Derek Litvak (He/Him)
@dereklitvak.bsky.social
Black historian doing Black historian stuff. Views and opinions only belong to me and the voices inside my head.
Chuck Schumer after seeing Trump get booed by an entire stadium of people for like two minutes straight tonight:
a man leaning against a tree with the words " why can 't that be me " written below him
Alt: a man leaning against a tree with the words " why can 't that be me " written below him
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Chuck Schumer after seeing Trump get booed by an entire stadium of people for like two minutes straight tonight:
After Tuesday’s results Democratic leadership had to scramble to remind America why we should have zero faith in the party.
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
After Tuesday’s results Democratic leadership had to scramble to remind America why we should have zero faith in the party.
My crackpot theory is that centrist Dems are doing this as a giant middle finger in response to Mamdani getting elected.
Throwing in the towel and punishing the entire country because they didn’t get their way and are slowly losing power within the party.
Throwing in the towel and punishing the entire country because they didn’t get their way and are slowly losing power within the party.
Politico says the cavers have won. CR in exchange for fake vote on ACA subsidies in December. Politico at least says other Dems will give them cover. We’ll see. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
My crackpot theory is that centrist Dems are doing this as a giant middle finger in response to Mamdani getting elected.
Throwing in the towel and punishing the entire country because they didn’t get their way and are slowly losing power within the party.
Throwing in the towel and punishing the entire country because they didn’t get their way and are slowly losing power within the party.
I actually really support this.
If Andrew Cuomo runs, it will inevitably end with an upstart progressive candidate actually get the position.
If Andrew Cuomo runs, it will inevitably end with an upstart progressive candidate actually get the position.
November 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I actually really support this.
If Andrew Cuomo runs, it will inevitably end with an upstart progressive candidate actually get the position.
If Andrew Cuomo runs, it will inevitably end with an upstart progressive candidate actually get the position.
Hearing Ted Cruz talk about the law relating to presidential eligibility is actually hilarious.
Ted Cruz: "I think right now the 2 frontrunners for the Democratic nomination in 2028 are AOC and Mamdani. Now, he's not even eligible, but what do they care? Law doesn't mean anything to them. That's where their party is."
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Hearing Ted Cruz talk about the law relating to presidential eligibility is actually hilarious.
Between this and her sit down with Wolf Blitzer I’m convinced CNN is trying to soft launch a new version of Marjorie Taylor Greene as a future political correspondent.
Greene: "I will praise Nancy Pelosi. She had an incredible career for her party. I served under her speakership in my first term in Congress and I'm very impressed at her ability to get things done. I wish we could get things done for our party like Nancy Pelosi was able to deliver for her party."
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Between this and her sit down with Wolf Blitzer I’m convinced CNN is trying to soft launch a new version of Marjorie Taylor Greene as a future political correspondent.
Bye, Felicia.
JUST IN: Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will not run for re-election, ending her historic tenure in Congress
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection
A shrewd political strategist, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had an unprecedented career in Congress. First elected in a special election in 1987, Pelosi went on to become one of the most effective leaders of the Democratic party.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Bye, Felicia.
I could smell the mustard and the onions
November 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I could smell the mustard and the onions
I guess sometimes you Winsome, and sometimes you Losesome.
November 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I guess sometimes you Winsome, and sometimes you Losesome.
This place is so stupid.
The framing of this is hilarious: Democrats deeply worried about the repercussions of a victory
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
As Mamdani nears victory, Democrats worry about national fallout
The progressive candidate is on the cusp of a historic mayoral win. And that's adding to unease among Democrats looking for a way back to national power.
www.msnbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
This place is so stupid.
Honestly, it’s Schumer being too much of a coward to just say he voted for Cuomo that is most infuriating.
Q: It's election day in NYC. Did you vote for Mamdani or Cuomo?
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
November 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Honestly, it’s Schumer being too much of a coward to just say he voted for Cuomo that is most infuriating.
Only one Republican president has won the popular vote in a generation. Conservatives can only hold majorities in many places through gerrymandering and disenfranchisement. And they are currently trying to create an American monarchy just to stay in power.
But sure, Democrats are the minority 🤷🏽♂️
But sure, Democrats are the minority 🤷🏽♂️
I guess here on Bluesky it's controversial to note that the Democrats, once the majority across this country, were reduced to national minority (in stages, from 1968, to 1980, to 2016) by moving left.
But if you'd rather think I'm just making Trump's point...well, whatever helps you cope.
But if you'd rather think I'm just making Trump's point...well, whatever helps you cope.
I'm questioning this statement, "the left started to lose the public (who to this day don't see Reagan the same way they do.)"
Who is this *public* you speak of? Wouldn't the left be a subset of it?
This feels like the current Trump regime's feelings that Democrats aren't real Americans.
Who is this *public* you speak of? Wouldn't the left be a subset of it?
This feels like the current Trump regime's feelings that Democrats aren't real Americans.
November 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Only one Republican president has won the popular vote in a generation. Conservatives can only hold majorities in many places through gerrymandering and disenfranchisement. And they are currently trying to create an American monarchy just to stay in power.
But sure, Democrats are the minority 🤷🏽♂️
But sure, Democrats are the minority 🤷🏽♂️
This isn’t necessarily related, but I don’t pass up opportunities to hate on Jill Laporte.
She was just on with Hasan Minhaj, and said that Bruce Wayne would vote Republican. And honestly that level of disconnect feels like it should be recognized.
She was just on with Hasan Minhaj, and said that Bruce Wayne would vote Republican. And honestly that level of disconnect feels like it should be recognized.
Thinking about the Jill Lepore “students got difficult in 2016” thing: there’s a point for all of us when “youth opinion,” such as it is, no longer feels intuitive. It happened for me in the last few years. To understand where they’re coming from, you might have to do a little research.
November 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This isn’t necessarily related, but I don’t pass up opportunities to hate on Jill Laporte.
She was just on with Hasan Minhaj, and said that Bruce Wayne would vote Republican. And honestly that level of disconnect feels like it should be recognized.
She was just on with Hasan Minhaj, and said that Bruce Wayne would vote Republican. And honestly that level of disconnect feels like it should be recognized.
Just commit to the bit, and drink the blood dude. You already look like a vampire.
I love how some people think it is so implausible that all the major political donors from both parties are child rapists when there are headlines like this in major news outlets and no one bats an eye.
Peter Thiel Wants to Inject Himself With Young People’s Blood
The Silicon Valley billionaire reportedly sees blood transfusions as the pathway to radical life extension.
www.vanityfair.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Just commit to the bit, and drink the blood dude. You already look like a vampire.
It’s legitimately crazy Democrats are not slam dunking on this children’s height hoop right now.
Everything is more expensive and we are into the second longest government shutdown ever. And, by his own words, Trump’s main focus is a crappy ballroom that is almost certainly just a scam.
Everything is more expensive and we are into the second longest government shutdown ever. And, by his own words, Trump’s main focus is a crappy ballroom that is almost certainly just a scam.
The Fred Trump treatment. Give him a fake job while Miller draws up missile strike plans on fishermen.
October 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It’s legitimately crazy Democrats are not slam dunking on this children’s height hoop right now.
Everything is more expensive and we are into the second longest government shutdown ever. And, by his own words, Trump’s main focus is a crappy ballroom that is almost certainly just a scam.
Everything is more expensive and we are into the second longest government shutdown ever. And, by his own words, Trump’s main focus is a crappy ballroom that is almost certainly just a scam.
Remember when Obama wore a tan suit?
Thinking a lot recently about the outrage over Lizzo playing James Madison's flute
Photos: White House East Wing Demolished For Trump’s Ballroom
The privately funded ballroom will be approximately 90,000 square feet, much larger than the White House itself.
www.forbes.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Remember when Obama wore a tan suit?
What an embarrassing lack of leadership.
Hakeem Jeffries will reportedly endorse Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor today
After a lengthy wait, Jeffries to endorse Mamdani
The powerful Brooklyn Democrat plans to endorse the democratic socialist Friday afternoon.
www.politico.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
What an embarrassing lack of leadership.
Has anyone written about how we got here, in part, because Congress effectively gave the president permission to kill anyone they pleased during the War on Terror?
You can’t talk about Trump killing fishermen in other countries without also speaking about Obama’s drone use in the Middle East.
You can’t talk about Trump killing fishermen in other countries without also speaking about Obama’s drone use in the Middle East.
Trump: "I don't think we're necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war, I think we're just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. We're going to kill them. They're going to be, like dead."
October 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Has anyone written about how we got here, in part, because Congress effectively gave the president permission to kill anyone they pleased during the War on Terror?
You can’t talk about Trump killing fishermen in other countries without also speaking about Obama’s drone use in the Middle East.
You can’t talk about Trump killing fishermen in other countries without also speaking about Obama’s drone use in the Middle East.
Is it a requirement that all Trump administration officials have a Signal controversy?
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Is it a requirement that all Trump administration officials have a Signal controversy?
White people need to understand how common it is for non-white people to be interrogated when their names aren’t “ethnic” enough.
The amount of times I’ve had white people say that I “don’t look like a Litvak” is mind numbing.
The amount of times I’ve had white people say that I “don’t look like a Litvak” is mind numbing.
"During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she 'doesn’t look like' a Greeley."
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
October 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
White people need to understand how common it is for non-white people to be interrogated when their names aren’t “ethnic” enough.
The amount of times I’ve had white people say that I “don’t look like a Litvak” is mind numbing.
The amount of times I’ve had white people say that I “don’t look like a Litvak” is mind numbing.
A decade ago it would have been absolutely bonkers to imagine a sitting Supreme Court justice doing an interview with Fox News, regardless of the topic.
NEW: Barrett turns to Fox News, rather than the docket, to explain her silence in key rulings.
Justice Barrett wrote nothing in the racial profiling shadow docket ruling, but had something to say on Fox News Sunday.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Justice Barrett wrote nothing in the racial profiling shadow docket ruling, but had something to say on Fox News Sunday.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Barrett turns to Fox News, rather than the docket, to explain her silence in key rulings
Justice Barrett wrote nothing in the racial profiling shadow docket ruling, but had something to say on Fox News Sunday. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
A decade ago it would have been absolutely bonkers to imagine a sitting Supreme Court justice doing an interview with Fox News, regardless of the topic.
“The Antichrist will herald taxes on billionaires” is a level of crazy that would get anyone but the rich put on a 72-hour psych hold.
Multi billionaire conducts months of historical and theological research into the Antichrist. Discovers, shockingly, that one thing the Antichrist would definitely do is tax billionaires. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
“The Antichrist will herald taxes on billionaires” is a level of crazy that would get anyone but the rich put on a 72-hour psych hold.
Can’t stress enough that Democrats just acting like impeachment doesn’t exist, for all applicable officials, is a complete abdication of duty.
This alone should get him impeached and subsequently prosecuted and it’s barely even a story
October 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Can’t stress enough that Democrats just acting like impeachment doesn’t exist, for all applicable officials, is a complete abdication of duty.
Just got off the phone with the leader of Antifa.
I ask them where I could find their headquarters, and was told up my butt and around the corner.
These people must be stopped.
I ask them where I could find their headquarters, and was told up my butt and around the corner.
These people must be stopped.
October 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Just got off the phone with the leader of Antifa.
I ask them where I could find their headquarters, and was told up my butt and around the corner.
These people must be stopped.
I ask them where I could find their headquarters, and was told up my butt and around the corner.
These people must be stopped.
Trump: I’m just here so I don’t get fined.
Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?
TRUMP: Suspending who?
Q: Habeas corpus
TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.
TRUMP: Suspending who?
Q: Habeas corpus
TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.
October 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Trump: I’m just here so I don’t get fined.