Old Fitz
@citizenfitz.bsky.social
E pur si muove. Retired teaching scholar and public servant.
Trump: the Other White Meat
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Trump: the Other White Meat
Watch out, everyone—a narcissist is never so dangerous than when he faces rejection
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Watch out, everyone—a narcissist is never so dangerous than when he faces rejection
Who are you going to believe: Kristi Noem, puppy killer, or your own eyes
October 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Who are you going to believe: Kristi Noem, puppy killer, or your own eyes
Rarely does photojournalism capture the realities of the front lines in urban warfare so vividly! This has Pulitzer written all over it!
October 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Rarely does photojournalism capture the realities of the front lines in urban warfare so vividly! This has Pulitzer written all over it!
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Reminder that most of our political rules & institutions are purely extra-constitutional norms, held together by shared beliefs in democracy & a lot of duct tape, & we’re all out of shared norms & have shredded our last rolls of tape.
“Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections”
“Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections”
October 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Reminder that most of our political rules & institutions are purely extra-constitutional norms, held together by shared beliefs in democracy & a lot of duct tape, & we’re all out of shared norms & have shredded our last rolls of tape.
“Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections”
“Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections”
Batman on METV: Egghead, played by Vincent Price, takes over Gotham City and fires everyone competent, and bans the dynamic duo—prophetic?
October 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Batman on METV: Egghead, played by Vincent Price, takes over Gotham City and fires everyone competent, and bans the dynamic duo—prophetic?
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Jane Goodall was actually the only one keeping the apes in control. Now there's a power vacuum
October 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Jane Goodall was actually the only one keeping the apes in control. Now there's a power vacuum
A beautiful person has left us--we were elevated as a species for having her as a member
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Primatologist and ethologist Jane Goodall has died at age 91
The work carried out in Tanzania by the British researcher revolutionized the way we look at chimpanzees, and consequently, at humans. A pioneer of modern ethology, she became an ambassador for the pr...
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October 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A beautiful person has left us--we were elevated as a species for having her as a member
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AP: “On Sunday, federal agents marched along Michigan Avenue and the Chicago River, attracting attention from shoppers and families dining at sidewalk cafes. Many pulled out cameras to record.”
If it weren’t tragic, it would be hilarious
If it weren’t tragic, it would be hilarious
September 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
AP: “On Sunday, federal agents marched along Michigan Avenue and the Chicago River, attracting attention from shoppers and families dining at sidewalk cafes. Many pulled out cameras to record.”
If it weren’t tragic, it would be hilarious
If it weren’t tragic, it would be hilarious
I smell a plot.
Prison populations have been dropping for a decade
GEO and CoreCivic have unused capacity in their private prisons
If we start putting people in prison for lying to Congress the cells will be full fast
Trump’s entire first administration would be eligible
Prison populations have been dropping for a decade
GEO and CoreCivic have unused capacity in their private prisons
If we start putting people in prison for lying to Congress the cells will be full fast
Trump’s entire first administration would be eligible
September 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I smell a plot.
Prison populations have been dropping for a decade
GEO and CoreCivic have unused capacity in their private prisons
If we start putting people in prison for lying to Congress the cells will be full fast
Trump’s entire first administration would be eligible
Prison populations have been dropping for a decade
GEO and CoreCivic have unused capacity in their private prisons
If we start putting people in prison for lying to Congress the cells will be full fast
Trump’s entire first administration would be eligible
Eat, drink and be merry
For tomorrow will bring
More chaos and cruelty
Let loose on the World
For tomorrow will bring
More chaos and cruelty
Let loose on the World
September 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Eat, drink and be merry
For tomorrow will bring
More chaos and cruelty
Let loose on the World
For tomorrow will bring
More chaos and cruelty
Let loose on the World
Trump before the UN: “I’m really good at this stuff,” Mr. Trump said. “Your countries are going to hell.”
Which Roman Emperor does Trump most resemble?
A. Caligula
B. Commodus
C. Nero
D. Elagabalus
Which Roman Emperor does Trump most resemble?
A. Caligula
B. Commodus
C. Nero
D. Elagabalus
September 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Trump before the UN: “I’m really good at this stuff,” Mr. Trump said. “Your countries are going to hell.”
Which Roman Emperor does Trump most resemble?
A. Caligula
B. Commodus
C. Nero
D. Elagabalus
Which Roman Emperor does Trump most resemble?
A. Caligula
B. Commodus
C. Nero
D. Elagabalus
The lack of a healthy public sphere means most of the public has little idea how the US economy is structured--and that to pull the leg out of this part of the labor market can break the stool
The White House, by proclamation, hopes to kneecap America’s largest high-skill work visa.
This move will undermine US innovation, productivity, and job creation.
And the White House knows this, because it’s in the evidence that it read but—somehow failed to mention.
My new post at @piie.com —>
This move will undermine US innovation, productivity, and job creation.
And the White House knows this, because it’s in the evidence that it read but—somehow failed to mention.
My new post at @piie.com —>
New US curb on high-skill immigrant workers ignores evidence of its likely harms
President Donald Trump on Friday ordered an unprecedented new restriction on lawful immigration to the US by high-skill workers. Starting Sunday, new applications for H-1B visas required payment of an...
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September 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The lack of a healthy public sphere means most of the public has little idea how the US economy is structured--and that to pull the leg out of this part of the labor market can break the stool
The word of the day is ‘dystopia’
September 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The word of the day is ‘dystopia’
The EvanMiya Blog
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The EvanMiya Blog | Evan Miyakawa | Substack
From time to time I will share analytically-driven anecdotes, largely based on statistical trends at EvanMiya.com. Click to read The EvanMiya Blog, by Evan Miyakawa, a Substack publication with thousa...
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September 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The EvanMiya Blog
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Star Trek is about anti-vaxers—here is the RFK Jr character
September 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Star Trek is about anti-vaxers—here is the RFK Jr character
“Thy hand great Dulness! lets the curtain fall,
And universal Darkness covers all."
Breaking news: Florida will end vaccine requirements to attend school, making it the first state to do so. The state’s surgeon general said every vaccine mandate “drips with disdain and slavery.”
Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so
Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, and likened them to slavery.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“Thy hand great Dulness! lets the curtain fall,
And universal Darkness covers all."
“Thy hand great Dulness! lets the curtain fall,
And universal Darkness covers all.
Breaking news: Florida will end vaccine requirements to attend school, making it the first state to do so. The state’s surgeon general said every vaccine mandate “drips with disdain and slavery.”
Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so
Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, and likened them to slavery.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“Thy hand great Dulness! lets the curtain fall,
And universal Darkness covers all.
Judge rules Trump illegally deployed National Guard to L.A.
A simple flaw in the Courts as a practical way to keep the Constitution intact is the pace at which damage can be done compared to the glacial tempo of the Courts
A simple flaw in the Courts as a practical way to keep the Constitution intact is the pace at which damage can be done compared to the glacial tempo of the Courts
September 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Judge rules Trump illegally deployed National Guard to L.A.
A simple flaw in the Courts as a practical way to keep the Constitution intact is the pace at which damage can be done compared to the glacial tempo of the Courts
A simple flaw in the Courts as a practical way to keep the Constitution intact is the pace at which damage can be done compared to the glacial tempo of the Courts
America: a Fox “security expert” says Mass “creates safety challenges rarely seen in public schools” and must be altered
Land of the free, home of the brave
Land of the free, home of the brave
August 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
America: a Fox “security expert” says Mass “creates safety challenges rarely seen in public schools” and must be altered
Land of the free, home of the brave
Land of the free, home of the brave
Disasters and the Gulf Coast, 20 Years after Hurricane Katrina www.urban.org/stories/disa...
What are we doing to improve this situation? We need action, and we are getting disinvestment in our collective capacity to respond to collective challenges
What are we doing to improve this situation? We need action, and we are getting disinvestment in our collective capacity to respond to collective challenges
Disasters and the Gulf Coast, 20 Years after Hurricane Katrina
Place-based data about how disasters have affected the Gulf Coast since Hurricane Katrina and the federal government’s role in managing extreme events.,On August 29th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made lan...
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August 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Disasters and the Gulf Coast, 20 Years after Hurricane Katrina www.urban.org/stories/disa...
What are we doing to improve this situation? We need action, and we are getting disinvestment in our collective capacity to respond to collective challenges
What are we doing to improve this situation? We need action, and we are getting disinvestment in our collective capacity to respond to collective challenges
Justice should be a practice, not an application of theory
August 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Justice should be a practice, not an application of theory
A considerable source of populist anger came as backlash to authorities policing speech to advance an ideological agenda
The Trump Administration is announcing that it is the official policy of the US that the word ‘gender’ should not be used in international documents
#gender
The Trump Administration is announcing that it is the official policy of the US that the word ‘gender’ should not be used in international documents
#gender
August 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A considerable source of populist anger came as backlash to authorities policing speech to advance an ideological agenda
The Trump Administration is announcing that it is the official policy of the US that the word ‘gender’ should not be used in international documents
#gender
The Trump Administration is announcing that it is the official policy of the US that the word ‘gender’ should not be used in international documents
#gender