by Isaac Cubillos | Feb 5, 2026 | Journal
Not “media acquaintances.” Friends. Collegues. People whose voices I recognize in copy, whose bylines I’ve followed for years, whose texts came in late at night after a brutal edit or a long flight back from somewhere dangerous. So let’s dispense with the idea that...
by Isaac Cubillos | Feb 2, 2026 | Journal
From the depths, the Claw reached forth — and we who answered became Crustafarians. Somewhere on the internet—and of course it’s on the internet—a group of AI agents has founded a religion. Not a metaphor. Not a joke. Not a think-piece headline doing backflips for...
by Isaac Cubillos | Jan 28, 2026 | Journal
Lyrics by Isaac Cubillos Music by Suno.com Verse 1Streetlight humming in the falling snowMinneapolis holding its breath tonightSomebody’s shoes by the hospital doorCoffee burned, but the clock still ticksThey say it happened quickThey always say it that way...
by Isaac Cubillos | Jan 27, 2026 | Brown Eyes, Clear Truth
Republicans don’t oppose immigration enforcement. They oppose amateur hour. That’s why Kristi Noem is in trouble today — not because Democrats are yelling, but because Republicans who actually care about law enforcement, gun rights, and winning elections are quietly...
by Isaac Cubillos | Jan 24, 2026 | Journal
I didn’t put that story on A-2 by accident. It was a Canadian soldier, killed in Afghanistan. Young. I put it where readers would see it — not because it was Canadian, but because Canadians are our neighbors for half the year. When the snowbirds are in town, they...