Amanda Marcotte

New "Standing Room Only!" Alex Clark is TPUSA's "wellness" influencer. She tells her audience to quit birth control, get married young, and have a lot of babies.

She's 33, single, and childless. But this isn't just about her hypocrisy. She's dangerous.

https://youtu.be/fOsMELUzpTI?si=czY6jI-ZSCj44JIz

Premiering now! "Standing Room Only" takes on Alex Clark, TPUSA's "wellness" influencer says the key to health is early marriage and lots of babies.

But she herself is single and childless at 33 years old. I dive into why this hypocrisy matters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOsMELUzpTI

New "Standing Room Only!" This week, I'm looking at the alleged affair between Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski.

But this isn't just a recounting of the hilarious and gross details.

This helps explain the chaos Noem is inflicting on our streets.

https://youtu.be/Uk2IoUwR-OY?si=zyTOVRTRExhZP5Un

Taylor Rehmet's win in a Texas state senate shocked pundits.

But, as I found in interviews with people close to the ground, it's not so surprising.

A lot of it is about the books bans. People hate the book bans. Even some Republicans! An analysis.

https://www.salon.com/2026/02/06/shock-democratic-upset-in-texas-shows-voters-still-hate-book-bans/

Reporting and analyzing from the ground in Philadelphia! People here are terrified we'll be Noem's next target. But some city leaders, including DA Larry Krasner, have a plan to scare off ICE. I think it would work — if the mayor will allow it. https://www.salon.com/2026/01/28/philadelphias-ambitious-plan-to-scare-off-ice/