Andrew Whatley
@atwhatley.bsky.social
So good at Jeopardy! they let me lose twice. he/him/his.
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I would have a lot more respect for the “unitary executive” theory of the Constitution if just one of its advocates argued for it when a President they didn’t like was in power.
I don’t write the headlines but I do like this one (post-Slaughter argument roundtable for @nytimes.com with @stevevladeck.bsky.social & @williambaude.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Opinion | Looks Like the Supreme Court Will Continue to Overturn the 20th Century
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I would have a lot more respect for the “unitary executive” theory of the Constitution if just one of its advocates argued for it when a President they didn’t like was in power.
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
And when hundreds of people do these things and are convicted and sentenced, we pardon them
Patel on J6 arrest: "When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life."
December 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
And when hundreds of people do these things and are convicted and sentenced, we pardon them
Theatre saves lives
December 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Theatre saves lives
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I received an "F" on my dental school paper for writing "the tooth fairy takes 'em while you sleep" and now I'm suing the school for religious discrimination
December 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I received an "F" on my dental school paper for writing "the tooth fairy takes 'em while you sleep" and now I'm suing the school for religious discrimination
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saw this photo just now on CNN’s year in pictures
such a perfect snapshot of America…two old white men who can’t even walk celebrating as they wreak havoc on the republic, knowing they won’t be around to suffer the consequences of their actions
such a perfect snapshot of America…two old white men who can’t even walk celebrating as they wreak havoc on the republic, knowing they won’t be around to suffer the consequences of their actions
Sen. Mitch McConnell and Sen. Jim Justice high five as they wheel by at the Senate subway elevator.
December 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
saw this photo just now on CNN’s year in pictures
such a perfect snapshot of America…two old white men who can’t even walk celebrating as they wreak havoc on the republic, knowing they won’t be around to suffer the consequences of their actions
such a perfect snapshot of America…two old white men who can’t even walk celebrating as they wreak havoc on the republic, knowing they won’t be around to suffer the consequences of their actions
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The fundamental thing to understand about this administration is the president is a grumpy retiree. He has no interest in working anymore. Which leads to him being pissed that he is getting asked a question, pissed he has to show up and work, the scheming viziers running the show, etc..
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
The fundamental thing to understand about this administration is the president is a grumpy retiree. He has no interest in working anymore. Which leads to him being pissed that he is getting asked a question, pissed he has to show up and work, the scheming viziers running the show, etc..
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An Indian restaurant up the street from me is doing a Thanksgiving set menu featuring a tandoori turkey roulade, a green been & carrot poriyal casserole, and cranberry lassi,
It looks delicious and dammit that is the America I’m proud of
It looks delicious and dammit that is the America I’m proud of
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
An Indian restaurant up the street from me is doing a Thanksgiving set menu featuring a tandoori turkey roulade, a green been & carrot poriyal casserole, and cranberry lassi,
It looks delicious and dammit that is the America I’m proud of
It looks delicious and dammit that is the America I’m proud of
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Some phrases in the U.S. peace proposal for Ukraine were likely originally written in Russian.
November 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Some phrases in the U.S. peace proposal for Ukraine were likely originally written in Russian.
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It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
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it's really too bad the founders didn't think to give Congress any power :/
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
it's really too bad the founders didn't think to give Congress any power :/
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Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
“Go to Rome,” they said.
“Try the gelato,” they said.
“Try the gelato,” they said.
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
“Go to Rome,” they said.
“Try the gelato,” they said.
“Try the gelato,” they said.
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I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
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“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (1925)
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (1925)
Apparently there was a Gatsby party at Mar a Lago, while Trump is trying to kick 42 million off SNAP
November 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (1925)
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (1925)
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All-time combo of contestant occupations on Jeopardy! today
October 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
All-time combo of contestant occupations on Jeopardy! today
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if you think the problem is that the democratic party is too extreme rather than our current media environment privileges right wing bull shit then you have no real business discussing politics in public
October 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
if you think the problem is that the democratic party is too extreme rather than our current media environment privileges right wing bull shit then you have no real business discussing politics in public
And we cannot lie
October 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
And we cannot lie
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The last Randian will die of starvation at Galt's Gulch.
October 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The last Randian will die of starvation at Galt's Gulch.
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A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.
September 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.
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I've eaten pizzas more supreme than this court
September 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I've eaten pizzas more supreme than this court
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I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
September 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
You’d think @theatlantic.com would insist that their writers know the meaning of words like “civility,” but I guess not.
He argued with civility. It's a start.
What disagreements, exactly, was he bridging via his work and words?
September 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
You’d think @theatlantic.com would insist that their writers know the meaning of words like “civility,” but I guess not.