Ellery Weil
@ellerygillian.bsky.social
Guess I’m here now? She/her, History nerd, mustelid enthusiast, Nice Jewish Girl, can’t resist a terrible pun
This is appropriate to recent events, and beautifully written.
2nd July 1863. Battle of Gettysburg. For perhaps the only time in the entire war the Confederates seem to be winning.
Dan Sickles, commander III Corps, is ordered hold on Cemetery Ridge. For reasons unknown he advances. Broken, his men begin to flee.
This is the moment on which the war depends /1
Dan Sickles, commander III Corps, is ordered hold on Cemetery Ridge. For reasons unknown he advances. Broken, his men begin to flee.
This is the moment on which the war depends /1
January 18, 2026 at 5:16 PM
This is appropriate to recent events, and beautifully written.
1893 Worlds Fair would like to know How Dare You
- Chicago Fire
- Lincoln
- 1985 Bears Superbowl
- Pope
That’s the whole state history anybody knows or cares about I think.
- Lincoln
- 1985 Bears Superbowl
- Pope
That’s the whole state history anybody knows or cares about I think.
January 16, 2026 at 11:39 PM
1893 Worlds Fair would like to know How Dare You
Accidentally making the people they were attacking look totally badass was A Thing in the 19th Century. They gave Victoria Woodhull ACOTAR wings!
Honestly this whole thing is kinda metal, tho certainly not intended that way
January 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Accidentally making the people they were attacking look totally badass was A Thing in the 19th Century. They gave Victoria Woodhull ACOTAR wings!
Mine is the Potomac, although I’ve also got a soft spot for the Huron
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 13, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Mine is the Potomac, although I’ve also got a soft spot for the Huron
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They really don't understand Upper Midwestern culture and how we view principle. It's a culture consisting entirely of oversocialized passive-aggressive moral rule keepers with an entirely Kantian deontological view of ethics and moral duty.
January 12, 2026 at 12:12 AM
They really don't understand Upper Midwestern culture and how we view principle. It's a culture consisting entirely of oversocialized passive-aggressive moral rule keepers with an entirely Kantian deontological view of ethics and moral duty.
January 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
If I was exactly 2.5 degrees tackier than I actually am, but still filled with Wolverine Feelings, I’d be in terrible danger of admiring this horror.
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January 4, 2026 at 10:44 PM
If I was exactly 2.5 degrees tackier than I actually am, but still filled with Wolverine Feelings, I’d be in terrible danger of admiring this horror.
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I love this, but I also want a movie where the FMC took a job in a small town at the Local Niche Industry, but goes home to the Big City she’s from, and rediscovers the joys of a decent Vietnamese restaurant, live theatre, and falling in love with someone who doesn’t give you shit about high school.
I’ve said for years we need *one* movie where the big city career woman goes home, falls in love, and convinces him that he can pursue the life he wants without the shame of his closed-minded friend group in the prosperous big city instead of being shacked to his family’s failing Christmas tree farm
December 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I love this, but I also want a movie where the FMC took a job in a small town at the Local Niche Industry, but goes home to the Big City she’s from, and rediscovers the joys of a decent Vietnamese restaurant, live theatre, and falling in love with someone who doesn’t give you shit about high school.
Not to take a bad-faith question seriously, but….
Where is Person A’s hometown? If it’s say, in Northern California, I have excellent news about YIMBYism.
But 2/3 of these fake people would benefit from cheap housing while they try and sort themselves out.
Where is Person A’s hometown? If it’s say, in Northern California, I have excellent news about YIMBYism.
But 2/3 of these fake people would benefit from cheap housing while they try and sort themselves out.
I don’t always agree with of the broader political takes from some “abundance”-coded pundits but man the abundance critics are just pure nonsense merchants
like, what’s this guy’s deal? literally making up a guy to dunk on the idea that cities should build more housing and transit.
like, what’s this guy’s deal? literally making up a guy to dunk on the idea that cities should build more housing and transit.
December 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Not to take a bad-faith question seriously, but….
Where is Person A’s hometown? If it’s say, in Northern California, I have excellent news about YIMBYism.
But 2/3 of these fake people would benefit from cheap housing while they try and sort themselves out.
Where is Person A’s hometown? If it’s say, in Northern California, I have excellent news about YIMBYism.
But 2/3 of these fake people would benefit from cheap housing while they try and sort themselves out.
On one hand, I wouldn’t be shocked if microplastics were less dangerous than feared.
OTOH, I don’t want “soil or minerals” unlabeled and in the food supply.
OTOH, I don’t want “soil or minerals” unlabeled and in the food supply.
December 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
On one hand, I wouldn’t be shocked if microplastics were less dangerous than feared.
OTOH, I don’t want “soil or minerals” unlabeled and in the food supply.
OTOH, I don’t want “soil or minerals” unlabeled and in the food supply.
In all fairness, the question being debated is kinda… insane, from the perspective of most religious people? Faith isn’t (or at least shouldn’t be) about what your country “needs,” it’s personal.
further, what makes douthat and pinker the right people to have this “debate”? neither represent a majority view in the US, douthat is a tradcath convert, pinker an atheist
December 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
In all fairness, the question being debated is kinda… insane, from the perspective of most religious people? Faith isn’t (or at least shouldn’t be) about what your country “needs,” it’s personal.
Also, and I cannot state this enough, the idea that making art is synonymous with posting your art on public internet platforms is deeply, deeply stupid.
This is a nesting doll of stupid. Bob is wrong that "it's fine", the photos of dinner example is also stupid, "if rude criticism stops you from making art, you shouldn't be making art" is stupid, and the idea that people use AI because they want to "be artists" is also stupid.
I mean, things are tough all over. If rude criticism stops you from making art, you should probably not be making art.
December 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Also, and I cannot state this enough, the idea that making art is synonymous with posting your art on public internet platforms is deeply, deeply stupid.
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nostalgia becomes reactionary when it takes on a sense of entitlement: this was taken from me, and I want it back. But you can never get it back! It's like there is a very weird self-infantalization happening, everyone wants to go back to being a child and it's awful
December 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
nostalgia becomes reactionary when it takes on a sense of entitlement: this was taken from me, and I want it back. But you can never get it back! It's like there is a very weird self-infantalization happening, everyone wants to go back to being a child and it's awful
I agree heartily with the overall sentiment, but actually… yes, I would have. The El Salvador thing was just another example of that guy having a THING about constituent service.It’s less obvious if you were never his constituen, but iykyk
Seriously, would you have said Chris Van Hollen would be a hero of Trump 2 before the Kilmar affair? That dude's been in Congress a long-ass time. People need to stop and either push their guys to be braver OR fucking primary them already.
December 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I agree heartily with the overall sentiment, but actually… yes, I would have. The El Salvador thing was just another example of that guy having a THING about constituent service.It’s less obvious if you were never his constituen, but iykyk
The turkey debate was one thing, but this poor man has never had a pecan pie! 🥧
The dirty secret of pies is that they have the lowest ceiling potential of all sweets. Your best pie is merely fine. Your median pie is bad.
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The turkey debate was one thing, but this poor man has never had a pecan pie! 🥧
This is the answer. Admittedly, a lot of people don’t properly season the turkey (brining gang!), but like, turkey sandwiches are popular year round for a reason. It’s just that most people don’t cook 12lbs of poultry regularly.
People dont make turkey all the time because turkeys are fucking huge.
They are also delicious.
They are also delicious.
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
This is the answer. Admittedly, a lot of people don’t properly season the turkey (brining gang!), but like, turkey sandwiches are popular year round for a reason. It’s just that most people don’t cook 12lbs of poultry regularly.
The “extracurricular“ game is given away by one massive, glaring omission: somehow, paid employment doesn’t seem to “count“ as an extracurricular, and there’s literally no reason besides classism for it.
I have a friend who teaches at a fancy boarding school. They have "extracurriculars" *built into their school day* with faculty, administrative, and monetary support for the student's interests.
So yeah, the SAT is partially rigged, but extracurriculars are a full-blown shibboleth for the elite.
So yeah, the SAT is partially rigged, but extracurriculars are a full-blown shibboleth for the elite.
November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The “extracurricular“ game is given away by one massive, glaring omission: somehow, paid employment doesn’t seem to “count“ as an extracurricular, and there’s literally no reason besides classism for it.
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regarding AC as a decadent, climate-irresponsible indulgence and regarding home heating as an essential necessity is unironically eurocentrism considering that one is objectively more emissions heavy than the other.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
regarding AC as a decadent, climate-irresponsible indulgence and regarding home heating as an essential necessity is unironically eurocentrism considering that one is objectively more emissions heavy than the other.
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If you’re one of those people who fetishizes “paleo/primal” whatever, it’s hard to reconcile that with the idea that agriculture was immediately, aggressively taken up pretty much as quickly as people could beat plowshares.
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
If you’re one of those people who fetishizes “paleo/primal” whatever, it’s hard to reconcile that with the idea that agriculture was immediately, aggressively taken up pretty much as quickly as people could beat plowshares.
If you ever said JGL’s character in 500 Days of Summer was OBVIOUSLY in the wrong, you’re hereby forbidden to act like “performative men” are a real thing.
Honestly, the discourse reads like it came out of some, well, not-that-bright, possibly very young, women realizing that just because the cute boy goes to her favorite coffee shop, he might still be a bad boyfriend, and freaking.
Gender-flipped 500 Days of Summer
Gender-flipped 500 Days of Summer
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
If you ever said JGL’s character in 500 Days of Summer was OBVIOUSLY in the wrong, you’re hereby forbidden to act like “performative men” are a real thing.
One of the underrated comedies of the NYC race is that, if you showed a person who othe knew nothing about it a photo of the three major candidates, and said “Watch out—one of these men is a communist!“ they’d probably think it was Sliwa.
Sliwa, as crazy as he is, is more consistent on his values, and a better person than either Adams or Cuomo
Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
One of the underrated comedies of the NYC race is that, if you showed a person who othe knew nothing about it a photo of the three major candidates, and said “Watch out—one of these men is a communist!“ they’d probably think it was Sliwa.
Ooh! Ooh! It’s time for my favorite Harry Potter complaint!
Given that Chamber of Secrets is canonically in the mid-90s, and Voldemort was in school 50 years earlier—he was raised in a London orphanage IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLITZ! And was sent back every summer! Despite his pleas! Explains a LOT!
Given that Chamber of Secrets is canonically in the mid-90s, and Voldemort was in school 50 years earlier—he was raised in a London orphanage IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLITZ! And was sent back every summer! Despite his pleas! Explains a LOT!
Harry Potter only 'works' after the mass disarming of the UK which only happened after the 1996 Dunblane massacre and Book 7 takes place in 1997, the year that Major and Blair passed the two pieces of legislation that banned basically all personal firearms.
Harry Potter never really made sense to me conceptually. It takes place in the 21st century, and the most dangerous person in the entire world’s most powerful spell is a fancy lighting bolt.
What’s so complicated. Just get an MQ-9 on station and kill him with a hellfire.
What’s so complicated. Just get an MQ-9 on station and kill him with a hellfire.
May 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Ooh! Ooh! It’s time for my favorite Harry Potter complaint!
Given that Chamber of Secrets is canonically in the mid-90s, and Voldemort was in school 50 years earlier—he was raised in a London orphanage IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLITZ! And was sent back every summer! Despite his pleas! Explains a LOT!
Given that Chamber of Secrets is canonically in the mid-90s, and Voldemort was in school 50 years earlier—he was raised in a London orphanage IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLITZ! And was sent back every summer! Despite his pleas! Explains a LOT!
This is 100% consistent with my own personal experience.
Appelbaum argues pretty convincingly, however, that despite the received wisdom, *localism* doesn't get you a sense of place or strong communities or civic engagement - it's actually *mobility* that does that. This feels counterintuitive, but I think maybe it isn't.
May 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This is 100% consistent with my own personal experience.
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*opens your fridge and sees 2% milk* hey bro you should charge your milk
October 6, 2023 at 9:46 PM
*opens your fridge and sees 2% milk* hey bro you should charge your milk