Scott Fenstermaker
@scottfenstermaker.bsky.social
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BASH: One of the concerns is that Elon Musk has billions tied up in govt contracts. You don't see a conflict of interest?
CHRIS SUNUNU: Everyone has a conflict of interest
BASH: But that's a pretty big one
SUNUNU: He's so rich he's removed from the potential financial influence
CHRIS SUNUNU: Everyone has a conflict of interest
BASH: But that's a pretty big one
SUNUNU: He's so rich he's removed from the potential financial influence
At the advent of Trumpism, many conservative pundits asked, "Why is the GOP abandoning conservatism? Conservatism is about personal freedom and pragmatism, not populist mobs! Where did this wholly different thing come from?"
MAGA isn't a deviation from conservatism, but the apotheosis of it. /1
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MAGA isn't a deviation from conservatism, but the apotheosis of it. /1
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Percy Motherfucking Fitzwallace.
Happy 86th Birthday To John Amos In Heaven
John Allen Amos Jr. (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) Was An American Actor. He Was Best Known For His Role As The Adult Kunta Kinte In The Landmark Miniseries Roots And For Portraying James Evans Sr. On The CBS Television Series Good Times.
John Allen Amos Jr. (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) Was An American Actor. He Was Best Known For His Role As The Adult Kunta Kinte In The Landmark Miniseries Roots And For Portraying James Evans Sr. On The CBS Television Series Good Times.
December 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Percy Motherfucking Fitzwallace.
Everyone thinks they're going to find a "good" billionaire.
Folks...it's the billions that fuck you up.
Folks...it's the billions that fuck you up.
tell me if you've heard this one before: a billionaire gets upset for being criticized for saying stupid things on social media, then confidentially concludes the problem is most certainly everybody else
Mark Cuban Says It’s ‘CRAZY’ That 'Real Conversations' Are Easier On X Or Threads Than On Bluesky
Mark Cuban, billionaire entrepreneur and longtime "Shark Tank" star, is stepping back from Bluesky, the social media platform once hailed as a kinder, more
offthefrontpage.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Everyone thinks they're going to find a "good" billionaire.
Folks...it's the billions that fuck you up.
Folks...it's the billions that fuck you up.
I was just thinking to myself, "It's so overblown that the left actually tries to cancel comedians for failing purity tests..."
This is a 600-word article from what was essentially a single crack in the middle of a podcast about other things. Mother Jones is becoming its own caricature.
This is a 600-word article from what was essentially a single crack in the middle of a podcast about other things. Mother Jones is becoming its own caricature.
December 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I was just thinking to myself, "It's so overblown that the left actually tries to cancel comedians for failing purity tests..."
This is a 600-word article from what was essentially a single crack in the middle of a podcast about other things. Mother Jones is becoming its own caricature.
This is a 600-word article from what was essentially a single crack in the middle of a podcast about other things. Mother Jones is becoming its own caricature.
I'd like to offer a distinction on something I heard on The @davidfrum.bsky.social Show, a podcast and host whom I deeply respect.
On the most recent episode, Frum and Helen Lewis discussed the apparent move of comedy to the right. In the discussion, they mentioned...
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On the most recent episode, Frum and Helen Lewis discussed the apparent move of comedy to the right. In the discussion, they mentioned...
/1
December 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I'd like to offer a distinction on something I heard on The @davidfrum.bsky.social Show, a podcast and host whom I deeply respect.
On the most recent episode, Frum and Helen Lewis discussed the apparent move of comedy to the right. In the discussion, they mentioned...
/1
On the most recent episode, Frum and Helen Lewis discussed the apparent move of comedy to the right. In the discussion, they mentioned...
/1
Apparently, being a sell-out is just fine.
It’s just being a *centrist* sell-out that makes you Matt fucking Yglasias, amirite?
It’s just being a *centrist* sell-out that makes you Matt fucking Yglasias, amirite?
Ezra is like a data center. Once you get him there, you won't have resources for anything else.
December 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Apparently, being a sell-out is just fine.
It’s just being a *centrist* sell-out that makes you Matt fucking Yglasias, amirite?
It’s just being a *centrist* sell-out that makes you Matt fucking Yglasias, amirite?
My Trumper family member said nothing this Christmas about the increased tariffs-related prices he’s paying…
..but was sure to bitch about not getting a state version of Trump’s overtime tax deduction.
At bottom, he knows he’s cherry-picking but does not care.
..but was sure to bitch about not getting a state version of Trump’s overtime tax deduction.
At bottom, he knows he’s cherry-picking but does not care.
December 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
My Trumper family member said nothing this Christmas about the increased tariffs-related prices he’s paying…
..but was sure to bitch about not getting a state version of Trump’s overtime tax deduction.
At bottom, he knows he’s cherry-picking but does not care.
..but was sure to bitch about not getting a state version of Trump’s overtime tax deduction.
At bottom, he knows he’s cherry-picking but does not care.
No wonder they looked at me funny when I showed up with a 1.75L of Jim Beam…
December 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
No wonder they looked at me funny when I showed up with a 1.75L of Jim Beam…
make a Bond movie academic
Thunderball: New Frontiers in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Macroorchidism
Thunderball: New Frontiers in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Macroorchidism
make a Bond movie academic
The Spy Who Loved Me: Birthright Citizenship and the Law of Alien Enemies
The Spy Who Loved Me: Birthright Citizenship and the Law of Alien Enemies
make a Bond movie academic
Spectre: {Insert bacronym here}
Spectre: {Insert bacronym here}
December 27, 2025 at 3:53 AM
make a Bond movie academic
Thunderball: New Frontiers in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Macroorchidism
Thunderball: New Frontiers in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Macroorchidism
I’m 💯 here for this.
Goldfinger: Nixon’s greatest economic mistake
December 27, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’m 💯 here for this.
We agree on more than we think.
Ask any voter, and they’d agree that liberal institutions are insufferable and radical change is needed.
They’d further agree that the gov’t should give ppl like them direct economic benefit.
They’d further agree that ppl not like them should be disadvantaged.
Ask any voter, and they’d agree that liberal institutions are insufferable and radical change is needed.
They’d further agree that the gov’t should give ppl like them direct economic benefit.
They’d further agree that ppl not like them should be disadvantaged.
December 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We agree on more than we think.
Ask any voter, and they’d agree that liberal institutions are insufferable and radical change is needed.
They’d further agree that the gov’t should give ppl like them direct economic benefit.
They’d further agree that ppl not like them should be disadvantaged.
Ask any voter, and they’d agree that liberal institutions are insufferable and radical change is needed.
They’d further agree that the gov’t should give ppl like them direct economic benefit.
They’d further agree that ppl not like them should be disadvantaged.
I just noticed that, for my entire life, stories featuring Democrats have all begun, “Democrats urge…” while stories featuring the GOP have all begun, “Republicans stop…”
Democratic senators urge Trump to halt mass recall of ambassadors ft.trib.al/Dl1PH9W
Democratic senators urge Trump to halt mass recall of ambassadors
Lawmakers warn that empty posts at more than 100 embassies endanger US national security
ft.trib.al
December 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I just noticed that, for my entire life, stories featuring Democrats have all begun, “Democrats urge…” while stories featuring the GOP have all begun, “Republicans stop…”
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the fact that people watch versions of the Christmas Carol that don’t involve muppets is so confusing to me
a man with a red beard is standing next to a stuffed gnome in front of a building .
ALT: a man with a red beard is standing next to a stuffed gnome in front of a building .
media.tenor.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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You can’t reconcile with people who want to see you suffer.
How about, this Christmas, we call for triumph over anyone who would brutalize, bully, marginalize, invade, imprison, rob of a job, rob of food, or rob of healthcare, just because it feels fun?
Merry Christmas!
How about, this Christmas, we call for triumph over anyone who would brutalize, bully, marginalize, invade, imprison, rob of a job, rob of food, or rob of healthcare, just because it feels fun?
Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
You can’t reconcile with people who want to see you suffer.
How about, this Christmas, we call for triumph over anyone who would brutalize, bully, marginalize, invade, imprison, rob of a job, rob of food, or rob of healthcare, just because it feels fun?
Merry Christmas!
How about, this Christmas, we call for triumph over anyone who would brutalize, bully, marginalize, invade, imprison, rob of a job, rob of food, or rob of healthcare, just because it feels fun?
Merry Christmas!
I’ve notice several PR bot accounts are now trying to paint Clinton as a good guy in the wake of his appearance in the Epstein photos.
I’m assuming he’s paying for this out of pocket, but I didn’t think he had that kind of bankroll anymore.
I’m assuming he’s paying for this out of pocket, but I didn’t think he had that kind of bankroll anymore.
December 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I’ve notice several PR bot accounts are now trying to paint Clinton as a good guy in the wake of his appearance in the Epstein photos.
I’m assuming he’s paying for this out of pocket, but I didn’t think he had that kind of bankroll anymore.
I’m assuming he’s paying for this out of pocket, but I didn’t think he had that kind of bankroll anymore.
I mean, yeah Bill Clinton said release the files, but I wouldn’t start backing his horse juuuuuust yet.
Shit’s not gonna work out well for that dude.
Shit’s not gonna work out well for that dude.
December 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I mean, yeah Bill Clinton said release the files, but I wouldn’t start backing his horse juuuuuust yet.
Shit’s not gonna work out well for that dude.
Shit’s not gonna work out well for that dude.
If you count the Sinclair properties, the Larry Ellison properties, WaPo, NYT, Facebook, X, and soon to be TikTok USA, there’s very little media left that ISN’T either de facto state run, or owned by those having other business before state agencies.
It’s pretty much over.
It’s pretty much over.
CBS is now state run media. Killing a story, then lying about the justification, is the death of integrity.
December 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
If you count the Sinclair properties, the Larry Ellison properties, WaPo, NYT, Facebook, X, and soon to be TikTok USA, there’s very little media left that ISN’T either de facto state run, or owned by those having other business before state agencies.
It’s pretty much over.
It’s pretty much over.
This. They do it because they believe they’re saving the nation.
It’s always the complicated explanation instead of the obvious one that these two guys believe in the right wing stuff they’re pushing
I wouldn't be surprised if it comes out someday that Alito and Thomas were caught in uncompromising situation and were being blackmailed. Because at this point they are mostly walking rubber stamps.
December 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This. They do it because they believe they’re saving the nation.
Remind me, what happened the last time we had large-scale, deliberate asset mis-valuations? I forget…
Big buyout firms are struggling to sell investments, so they’ve found a workaround: selling the companies to themselves. It shows the "rot in private equity," said the chief investment officer of the $83 billion Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation. nyti.ms/3NeXKWO
Investors Warn of ‘Rot in Private Equity’ as Funds Strike Circular Deals
Buyout firms have struggled to sell companies they own and have instead found a workaround to get cash back to clients: Selling the companies to themselves.
nyti.ms
December 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Remind me, what happened the last time we had large-scale, deliberate asset mis-valuations? I forget…
I’m not sure Americans ever opposed this system, just the people running it.
When Americans run it, they support it.
When Americans run it, they support it.
The CBS investigation portrays a modern concentration camp, similar to the Soviet GULAG (like CECOT, an acronym): sadistic guards, 24 hour lighting, isolation cells.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I’m not sure Americans ever opposed this system, just the people running it.
When Americans run it, they support it.
When Americans run it, they support it.
Conservatives:
Profs violate student free speech when student speech is conservative, and students threaten profs’ free speech when prof’s speech is conservative.
Profs violate student free speech when student speech is conservative, and students threaten profs’ free speech when prof’s speech is conservative.
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Conservatives:
Profs violate student free speech when student speech is conservative, and students threaten profs’ free speech when prof’s speech is conservative.
Profs violate student free speech when student speech is conservative, and students threaten profs’ free speech when prof’s speech is conservative.
Change this to Wyoming and it’s actually true.
December 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Change this to Wyoming and it’s actually true.
Quiz Motherfuckin’ Show.
December 23, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Quiz Motherfuckin’ Show.
“Polls say Americans find us to be nothing but a bunch of whiny hall monitors, which confirms our assumption that our candidates are simply not progressive enough…”
An autopsy report of the Dems' autopsy report:
An Autopsy Report of the DNC’s Autopsy Report
Who killed the committee’s look back at the 2024 election—and why?
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
“Polls say Americans find us to be nothing but a bunch of whiny hall monitors, which confirms our assumption that our candidates are simply not progressive enough…”
Here’s the thing about billionaires: if not currently compromised, they will be soon.
That’s what “billions” does.
That’s what “billions” does.
Still the Saudis, still the same price, still the media incompetent and hopelessly compromised Ellisons. But thanks for the guarantee Big Daddy — you can afford it (for now) www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/m...
Paramount’s new, hostile offer to Warner Bros. Discovery: Larry Ellison will personally guarantee $40 billion | CNN Business
Paramount has upped the ante in its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, announcing Monday that Larry Ellison will personally guarantee the tens of billions of dollars he is putting up to ...
www.cnn.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Here’s the thing about billionaires: if not currently compromised, they will be soon.
That’s what “billions” does.
That’s what “billions” does.
I’m all for people calling for the files to be released, but ain’t Bill Clinton been arrested yet?
December 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I’m all for people calling for the files to be released, but ain’t Bill Clinton been arrested yet?