elias isquith
@eliasisquith.blog
senior editor for policy, politics, and ideas at vox.com / these are my personal opinions / reposts ≠ endorsements / i block doomers / trust the process / go 🦅 / delete posts ~ 1x per week
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it’s maris.
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
it’s maris.
this manages to be even lamer than rove and dubya’s contest to see who could read more books in his second term or whatever.
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
this manages to be even lamer than rove and dubya’s contest to see who could read more books in his second term or whatever.
so far the message i’m getting from TASK is that crime pays and is also a great way to bond with your male friends.
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
so far the message i’m getting from TASK is that crime pays and is also a great way to bond with your male friends.
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I spent my childhood trying to hide my Delco accent, and to think I could have been making the big bucks as an accent consultant.
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I spent my childhood trying to hide my Delco accent, and to think I could have been making the big bucks as an accent consultant.
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Implication to me is Ruffalo is Midwestern who came there for work
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Implication to me is Ruffalo is Midwestern who came there for work
some of the delco accents in TASK are better than others, but some of them are indeed spot-on
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
some of the delco accents in TASK are better than others, but some of them are indeed spot-on
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This sums up my thinking almost to the letter.
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This sums up my thinking almost to the letter.
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This is correct.
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This is correct.
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Yes. This. Thank you.
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Yes. This. Thank you.
so about last night…
Democrats were never going to win the shutdown fight
Yes, polls showed more people blaming Trump. But on their substantive demands, the party was drawing dead.
www.vox.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
so about last night…
i paid for the coke with scrooge money ☹️
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
i paid for the coke with scrooge money ☹️
you libs can prattle all you like about gdp this and unemployment that and civil rights this and worlds strongest military that.
it doesn’t matter. it doesn’t suffice.
because no matter what you say, let me tell you: cheryl is NOT walking through my front door. not a chance. no way. not happening.
it doesn’t matter. it doesn’t suffice.
because no matter what you say, let me tell you: cheryl is NOT walking through my front door. not a chance. no way. not happening.
this country is self-evidently experiencing an utter collapse in morals, order, and indeed sanity: my wife left me.
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
you libs can prattle all you like about gdp this and unemployment that and civil rights this and worlds strongest military that.
it doesn’t matter. it doesn’t suffice.
because no matter what you say, let me tell you: cheryl is NOT walking through my front door. not a chance. no way. not happening.
it doesn’t matter. it doesn’t suffice.
because no matter what you say, let me tell you: cheryl is NOT walking through my front door. not a chance. no way. not happening.
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Here is the requested take: publiccomment.blog/p/mamdani-th...
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Here is the requested take: publiccomment.blog/p/mamdani-th...
this country is self-evidently experiencing an utter collapse in morals, order, and indeed sanity: my wife left me.
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
this country is self-evidently experiencing an utter collapse in morals, order, and indeed sanity: my wife left me.
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Character is a big issue in this country
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Character is a big issue in this country
this is incredible content
They used to wiretap your phones to collect this kind of information from you but now you pay for a Bluecheck and post it yourself
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
this is incredible content
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your "there will never be a diddy kong racing 2. grow up and get over it" skeet was controversial but calling you a "joyless husk" is really excessive
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
your "there will never be a diddy kong racing 2. grow up and get over it" skeet was controversial but calling you a "joyless husk" is really excessive
like judas of old / you lie and deceive / AGI can be ours! / you want me to believe
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
like judas of old / you lie and deceive / AGI can be ours! / you want me to believe
to disprove those who say i am a joyless husk in the shape of a human being with no soul or capacity to understand - much less actually feel - love and generosity, i am going to spend the entire day railing against someone who said i am a joyless husk in the shape of a human being without a soul
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
to disprove those who say i am a joyless husk in the shape of a human being with no soul or capacity to understand - much less actually feel - love and generosity, i am going to spend the entire day railing against someone who said i am a joyless husk in the shape of a human being without a soul
It sounds like Piker's contributions here were helpful, mature, responsible and productive — as always
The Limits of the Democrats’ Big Tent
A convention showed that it’s more medium-size.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It sounds like Piker's contributions here were helpful, mature, responsible and productive — as always
this is senator for: i’m not only not mad but actually i am laughing
Tim Kaine on backlash he's getting: "I got the first good night's sleep last night that I've gotten since Oct 1, b/c I wasn't worried about being able to look Capitol Police in the eye when I walked in, or what a furloughed fed worker would say to me at church, or what somebody would say about SNAP"
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
this is senator for: i’m not only not mad but actually i am laughing
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OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Oscar Isaac Was ‘Not So Open to Working With Disney’ After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Said He’d Return to ‘Star Wars’ if Disney Does ‘Not Succumb to Fascism’
Oscar Isaac was not open to working with Disney after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and will only return to 'Star Wars' if the studio avoids fascism.
variety.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
[puts on helmet. locks bunker]
Transgender women to be banned from all female Olympic events
IOC likely to announce new policy early in new year after findings of a scientific review about the permanent physical advantages of being born male
www.thetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
[puts on helmet. locks bunker]
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