Andrew Bare
@andrewbare.bsky.social
Public servant, Art Deco obsessive.
Dammit man, you beat me to this.
December 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Dammit man, you beat me to this.
I also think refs take way too much pleasure in calling it. "Pass interference...on the *offense.* Oh, weren't expecting that, were you?"
December 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I also think refs take way too much pleasure in calling it. "Pass interference...on the *offense.* Oh, weren't expecting that, were you?"
So...just straightforwardly copping to being a sociopath, huh?
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
So...just straightforwardly copping to being a sociopath, huh?
I know this is a popular criticism, and I don’t even disagree with it, but it’s really difficult for me to buy into a narrative that there’s this really easy, really obvious thing the Chiefs could do to unlock their running game, but Andy Reid is simply not intellectually capable of seeing it.
December 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I know this is a popular criticism, and I don’t even disagree with it, but it’s really difficult for me to buy into a narrative that there’s this really easy, really obvious thing the Chiefs could do to unlock their running game, but Andy Reid is simply not intellectually capable of seeing it.
This is so cool. Thank you for this work.
December 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This is so cool. Thank you for this work.
Nuzzi’s attempt to turn moving to Malibu into the equivalent of exile on St. Helena would be, in most scandals, the most self-pitying and pathetic aspect of the story.
December 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Nuzzi’s attempt to turn moving to Malibu into the equivalent of exile on St. Helena would be, in most scandals, the most self-pitying and pathetic aspect of the story.
“Finance bro is almost a slur.” Oh, buddy, “almost” is a long way in the rear view mirror on this.
December 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“Finance bro is almost a slur.” Oh, buddy, “almost” is a long way in the rear view mirror on this.
That’s a really interesting point. I’ve always been struck by how little Nuzzi seems to believe in anything — no ideology, no ideals, no principles. Everything is a game or a story. And when you don’t believe in anything, you desperately try to write yourself into insight you don’t have.
December 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
That’s a really interesting point. I’ve always been struck by how little Nuzzi seems to believe in anything — no ideology, no ideals, no principles. Everything is a game or a story. And when you don’t believe in anything, you desperately try to write yourself into insight you don’t have.
“We can go back to the replay to confirm you were down by contact, but we can’t use that same replay to assess the obvious tripping penalty” is a pretty rough beat for Washington.
December 1, 2025 at 4:10 AM
“We can go back to the replay to confirm you were down by contact, but we can’t use that same replay to assess the obvious tripping penalty” is a pretty rough beat for Washington.
There's the question of whether Kiffin was the right choice, and then there's the humiliation of being so publicly rejected by the guy you obviously identified as your choice.
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
There's the question of whether Kiffin was the right choice, and then there's the humiliation of being so publicly rejected by the guy you obviously identified as your choice.
Even after all this time following American politics, it’s still kind of striking how much rural red you see even in a major Democratic ass-kicking.
November 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Even after all this time following American politics, it’s still kind of striking how much rural red you see even in a major Democratic ass-kicking.
Florida football does I Won’t Back Down before the fourth quarter of every home game and it is very cool.
November 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Florida football does I Won’t Back Down before the fourth quarter of every home game and it is very cool.
“Defense plays great on a given drive, except on third down” is an underrated frustrating experience for football fans.
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“Defense plays great on a given drive, except on third down” is an underrated frustrating experience for football fans.
Forcing a loss on that play is huge. If it’s “just” stuffed for no gain, the Colts might have gone for it on 4th and 1.
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Forcing a loss on that play is huge. If it’s “just” stuffed for no gain, the Colts might have gone for it on 4th and 1.
He was definitely calling for the Colts to go for it on their last drive.
November 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
He was definitely calling for the Colts to go for it on their last drive.
It's a weird thing to say about the HOF tight end engaged to the most famous pop star on Earth, but I don't think we talk enough about how remarkable a season Kelce is having.
November 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It's a weird thing to say about the HOF tight end engaged to the most famous pop star on Earth, but I don't think we talk enough about how remarkable a season Kelce is having.
Yeah, I'm sure "Please slice away huge chunks of our territory and destroy our sovereignty" was an important bit of Ukrainian feedback.
November 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Yeah, I'm sure "Please slice away huge chunks of our territory and destroy our sovereignty" was an important bit of Ukrainian feedback.
I think I really liked it? It looked great, Julia Garner was excellent and I thought it was really smart to link the "Big Bad tries to destroy the world" plot so closely to Sue and Richard's child -- it gave that part of things more weight and heft.
November 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I think I really liked it? It looked great, Julia Garner was excellent and I thought it was really smart to link the "Big Bad tries to destroy the world" plot so closely to Sue and Richard's child -- it gave that part of things more weight and heft.
I had “anti-woke Substack” when she left NYM. Could still pay off!
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I had “anti-woke Substack” when she left NYM. Could still pay off!
I have a theory that because political reporting can be so staid, pompous and self-serious, political reporters are blown away by anyone who writes with a little irreverence and snark.
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I have a theory that because political reporting can be so staid, pompous and self-serious, political reporters are blown away by anyone who writes with a little irreverence and snark.
I appreciate the nuance in this piece. Traister is clearly sympathetic to the younger side, but it’s not just an Old People Bad story.
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I appreciate the nuance in this piece. Traister is clearly sympathetic to the younger side, but it’s not just an Old People Bad story.
Aside from how weird and creepy that ad was, it also made guns look *boring*. Guns undeniably have a visceral appeal — big, booming noises, etc. Instead this dork is firing a silenced pistol into a retention pond all by himself.
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Aside from how weird and creepy that ad was, it also made guns look *boring*. Guns undeniably have a visceral appeal — big, booming noises, etc. Instead this dork is firing a silenced pistol into a retention pond all by himself.
Biden's people didn't like Nuzzi, and that was enough evidence of Nuzzi's virtue for Smith.
November 18, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Biden's people didn't like Nuzzi, and that was enough evidence of Nuzzi's virtue for Smith.
This is a perfectly reasonable question for a college freshman in their first macroeconomics class.
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
This is a perfectly reasonable question for a college freshman in their first macroeconomics class.
This *feels* more jarring, because it seemed like they had re-discovered the magic on offense after the Giants game, so we were preparing for them to eviscerate everyone again. Then they had two (relative) stinkers in a row, and in very prominent games.
November 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This *feels* more jarring, because it seemed like they had re-discovered the magic on offense after the Giants game, so we were preparing for them to eviscerate everyone again. Then they had two (relative) stinkers in a row, and in very prominent games.