A comprehensive list of non-suckular leftist influencers, memes, and movements
Please extend the pattern:
There’s a point to this but I’m not revealing it yet. For now, I want to make a list of all of the leftist and progressive and non-shitlib influencers, talkers, and media outlets. I want to include a sprinkling of memes like Corn Pop. And probably other things. But I need help making sure it’s complete.
If you have a moment and want to help with this project, review this list and tell me what or who is missing in the comments. Remember please only submit non-suckular and left-of-liberal influencers.
Leftlist
Adam Mockler
Podcast — Individual
Sharp progressive political commentaryAdbusters
Alex O’Connor
Allison Gill
Alyssa Milano
AOC
Beau/Belle
Ben Burgis
Bernie Sanders
Brian Tyler Cohen
YouTube, Podcast — Individual
Political explainer, strong anti-GOP commentaryChapo Trap House
Church of the Subgenius (h/t
)Dr. Cornel West
Cornpop
Meme, Cultural Reference — Meme
Referenced by Biden, turned folk-hero memeDark Brandon
Meme, Political Imagery — Meta
Ironic pro-Biden internet mythosDeaglan O’Mulrooney
DEVO (h/t
)Dropkick Murphys
Dropsite (Ryan Grim)
DSA
Political Org — Movement
Democratic Socialists of AmericaF. D. Signifier
Fediverse
Platform — Platform
Decentralized social networking communityFluxus
Art Movement — Movement
Experimental 1960s–70s art movement with radical politicsFrancesca Fiorentini
Podcast, YouTube — Individual
Host of The Bitchuation Room, incisive left commentaryGarry’s Economics
Hal Sparks
Hasan Piker
Hassan Minhaj
Heather Cox Richardson
Newsletter, Historian — Individual
Historian and Substack author providing political contextHumanist Report (Mike Figueredo)
IHIP (Jennifer Welch / Angie Sullivan)
Podcast — Podcast
Irreverent, cutting political commentaryImmortal Technique
IWW
Jacobin
Jimmy Snow / The Line
John Iadarola
John Oliver
Jon Stewart
Joy Reid
TV, Digital Media — Individual
Host of The ReidOut on MSNBC, strong voice on race and democracyJosh Johnson
Comedy, Podcast — Individual
Political satire and commentaryKat Abu
Killer Mike
Kneecap
Kyle Kulinski
YouTube, Podcast — Individual
Host of Secular Talk, progressive political voiceKyle Kulinski’s 'How Ya Gonna Pay For It' Guy
YouTube, Podcast — Meta
Satirical voice mocking budget-fearmongering centristsKyle Kulinski’s 'Monocle Aristocrat' Guy
YouTube, Podcast — Meta
Mock-aristocratic voice used for snobbery critiquesLegal AF / Mike Popok
Podcast — Podcast
Legal commentary podcast focusing on U.S. democracy and lawLincoln Square
Podcast, Commentary — Movement
Rebrand of The Lincoln Project, establishment critiqueLonerbox
Luke Beasley
YouTube, TikTok — Individual
Young progressive commentatorMeidasTouch
Media Group — Movement
Pro-democracy political media companyMedium
Publishing Platform — Platform
Blogging/publishing platform with political and cultural writingMehdi Hasan
Meidas Touch
Michael Burns
YouTube — Individual
Engaged progressive commentaryMSNBC
TV, Digital Media — Platform
Mainstream center-left cable news networkMueller, She Wrote (Allison Gill)
Podcast — Podcast
Political/legal podcast focused on Trump-era corruptionNAFO (thanks )
Negativland
Nina Turner (hello somebody!)
Open Mike Eagle
Parkrose Permaculture
Community Org — Movement
Left-aligned sustainable living groupPod Save America
Podcast — Podcast
Crooked Media flagship, progressive strategy talkPondering Politics (Jessiah)
Rational National (David Doel)
RATM
Red Scare
Podcast — Meta
Cultural critique, post-left aestheticsRev. Ed Trevors
YouTube, TikTok — Individual
Progressive Anglican priest preaching justice and compassionRichard Wolff
Academic, YouTube — Individual
Marxist economist and lecturerRick Wilson’s Pixel Ghost
Podcast, Twitter — Meta
Lo-fi Rick avatar used for The Enemies List (it reminds me of old school Amiga graphics and I love it)RM Brown (toiletsch)
Sam Seder
Podcast — Individual
Host of The Majority ReportSituationist International
Slavoj Žižek
Stacey Abrams
Star Trek Utopianism
Stephen Colbert
Substack
Publishing Platform — Platform
Newsletter platform used by many political commentatorsThe Bulwark (not leftist but so good and aligned in many ways don’t drag me but I love Sarah and JVL and Tim and Will Saletan)
The Coup
TMR (The Majority Report)
Podcast — Podcast
Progressive daily political showThe Kens (Sederverse)
Podcast, Comedy — Meta
Recurring impressions of suburban conservativesThe Vanguard
YouTube — Podcast
Left commentary and newsTim Miller’s Pinto Beans Bag
Twitter, Podcast — Meta
Running gag, meta-commentary, political in-jokeTrae Crowder
Vaush
Twitch, YouTube — Individual
Debate-focused leftist streamerWFMU
“Woke”
Zeteo
Zohran Mamdani
Politician — Politician
NY Assemblymember, DSA-endorsed progressive
Notably Missing
Shut up Cenk
Zionists
Elissa Slotkin
Shut up Ana you suck
I don’t trust you Destiny sorry
Anyone to the right of me
Amplifying