Don W
@whitesided.bsky.social
Coder turned FT parent, crank, GenX cliché
“Hi, I’m Rand Paul. You may recognize me from such mental gymnastics such as ‘recognizing the value of a larger insurance pool but only so long as it’s not the entire US population, the largest possible pool’ and ‘valorizing corporate profits over what’s best for citizens.’” #CoverageForAll
Rand Paul: "I have a plan that says everybody in this marketplace -- it's only about 4% -- everybody in this marketplace should be able to go to Amazon or Costco or Sam's Club and as a group, a large group, millions of people, negotiate with big insurance to bring prices down."
December 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“Hi, I’m Rand Paul. You may recognize me from such mental gymnastics such as ‘recognizing the value of a larger insurance pool but only so long as it’s not the entire US population, the largest possible pool’ and ‘valorizing corporate profits over what’s best for citizens.’” #CoverageForAll
The only thing I more excited to work on than a primary challenge for Kaine is a primary challenge for Warner.
And I’ve historically liked Kaine! (Warner doesn’t even acknowledge my messages) But he is not up to the moment and a bluer Virginia than 20y ago.
Retire with thanks or get ejected.
And I’ve historically liked Kaine! (Warner doesn’t even acknowledge my messages) But he is not up to the moment and a bluer Virginia than 20y ago.
Retire with thanks or get ejected.
WELKER: Massie and Khanna say they are looking at options including impeachment and contempt for DOJ officials. Would you support those steps?
KAINE: I think that's premature
KAINE: I think that's premature
December 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The only thing I more excited to work on than a primary challenge for Kaine is a primary challenge for Warner.
And I’ve historically liked Kaine! (Warner doesn’t even acknowledge my messages) But he is not up to the moment and a bluer Virginia than 20y ago.
Retire with thanks or get ejected.
And I’ve historically liked Kaine! (Warner doesn’t even acknowledge my messages) But he is not up to the moment and a bluer Virginia than 20y ago.
Retire with thanks or get ejected.
I’m learning to live with a lot of things.
December 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I’m learning to live with a lot of things.
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Shame and punditry are essentially matter/antimatter and can’t coexist.
Casten is the single most informed federal elected official on the energy system. If he said this about something I penned on energy I would die of shame. Unfortunately, the neighborhood troll has none.
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
December 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Shame and punditry are essentially matter/antimatter and can’t coexist.
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god forbid we let a team do some Heated Rivalry cross promotion
So if anyone is confused by the statement that the Flyers just put out, this is apparently what happened last night. Lmao
December 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
god forbid we let a team do some Heated Rivalry cross promotion
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The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
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"megachurches are shen yun for white people" is an incredible and damning true statement
for all people make fun of falun gong, it's wild how much this is basically the same thing as shen yun
December 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"megachurches are shen yun for white people" is an incredible and damning true statement
You’ve got the technical ability to reply to something I write and set it not to allow replies or quote posts, so feel free to take advantage of that ability. But if you’re gonna screw up your facts in it while also being fighty don’t be surprised when I detach it.
December 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
You’ve got the technical ability to reply to something I write and set it not to allow replies or quote posts, so feel free to take advantage of that ability. But if you’re gonna screw up your facts in it while also being fighty don’t be surprised when I detach it.
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Killing yourself after you have to hang out with David Brooks is a little dramatic but I get it
December 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Killing yourself after you have to hang out with David Brooks is a little dramatic but I get it
There is zero doubt in my mind that this report boils down to “voters like all our ideas that our donors hate most, they think all of us at the top are feckless uninspiring dorks who aren’t up to the fight and they wish more of our 75+ folks would hand the torch and stop trading stocks.”
BREAKING: The Democratic National Committee will NOT release its long-awaited autopsy on Trump's 2024 win. The report is completed but Dem leaders decided it could distract from their winning streak, so it will remain secret. Not good.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Dem Leaders Decide to Bury Damning Report on Why Trump Won in 2024
The Democratic National Committee has completed its long-awaited analysis on what went wrong in the 2024 campaign. But in a move that will attract intense criticism, it’s keeping the findings secret.
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
There is zero doubt in my mind that this report boils down to “voters like all our ideas that our donors hate most, they think all of us at the top are feckless uninspiring dorks who aren’t up to the fight and they wish more of our 75+ folks would hand the torch and stop trading stocks.”
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Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
Bidi bidi RIP
Gil Gerard, an actor best known for his role as Buck Rogers in the science-fiction TV show “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” died on Tuesday. He was 82.
Gil Gerard, Star of ‘Buck Rogers,’ Dies at 82
He was best known for playing the title character in “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” which ran on NBC from 1979 to 1981.
nyti.ms
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Bidi bidi RIP
Quisling AND lazy is a bad look
“At Texas A&M, internal emails show staff are using AI software to search syllabi and course descriptions for words that could raise concerns under new system policies restricting how faculty teach about race and gender.”
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/15/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/15/t...
Texas universities deploy AI for course audits
Records obtained by The Texas Tribune show how universities are using the technology to reshape curriculum under political pressure, raising concerns about academic freedom.
www.texastribune.org
December 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Quisling AND lazy is a bad look
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On this date in 2009, the Council cast its second & final vote in favor of marriage equality, sending the bill to Mayor Fenty for his signature #DCPride #LoveIsLove
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December 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
On this date in 2009, the Council cast its second & final vote in favor of marriage equality, sending the bill to Mayor Fenty for his signature #DCPride #LoveIsLove
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none of the ai slop commercials these companies churn out will have even one-tenth of the cultural impact as the folgers incest commercial and i think that's beautiful
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
none of the ai slop commercials these companies churn out will have even one-tenth of the cultural impact as the folgers incest commercial and i think that's beautiful
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I would like them to reenact this photo every day
As long as it takes for something newsworthy to happen
As long as it takes for something newsworthy to happen
December 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I would like them to reenact this photo every day
As long as it takes for something newsworthy to happen
As long as it takes for something newsworthy to happen
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A lot of videos claim this. This one means it. I cannot say anything else without spoilers.
I can’t emphasize enough how much you need to watch this until the end
December 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A lot of videos claim this. This one means it. I cannot say anything else without spoilers.
As usual, the religious extremists running our country will take every opportunity to deprive you of things their personal beliefs don’t support, regardless of how widely it’s accepted by everyone else.
Support the troops… but not in their fertility issues! No IVF for service members.
Support the troops… but not in their fertility issues! No IVF for service members.
December 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
As usual, the religious extremists running our country will take every opportunity to deprive you of things their personal beliefs don’t support, regardless of how widely it’s accepted by everyone else.
Support the troops… but not in their fertility issues! No IVF for service members.
Support the troops… but not in their fertility issues! No IVF for service members.
Golly, if 44m is good what if we created a pool that was literally everyone in the US?
Honestly you can ask fucking Costco to administer it if that’s your kink, pal. Just stop with this bullshit where you understand how risk pools work until a corporation isn’t involved.
Honestly you can ask fucking Costco to administer it if that’s your kink, pal. Just stop with this bullshit where you understand how risk pools work until a corporation isn’t involved.
Rand Paul on his healthcare plan: "What if you could join Costco? Costco has 44m members and if one person negotiated for all 44 and they bought a group plan like Toyota or General Motors does, they would be the largest collective entity in the country. They would drive prices down by sheer might."
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Golly, if 44m is good what if we created a pool that was literally everyone in the US?
Honestly you can ask fucking Costco to administer it if that’s your kink, pal. Just stop with this bullshit where you understand how risk pools work until a corporation isn’t involved.
Honestly you can ask fucking Costco to administer it if that’s your kink, pal. Just stop with this bullshit where you understand how risk pools work until a corporation isn’t involved.
oh pluck
December 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
oh pluck
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December 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
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A great exchange I saw once:
"Whoever made it so December isn't the 10th month should be stabbed."
"Hey, I got some great news for you."
"Whoever made it so December isn't the 10th month should be stabbed."
"Hey, I got some great news for you."
December 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A great exchange I saw once:
"Whoever made it so December isn't the 10th month should be stabbed."
"Hey, I got some great news for you."
"Whoever made it so December isn't the 10th month should be stabbed."
"Hey, I got some great news for you."