yazikus
@yazikus.bsky.social
Questionable taste in winter hats, first-clapper, cheese enthusiast, lamprey stan.
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Hm. Good luck with that.
February 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Hm. Good luck with that.
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The next item in the auction was a week in a house in Sag Harbor. As the auctioneer was in the middle of talking about the item, Bari shouted “Name your price!” Didn’t wait for the bidding to begin. She won it for $25k.
February 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The next item in the auction was a week in a house in Sag Harbor. As the auctioneer was in the middle of talking about the item, Bari shouted “Name your price!” Didn’t wait for the bidding to begin. She won it for $25k.
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Bundy seems to be adhering to the stance he reflected in 2020 during protests over the killing of George Floyd. I’m glad to see the author of the Atlantic piece acknowledge this hardly makes Bundy “woke” in his views.
February 1, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Bundy seems to be adhering to the stance he reflected in 2020 during protests over the killing of George Floyd. I’m glad to see the author of the Atlantic piece acknowledge this hardly makes Bundy “woke” in his views.
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The Atlantic story on Ammon Bundy gets at an important distinction that I wrote about on Substack earlier this week: the people who were outraged about the feds killing members of the Patriot movement are not outraged about the killing of Good and Pretti.
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67. Hypocrisy
On the whiplash of this chaotic moment
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February 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The Atlantic story on Ammon Bundy gets at an important distinction that I wrote about on Substack earlier this week: the people who were outraged about the feds killing members of the Patriot movement are not outraged about the killing of Good and Pretti.
open.substack.com/pub/leahsott...
open.substack.com/pub/leahsott...
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Bari Weiss attended a fundraiser last night in NYC, attendee tells me. There was an auction item for dinner with her and wife Nellie Bowles. Several people cheered in approval, many others said after how gross it was. Bari shouted out “And you can make out with Nellie!” It ultimately sold for $55k.
February 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Bari Weiss attended a fundraiser last night in NYC, attendee tells me. There was an auction item for dinner with her and wife Nellie Bowles. Several people cheered in approval, many others said after how gross it was. Bari shouted out “And you can make out with Nellie!” It ultimately sold for $55k.
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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liam and his dad are home!
and someone please get rep. castro a coat!
and someone please get rep. castro a coat!
February 1, 2026 at 4:36 PM
liam and his dad are home!
and someone please get rep. castro a coat!
and someone please get rep. castro a coat!
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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson issues late-night statement, telling ICE officers to resign and ‘ask yourselves why you have gassed children.’
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Keith Wilson on Instagram: "Today, federal forces deployed heavy waves of chemical munitions, impacting a peaceful daytime protest where the vast majority of those present violated no laws, made no th...
398 likes, 31 comments - portlandgovmayor on January 31, 2026: "Today, federal forces deployed heavy waves of chemical munitions, impacting a peaceful daytime protest where the vast majority of those ...
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February 1, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson issues late-night statement, telling ICE officers to resign and ‘ask yourselves why you have gassed children.’
www.instagram.com/p/DUNC_tJlm4...
www.instagram.com/p/DUNC_tJlm4...
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OMG. Rehmet further increased his lead and has won!
February 1, 2026 at 5:09 AM
OMG. Rehmet further increased his lead and has won!
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February 1, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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Oh look, some enterprising reporter spent a bunch of time with the Taylor Rehmet campaign and wrote about it in the context of the regional, far-right politics!
Union-backed Dem Taylor Rehmet nearly pulled off a stunning upset in November — almost winning a deep-red TX Senate seat over two billionaire-funded Republicans. He's now in a runoff with a fixture of the Texas far right. My latest, from Tarrant County, a bellwether and hub of Christian nationalism:
In Tarrant County, a Hub for the Far Right, a Democrat Seeks a Major Upset
In a runoff election for Texas Senate District 9, which has not elected a Democrat since 1991, Taylor Rehmet is betting his pro-labor message can flip disillusioned voters.
www.texasmonthly.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Oh look, some enterprising reporter spent a bunch of time with the Taylor Rehmet campaign and wrote about it in the context of the regional, far-right politics!
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Leigh Wambsganss raised nearly $2.3 million for the SD9 district, much of it coming from three billionaire-funded PACs.
Taylor Rehmet raised $346,000, most of it coming from donations of $100 or less. His biggest donor gave him $12K, and a bunch of local unions also cut him larger checks.
Taylor Rehmet raised $346,000, most of it coming from donations of $100 or less. His biggest donor gave him $12K, and a bunch of local unions also cut him larger checks.
February 1, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Leigh Wambsganss raised nearly $2.3 million for the SD9 district, much of it coming from three billionaire-funded PACs.
Taylor Rehmet raised $346,000, most of it coming from donations of $100 or less. His biggest donor gave him $12K, and a bunch of local unions also cut him larger checks.
Taylor Rehmet raised $346,000, most of it coming from donations of $100 or less. His biggest donor gave him $12K, and a bunch of local unions also cut him larger checks.
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Oh. It was good.
OMG. Rehmet further increased his lead and has won!
February 1, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Oh. It was good.
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At a peaceful protest organized by Unions in Portland, OR that marched past an Ice facility. Without warning or provocation launches tear gas and flash banks into the crowd. I had just observed a family with an infant and ~ 3 year old near where gas was deployed
At a peaceful protest organized by Unions in Portland, OR that marched past an Ice facility. Without warning or provocation launches tear gas and flash banks into the crowd. I had just observed a family with an infant and ~ 3 year old near where gas was deployed
February 1, 2026 at 5:03 AM
@meidastouch.com
At a peaceful protest organized by Unions in Portland, OR that marched past an Ice facility. Without warning or provocation launches tear gas and flash banks into the crowd. I had just observed a family with an infant and ~ 3 year old near where gas was deployed
At a peaceful protest organized by Unions in Portland, OR that marched past an Ice facility. Without warning or provocation launches tear gas and flash banks into the crowd. I had just observed a family with an infant and ~ 3 year old near where gas was deployed
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‼️‼️‼️‼️ With nearly all precincts in, Taylor Rehmet's lead has jumped to 57%. Absolutely stunning upset in a +17 Trump district.
February 1, 2026 at 5:03 AM
‼️‼️‼️‼️ With nearly all precincts in, Taylor Rehmet's lead has jumped to 57%. Absolutely stunning upset in a +17 Trump district.
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Incredible stuff
February 1, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Incredible stuff
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‼️‼️‼️‼️ Per reporters on scene, Leigh Wambsganss has shut down her party. She hasn't conceded to Taylor Rehmet yet, but apparently told supporters that “we’ll be back in November.”
Hard to overstate how big a deal a Rehmet win would be. Tarrant County is the epicenter of Christian nationalism in Texas, an incubator for far-right policies, and nexus of billionaire Tim Dunn's network, which is riding hard for Wambsganss. Rehmet almost entirely funded by donations of $100 or less
‼️‼️ Still a lot TBD, but Rehmet is leading early vote count by **13 POINTS** in a district that Trump won by 17 points. I'll be updating in this thread throughout the night.
February 1, 2026 at 4:36 AM
‼️‼️‼️‼️ Per reporters on scene, Leigh Wambsganss has shut down her party. She hasn't conceded to Taylor Rehmet yet, but apparently told supporters that “we’ll be back in November.”
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Here is Konni Burton, a conservative former state Senator from the area who was a central part of the Tarrant County Tea Party, agreeing that a Rehmet win would be a 9.5 on the Richter scale.
February 1, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Here is Konni Burton, a conservative former state Senator from the area who was a central part of the Tarrant County Tea Party, agreeing that a Rehmet win would be a 9.5 on the Richter scale.
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Down and Out in Paris and Bluesky
NGL this description of Bsky in Vulture cracked me up
February 1, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Down and Out in Paris and Bluesky
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Protip: Being in a photo with Prop instantly makes you look 30-50% cooler.
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January 31, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Protip: Being in a photo with Prop instantly makes you look 30-50% cooler.
Listen to hood politics: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
Listen to hood politics: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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The tear gas was deployed at the South Portland ICE Facility but the impact could be felt across the area.
February 1, 2026 at 3:53 AM
The tear gas was deployed at the South Portland ICE Facility but the impact could be felt across the area.
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It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
February 1, 2026 at 3:10 AM
It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
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Some snaps from the ground #Portland #AlexPretti
January 31, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Some snaps from the ground #Portland #AlexPretti
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Steve Tisch owns half of one of the worst franchises in sports, was good buds with Jeffrey Epstein, appears to have engaged in multiple counts of sex trafficking and maybe statutory rape, and if he's forced out of the NFL he'll be left with nothing but $5 billion and probably a Presidential pardon.
January 31, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Steve Tisch owns half of one of the worst franchises in sports, was good buds with Jeffrey Epstein, appears to have engaged in multiple counts of sex trafficking and maybe statutory rape, and if he's forced out of the NFL he'll be left with nothing but $5 billion and probably a Presidential pardon.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:04 PM