Nick
@nickwidzowski.bsky.social
Former NYC political hack. Did some climate stuff once (and still do, now and again). Also occasional Liverpool FC posts.
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Nick
@nickwidzowski.bsky.social
· Jun 9
“America was never America to me.
And yet I swear this oath: America will be!” - Langston Hughes
And yet I swear this oath: America will be!” - Langston Hughes
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Yeah like explicitly saying “I don’t need the legislature to make law” is declaring the constitution void
“whether approved by Congress or not” is the latest GIANT RED BLINKING INDICATOR LAMP!
Trump et al Regime continues Trump’s decade long practice of discounting election results he disliked…
…& continues building grounds for interference & claimed fraud yada yada.
Trump et al Regime continues Trump’s decade long practice of discounting election results he disliked…
…& continues building grounds for interference & claimed fraud yada yada.
February 13, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Yeah like explicitly saying “I don’t need the legislature to make law” is declaring the constitution void
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*rubs temples*
As I've spent the better part of the day explaining why I don't think Newsom should be the Democratic nominee for president, it pains me to "defend" this, but...
The governor of California is legally obligated to proclaim each Feb 6 Reagan Day per a 2010 state law.
As I've spent the better part of the day explaining why I don't think Newsom should be the Democratic nominee for president, it pains me to "defend" this, but...
The governor of California is legally obligated to proclaim each Feb 6 Reagan Day per a 2010 state law.
![Senate Bill No. 944
CHAPTER 114
An act to amend Section 37222 of, to add Sections 37222.10, 37222.11, 37222.12, 37222.13, 37222.14, and 37222.16 to, and to repeal Section
37222.5 of, the Education Code, and to add Section 6723 to the Government Code, relating to Ronald Reagan Day.
[Approved by Governor July 19, 2010. Filed with Secretary of State July 19, 2010.]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 944, Runner. Special significance days: Ronald Reagan Day.
Existing law designates specited days as having special signiticance, and specities how the days of special significance should be observed in public elementary and secondary schools and educational institutions.
This bill would repeal and recast these provisions.
This bill would express findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to Ronald Reagan. This bill would designate February 6 of each year as Ronald Reagan Day, and would encourage public schools and educational institutions to engage in exercises remembering the life of Ronald Reagan, as specified.
Existing law requires the Governor to proclaim various days in honor of
a person, status, or an event.
This bill would require the Governor to annually proclaim February 6 as
Ronald Reagan Day.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Ronald Wilson Reagan was a man of humble background who worked throughout his life serving freedom and advancing the public good, having been employed as an entertainer, union leader, corporate spokesman, Governor of California, and President of the United States.
(b) Ronald Reagan served with honor and distinction for two terms as
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February 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
*rubs temples*
As I've spent the better part of the day explaining why I don't think Newsom should be the Democratic nominee for president, it pains me to "defend" this, but...
The governor of California is legally obligated to proclaim each Feb 6 Reagan Day per a 2010 state law.
As I've spent the better part of the day explaining why I don't think Newsom should be the Democratic nominee for president, it pains me to "defend" this, but...
The governor of California is legally obligated to proclaim each Feb 6 Reagan Day per a 2010 state law.
cheesa becha wonky chewbacca
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
cheesa becha wonky chewbacca
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ICE is still operating, for now - there was an abduction in the neighborhood earlier today and cars driving around and surveilling spots, which is often a precursor to abductions. And observers are still all over them, although it’s harder as they’ve gotten more undercover
February 14, 2026 at 12:36 AM
ICE is still operating, for now - there was an abduction in the neighborhood earlier today and cars driving around and surveilling spots, which is often a precursor to abductions. And observers are still all over them, although it’s harder as they’ve gotten more undercover
"Enchanted suits of armor punch Nazis" is definitely top tier
What’s your favourite Disney movie?
February 13, 2026 at 11:29 PM
"Enchanted suits of armor punch Nazis" is definitely top tier
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If Trump's USG actually goes through with a weeks-long "operation" against Iran we really do need to have some actual opposition leadership who are willing to say that the JCPOA did exactly what it was designed to do and that everything since it being torn up is wrong
February 13, 2026 at 11:20 PM
If Trump's USG actually goes through with a weeks-long "operation" against Iran we really do need to have some actual opposition leadership who are willing to say that the JCPOA did exactly what it was designed to do and that everything since it being torn up is wrong
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one of the fundamental thesis of conservatism is that the liberals are all too chickenshit to do anything about their antics. anyways
"you're gonna get in trouble for that"
*stone-faced*
"okay"
goddamn son
*stone-faced*
"okay"
goddamn son
get the kid in the brown hoodie a scholarship
February 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM
one of the fundamental thesis of conservatism is that the liberals are all too chickenshit to do anything about their antics. anyways
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Yeesh: Molinaro leaving the Trump administration for the mere prospect of winning a place in the glamorous and powerful world of the state Assembly's GOP minority, a chamber he has already served in for five years. If this is a prank, it's an elaborate one.
Trump Official Will Leave Top Transit Post — for a State Assembly Seat
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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Never thought I’d die side by side with a Manc
The other day Manchester United’s co-owner Jim Ratcliffe said the UK had been "colonised by immigrants"….today there’s this billboard outside of Old Trafford 🔥….way to go Manchester 💪!
February 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Never thought I’d die side by side with a Manc
searching the depths of legal arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject
February 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
searching the depths of legal arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject
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the number of real MFs who just insisted that "nothing matters who wins, it'll all be the same" should tell that to Renee Good
The biggest political divide on here is not between left and liberal but between "politics is real and involves real outcomes for real people" and "no it doesn't fuck you"
February 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
the number of real MFs who just insisted that "nothing matters who wins, it'll all be the same" should tell that to Renee Good
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sometimes I just want to vacuum tho
February 13, 2026 at 9:11 PM
sometimes I just want to vacuum tho
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in fact if you feel the need to talk about gavin newsom do something constructive like canvas for a local candidate you like
February 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
in fact if you feel the need to talk about gavin newsom do something constructive like canvas for a local candidate you like
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The people responsible for this should be imprisoned for the rest of their lives.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The people responsible for this should be imprisoned for the rest of their lives.
The Gregory Brothers are back?! Hide your secretaries, hide your senators
was Pam Bondi trying to un-hibernate Auto-Tune the News?
February 13, 2026 at 8:57 PM
The Gregory Brothers are back?! Hide your secretaries, hide your senators
This guy made a slightly insightful video about something (I can't even remember what) like 16 years ago and we're forever doomed to listen to all the other crazy shit he says because of it
Going to need to a complete and total shutdown on podcasters and political livestreams until we can figure out what’s going on
February 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
This guy made a slightly insightful video about something (I can't even remember what) like 16 years ago and we're forever doomed to listen to all the other crazy shit he says because of it
I will associate myself with this post and speak no more of this issue
anyway, it turns out that like half the people talking about this are talking about gavin newsom, who is never going to be president, and i am confident enough about this that i simply refuse to offer an opinion about whether i'd vote for him if i had to — i won't have to
this isn't a binary choice; it is a candidate's responsibility to get votes, and it is the citizen's responsibility to vote for the candidate who will produce the best outcomes (or avoid the worst). you can argue all day about harris' campaign but citizens chose trump, an objectively terrible choice
February 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
I will associate myself with this post and speak no more of this issue
tag yourself
#MilanoCortina2026 #Olympics #MosaicMonday
Detail of athletes from the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, c 216 AD
Detail of athletes from the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, c 216 AD
February 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM
tag yourself
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Me at 20: I’ll have it all figured out by the time I’m 40.
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Me at 20: I’ll have it all figured out by the time I’m 40.
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
Me at 40: wtf do you mean they rearranged the grocery store
Some part of Zeldin's home region floods basically anytime it rains now, and yet
FOX NEWS: Do you believe climate change is a hoax?
EPA ADMINISTRATOR LEE ZELDIN: It has been a con job of using this for more power and control
EPA ADMINISTRATOR LEE ZELDIN: It has been a con job of using this for more power and control
February 13, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Some part of Zeldin's home region floods basically anytime it rains now, and yet
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AOC: "I think we have to recognize that we are in a new day and in a new time. But that does not mean that the majority of Americans are ready to walk away from a rules-based order, and that we're ready to walk away from our commitment to democracy."
February 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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She's running (laudatory)
AOC: "I think we have to recognize that we are in a new day and in a new time. But that does not mean that the majority of Americans are ready to walk away from a rules-based order, and that we're ready to walk away from our commitment to democracy."
February 13, 2026 at 5:29 PM
She's running (laudatory)
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social media in general needs aggressive regulation but the whole world would be markedly better off if Meta in particular were just nuked from orbit
this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
social media in general needs aggressive regulation but the whole world would be markedly better off if Meta in particular were just nuked from orbit
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The next Democratic administration should not only break up Facebook into tiny little pieces but also burn those pieces into the ground.
Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The next Democratic administration should not only break up Facebook into tiny little pieces but also burn those pieces into the ground.