Vaughn Winchell
@orderforalex.bsky.social
Math teacher. Game show enthusiast. ✡️
We have met the enemy, and he is us.
We have met the enemy, and he is us.
Pinned
For decades, my favorite literary quotation has been, "If Nature had been comfortable, mankind would never have invented architecture" (Oscar Wilde).
Today, and for the foreseeable future, I must embrace a new favorite: "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel" (Samuel Johnson).
Today, and for the foreseeable future, I must embrace a new favorite: "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel" (Samuel Johnson).
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Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum came to Minneapolis from New York. Her message couldn't be clearer: This Rabbi Loves Immigrants. Here she is leading a massive gathering at Target in Minneapolis, protesting the corporation's ongoing capitulation to the Trump administration's cruelty. (Photo-Randi Weingarten)
January 23, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum came to Minneapolis from New York. Her message couldn't be clearer: This Rabbi Loves Immigrants. Here she is leading a massive gathering at Target in Minneapolis, protesting the corporation's ongoing capitulation to the Trump administration's cruelty. (Photo-Randi Weingarten)
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Do you think Kash Patel owns a jacket that says “undercover”
January 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Do you think Kash Patel owns a jacket that says “undercover”
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We already had the real-world experience of unvaccinated people getting measles, and it's why we invented the vaccine for measles.
It's one thing to be a sociopath playing with the lives of others. It's another to be gleefully stupid about it.
It's one thing to be a sociopath playing with the lives of others. It's another to be gleefully stupid about it.
RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
January 23, 2026 at 2:47 PM
We already had the real-world experience of unvaccinated people getting measles, and it's why we invented the vaccine for measles.
It's one thing to be a sociopath playing with the lives of others. It's another to be gleefully stupid about it.
It's one thing to be a sociopath playing with the lives of others. It's another to be gleefully stupid about it.
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The guy who called Jack Smith a "deranged animal" today has gone on social media 184 times to publicly called Jack Smith "deranged".
Jack Smith has gone on social media ZERO times to insult or comment on Donald Trump.
Who sounds "deranged" to you?
Jack Smith has gone on social media ZERO times to insult or comment on Donald Trump.
Who sounds "deranged" to you?
January 22, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The guy who called Jack Smith a "deranged animal" today has gone on social media 184 times to publicly called Jack Smith "deranged".
Jack Smith has gone on social media ZERO times to insult or comment on Donald Trump.
Who sounds "deranged" to you?
Jack Smith has gone on social media ZERO times to insult or comment on Donald Trump.
Who sounds "deranged" to you?
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This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
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Welp
Rutte says the status of Greenland was not discussed as part of the “framework” deal Trump announced
January 22, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Welp
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This will be a very important week for democracy in court. Make sure you are staying up to date while supporting fearless independent media by subscribing to Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 AM
This will be a very important week for democracy in court. Make sure you are staying up to date while supporting fearless independent media by subscribing to Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
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Make no mistake, he is justifying violence if he objects to the outcome of an election. Keep that in mind as we prepare for 2026.
January 17, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Make no mistake, he is justifying violence if he objects to the outcome of an election. Keep that in mind as we prepare for 2026.
Everybody should leave The Bad Place.
thread about X’s new TOS. tldr is musk can now sue users for any reason in a TX court he basically owns, so he’ll almost certainly win. and this is a platform politicians and journalists largely refuse to leave.
Conservative influencer Ashley St Clair had a baby with Elon Musk in 2024. Things turned sour when she expressed mild support of trans rights. Elon cut child support and sued for custody; his followers made deepfake porn of her on X; she sued X; now X is suing HER!
But this isn’t just a soap opera:
But this isn’t just a soap opera:
January 17, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Everybody should leave The Bad Place.
I've never really wanted to move to California until today.
I hear it's hard to learn Danish, but I would give it a try.
I hear it's hard to learn Danish, but I would give it a try.
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I've never really wanted to move to California until today.
I hear it's hard to learn Danish, but I would give it a try.
I hear it's hard to learn Danish, but I would give it a try.
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this alone is worth an impeachment tbh
REPORTER: Do you commit to not militarily engaging NATO partners?
TRUMP: I don't talk about that
REPORTER: You're not willing to commit to not attacking a NATO partner?
TRUMP: I don't talk about that
REPORTER: You're not willing to commit to not attacking a NATO partner?
January 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
this alone is worth an impeachment tbh
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the President is illegally raising taxes because people don't like his plan to illegally spend billions of tax dollars illegally invading allied territory
January 17, 2026 at 6:41 PM
the President is illegally raising taxes because people don't like his plan to illegally spend billions of tax dollars illegally invading allied territory
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Thread:
That there’s not a massive, credible, instant, bipartisan impeachment/25th Amendment move over these senseless and destructive Greenland threats is a sign of how broken our politics are — and especially how broken the Republican Party is.
It's really impossible to overstate how much *everyone* is watching the US threats towards Greenland, not just Europe. If you want to break not just NATO but Five Eyes and maybe our Asian defense alliances too, taking Greenland is how you do it.
January 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Thread:
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When Democrats folded in the last government shutdown—rescuing the GOP majority from itself and helping them pass a budget, giving validation to the Trump administration’s lawbreaking—the savvy politics knowers explained that folding was clearly worth it because it got the Epstein Files released.
No federal judge has the power or authority to make DOJ comply with the mandatory provisions of the Epstein Act, says Pam Bondi. It's unenforceable and meaningless. Essentially, DOJ is a lawless if not criminal enterprise, not a law enforcement agency, at this point.
January 17, 2026 at 3:33 PM
When Democrats folded in the last government shutdown—rescuing the GOP majority from itself and helping them pass a budget, giving validation to the Trump administration’s lawbreaking—the savvy politics knowers explained that folding was clearly worth it because it got the Epstein Files released.
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🇩🇰 Protest in Copenhagen, Denmark against Trump and USA 🇺🇸 because of 🇬🇱 Greenland
January 17, 2026 at 2:06 PM
🇩🇰 Protest in Copenhagen, Denmark against Trump and USA 🇺🇸 because of 🇬🇱 Greenland
trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don't back the US controlling Greenland.
In a related development, China says, "Please oh please oh please...!"
apnews.com/article/denm...
In a related development, China says, "Please oh please oh please...!"
apnews.com/article/denm...
Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland
U.S. President Donald Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland. Trump didn't provide details Friday.
apnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:18 PM
trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don't back the US controlling Greenland.
In a related development, China says, "Please oh please oh please...!"
apnews.com/article/denm...
In a related development, China says, "Please oh please oh please...!"
apnews.com/article/denm...
"I'm bleeding internally! I need to scan some documents and send a few emails!"
NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
"I'm bleeding internally! I need to scan some documents and send a few emails!"
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Anyone with a shred of class and decency would have politely refused it, so naturally Trump took it.
January 16, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Anyone with a shred of class and decency would have politely refused it, so naturally Trump took it.
Yesterday, NYT and other news outlets reported China's record trade surplus ($1.2 trillion).
Today, it's China's universities.
It's China, not America, that donald f. trump is making great. And he's hard at work for Russia and Saudi Arabia, too.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Today, it's China's universities.
It's China, not America, that donald f. trump is making great. And he's hard at work for Russia and Saudi Arabia, too.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Yesterday, NYT and other news outlets reported China's record trade surplus ($1.2 trillion).
Today, it's China's universities.
It's China, not America, that donald f. trump is making great. And he's hard at work for Russia and Saudi Arabia, too.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Today, it's China's universities.
It's China, not America, that donald f. trump is making great. And he's hard at work for Russia and Saudi Arabia, too.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Honest to God, if these f*****g people make me feel like I have to be supportive of the Washington F*****g Post....
(BTW, remember when @washingtonpost.com was actually a great newspaper? Man, I miss that.)
(BTW, remember when @washingtonpost.com was actually a great newspaper? Man, I miss that.)
Bondi statement on FBI search at Washington Post reporter’s home:
January 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Honest to God, if these f*****g people make me feel like I have to be supportive of the Washington F*****g Post....
(BTW, remember when @washingtonpost.com was actually a great newspaper? Man, I miss that.)
(BTW, remember when @washingtonpost.com was actually a great newspaper? Man, I miss that.)
The way "Pedophile Protector" got under the Pedophile Protector's very thin skin makes me think that we should all just refer to him as #PedophileProtector for the rest of his wretched life.
January 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The way "Pedophile Protector" got under the Pedophile Protector's very thin skin makes me think that we should all just refer to him as #PedophileProtector for the rest of his wretched life.