Alexander
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Texas A&M Statistics PhD Student. Sex Critical—Trans Rights. Climate Physics. Chess. He/Him/They/Them.
Economic migrants and refugees from countries with median incomes <1/5 that of the US are not causing a housing shortage in the US. But if this was the case then I think we need to recognize they’re simply better than us, and should get to keep the houses.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Economic migrants and refugees from countries with median incomes <1/5 that of the US are not causing a housing shortage in the US. But if this was the case then I think we need to recognize they’re simply better than us, and should get to keep the houses.
Megyn here either characterizes for herself, or repeats this person’s words, that 15 is “barely legal”. It gets a little drowned out by the “making this distinction is pedophilia” replies, but it bears clarifying that nowhere in the United States is 15 “legal”, barely or otherwise.
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Megyn here either characterizes for herself, or repeats this person’s words, that 15 is “barely legal”. It gets a little drowned out by the “making this distinction is pedophilia” replies, but it bears clarifying that nowhere in the United States is 15 “legal”, barely or otherwise.
The President of the United States is actively—right fucking now—blackmail prey to an army of people. Politicians, authors and media personalities, billionaires, world leaders. Trump has been a major political contender or President for a decade while being actively blackmailed for his crimes.
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The President of the United States is actively—right fucking now—blackmail prey to an army of people. Politicians, authors and media personalities, billionaires, world leaders. Trump has been a major political contender or President for a decade while being actively blackmailed for his crimes.
Trump raped kids and the guy who wrote the “Fire and Fury” book about Trump’s first administration advised Epstein to blackmail Trump because, again, Trump raped kids. They all know Trump’s secrets and they all use them to extract demands from him. Him walking is a crime; him ruling is a threat.
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Trump raped kids and the guy who wrote the “Fire and Fury” book about Trump’s first administration advised Epstein to blackmail Trump because, again, Trump raped kids. They all know Trump’s secrets and they all use them to extract demands from him. Him walking is a crime; him ruling is a threat.
Along with the first one posted in the other comment, the 2nd one here in particular is so fucking damning. This is exactly the sort of blackmail that so many people have warned Trump would be susceptible to—written out in plain language by the blackmailers.
![A screenshot of an email sent on January 31, 2019, from “J” (jeevacation@gmail.com) to Michael Wolff. The message references Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump, and Ghislaine Maxwell. Multiple portions of text are redacted, including one labeled “VICTIM.”
Verbatim text:
From: J [jeevacation@gmail.com]
Sent: 1/31/2019 10:47:52 PM
To: Michael Wolff [REDACTED@gmail.com]
[REDACTED – “VICTIM”] mara lago. [REDACTED]. Trump said he asked me to resign, never a member ever. Of course he knew about the girls as he asked Ghislaine to stop.
–
Please note:
The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE. Unauthorized use, disclosure, or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. Copyright – all rights reserved.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mx4nzus45ho7dciimoyozkjp/bafkreidf5poasxjxqklu3jqxenm4dmxrprcfad77bq6ur2w7u5tepfns7u@jpeg)
![A screenshot of an email conversation between Michael Wolff and Jeffrey Epstein from December 2015. Wolff advises Epstein on how to handle potential questions from CNN about Donald Trump, suggesting strategic ways to respond depending on Trump’s actions. The email chain includes replies from both men and a confidentiality notice at the bottom.
Verbatim text:
From: Michael Wolff [REDACTED@gmail.com]
Sent: 12/16/2015 4:26:32 PM
To: Jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]
Subject: Re: Heads up
Importance: High
I think you should let him hang himself. If he says he hasn’t been on the plane or to the house, then that gives you a valuable PR and political currency. You can hang him in a way that potentially generates a positive benefit for you, or, if it really looks like he could win, you could save him, generating a debt. Of course, it is possible that, when asked, he’ll say Jeffrey is a great guy and has gotten a raw deal and is a victim of political correctness, which is to be outlawed in a Trump regime.
On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 11:52 PM, Jeffrey E. jeevacation@gmail.com wrote:
If we were able to craft an answer for him, what do you think it should be?
On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 8:00 PM, Michael Wolff **REDACTED**@gmail.com wrote:
I hear CNN planning to ask Trump tonight about his relationship with you—either on air or in scrum afterwards.
–
Please note:
The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE. Unauthorized use, disclosure, or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. Copyright – all rights reserved.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mx4nzus45ho7dciimoyozkjp/bafkreidjm4pdsqiaj4urs74nz2muh6yrsmzmhjtiyeujsnekdc5tib5xv4@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Along with the first one posted in the other comment, the 2nd one here in particular is so fucking damning. This is exactly the sort of blackmail that so many people have warned Trump would be susceptible to—written out in plain language by the blackmailers.
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Caving now will teach Trump and Republicans that they can win any fight simply by threatening to cause terrible harm to regular people. no possible way that could have future adverse consequences
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Caving now will teach Trump and Republicans that they can win any fight simply by threatening to cause terrible harm to regular people. no possible way that could have future adverse consequences
Centrist defenders will really say things like “Democrats were always going to lose so forfeiting is good actually” and, uh, they got visibility and a pinky-swear, and that’s it!
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Centrist defenders will really say things like “Democrats were always going to lose so forfeiting is good actually” and, uh, they got visibility and a pinky-swear, and that’s it!
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democrats winning would cut into their fundraising
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
democrats winning would cut into their fundraising
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I’m already seeing people insist that even with this capitulation the Democrats will still sweep 2026 because Trump is that bad. It was precisely that attitude that gave us 2024.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I’m already seeing people insist that even with this capitulation the Democrats will still sweep 2026 because Trump is that bad. It was precisely that attitude that gave us 2024.
Senate centrist Democrats and Democratic leadership have basically telegraphed that their justification for causing all of this pain with the government shutdown was pointless, and that it’s their fault it went on so long.
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Senate centrist Democrats and Democratic leadership have basically telegraphed that their justification for causing all of this pain with the government shutdown was pointless, and that it’s their fault it went on so long.
The Senate Dems will fold for a promise 🤞of a vote so Republican senators will vote against the ACA, while knowing the House won’t take up a vote. Spineless dipshits.
Should be pretty clear that without House commitment on a vote on ACA extensions, it is purely symbolic as part of the Senate deal
Q: Will you assure House Democrats they'll get a vote on ACA subsidies by a date certain?
MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The Senate Dems will fold for a promise 🤞of a vote so Republican senators will vote against the ACA, while knowing the House won’t take up a vote. Spineless dipshits.
Democratic leadership loves having just enough power to cave to Republicans over and over and over again
I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Democratic leadership loves having just enough power to cave to Republicans over and over and over again
The impact of the shutdown is exactly what everyone expected. They aren’t caught unawares, they’re intentionally causing misery as blackmail so they can implement a different type of misery (stripping healthcare from millions of people by pricing them out).
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett tells Fox Business that the impact of the government shutdown is far worse than expected.
November 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The impact of the shutdown is exactly what everyone expected. They aren’t caught unawares, they’re intentionally causing misery as blackmail so they can implement a different type of misery (stripping healthcare from millions of people by pricing them out).
This thread (summarizing the report) is so fucking infuriating. Nobody should give a shit that these people “used phrases” or “spurred discussions that included Biden”. These are the devils themselves, now at the late hour caked in blood blubbering: Buh Buh But I knew it was wrong! Villains!
Akbar Shahid Ahmed with the first report to confirm that former Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at the time of his tenure was asking State Department officials whether or not Israel's actions constituted ethnic cleansing.
NEW: Inside the Biden administration debates in late 2024 that could have changed the course of the Gaza war
-top intel official sought to cut support for Israel but Brett McGurk pushed back
-talk of "very likely" US liability
-Blinken spoke of "ethnic cleansing"
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
-top intel official sought to cut support for Israel but Brett McGurk pushed back
-talk of "very likely" US liability
-Blinken spoke of "ethnic cleansing"
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This thread (summarizing the report) is so fucking infuriating. Nobody should give a shit that these people “used phrases” or “spurred discussions that included Biden”. These are the devils themselves, now at the late hour caked in blood blubbering: Buh Buh But I knew it was wrong! Villains!
This was the Republican’s standard death cult position on waiting times for health procedures too. Wait times for certain procedures in, say, Canada are longer than in the US, where people couldn’t afford to go to the doctor and would wait a lifetime to get treatment and that’s not a wait time becau
If you just cancel flights, then they're actually not late! Brilliant stuff from Sean Duffy here
November 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This was the Republican’s standard death cult position on waiting times for health procedures too. Wait times for certain procedures in, say, Canada are longer than in the US, where people couldn’t afford to go to the doctor and would wait a lifetime to get treatment and that’s not a wait time becau
The federal government is about to argue that considerations of irreparable harm, the balance of equities, and the public interest are best served by denying tens of millions of people basic FOOD assistance. They are ghouls who should be dragged through the streets.
BREAKING: The Trump administration seeks an emergency pause to a court order demanding full November SNAP payments.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The federal government is about to argue that considerations of irreparable harm, the balance of equities, and the public interest are best served by denying tens of millions of people basic FOOD assistance. They are ghouls who should be dragged through the streets.
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This might be one of the most monumentally insane things a government has done
BREAKING: The Trump administration seeks an emergency pause to a court order demanding full November SNAP payments.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This might be one of the most monumentally insane things a government has done
Food fighters unite
November 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Food fighters unite
“Voters electing out opponents is just them expressing the same things I feel in a different way” is world-class cope. They seriously have no off-ramp to this.
Mike Johnson: "I don't think the loss last night was any reflection about Republicans at all. I think people are frustrated and angry, as we are, I am, the president is, and we express that in different ways."
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“Voters electing out opponents is just them expressing the same things I feel in a different way” is world-class cope. They seriously have no off-ramp to this.
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If the boroughs continue to report at their current proportions, Mamdani will win a majority of the vote, beating Cuomo by a little under 10 points. Congrats Zohran!
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
If the boroughs continue to report at their current proportions, Mamdani will win a majority of the vote, beating Cuomo by a little under 10 points. Congrats Zohran!
Carole Hooven sent an email complaining she was included in a list of biologists accused of transphobia, a little downstream of a longer list of transphobic philosophers who have directly and materially contributed to anti-trans policies—the most prominently featured being Alex Byrne... her husband.
never mind, since Hooven has already published the emails, obviously there's no reason for me not to reproduce them here. with her commentary from Twitter:
![2. My email to Weiner in response:
On Nov 4, 2025, at 12:01 PM, Hooven, Carole Kennedy <hooven@fas.harvard.edu> wrote:
Dear Professor Weiner,
I am writing in regard to your BlueSky post of November 1, in which you included me among “biologists who prominently support transphobia.” You also speculated that I (and others) “have left the field for the full-time grift,” and call us “cranks."
I was hoping you could, at a minimum, clarify these rather uncharitable comments. First, could you please explain why you believe I “support transphobia”? Perhaps you mean that I have supported individuals you regard as transphobic, rather than that I am myself transphobic—but I’d appreciate your elaboration.
Second, what leads you to conclude that I’ve left academia for “full-time grift”? If that were the case, it would have been a stupid move, given that leaving a career I loved resulted in the loss of most of my previous income.
Finally, do you ever worry about what this kind of public rhetoric models for your philosophy students? Essentially calling people like me, Richard Dawkins [@RichardDawkins] or Colin Wright [@SwipeWright] “transphobic cranks and grifters,” as a response to disagreement about substantive and controversial issues?
Thank you for your time.
Best,
Carole Hooven](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gpzumzyrdogumlixcztwtaxq/bafkreiemtiovzt6ij7nhltxfgliavx5a3nzarzo72vdfrjcunaefdhjubm@jpeg)
![3. Weiner's response to my email:
From: Matt Weiner <Matt.Weiner@uvm.edu> Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM To: Hooven, Carole Kennedy <hooven@fas.harvard.edu>
Subject: Re: Your recent BlueSky post
Dear Dr. Hooven,
Please do not contact me again.
Matt Weiner
4. His original post and then the followup
[my post above is then reproduced]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gpzumzyrdogumlixcztwtaxq/bafkreih65tct4z5ipjfsuef5aexc6cocfukcjfzwjqepshtgutv5unmtc4@jpeg)
November 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Carole Hooven sent an email complaining she was included in a list of biologists accused of transphobia, a little downstream of a longer list of transphobic philosophers who have directly and materially contributed to anti-trans policies—the most prominently featured being Alex Byrne... her husband.
There was a second shooter
The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
There was a second shooter
Pigggbacking off this: Trump endorsed Cuomo because he knows Cuomo would be the path of least resistance in implementing his regime of terror. The endorsement is properly viewed as a refutation of Cuomo’s “only I can stop Trump” talking point.
As you see Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and Stephen Miller all endorse Andrew Cuomo, just remember that Chuck Schumer — leader of the Democratic party — never ended up endorsing Cuomo's opponent (the Democratic nominee)
November 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Pigggbacking off this: Trump endorsed Cuomo because he knows Cuomo would be the path of least resistance in implementing his regime of terror. The endorsement is properly viewed as a refutation of Cuomo’s “only I can stop Trump” talking point.
Dick Cheney would rather literally die than see a Muslim become mayor of NYC, smh
November 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Dick Cheney would rather literally die than see a Muslim become mayor of NYC, smh