James Rizzo
@jnrizzo.bsky.social
Pittsburgh, PA
24th Ward Democratic Chair and Ph.D. candidate in anthropology at the University of Chicago.
24th Ward Democratic Chair and Ph.D. candidate in anthropology at the University of Chicago.
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this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
December 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
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The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
December 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
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Your Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com editor in the year 2026 believes segregation in cities is “natural”. 👇🏻
There’s something so fitting and also infuriating to see the former editor of the Boston Globe and current journalism department chair at BU casually asserting that “cities are naturally segregated” in the new HBO Doc “Murder in Boston”.
@segbydesign.bsky.social
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December 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Your Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com editor in the year 2026 believes segregation in cities is “natural”. 👇🏻
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Arnold Newman's photograph of the iconic Luchow's German Restaurant in NYC at Christmas, for the Saturday Evening Post, 1959.
#Christmas #ChristmasVibes #Photography
#Christmas #ChristmasVibes #Photography
December 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Arnold Newman's photograph of the iconic Luchow's German Restaurant in NYC at Christmas, for the Saturday Evening Post, 1959.
#Christmas #ChristmasVibes #Photography
#Christmas #ChristmasVibes #Photography
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On WikiFlix, a Netflix-inspired archive of public domain films, you can watch movies like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Noseferatu" for free.
WikiFlix shows us what Netflix would have been like 100 years ago | TechCrunch
On WikiFlix, a Netflix-inspired archive of public domain films, you can watch movies like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Noseferatu" for free.
techcrunch.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
On WikiFlix, a Netflix-inspired archive of public domain films, you can watch movies like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Noseferatu" for free.
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Making sure a Variety editor knows that a chia pet ad ended up airing in prime time on WCBS is a god tier level of knife twisting.
Major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall telecast Saturday, moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring an interview with Erika Kirk.
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Big Advertisers Appear Wary of CBS News’ Bari Weiss Town Hall Format
Many major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall format moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring a conversation with Erika Kirk
variety.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Making sure a Variety editor knows that a chia pet ad ended up airing in prime time on WCBS is a god tier level of knife twisting.
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Every state in the United States has a disgusting soda that only they know about and that’s kind of beautiful
December 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Every state in the United States has a disgusting soda that only they know about and that’s kind of beautiful
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What’s worse, Fetterman working harder to get a pardon for Netanyahu than healthcare for his own constituents….or the fact that he did the Netanyahu letter in secret?
December 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What’s worse, Fetterman working harder to get a pardon for Netanyahu than healthcare for his own constituents….or the fact that he did the Netanyahu letter in secret?
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'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
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Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-...
Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability?
A friend of mine ran an analogy by me which really resonated....
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/will-...
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main economic message from
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
main economic message from
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
the president is that you will be poorer and you will like it
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No one is going to want to come here
December 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
No one is going to want to come here
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Gotta admit "the font is DEI" is a stage of absurdity I could not have predicted
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Gotta admit "the font is DEI" is a stage of absurdity I could not have predicted
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I promise you, the racists, evangelicals and misogynists you're collaborating with do not give a shit that you 'don't believe' in identity politics.
They still think less of you *due to your identity*.
And as soon as you stop being useful shields for them, you will be *gone*.
They still think less of you *due to your identity*.
And as soon as you stop being useful shields for them, you will be *gone*.
December 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I promise you, the racists, evangelicals and misogynists you're collaborating with do not give a shit that you 'don't believe' in identity politics.
They still think less of you *due to your identity*.
And as soon as you stop being useful shields for them, you will be *gone*.
They still think less of you *due to your identity*.
And as soon as you stop being useful shields for them, you will be *gone*.
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Glad to see people talking about Penn Jillette. The 2024 interview was done by me. I found him to be a refreshingly reflective, self-critical individual who has remained curious and willing to evolve.
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Glad to see people talking about Penn Jillette. The 2024 interview was done by me. I found him to be a refreshingly reflective, self-critical individual who has remained curious and willing to evolve.
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not sure how one argues with a straight face anymore that liberal elites did not play an outsized role in the slow-then-sudden disappearance of the cordon sanitaire around open racism and eugenics
Thanks for validating me, governor
December 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
not sure how one argues with a straight face anymore that liberal elites did not play an outsized role in the slow-then-sudden disappearance of the cordon sanitaire around open racism and eugenics
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without birthright citizenship in the united states, you don't have a democracy and you don't have rule of law.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
without birthright citizenship in the united states, you don't have a democracy and you don't have rule of law.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
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Birthright citizenship is probably not integral to liberal democracy, but it is integral to *American* liberal democracy. Our vision of what we are as a country, as a nation beyond an ethnicity, requires it.
December 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Birthright citizenship is probably not integral to liberal democracy, but it is integral to *American* liberal democracy. Our vision of what we are as a country, as a nation beyond an ethnicity, requires it.
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Dr. Bill Cassidy’s legacy as a hepatologist, will be that he brought about more liver disease. Put that in his obit.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Dr. Bill Cassidy’s legacy as a hepatologist, will be that he brought about more liver disease. Put that in his obit.
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i always wanted to live in a paul verhoeven movie
"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
truthout.org
December 6, 2025 at 3:44 AM
i always wanted to live in a paul verhoeven movie
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People in the administration have done TONS of shit like this. I’d really like to see a comprehensive report on all of it—pictures removed, or altered, buildings renamed, all of the hamfisted attempt to rewrite the history these institutions tell themselves
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
People in the administration have done TONS of shit like this. I’d really like to see a comprehensive report on all of it—pictures removed, or altered, buildings renamed, all of the hamfisted attempt to rewrite the history these institutions tell themselves
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Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
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The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The current Supreme Court has forfeited all legitimacy.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
Democrats (and everyone) need to address that reality.
John Roberts > Roger Taney.
Court needs to expand. And have fixed terms—like *every* other supreme court in developed world. And have ethics rules, like all normal organizations.
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Really overwhelming how often Black people of high rank have become the unwavering guardians of the values America has long espoused but now abandoned. And repeatedly found themselves eliminated now that the mask of propriety has been discarded by white nationalists. Makes me proud. And angry.
Wow, Adm. Holsey didn't leave of his own accord, Hegseth pushed him out. What looked like the SOCOM head resigning rather than do war crimes now looks like SecDef canning him to facilitate war crimes.
Congress should have him testify, and would've already if war-crime-sympathetic GOP didn't run it.
Congress should have him testify, and would've already if war-crime-sympathetic GOP didn't run it.
Exclusive | Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discord
The relationship between the Pentagon chief and Adm. Alvin Holsey had been rocky since Trump’s inauguration.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Really overwhelming how often Black people of high rank have become the unwavering guardians of the values America has long espoused but now abandoned. And repeatedly found themselves eliminated now that the mask of propriety has been discarded by white nationalists. Makes me proud. And angry.