Jonathan Gitlin
@drgitlin.bsky.social
Sigh.
PFP: my racing helmet, which is British racing green with a safety orange arrow design, inspired by the Porsche 908/3 gulf cars
PFP: my racing helmet, which is British racing green with a safety orange arrow design, inspired by the Porsche 908/3 gulf cars
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
We were supposed to have no water for a few hours earlier today because the co-op needed to fix something. Then DC Water broke a valve and now the co-op will have no water until at least 1 am, they tell me.
Stg it’s like living in a failed state. Except it’s $3600 a month on top of the mortgage 🤬
Stg it’s like living in a failed state. Except it’s $3600 a month on top of the mortgage 🤬
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
We were supposed to have no water for a few hours earlier today because the co-op needed to fix something. Then DC Water broke a valve and now the co-op will have no water until at least 1 am, they tell me.
Stg it’s like living in a failed state. Except it’s $3600 a month on top of the mortgage 🤬
Stg it’s like living in a failed state. Except it’s $3600 a month on top of the mortgage 🤬
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
i feel like a lot of people haven’t really paid any attention to what jackie chan’s gotten up to in the last 10-15 years
this thing is going to be an all-timer flop for several reasons, assuming it gets made at all, which seems unlikely
Rush Hour 4 is reportedly a go at Paramount – after Trump intervened on behalf of the movie.
Brett Ratner, accused of sexual misconduct by several women, will bring the franchise back to the big screen
Brett Ratner, accused of sexual misconduct by several women, will bring the franchise back to the big screen
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
i feel like a lot of people haven’t really paid any attention to what jackie chan’s gotten up to in the last 10-15 years
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
Made the Versailles-Versailles error in a podcast yesterday, which is basically the most horrifying thing that can happen to a University of Kentucky professor.
November 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Made the Versailles-Versailles error in a podcast yesterday, which is basically the most horrifying thing that can happen to a University of Kentucky professor.
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
the AEB mandate was voluntarily adopted by the entire US auto industry because it has an unambiguous and independently validated impact on safety... eliminating it is the stupidest automotive safety proposal I have heard in my entire life
Exclusive: Republicans plan to challenge vehicle-safety mandates, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms that remind drivers a child is in the back seat.
Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
on.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
the AEB mandate was voluntarily adopted by the entire US auto industry because it has an unambiguous and independently validated impact on safety... eliminating it is the stupidest automotive safety proposal I have heard in my entire life
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
No FBI Director has done a finer job protecting his alleged country singer alleged girlfriend from alleged threats.
KASH PATEL ON FIRING WATCH, THIS IS NOT A DRILL, REPEAT KASH PATEL ON FIRING WATCH
President Trump may have had enough of Kash Patel, according to sources
The president is weighing whether to oust the FBI director after scrutiny of Patel's stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend’s security detail and use of a government jet.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
No FBI Director has done a finer job protecting his alleged country singer alleged girlfriend from alleged threats.
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
And, as long as we're talking Wendy's, there's no better place to share this promo pic of Arnold Schwarzenegger at a Wendy's in 1979, where he looks like someone hit Nardwuar with Gamma rays!
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
And, as long as we're talking Wendy's, there's no better place to share this promo pic of Arnold Schwarzenegger at a Wendy's in 1979, where he looks like someone hit Nardwuar with Gamma rays!
West Virginia being pretty irredeemable
boy Montana is gone-gone
Trump’s approval collapses nationwide, turning several deep-red states negative — Economist tracker
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
West Virginia being pretty irredeemable
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
In addition to being a fascinating (if horrific) insight into a mostly-unknown period of European prehistory, this includes a BANGER of a quote: "I can see why all these people without heads wouldn’t be good for a community, and might be a cause for abandonment."
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
In addition to being a fascinating (if horrific) insight into a mostly-unknown period of European prehistory, this includes a BANGER of a quote: "I can see why all these people without heads wouldn’t be good for a community, and might be a cause for abandonment."
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Yet again thanking the universe I naturalized in 2022.
ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
British mum detained by ICE agents in California as six-month old baby and stunned husband watch on | LBC
Katie Paul, 33, was in the process of applying for a green card when she was ambushed by immigration agents
www.lbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Yet again thanking the universe I naturalized in 2022.
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
RING RING RING RING RING RING RING...
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
RING RING RING RING RING RING RING...
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
In case you missed it, Jamaica has won a gold medal in bobsled!
Shane Pitter and his 4-man team slid to gold in the second North American Cup race in Whistler in Pitter's 6th 4-man race as a pilot, beating out a pretty experienced field in the process.
Race recap: www.slidingonice.com?p=13180
Shane Pitter and his 4-man team slid to gold in the second North American Cup race in Whistler in Pitter's 6th 4-man race as a pilot, beating out a pretty experienced field in the process.
Race recap: www.slidingonice.com?p=13180
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
In case you missed it, Jamaica has won a gold medal in bobsled!
Shane Pitter and his 4-man team slid to gold in the second North American Cup race in Whistler in Pitter's 6th 4-man race as a pilot, beating out a pretty experienced field in the process.
Race recap: www.slidingonice.com?p=13180
Shane Pitter and his 4-man team slid to gold in the second North American Cup race in Whistler in Pitter's 6th 4-man race as a pilot, beating out a pretty experienced field in the process.
Race recap: www.slidingonice.com?p=13180
Dersh the pedo? That’s Bari’s big plan for CBS news?
One good thing about Bari Weiss is that she articulates the worldview of the 0.00001% with total clarity, and thereby makes it obvious that they are dangerously out of their minds.
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Dersh the pedo? That’s Bari’s big plan for CBS news?
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
Letting these people post above 128 characters was a mistake
November 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Letting these people post above 128 characters was a mistake
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
Other automakers don't want Tesla's garbage "FSD;" no one serious about AI wants xAI's garbage Grok; & no one serious about robots wants dopey Optimus.
Meanwhile, SpaceX's "Starship propellant transfer" program - vital to Artemis III - looks more & more like fantasy.
electrek.co/2025/11/24/e...
Meanwhile, SpaceX's "Starship propellant transfer" program - vital to Artemis III - looks more & more like fantasy.
electrek.co/2025/11/24/e...
Elon Musk admits other automakers don't want to license Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving'
After years of teasing that other automakers would license Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, Elon Musk has now admitted that...
electrek.co
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Other automakers don't want Tesla's garbage "FSD;" no one serious about AI wants xAI's garbage Grok; & no one serious about robots wants dopey Optimus.
Meanwhile, SpaceX's "Starship propellant transfer" program - vital to Artemis III - looks more & more like fantasy.
electrek.co/2025/11/24/e...
Meanwhile, SpaceX's "Starship propellant transfer" program - vital to Artemis III - looks more & more like fantasy.
electrek.co/2025/11/24/e...
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
“If I refuse to follow these orders that seem cruel to me because she’s white, I’ll lose my job and won’t be able to gleefully follow similar orders against people of color. So now you understand why i have no agency in this situation” - an ice ghoul
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“If I refuse to follow these orders that seem cruel to me because she’s white, I’ll lose my job and won’t be able to gleefully follow similar orders against people of color. So now you understand why i have no agency in this situation” - an ice ghoul
I can’t decide if it’s good or bad that they don’t realize they actually have agency here.
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I can’t decide if it’s good or bad that they don’t realize they actually have agency here.
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
50 years ago today, the New York Times reported that the US Army planned to deactivate the Safeguard antiballistic missile system in North Dakota less than two months after it was declared fully operational, vindicating scientific and congressional critics who had warned it would never be effective.
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
50 years ago today, the New York Times reported that the US Army planned to deactivate the Safeguard antiballistic missile system in North Dakota less than two months after it was declared fully operational, vindicating scientific and congressional critics who had warned it would never be effective.
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
What’s bullshit is known 5th place anti trans bigot Riley Gaines, her husband is from the UK and had overstayed his visa and she went public with it. Instead of arresting and detaining him they helped push his citizenship through. Funny how that works huh?
ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
British mum detained by ICE agents in California as six-month old baby and stunned husband watch on | LBC
Katie Paul, 33, was in the process of applying for a green card when she was ambushed by immigration agents
www.lbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
What’s bullshit is known 5th place anti trans bigot Riley Gaines, her husband is from the UK and had overstayed his visa and she went public with it. Instead of arresting and detaining him they helped push his citizenship through. Funny how that works huh?
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
Alcoholic national guardsman proves he doesn’t know what mirror imaging in photography is.
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Alcoholic national guardsman proves he doesn’t know what mirror imaging in photography is.
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
I love this movie. I have no notes.
@warmovietheatre.bsky.social and @wallaceme.bsky.social are just wrong.
Stampes and Stearmans? 🤌
Sterling SMGs? 🤌
Whole bit about how great the Thames Barrier is on the telly? 🤌
Peter Cushing giving his card with an address of 1A Tower Bridge? 🤌
I can go on.
@warmovietheatre.bsky.social and @wallaceme.bsky.social are just wrong.
Stampes and Stearmans? 🤌
Sterling SMGs? 🤌
Whole bit about how great the Thames Barrier is on the telly? 🤌
Peter Cushing giving his card with an address of 1A Tower Bridge? 🤌
I can go on.
A beloved British hero, a masked German, a super-weapon, and... a time-travelling 1980s New York executive? We're watching the ultimate crime against literature and cinema: the Biggles movie. With @wallaceme.bsky.social of Total Politics, who was scarred for life by this film.
pod.fo/e/3564bb
pod.fo/e/3564bb
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I love this movie. I have no notes.
@warmovietheatre.bsky.social and @wallaceme.bsky.social are just wrong.
Stampes and Stearmans? 🤌
Sterling SMGs? 🤌
Whole bit about how great the Thames Barrier is on the telly? 🤌
Peter Cushing giving his card with an address of 1A Tower Bridge? 🤌
I can go on.
@warmovietheatre.bsky.social and @wallaceme.bsky.social are just wrong.
Stampes and Stearmans? 🤌
Sterling SMGs? 🤌
Whole bit about how great the Thames Barrier is on the telly? 🤌
Peter Cushing giving his card with an address of 1A Tower Bridge? 🤌
I can go on.
Reposted by Jonathan Gitlin
ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
British mum detained by ICE agents in California as six-month old baby and stunned husband watch on | LBC
Katie Paul, 33, was in the process of applying for a green card when she was ambushed by immigration agents
www.lbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...