Scott Fenstermaker
@scottfenstermaker.bsky.social
VP in risk industry, mentor for startup founders, amateur mixologist, Krav trainee. My followers are all of exceptional wit, style and charm.
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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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Epstein would have turned out okay if Cooper Union hadn’t stopped teaching morals.
also by David Brooks
also by David Brooks
Attorney General Ghislaine Maxwell has betrayed the legacy of Pam Bondi.
by David Brooks (2027)
by David Brooks (2027)
February 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Epstein would have turned out okay if Cooper Union hadn’t stopped teaching morals.
also by David Brooks
also by David Brooks
Anti-left “independents” are tiresome.
“On the one hand, hurtful memes, on the other hand, citizens dragged out of cars and thrown in detention centers. Both sides are terrible…”
“On the one hand, hurtful memes, on the other hand, citizens dragged out of cars and thrown in detention centers. Both sides are terrible…”
Fetterman: "I met with Secretary Noem. I've always treated her with respect. I refuse and never will engage in the kinds of sexist terms like 'ICE Barbie' that the left media will use."
February 12, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Anti-left “independents” are tiresome.
“On the one hand, hurtful memes, on the other hand, citizens dragged out of cars and thrown in detention centers. Both sides are terrible…”
“On the one hand, hurtful memes, on the other hand, citizens dragged out of cars and thrown in detention centers. Both sides are terrible…”
We must move away from this equivocation of “I don’t like the president but I agree with X policy.”
Once bad faith is obvious, once the oath is disregarded, it’s the end of the conversation. No action should be legitimated.
Trump could lower taxes tomorrow, it wouldn’t mean he’s doing good things.
Once bad faith is obvious, once the oath is disregarded, it’s the end of the conversation. No action should be legitimated.
Trump could lower taxes tomorrow, it wouldn’t mean he’s doing good things.
February 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
We must move away from this equivocation of “I don’t like the president but I agree with X policy.”
Once bad faith is obvious, once the oath is disregarded, it’s the end of the conversation. No action should be legitimated.
Trump could lower taxes tomorrow, it wouldn’t mean he’s doing good things.
Once bad faith is obvious, once the oath is disregarded, it’s the end of the conversation. No action should be legitimated.
Trump could lower taxes tomorrow, it wouldn’t mean he’s doing good things.
Jesus. Fucking. Christ.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Jesus. Fucking. Christ.
Damn right, UHF!
UHF (1989)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Trainspotting (1999)
Memento (1999)
The Raid: Redemption (2011)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Trainspotting (1999)
Memento (1999)
The Raid: Redemption (2011)
Have asked this before and always like the responses. What are your biggest “I saw that in the first run cinema” flexes? Couple of mine:
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
February 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Damn right, UHF!
Is it just possible that this man used his starting wealth to put himself in a position to take credit for other people’s work all his life?
February 12, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Is it just possible that this man used his starting wealth to put himself in a position to take credit for other people’s work all his life?
Maxwell’s claim of Trump’s “innocence” is obviously a lie, but if she makes it, she has to know she’d be at risk of a document from the Epstein files contradicting her.
She probably has reason to believe no such contradicting evidence exists anymore.
She probably has reason to believe no such contradicting evidence exists anymore.
3. Markus added, “Some may not like what they hear, but the truth matters. For example, both President Trump and President Clinton are innocent of any wrongdoing. Ms. Maxwell alone can explain why, and the public is entitled to hear that explanation.”
February 10, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Maxwell’s claim of Trump’s “innocence” is obviously a lie, but if she makes it, she has to know she’d be at risk of a document from the Epstein files contradicting her.
She probably has reason to believe no such contradicting evidence exists anymore.
She probably has reason to believe no such contradicting evidence exists anymore.
Conservatism, in all places and times, has always been a quest for hierarchies of deference in society.
“We’re a tolerant society; we’ll tolerate you, but you gotta play by our rules. Culture, sports, status…they belong to us, not you.”
“We’re a tolerant society; we’ll tolerate you, but you gotta play by our rules. Culture, sports, status…they belong to us, not you.”
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Conservatism, in all places and times, has always been a quest for hierarchies of deference in society.
“We’re a tolerant society; we’ll tolerate you, but you gotta play by our rules. Culture, sports, status…they belong to us, not you.”
“We’re a tolerant society; we’ll tolerate you, but you gotta play by our rules. Culture, sports, status…they belong to us, not you.”
Now we’re getting a little closer to a view of how Epstein made his money.
British police said they were examining claims that the former Prince Andrew sent confidential trade reports to Jeffrey Epstein, as Prince William's office said he was "deeply concerned" about the revelations coming out of the U.S. investigation into the late sex offender.
https://to.pbs.org/4r8DCFd
https://to.pbs.org/4r8DCFd
UK police force examines claims ex-Prince Andrew sent sensitive trade reports to Epstein
Police launched the inquiry after news organizations reported on emails that suggest the then-prince sent Epstein reports from a 2010 tour of Southeast Asia he took as Britain's envoy for internationa...
www.pbs.org
February 10, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Now we’re getting a little closer to a view of how Epstein made his money.
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I keep thinking about that Matthew Broderick ad for AI that presented it as something that could do your work for you and let you take a day off.
Yeah, man, be sure to tell your boss that AI can do all your work for you, that'll probably lead to lots and lots of time off.
Yeah, man, be sure to tell your boss that AI can do all your work for you, that'll probably lead to lots and lots of time off.
February 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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Just in case there’s anyone left in middle America not done in by opioids, here’s a chaser of gambling, speculation, and AI-addiction.
#SuperBowl2026 wasn’t a football game, it was a Bad Bunny reel interspersed with dopamine injections, and occasionally a ball being kicked through uprights.
#SuperBowl2026 wasn’t a football game, it was a Bad Bunny reel interspersed with dopamine injections, and occasionally a ball being kicked through uprights.
Did anyone else notice that most of the commercials for the Super Bowl were AI, weight loss drugs, crypto, and gambling?
Or was it just me?
#ProudBlue
#SuperBowl2026
Or was it just me?
#ProudBlue
#SuperBowl2026
February 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Just in case there’s anyone left in middle America not done in by opioids, here’s a chaser of gambling, speculation, and AI-addiction.
#SuperBowl2026 wasn’t a football game, it was a Bad Bunny reel interspersed with dopamine injections, and occasionally a ball being kicked through uprights.
#SuperBowl2026 wasn’t a football game, it was a Bad Bunny reel interspersed with dopamine injections, and occasionally a ball being kicked through uprights.
Part gaslighting, part reputation rehab.
I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
Opinion | Libertarians Tried to Warn You About Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Part gaslighting, part reputation rehab.
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There was no happy ending for Patriots' owner Robert Kraft today.
February 9, 2026 at 3:35 AM
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First time in my life that I ever felt sorry for Epstein, that he had to endure a dinner with Zuckerberg and Musk.
Epstein emailed himself the photo, possibly after a dinner with tech moguls.
Mark Zuckerberg And Elon Musk Seen At Dinner In Epstein Files Photo
Epstein emailed himself the photo, possibly after a dinner with tech moguls.
www.forbes.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:31 AM
First time in my life that I ever felt sorry for Epstein, that he had to endure a dinner with Zuckerberg and Musk.
And the #SuperBowl champions are…
…who the fuck cares? Fuck the motherfucking Patriots and their Epstein-files owner.
…who the fuck cares? Fuck the motherfucking Patriots and their Epstein-files owner.
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
And the #SuperBowl champions are…
…who the fuck cares? Fuck the motherfucking Patriots and their Epstein-files owner.
…who the fuck cares? Fuck the motherfucking Patriots and their Epstein-files owner.
Would have preferred a shutout. Or Patriot mush and spines all over the field…
February 9, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Would have preferred a shutout. Or Patriot mush and spines all over the field…
Deep cut. Here for it!
Birnam Wood is moving to Dunsinane Hill
the bushes were people 😂
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Deep cut. Here for it!
Patriots owner Robert Kraft is in the Epstein files, just like Trump.
Fuck the motherfucking Patriots and their Epstein-files owner.
Fuck the motherfucking Patriots and their Epstein-files owner.
Bad day for all things related to patriots and the U.S.
One can say, it was a…turning point…
One can say, it was a…turning point…
a man in a suit and white shirt is smiling while playing a keyboard
ALT: a man in a suit and white shirt is smiling while playing a keyboard
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Patriots owner Robert Kraft is in the Epstein files, just like Trump.
Fuck the motherfucking Patriots and their Epstein-files owner.
Fuck the motherfucking Patriots and their Epstein-files owner.
The duchess is no longer HRH.
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 AM
The duchess is no longer HRH.
Fuck the motherfucking Patriots and their Epstein-file owner.
Fuck the motherfucking Patriots.
#SuperBowl
Fuck the motherfucking Patriots.
#SuperBowl
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Fuck the motherfucking Patriots and their Epstein-file owner.
Fuck the motherfucking Patriots.
#SuperBowl
Fuck the motherfucking Patriots.
#SuperBowl
All this. Except to add that the American voters did it twice.
MAGA saw a Black man become president and decided they’d rather burn it all down than let it ever happen again.
There was nothing racist about Obama, he was simply Black.
Meanwhile their guy posts videos of the Obamas as monkeys during Black History Month.
There was nothing racist about Obama, he was simply Black.
Meanwhile their guy posts videos of the Obamas as monkeys during Black History Month.
February 9, 2026 at 2:51 AM
All this. Except to add that the American voters did it twice.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Hahahahahahahahahahaha
Okay, I can’t completely shot in #SuperBowl LX, bc Alexa trying to kill Chris Hemsworth is decent comedy.
So yeah, there’s one.
So yeah, there’s one.
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Okay, I can’t completely shot in #SuperBowl LX, bc Alexa trying to kill Chris Hemsworth is decent comedy.
So yeah, there’s one.
So yeah, there’s one.
If God says so, who am I to object?
Fuck ‘The Patriots’ and their pedophile owner.
Fuck patriotism itself 😂
Fuck patriotism itself 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
If God says so, who am I to object?