Dean Shaffer
@deanshaffer.bsky.social
San Diego lawyer, ex-Ohioan, former Peace Corps Turkmenistan volunteer, democrat.
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What's so hilariously stupid about Jain's statement is, if someone takes controversial stands and still manages to win (this isn't moneyball, WAR doesn't matter), that makes them a good politician. They're maximizing the utility of their office, not their electoral success.
when we said “defer electoral strategy to the actual politicians running for actual offices” we meant “after calculating wins above replacement somehow”
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
What's so hilariously stupid about Jain's statement is, if someone takes controversial stands and still manages to win (this isn't moneyball, WAR doesn't matter), that makes them a good politician. They're maximizing the utility of their office, not their electoral success.
I am convinced that a West Wing reboot would make tons of money
The discourse has gotten distorted because of where Dem politics was on (pick an issue) at the timeframe it was made, but viewed through that lens a West Wing made today identically except the foundational politics have been updated for the median normie Dem in 2025 would go extremely hard lol
December 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I am convinced that a West Wing reboot would make tons of money
Our local McDonald's has some truly embarrassing AI slop on their wall
December 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Our local McDonald's has some truly embarrassing AI slop on their wall
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Tuyedoqe Travel Bassinets Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Strangulation and Fall Hazards; Violates Mandatory Standard for Infant Sleep Products www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
December 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Tuyedoqe Travel Bassinets Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Strangulation and Fall Hazards; Violates Mandatory Standard for Infant Sleep Products www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
Woke up with the sun rising already! Standard Time rules.
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Woke up with the sun rising already! Standard Time rules.
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The crowd did not disperse, an instead started playing Tubthumping by Chumbawamba — I get knocked down, but I get up again.
October 19, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The crowd did not disperse, an instead started playing Tubthumping by Chumbawamba — I get knocked down, but I get up again.
This quote should be central to Dems' messaging. Even if Bessent doesn't think he means this, Republicans are punishing, and threatening to continue to punish, Americans until we accept the new monarchy.
Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."
October 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This quote should be central to Dems' messaging. Even if Bessent doesn't think he means this, Republicans are punishing, and threatening to continue to punish, Americans until we accept the new monarchy.
Life-of-a-Showgirl-tier poem
Guys I think Edgar Allen Poe might not be all that great at poetry
October 7, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Life-of-a-Showgirl-tier poem
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So the official conservative stance is an agency cannot rule make (EPA), that’s the area of Congress, but it can do whatever it wants with funds allocated to specific policy areas by Congress? Makes total sense
September 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
So the official conservative stance is an agency cannot rule make (EPA), that’s the area of Congress, but it can do whatever it wants with funds allocated to specific policy areas by Congress? Makes total sense
MEGA.
What a show. Oasis was incredible, so glad I got a chance to see them.
What a show. Oasis was incredible, so glad I got a chance to see them.
September 8, 2025 at 6:55 AM
MEGA.
What a show. Oasis was incredible, so glad I got a chance to see them.
What a show. Oasis was incredible, so glad I got a chance to see them.
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film flubs: in the movie spartacus (1960), several different characters identify themselves as spartacus. this scene was mistakenly left in the final cut of the film
September 1, 2025 at 1:09 AM
film flubs: in the movie spartacus (1960), several different characters identify themselves as spartacus. this scene was mistakenly left in the final cut of the film
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social California, too, needs to step up to protect its residents from the ongoing COVID resurgence.
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
August 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social California, too, needs to step up to protect its residents from the ongoing COVID resurgence.
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The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it.
ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.
Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.
(c/o Caroline Codsi)
ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.
Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.
(c/o Caroline Codsi)
August 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it.
ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.
Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.
(c/o Caroline Codsi)
ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.
Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.
(c/o Caroline Codsi)
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6-3 or 5-4, though?
Trump on deploying the National Guard to Chicago: "I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the president of the United States."
August 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
6-3 or 5-4, though?
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They got to Powell. He is now willing to allow inflation to run.
The Argentina parallels are so precise it’s downright eerie.
The Argentina parallels are so precise it’s downright eerie.
This is the market earthquake from Fed Chair Jay Powell:
"With policy in restrictive territory, the baseline outlook and the shifting balance of risks may warrant adjusting our policy stance."
Key point: when he opens the door like this, it's almost impossible to close it again.
"With policy in restrictive territory, the baseline outlook and the shifting balance of risks may warrant adjusting our policy stance."
Key point: when he opens the door like this, it's almost impossible to close it again.
August 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
They got to Powell. He is now willing to allow inflation to run.
The Argentina parallels are so precise it’s downright eerie.
The Argentina parallels are so precise it’s downright eerie.
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The White House posted an insane video of the police arresting the sandwich guy in a safe and wealthy neighborhood.
August 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The White House posted an insane video of the police arresting the sandwich guy in a safe and wealthy neighborhood.
Slightly diminish a band name: Less Than Less Than Jake
Slightly diminish a band: Works No More
Slightly diminish a band: Huey Lewis and the Social Media
August 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Slightly diminish a band name: Less Than Less Than Jake
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Slightly diminish a band: Works No More
Slightly diminish a band: Huey Lewis and the Social Media
Slightly diminish a band: The Only Mostly Dead Kennedys
August 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Slightly diminish a band: Works No More
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