Bobby Big Wheel
@kleinman.bsky.social
I like to post and see posts. Head of Research at Heartland Signal, I am always taking pitches about what's going on in your state (DM or Signal aaron.1515)
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ANALYSIS: Ohio Democrats show when a bad map is a good deal
Aaron Kleinman writes, "Ohio Democrats just gave up a congressional district to Republicans. Good on them."
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My triumphant return to blogging at @heartlandsignal.bsky.social is about (what else) how the bad map passed in Ohio was a good deal for Democrats heartlandsignal.com/2025/10/31/a...
I believe he would be the first person to have been on Party Down to run for office www.espn.com/espn/story/_...
Ex-NBA champ Fox entering Bahamian politics
Former NBA player Rick Fox will run for a legislative seat in the Bahamas in next year's general election, he announced Monday.
www.espn.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I believe he would be the first person to have been on Party Down to run for office www.espn.com/espn/story/_...
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Update on the Blaze story defaming the Capitol officer as the J6 pipe bomber from CBS.
What's scary here is that ODNI sounds like crazy town...they drafted a memo with confidential info based on Steve Baker's nutso hallucinations that even Tulsi Gabbard is embarrassed by? And did similar re: Kirk /
What's scary here is that ODNI sounds like crazy town...they drafted a memo with confidential info based on Steve Baker's nutso hallucinations that even Tulsi Gabbard is embarrassed by? And did similar re: Kirk /
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Update on the Blaze story defaming the Capitol officer as the J6 pipe bomber from CBS.
What's scary here is that ODNI sounds like crazy town...they drafted a memo with confidential info based on Steve Baker's nutso hallucinations that even Tulsi Gabbard is embarrassed by? And did similar re: Kirk /
What's scary here is that ODNI sounds like crazy town...they drafted a memo with confidential info based on Steve Baker's nutso hallucinations that even Tulsi Gabbard is embarrassed by? And did similar re: Kirk /
Animal Triste by Monika Maron is good but also very German, you gotta be ready for Dieter from Sprockets level Germanness
The Story of Zahra by Hanan al-Shaykh, very second wave, not too long, comes together nicely (if cruelly)
The Implacable Order of Things by Jose Luis Peixoto tries to add devils and giants and blind prostitutes to Portuguese peasant life to make it interesting and it does not succeed in any way.
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Animal Triste by Monika Maron is good but also very German, you gotta be ready for Dieter from Sprockets level Germanness
Thinking about the day after Thanksgiving
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Thinking about the day after Thanksgiving
Wrong but while we're at it I stopped having meat with nitrates in it and let me tell you, I don't miss cold cut sandwiches at all. Overrated.
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Wrong but while we're at it I stopped having meat with nitrates in it and let me tell you, I don't miss cold cut sandwiches at all. Overrated.
I need everyone to stop replying to this fucking guy, you made your point
I support Trans rights as much as anyone but it's an electoral loser. It helps Republicans who are ok with shooting trans.
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I need everyone to stop replying to this fucking guy, you made your point
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*Aqualung riff*
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
*Aqualung riff*
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November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I get why A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell blew people's minds when it was released, and I wish I'd read it in college, but it gets increasingly dated as it approaches modernity.
Far From The Tree by Andrew Solomon is a much, much, much longer version of this. Even if you don't have a special needs kid still very interesting but he could've edited it down a bit.
Adding Second Life by Amanda Hess to the short list of books I tell new parents to read. It perfectly captures what it's like to have a kid when everything around you is being optimized to keep you afraid and sell you crap.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I get why A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell blew people's minds when it was released, and I wish I'd read it in college, but it gets increasingly dated as it approaches modernity.
Fine I'll stop blocking every Canadian who tells me we're on the verge of another civil war
Definitely an overlooked point: The authoritarian far right, including its white nationalist iterations, are self-consciously global in scope and liberals need to adapt to that:
The movement to destroy liberal democracy is international, and so must be its defense
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Fine I'll stop blocking every Canadian who tells me we're on the verge of another civil war
Would love to know the pollster here! Doesn't match with Morning Consult or Economist 50-state polls.
Trump’s approval collapses nationwide, turning several deep-red states negative — Economist tracker
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Would love to know the pollster here! Doesn't match with Morning Consult or Economist 50-state polls.
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The fact that Polis didn't immediately rule this out is incredibly alarming.
If he actually caves to Trump's demand, he could be impeached.
If he actually caves to Trump's demand, he could be impeached.
NEW: Colorado's election clerks are increasingly upset that Gov Jared Polis (D) hasn't ruled out releasing Tina Peters to the Trump administration.
On a call today, a bipartisan group of elected clerks said Polis hasn't agreed to meet with them about their concerns.
On a call today, a bipartisan group of elected clerks said Polis hasn't agreed to meet with them about their concerns.
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The fact that Polis didn't immediately rule this out is incredibly alarming.
If he actually caves to Trump's demand, he could be impeached.
If he actually caves to Trump's demand, he could be impeached.
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Just in case you thought this was a ridiculous hypothetical, it’s actually a thing she did, and it’s racked up one thousand three hundred big views on youtube in the 7 hours it’s been up, so take that libs.
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Just in case you thought this was a ridiculous hypothetical, it’s actually a thing she did, and it’s racked up one thousand three hundred big views on youtube in the 7 hours it’s been up, so take that libs.
I love when @brianphillips.bsky.social decides to step up to the plate and belt a 450-foot home run www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/n...
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I love when @brianphillips.bsky.social decides to step up to the plate and belt a 450-foot home run www.theringer.com/2025/11/25/n...
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This afternoon (??), 0-11 UMass can either win as a 14-point home underdog against a 3-8 team ... or complete its case to be considered one of the very worst FBS-level teams ever
There's also coach stuff in here but obv I'm far more interested in whether UMass is worse than 1951 New Mexico State
There's also coach stuff in here but obv I'm far more interested in whether UMass is worse than 1951 New Mexico State
CFB coaching carousel resuming soon, plus UMass’ incredibly bad 2025
Until Saturday is The Athletic's free college football newsletter.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This afternoon (??), 0-11 UMass can either win as a 14-point home underdog against a 3-8 team ... or complete its case to be considered one of the very worst FBS-level teams ever
There's also coach stuff in here but obv I'm far more interested in whether UMass is worse than 1951 New Mexico State
There's also coach stuff in here but obv I'm far more interested in whether UMass is worse than 1951 New Mexico State
End of an era ny.eater.com/news/407133/...
NYC Peruvian Restaurant Group Closes Its First Groundbreaking Restaurant
Plus, a nine-month-old restaurant run by 63 Clinton alums is also shuttering — and more intel
ny.eater.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
End of an era ny.eater.com/news/407133/...
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No bailouts. The US should extort these companies when the crash happens so they get minimal compensation in return for nationalizing the entire panopticon industry and then destroying it once harvested for socially useful parts. It won’t happen but it should
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
No bailouts. The US should extort these companies when the crash happens so they get minimal compensation in return for nationalizing the entire panopticon industry and then destroying it once harvested for socially useful parts. It won’t happen but it should
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blocking people insane about Will remains one of the most consistent ways to make this website a more pleasant user experience; he draws the maddest fuckers.
i have agreed with stancil and i have disagreed with stancil. he has sharp elbows. but the accusation that he is a raging transphobe is not connected to reality. and the weaponization of "i'm listening to trans people" to smear someone because you disagree about fucking econ polling is disgusting
No, I do not “pick on” trans people, I have never done anything like this. And frankly, I think the willingness of some people to completely invent accusations of transphobia in the desperate search for a cudgel against ideological opponents suggests they don’t really care about transphobia
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
blocking people insane about Will remains one of the most consistent ways to make this website a more pleasant user experience; he draws the maddest fuckers.
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Every American should have this in their wallet:
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Every American should have this in their wallet:
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In fairness, accusing the current pope of being the antichrist is one of Peter Thiel’s most traditionalist and conservative behaviors
In leaked audio recordings, Peter Thiel reveals he told JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral issues, including the development of ethical AI. He also suggested the American pope was a tool of the Antichrist.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
In fairness, accusing the current pope of being the antichrist is one of Peter Thiel’s most traditionalist and conservative behaviors
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Okay it's officially time for a Chotiner/RFK interview
“The entire purpose of science is to search for existential truths,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told me. “It’s not subjective. It should be objective. I believe science is a place where you can find unity if you can get a conversation going.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Okay it's officially time for a Chotiner/RFK interview
A big part of MAGA is admitting that Rage Against the Machine was right about everything, like how Elon called his super PAC The United States of America, Inc.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A big part of MAGA is admitting that Rage Against the Machine was right about everything, like how Elon called his super PAC The United States of America, Inc.
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If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
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I don‘t think the public will become less transphobic but i do think culture war shit against such a small group is essentially a luxury good and with a bad economy they’ll stop giving a shit.
I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I don‘t think the public will become less transphobic but i do think culture war shit against such a small group is essentially a luxury good and with a bad economy they’ll stop giving a shit.
I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.