Hot Tip is one year old!

And we've never looked better.

Welcome back to Hot Tip on this very special day, my dearest darlin internet pals!!!! Today is the first anniversary of trying something new with a Substack account I had previously not known wtf to do with, and landing on something that felt true to both what I love to write and what people need right now. A little bit of news, a lot of fun, and just the right amounts of 1) bullying the people who deserve to be bullied and 2) celebrating the beards that deserve to be celebrated (Noah Wyle, Jon Stewart, and Rep. Greg Casar, to name a few.)

Sound off on how cute I am in the comments!!!

Over 95 newsletters this year, I’ve covered things like state visits from war criminals, chaos at the CDC, lies about blowing up Iran’s nuclear program, the death of Medicaid, the grift that is DOGE, SCOTUS fucking us over, airlines using AI to set a ticket price just for you, dumb tariff math, how to become a morning person, group honeymoons, why homemade ice cream is better, a Met Gala that mattered, and my unexpected trip to the Paris Olympics. I’ve used the words “fuck,” “bullshit,” “Nazi,” and “they’re trying to kill us all” more than the average member of the media, prompting the best review I’ve ever received:

Truly, from the bottom of my vaccinated-ass heart, thank you for being here. Nearly 4k people in 48 states (the Dakotas still hate me?) and 70 countries (hola!!! bonjour!!! hallo!!! etc.) are reading Hot Tip. Whether you’re a free subscriber, a paid subscriber, a friend, a stranger, a family member, my mom and dad, a guy I went on one date with, or my GP that I pressured into subscribing during a recent appointment (not a joke), I’m so happy you’re reading!!! As a treat, I’m unlocking the paywalls on some of my old fav pieces (see below) if you feel like taking a walk down mem lane with me, and a reminder as always to share this newsletter with anyone in your life you think would love it, and/or subscribe your scarily uninformed family members against their wills. I won’t tell.

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For your weekend consideration: Follow Hot Tip on Instagram. Watch the men’s and women’s US Open Finals. And check out the newsletters from some of my favorite writers (across a broad range of topics!!!) on Substack:

Jennifer Cook

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Gabby Whiten

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Ali LaBelle

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Maura Brannigan

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Bella Darden

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lyz

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Brittney Martin

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