Daniel Willever
@djwillever.bsky.social
Father, husband, educator, historian, author.
Unapologetic New Jerseyan.
2019 Milken Educator
Book: www.madeinpaterson.com
"I let the dog out, or I let him in, and we talk some. I let him know I like him, and he lets me know he likes me."
Unapologetic New Jerseyan.
2019 Milken Educator
Book: www.madeinpaterson.com
"I let the dog out, or I let him in, and we talk some. I let him know I like him, and he lets me know he likes me."
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Daniel Willever
@djwillever.bsky.social
· Nov 25
I am proud to announce that the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance has named my book, “Made in Paterson: The Life and Legacy of US Senator William Hughes,” a recipient of their 2024 Author Awards.
I was today years old when I learned that the Outerbridge Crossing connecting New Jersey and Staten Island is named after Eugenius Outerbridge and not a reference to its geographic location. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugeniu...
Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I was today years old when I learned that the Outerbridge Crossing connecting New Jersey and Staten Island is named after Eugenius Outerbridge and not a reference to its geographic location. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugeniu...
This is going to end very, very badly.
B of A, on hyperscaler capex:
“.. In September and October alone, debt issuance from three firms was larger than the preceding three years combined for big tech issuance.”
$ORCL $META
“.. In September and October alone, debt issuance from three firms was larger than the preceding three years combined for big tech issuance.”
$ORCL $META
November 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This is going to end very, very badly.
Will stand by my long-held assertion that Harris would have won had she campaigned on a significant federal minimum wage increase.
Want fewer people on SNAP? How about less enforced poverty.
Congress Could Get Millions of People Off of SNAP by Raising the Minimum Wage, but It Hasn’t — for 16 Years
1 in 8 people rely on federal food aid that has become a pawn in the government shutdown.
capitalandmain.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Will stand by my long-held assertion that Harris would have won had she campaigned on a significant federal minimum wage increase.
Reposted by Daniel Willever
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op de Amerikaanse begraafplaats in Margraten is het opeens stil geworden rond de zwarte Amerikanen die hielpen Nederland bevrijden. Twee panelen die hun bijdrage herdachten – én wezen op hun strijd tegen racisme binnen het leger – werden zonder toelichting verwijderd.
www.nrc.nl
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
I still don’t believe anyone actually listens to this podcast.
November 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I still don’t believe anyone actually listens to this podcast.
Data crunching from G. Elliott Morris: "Based on some simple projections, I have calculated that the strength of the Democrats’ performance yesterday implies a House popular vote margin in next year’s midterm of around D+8 or D+9."
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
Seven data-driven lessons from the 2025 elections
Democrats outran their polls and swept statewide races from Georgia to New Jersey, on an agenda of affordability and a broad anti-Trump backlash
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Data crunching from G. Elliott Morris: "Based on some simple projections, I have calculated that the strength of the Democrats’ performance yesterday implies a House popular vote margin in next year’s midterm of around D+8 or D+9."
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
Holy crap, Mikie Sherrill won Morris County!
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Holy crap, Mikie Sherrill won Morris County!
Ross Douthat tomorrow: "Here's why Democratic election wins are bad news for the Left."
November 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Ross Douthat tomorrow: "Here's why Democratic election wins are bad news for the Left."
'I could smell the onions and the mustard'
November 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
'I could smell the onions and the mustard'
Reposted by Daniel Willever
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
Reposted by Daniel Willever
Research Co. poll
New Jersey Governor
🔵 Mikie Sherrill 51%
🔴 Jack Ciattarelli 48%
Virginia Governor
🔵 Abigail Spanberger 54%
🔴 Winsome Earle-Sears 46%
11/2-11/3 LV
researchco.ca/2025/11/03/2...
New Jersey Governor
🔵 Mikie Sherrill 51%
🔴 Jack Ciattarelli 48%
Virginia Governor
🔵 Abigail Spanberger 54%
🔴 Winsome Earle-Sears 46%
11/2-11/3 LV
researchco.ca/2025/11/03/2...
Spanberger Clearly Ahead in Virginia’s Gubernatorial Election
In New Jersey, Democrat Mikie Sherrill is ahead of Republican Jack Ciattarelli.
researchco.ca
November 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Research Co. poll
New Jersey Governor
🔵 Mikie Sherrill 51%
🔴 Jack Ciattarelli 48%
Virginia Governor
🔵 Abigail Spanberger 54%
🔴 Winsome Earle-Sears 46%
11/2-11/3 LV
researchco.ca/2025/11/03/2...
New Jersey Governor
🔵 Mikie Sherrill 51%
🔴 Jack Ciattarelli 48%
Virginia Governor
🔵 Abigail Spanberger 54%
🔴 Winsome Earle-Sears 46%
11/2-11/3 LV
researchco.ca/2025/11/03/2...
I will not be surprised if Mikie Sherrill wins by 10 points, nor will I be surprised if she loses.
November 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I will not be surprised if Mikie Sherrill wins by 10 points, nor will I be surprised if she loses.
Would be presidency-ending in any other time.
Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)
November 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Would be presidency-ending in any other time.
$4200 is about $80 a week, or just over $10 per day.
Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana blames SNAP recipients for not stockpiling a month's worth of food.
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
October 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
$4200 is about $80 a week, or just over $10 per day.
Reposted by Daniel Willever
THE ANDREW FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor [formerly known as Prince] after this formal process concludes
October 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
THE ANDREW FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE
I can Nazi a difference.
October 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I can Nazi a difference.
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has ordered the army to immediately carry out “powerful strikes” in Gaza, in a new test for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire."
I would say, if Israel is bombing Gaza, the ceasefire has... ceased to exist.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
I would say, if Israel is bombing Gaza, the ceasefire has... ceased to exist.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Netanyahu orders Israeli army to carry out 'powerful' strikes in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has ordered the army to immediately carry out “powerful strikes” in Gaza, in a new test for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Netanyahu made the announcemen...
www.yahoo.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has ordered the army to immediately carry out “powerful strikes” in Gaza, in a new test for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire."
I would say, if Israel is bombing Gaza, the ceasefire has... ceased to exist.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
I would say, if Israel is bombing Gaza, the ceasefire has... ceased to exist.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Reposted by Daniel Willever
Fifth-Grade Science Paper Doesn't Stand Up To Peer Review
Fifth-Grade Science Paper Doesn't Stand Up To Peer Review
DECATUR, IL—A three-member panel of 10-year-old Michael Nogroski’s fellow classmates at Nathaniel Macon Elementary School unanimously agreed Tuesday that his 327-word essay "Otters" did not meet the r...
theonion.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Fifth-Grade Science Paper Doesn't Stand Up To Peer Review
I think there's a lot of truth to this. Unfortunately, the lesson is much more relevant for how a future Dem administration should govern and not so informative for how Dems can win the next few elections.
SCOOP --> Major new Bidenworld autopsy just dropped: 45 former Biden officials candidly assess their mistakes and failings in new Roosevelt Institute report. They lay out the beginnings of a Project 2029 agenda to reverse authoritarian tide.
Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2023...
Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2023...
Why Is Trump Autocracy Rising? These Dems Have an Unnerving Answer.
A new Biden administration autopsy, based on internal assessments from many government insiders, has crystal clear lessons for the future.
newrepublic.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I think there's a lot of truth to this. Unfortunately, the lesson is much more relevant for how a future Dem administration should govern and not so informative for how Dems can win the next few elections.
Anyone have a gift link to KJP getting Chotinered over her new book?
October 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Anyone have a gift link to KJP getting Chotinered over her new book?
At our local museum today, two boys came in with their grandmother. They noticed a piece of steel from the World Trade Center and their grandmother tried to tell them about 9/11. One of the boys just looked at her, shrugged, and said: “9-11? I only know 6-7.” 🫠
October 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
At our local museum today, two boys came in with their grandmother. They noticed a piece of steel from the World Trade Center and their grandmother tried to tell them about 9/11. One of the boys just looked at her, shrugged, and said: “9-11? I only know 6-7.” 🫠
Reposted by Daniel Willever
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
The Platner stans are suddenly very quiet. www.advocate.com/politics/gra...
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner admits using ‘indefensible’ antigay slurs in unearthed Reddit posts
"Today I find that stuff abhorrent," Platner told The Advocate. "And I am sorry that I ever used it.”
www.advocate.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The Platner stans are suddenly very quiet. www.advocate.com/politics/gra...