Andrew Dressel
@adressel.bsky.social
Country lawyer (not really)
Has anyone at the NYT followed up on who the “intern” was that posted the insanely racist Obama post? Or just tried to find out who has access to the social media account that can crater markets and start wars? Guess those aren’t important stories
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Has anyone at the NYT followed up on who the “intern” was that posted the insanely racist Obama post? Or just tried to find out who has access to the social media account that can crater markets and start wars? Guess those aren’t important stories
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Health insurance company got a chatbot and I have to admit it does make the process faster
February 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Health insurance company got a chatbot and I have to admit it does make the process faster
William Howard Taft’s End
Ruin a movie by adding a Supreme Court Justice, Fields Medal winner, Lady Byng Trophy awardee, or actor/actress who has appeared as a guest star on THE LOVE BOAT:
ROMANCING HARLAN FISKE STONE
ROMANCING HARLAN FISKE STONE
Me and Earl Warren and the Dying Girl
February 14, 2026 at 3:05 AM
William Howard Taft’s End
Me and Earl Warren and the Dying Girl
Ruin a movie by adding a Supreme Court Justice, Fields Medal winner, Lady Byng Trophy awardee, or actor/actress who has appeared as a guest star on THE LOVE BOAT:
BRANDEIS AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT
BRANDEIS AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT
Ruin a movie by adding a Supreme Court Justice, Fields Medal winner, Lady Byng Trophy awardee, or actor/actress who has appeared as a guest star on THE LOVE BOAT:
HAIL, CAESAR ROMERO!
HAIL, CAESAR ROMERO!
February 14, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Me and Earl Warren and the Dying Girl
What if we built the whole plane out of weird assholes?
Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.
House GOP launches Bad Bunny probe: 'Worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction'
Rep. Mark Alford (R-TX) revealed that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show because they suspect it was "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction."During a Tuesday interview on Real America's Voice, Alford told the hosts that he and other House Repu...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
What if we built the whole plane out of weird assholes?
This “nearer and more achievable” in the same sense that me winning the gold medal in figure skating is “nearer and more achievable” than me sprouting wings and flying
Elon Musk's ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – sending humans to live on the moon. https://cnn.it/46sbAMm
February 10, 2026 at 3:31 AM
This “nearer and more achievable” in the same sense that me winning the gold medal in figure skating is “nearer and more achievable” than me sprouting wings and flying
“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this things called ‘life’ . . .”
what's the first song you're gonna blast when It Happens
February 10, 2026 at 2:17 AM
“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this things called ‘life’ . . .”
Lol c’mon
*SPACEX DELAYS MARS PLANS TO FOCUS ON MOON: WSJ
February 6, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Lol c’mon
These people are raising armies of thugs to shoot us, raping children, and robbing us blind. I don’t want to hear another word ever about “illegal immigrants”
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM
These people are raising armies of thugs to shoot us, raping children, and robbing us blind. I don’t want to hear another word ever about “illegal immigrants”
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The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
January 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
Epstein as part of a scheme to scalp concert tickets (including Grateful Dead 50 and Dead and Co tickets)
February 1, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Epstein as part of a scheme to scalp concert tickets (including Grateful Dead 50 and Dead and Co tickets)
There has never been a more decadent ruling class in world history
January 31, 2026 at 6:24 PM
There has never been a more decadent ruling class in world history
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it’s not necessarily that all these people in the epstein files participated in the raping of girls it’s that none of them cared and if he hadn’t been arrested and died they’d still be out there trying to be his friend
January 31, 2026 at 5:45 PM
it’s not necessarily that all these people in the epstein files participated in the raping of girls it’s that none of them cared and if he hadn’t been arrested and died they’d still be out there trying to be his friend
Radicalism in America
History of Money and Banking
Close Readings in Cinema
World Mythology
Human Evolution
History of Money and Banking
Close Readings in Cinema
World Mythology
Human Evolution
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy
Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.
Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy
Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Radicalism in America
History of Money and Banking
Close Readings in Cinema
World Mythology
Human Evolution
History of Money and Banking
Close Readings in Cinema
World Mythology
Human Evolution
First ever Yelp review?
here was the very spot for cheap lodgings
January 30, 2026 at 11:53 PM
First ever Yelp review?
Lol. Very healthy markets
SPOT SILVER HEADS FOR WORST DAILY PERFORMANCE ON RECORD, LAST DOWN OVER 26.5%
January 30, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Lol. Very healthy markets
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Unnamed restaurant; 8PQJ+8MP, Rua Patrice Lumumba, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=0.3383312%2C6.731701&query_place_id=ChIJqSL---RrdhARKQnlRPCUIbI
January 28, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Unnamed restaurant; 8PQJ+8MP, Rua Patrice Lumumba, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=0.3383312%2C6.731701&query_place_id=ChIJqSL---RrdhARKQnlRPCUIbI
I can’t recall Trump ever firing someone for anything other than being insufficiently loyal to Trump, so Bovino’s firing shows something is getting through to him and the anti-Miller faction in the WH is gaining influence
January 27, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I can’t recall Trump ever firing someone for anything other than being insufficiently loyal to Trump, so Bovino’s firing shows something is getting through to him and the anti-Miller faction in the WH is gaining influence
Oh, so they’re cooked on revenue
META TO TEST PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTIONS ON INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, AND WHATSAPP – TECHCRUNCH.
January 26, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Oh, so they’re cooked on revenue
There’s a whole generation of Democratic politicians (or people who were mentored by this generation) who came of political age in the period from 68-88, when conservatism did very well politically, largely as a response to the seismic change of the 60s. They cannot grasp that the ground has shifted
January 20, 2026 at 5:27 PM
There’s a whole generation of Democratic politicians (or people who were mentored by this generation) who came of political age in the period from 68-88, when conservatism did very well politically, largely as a response to the seismic change of the 60s. They cannot grasp that the ground has shifted
If you think, after the past decade, that Chuck Schumer, or Democratic leadership, have their finger on the pulse of any of those states, I don’t know what to say.
How many times do they have to lose before we can question their insight on electability?
How many times do they have to lose before we can question their insight on electability?
January 20, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If you think, after the past decade, that Chuck Schumer, or Democratic leadership, have their finger on the pulse of any of those states, I don’t know what to say.
How many times do they have to lose before we can question their insight on electability?
How many times do they have to lose before we can question their insight on electability?
Was just presented with my first ChatGPT case analysis from a potential client. This is going to be a problem because LLMs want to ingratiate themselves with users and I tend to be more straightforward with clients on the merits of their cases.
January 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Was just presented with my first ChatGPT case analysis from a potential client. This is going to be a problem because LLMs want to ingratiate themselves with users and I tend to be more straightforward with clients on the merits of their cases.
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An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
Older generations spent a lot less time parenting. Millennial dads spend nearly as much time parenting as Boomer moms did. Millennial and Gen X moms way more.
via The Economist
via The Economist
January 16, 2026 at 5:20 AM
An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
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We gotta decouple "taking seriously the idea that Trump is going to try to end constitutional government in America" from "we're doomed and nothing matters"
Of course the latter is toxic, and only serves Trump. But the former is just obviously true
Of course the latter is toxic, and only serves Trump. But the former is just obviously true
January 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM
We gotta decouple "taking seriously the idea that Trump is going to try to end constitutional government in America" from "we're doomed and nothing matters"
Of course the latter is toxic, and only serves Trump. But the former is just obviously true
Of course the latter is toxic, and only serves Trump. But the former is just obviously true
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The plan is to repeat the 06 & 08 elections and hope that the country doesn't fall apart by then- and that Trump leaves office, which I'm sure he will
January 15, 2026 at 6:33 PM
The plan is to repeat the 06 & 08 elections and hope that the country doesn't fall apart by then- and that Trump leaves office, which I'm sure he will