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Eric Michael Garcia

@ericmgarcia.bsky.social

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Washington reporter, MSNOW Columnist. Next book: MANLY WHILE STIMMING 03.30.27. Tar Heel He/Him [email protected]

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@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialAug 11, 2026, 8:43 PM Pinned

Ahem: Some ~personal news~

I am excited to announce that my second book, "Manly While Stimming: Autism and the Myth of the Masculine Ideal," is available for pre-order via Little Brown.

Pre-order below.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/eric-...

hachettebookgroup.comManly While StimmingUnmasking Autism meets Notes on Being a Man in this one-of-a-kind reimagining of contemporary masculinity in the autism community.Society’s definition of m...
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@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 1:40 AM

Peter Fonagy, who wrote the UK government's report on autism, said that former Health Secretary Wes Streeting was "with respect, completely wrong" when he talked about an over-diagnosis of mental health disorders.
www.bbc.com/news/live/c6...

@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 1:21 AM

I wanted to send a special note: Ever since we launched the newsletter on Friday, now have 65 paid subscribers and 206 unpaid subscribers. This is an incredible vote of confidence and I am excited to get to work. Let's do this.
thepoliticalspectrum.substack.com/p/a-note-of-...

@lebassett.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:44 PMReposted by @ericmgarcia.bsky.social

Holy shit

@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:20 PM

Always follow Jack for the religion angle (spoiler: There's always a religion angle).

@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:16 PM

Soboroff is probably the best reporter on ICE and immigration enforcement. And to his credit, he doesn't let his foot off the gas on Mamdani here.

@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 6:42 PM

DC has plenty of socialists and Arsenal fans. One of these ideologies is an evil backwards concept that will drive people into misery and unfulfilled promises. The other offers free health care

@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 6:40 PM

Not really! Alaska has a heavy labor presence and Peltola is a good candidate.

@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:48 PM

Either Jimmy T has a mole or Paxton’s staff hates him.

@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:46 PM

I love that movie

@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:42 PM

Genius move!

@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:32 AM

Truly having a nice helping of schadenfreude watching this washed 41 year-old become a pariah.
apnews.com/article/cris...

@phillewis.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:45 PMReposted by @ericmgarcia.bsky.social

Nicolas Cage says he’s “probably not” working with Amazon again after refusing to sign AI waiver for “Spider-Noir”: ‘I am not an AI-friendly actor’

variety.comNicolas Cage Says He’s ‘Probably Not’ Working With Amazon Again After Refusing to Sign AI Waiver for ‘Spider-Noir,’ Teases Joining ‘True Detective’Nicolas Cage says he 'probably won't be working' with Amazon again after refusing to sign an AI waiver for 'Spider-Noir.'
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@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:46 AM

Thanks, man

@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:46 AM

Thanks. But hey, you're not a real journalist unless you've gone through this, right?

@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:45 AM

Thanks man. More time for birds.

@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:03 AM

He could do it!

@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:03 AM

This made my night. Thanks so much.

@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:00 AM

Thanks. It'll probably hit later this week. But for now, I ain't got time to cry. Gotta set up the next steps.

@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 1:59 AM

Thanks so much. Please do

@ericmgarcia.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 1:54 AM

Hell yeah. Thanks!

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