Andz
@andz.bsky.social
Dad. Too multidisciplinary engineer. Central Jersey exists. He/him.
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I like shooting guns. It's fun as shit, it fucking rules. I also believe in very strong gun control, because lots of people don't use guns responsibly.
I like porn. I am starting to think that it is impossible for my fellow men to consume it in anything approaching a responsible manner.
I like porn. I am starting to think that it is impossible for my fellow men to consume it in anything approaching a responsible manner.
They watch too much porn.
November 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I like shooting guns. It's fun as shit, it fucking rules. I also believe in very strong gun control, because lots of people don't use guns responsibly.
I like porn. I am starting to think that it is impossible for my fellow men to consume it in anything approaching a responsible manner.
I like porn. I am starting to think that it is impossible for my fellow men to consume it in anything approaching a responsible manner.
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New York Times killed Weinstein and Epstein stories but just asked Ms Rachel if she was funded by Hamas.
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
New York Times killed Weinstein and Epstein stories but just asked Ms Rachel if she was funded by Hamas.
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A thing that's striking about how Bovino is always there in-person mugging it up for the cameras: they really don't have the manpower to do this on the massive scale they want to make it look like. They can't do this to multiple cities simultaneously on the level of how they're terrorizing Chicago.
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A thing that's striking about how Bovino is always there in-person mugging it up for the cameras: they really don't have the manpower to do this on the massive scale they want to make it look like. They can't do this to multiple cities simultaneously on the level of how they're terrorizing Chicago.
I expect Eric's right. IMO making it about ACA subsidies was a mistake (disclaimer: I work for an ACA insurer). There were other things they could and should have gotten and the ACA eAPTC expirations were already going to be major news, they didn't need a shutdown for that.
A bit of a contrarian view. Democrats likely won't pay a price for this in the midterms. The American memory is quite short on political machinations. But Republicans are about to learn a central tenet of American politics: You cannot give people a benefit and then take it away.
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I expect Eric's right. IMO making it about ACA subsidies was a mistake (disclaimer: I work for an ACA insurer). There were other things they could and should have gotten and the ACA eAPTC expirations were already going to be major news, they didn't need a shutdown for that.
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Former US Institute of Peace security chief testifies: “I observed members of the [DC] MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps as I was escorted from the USIP headquarters building.”
It’s part of a sworn declaration submitted as part of my lawsuit to release body cam footage of the raid.
It’s part of a sworn declaration submitted as part of my lawsuit to release body cam footage of the raid.
Former USIP security chief says MPD gave 'high-fives and fist bumps' after raid
The latest on the lawsuit to get MPD's body cam footage released.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Former US Institute of Peace security chief testifies: “I observed members of the [DC] MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps as I was escorted from the USIP headquarters building.”
It’s part of a sworn declaration submitted as part of my lawsuit to release body cam footage of the raid.
It’s part of a sworn declaration submitted as part of my lawsuit to release body cam footage of the raid.
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that is what he is, isn't he?
This article is hilarious. Every White House staffer in it just presumes the president is an idiot and is mad at Pulte for taking advantage of him, like Trump is some helpless senior fielding scam calls.
‘Sold POTUS a bill of goods’: WH furious with Pulte over 50-year mortgage
The White House was blindsided by the idea and is now dealing with a furious backlash from conservative allies, business leaders and lawmakers.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
that is what he is, isn't he?
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what if the firehose of fascist shit isn't wiping out the memory of the electorate? what if it's just hitting different things? and idk it seems like a persisting problem to me that dems aren't in lockstep with and fully tied to no kings, possibly the biggest social movement in american history
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
what if the firehose of fascist shit isn't wiping out the memory of the electorate? what if it's just hitting different things? and idk it seems like a persisting problem to me that dems aren't in lockstep with and fully tied to no kings, possibly the biggest social movement in american history
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Someone earning 150% FPL will go from paying 0% in premiums to 2.1%.
If they earn 200% FPL they'll go from paying 2% to 6.6%.
If they earn 300% FPL they'll go from paying 6% to 10%.
If they earn even $1 *over* 400% FPL, they'll have to pay FULL PRICE.
If they earn 200% FPL they'll go from paying 2% to 6.6%.
If they earn 300% FPL they'll go from paying 6% to 10%.
If they earn even $1 *over* 400% FPL, they'll have to pay FULL PRICE.
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Someone earning 150% FPL will go from paying 0% in premiums to 2.1%.
If they earn 200% FPL they'll go from paying 2% to 6.6%.
If they earn 300% FPL they'll go from paying 6% to 10%.
If they earn even $1 *over* 400% FPL, they'll have to pay FULL PRICE.
If they earn 200% FPL they'll go from paying 2% to 6.6%.
If they earn 300% FPL they'll go from paying 6% to 10%.
If they earn even $1 *over* 400% FPL, they'll have to pay FULL PRICE.
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They already had this, when they passed axing ACA credits. There's no ambiguity that Republicans did that and you can attack them for it. The marginal advantage of having another vote for messaging purposes is, at best, extremely thin, and even negative if it lets some Rs cast a meaningless yes vote
Kaine on why he thinks just getting a vote on healthcare is a win: "We're the minority party, but everybody will get to see who is standing for them when it comes to lowering their healthcare costs"
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
They already had this, when they passed axing ACA credits. There's no ambiguity that Republicans did that and you can attack them for it. The marginal advantage of having another vote for messaging purposes is, at best, extremely thin, and even negative if it lets some Rs cast a meaningless yes vote
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There's an old adage that "everyone gets cut in a knife fight," (the implication being you should avoid knife fights) so if you get into a knife fight, expect it to hurt. You might even bleed out. So you better do everything you can to hurt the other guy more.
Apropos of nothing in particular.
Apropos of nothing in particular.
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
There's an old adage that "everyone gets cut in a knife fight," (the implication being you should avoid knife fights) so if you get into a knife fight, expect it to hurt. You might even bleed out. So you better do everything you can to hurt the other guy more.
Apropos of nothing in particular.
Apropos of nothing in particular.
Really happy to see her step down, despite being one of the best members of Congress from NJ. Can't wait to see who's gunning for her seat now, she set a high bar in the fight department.
Democratic Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, who is the first Black woman to represent New Jersey in Congress, announces she won't seek reelection. Watson Coleman, who is 80, leaves behind a seat that, per calculations by The Downballot, favored Kamala Harris 61-37. www.the-downballot.com/p/the-downba...
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Really happy to see her step down, despite being one of the best members of Congress from NJ. Can't wait to see who's gunning for her seat now, she set a high bar in the fight department.
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
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Sort of incidental to everything that happened last night, I think the next senate Democrat majority will still be at least around 5 to 10 votes shy of nuking the filibuster 🫤
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Sort of incidental to everything that happened last night, I think the next senate Democrat majority will still be at least around 5 to 10 votes shy of nuking the filibuster 🫤
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regardless of your feelings on shutdowns as a tactic. This is just bad practice to say out loud
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
regardless of your feelings on shutdowns as a tactic. This is just bad practice to say out loud
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I know everyone is upset about the deal, but don’t worry. We’ll be doing this again in a month.
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I know everyone is upset about the deal, but don’t worry. We’ll be doing this again in a month.
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
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When you have no language for, or reject the concept of, what SHOULD be, it turns out that everything that happens feels inevitable and any outcome you can claim you had a hand in feels like success!
That's bad! That's really, really bad!
That's bad! That's really, really bad!
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
When you have no language for, or reject the concept of, what SHOULD be, it turns out that everything that happens feels inevitable and any outcome you can claim you had a hand in feels like success!
That's bad! That's really, really bad!
That's bad! That's really, really bad!
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a democrat who is afraid to see the filibuster go away in the year 2025 is an enemy
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
a democrat who is afraid to see the filibuster go away in the year 2025 is an enemy
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
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People shouldn't forget that the first domino setting off tonight's capitulation came from the American Federation of Government Employees two weeks ago
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
People shouldn't forget that the first domino setting off tonight's capitulation came from the American Federation of Government Employees two weeks ago
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
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true, and also i fucking hate it
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
true, and also i fucking hate it
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@replamonica.bsky.social please I am a registered Democrat outside your congressional district who has never missed a primary or a general and I would run through a wall for you
November 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
@replamonica.bsky.social please I am a registered Democrat outside your congressional district who has never missed a primary or a general and I would run through a wall for you
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I truly don’t know how you look at the past week and THEN decide THIS is an appropriate — let alone the right — response.
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I truly don’t know how you look at the past week and THEN decide THIS is an appropriate — let alone the right — response.
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I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
ICE poised to ramp up raids in Baltimore by Thanksgiving
The Trump administration has rush-ordered infrastructure to conduct raids, abduct residents, and detain people for months.
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
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