Karen Schwartz
@pithywidow.bsky.social
Former Marie Claire contributing editor, NY Sun columnist and occasional NYT Styles writer. Ex-tweeter.
Compare/contrast with HRC saying deplorables
How are these fits of presidential incontinence never covered as their own news events in NYT? Hours of sick hateful bile from the curdled joyless leader of the Christian nationalists sitting in the ruins of the tinsel trimmed White House he’s demolishing — seems like a story to me.
Having a normal Christmas morning
December 27, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Compare/contrast with HRC saying deplorables
And here they just moved out of NYC because Mamdani
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
And here they just moved out of NYC because Mamdani
No. Someone should tell him to gtfo of our government.
Should someone tell him who wrote “White Christmas” and where that person was born.
December 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
No. Someone should tell him to gtfo of our government.
Frank Sinatra relished calling Nazis Nazis and first class fatheads first class fatheads
I'm once again politely asking Bluesky developers to allow us to attach multiple photos and videos in one post.
December 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Frank Sinatra relished calling Nazis Nazis and first class fatheads first class fatheads
And so many people voted for it
Some people will commit human rights violations rather than just go to therapy
December 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
And so many people voted for it
I think I do 🙋♀️
Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
December 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I think I do 🙋♀️
A holiday classic
LINDSEY GRAHAM: I just asked you where you were at on Christmas.
ELENA KAGAN: You know, like all Jews I was probably at a Chinese restaurant.
www.c-span.org/clip/no-cate...
ELENA KAGAN: You know, like all Jews I was probably at a Chinese restaurant.
www.c-span.org/clip/no-cate...
User Clip: Kagan: "Like all Jews, I was probably at a Chinese restaurant" on Christmas
Kagan: "Like all Jews I was probably at a Chinese restaurant" on Christmas
www.c-span.org
December 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A holiday classic
He should take Frank’s name out of his racist mouth
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
December 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
He should take Frank’s name out of his racist mouth
What a miserable person
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
Trump Posts Nearly 200 Times in Unhinged Christmas Day Spree
The president amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
trib.al
December 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
What a miserable person
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I don't know who needs to know this, but Jesus is not everyone's savior in the United States.
Merry Christian Nationalism Day
December 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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We could have had it all, rolling in the dee-ee-eep
From our family to yours, merry Christmas! We hope your day is filled with good people and good food.
December 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
We could have had it all, rolling in the dee-ee-eep
Something, something Bill Clinton tarmac
Axios has learned the White House has begun managing the DOJ's account on X to respond to posts highlighting mentions of Trump in the Epstein files.
In typical administrations, there is a wall between the White House and what is supposed to be an independent Justice Department.
In typical administrations, there is a wall between the White House and what is supposed to be an independent Justice Department.
Scoop: Trump administration expects Epstein files release could last another week
The White House has begun managing the DOJ's account on X, an effort to finish out the year and the Epstein file disclosure requirements set by Congress.
www.axios.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Something, something Bill Clinton tarmac
I mean it is not like he pardoned an army of goons he incited to attack the US Capitol and hang his Vice President oh wait
We don’t spend enough time discussing how the entire MAGA movement is kept afloat by the constant threats of stochastic terrorism orchestrated by the president of the United States.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
“I’m 84 years old. Threats against my life expectancy are kind of hollow. I don’t have much time anyway. I’m more concerned that our democracy is at risk because of the trends against the rule of law.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
December 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I mean it is not like he pardoned an army of goons he incited to attack the US Capitol and hang his Vice President oh wait
Even Kavanaugh is now against Kavanaugh stops
Kavanaugh in a footnote in today's opinion says "the officers must not make interior immigration stops or arrests based on race or ethnicity."
December 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Even Kavanaugh is now against Kavanaugh stops
Happy Belated Hanukkah @martylederman.bsky.social !
The crux of the majority’s reasoning is here. The issue was barely touched in the lower courts but @martylederman.bsky.social highlighted it in amicus brief to SCOTUS, prompting the justices to invite supplemental briefing from the parties.
December 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Happy Belated Hanukkah @martylederman.bsky.social !
Happy Belated Hanukkah JB Pritzker!
BREAKING: Huge loss for Trump administration at Supreme Court, which rules that the Trump administration had lacked authority to federalize and deploy the National Guard to execute laws in Illinois. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Happy Belated Hanukkah JB Pritzker!
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The DOJ identified at least 10 co-conspirators who worked with Epstein and Maxwell. It’s obvious to anyone with two eyes that Epstein and Maxwell were engaged in organized crime, yet NO ONE ELSE involved in Epstein’s sex trafficking ring has faced criminal charges. Why?
December 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Wild
So we may have found the single most unpopular thing Trump has done in 2025 - the vainglorious renaming of the Kennedy Center after himself (via Economist/YouGov):
18% approve, 66% disapprove
18% approve, 66% disapprove
December 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Wild
Not quite as shameful as being the one person tanking a children's cancer bill
www.thebulwark.com/p/pediatric-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/pediatric-...
December 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Not quite as shameful as being the one person tanking a children's cancer bill
www.thebulwark.com/p/pediatric-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/pediatric-...
This made my day
December 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This made my day
If only this had been super obvious at the time
The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
If only this had been super obvious at the time
When this comes up in my timeline I'm going to continue reposting it. A complete shanda.
A prime example of letting the perfect be the enemy of the good.
Bernie wanted a bigger bill, so he blocked a bipartisan kids' cancer research bill that would have given children access to experimental life-saving treatments. But given his legislative record, will a bigger bill ever get passed?
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Bernie wanted a bigger bill, so he blocked a bipartisan kids' cancer research bill that would have given children access to experimental life-saving treatments. But given his legislative record, will a bigger bill ever get passed?
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December 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
When this comes up in my timeline I'm going to continue reposting it. A complete shanda.