Jody Seaborn 🇺🇸
@jodyseaborn.bsky.social
The intersection of whatever and whatever.
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Ten years ago today.
To repeat: It should have ended here.
Instead the moment simply passed, as Trump’s supporters gaslit us by saying he wasn’t *really* mocking a disabled reporter and, of course, to be superseded by countless new lows.
Instead we learned it’s not just about Trump’s character. …
To repeat: It should have ended here.
Instead the moment simply passed, as Trump’s supporters gaslit us by saying he wasn’t *really* mocking a disabled reporter and, of course, to be superseded by countless new lows.
Instead we learned it’s not just about Trump’s character. …
TRUMP MOCKS REPORTER"S DISABILITY (TUESDAY)
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Ten years ago today.
To repeat: It should have ended here.
Instead the moment simply passed, as Trump’s supporters gaslit us by saying he wasn’t *really* mocking a disabled reporter and, of course, to be superseded by countless new lows.
Instead we learned it’s not just about Trump’s character. …
To repeat: It should have ended here.
Instead the moment simply passed, as Trump’s supporters gaslit us by saying he wasn’t *really* mocking a disabled reporter and, of course, to be superseded by countless new lows.
Instead we learned it’s not just about Trump’s character. …
One of my favorite editorials was written by Richard Aregood. Headlined "Adios, Dictator," its full text read: “They say only the good die young. Generalissimo Francisco Franco was 82. Seems about right.”
Aregood would later regret the last sentence is superfluous.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/w...
Aregood would later regret the last sentence is superfluous.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/w...
Franco Died 50 Years Ago, but He’s Still Winning New Fans in Spain
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
One of my favorite editorials was written by Richard Aregood. Headlined "Adios, Dictator," its full text read: “They say only the good die young. Generalissimo Francisco Franco was 82. Seems about right.”
Aregood would later regret the last sentence is superfluous.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/w...
Aregood would later regret the last sentence is superfluous.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/w...
"Many"? Try "most." Or to be precise:
The Epstein Email Cache:
2,300 Messages, 72%
Of Which Mention Trump
The Epstein Email Cache:
2,300 Messages, 72%
Of Which Mention Trump
November 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"Many"? Try "most." Or to be precise:
The Epstein Email Cache:
2,300 Messages, 72%
Of Which Mention Trump
The Epstein Email Cache:
2,300 Messages, 72%
Of Which Mention Trump
No, science is in best form is a series of hypotheses and experiments. If the experiments (facts) support the hypothesis, then maybe, over time and by repeated experiments and observations, the hypothesis will become a theory. Your beliefs are irrelevant.
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
No, science is in best form is a series of hypotheses and experiments. If the experiments (facts) support the hypothesis, then maybe, over time and by repeated experiments and observations, the hypothesis will become a theory. Your beliefs are irrelevant.
The projection is strong with this one.
Ted Cruz: "I think right now the 2 frontrunners for the Democratic nomination in 2028 are AOC and Mamdani. Now, he's not even eligible, but what do they care? Law doesn't mean anything to them. That's where their party is."
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The projection is strong with this one.
Says it all.
Dick Cheney lived long enough to witness the horrors he had unleashed.
November 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Says it all.
Johnson’s party is not currently defending the republic’s foundational truths — that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness — and in fact doesn’t believe in that first truth.
Johnson: "We call it the Hate America Rally that will happen Saturday. Let's see who shows up for that. I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters, I bet you'll see antifa types, I bet you'll see Marxists on full display, people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic"
October 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Johnson’s party is not currently defending the republic’s foundational truths — that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness — and in fact doesn’t believe in that first truth.
Perhaps instead she should establish “an open line of communication” with her husband regarding the whereabouts of the 1,300 children who remain unaccounted for after being separated from their families during her husband’s first term.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
Melania Trump Says She Has Been Working With Putin to Reunite Missing Ukrainian Children
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Perhaps instead she should establish “an open line of communication” with her husband regarding the whereabouts of the 1,300 children who remain unaccounted for after being separated from their families during her husband’s first term.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
We're being run by a corrupt administration for whom "The Godfather" is an instruction manual not a dark mirror of American capitalism.
Tom Homan, who was later named President Trump’s border chief, was recorded in September 2024 accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash in an undercover FBI investigation, according to people familiar with the case, which was later closed by Trump administration officials.
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash
Mr. Homan came under scrutiny after he was said to be recorded last year taking $50,000 in cash from undercover F.B.I. agents.
nyti.ms
September 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We're being run by a corrupt administration for whom "The Godfather" is an instruction manual not a dark mirror of American capitalism.
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You cannot understand politics in the United States in 2025 without understanding Gamergate.
It is the Rosetta Stone for our current nightmare.
It is the Rosetta Stone for our current nightmare.
September 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
You cannot understand politics in the United States in 2025 without understanding Gamergate.
It is the Rosetta Stone for our current nightmare.
It is the Rosetta Stone for our current nightmare.
California lost a House seat after the 2020 Census not because it lost population, but because it didn’t grow as fast as other states *and* because the House has been stuck at 435 since 1929. That cap violates the Founders' vision and locks the EC in place. Remove it.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How the Electoral College Could Tilt Further From Democrats Amid Redistricting and Population Shifts
With red states growing fast, the Democratic Party will have a tough path to the White House without making more states competitive, according to a New York Times analysis.
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
California lost a House seat after the 2020 Census not because it lost population, but because it didn’t grow as fast as other states *and* because the House has been stuck at 435 since 1929. That cap violates the Founders' vision and locks the EC in place. Remove it.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Republicans are not America’s conservatives; they’re its reactionary radicals. It’s Democrats who are trying to preserve American institutions and democracy and fulfill the founding principles of the Declaration of Independence.
Greg Ip: "Capitalism in America is starting to look like China."
The U.S. Marches Toward State Capitalism With American Characteristics
President Trump is imitating the Chinese Communist Party by extending political control ever deeper into the economy.
www.wsj.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Republicans are not America’s conservatives; they’re its reactionary radicals. It’s Democrats who are trying to preserve American institutions and democracy and fulfill the founding principles of the Declaration of Independence.
Donald Trump received 56% of the vote in Texas in last year's presidential election. Republicans hold 66% of Texas' congressional seats (25 of 38).
If anything, Republicans are overrepresented in Texas.
If anything, Republicans are overrepresented in Texas.
Texas Lt Gov Dan Patrick: "We're a red state. We deserve more representation."
August 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Donald Trump received 56% of the vote in Texas in last year's presidential election. Republicans hold 66% of Texas' congressional seats (25 of 38).
If anything, Republicans are overrepresented in Texas.
If anything, Republicans are overrepresented in Texas.
Only in the world of the Emmys is The Bear a comedy … and The White Lotus a drama.
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2025 Emmy Awards nominations highlights: 'Severance' and 'The Studio' top the list
Nominations for the 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced July 15. "Severance" and "The Studio" dominated, with nods for "The White Lotus," "Andor," and "Adolescence."
apnews.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Only in the world of the Emmys is The Bear a comedy … and The White Lotus a drama.
apnews.com/live/emmy-aw...
apnews.com/live/emmy-aw...
The New York Times this week released its list of the 100 best movies of the 21st century and asked readers to pick their top 10. Challenge accepted.
But why stop at 10?
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But why stop at 10?
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My top 10 movies of the 21st century, give or take 60 others
The New York Times this week released its list of the 100 best movies of the 21st century and invited readers to vote for their top 10. The movie buff and former film critic in me couldn’…
everpresentsubject.com
June 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The New York Times this week released its list of the 100 best movies of the 21st century and asked readers to pick their top 10. Challenge accepted.
But why stop at 10?
everpresentsubject.com/my-top-10-mo...
But why stop at 10?
everpresentsubject.com/my-top-10-mo...
I said it so often four and five years ago that I got tired of hearing myself, but:
Those who think it is tyranny to be asked to wear a mask during a pandemic to protect their neighbor will be the first to embrace actual tyranny to punish their neighbor.
Those who think it is tyranny to be asked to wear a mask during a pandemic to protect their neighbor will be the first to embrace actual tyranny to punish their neighbor.
These militarist ICE raids are the actual government oppression that right wingers dreamed was happening during Covid. They are not up in arms like they were about masking, go figure.
June 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I said it so often four and five years ago that I got tired of hearing myself, but:
Those who think it is tyranny to be asked to wear a mask during a pandemic to protect their neighbor will be the first to embrace actual tyranny to punish their neighbor.
Those who think it is tyranny to be asked to wear a mask during a pandemic to protect their neighbor will be the first to embrace actual tyranny to punish their neighbor.
This provision was widely reported before the vote, but I guess you wouldn’t know that if you don’t read the news any more than you read the bills you vote for.
I mean, if you had a serious, important job and you made a mistake like this, you'd probably get fired...
June 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This provision was widely reported before the vote, but I guess you wouldn’t know that if you don’t read the news any more than you read the bills you vote for.
It's hard to find a movie worth watching twice, yet there are easily two dozen movies I've watched multiple times. Duck Soup, Citizen Kane, The Third Man, Touch of Evil, Paths of Glory, Dr. Strangelove, Daisies, The Godfather, The Godfather II, Annie Hall, Apocalypse Now ...
It’s rare to find a movie worth watching twice. So we asked The Atlantic’s writers and editors: What’s a film you can watch over and over again? https://theatln.tc/BYpVDuTG
June 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
It's hard to find a movie worth watching twice, yet there are easily two dozen movies I've watched multiple times. Duck Soup, Citizen Kane, The Third Man, Touch of Evil, Paths of Glory, Dr. Strangelove, Daisies, The Godfather, The Godfather II, Annie Hall, Apocalypse Now ...
I've been on this soapbox for 20+ years: Those of us born in the early 1960s aren’t late Boomers, we’re the first Gen Xers.
Consider: Douglas Coupland (b. 1961) essentially named Gen X. Richard Linklater (b. 1960) first filmed its soul in "Slacker." Their work defined us. We’re the Gen X vanguard.
Consider: Douglas Coupland (b. 1961) essentially named Gen X. Richard Linklater (b. 1960) first filmed its soul in "Slacker." Their work defined us. We’re the Gen X vanguard.
“What I most resent about baby boomers is that, technically, I am one.” Bruce Handy writes about being a second-half boomer, and the teen movie that encapsulated his experience: Richard Linklater’s “Dazed and Confused.”
The “Dazed and Confused” Generation
People my age are described as baby boomers, but our experiences call for a different label altogether.
www.newyorker.com
May 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I've been on this soapbox for 20+ years: Those of us born in the early 1960s aren’t late Boomers, we’re the first Gen Xers.
Consider: Douglas Coupland (b. 1961) essentially named Gen X. Richard Linklater (b. 1960) first filmed its soul in "Slacker." Their work defined us. We’re the Gen X vanguard.
Consider: Douglas Coupland (b. 1961) essentially named Gen X. Richard Linklater (b. 1960) first filmed its soul in "Slacker." Their work defined us. We’re the Gen X vanguard.
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If someone is arguing against due process, just ask them if they believe someone is innocent until proven guilty. It's the same thing.
April 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
If someone is arguing against due process, just ask them if they believe someone is innocent until proven guilty. It's the same thing.
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Even if you (wrongly) believe that some immigrants lack due process rights, what’s to stop the government from claiming that *you* are an undocumented immigrant; removing you to El Salvador; citing an “administrative error”; and refusing to do anything to bring you back?
The answer is due process.
The answer is due process.
April 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Even if you (wrongly) believe that some immigrants lack due process rights, what’s to stop the government from claiming that *you* are an undocumented immigrant; removing you to El Salvador; citing an “administrative error”; and refusing to do anything to bring you back?
The answer is due process.
The answer is due process.
You mean we renamed French fries “freedom fries” for nothing?!
VP lecturing "the Europeans" again:
"...if the Europeans had been a little more independent, and a little more willing to stand up, then maybe we could have saved the entire world from the strategic disaster that was the American-led invasion of Iraq."
Yes, pity Paris and Berlin were so pro-war...
"...if the Europeans had been a little more independent, and a little more willing to stand up, then maybe we could have saved the entire world from the strategic disaster that was the American-led invasion of Iraq."
Yes, pity Paris and Berlin were so pro-war...
JD Vance: My message to Europe
unherd.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
You mean we renamed French fries “freedom fries” for nothing?!
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Criminals deserve due process because due process is literally how we determine whether someone is, *in fact*, a criminal
April 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Criminals deserve due process because due process is literally how we determine whether someone is, *in fact*, a criminal
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They never don't look painfully stupid
April 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
They never don't look painfully stupid
In any other administration, and with any other Congress, the president would be huddled with lawyers trying to stave off an impeachment conviction.
In any other administration, the president would already be huddled with advisors trying to stave off collapse
April 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
In any other administration, and with any other Congress, the president would be huddled with lawyers trying to stave off an impeachment conviction.