Rage roundup

Bezos’ Bloodbath, Kamala’s Adulting Attempt, and a Balenciaga bombshell.

This morning, I woke up mad, even though I’m currently holed up in my boyfriend’s seaside house in the south of France, supposed to be laser-focused on writing. But even that isn’t enough insulation from the outside world. I find myself keeping Do Not Disturb on my phone later and later each day. This morning, I waited till noon, and despite the stormy sea in front of me, what was inside my phone felt way more turbulent. First of all, fuck you to Jeff Bezos. Which always feels good to say.

Billionaire Hypocrisy: Bezos Edition

Just over a week ago, on January 26, he and Lauren Sánchez were preening at Paris Haute Couture Week, front-row at Schiaparelli and Dior’s Spring/Summer 2026 shows. Sánchez in flashy red suits and fur-trimmed getups, Bezos smug like a king. Wrote about all of it for Everything is Political here.

Cut to February 4, 2026: His Washington Post, bought like a toy in 2013, canned 300+ journalists, a third of the newsroom, torching sports, books, international desks, and more. Middle East and Ukraine bureaus? Gone, because who needs coverage of endless wars, right?

Exhibit A: Lizzie Johnson, dumped mid-war zone in Ukraine, reporting from blackouts and bomb shelters. “Laid off in a war zone. Devastated,” she tweeted.

Exhibit B: Claire Parker and her Middle East team, axed amid the region’s turmoil.

Sabrina Malhi? Fired while nursing her newborn on maternity leave, then harassed online with “go back to India” crap from the goons Elon’s platform seems to spawn by the hundreds.

Bezos, worth $200B, could bankroll the Post forever but opts for “strategic resets” to gut democracy’s watchdogs, maybe to suck up to our dictator in chief. A reminder that billionaires are NEVER on our side. (OK, well, maybe his ex-wife.)

Fashion’s Inclusivity Facade

Speaking of other things that irritated me: Vogue Business released their Fall/Winter 2026 Menswear Size Inclusivity Report that I’m featured in. You can read it here, but basically, it’s me saying I’m unsurprised that fashion quickly retreated from inclusivity. As someone tapped as a consultant for the Italian Chamber of Fashion, I knew exactly who and what we were dealing with—performative people chasing a quick PR fix. Still need to write about those meetings because, bitch, I might have PTSD lol.

This takes me back to when I got scolded by the Editor of Vogue France (back when I was a contributor) for criticizing Pierpaolo Piccioli on my personal Instagram for not sticking to his promise of diversity on his menswear runway at Valentino. Good times.

Kamala’s Digital Pivot: Grow Up, Already

BTW, if you’re out of the loop, everybody thought Kamala Harris was going to announce her campaign for president this week, but instead she relaunched her campaign’s social media juggernaut. KamalaHQ—famous for its meme-fueled 2024 run, emerged as @Headquarters (well, technically @headquarters_67 after Elon Musk reportedly stonewalled the cleaner handle). Partnering with the progressive powerhouse People for the American Way, it’s now billed as a “Gen Z-led progressive content hub” to mobilize young voters against “far-right extremism” ahead of the 2026 midterms. Harris herself popped up in a video announcement, touting it as a space for “courageous leaders” and fresh engagement, with over 5 million TikTok followers and 1 million on X ready to go.

I get it, and I agree: Democrats desperately need a relentless content machine to counter the MAGA meme factories and right-wing echo chambers that churn out viral vitriol 24/7. The GOP’s digital dominance isn’t just about volume; it’s about shaping narratives that stick, from Twitter tirades to TikTok takedowns. It’s all extremely coordinated, and I’ve been saying for a while now Dems need to follow suit. Headquarters could be the left’s answer, a hub for pro-democracy firepower that harnesses Gen Z’s energy.

But it can’t be childish like last time during Kamala’s campaign. No more “brat summer.” That’s done. Let it die. (Which reminds me, I need to go see the Charli XCX movie.) Gen Z isn’t a monolith. They’re adults navigating economic chaos, climate doom, and a fractured democracy. They want substance, not stickers. Treat them like the savvy voters they are. Though I’m not especially reassured seeing the account reference the Internet meme and slang term 67 already.

Balenciaga’s Child Exploitation Scandal Escalates

In some major news: The CGT, France’s largest trade union, is reporting that Balenciaga is currently under official government investigation for