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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Weird.
I was told by MAGA that a president weaponizing the Justice Department to go after your polical enemies was bad.
I was told by MAGA that a president weaponizing the Justice Department to go after your polical enemies was bad.
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Weird.
I was told by MAGA that a president weaponizing the Justice Department to go after your polical enemies was bad.
I was told by MAGA that a president weaponizing the Justice Department to go after your polical enemies was bad.
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"Here are ten things we now know—or can reasonably infer—from the emails, and what they say about Trump, Epstein, Maxwell, and the enormous record that we still haven’t seen."
Ten Things We Now Know — or Can Fairly Surmise — From the Epstein Emails
The “dog who hadn’t barked” is now barking
harrylitman.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Here are ten things we now know—or can reasonably infer—from the emails, and what they say about Trump, Epstein, Maxwell, and the enormous record that we still haven’t seen."
November 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Yes, this photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump is a lesson in why it is unwise to be photographed with fellow pedophiles in public, but it is also a lesson in why it is unwise for middle-aged men to buy too-dark and brassy hair color at a drug store.
November 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Yes, this photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump is a lesson in why it is unwise to be photographed with fellow pedophiles in public, but it is also a lesson in why it is unwise for middle-aged men to buy too-dark and brassy hair color at a drug store.
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Oh.
🔥 The White House released an article on Monday citing a DoorDash report as confirmation that "inflation has been tamed."
I asked a DoorDash spokesperson today if the company had concluded from its report that inflation had been tamed. DoorDash spokesperson told me, "We did not write that."
I asked a DoorDash spokesperson today if the company had concluded from its report that inflation had been tamed. DoorDash spokesperson told me, "We did not write that."
NEW DATA: Lower Prices, Bigger Paychecks
President Donald J. Trump’s bold economic agenda is delivering real results for American families — with new data from DoorDash’s State of Local Commerce
www.whitehouse.gov
November 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Oh.
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CONFIRMED: the gold snot covering the Oval Office is $58-apiece onlays from Home Depot that have been spraypainted.
When Laura Ingraham confronted Trump about this in the Oval—specifically and correctly noting that the tacky garbage was from Home Depot—he lied to her face and insisted it wasn't.
When Laura Ingraham confronted Trump about this in the Oval—specifically and correctly noting that the tacky garbage was from Home Depot—he lied to her face and insisted it wasn't.
November 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
CONFIRMED: the gold snot covering the Oval Office is $58-apiece onlays from Home Depot that have been spraypainted.
When Laura Ingraham confronted Trump about this in the Oval—specifically and correctly noting that the tacky garbage was from Home Depot—he lied to her face and insisted it wasn't.
When Laura Ingraham confronted Trump about this in the Oval—specifically and correctly noting that the tacky garbage was from Home Depot—he lied to her face and insisted it wasn't.
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I lost my job, my kids have measles, and I was just detained by ICE for 10 days despite being a citizen carrying Real ID. But at least I know the Oberlin Student Senate won’t be doing land acknowledgements any more.
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I lost my job, my kids have measles, and I was just detained by ICE for 10 days despite being a citizen carrying Real ID. But at least I know the Oberlin Student Senate won’t be doing land acknowledgements any more.
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Then why’d you cave?
Shaheen: So let me be clear. No one in the senate chamber wants to extend the ACA tax credits more than I do.
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Then why’d you cave?
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Trump: "By the time my first year ends, we're gonna have over $20 trillion of investment coming into the US. It's unheard of." (The entire US GDP is about $30 trillion, so yes, it's unheard of)
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trump: "By the time my first year ends, we're gonna have over $20 trillion of investment coming into the US. It's unheard of." (The entire US GDP is about $30 trillion, so yes, it's unheard of)
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Whether it's Joe Lieberman going MAGA or Tim Kaine caving in on ACA, both vice-presidential nominees turned out to be assholes.
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Whether it's Joe Lieberman going MAGA or Tim Kaine caving in on ACA, both vice-presidential nominees turned out to be assholes.
So, the political news tonight disgusts me, but at least Aaron Rodgers is down 19 points in the 4th quarter.
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
So, the political news tonight disgusts me, but at least Aaron Rodgers is down 19 points in the 4th quarter.
Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar or Tammy Duckworth would make an excellent leader for Senate #Democrats.
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar or Tammy Duckworth would make an excellent leader for Senate #Democrats.
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BING-FUCKING-O.
The model of holding individual senators responsible is broken here. The retirees clearly agreed to take the fall. Which is why the nos should get no credit for voting no unless they move to oust Schumer
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
BING-FUCKING-O.
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Trump is now telling states to “UNDO” food assistance
He’s literally taking food from hungry Americans as he throws Gatsby parties with giant seafood towers
He’s literally taking food from hungry Americans as he throws Gatsby parties with giant seafood towers
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Trump is now telling states to “UNDO” food assistance
He’s literally taking food from hungry Americans as he throws Gatsby parties with giant seafood towers
He’s literally taking food from hungry Americans as he throws Gatsby parties with giant seafood towers
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Sir, Trump is at Mar-a-Lago since yesterday.
November 9, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Sir, Trump is at Mar-a-Lago since yesterday.
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Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
"Purge, merge and serge" really distills the essence of what trump is doing with federal law enforcement.
"One of the things Trump realized by the end of his first term is that he did not have generals with him when it came to backing his claims of a stolen election or firing on Americans. I think he probably feels like he might have been able to hold onto power if he had a more subservient military."
Don Moynihan on "Purge, Merge, and Surge"
"Instead of surging in Iraq, it’s happening here in American cities."
www.publicnotice.co
November 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"Purge, merge and serge" really distills the essence of what trump is doing with federal law enforcement.
Democrats Scale Back Shutdown Demands, but G.O.P. Digs In
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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Don Snoreleone bsky.app/profile/ronf...
He spent Biden’s entire presidency calling him ‘Sleepy Joe’. Still does. But this guy nods off in the middle of the day in meetings almost every day. Fell asleep in court all the time too.
November 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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A man collapsed in the Oval Office yesterday. The internet got the story wrong.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
A man collapsed in the Oval Office. The internet got the story wrong.
A case study in how bad information can spread — and how hard it is to correct it.
dandiamond.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A man collapsed in the Oval Office yesterday. The internet got the story wrong.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
My experience struggling to correct the record — including on Bluesky! — and the warning signs as AI, aggregation, and social media increasingly drive our news consumption.
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Like you give away tax cuts to big corporations and the richest Americans?
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Like you give away tax cuts to big corporations and the richest Americans?
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When Pam Bondi was appointed, Democracy Docket immediately called her out while legacy news outlets like the Washington Post wanted to seem "fair" and gave her a thumbs up.
Reject both sides journalism by subscribing to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Reject both sides journalism by subscribing to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
When Pam Bondi was appointed, Democracy Docket immediately called her out while legacy news outlets like the Washington Post wanted to seem "fair" and gave her a thumbs up.
Reject both sides journalism by subscribing to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Reject both sides journalism by subscribing to Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
