Andrew Tobolowsky
@andytobo.bsky.social
Associate prof, biblical studies, but in a cool way. Author, dreamweaver etc.
One way following politics has changed for me over the last few years is I no longer have any interest in the three dimensional chess of so and so is electable, so and so isn't, which comes from the same place as thinking that Dems lose because I don't post positively enough about them
February 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM
One way following politics has changed for me over the last few years is I no longer have any interest in the three dimensional chess of so and so is electable, so and so isn't, which comes from the same place as thinking that Dems lose because I don't post positively enough about them
So the Jazz are....trying to win? Weren't they tanking literally this year? Why would you trade 3 first round picks under those cicumstances?
February 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
So the Jazz are....trying to win? Weren't they tanking literally this year? Why would you trade 3 first round picks under those cicumstances?
Again it’s fascinating how VAs senators are just taking turns
ice is killing americans and democrats are still voting for trump's nominees
By a vote of 54-40, the #Senate confirmed the nomination of David Clay Fowlkes to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.
Dems voting in favor: Durbin, Hassan, Kaine, Shaheen, and Whitehouse.
Dems voting in favor: Durbin, Hassan, Kaine, Shaheen, and Whitehouse.
February 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Again it’s fascinating how VAs senators are just taking turns
Again a through line in this administration is that they make the explicit argument that they shouldn’t have to follow laws that impede them
February 3, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Again a through line in this administration is that they make the explicit argument that they shouldn’t have to follow laws that impede them
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The groundhog saw its shadow today, but why did he also see me naked. Why did he watch me bathe? Why didn’t he say anything?
February 3, 2026 at 2:57 AM
The groundhog saw its shadow today, but why did he also see me naked. Why did he watch me bathe? Why didn’t he say anything?
The replies to post about why your ancestors came here are consistently grim when it comes to us Jewish folk makes you think about how important having a nation that is not horrifyingly brutal to all non-South African white immigrants might be
February 3, 2026 at 3:11 AM
The replies to post about why your ancestors came here are consistently grim when it comes to us Jewish folk makes you think about how important having a nation that is not horrifyingly brutal to all non-South African white immigrants might be
Today I explored, lets say, the conceptual space of basketball
February 3, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Today I explored, lets say, the conceptual space of basketball
One of the things that every normal Dem is experiencing during the Trump years is that Trump people wake up every day to try new things to make your life worse and it makes it all the more obvious that the idea that the Dems can't do literally anything they don't have votes for in the Senate sucks
Incrementalists take it on the chin again. This is why they hate Mamdani. He's giving up the game that people in power HAVE POWER and don't solely exist to beg you for $5 every day. He's ruining the Democratic Party by showing voters that they have the power to do stuff instead of crouching in fear
Incredible contrast between this and Keir Starmer running a delivery driver over
February 3, 2026 at 2:16 AM
One of the things that every normal Dem is experiencing during the Trump years is that Trump people wake up every day to try new things to make your life worse and it makes it all the more obvious that the idea that the Dems can't do literally anything they don't have votes for in the Senate sucks
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NEW: Until recently, two Minneapolis women have heading out each day on a simple mission: to find and mock Border Patrol field leader Greg Bovino. I talked to one of them and wrote about the strengths and limits of mocking these dripless malevolent losers: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The power of mocking Trump’s pathetic monsters
It's impossible to ignore the administration's blend of violent repression and overwhelming cringe.
www.motherjones.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:54 PM
NEW: Until recently, two Minneapolis women have heading out each day on a simple mission: to find and mock Border Patrol field leader Greg Bovino. I talked to one of them and wrote about the strengths and limits of mocking these dripless malevolent losers: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Like have they thought about the fact that medical ADVICE isn’t always what you need? Sometimes you need surgery for example?
As care gets more expensive, and as shortages of human care increase, desperate people may be willing to buy the lie that AI is a reasonable substitute. But really, they'll just be getting, at best, a cheap knock-off, while the wealthy hoard what remains of human care for themselves. 1/
Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"
February 3, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Like have they thought about the fact that medical ADVICE isn’t always what you need? Sometimes you need surgery for example?
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we are going to win
A new poll finds that 1 in 4 Minnesota voters took part in the Jan 23 shutdown against ICE, or have a loved one who did. Of those, 38% DID NOT WORK, either because they made the choice to stay out, or their workplaces closed. By me, @thomasbirm.bsky.social, @bloomekatz.bsky.social
Poll Shows Massive Participation in Minnesota Shutdown Against ICE
1 in four Minnesota voters took part in January 23 day of action, or had a loved one who did.
inthesetimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:43 PM
we are going to win
She was born from an egg, racists!!!! Her dad was (briefly) a swan!!!!
Just in case you were skeptical that discussions about Nolan's Odyssey are proxy conversatioms here's Charles Murray pronouncing the choice of Helen as a "deliberate assault on western civilization"
February 3, 2026 at 12:27 AM
She was born from an egg, racists!!!! Her dad was (briefly) a swan!!!!
Also nobody expects every Republican in America to exert total strategic messaging discipline at all times, this is just these guys getting annoyed bc they want people to like them more
nate silver: libs are "spectacularly unfocused" for caring that the president is a paedophile
February 3, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Also nobody expects every Republican in America to exert total strategic messaging discipline at all times, this is just these guys getting annoyed bc they want people to like them more
It’s so funny to frame it this way. Yeah man it’s just like any documentary, same market forces at play. This and my b roll of snails of the Amazon
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 AM
It’s so funny to frame it this way. Yeah man it’s just like any documentary, same market forces at play. This and my b roll of snails of the Amazon
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A white man in Dillard, Oregon was arrested for stopping people on the freeway to demand at gunpoint that they tell him if they were citizens. He shot and missed one + attempted to get another in his truck to bring to police. Before his spree, he called local PD to complain about "foreign" people.
Defendant contacted police before freeway shooting
Charles Glen Simmons, 53, of Dillard, is in the Douglas County Jail on $1 million bail after Thursday morning’s alleged crime spree. According to a press release from the Oregon
www.nrtoday.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
A white man in Dillard, Oregon was arrested for stopping people on the freeway to demand at gunpoint that they tell him if they were citizens. He shot and missed one + attempted to get another in his truck to bring to police. Before his spree, he called local PD to complain about "foreign" people.
The Onion What Do You Think ass names
All the stars are here: Brantley Gilbert, Brice Bradley, Gabby Babby, Bibb Glibsy, Slab Gabbert, Brice Bryce,
Turning Point USA has announced the performers for their alternative Super Bowl halftime show:
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
February 2, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The Onion What Do You Think ass names
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Rare to see a Dem actually govern. futurism.com/future-socie...
Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers
New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already scored a major win for deliveristas working for three delivery giants.
futurism.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Rare to see a Dem actually govern. futurism.com/future-socie...
The way that this is American politics in a nutshell is that Republicans are just allowed to live in a fantasy land, which explains their beliefs. The problem is you CAN'T identify "the bad ones," even if Stephen Miller didn't think they were all bad. You can't wave a wand and do it.
Gimenez: "We've been warning the administration about the enforcement that's been going on. We thought there should've been a course correction a long time ago, and now I guess it's gonna be forced on us by the Democrats. We should've been focusing on criminals and gang members, not grandmothers."
February 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The way that this is American politics in a nutshell is that Republicans are just allowed to live in a fantasy land, which explains their beliefs. The problem is you CAN'T identify "the bad ones," even if Stephen Miller didn't think they were all bad. You can't wave a wand and do it.
And the thing is, how not? You know, the Republican party has been THIS their whole lives. If it appeals to them, this is the only reason why, not some mythos about small government
it’s difficult to overstate how much the next generation of Republicans is worse
we’re seeing a little of it bleed into the current admin with their social media interns but basically every young person actively engaged in Republican politics is a psychotic freak who should be exiled from society
we’re seeing a little of it bleed into the current admin with their social media interns but basically every young person actively engaged in Republican politics is a psychotic freak who should be exiled from society
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
February 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM
And the thing is, how not? You know, the Republican party has been THIS their whole lives. If it appeals to them, this is the only reason why, not some mythos about small government
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Happy Ned Ryerson Day to @andytobo.bsky.social!
February 2, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Happy Ned Ryerson Day to @andytobo.bsky.social!
Just my annual reminder that even though it’s Groundhogs Day there is absolutely no reason to punch a Tobolowsky
February 2, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Just my annual reminder that even though it’s Groundhogs Day there is absolutely no reason to punch a Tobolowsky
This Alex Mack where are they now is grim
Don’t worry guys, everything is very cool and normal at the Wegman’s parking lot!
February 2, 2026 at 3:46 AM
This Alex Mack where are they now is grim
I agree with all this and would add that part of what makes them dangerous is that if you take even the longer view only to the extent of thinking about more than two years from now, you realize that thermostatic backlashes only last so long
the gop is both weaker and more dangerous because it has cut itself off from democratic processes.
gop pols r generally so deep in the right wing media derp that they literally do not know that a reality exists outside it. they are fundamentally incapable of obtaining info from any1 not their base
gop pols r generally so deep in the right wing media derp that they literally do not know that a reality exists outside it. they are fundamentally incapable of obtaining info from any1 not their base
In 2010, Dems candidates distanced themselves from Obama to try to avoid thermostatic backlash and punishment for the ACA. This was seen as smart strategy at the time.
The GOP in 2026 has decided to go 100% in on the most unpopular policies, figures, and ideas in politics. MN gonna be D+15 in Nov
The GOP in 2026 has decided to go 100% in on the most unpopular policies, figures, and ideas in politics. MN gonna be D+15 in Nov
February 2, 2026 at 3:10 AM
I agree with all this and would add that part of what makes them dangerous is that if you take even the longer view only to the extent of thinking about more than two years from now, you realize that thermostatic backlashes only last so long
I think one of the funniest things about Trump and entertainment is that every racist name-checks Lee Greenwood whenever they start talking about who should perform instead of anyone of color even though he only has one song and Lee Greenwood is always like yes definitely, I agree
February 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I think one of the funniest things about Trump and entertainment is that every racist name-checks Lee Greenwood whenever they start talking about who should perform instead of anyone of color even though he only has one song and Lee Greenwood is always like yes definitely, I agree
I’m just a guy hooping in snow boots, trying to show the world you can hoop in snow boots. But, you shouldn’t
February 2, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I’m just a guy hooping in snow boots, trying to show the world you can hoop in snow boots. But, you shouldn’t