lesson History Is Screaming Now About Silencing the Black Vote,” and let me know what you think. https://open.substack.com/pub/charlesmblow/p/column-the-lesson-history-is-screaming?r=u6yro&utm_medium=ios14 Sep 2025 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lytbcbenfc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lyomq6ltdc2rRead my new post, “On Kirk, Our Media Is Failing Us Again,” and let me know what you think. https://open.substack.com/pub/charlesmblow/p/new-post-on-kirk-our-media-is-failing?r=u6yro&utm_medium=ios13 Sep 2025 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyomq6ltdc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lyivmtnfkc2w10 Sep 2025 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyivmtnfkc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lygfigidl223Read my latest post, and let me know what you think. https://substack.com/@charlesmblow?r=u6yro&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile09 Sep 2025 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygfigidl223https://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lyfv6nmuks2qReady my big five stories of the day https://substack.com/@charlesmblow/note/p-173175331?r=u6yro09 Sep 2025 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyfv6nmuks2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lyah2j27ck2eRead my column, “Trump Is the Hope and the Dream of the Klan,” and let me know what you think. https://open.substack.com/pub/charlesmblow/p/column-trump-is-the-hope-and-the?r=u6yro&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false07 Sep 2025 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyah2j27ck2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3ly3q2eo2ek2mRead my latest post, “Trump Beats the Drums of War.” https://open.substack.com/pub/charlesmblow/p/trumps-beats-the-drums-of-war?r=u6yro&utm_medium=ios05 Sep 2025 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly3q2eo2ek2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lxwwjid2w224Today is my first day as the Langston Hughes fellow at Harvard. Read more. https://open.substack.com/pub/charlesmblow/p/ma-im-at-harvard?r=u6yro&utm_medium=ios03 Sep 2025 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxwwjid2w224https://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lxujinkddk2dCHART OF THE DAY: New poll finds dramatic erosion in Americans’ support for Israel in the Gaza war. https://substack.com/@charlesmblow/note/p-172541361?r=u6yro&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action02 Sep 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxujinkddk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lxue7sg3ps2d02 Sep 2025 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxue7sg3ps2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lxuaj2xpy22kREAD OF THE WEEK: The Appeasers: The Decline of Democracy From Hitler’s Rise to Chamberlain’s Downfall, Gilbert and Gott, 1963. Explores how the appeasers in Britain approached Hitler in the lead up to WWII. t’s hard to put down. Fascinating. Horrifying parallels to our present predicament.02 Sep 2025 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxuaj2xpy22khttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lxrosdjldk2wRead my inaugural article on my Substack newsletter, “Blow the Stack,” about finding my way back to writing, and let me know what you think. Click, read and subscribe. https://open.substack.com/pub/charlesmblow/p/im-back-welcome-to-blow-the-stack?r=u6yro&utm_medium=ios01 Sep 2025 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxrosdjldk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lxoyh5yf222xMy Substack newsletter launches tomorrow morning at 9am! Subscribe now, don’t miss it. https://substack.com/@charlesmblow?r=u6yro&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile31 Aug 2025 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxoyh5yf222xhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lx7xeiyww22lThe countdown begins: one week until the launch of my Substack newsletter! I’m so excited.25 Aug 2025 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx7xeiyww22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lmqa3xqppk2rI live in ATL, but because two of my kids still live in NY, and I have work and friends there, I visit the city regularly. When I did the math on doing this long term, It made economic sense to buy a place the size of a hotel room. So, I bought this and renovated it. Let me know what you think.13 Apr 2025 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmqa3xqppk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3ll55j4og7s23Caught up with my favorite architect today! @gillyarcht.bsky.social24 Mar 2025 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll55j4og7s23https://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lfxg56idls2gI am THRILLED to announce that I will be @Harvard’s inaugural #LangstonHughes Fellow!!!17 Jan 2025 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfxg56idls2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lbgix7r7ok2zI’m just going to leave this here… #repsummerlee21 Nov 2024 03:19 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbgix7r7ok2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lbfeyuioes2zThis is cool. My alma mater @grambling1901.bsky.social just became the first HBCU with digital library, and they included me and some of the people I was in school with on the mural inside. #ErykahBadu #E40 #NatalieDesselle20 Nov 2024 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfeyuioes2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lbexe6k2du2cWent to a screening of #nickelboys last night. Beautifully, unconventionally shot. The cinematography makes it more art film than classic narrative film.20 Nov 2024 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbexe6k2du2chttps://bsky.app/profile/charlesmblow.bsky.social/post/3lbew44xy3e2cHello Bluesky!20 Nov 2024 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:sqzckbtsgetfltathvndc2ya/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbew44xy3e2c