Joel Wertheimer
@wertwhile.bsky.social
Civil rights attorney. COYS.
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The administration is staffed by an endless parade of of degenerates, perverts, criminals, and scammers; and if you maintain an account on X the Everything App you’re regularly introduced to new ones you had no idea existed!
January 16, 2026 at 2:02 AM
The administration is staffed by an endless parade of of degenerates, perverts, criminals, and scammers; and if you maintain an account on X the Everything App you’re regularly introduced to new ones you had no idea existed!
Checking in on what party Americans trust more on immigration given that the Republican Party has gone full fascist.
January 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Checking in on what party Americans trust more on immigration given that the Republican Party has gone full fascist.
Emerson Texas poll shows both Dems tied with Paxton and Talarico holding up better against Cornyn and Hunt. I prefer Talarico to Crockett but honestly it's not the strongest lean and I don't trust him, but I think the focus is in the wrong place. emersoncollegepolling.com/texas-2026-p...
Texas 2026 Poll: Talarico Leads Crockett for Democratic Senate Nomination, Cornyn and Paxton Face Potential Runoff - Emerson Polling
Cornyn outperforms Paxton in hypothetical head-to-head Senate matchups A new Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media poll…Full Release & Results
emersoncollegepolling.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Emerson Texas poll shows both Dems tied with Paxton and Talarico holding up better against Cornyn and Hunt. I prefer Talarico to Crockett but honestly it's not the strongest lean and I don't trust him, but I think the focus is in the wrong place. emersoncollegepolling.com/texas-2026-p...
Michigan Senate poll (from an A/B rated pollster on nate silver's site). Do with it what you will.
January 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Michigan Senate poll (from an A/B rated pollster on nate silver's site). Do with it what you will.
My problem with Frank is Spurs have no plan in attack. I think this is mostly not an actual problem. Spurs have conceded 26 non penalty goals from 26 non penalty expected goals, for 8th in the league (4th over the last 9 matches). Opponents have just kicked the ball real good from long imo.
Why do Spurs keep conceding from range? 👇
January 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
My problem with Frank is Spurs have no plan in attack. I think this is mostly not an actual problem. Spurs have conceded 26 non penalty goals from 26 non penalty expected goals, for 8th in the league (4th over the last 9 matches). Opponents have just kicked the ball real good from long imo.
One thing I'd like to understand is why banks and credit card companies all say that they keep seeing between 5 and 10% spending growth and retail sales is still healthy but more like 4-5%. Is it just credit cards continue to eat cash transactions?
November US retail ex autos/gas healthy +4.4%. Apparel & sporting goods highlights while web healthy +7%. Among lowlights, DIY stores & furniture, both down in sales dollars & influenced by housing. $XLY $XRT $XLF $DKS $AMZN $WMT $URBN $ANF $IDEXF $HD $LOW $WSM $RH
January 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
One thing I'd like to understand is why banks and credit card companies all say that they keep seeing between 5 and 10% spending growth and retail sales is still healthy but more like 4-5%. Is it just credit cards continue to eat cash transactions?
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this has been the only good post on the topic
January 12, 2026 at 11:01 PM
this has been the only good post on the topic
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It's good, actually, to defend and celebrate public servants who are willing to fight fascism.
January 12, 2026 at 9:24 PM
It's good, actually, to defend and celebrate public servants who are willing to fight fascism.
Also worth noting: gold is up, the dollar is done, long yields are up. The market is behaving like you'd expect in that regard.
I feel like the idea that equity and bond markets are supposed to "price in" the risk that everything blows up and the world changes for forever is kind of misunderstanding how this all works
January 12, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Also worth noting: gold is up, the dollar is done, long yields are up. The market is behaving like you'd expect in that regard.
The Bloomberg reporting on Powell subpoena sure implies Working Towards the Fuhrer gone wrong.
January 12, 2026 at 3:52 PM
The Bloomberg reporting on Powell subpoena sure implies Working Towards the Fuhrer gone wrong.
Visa and Mastercard are both down 3% today and that really feels like they're selling dollars for 97 cents
January 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Visa and Mastercard are both down 3% today and that really feels like they're selling dollars for 97 cents
Old photo of but Powell tee >>>
January 12, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Old photo of but Powell tee >>>
Alright, who's next on ActBlues to the Queen Mary?
January 12, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Alright, who's next on ActBlues to the Queen Mary?
The American Carneyage starts. And it starts right now.
The WallStreetBets subreddit has exploded tonight in the wake of the announcement of the extortion of Jerome Powell
Full on "F--- Trump voters" meltdown
Full on "F--- Trump voters" meltdown
January 12, 2026 at 3:27 AM
The American Carneyage starts. And it starts right now.
That’s right. Make them sue and say it belongs to them. Includes seizing don juniors bitcoin etc. it’s all stolen property of the US government.
Related to this, if the next president is a Democrat, they shouldn't ask for the gifts back. Hire the plane reposessor to take the plane. Freeze any bank account that might have a gift in it. Send in the FBI to get the gold bars. Etc.
I’ll say it for the millionth time but we need to make section 1983 apply to federal officers because Bivens is useless and need to get rid of prosecutorial immunity. These people should be financially ruined at the very least for these bullshit investigations.
January 12, 2026 at 1:17 AM
That’s right. Make them sue and say it belongs to them. Includes seizing don juniors bitcoin etc. it’s all stolen property of the US government.
Fed’s gotta hike. A spite hike. Sorry America.
I’ll say it for the millionth time but we need to make section 1983 apply to federal officers because Bivens is useless and need to get rid of prosecutorial immunity. These people should be financially ruined at the very least for these bullshit investigations.
January 12, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Fed’s gotta hike. A spite hike. Sorry America.
I’ll say it for the millionth time but we need to make section 1983 apply to federal officers because Bivens is useless and need to get rid of prosecutorial immunity. These people should be financially ruined at the very least for these bullshit investigations.
January 12, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I’ll say it for the millionth time but we need to make section 1983 apply to federal officers because Bivens is useless and need to get rid of prosecutorial immunity. These people should be financially ruined at the very least for these bullshit investigations.
The shape of a football is very funny
January 11, 2026 at 3:20 AM
The shape of a football is very funny
Chart made with Claude Code. If aggregate weekly payrolls are growing at this rate it's going to be hard for real gdp to keep growing at a high rate unless inflation falls substantially.
January 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Chart made with Claude Code. If aggregate weekly payrolls are growing at this rate it's going to be hard for real gdp to keep growing at a high rate unless inflation falls substantially.
The speed with which they’re getting better is scary and cool. Claude Code is very good and I genuinely feel like people need to use it just to see where we are and where things are going.
“AI can only produce buggy code” is the new “AI can only draw deformed hands” btw, update your priors now so you don’t get caught massively offsides in the next six months.
January 9, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The speed with which they’re getting better is scary and cool. Claude Code is very good and I genuinely feel like people need to use it just to see where we are and where things are going.
This does seem like good straightforward messaging. OBBBA cut health care spending and massively expanded ICE funding. Easy way to actually talk about healthcare and ICE stuff at the same time.
Why don't they propose to retract the ICE expansion to pay for restoring healthcare subsidies?
January 9, 2026 at 2:37 AM
This does seem like good straightforward messaging. OBBBA cut health care spending and massively expanded ICE funding. Easy way to actually talk about healthcare and ICE stuff at the same time.
It’s true
Despite how fucking insane the past week or so has been, Senate Democrats got a war powers resolution through from the minority & House Democrats got a 7th discharge petition through & are about to pass extending the ACA subsidies with a sizable chunk of Republicans despite being in the minority.
January 8, 2026 at 11:17 PM
It’s true
A list for things happening in Iran bsky.app/profile/nico...
January 8, 2026 at 8:39 PM
A list for things happening in Iran bsky.app/profile/nico...
One thing I've been obsessively thinking about is what American politics - both locally and nationally - looks like with violence levels more like those in Canada. It's completely in the cards over the next decade.
Good start to 2026 on the homicide front! (this is obviously silly small sample size) @jeffasher.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM
One thing I've been obsessively thinking about is what American politics - both locally and nationally - looks like with violence levels more like those in Canada. It's completely in the cards over the next decade.