Jay Flatiron
@jayflatiron.bsky.social
PROUD Union carpenter. I like to build and fix. I like books and scotch, and love my kitty. NY Rangers fan. My banner is ironic.
Delay, Deny, Depose.
Delay, Deny, Depose.
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Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
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December 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Shithole country.
Although Philip Rivers made a return to pursue individual achievements, he also did something very useful for his big family in the process:
He extended his NFL-sponsored health insurance.
He extended his NFL-sponsored health insurance.
December 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Shithole country.
Shithole country.
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman at Brown, had a condition as a child that required brain surgery. The experience created an unshakable ambition to become a brain surgeon, his sister said.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
Brown shooting victim was pursuing dream of becoming brain surgeon
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, was one of two people killed at Brown University on Saturday.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Shithole country.
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President currently feuding with a beloved American comedy icon who was murdered 24 hours ago.
Trump doubles down on his Rob Reiner attack: "I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person... He became like a deranged person, Trump Derangement Syndrome. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape or form. I thought he was very bad for our country."
December 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
President currently feuding with a beloved American comedy icon who was murdered 24 hours ago.
Beautiful.
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here's how it can act so swiftly
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.
n.pr
December 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Beautiful.
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It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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Truly Unhinged: Trump Suggests Rob Reiner Had It Coming For Criticizing Him
When Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were murdered Sunday evening—allegedly by their son, who was arrested—you might (had you been living in another time with a different President) have…
When Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were murdered Sunday evening—allegedly by their son, who was arrested—you might (had you been living in another time with a different President) have…
Truly Unhinged: Trump Suggests Rob Reiner Had It Coming For Criticizing Him
When Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were murdered Sunday evening—allegedly by their son, who was arrested—you might (had you been living in another time with a different President) have expected the President of the United States to either stay silent or offer condolences. Instead, Donald Trump saw an opportunity to demonstrate to the world—yet again—how truly depraved and obsessed he is.
www.techdirt.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Truly Unhinged: Trump Suggests Rob Reiner Had It Coming For Criticizing Him
When Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were murdered Sunday evening—allegedly by their son, who was arrested—you might (had you been living in another time with a different President) have…
When Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were murdered Sunday evening—allegedly by their son, who was arrested—you might (had you been living in another time with a different President) have…
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People are going to move on and forget how fucking crazy Trump's comments about Rob Reiner are, but we shouldn't. He's legitimizing violence against his critics on an issue that has nothing to do with himself and where he can't show basic common decency.
Truly Unhinged: Trump Suggests Rob Reiner Had It Coming For Criticizing Him
When Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were murdered Sunday evening—allegedly by their son, who was arrested—you might (had you been living in another time with a different President) have…
When Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were murdered Sunday evening—allegedly by their son, who was arrested—you might (had you been living in another time with a different President) have…
Truly Unhinged: Trump Suggests Rob Reiner Had It Coming For Criticizing Him
When Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were murdered Sunday evening—allegedly by their son, who was arrested—you might (had you been living in another time with a different President) have expected the President of the United States to either stay silent or offer condolences. Instead, Donald Trump saw an opportunity to demonstrate to the world—yet again—how truly depraved and obsessed he is.
www.techdirt.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
People are going to move on and forget how fucking crazy Trump's comments about Rob Reiner are, but we shouldn't. He's legitimizing violence against his critics on an issue that has nothing to do with himself and where he can't show basic common decency.
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I think it's kind of beautiful that this was Rob Reiner's final line on television
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I think it's kind of beautiful that this was Rob Reiner's final line on television
I love when "Half the Distance to the Goal" suddenly becomes Zeno's Dichotomy Paradox.
December 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I love when "Half the Distance to the Goal" suddenly becomes Zeno's Dichotomy Paradox.
The only times he made money were The apprentice and grifting as president.
Q: How big a role do you want to personally play in the decision by the Fed on interest rates?
TRUMP: Well, you know, I made a lot of money. I've been very successful. I think my role should be at least that of recommending.
TRUMP: Well, you know, I made a lot of money. I've been very successful. I think my role should be at least that of recommending.
December 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The only times he made money were The apprentice and grifting as president.
FUCKING PUT THEM OUT
Garcia: "Some of the other photos that we did not put out today are incredibly disturbing"
December 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
FUCKING PUT THEM OUT
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There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
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This doc explains Trump’s dementia and how he could possibly pass in 3-5 months.
December 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This doc explains Trump’s dementia and how he could possibly pass in 3-5 months.
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* executive orders cannot limit state regulations
* "AI" is not interstate commerce and thus is reserved by the 10th Amendment to a state only issue
* these are 9th grade civics things that anyone in attendance of this event should be embarrassed to have forgotten
* "AI" is not interstate commerce and thus is reserved by the 10th Amendment to a state only issue
* these are 9th grade civics things that anyone in attendance of this event should be embarrassed to have forgotten
Signing ceremony underway for Trump AI executive order to limit state regulation of artificial intelligence. www.youtube.com/live/rYDbVjX...
President Trump Participates in a Signing Ceremony, Dec. 11, 2025
YouTube video by The White House
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
* executive orders cannot limit state regulations
* "AI" is not interstate commerce and thus is reserved by the 10th Amendment to a state only issue
* these are 9th grade civics things that anyone in attendance of this event should be embarrassed to have forgotten
* "AI" is not interstate commerce and thus is reserved by the 10th Amendment to a state only issue
* these are 9th grade civics things that anyone in attendance of this event should be embarrassed to have forgotten
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It would be cool if the media put more accurate headlines like “despite having zero authority over state laws, Trump writes a grandstanding memo.” But this would mean having a corporate media not 100% complicit in allowing a completely bullshit coup over the past decade.
Trump signs AI executive order pushing to ban state laws
Trump signs AI executive order pushing to ban state laws
States with AI laws could lose federal broadband funding
buff.ly
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
It would be cool if the media put more accurate headlines like “despite having zero authority over state laws, Trump writes a grandstanding memo.” But this would mean having a corporate media not 100% complicit in allowing a completely bullshit coup over the past decade.
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you can tell he's a propagandist and not a thinker because he doesn't talk about the fact you wouldn't have to pay insurance premiums, and the second point is just old conservative fear mongering
R U ok with paying 8 to 12 pct more in taxes and possibly losing your standard deduction ?
R U ok with losing access to different curative medications and care because the government can't afford to pay for them, even after taxing all the billionaires 90 pct?
R U ok with losing access to different curative medications and care because the government can't afford to pay for them, even after taxing all the billionaires 90 pct?
December 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
you can tell he's a propagandist and not a thinker because he doesn't talk about the fact you wouldn't have to pay insurance premiums, and the second point is just old conservative fear mongering
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sam altman is being sued by his SISTER for sexual abuse. who gives a shit about his dogshit product that’s corroding brains and vaporizing the planet??? what is going on in this fuckin world
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
sam altman is being sued by his SISTER for sexual abuse. who gives a shit about his dogshit product that’s corroding brains and vaporizing the planet??? what is going on in this fuckin world
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The President of the United States unilaterally levied a tax on all of us and is redistributing our taxes to a core segment of his supporters.
Trump: "I'm delighted to announce this afternoon that the US will be taking a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs ... and we're going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance. We love our farmers. The farmers like me ... $12 billion"
December 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The President of the United States unilaterally levied a tax on all of us and is redistributing our taxes to a core segment of his supporters.
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our bluesky safety manager replied with this to a woman venting after ICE kidnapped her husband, and then banned her.
How do we trust this person to have the empathy needed to be in charge of safety on this website? what the fuck?
if we spam the feedback, it might get somewhere
@safety.bsky.app
How do we trust this person to have the empathy needed to be in charge of safety on this website? what the fuck?
if we spam the feedback, it might get somewhere
@safety.bsky.app
December 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
our bluesky safety manager replied with this to a woman venting after ICE kidnapped her husband, and then banned her.
How do we trust this person to have the empathy needed to be in charge of safety on this website? what the fuck?
if we spam the feedback, it might get somewhere
@safety.bsky.app
How do we trust this person to have the empathy needed to be in charge of safety on this website? what the fuck?
if we spam the feedback, it might get somewhere
@safety.bsky.app
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My parents were free-wheeling Boomers convinced things were only ever going to get better, financially. They had good reason, then. They could afford a house, car, and weekly nights out on two full time assistant manager jobs at a fast food chain. But they also got caught up in emulating wealth trap
December 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
My parents were free-wheeling Boomers convinced things were only ever going to get better, financially. They had good reason, then. They could afford a house, car, and weekly nights out on two full time assistant manager jobs at a fast food chain. But they also got caught up in emulating wealth trap
Texans gotta call it the Chubb Rubb.
December 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Texans gotta call it the Chubb Rubb.
He's gonna start calling it TrumpBall.
Trump: "When you look at football in the US, soccer -- we seem to never call it that, because we have a little bit of a conflict with another thing that's called football. But when you think about it, shouldn't it really be called football? We have to come up with another name for the NFL stuff."
December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
He's gonna start calling it TrumpBall.