Is ‘Dear White Staffers’ losing favor with the left?
28th February 2024
“Dear White Staffers”, an Instagram account that blew up just a couple of years ago for reporting alleged mistreatment of staff on Capitol Hill, is now under fire from some members of the progressive left for allegedly engaging in performative activism.
The account joined Instagram in 2020 and quickly built a reputation for being a place where congressional staffers could anonymously share horror stories about their offices and dissuade others from joining toxic work environments. The account has more than 100,000 followers and is closely watched by members of Congress — and now the Biden administration, as White House employees have started making their own submissions to the “Dear White Staffers” DMs.
In addition to sharing submissions, “Dear White Staffers” engages in activism, posting in support of a union for congressional staff and, more recently, in favor of a ceasefire in Gaza. After Aaron Bushnell self-immolated in front of the Israeli Embassy in an effort to “free Palestine,” “Dear White Staffers” shared an anonymous statement from Biden administration staffers praising the airman’s actions.