Dana DuBois is a memoirist and Gen X word nerd based in the Pacific Northwest. She founded I Write Out Loud, her Substack publication, where she writes across a range of subjects; parenting, music and pop culture, relationships, and feminism are her favorites. She co-hosts The Daily Whatever Show. Em dashes, Oxford commas, and well-placed semicolons make her heart happy.
A federal lawsuit alleges officers' body cameras recorded Natalie Forrest during labor and delivery, despite a written warning to prison leadership 17 days earlier.
Ukraine hit Yandex three times in four days. The reply guys went quiet. We have questions.
No charges, no explanation from the federal agents, and no public details about the alleged offense - just anonymous sourcing, a blocked-off street, and an election three weeks away.
3,887 cases, eight deaths in two years, and the review of America's measles-free status got parked on the far side of an election.
Starting October 19, airlines can classify certain maintenance problems as outside their control - and leave you stranded on the floor at O'Hare.
The chat had to choose between a public execution and a deepfake marketplace. Nobody won.
Cassidy Hutchinson testified about Trump and January 6. The rioters got pardons. Now she’s the one facing a grand jury.
A public execution was unthinkable for 90 years. Pete Hegseth thinks America is ready for the livestream.
Her actual argument: a “beefy” 20-year-old was just grateful anyone wanted her.
I miss the days when “don’t nuke American cities” was a reliable norm.
Dana calls Lawrence for the scoop--and you all get to listen in.
The White House podium is the most lucrative unpaid internship in America
Your deportation dollars are now funding propaganda in an 80-year-old man’s love language.
20-year-old editors did what an Ivy League bureaucracy wouldn’t. Then the governor, the DA and the attorney general followed.
The chat voted through tears, and nobody won this one.
The lawsuit says her killing was the “surge” working as designed. The White House says it's baseless. We’ll let you guess what we think about what The White House has to say.
The kids are fighting over retirement. GenX would like everyone to notice we're still at our desks, and still broke.
Oh, HELL YES! The local DA sat on the group chat for two years and charged no one. Now Ms. James is on the case.
The Daily Whatever Press presents our monthly Unhinged But Accurate story recap for September 2026. (Everything is fine; why do you ask? 😳)
A recap and reckoning with Dana DuBois & Michelle Kinney of The Mayday Network
I was prepared for a top 10 list. September had other f#cking plans.
He says he has names, photos, and documents. Meanwhile, every guy who saw the “Free Pussy” message should probably start sweating, too.
A 78-year-old genius yelled at a cloud this week. The cloud has 14 Grammys.
The mayor is holding the parties hostage until the Ivy League turns in its f@#king homework.
