Excelsior
@eljeasel.bsky.social
Richmond, VA
I'm into video games, comics, sports, cooking, and even some politics.
Trying desperately not to be Johnny Silverhand.
I'm into video games, comics, sports, cooking, and even some politics.
Trying desperately not to be Johnny Silverhand.
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Excelsior
@eljeasel.bsky.social
· Jan 22
None of this is acceptable and I refuse to lose my outrage.
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We are at a point where the vice-President can claim that one of the most widely used and tested medications is "useless" because disregard for science is seen as a virtue.
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We are at a point where the vice-President can claim that one of the most widely used and tested medications is "useless" because disregard for science is seen as a virtue.
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Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
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If Epstein’s claims are true, Trump lied about his involvement & knew about the abuse
Bondi & Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyers in DOJ, ignored their duties to the Constitution & victims
This is corruption, plain & simple
I broke it down on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social👇 - TN
Bondi & Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyers in DOJ, ignored their duties to the Constitution & victims
This is corruption, plain & simple
I broke it down on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social👇 - TN
November 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
If Epstein’s claims are true, Trump lied about his involvement & knew about the abuse
Bondi & Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyers in DOJ, ignored their duties to the Constitution & victims
This is corruption, plain & simple
I broke it down on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social👇 - TN
Bondi & Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyers in DOJ, ignored their duties to the Constitution & victims
This is corruption, plain & simple
I broke it down on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social👇 - TN
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"skin as part of brain?"
This is that great intellect people talk about?
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 AM
"skin as part of brain?"
This is that great intellect people talk about?
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Klay Thompson everyday...
DAMN these yams are good
November 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Klay Thompson everyday...
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Why don’t they just travel on America’s rail network since they keep voting against expanding it
There’s real irony in this: lawmakers can’t get back to DC to vote to reopen the government because flights are canceled, thanks to the same shutdown they caused.
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Why don’t they just travel on America’s rail network since they keep voting against expanding it
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Imagine you read the Iliad and your takeaway is "fighting for princesses."
I'd question your reading comprehension and translation, in that order...
I'd question your reading comprehension and translation, in that order...
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Imagine you read the Iliad and your takeaway is "fighting for princesses."
I'd question your reading comprehension and translation, in that order...
I'd question your reading comprehension and translation, in that order...
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These guys...
Andreesen said in an interview I heard that there's been "no new information in the Classics since the 1850s" and the amount of stupidity in that is wild. Just wild.
Andreesen said in an interview I heard that there's been "no new information in the Classics since the 1850s" and the amount of stupidity in that is wild. Just wild.
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
These guys...
Andreesen said in an interview I heard that there's been "no new information in the Classics since the 1850s" and the amount of stupidity in that is wild. Just wild.
Andreesen said in an interview I heard that there's been "no new information in the Classics since the 1850s" and the amount of stupidity in that is wild. Just wild.
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There’s real irony in this: lawmakers can’t get back to DC to vote to reopen the government because flights are canceled, thanks to the same shutdown they caused.
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
There’s real irony in this: lawmakers can’t get back to DC to vote to reopen the government because flights are canceled, thanks to the same shutdown they caused.
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It’s insane to treat the filibuster as the most sacrosanct.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It’s insane to treat the filibuster as the most sacrosanct.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
Article 1 power of the purse, oversight, and war? Nah.
Emoluments clauses? Bribery prohibition? Meh.
Criminal law? 14A? Doesn’t count.
But maybe the Senate changes a rule it has multiple times before? Gasp! Not that. Anything but that.
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A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
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Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
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Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
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Wanna know how freaky women are? Ask them with their porn search history is......fellas it ain't close lol
All the fellas call themselves freaky until Miss FREAK steps in the room.
a man wearing glasses and a black jacket with the number 2 in the corner
Alt: a man wearing glasses and a black jacket with the number 2 in the corner
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Wanna know how freaky women are? Ask them with their porn search history is......fellas it ain't close lol
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Seriously these folks keep winning because regardless of what you think their constituents are fine with them. Unless you can facilitate that changing then you're just gonna be complaining about the same folks for the 10 or 20 more years.
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Seriously these folks keep winning because regardless of what you think their constituents are fine with them. Unless you can facilitate that changing then you're just gonna be complaining about the same folks for the 10 or 20 more years.
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Ultimately I think one good thing to come out of this is for more of the elected Dems to be willing to call some of their colleagues bitches. If you want these folks replaced then you have to rally sentiment for it among the people who are not extremely online. Otherwise they'll keep winning
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Ultimately I think one good thing to come out of this is for more of the elected Dems to be willing to call some of their colleagues bitches. If you want these folks replaced then you have to rally sentiment for it among the people who are not extremely online. Otherwise they'll keep winning
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This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
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It’s a thing, whether you like it or not . Not in the primaries though. That’s when you vote for the person you want to win because they are a good candidate for civil service and have policy ideas that make sense. If that candidate doesn’t win, then you get to vote for a lesser evil.
November 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
It’s a thing, whether you like it or not . Not in the primaries though. That’s when you vote for the person you want to win because they are a good candidate for civil service and have policy ideas that make sense. If that candidate doesn’t win, then you get to vote for a lesser evil.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him
And they should, given this is his fault.
And they should, given this is his fault.
This is a lovely sentiment but Schumer isn't up for re-election until 2028 and he knows this. At which point he will be 77/78. There's no mechanism to recall a sitting senator AFAIK.
Let’s be clear: Chuck Schumer is the one ending this shutdown, no matter how the votes read.
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him
And they should, given this is his fault.
And they should, given this is his fault.
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how does this keep staying relevant
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
how does this keep staying relevant
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I just hope the former Capitol PD officer who was accused in the story of being the J6 pipe bomber sues The Blaze and this writer. He got his 13 million viral views. Now it looks like maybe he’s talked to a lawyer about it.
November 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I just hope the former Capitol PD officer who was accused in the story of being the J6 pipe bomber sues The Blaze and this writer. He got his 13 million viral views. Now it looks like maybe he’s talked to a lawyer about it.
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So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
November 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
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I am once again saying that we saw what wall to wall, panic coverage of a crisis looked like after the Biden debate and there’s no reason Trump isn’t getting that kind of coverage except for class solidarity.
So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
November 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I am once again saying that we saw what wall to wall, panic coverage of a crisis looked like after the Biden debate and there’s no reason Trump isn’t getting that kind of coverage except for class solidarity.