Philip Nelson 💻🧙
@blu3r4d0n.shutdown.network
public servant data scientist
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big Tolkien and Le Guin fan, hockey lover, and coffee addict
South Carolina is my home
transparency is non-negotiable!
https://shutdown.network/links.html
🚈🚝🚊🚌
this account does not represent the views of my employer
big Tolkien and Le Guin fan, hockey lover, and coffee addict
South Carolina is my home
transparency is non-negotiable!
https://shutdown.network/links.html
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I see people doing intros so I'll do one. hi I'm Philip and I am a data scientist who wants to do all the things.
I really like building things. Currently contribute to @digitaltolkien.com.
And I'm really passionate about transparency in government!
I really like building things. Currently contribute to @digitaltolkien.com.
And I'm really passionate about transparency in government!
Had a dream where the Earth stopped spinning but kept orbiting so the days were very different lol
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Had a dream where the Earth stopped spinning but kept orbiting so the days were very different lol
I have twenty minutes to decide
Should I buy nearly center court tickets for three games of men's NCAA division I round 1 & 2 basketball for $440?
November 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I have twenty minutes to decide
Should I buy nearly center court tickets for three games of men's NCAA division I round 1 & 2 basketball for $440?
November 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Should I buy nearly center court tickets for three games of men's NCAA division I round 1 & 2 basketball for $440?
I'm spoiled by coffee coffee in Greenville.
It's truly a special thing to be able to go into a coffee shop and talk to barista about a specific varietal of coffee, the tasting notes, the mouthfeel, the process method.
Idk it's a specialty coffee nerd's dream and it's right here in Greenville
It's truly a special thing to be able to go into a coffee shop and talk to barista about a specific varietal of coffee, the tasting notes, the mouthfeel, the process method.
Idk it's a specialty coffee nerd's dream and it's right here in Greenville
November 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I'm spoiled by coffee coffee in Greenville.
It's truly a special thing to be able to go into a coffee shop and talk to barista about a specific varietal of coffee, the tasting notes, the mouthfeel, the process method.
Idk it's a specialty coffee nerd's dream and it's right here in Greenville
It's truly a special thing to be able to go into a coffee shop and talk to barista about a specific varietal of coffee, the tasting notes, the mouthfeel, the process method.
Idk it's a specialty coffee nerd's dream and it's right here in Greenville
Asking the most important questions
Why does so many takes on ‘modern’ Christmas trees just look like butt plugs. Was there no one on their team who said, “hey, don’t these high end holiday trees were designing kind of look like butt plugs??”
This is from Crate and Barrel.
This is from Crate and Barrel.
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Asking the most important questions
Absolutely adore the sound of rain when I'm going to sleep
November 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Absolutely adore the sound of rain when I'm going to sleep
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Some thoughts:
- Alito is the circuit justice, yes, but the full court will get this.
- There isn’t really any purpose to the admin stay. What was going to happen this weekend?
- The tight response timeline does suggest to me that (1) he knows he can’t hold onto this & (2) it has to move quickly.
- Alito is the circuit justice, yes, but the full court will get this.
- There isn’t really any purpose to the admin stay. What was going to happen this weekend?
- The tight response timeline does suggest to me that (1) he knows he can’t hold onto this & (2) it has to move quickly.
November 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Some thoughts:
- Alito is the circuit justice, yes, but the full court will get this.
- There isn’t really any purpose to the admin stay. What was going to happen this weekend?
- The tight response timeline does suggest to me that (1) he knows he can’t hold onto this & (2) it has to move quickly.
- Alito is the circuit justice, yes, but the full court will get this.
- There isn’t really any purpose to the admin stay. What was going to happen this weekend?
- The tight response timeline does suggest to me that (1) he knows he can’t hold onto this & (2) it has to move quickly.
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BREAKING: Justice Alito grants an administrative stay of the Texas redistricting decision below, while ordering the response due by Monday.
November 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
BREAKING: Justice Alito grants an administrative stay of the Texas redistricting decision below, while ordering the response due by Monday.
I'm so incredibly thankful for having a friend that I can be completely and totally TMI with.
I haven't seen her in ages, but we tell each other practically everything lol
I haven't seen her in ages, but we tell each other practically everything lol
November 22, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I'm so incredibly thankful for having a friend that I can be completely and totally TMI with.
I haven't seen her in ages, but we tell each other practically everything lol
I haven't seen her in ages, but we tell each other practically everything lol
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I know, I know. Trump lie? But, this seems not to have been a "missing" piece of art. See: bsky.app/profile/chri...
"We have a great portrait of FDR that I found in the vaults that was missing for years. I found it and I put it up. He's a Democrat, to the best of my knowledge...
And when the mayor saw that portrait, he said, Sir, do you mind if I have a picture taken by that portrait?' It's an amazing portrait."
And when the mayor saw that portrait, he said, Sir, do you mind if I have a picture taken by that portrait?' It's an amazing portrait."
November 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I know, I know. Trump lie? But, this seems not to have been a "missing" piece of art. See: bsky.app/profile/chri...
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Let’s be clear.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social got Trump so charmed that Trump posted two photos of the two of them with Franklin Roosevelt’s portrait behind them AND one of just Mamdani and FDR’s portrait.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social got Trump so charmed that Trump posted two photos of the two of them with Franklin Roosevelt’s portrait behind them AND one of just Mamdani and FDR’s portrait.
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Let’s be clear.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social got Trump so charmed that Trump posted two photos of the two of them with Franklin Roosevelt’s portrait behind them AND one of just Mamdani and FDR’s portrait.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social got Trump so charmed that Trump posted two photos of the two of them with Franklin Roosevelt’s portrait behind them AND one of just Mamdani and FDR’s portrait.
HAHAHHAHAHA
November 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
HAHAHHAHAHA
I feel like they'll almost certainly get the stay
BREAKING: Texas went to the U.S. Supreme Court in the redistricting case on Friday evening, seeking a stay pending appeal and administrative stay of the three-judge district court ruling blocking the use of the 2025 map and ordering the use of the 2021 map. A response is due Monday.
Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner)
BREAKING: Texas goes to the U.S. Supreme Court in the redistricting case, seeking a stay pending appeal and administrative stay of the three-judge district court ruling blocking the use of the 2025 ma...
substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I feel like they'll almost certainly get the stay
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BREAKING: Following this week's shenanigans from Lindsey Halligan and crew, James Comey seeks dismissal of the indictment against him "because the grand jury never approved the operative indictment." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
BREAKING: Following this week's shenanigans from Lindsey Halligan and crew, James Comey seeks dismissal of the indictment against him "because the grand jury never approved the operative indictment." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Zohran is a generational talent, but I really worry the democrats are gonna take away all the wrong lessons from this, because none of the rest of them can do this.
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Zohran is a generational talent, but I really worry the democrats are gonna take away all the wrong lessons from this, because none of the rest of them can do this.
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everyone correctly noting that any time you put Trump in a room with someone charismatic he becomes extremely complimentary until someone reminds him he hates that person, take a bow
he’ll be posting unhinged shit about Zohran again by tomorrow
he’ll be posting unhinged shit about Zohran again by tomorrow
Trump on Mamdani: "I think he's gonna surprise some conservative people, actually. And some very liberal people he won't surprise because they already like him."
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
everyone correctly noting that any time you put Trump in a room with someone charismatic he becomes extremely complimentary until someone reminds him he hates that person, take a bow
he’ll be posting unhinged shit about Zohran again by tomorrow
he’ll be posting unhinged shit about Zohran again by tomorrow
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donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
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Zohran is probably tactful enough not to talk about it publicly but I bet this whole thing is insanely weird for him
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Zohran is probably tactful enough not to talk about it publicly but I bet this whole thing is insanely weird for him
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THIS is why Zohran asked for the meeting.
Q: You have differences when it comes to ICE agents in NYC. How do you reconcile them?
TRUMP: We're gonna work them out. The mayor wants to have a safe New York. We're gonna work together.
TRUMP: We're gonna work them out. The mayor wants to have a safe New York. We're gonna work together.
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
THIS is why Zohran asked for the meeting.
Trump is scared of Mamdani, and it's hilarious.
November 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Trump is scared of Mamdani, and it's hilarious.
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Is it bad when the fuel comes out of the rocket after you put it in
lol this image from last night shows SpaceX is popping open LOX tanks during routine pressure testing. The Starship program was being hyped as closing in on rapid commercial launch cadence 2-3 years ago
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Is it bad when the fuel comes out of the rocket after you put it in
Also, I danced with three instructors I've never danced with and their names are Miriam, Maryna, and Mariana.
like that's just cruel for my brain lol
like that's just cruel for my brain lol
I went to a public dance at my dance school tonight and danced with probably over 10 partners (I was going with the expectation of only dancing with two instructors that I've already danced with) and I danced every single dance.
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Also, I danced with three instructors I've never danced with and their names are Miriam, Maryna, and Mariana.
like that's just cruel for my brain lol
like that's just cruel for my brain lol
I went to a public dance at my dance school tonight and danced with probably over 10 partners (I was going with the expectation of only dancing with two instructors that I've already danced with) and I danced every single dance.
November 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I went to a public dance at my dance school tonight and danced with probably over 10 partners (I was going with the expectation of only dancing with two instructors that I've already danced with) and I danced every single dance.
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If I were Lindsey Halligan, Gabriel Diaz, or Tyler Lemons, I simply would not allow my name on a filing that selectively quotes from a transcript when the judges have the full transcript right in front of them.
Lindsey Halligan, who just yesterday admitted that the grand jury never voted on the actual Comey indictment, now says "never mind, they did vote, ignore what I said yesterday," pointing to a record showing an obviously very confused foreperson to support her 180.
#206 in United States v. Comey (E.D. Va., 1:25-cr-00272) – CourtListener.com
NOTICE Correcting the Record by USA as to James B. Comey, Jr re 199 Motion Hearing,,, (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - (Transcript, Dkt. NO, 10))(Diaz, Gabriel) (Entered: 11/20/2025)
storage.courtlistener.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
If I were Lindsey Halligan, Gabriel Diaz, or Tyler Lemons, I simply would not allow my name on a filing that selectively quotes from a transcript when the judges have the full transcript right in front of them.