SaukFish
@saukfish.bsky.social
Puget Sound island dweller. Tired lawyer. Increasingly entropic.
Glorious.
hahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha
Trump crashes out over Bad Bunny’s halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Glorious.
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kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
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Welcome to the rest of your life, asshole.
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Welcome to the rest of your life, asshole.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Impossible to respect people that allow themselves to be openly robbed on this level. From Congress to the courts to ordinary voters, Americans have become slow, stupid and pathetic -- a citizenry incapable of operating our once-promising experiment with self-governance.
We are, all of us, marks.
We are, all of us, marks.
Donald Trump Jr, who has exactly zero experience or competence in manufacturing or defense, has received more than $600,000,000 in contracts from Pete Hegseth's "Department of War."
February 6, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Impossible to respect people that allow themselves to be openly robbed on this level. From Congress to the courts to ordinary voters, Americans have become slow, stupid and pathetic -- a citizenry incapable of operating our once-promising experiment with self-governance.
We are, all of us, marks.
We are, all of us, marks.
What’s wild is that — as foreseen by literally every sentient being in the country, excluding the SCOTUS majority — the opinion ITSELF is the thing that caused Trump to feel “empowered” to violate federal law. It is, itself, the permission slip.
Every time I re-read Trump v. United States, it feels like getting hit in the head with a mallet.
February 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM
What’s wild is that — as foreseen by literally every sentient being in the country, excluding the SCOTUS majority — the opinion ITSELF is the thing that caused Trump to feel “empowered” to violate federal law. It is, itself, the permission slip.
Oof. The world sees us so much more clearly than we see ourselves.
“Loathing [for America] is a powerful economic and geopolitical force.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/opi…
“Loathing [for America] is a powerful economic and geopolitical force.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/opi…
February 6, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Oof. The world sees us so much more clearly than we see ourselves.
“Loathing [for America] is a powerful economic and geopolitical force.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/opi…
“Loathing [for America] is a powerful economic and geopolitical force.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/opi…
And that sorry-ass Tim Scott, desperate to remain in the White Man’s Club, thanks Trump and expresses relief that, you know, it wasn’t actually racist.
Trump posts racist video about the Obamas.
Karoline Leavitt dismisses criticism as "fake outrage."
Tim Scott calls it "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House."
White House deletes video.
@ericalgj.bsky.social @bellakwai.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Karoline Leavitt dismisses criticism as "fake outrage."
Tim Scott calls it "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House."
White House deletes video.
@ericalgj.bsky.social @bellakwai.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Trump Deletes Racist Video of Obamas After Outcry
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
And that sorry-ass Tim Scott, desperate to remain in the White Man’s Club, thanks Trump and expresses relief that, you know, it wasn’t actually racist.
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Cowardly and racist is an amazing combination. We all know that wasn't a staffer and that he meant that shit. bsky.app/profile/leba...
POLITICO reporting that the White House has now claimed the ape video was an accident and removed it.
February 6, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Cowardly and racist is an amazing combination. We all know that wasn't a staffer and that he meant that shit. bsky.app/profile/leba...
Hey, @washingtonpost.com, nice job, you execrable sphincters.
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Hey, @washingtonpost.com, nice job, you execrable sphincters.
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In light of the gutting of the Washington Post:
from Jan. 3, 2025
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
"The cartoon that was killed criticizes the billionaire tech and media chief executives who have been doing their best to curry favor with incoming President-elect Trump."
from Jan. 3, 2025
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
"The cartoon that was killed criticizes the billionaire tech and media chief executives who have been doing their best to curry favor with incoming President-elect Trump."
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:10 PM
In light of the gutting of the Washington Post:
from Jan. 3, 2025
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
"The cartoon that was killed criticizes the billionaire tech and media chief executives who have been doing their best to curry favor with incoming President-elect Trump."
from Jan. 3, 2025
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
"The cartoon that was killed criticizes the billionaire tech and media chief executives who have been doing their best to curry favor with incoming President-elect Trump."
The dumbest among us have used their numbers to place the worst possible people in positions of power at the worst possible time. These horrible people have used this power to do stupid and terrible things. The world sees this. America is not immune from the consequence of its own stupidity.
February 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
The dumbest among us have used their numbers to place the worst possible people in positions of power at the worst possible time. These horrible people have used this power to do stupid and terrible things. The world sees this. America is not immune from the consequence of its own stupidity.
Brutal, but fair.
Chuck Schumer is the Uvalde cops, just hoping the shooters will go home and he can go back to eating donuts.
Chuck Schumer is the Uvalde cops, just hoping the shooters will go home and he can go back to eating donuts.
Someone said Republicans are school shooters and Democrats are the Uvalde cops and man…
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Brutal, but fair.
Chuck Schumer is the Uvalde cops, just hoping the shooters will go home and he can go back to eating donuts.
Chuck Schumer is the Uvalde cops, just hoping the shooters will go home and he can go back to eating donuts.
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Masked thugs on the streets.
Measles outbreaks across the nation.
Blatant government corruption.
Coverup of group of elite sex offenders.
Ruling party trying to rig elections.
Leader building grandiose monuments to himself.
Collapse of remnants of nonpartisan civil service.
Third world America.
Measles outbreaks across the nation.
Blatant government corruption.
Coverup of group of elite sex offenders.
Ruling party trying to rig elections.
Leader building grandiose monuments to himself.
Collapse of remnants of nonpartisan civil service.
Third world America.
February 4, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Masked thugs on the streets.
Measles outbreaks across the nation.
Blatant government corruption.
Coverup of group of elite sex offenders.
Ruling party trying to rig elections.
Leader building grandiose monuments to himself.
Collapse of remnants of nonpartisan civil service.
Third world America.
Measles outbreaks across the nation.
Blatant government corruption.
Coverup of group of elite sex offenders.
Ruling party trying to rig elections.
Leader building grandiose monuments to himself.
Collapse of remnants of nonpartisan civil service.
Third world America.
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im building machines that i keep saying will both throw you out of work and allow masked special police forces in service to a lunatic i bought and paid for to recognize your face and check if i agree with your beliefs. im part of a pedophile ring that put this into motion. why are you rude to me
February 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
im building machines that i keep saying will both throw you out of work and allow masked special police forces in service to a lunatic i bought and paid for to recognize your face and check if i agree with your beliefs. im part of a pedophile ring that put this into motion. why are you rude to me
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🚨 Pritzker: The monsters responsible for unleashing this havoc on American cities, whether they were firing at civilians in the streets or calling the shots from their cushy offices in Washington, need to be investigated and prosecuted.
February 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
🚨 Pritzker: The monsters responsible for unleashing this havoc on American cities, whether they were firing at civilians in the streets or calling the shots from their cushy offices in Washington, need to be investigated and prosecuted.
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The way things are going in America, it should be clear we don't have much time. We certainly don't have three years. We need to help ourselves by pushing for impeachment and removal as hard as we can and carrying it out as soon as humanly possible.
February 2, 2026 at 11:19 AM
The way things are going in America, it should be clear we don't have much time. We certainly don't have three years. We need to help ourselves by pushing for impeachment and removal as hard as we can and carrying it out as soon as humanly possible.
I mean, this piece of shit has been telegraphing what he plans to do for a while now.
He will not voluntarily accept any diminution in his power. It’s going to have to be imposed upon him, by any means the situation requires.
He will not voluntarily accept any diminution in his power. It’s going to have to be imposed upon him, by any means the situation requires.
“Nationalize the voting” is a direct threat to the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which grants the states the power to oversee our elections. This is fundamental, Constitution 101 type stuff.
constitution.congress.gov/browse/artic...
constitution.congress.gov/browse/artic...
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 3, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I mean, this piece of shit has been telegraphing what he plans to do for a while now.
He will not voluntarily accept any diminution in his power. It’s going to have to be imposed upon him, by any means the situation requires.
He will not voluntarily accept any diminution in his power. It’s going to have to be imposed upon him, by any means the situation requires.
The only people pretending are the execrable cowards who have the power to end him, but who refuse.
Or, you know, like Trump & Elon Musk tearing down large swathes of the federal government, a set of entitled literally & legally designated & funded by Congress for a wide range of purposes.
Again, there is one & only one constitutional solution to this problem, & everyone is just pretending now.
Again, there is one & only one constitutional solution to this problem, & everyone is just pretending now.
A reminder that the Kennedy Center is the literal and legal and congressional designated presidential memorial to JFK. This would be like Trump tearing down the Lincoln Memorial to build something “better.”
February 2, 2026 at 5:14 AM
The only people pretending are the execrable cowards who have the power to end him, but who refuse.
Good. He, and we, deserve it.
In Copenhagen, over 10,000 Danes led by veterans assemble to protest against the disrespect of fallen Danes by Trump and his hand-picked ambassador. They stared at the embassy in silence. “We are not losing anything. It is the Americans who are losing something. They are losing us.”
Tusinder stirrede på ambassaden i stilhed. »Vi er ikke ved at miste noget. Det er amerikanerne, som er ved at miste noget. De er ved at miste os«
Lørdag holdt danske veteraner og tusindvis af demonstranter fem minutters stilhed foran den amerikanske ambassade i København. I en verden af larm brugte de deres tungeste våben.
www.berlingske.dk
January 31, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Good. He, and we, deserve it.
The Antebellum South, 1800-60
The Works of Goethe
The Catholic Novel
Organic Chemistry
The Russian Revolution
The Works of Goethe
The Catholic Novel
Organic Chemistry
The Russian Revolution
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Values, Technology and Society
Art and the Transatlantic Exchange
Petroleum Engineering
Poetry Writing
Marxist Philosophy (I barely scraped out a C!)
Values, Technology and Society
Art and the Transatlantic Exchange
Petroleum Engineering
Poetry Writing
Marxist Philosophy (I barely scraped out a C!)
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy
Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.
Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy
Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.
January 31, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The Antebellum South, 1800-60
The Works of Goethe
The Catholic Novel
Organic Chemistry
The Russian Revolution
The Works of Goethe
The Catholic Novel
Organic Chemistry
The Russian Revolution
Well, this is just excellent.
Why would the world expect an America run by ignorant, anti-science, authoritarian goons, guided by a economically illiterate, cognitively crippled felon and sex pest, to face the “deterioration of [its] financial exceptionalism”?
Why would the world expect an America run by ignorant, anti-science, authoritarian goons, guided by a economically illiterate, cognitively crippled felon and sex pest, to face the “deterioration of [its] financial exceptionalism”?
Traders are abuzz with talk of the “debasement trade”, a broad term for bets on the deterioration of American financial exceptionalism. If they are right, then the sell-off in the greenback has barely begun econ.st/4kcbL48
Illustration: Satoshi Kambayashi
Illustration: Satoshi Kambayashi
January 30, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Well, this is just excellent.
Why would the world expect an America run by ignorant, anti-science, authoritarian goons, guided by a economically illiterate, cognitively crippled felon and sex pest, to face the “deterioration of [its] financial exceptionalism”?
Why would the world expect an America run by ignorant, anti-science, authoritarian goons, guided by a economically illiterate, cognitively crippled felon and sex pest, to face the “deterioration of [its] financial exceptionalism”?
We have grown so, so numb to all of this, which is, of course, the point of the exercise.
Party game for the weekend:
Try to come up with a historical presidential scandal that Trump didn't top (either with new actions or breaking news about old/continuing actions) *this week*.
Watergate? Iran/Contra? Any sex scandal? Self-dealing? Accepting bribes? Got all those. *This week*.
Try to come up with a historical presidential scandal that Trump didn't top (either with new actions or breaking news about old/continuing actions) *this week*.
Watergate? Iran/Contra? Any sex scandal? Self-dealing? Accepting bribes? Got all those. *This week*.
January 30, 2026 at 8:01 PM
We have grown so, so numb to all of this, which is, of course, the point of the exercise.
I run a business, and made some standard federal tax payments this morning.
I’ve obviously been paying taxes forever, and have never enjoyed it, but I have never before experienced this level of resentment. I feel like I’m being extorted by a pack of corrupt, violent goons. I suspect I’m not alone.
I’ve obviously been paying taxes forever, and have never enjoyed it, but I have never before experienced this level of resentment. I feel like I’m being extorted by a pack of corrupt, violent goons. I suspect I’m not alone.
January 30, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I run a business, and made some standard federal tax payments this morning.
I’ve obviously been paying taxes forever, and have never enjoyed it, but I have never before experienced this level of resentment. I feel like I’m being extorted by a pack of corrupt, violent goons. I suspect I’m not alone.
I’ve obviously been paying taxes forever, and have never enjoyed it, but I have never before experienced this level of resentment. I feel like I’m being extorted by a pack of corrupt, violent goons. I suspect I’m not alone.