Jonathan Gitlin
@drgitlin.bsky.social
Sigh.
PFP: my racing helmet, which is British racing green with a safety orange arrow design, inspired by the Porsche 908/3 gulf cars
PFP: my racing helmet, which is British racing green with a safety orange arrow design, inspired by the Porsche 908/3 gulf cars
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Yet another instance of Trump saying something that news media would utterly crucify anyone else for saying but that theyll largely ignore from him bc he's their special birthday boy
Trump: We gave her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It’s much better than the Congressional Medal of Honor because soldiers get the Congressional. And they’re in very bad shape because they're dead. She gets it and she's a healthy, beautiful woman. And they’re rated equal
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Yet another instance of Trump saying something that news media would utterly crucify anyone else for saying but that theyll largely ignore from him bc he's their special birthday boy
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I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Yet more proof that Noah Smith has a room temperature IQ at best.
Noah Smith is paid in the high six-figures to write a blog read by Americans who believe themselves to be intelligent. Yet, he is both unable to read a sign and also for some reason chose to have a 90 minute layover for a flight that takes 90 minutes.
onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
Economist Doesn't Follow Signs At Heathrow: Proof The UK Is Failing?
A economist had a bad experience connecting at Heathrow, suggesting it's reflective of bigger issues in the UK. There's only one issue...
onemileatatime.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Yet more proof that Noah Smith has a room temperature IQ at best.
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one thing about me is that I will never take James Bond seriously
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
one thing about me is that I will never take James Bond seriously
Bizarre, in an industry that has come to love reboots, that a franchise that literally rebooted itself with Daniel Craig appears to have forgotten it can just reboot things after it killed him off.
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Bizarre, in an industry that has come to love reboots, that a franchise that literally rebooted itself with Daniel Craig appears to have forgotten it can just reboot things after it killed him off.
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“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
We just flew past Spa but I was on the wrong side of the plane to wave at it.
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
We just flew past Spa but I was on the wrong side of the plane to wave at it.
This is a bizarre take.
i simply do not care if you think it's antisemitic. i think this is neurotic and fucking weird. clearly aipac and israel are among the primary reasons for dem capitulation on core issues. it isn't close.
November 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
This is a bizarre take.
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there is no reason that AIPAC would want to buy an end to the shutdown, but unconditional support for Israel as it plunges off a right-wing cliff and chronic Senate brain in the face of fascism are both kinds of toxic nostalgia which powerful, elderly morons wrap around themselves like warm blankets
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
there is no reason that AIPAC would want to buy an end to the shutdown, but unconditional support for Israel as it plunges off a right-wing cliff and chronic Senate brain in the face of fascism are both kinds of toxic nostalgia which powerful, elderly morons wrap around themselves like warm blankets
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yeah what about the stuff before Grimes, like "stole tech to start Starlink" and "took over Tesla and made people call him a Founder" or "never actually earned a real degree in anything"
FWIW it was apparent well before this that he was a fraud and a huckster.
a brief timeline
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
yeah what about the stuff before Grimes, like "stole tech to start Starlink" and "took over Tesla and made people call him a Founder" or "never actually earned a real degree in anything"
DS9 S07 Worf is such a dickhead.
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
DS9 S07 Worf is such a dickhead.
And yet grocery stores sell booze. Double-standard much?
Listen I agree pot should be legal but also it is objectively insane that I can buy this at the grocery store next to the lettuce.
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
And yet grocery stores sell booze. Double-standard much?
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Nothing to see here, no cause for alarm at all 🫠
Japanese giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in tech giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion.
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Nothing to see here, no cause for alarm at all 🫠
FWIW it was apparent well before this that he was a fraud and a huckster.
a brief timeline
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
FWIW it was apparent well before this that he was a fraud and a huckster.
God, the difference flying through LHR when you have an hour to change planes versus two hours+ is night and day. I feel positively relaxed this morning. Yesterday, not so much.
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
God, the difference flying through LHR when you have an hour to change planes versus two hours+ is night and day. I feel positively relaxed this morning. Yesterday, not so much.
Very busy approach to LHR this morning.
November 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Very busy approach to LHR this morning.
Huh, this happened while I was waiting for my flight today.
A mobile lounge carrying passengers crashed at Washington Dulles International Airport on Monday, injuring more than a dozen people and causing some damage to the terminal.
Mobile Lounge Crashes at Dulles Airport, Causing Injuries and Damage
More than a dozen people were hurt and will be evaluated at a hospital. Air travel has been hampered in recent days by the government shutdown.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Huh, this happened while I was waiting for my flight today.
The thing is, should Joyce Carol Oates actually still be on twitter?
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The thing is, should Joyce Carol Oates actually still be on twitter?
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Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
When you include returns, I have almost flown to the moon just on the IAD-LHR-IAD route. And look how young my baby plane is! We almost share a birthday.
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
When you include returns, I have almost flown to the moon just on the IAD-LHR-IAD route. And look how young my baby plane is! We almost share a birthday.
I do love some airport people-watching.
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I do love some airport people-watching.
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The bumper stickers should have to specify when they thought Elon went crazy. We need an exact date-slash-inciting incident
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The bumper stickers should have to specify when they thought Elon went crazy. We need an exact date-slash-inciting incident
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"You're a colonizer if you don't like Jar-Jar Binks" is Bsky at it's most Bsky
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"You're a colonizer if you don't like Jar-Jar Binks" is Bsky at it's most Bsky
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Elon's "Rosebud" moment will be him dropping a kindle on the ground and muttering "I do read books"
history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
oh my god
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Elon's "Rosebud" moment will be him dropping a kindle on the ground and muttering "I do read books"
There’s a new Public Enemy album and it’s not bad.
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
There’s a new Public Enemy album and it’s not bad.