Jennifer Rubin Leaves Washington Post…Her New Venture Promises Humor & Pro-Democracy Cooking Columns

Posted • January 14, 2025: CNN's Brian Stelter broke the news that Jennifer Rubin had left her post as the "conservative" columnist at the Washington Post to strike out with a new pro-democracy media venture called "The Contrarian." "The startup’s tagline, 'Not owned by anybody,' is a pointed reference to billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos and other moguls who, in Rubin’s view, have 'bent the knee' to President-elect Donald Trump," CNN reported. Rubin will be partnering with former White House ethics czar Norm Eisen on the new project. And it looks like this is something Rubin has been working on behind the scenes for a while. Look at the list of contributors; all the usual suspects are in on it: Jennifer Rubin's new website lists Luigi Mangione's defense attorney as a contributor: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GhMjENYXYAAaoKs?format=png&name=900x900 -- What a powerhouse! Asha Rangappa, George Conway, Joyce Vance, Larry Tribe, Ruth Ben-Ghiat … it's a TDS party.

Rubin and Eisen put out a video announcing that The Contrarian won't be limited to politics; it's going to address culture as well, featuring a humor column and even a cooking column, with pro-democracy spice sprinkled in. We can't wait to hear Rubin's idea of a humor column, seeing as she's lost any sense of humor she might have once had. -- This ENERGY is incredible oh god YES I AM SO AMPED. Volume UP for this one, I've watched this 50 times. Haven't experienced such electricity since I stuck my tongue in a socket. -- When you come home from one semester at college and your aunt and uncle won't stop asking you if you know what you want to major in. They need to hire me to cover the groovy teen culture scene. I haven't been this excited about a brash new publication since Reader's Digest. We'll even be covering the fashion scene, with all the hot new v-neck pulls for Spring '25. If anyone has their finger on the pulse of American culture it’s these two cool cats. (…)

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Oh, Honey … LOL! Jen Rubin Leaves Washington Post and What She's Doing NEXT Has X Pointing and LAUGHING
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