Justin
@sitkaworldsfair.bsky.social
Recovering attorney, former journalist. History nerd. Polish/Ukrainian Jew. Married to a bona fide civil rights lawyer.
He/him
He/him
“Is the turkey ready yet?”
Please note it is 7:45 am.
Please note it is 7:45 am.
November 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“Is the turkey ready yet?”
Please note it is 7:45 am.
Please note it is 7:45 am.
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When I was at NC state, I had lunch with a visiting scholar from Sweden who was visiting US universities for the first time. He described his experience as touring “hedge funds with football teams.”
That is so much money
5:45 pm on Thanksgiving Eve?
Now THIS is how you news dump.
Now THIS is how you news dump.
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
When I was at NC state, I had lunch with a visiting scholar from Sweden who was visiting US universities for the first time. He described his experience as touring “hedge funds with football teams.”
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Couldn’t agree more. It’s fine for the talk shows, but the NEWS media need to quit it with this crap. Also, NORAD and the Santa BS.
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Couldn’t agree more. It’s fine for the talk shows, but the NEWS media need to quit it with this crap. Also, NORAD and the Santa BS.
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Once again, it’s weird that our media conducts interviews with Muppets as if they are autonomous individuals. Also, my lawn is something you should get off
November 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Once again, it’s weird that our media conducts interviews with Muppets as if they are autonomous individuals. Also, my lawn is something you should get off
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
In the future, we’ll talk about “LLM users” as a distinct group for purposes of political campaigns, marketing, etc.
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
In the future, we’ll talk about “LLM users” as a distinct group for purposes of political campaigns, marketing, etc.
Richest man in the world sharing a meme that calls for killing people of color in order to “protect the innocent” (white women)
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Richest man in the world sharing a meme that calls for killing people of color in order to “protect the innocent” (white women)
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This THREAD.
Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This THREAD.
Garry Kasparov at Halifax Security Forum:
"For 4 years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. NATO was created to fight one war — not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria — one war: to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
"For 4 years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. NATO was created to fight one war — not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria — one war: to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Ludacris mode
November 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Ludacris mode
This
Tom Rose is an idiot.
Poland doesn't bear responsibility for the crimes of others, but its people certainly do bear responsibility for their own crimes against Jews during the Holocaust.
Poland doesn't bear responsibility for the crimes of others, but its people certainly do bear responsibility for their own crimes against Jews during the Holocaust.
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This
How dare you give me false hope, Safeway.
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
How dare you give me false hope, Safeway.
Yeah wait until you hear about the public interest lawyers and the journalists.
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Yeah wait until you hear about the public interest lawyers and the journalists.
If “working class voters” means white people who didn’t go to college
I think “centrist” basically means white people who went to college and aren’t religious Christians.
I think “centrist” basically means white people who went to college and aren’t religious Christians.
there’s this constant mythology about the elusive centrist voter who isn’t represented by the media but whenever they use examples of people not represented by the media it’s always people like alan dershowitz who are still represented in the media and almost exclusively so!
Bari Weiss says she wants to use her new perch at CBS News to “redraw the lines of what falls in the 40 yards of acceptable debate” in American political and cultural life. She says the aim is to sideline voices like Hasan Piker, Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, and elevate “charismatic”...
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 AM
If “working class voters” means white people who didn’t go to college
I think “centrist” basically means white people who went to college and aren’t religious Christians.
I think “centrist” basically means white people who went to college and aren’t religious Christians.
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—PSA—
We’ve all seen it happen:
Uncle Racist or Cousin Karen has a bit too much to drink, tempers flare, people start shouting. Suddenly Thanksgiving is ruined.
To have a harmonious event, wait until the alcohol and turkey make them sleepy. Then it’s easy to quietly smother them with a pillow.
We’ve all seen it happen:
Uncle Racist or Cousin Karen has a bit too much to drink, tempers flare, people start shouting. Suddenly Thanksgiving is ruined.
To have a harmonious event, wait until the alcohol and turkey make them sleepy. Then it’s easy to quietly smother them with a pillow.
November 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
—PSA—
We’ve all seen it happen:
Uncle Racist or Cousin Karen has a bit too much to drink, tempers flare, people start shouting. Suddenly Thanksgiving is ruined.
To have a harmonious event, wait until the alcohol and turkey make them sleepy. Then it’s easy to quietly smother them with a pillow.
We’ve all seen it happen:
Uncle Racist or Cousin Karen has a bit too much to drink, tempers flare, people start shouting. Suddenly Thanksgiving is ruined.
To have a harmonious event, wait until the alcohol and turkey make them sleepy. Then it’s easy to quietly smother them with a pillow.
What better speaks to US failures in political economy and combating extremism than Congress allocating over $100 million per year to personal security?
I was initially in support of increased security funding but the Congress has totally lost me.
They are in this situation because of problems they are creating for themselves and no amount of security funding is going to fix it. Not even 20,000 dollars per month.
They are in this situation because of problems they are creating for themselves and no amount of security funding is going to fix it. Not even 20,000 dollars per month.
U.S. House dramatically ramps up security for its lawmakers as fears of violence rise
Capitol security officials are launching a mobile duress app and giving members $20,000 a month on security.
www.axios.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
What better speaks to US failures in political economy and combating extremism than Congress allocating over $100 million per year to personal security?
Anyone know if there’s fun nomenclature for this kind of poster?
A why-are-you-surprised-guy?
A why-are-you-surprised-guy?
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Anyone know if there’s fun nomenclature for this kind of poster?
A why-are-you-surprised-guy?
A why-are-you-surprised-guy?
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That nazi salute wasn't just for show.
Today Elon Musk said “This is the hard truth” when sharing a video clip in which Nazi Matt Walsh claims that immigration has to be limited because non-white people are innately dishonest and criminal.
I’m not kidding.
I’m not kidding.
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
That nazi salute wasn't just for show.
Today Elon Musk said “This is the hard truth” when sharing a video clip in which Nazi Matt Walsh claims that immigration has to be limited because non-white people are innately dishonest and criminal.
I’m not kidding.
I’m not kidding.
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Today Elon Musk said “This is the hard truth” when sharing a video clip in which Nazi Matt Walsh claims that immigration has to be limited because non-white people are innately dishonest and criminal.
I’m not kidding.
I’m not kidding.
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Trump officials advising Russia on how to manipulate the easily manipulated US President ... Then Russia letting Corporate Media know about Trump officials conversations with Russia presumably as a tactic in Russia using kompromat to get Trump officials to do their bidding.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Trump officials advising Russia on how to manipulate the easily manipulated US President ... Then Russia letting Corporate Media know about Trump officials conversations with Russia presumably as a tactic in Russia using kompromat to get Trump officials to do their bidding.
#1 is a great point. And assuming it’s accurate (why wouldn’t it be?) suggests this is not the most damaging thing they have.
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
#1 is a great point. And assuming it’s accurate (why wouldn’t it be?) suggests this is not the most damaging thing they have.
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To the contrary: In Moore v. Harper, the majority acknowledged that state courts may play a legitimate, meaningful role in congressional redistricting. Ziegler seems to have made up a quote that (a) doesn't appear in the opinion and (b) contradicts its holding. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22p...
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
To the contrary: In Moore v. Harper, the majority acknowledged that state courts may play a legitimate, meaningful role in congressional redistricting. Ziegler seems to have made up a quote that (a) doesn't appear in the opinion and (b) contradicts its holding. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22p...
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After two infants died, the Louisiana Dept of Health under the leadership of the new incoming deputy director of the CDC, delayed notifying the public for months of a whooping cough outbreak. Instead, he ordered DOH to stop promoting vaccines. Pertussis is currently a national health crisis.
Louisiana officials waited months to warn public of whooping cough outbreak
After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That's not the typical public health response.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
After two infants died, the Louisiana Dept of Health under the leadership of the new incoming deputy director of the CDC, delayed notifying the public for months of a whooping cough outbreak. Instead, he ordered DOH to stop promoting vaccines. Pertussis is currently a national health crisis.
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it's legit very scary to see the really dumb misinfo stuff being at the highest levels of our govt, its like me or you being arrested for Loomer or someone's delusional hallucinations about us
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
it's legit very scary to see the really dumb misinfo stuff being at the highest levels of our govt, its like me or you being arrested for Loomer or someone's delusional hallucinations about us