Zach Halper
@zanath.bsky.social
PR by day, Star Wars, politics, baseball by night.
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Hey, Hollywood, I hope you're paying attention to Peter Claffey. Dude's awesome.
February 16, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Hey, Hollywood, I hope you're paying attention to Peter Claffey. Dude's awesome.
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#KnightOfTheSevenKingdoms is so, so good. I think why I enjoy the Dunk & Egg story so much (even more with how the show is adapting the novellas) is that not every character sucks. There are legit GOOD people to care about and root for.
Dunk & Egg. Dunk & Egg. Dunk & Egg.
Dunk & Egg. Dunk & Egg. Dunk & Egg.
Dunk & Egg. Dunk & Egg. Dunk & Egg.
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February 17, 2026 at 3:15 AM
#KnightOfTheSevenKingdoms is so, so good. I think why I enjoy the Dunk & Egg story so much (even more with how the show is adapting the novellas) is that not every character sucks. There are legit GOOD people to care about and root for.
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The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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I’m like a broken record at this point but A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is the best thing on TV right now. Period.
a man in a knight 's armor is screaming with the words are there no true knights below him
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February 17, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I’m like a broken record at this point but A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is the best thing on TV right now. Period.
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It’s Star Wars Trailer Eve, babyyyyyy.
February 17, 2026 at 2:04 AM
It’s Star Wars Trailer Eve, babyyyyyy.
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Incredible. We got to "Is a pedophile island really all that bad?" five times faster than I thought.
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Incredible. We got to "Is a pedophile island really all that bad?" five times faster than I thought.
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Complaining that following the Constitution will stop you from doing the thing you want to do is... an admission that what you want to do is unconstitutional.
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution. You are violating that oath, Rep. Alford. Time to go home and let someone else do the job.
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution. You are violating that oath, Rep. Alford. Time to go home and let someone else do the job.
Rep. Mark Alford: "If you tie a judicial warrant to what ICE is doing, it will never happen"
February 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Complaining that following the Constitution will stop you from doing the thing you want to do is... an admission that what you want to do is unconstitutional.
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution. You are violating that oath, Rep. Alford. Time to go home and let someone else do the job.
You swore an oath to defend the Constitution. You are violating that oath, Rep. Alford. Time to go home and let someone else do the job.
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Josh Johnson destroying Elon Musk for begging Epstein to come to the pedo island is the funniest shit I’ve seen this morning.
February 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Josh Johnson destroying Elon Musk for begging Epstein to come to the pedo island is the funniest shit I’ve seen this morning.
I was one of the few in my friend group and family that didn’t want Biden to drop out mainly because of the precedent it would send.
The successful effort to force Biden out signaled to elite media that they had a veto over Democratic Party primary voters. Whether they successfully exercise it or simply try to in 2028 is an open question but bet your sweet nippy they’re going to try.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 17, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I was one of the few in my friend group and family that didn’t want Biden to drop out mainly because of the precedent it would send.
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The successful effort to force Biden out signaled to elite media that they had a veto over Democratic Party primary voters. Whether they successfully exercise it or simply try to in 2028 is an open question but bet your sweet nippy they’re going to try.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The successful effort to force Biden out signaled to elite media that they had a veto over Democratic Party primary voters. Whether they successfully exercise it or simply try to in 2028 is an open question but bet your sweet nippy they’re going to try.
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Oh, okay. I'll bite.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
Emmer: "Another reform they claim they want is they want ICE agents to identify themselves, to show identification. But they don't want identification for voters in elections. I mean, this stuff is just intellectually inconsistent."
February 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Oh, okay. I'll bite.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution.
The "right" of armed federal cops to arrest, beat, and kill people with anonymity is not.
So you agree, ICE isn’t a legitimate law enforcement agency.
Rep. Mark Alford: "If you tie a judicial warrant to what ICE is doing, it will never happen"
February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
So you agree, ICE isn’t a legitimate law enforcement agency.
Yes, I remember fondly when my parents sat me in front of the TV to learn science on Looney Tunes.
Terry Schilling: If Paramount takes this deal on, I think we can sleep well at night knowing that Bugs Bunny is not gonna come out of the closet as a trans woman demi-boy...
Jack Posobiec: To be fair, Bugs Bunny does do that!
Schilling: Parents want their kids to learn physics through Looney Tunes
Jack Posobiec: To be fair, Bugs Bunny does do that!
Schilling: Parents want their kids to learn physics through Looney Tunes
February 16, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Yes, I remember fondly when my parents sat me in front of the TV to learn science on Looney Tunes.
This is absolutely embarrassing and The Times should have to explain why this warranted a direct quotation but not the rambling incoherence of Trump.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
This is absolutely embarrassing and The Times should have to explain why this warranted a direct quotation but not the rambling incoherence of Trump.
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Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
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Wow. Just read the opening grafs of this opinion on Trump's ordered removal of an exhibition on the treatment of slaves in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Wow. Just read the opening grafs of this opinion on Trump's ordered removal of an exhibition on the treatment of slaves in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The only thing I ask for in tomorrow’s trailer is a front facing shot of jacked Rotta.
February 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The only thing I ask for in tomorrow’s trailer is a front facing shot of jacked Rotta.
Gotta say I’m loving these trailer teasers. Also, that opening shot is godly. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsPc...
The Mandalorian and Grogu | Trailer Tomorrow
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February 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Gotta say I’m loving these trailer teasers. Also, that opening shot is godly. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsPc...
Happy Presidents Day. I wish we had one right now!
February 16, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Happy Presidents Day. I wish we had one right now!
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America's most racist congressman is making sure he doesn't lose that title.
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February 16, 2026 at 1:11 PM
America's most racist congressman is making sure he doesn't lose that title.
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Trying to decide on my next Switch 2 game. Just beat Kirby Switch 2 edition and Marvel Cosmic Invasion. Was thinking about Pokémon Z-A though I didn’t love Arceus. What do people think? Or is there another game you recommend?
February 16, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Trying to decide on my next Switch 2 game. Just beat Kirby Switch 2 edition and Marvel Cosmic Invasion. Was thinking about Pokémon Z-A though I didn’t love Arceus. What do people think? Or is there another game you recommend?
I’m starting to think Johnny Weir and Tara Lapinski are witches the way they jinx these skaters.
February 16, 2026 at 1:56 AM
I’m starting to think Johnny Weir and Tara Lapinski are witches the way they jinx these skaters.
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Will it be national news? Will it cause performative outrage? Will he be censured?
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
February 16, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Will it be national news? Will it cause performative outrage? Will he be censured?
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
We are not a serious nation.
Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power.
Epstein files fallout takes down elite figures in Europe, while U.S. reckoning is muted
Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power.
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February 16, 2026 at 12:45 AM
We are not a serious nation.