Jim
@blimjim.bsky.social
Pennsylvanian-Washingtonian. Likes: international broadcasting, history, personal finance, geography, what used to be called new wave, vexillology, slow travel, fast quizzing, smart movies, dumb jokes.
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80% of Venezuelan oil is exported to China.
This is going to get very interesting.
This is going to get very interesting.
December 17, 2025 at 1:38 AM
80% of Venezuelan oil is exported to China.
This is going to get very interesting.
This is going to get very interesting.
How do we know Rahmanullah Lakanwal ever stopped being a killer for hire?
November 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
How do we know Rahmanullah Lakanwal ever stopped being a killer for hire?
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Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer should resign their leadership positions as soon as possible.
Their failure to so much as endorse Mamdani laid bare layers of incompetence. They are why Democrats have completely failed to combat Trump. The sooner they are replaced, the better.
Their failure to so much as endorse Mamdani laid bare layers of incompetence. They are why Democrats have completely failed to combat Trump. The sooner they are replaced, the better.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer should resign their leadership positions as soon as possible.
Their failure to so much as endorse Mamdani laid bare layers of incompetence. They are why Democrats have completely failed to combat Trump. The sooner they are replaced, the better.
Their failure to so much as endorse Mamdani laid bare layers of incompetence. They are why Democrats have completely failed to combat Trump. The sooner they are replaced, the better.
Given all the hints that he realizes he's not long for this world, what if the White House Grand Ballroom is actually being constructed as a Grand Mausoleum, a la the Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang? Is he mad enough to do that?
October 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Given all the hints that he realizes he's not long for this world, what if the White House Grand Ballroom is actually being constructed as a Grand Mausoleum, a la the Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang? Is he mad enough to do that?
This is the game plan 💯
Trump and Miller dearly want somebody to shoot back at ICE thugs, so they'll have an excuse to go full fascist. The Chicago incident had too many inconsistencies, but they're still hoping to get an ICE agent or National Guard member shot so they can start beating down doors.
October 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is the game plan 💯
Putting all your eggs in one basketcase
JENSEN HUANG, CEO OF NVIDIA, EXPRESSES DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE IN ALMOST ALL OF ELON MUSK'S VENTURES DURING CNBC INTERVIEW
October 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Putting all your eggs in one basketcase
Happy Constitution Day everyone!
September 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Happy Constitution Day everyone!
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The remarks weren’t “about Charlie Kirk,” they were about how this administration is using Kirk’s death as an excuse to shut down critics … and they responded by proving him completely correct.
New: FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/m...
FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk | CNN Business
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr warned. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”
www.cnn.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The remarks weren’t “about Charlie Kirk,” they were about how this administration is using Kirk’s death as an excuse to shut down critics … and they responded by proving him completely correct.
It's just a little creepy how many normally professional reporters and government officials refer to him as "Charlie."
September 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It's just a little creepy how many normally professional reporters and government officials refer to him as "Charlie."
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This is the way. We need to call it all out for what it is
August 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This is the way. We need to call it all out for what it is
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Se.... This 9.0 was in the same approximate area as today's Kamchatka quake. The resulting Tsunami did a fair amount of damage in Hawaii.
1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
July 30, 2025 at 2:45 AM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Se.... This 9.0 was in the same approximate area as today's Kamchatka quake. The resulting Tsunami did a fair amount of damage in Hawaii.
Yes please
This is the most lib take I've ever had, but there's no real downside if, with a lot of money and free time next year, native South Carolinian Stephen Colbert ran against Lindsey Graham.
July 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Yes please
The contrast between Mamdani and Eric Adams is a freaking chasm
June 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The contrast between Mamdani and Eric Adams is a freaking chasm
Noticing a LOT of guys driving big ol' trucks waving and supporting the #nokings protest over the beltway in Silver Spring. This isn't a niche movement. ✊
June 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Noticing a LOT of guys driving big ol' trucks waving and supporting the #nokings protest over the beltway in Silver Spring. This isn't a niche movement. ✊
I can't stop watching this
SORRY. Sorry.
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement
April 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I can't stop watching this
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I just got confirmation that National History Day, a program that does more to ignite K-12 students' love of history, learning, and yes, even the United States than anything else I've ever seen, had all its funding cut yesterday by the DOGE-axe at the NEH - including for this year's ongoing contest.
April 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I just got confirmation that National History Day, a program that does more to ignite K-12 students' love of history, learning, and yes, even the United States than anything else I've ever seen, had all its funding cut yesterday by the DOGE-axe at the NEH - including for this year's ongoing contest.
Not one Republican will speak out and say these tariffs are a terrible idea. May they all lose their seats in a couple years when we're in the throes of an entirely unnecessary depression.
April 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Not one Republican will speak out and say these tariffs are a terrible idea. May they all lose their seats in a couple years when we're in the throes of an entirely unnecessary depression.
I interned at the Voice of America in 1988 and saw first hand how trusted radio news could break through the Iron Curtain.
Apparently with the effective shutdown of VoA, countering tyranny is no longer what our country stands for.
This only pleases people like Putin and Lukashenko.
Apparently with the effective shutdown of VoA, countering tyranny is no longer what our country stands for.
This only pleases people like Putin and Lukashenko.
March 16, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I interned at the Voice of America in 1988 and saw first hand how trusted radio news could break through the Iron Curtain.
Apparently with the effective shutdown of VoA, countering tyranny is no longer what our country stands for.
This only pleases people like Putin and Lukashenko.
Apparently with the effective shutdown of VoA, countering tyranny is no longer what our country stands for.
This only pleases people like Putin and Lukashenko.
People are willing to give most older Teslas a break. But there's a real collective disdain for the CT and the wankers who own one.
March 4, 2025 at 6:49 AM
People are willing to give most older Teslas a break. But there's a real collective disdain for the CT and the wankers who own one.
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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
February 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
Trump plays the same game every time. Take a perfectly normal situation -- say, Canadian-American trade -- totally fuck it up, return it to normalcy... And then take claim for "fixing" it.
February 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Trump plays the same game every time. Take a perfectly normal situation -- say, Canadian-American trade -- totally fuck it up, return it to normalcy... And then take claim for "fixing" it.
Sure it's hilarious that Trump 'forgot' to place his tiny hand on the bible at his swearing-in. But in four years, he'll claim he wasn't officially sworn in... And will run again.
January 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Sure it's hilarious that Trump 'forgot' to place his tiny hand on the bible at his swearing-in. But in four years, he'll claim he wasn't officially sworn in... And will run again.
One of the few people who know how to successfully taunt Trump is Tim Walz.
January 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of the few people who know how to successfully taunt Trump is Tim Walz.