James Vizzard
@jwvizzard.bsky.social
Political science PhD candidate specializing in civ-mil. Husband, father, former gangster for capitalism. Opinions, jokes, hot takes, and other skeets are only mine and not any current or former employer’s.
Happy Veterans Day to all who served.
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Happy Veterans Day to all who served.
I understand the justifications for ending the shutdown—not sure I agree with them. But at minimum a commitment from the Speaker should have been part of the deal. They certainly had that much leverage, and without it the deal isn’t even a fig leaf.
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I understand the justifications for ending the shutdown—not sure I agree with them. But at minimum a commitment from the Speaker should have been part of the deal. They certainly had that much leverage, and without it the deal isn’t even a fig leaf.
I have been unable to vote (or rather have my vote count) in two presidential elex due to late-arriving mail ballots. As a registration clerk I processed votes for five people last week who did not receive their ballots on time.
Supreme Court to decide whether states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day
Supreme Court to decide whether states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day
About 30 states authorize counting mail-in ballots after Election Day.
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I have been unable to vote (or rather have my vote count) in two presidential elex due to late-arriving mail ballots. As a registration clerk I processed votes for five people last week who did not receive their ballots on time.
Odds Barilla gets an exception?
How Trump Finally Lost Mr. and Mrs. Alito
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These 13 Italian Pasta Brands Could Vanish From US Stores As 107% Tariffs Set In: WSJ
Mangia while you can. More than a dozen of Italy’s top pasta brands may soon vanish from American grocery shelves as tariffs totaling 107% take effect — a move that could make selling their products i...
dailyvoice.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Odds Barilla gets an exception?
It looks like it plays God Bless the USA at high volume as it rolls down the tracks.
Today we're unveiling our eighth locomotive in Metro-North’s Heritage Series—a moving tribute to our nation’s veterans.
Created and designed by Metro-North veterans, this locomotive embodies gratitude to those who have worn the uniform, both within the Metro-North family and across the country.
Created and designed by Metro-North veterans, this locomotive embodies gratitude to those who have worn the uniform, both within the Metro-North family and across the country.
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
It looks like it plays God Bless the USA at high volume as it rolls down the tracks.
While the particulars vary from state to state, it is ALWAYS a bad idea to become an independent in a two-party system. If you feel powerless within your party, just wait until you no longer have a vote at all. The answer to a sub-optimal party is to involve yourself MORE.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
While the particulars vary from state to state, it is ALWAYS a bad idea to become an independent in a two-party system. If you feel powerless within your party, just wait until you no longer have a vote at all. The answer to a sub-optimal party is to involve yourself MORE.
Honestly, I am exhausted by the bad faith arguments. This guy is an MD--he understands the basics of health insurance. He's just willing to stand there and gaslight the entire country, and it is so exhausting. Like punching water.
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Honestly, I am exhausted by the bad faith arguments. This guy is an MD--he understands the basics of health insurance. He's just willing to stand there and gaslight the entire country, and it is so exhausting. Like punching water.
SCOTUS decides not to place its hand on the glowing red stove.
#BREAKING: Over no public dissents, #SCOTUS denies Kim Davis's petition asking the justices to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges (which recognized federal constitutional protections for same-sex marriage):
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
SCOTUS decides not to place its hand on the glowing red stove.
Even more than his head on a coin, Washington would absolutely love the idea of a 500ft tall statue. (/s)
A 450-foot Prometheus. A 500-foot George Washington. Tech investors are racing to build colossal monuments celebrating Western power.
America’s Tech Right Is Obsessed With Building Giant Statues
With proposals for a 450-foot statue of Prometheus on Alcatraz and a 650-foot George Washington, MAGA adherents are racing to build America’s largest statue.
bloom.bg
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Even more than his head on a coin, Washington would absolutely love the idea of a 500ft tall statue. (/s)
Reposted by James Vizzard
Lots of hard, shitty lessons being learned from this presidency. And one of the many I hope you're learning is, white supremacy is incompatible with reality, and cannot exist without historical revisionism.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Lots of hard, shitty lessons being learned from this presidency. And one of the many I hope you're learning is, white supremacy is incompatible with reality, and cannot exist without historical revisionism.
This morning's WSJ is just a schadenfreude buffet. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
The Year’s Hottest Crypto Trade Is Crumbling
Some investors are saying “told you so,” while others are doubling down, as a selloff in bitcoin and other digital tokens hits crypto-treasury companies.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This morning's WSJ is just a schadenfreude buffet. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
Time to start reviewing my charitable giving, I guess. 🤦♂️
"Last week, NPR’s leadership proposed testing the use of artificial intelligence to produce digital versions of radio stories, to make the middle of the editorial process more efficient."
Please DM/email/signal me if you know something about this!
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Please DM/email/signal me if you know something about this!
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Who Wrote That Headline? Maybe a Robot.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Time to start reviewing my charitable giving, I guess. 🤦♂️
1. Sure, 8M New Yorkers are going to give up alcohol and pork.
2. We all know that the American heartland slavishly imitates New York City. That’s why Montgomery has an extensive subway and great bagels.
Who falls for this?
2. We all know that the American heartland slavishly imitates New York City. That’s why Montgomery has an extensive subway and great bagels.
Who falls for this?
Tuberville: “We just saw what happened in NY. We lost NY. It will be completely Muslim in 3-4 years. That’s what they want. And it’s going to spread throughout the country.”
November 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
1. Sure, 8M New Yorkers are going to give up alcohol and pork.
2. We all know that the American heartland slavishly imitates New York City. That’s why Montgomery has an extensive subway and great bagels.
Who falls for this?
2. We all know that the American heartland slavishly imitates New York City. That’s why Montgomery has an extensive subway and great bagels.
Who falls for this?
Sooo, the shutdown groundhog saw his shadow?
“It’s a horrible idea,” says Sen. Roger Marshall of Dems’ proposing one-year extension of ACA subsidies on CR. “We might as well go home and start over again. It's disappointing that they think that this is what's going to open the government”
www.semafor.com/article/11/0...
www.semafor.com/article/11/0...
Republicans pan Democrats’ ‘horrible’ offer as shutdown chaos grows
A week that began with signs of real momentum in dealmaking talks ended with a stalemate.
www.semafor.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Sooo, the shutdown groundhog saw his shadow?
Listen to Starfish. Seriously, I just want the trans/non-binary people I care about to be left alone. They're not hurting anyone. They're just trying to get through the day without feeling suicidal.
The thing I don’t get is why “Don’t Start Shitism” isn’t more popular. As a trans woman, I’d *like* for people to consider me a real girl, but if you don’t, what’s stopping you from just rolling your eyes and moving on? I’d like to think one thing we all have in common is that we’ve got shit to do.
"No one likes me, I win."
November 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Listen to Starfish. Seriously, I just want the trans/non-binary people I care about to be left alone. They're not hurting anyone. They're just trying to get through the day without feeling suicidal.
His fashion sense alone is a crime.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
His fashion sense alone is a crime.
A lot of the attacks on Mamdani were vilely racist, but they had the silver lining of triggering my craving for goat birria tacos. They were excellent, as always (La Tingaria, Falls Church) and served with a side of smug satisfaction.
November 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A lot of the attacks on Mamdani were vilely racist, but they had the silver lining of triggering my craving for goat birria tacos. They were excellent, as always (La Tingaria, Falls Church) and served with a side of smug satisfaction.
The simplest definition of a democracy is a political system in which ruling parties lose elections, so, explicitly calling for the end of democracy.
Also, my grandparents had those same drapes in their living room in 1973.
Also, my grandparents had those same drapes in their living room in 1973.
Trump on ending the filibuster: "If we do it, we will never lose the midterms and we will never lose a general election ... it would be impossible to lose an election."
November 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The simplest definition of a democracy is a political system in which ruling parties lose elections, so, explicitly calling for the end of democracy.
Also, my grandparents had those same drapes in their living room in 1973.
Also, my grandparents had those same drapes in their living room in 1973.
Got my second $0 LES today, so yes. They are quite serious.
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett tells Fox Business that the impact of the government shutdown is far worse than expected.
November 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Got my second $0 LES today, so yes. They are quite serious.
The Tesla package is particularly laughable in light of DOGE. Musk was allegedly purging the government of workers who were unworthy, but his flagship company has to pay him $1T or he won't do his job. I'd take that deal for just $1M.
Shareholders of an epically overvalued company that’s epically taxpayer-subsidized overpay an epically overrated & unengaged CEO who epically underpays taxes while the U.S. faces an epic economic disparity, affordability & hunger crisis fuelled by that CEO’s epically evil actions.
“USA, USA, USA…”
“USA, USA, USA…”
Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire. https://cnn.it/43KZnkA
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The Tesla package is particularly laughable in light of DOGE. Musk was allegedly purging the government of workers who were unworthy, but his flagship company has to pay him $1T or he won't do his job. I'd take that deal for just $1M.
So they paid the protection money. Can we just say that?
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
So they paid the protection money. Can we just say that?
The current president is determined to imitate Nixon but not in any of the good ways.
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The current president is determined to imitate Nixon but not in any of the good ways.
“Leverage in our trade strategy” doesn’t sound like an existential national security emergency.
Mike Johnson: "I think the Court has to give deference to that. I think the Court has to recognize the executive is doing what they're doing -- he's using tariffs to create leverage in our trade strategy, and it's yielding great results for the American people."
November 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“Leverage in our trade strategy” doesn’t sound like an existential national security emergency.
Reminds me of the story of Jackie Bouvier leaving her internship after one day because the editor said she’d be too old at the end of it to attract a husband. Fun note—my M-I-L was runner up for the internship. She’d have followed through.
there's only one conclusion: labor law is woke www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
November 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Reminds me of the story of Jackie Bouvier leaving her internship after one day because the editor said she’d be too old at the end of it to attract a husband. Fun note—my M-I-L was runner up for the internship. She’d have followed through.