Nathan Casebolt
@nwcasebolt.bsky.social
Senior software engineer. Bills fan. Huskers fan. History enthusiast. Dabbler in Greek philosophy. Amateur theologian. Often wrong, but with flair. Just trying to get through life without making anything worse. nwcasebolt.substack.com
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Doomers get instablocked. Take your addiction to fear porn somewhere else.
Dropping a ballot against Trump while some loser in a skull face diaper watches helplessly is the most American thing I can imagine.
I've done absentee ballot into a drop box since covid but goddamn if I'm not tempted to go in person day of just in case there's an *opportunity*
February 4, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Dropping a ballot against Trump while some loser in a skull face diaper watches helplessly is the most American thing I can imagine.
I don’t care what anyone says about Vance being more dangerous than Trump: he isn’t. Trump gets away with crazy and horrific comments because he says them with the earnestness of blunt force trauma. Vance is too eager to prove that he knows he’s smarter than you. He could not survive as president.
Reporter: Do you plan to apologize to the family of Alex Pretti?
Vance: For what?
Vance: For what?
February 4, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I don’t care what anyone says about Vance being more dangerous than Trump: he isn’t. Trump gets away with crazy and horrific comments because he says them with the earnestness of blunt force trauma. Vance is too eager to prove that he knows he’s smarter than you. He could not survive as president.
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This was a remarkably crazy response by Mike Johnson's standards. He's going full "stop the steal" and clearly would line up behind any effort Trump makes to rig the midterms and 2028 elections
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Rs to "nationalize" elections: "We had 3 Republicans who were ahead on election day in last cycle & every time a new tranche of ballots came in they just magically whittled away until their leads were lost. It looks on its face to be fraudulent. Can I prove it? No"
February 3, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This was a remarkably crazy response by Mike Johnson's standards. He's going full "stop the steal" and clearly would line up behind any effort Trump makes to rig the midterms and 2028 elections
Harris's origin story reveals Hannibal as humanity post-WWII: traumatized, facing the choice between pushing through ashes toward light or surrendering to darkness. The tragedy is that we know which he chose. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/hannibal-r...
Hannibal Rising (Hannibal Lecter #4)
Thomas Harris
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February 2, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Harris's origin story reveals Hannibal as humanity post-WWII: traumatized, facing the choice between pushing through ashes toward light or surrendering to darkness. The tragedy is that we know which he chose. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/hannibal-r...
Sapkowski's war-torn Witcher tale shows Geralt learning that salvation requires community, not isolation. Best descriptions of war's cruelty meet profound truth: debts to others sustain us through fire. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/baptism-of...
Baptism of Fire (The Witcher #5)
Andrzej Sapkowski
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January 30, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Sapkowski's war-torn Witcher tale shows Geralt learning that salvation requires community, not isolation. Best descriptions of war's cruelty meet profound truth: debts to others sustain us through fire. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/baptism-of...
Clark's debut novel expands his world enjoyably but stumbles with a flawless protagonist, unclear societal norms, and a recycled plot. Supporting characters are better than the primaries in this capable entry that undershoots its potential. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/a-master-o...
A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe #1)
P. Djèlí Clark
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January 28, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Clark's debut novel expands his world enjoyably but stumbles with a flawless protagonist, unclear societal norms, and a recycled plot. Supporting characters are better than the primaries in this capable entry that undershoots its potential. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/a-master-o...
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oh they are going to rip each other to shreds as it becomes clear that the country has decisively turned against them
Genuinely interesting. Kristi Noem is snitching that Stephen Miller is the one who made up the bullshit about Alex Pretti.
It would be genuinely useful if Congress can get her to admit that he has been dictating ALL OF THIS just like he dictated the murderboats.
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It would be genuinely useful if Congress can get her to admit that he has been dictating ALL OF THIS just like he dictated the murderboats.
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January 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM
oh they are going to rip each other to shreds as it becomes clear that the country has decisively turned against them
The only thing I would say differently is that the Trump clown show didn’t hold it together so much as our elites kept backing up. All our universities and media and politicians had to do was stand their ground, but they preferred that everyday Americans die in the streets instead. Never forget.
the one thing i told normies who were worried about all these clowns that set then at ease was that these people are all incompetent jerks who hate one another, and that more than anything would be their downfall.
surprised they held it together this long tbh
surprised they held it together this long tbh
January 27, 2026 at 9:50 PM
The only thing I would say differently is that the Trump clown show didn’t hold it together so much as our elites kept backing up. All our universities and media and politicians had to do was stand their ground, but they preferred that everyday Americans die in the streets instead. Never forget.
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ALL MN PROTESTERS
Absolutely nothing could be worse for our cause than violence and rioting. It is what ICE and Trump obviously want. Do not burn down our own city to protest invaders; they do not care; they will enjoy it. Do not do it. Do not let your fellow protesters do it.
Absolutely nothing could be worse for our cause than violence and rioting. It is what ICE and Trump obviously want. Do not burn down our own city to protest invaders; they do not care; they will enjoy it. Do not do it. Do not let your fellow protesters do it.
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
ALL MN PROTESTERS
Absolutely nothing could be worse for our cause than violence and rioting. It is what ICE and Trump obviously want. Do not burn down our own city to protest invaders; they do not care; they will enjoy it. Do not do it. Do not let your fellow protesters do it.
Absolutely nothing could be worse for our cause than violence and rioting. It is what ICE and Trump obviously want. Do not burn down our own city to protest invaders; they do not care; they will enjoy it. Do not do it. Do not let your fellow protesters do it.
Doomers get instablocked. Take your addiction to fear porn somewhere else.
January 24, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Doomers get instablocked. Take your addiction to fear porn somewhere else.
Lloyd's accessible intellectual biography shows how Aristotle revolutionized thought by inventing formal logic and systematizing empirical investigation. Aristotle's rational method, born from rejecting Plato's abstractions, built our world. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/aristotle-...
Aristotle: The Growth and Structure of His Thought
G. E. R. Lloyd
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January 24, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Lloyd's accessible intellectual biography shows how Aristotle revolutionized thought by inventing formal logic and systematizing empirical investigation. Aristotle's rational method, born from rejecting Plato's abstractions, built our world. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/aristotle-...
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accelerationists (of any stripe) always think that after The Shit Hits the Fan, they’ll be the Monarch of Skull Mountain
but they’ll just be one of the skulls
not even one of the good skulls, just a bulk skull from somewhere in the middle
but they’ll just be one of the skulls
not even one of the good skulls, just a bulk skull from somewhere in the middle
January 23, 2026 at 6:19 PM
accelerationists (of any stripe) always think that after The Shit Hits the Fan, they’ll be the Monarch of Skull Mountain
but they’ll just be one of the skulls
not even one of the good skulls, just a bulk skull from somewhere in the middle
but they’ll just be one of the skulls
not even one of the good skulls, just a bulk skull from somewhere in the middle
This is the key point in this fine summary thread. Doomers have to make a series of wild assumptions that contradict 100% of our experience to date. It’s the triumph of anxiety over reality. Don’t fall for the fear porn.
January 23, 2026 at 2:24 PM
This is the key point in this fine summary thread. Doomers have to make a series of wild assumptions that contradict 100% of our experience to date. It’s the triumph of anxiety over reality. Don’t fall for the fear porn.
ICE is an infestation of vermin.
There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.
January 22, 2026 at 9:35 PM
ICE is an infestation of vermin.
Since we now know that awards are transferable at will, let’s give Rush Limbaugh’s medal to Jerome Powell and call it good.
This is a very big deal. And Powell is a mensch. If democracy survives, he should get a presidential medal of freedom.
BREAKING: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's hearing on Trump's attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
January 19, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Since we now know that awards are transferable at will, let’s give Rush Limbaugh’s medal to Jerome Powell and call it good.
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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Bluesky posters will be like you “you think massive universal legal resistance with total support from the population works? that pales in comparison to my strategy, winning a shootout with an ICE army” and then not win a shootout with an ICE army
Oh my god theyre killing rosa luxemburg again lmao, your failure to engage in armed resistance is speedrunning you towards death camps
There’s no real debate. I have witnessed a very small number of ICE activists advocating for carrying firearms or even trying to agitate by physically striking ICE vehicles, etc. Let’s be clear: the incredibly vast majority of people resisting ICE correctly believe these people are fools.
January 18, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Bluesky posters will be like you “you think massive universal legal resistance with total support from the population works? that pales in comparison to my strategy, winning a shootout with an ICE army” and then not win a shootout with an ICE army
This a good antidote to the despair that sneaks in through a cascade of cruel, insane headlines. The Trumpists are already losing, and there is nothing they can plausibly do to stop it.
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:06 PM
This a good antidote to the despair that sneaks in through a cascade of cruel, insane headlines. The Trumpists are already losing, and there is nothing they can plausibly do to stop it.
Agents Nasr and Youssef investigate a haunted tram in Clark's slow but thematically rich entry in the "Dead Djinn Universe" series. Explores how freedom and progress empower the marginalized to solve the problems that come with progress. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/the-haunti...
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 (Dead Djinn Universe #0.3)
P. Djèlí Clark
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January 14, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Agents Nasr and Youssef investigate a haunted tram in Clark's slow but thematically rich entry in the "Dead Djinn Universe" series. Explores how freedom and progress empower the marginalized to solve the problems that come with progress. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/the-haunti...
Aliaa seeks a miracle from an enigmatic angel in Clark's intimate tale set in Cairo's Khan el-Khalili bazaar. Quieter than the first entry, it deepens the mystery of angels and their hidden purposes. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/the-angel-...
The Angel of Khan el-Khalili (Dead Djinn Universe #0.2)
P. Djèlí Clark
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January 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Aliaa seeks a miracle from an enigmatic angel in Clark's intimate tale set in Cairo's Khan el-Khalili bazaar. Quieter than the first entry, it deepens the mystery of angels and their hidden purposes. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/the-angel-...
Fatma el-Sha'arawi investigates a murdered djinn in Clark's steampunk 1912 Cairo where magic replaced colonialism. Detective noir meets mythic fantasy in this inventive, fun novelette. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/a-dead-dji...
A Dead Djinn in Cairo (Dead Djinn Universe #0.1)
P. Djèlí Clark
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January 12, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Fatma el-Sha'arawi investigates a murdered djinn in Clark's steampunk 1912 Cairo where magic replaced colonialism. Detective noir meets mythic fantasy in this inventive, fun novelette. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/a-dead-dji...
Trofimov’s novel traces twenty years in the life of a Jewish-Ukrainian woman and a people ground down by famine, terror, war, and lies, showing how trauma shapes identity and survival substitutes for love in a country repeatedly broken by history. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/no-country...
No Country for Love
Yaroslav Trofimov
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January 9, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Trofimov’s novel traces twenty years in the life of a Jewish-Ukrainian woman and a people ground down by famine, terror, war, and lies, showing how trauma shapes identity and survival substitutes for love in a country repeatedly broken by history. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/no-country...
Worthwhile thread for cold, hard legal reasoning.
My initial take on the criminal law governing the ICE shooting in MN:
609.066 of the MN Code controls a self-defense claim for a "peace officer" under state law. I'm not going to consider federal law given the capture of the DOJ by the Trump administration. 1/
609.066 of the MN Code controls a self-defense claim for a "peace officer" under state law. I'm not going to consider federal law given the capture of the DOJ by the Trump administration. 1/
January 7, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Worthwhile thread for cold, hard legal reasoning.
Matthew’s Bible repackaged Tyndale’s banned work for authorized use in 16th-century English churches, shaping English Scripture and reflecting Reformation polemics. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/matthews-b...
Matthew's Bible: 1537 Edition
William Tyndale, Myles Coverdale, and John Rogers
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December 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Matthew’s Bible repackaged Tyndale’s banned work for authorized use in 16th-century English churches, shaping English Scripture and reflecting Reformation polemics. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/matthews-b...
Dense, dry, and confusing, Volume II of Marx's "Capital" charts capital’s ceaseless circulation, overproduction shocks, and labor exploitation, yet never grapples with the problem of power. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/capital-vo...
Capital: Volume II: A Critique of Political Economy: The Process of Circulation of Capital
Karl Marx
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December 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Dense, dry, and confusing, Volume II of Marx's "Capital" charts capital’s ceaseless circulation, overproduction shocks, and labor exploitation, yet never grapples with the problem of power. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/capital-vo...