Jeff Veillette
@jeffveillette.bsky.social
Hockey In Paranoid Times
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you are uncool"
(Pronounced: vey-yet)
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you are uncool"
(Pronounced: vey-yet)
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Jeff Veillette
@jeffveillette.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Everyone accidentally following me for the first time on here
Hurricanes have looked like the 97 Red Wings since they showed the Leafs assistant coaches high-fiving themselves over the set play on the Nylander goal
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Hurricanes have looked like the 97 Red Wings since they showed the Leafs assistant coaches high-fiving themselves over the set play on the Nylander goal
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
Ended up next to Joe Bowen on the Go train back from the rink (to the rink for him, I guess). He definitely didn’t remember me (been a while since we’ve overlapped work wise) but he seemed to appreciate the compliment on his Notre Dame jacket so I’m still happy I said hello on my way off
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Ended up next to Joe Bowen on the Go train back from the rink (to the rink for him, I guess). He definitely didn’t remember me (been a while since we’ve overlapped work wise) but he seemed to appreciate the compliment on his Notre Dame jacket so I’m still happy I said hello on my way off
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This is 100% not someone who has been trained to use a gun. He's waving it around nervously. This is insane
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is 100% not someone who has been trained to use a gun. He's waving it around nervously. This is insane
Not surprised the hit didn't get anything (feels a little predatory, but by the rules, it's shoulder). Curious how Zadorov doesn't end up with an instigator on the fight, though. He's throwing punches before he even sees who he's going with. Good on McMann to hold his own, though
November 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Not surprised the hit didn't get anything (feels a little predatory, but by the rules, it's shoulder). Curious how Zadorov doesn't end up with an instigator on the fight, though. He's throwing punches before he even sees who he's going with. Good on McMann to hold his own, though
Was looking through old archives (we will not speak of the reasons why) last night, and re-discovered my favourite downtown photo I’ve taken over the years. Can’t for the life of me explain how the settings landed just right
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Was looking through old archives (we will not speak of the reasons why) last night, and re-discovered my favourite downtown photo I’ve taken over the years. Can’t for the life of me explain how the settings landed just right
People like this lurking in the algorithmic timelines are why this site will forever have trouble attracting normies
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Willingly flirting with a CTE diagnosis as tribute?
You can tell who feels safe in this country when you look at the demographic of the folks that go out of their way to put themselves in harm's way for shits and giggles.
Marcus Hutchins@malwaretech.com • 8h
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It's basically a national landmark at this point](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g2p3bnbzcvcbohfpvjxfazqv/bafkreifgmt4a5hqni5tsgwtjulenppppkrtdcd3zcudnj3vu7kjgxu76ni@jpeg)
November 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
People like this lurking in the algorithmic timelines are why this site will forever have trouble attracting normies
Having a weird one tonight
November 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Having a weird one tonight
NAP benefits
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
NAP benefits
That's the plan, though I just did a gold deck with four new jokers and it didn't count it so now I'm also considering throwing my phone into a fucking lake
You gonna try completion ++?
November 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
That's the plan, though I just did a gold deck with four new jokers and it didn't count it so now I'm also considering throwing my phone into a fucking lake
Eat my shorts, Gold Stake Black Deck
Completionist+ is now done
Completionist+ is now done
November 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Eat my shorts, Gold Stake Black Deck
Completionist+ is now done
Completionist+ is now done
Most underappreciated Leaf maybe ever. Proof that the cap era has broken everyone's brains. People (not Sound, just in general) just noticing how insanely consistent he's been now because he took a sweetheart deal, but it's been there this whole time
Over the hill, washed up John Tavares has 18 points in 14 games and trails only Nylander in even strength points.
That’s in the league, not the team.
That’s in the league, not the team.
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Most underappreciated Leaf maybe ever. Proof that the cap era has broken everyone's brains. People (not Sound, just in general) just noticing how insanely consistent he's been now because he took a sweetheart deal, but it's been there this whole time
Seeing a lot of “Leafs looked way better tonight”. They took 19 shots and pounced on a couple breakdowns. Utah goaltending wasn’t helpful. Better two points than zero but that was hardly a beat down. 🤷♂️
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Seeing a lot of “Leafs looked way better tonight”. They took 19 shots and pounced on a couple breakdowns. Utah goaltending wasn’t helpful. Better two points than zero but that was hardly a beat down. 🤷♂️
Cure your post-World Series depression by going to a Leafs game, they said
November 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Cure your post-World Series depression by going to a Leafs game, they said
At SBA tonight. I’m the one not in the mask
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
At SBA tonight. I’m the one not in the mask
Still a wonderful album www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZe...
Remember Sports - The Washing Machine
YouTube video by Father Daughter Records
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November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Still a wonderful album www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZe...
We now know that the power of friendship is worth about 50% off. this rules
Shane Bieber will opt into his one-year, $16M player option with the Blue Jays, keeping him in Toronto for the 2026 season. 🙌
(H/T Jon Heyman, @nypost)
(H/T Jon Heyman, @nypost)
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
We now know that the power of friendship is worth about 50% off. this rules
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Donald Trump: voters hate the Trump Shutdown
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Donald Trump: voters hate the Trump Shutdown
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.
Biggest saving graces for the Leafs this year
a) Everyone being distracted by the Jays
b) Most of the games being on streaming or side channels, partially due to a)
If Wednesday or Saturday looks like this...
a) Everyone being distracted by the Jays
b) Most of the games being on streaming or side channels, partially due to a)
If Wednesday or Saturday looks like this...
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Biggest saving graces for the Leafs this year
a) Everyone being distracted by the Jays
b) Most of the games being on streaming or side channels, partially due to a)
If Wednesday or Saturday looks like this...
a) Everyone being distracted by the Jays
b) Most of the games being on streaming or side channels, partially due to a)
If Wednesday or Saturday looks like this...
Rielly's stick, Kindel's arm, that's a goal
November 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Rielly's stick, Kindel's arm, that's a goal
I enjoy the times when I get to have nice conversations with old friends and their friends, when we're all aware of what the topic is. Please hit the discover feed with a meteor
I'm doing a big Bluesky column today! Hit me with your where-Bluesky-is-at-this-moment-in-2025 takes
November 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I enjoy the times when I get to have nice conversations with old friends and their friends, when we're all aware of what the topic is. Please hit the discover feed with a meteor
The actual biggest problem with Bluesky is that the algorithm sucks, its too easy for any given post to drift outside of your bubble, and it does, you're almost guaranteed to have people who don't know you extrapolate just about anything you may have said into something sociopolitical
The authoritarian takeover of X was a harbinger of the regime’s strategy for America at large.
Bluesky is a perfectly adequate refuge for X exiles. The biggest problem with Bluesky is that so many political and media elites are still on X. That’s not Bluesky’s fault—it reflects poorly on the elite.
Bluesky is a perfectly adequate refuge for X exiles. The biggest problem with Bluesky is that so many political and media elites are still on X. That’s not Bluesky’s fault—it reflects poorly on the elite.
I'm doing a big Bluesky column today! Hit me with your where-Bluesky-is-at-this-moment-in-2025 takes
November 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The actual biggest problem with Bluesky is that the algorithm sucks, its too easy for any given post to drift outside of your bubble, and it does, you're almost guaranteed to have people who don't know you extrapolate just about anything you may have said into something sociopolitical
This doesn't even make any sense. How would you tariff them? And wouldn't a Republican Governor *want* the people who theoretically would be fleeing NYC for Texas?
They’ve all gone mad.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott: “After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott: “After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC.”
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This doesn't even make any sense. How would you tariff them? And wouldn't a Republican Governor *want* the people who theoretically would be fleeing NYC for Texas?