J.D. Chacchia
@jdchacchia.com
Writer/Filmmaker in Brooklyn
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Here’s my overstuffed brain dump on Eddington
An Eddington Chaser
Because this movie's intoxicating.
open.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Here’s my overstuffed brain dump on Eddington
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WELKER: Does the administration have any evidence that the jobs numbers were rigged?
HASSETT: The evidence is that there have been a bunch of revisions
WELKER: But hard evidence?
HASSETT: The revisions are hard evidence
(They are not "hard evidence")
HASSETT: The evidence is that there have been a bunch of revisions
WELKER: But hard evidence?
HASSETT: The revisions are hard evidence
(They are not "hard evidence")
August 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
WELKER: Does the administration have any evidence that the jobs numbers were rigged?
HASSETT: The evidence is that there have been a bunch of revisions
WELKER: But hard evidence?
HASSETT: The revisions are hard evidence
(They are not "hard evidence")
HASSETT: The evidence is that there have been a bunch of revisions
WELKER: But hard evidence?
HASSETT: The revisions are hard evidence
(They are not "hard evidence")
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Someone needs to hear this: The government was created to serve the people; not to operate like a business profiting from us……. It’s meant to work for us, not exploit us. Read that again until it sinks in.
August 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Someone needs to hear this: The government was created to serve the people; not to operate like a business profiting from us……. It’s meant to work for us, not exploit us. Read that again until it sinks in.
His cameo in Ted 2 was hilarious as well
August 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
His cameo in Ted 2 was hilarious as well
Didn’t this dude have a stroke on-air last week?
Sen. John Kennedy defends Emil Bove: "If everyone is corrupt, nobody is corrupt."
(Not the flex he thinks it is ... )
(Not the flex he thinks it is ... )
July 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Didn’t this dude have a stroke on-air last week?
Nietzsche: how shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers?
Nintendo: hold my fries
Nintendo: hold my fries
If you've ever wanted to "game with fries on the side," you can now, thanks to GamiFries, a free new file set available on MakerWorld that you can 3D print yourself. bit.ly/4fivOeY
July 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Nietzsche: how shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers?
Nintendo: hold my fries
Nintendo: hold my fries
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Congress taking an entire month off in a country where most people don’t get more than 2 weeks vacation is awesome
July 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Congress taking an entire month off in a country where most people don’t get more than 2 weeks vacation is awesome
Though these numbers a true, the “real feel” for the worker is less of a stagnating salary, but more like a sort of ever-present pay cut as inflation and productivity grows
Today marks 16 years since the federal minimum wage was last raised.
Guess how much the wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
Guess how much the wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
July 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Though these numbers a true, the “real feel” for the worker is less of a stagnating salary, but more like a sort of ever-present pay cut as inflation and productivity grows
Doooon’t care. This is a blip with regard to the kind of lying and media manipulation that Trump has been able to pull off. Put pressure on the source of authoritarianism, not the effect
Democratic lawmakers are questioning the timing of CBS’s announcement to cancel “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” which came days after Colbert criticized the network’s parent company for paying President Trump $16 million to settle a lawsuit.
Lawmakers Question Whether CBS Canceled Colbert’s Show for Political Reasons
Paramount, the network’s parent, recently agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over the editing of an interview on the CBS News program “60 Minutes.”
trib.al
July 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Doooon’t care. This is a blip with regard to the kind of lying and media manipulation that Trump has been able to pull off. Put pressure on the source of authoritarianism, not the effect
With fascism in the White House and a lack of active opposition from Democrats, having 2026 and 2028 convos now will strengthen candidates later
Why are people yelling about the 2028 primary in 2025
July 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
With fascism in the White House and a lack of active opposition from Democrats, having 2026 and 2028 convos now will strengthen candidates later
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The allegations against Cuomo that forced him to resign aren’t he-said, she-said.
They’re he-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said.
The NY AG found he sexually harassed 11 women. So he quit.
ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
They’re he-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said.
The NY AG found he sexually harassed 11 women. So he quit.
ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
June 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The allegations against Cuomo that forced him to resign aren’t he-said, she-said.
They’re he-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said.
The NY AG found he sexually harassed 11 women. So he quit.
ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
They’re he-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said, she-said.
The NY AG found he sexually harassed 11 women. So he quit.
ag.ny.gov/sites/defaul...
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Omfg shut up. My parents live in that neighborhood, they voted for Mamdani and their view at night is filled with empty dark apartments owned as investments by those with properties elsewhere, these are not concerns of “residents” they are issues for financial holding companies
Across various private New York Facebook groups viewed by CNN – such as those for residents of the Upper East Side – some users have anonymously discussed potential plans to move out of the city following Zohran Mamdani’s primary win. cnn.it/3IpkOjr
July 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Omfg shut up. My parents live in that neighborhood, they voted for Mamdani and their view at night is filled with empty dark apartments owned as investments by those with properties elsewhere, these are not concerns of “residents” they are issues for financial holding companies
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Here we are folks: demand gold standard science from others, say "fuck it, anything goes" for their own ideas.
Makary: "We have a lot of data and it may not necessarily be the traditional 50 year randomized control trial follow up. It's data from families that say their kids have been acting with bad behavior ... and they eliminate the petroleum-based food dyes and the behavior improves. That is data."
July 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Here we are folks: demand gold standard science from others, say "fuck it, anything goes" for their own ideas.
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Had Joe Biden tweeted "Pete Buttigieg killed it on MSNBC this morning" and Buttigieg wasn't even on, Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson would've written a book about it. Normal stuff from Trump though.
Pete Hegseth was not on Fox News this morning. They did play a clip of a video Hegseth posted on social media. Perhaps a confused Trump thought it was live.
July 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Had Joe Biden tweeted "Pete Buttigieg killed it on MSNBC this morning" and Buttigieg wasn't even on, Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson would've written a book about it. Normal stuff from Trump though.
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That there’s a police state.
Homan: "People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don't need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them ... based on their physical appearance."
July 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
That there’s a police state.
I’m all for figuring out what Dems should run in 2028 - maybe that way we can decide early on NOT picking Josh Shapiro (or Gavin Newsom)
July 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I’m all for figuring out what Dems should run in 2028 - maybe that way we can decide early on NOT picking Josh Shapiro (or Gavin Newsom)
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With the updated RCV totals just released by the Board of Elections, our campaign has officially earned the most total votes in a primary in New York City history.
July 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
With the updated RCV totals just released by the Board of Elections, our campaign has officially earned the most total votes in a primary in New York City history.
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I support this no-bullshit movement and predict great things for it
July 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I support this no-bullshit movement and predict great things for it
“Paul Thomas Anderson’s best movie” 😂
July 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
“Paul Thomas Anderson’s best movie” 😂
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primary this loser
July 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
primary this loser
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welp, I guess the nation's largest city is no longer free to elect a mayor of its choosing
July 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
welp, I guess the nation's largest city is no longer free to elect a mayor of its choosing
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My statement on Donald Trump's threat to deport me and his praise for Eric Adams, who the President "helped out" of legal accountability.
July 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
My statement on Donald Trump's threat to deport me and his praise for Eric Adams, who the President "helped out" of legal accountability.
Per earliest unofficial ranked choice results, Zohran Mamdani wins Democratic Primary for NYC Mayor in Third Round of Ranked Choice voting with 56% of the vote.
July 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Per earliest unofficial ranked choice results, Zohran Mamdani wins Democratic Primary for NYC Mayor in Third Round of Ranked Choice voting with 56% of the vote.
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the pivot from “we’re not cutting medicaid” to “come on look at these lazy bastards” sure was speedy
Markwayne Mullin: "There are 35 million people that live below the poverty line inside the US. There are over 70 million people signed up for Medicaid. Now you're gonna tell me there's not room to make cuts?"
June 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
the pivot from “we’re not cutting medicaid” to “come on look at these lazy bastards” sure was speedy