Brian Siano
@briansiano.bsky.social
Our @WestWing re-evaluation launches with _Profiles in Practical Idealism: The Jed Bartlet Legacy_ a complete list of Bartlet's accomplishments and failures.
Mostly failures.
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Mostly failures.
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The Bartlet Legacy: Profiles in Practical Idealism
“You did a lot of good, Jed. A lot of good.” -- Abbey Bartlet, S7E22, “Tomorrow.”
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December 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Our @WestWing re-evaluation launches with _Profiles in Practical Idealism: The Jed Bartlet Legacy_ a complete list of Bartlet's accomplishments and failures.
Mostly failures.
trashingbartlet.substack.com/p/the-bartle...
Mostly failures.
trashingbartlet.substack.com/p/the-bartle...
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More than 126 cases have been declared in the latest outbreak and 303 people have been quarantined.
Hundreds Quarantined In South Carolina Measles Outbreak—What To Know About Current Cases And Its Spread
More than 126 cases have been declared in the latest outbreak and 303 people have been quarantined.
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December 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
More than 126 cases have been declared in the latest outbreak and 303 people have been quarantined.
Launching a Substack to make use of some old writing: yep, we're headin' back to _The West Wing_ and demolishing it better'n'Trump could do to the other one.
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My personal Substack. Click to read Brian's Substack, by Brian Siano, a Substack publication. Launched 14 minutes ago.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Launching a Substack to make use of some old writing: yep, we're headin' back to _The West Wing_ and demolishing it better'n'Trump could do to the other one.
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billionaires could do amazing things every week but don't. elon musk could launch 52 sodas a year instead of fake mars bs, but we are never going to get beverast, the first good soda to taste like eggs, the most important can of the day
December 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
billionaires could do amazing things every week but don't. elon musk could launch 52 sodas a year instead of fake mars bs, but we are never going to get beverast, the first good soda to taste like eggs, the most important can of the day
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This is like Mr Rogers picking up Mjolnir
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This is like Mr Rogers picking up Mjolnir
What cancelled performer has done this? We actually _expect_ them to lurch off and, after some ugly court cases, waste their lives searching for an audience among resentful white men.
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
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Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What cancelled performer has done this? We actually _expect_ them to lurch off and, after some ugly court cases, waste their lives searching for an audience among resentful white men.
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AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
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I love the internet.
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Jmail, logged in as jeevacation@gmail.com
You are logged into jeevacation@gmail.com, Jeffrey Epstein's email. Sourced from the November 2025 House Oversight Committee data release.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I love the internet.
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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Probably fewer women in economics because they’re just not as smart, right, Larry?
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Probably fewer women in economics because they’re just not as smart, right, Larry?
Don't people understand that politics is the art of compromise? The Democrats are making small sacrifices in order to build political capital for when they really need it on a major issue.
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Don't people understand that politics is the art of compromise? The Democrats are making small sacrifices in order to build political capital for when they really need it on a major issue.
Wondering what this place would be like if they'd called it "Cesspool" instead of "Bluesky."
If anyone starts a new social media site, try calling it "Cesspool." I got a theory I wanna test.
If anyone starts a new social media site, try calling it "Cesspool." I got a theory I wanna test.
October 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Wondering what this place would be like if they'd called it "Cesspool" instead of "Bluesky."
If anyone starts a new social media site, try calling it "Cesspool." I got a theory I wanna test.
If anyone starts a new social media site, try calling it "Cesspool." I got a theory I wanna test.
GREAT thread full of great suggestions.
Best movie score that is rarely mentioned when great movie scores are discussed, maybe because it's unconventional?
I think my number one is Neil Young's score for Jim Jarmusch's Western Dead Man.
I think my number one is Neil Young's score for Jim Jarmusch's Western Dead Man.
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
GREAT thread full of great suggestions.
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Thrilled that @marklewisohn.bsky.social has contributed this passionate, personal post to the CST series against the recent BBC Written Archives policy shifts. His cri de couer is directed squarely at those who came up with the changes. Please read and share widely.
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DEFENDING THE WAC: MARK LEWISOHN LOOKS AT WHY RENEWED APPRECIATION IS URGENTLY REQUIRED
I was asked to write an op-ed piece saying why I think the BBC’s Written Archives Centre (WAC) is a unique and brilliant resource, which I can do because it’s both – and why, therefore…
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October 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Thrilled that @marklewisohn.bsky.social has contributed this passionate, personal post to the CST series against the recent BBC Written Archives policy shifts. His cri de couer is directed squarely at those who came up with the changes. Please read and share widely.
cstonline.net/defending-th...
cstonline.net/defending-th...
The Goncourt Brothers are _on the case!_
This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
October 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Goncourt Brothers are _on the case!_
"Our players know where the pearl is."
This new Chesapeake Oyster Catchers logo was released earlier this year and what exactly was the approval process?
October 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"Our players know where the pearl is."
Zionism apologists: "Why aren't they dancing with joyous abandon over the cease-fire? They should be ecstatically happy! That's how much they're filled with hate!"
Palestinian orphans in Gaza marching with photos of their dead parents
October 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Zionism apologists: "Why aren't they dancing with joyous abandon over the cease-fire? They should be ecstatically happy! That's how much they're filled with hate!"
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They Live is a fantastic film but every time I introduce it to a Gen Z friend I'm reminded that the plot boils down to, "two hobos carry out a series of workplace mass shootings because they believe half the population are aliens wearing human skin"
October 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
They Live is a fantastic film but every time I introduce it to a Gen Z friend I'm reminded that the plot boils down to, "two hobos carry out a series of workplace mass shootings because they believe half the population are aliens wearing human skin"
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Last night, I received notification of the 19th death of a detained person in ICE custody since Trump took office.
ICE is detaining people, mostly in private, for-profit prisons that put profit over health. And now they have furloughed the safety inspectors. This is unacceptable.
ICE is detaining people, mostly in private, for-profit prisons that put profit over health. And now they have furloughed the safety inspectors. This is unacceptable.
October 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Last night, I received notification of the 19th death of a detained person in ICE custody since Trump took office.
ICE is detaining people, mostly in private, for-profit prisons that put profit over health. And now they have furloughed the safety inspectors. This is unacceptable.
ICE is detaining people, mostly in private, for-profit prisons that put profit over health. And now they have furloughed the safety inspectors. This is unacceptable.
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ironically, the whole Riyadh Comedy Festival has given me a worse opinion of every one of those comedians except Pete Davidson. there's something to be said for without shame demanding, "you guys kinda killed my dad, I'm gonna need $2 million for an hour's work."
October 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
ironically, the whole Riyadh Comedy Festival has given me a worse opinion of every one of those comedians except Pete Davidson. there's something to be said for without shame demanding, "you guys kinda killed my dad, I'm gonna need $2 million for an hour's work."
Same here.
I've always thought she was singing about a one-winged dove. I had a completely different image in my head.
September 29, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Same here.
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RFK Jr. Promotes Natural Immunity With Invitation To Touch His Festering Sore https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-promotes-natural-immunity-with-invitation-to-touch-his-festering-sore/
September 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
RFK Jr. Promotes Natural Immunity With Invitation To Touch His Festering Sore https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-promotes-natural-immunity-with-invitation-to-touch-his-festering-sore/
Well, we want that vaccine anyway, so why don't you let the market decide?
RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel voted to no longer recommend a combined shot for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella for children under age 4.
Breaking | RFK Jr.-Backed Vaccine Panel Advises Against MMRV Vaccine for Young Children
New members of a key committee tweak routine childhood vaccine guidance as some states and insurers go their own way.
on.wsj.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Well, we want that vaccine anyway, so why don't you let the market decide?
A great piece by Coates.
“what of the writers, the thinkers, and the pundits who cannot separate the great crime of Kirk’s death from the malignancy of his public life? Can they truly be so ignorant to the words of a man they have so rushed to memorialize?”
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
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- Ta-Nehisi Coates
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September 17, 2025 at 2:55 AM
A great piece by Coates.
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Far as I can tell, Robert Redford was:
* successful at everything he tried
* genuinely intelligent & insightful
* desired by women
* envied by men
* an absolute mensch to everyone he dealt with
* a tireless, lifelong philanthropist
... and he died peacefully in his sleep.
10/10 life. No notes.
* successful at everything he tried
* genuinely intelligent & insightful
* desired by women
* envied by men
* an absolute mensch to everyone he dealt with
* a tireless, lifelong philanthropist
... and he died peacefully in his sleep.
10/10 life. No notes.
September 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Far as I can tell, Robert Redford was:
* successful at everything he tried
* genuinely intelligent & insightful
* desired by women
* envied by men
* an absolute mensch to everyone he dealt with
* a tireless, lifelong philanthropist
... and he died peacefully in his sleep.
10/10 life. No notes.
* successful at everything he tried
* genuinely intelligent & insightful
* desired by women
* envied by men
* an absolute mensch to everyone he dealt with
* a tireless, lifelong philanthropist
... and he died peacefully in his sleep.
10/10 life. No notes.