Nathaniel Espino
@espino.bsky.social
Would be a good man if there were somebody here to shoot him every minute of his life.
After 30 years of speaking Polish, I had to try and resurrect my Spanish last week to communicate with an uncle. Spent way too much time trying to remember different verbs for "to go" (on foot) vs "to go" (by a vehicle). And other fun stuff.
keep meaning to write about this but god if this isn't me - feel like people maybe assume that being bilingual means thinking in a mix of words but my god it's so much worse than that, I conjugate French verbs in English, I feminise/masculinise English nouns, it's a MESS up here
My partner's language with siblings is second generation family Italian via Malta with English accents. Lots of English verbs can be made Italian if you add semi-appripriate suffixes, it turns out
December 1, 2025 at 10:46 AM
After 30 years of speaking Polish, I had to try and resurrect my Spanish last week to communicate with an uncle. Spent way too much time trying to remember different verbs for "to go" (on foot) vs "to go" (by a vehicle). And other fun stuff.
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Her parents owe their lives to the United States accepting them as asylum seekers fleeing religious persecution in Iraq in the 1980s. She wouldn't be here if we had not offered her family safe haven.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
Habba: There were individuals that were saying that this should be a safe harbor, a safe haven. Why? America is America because we protect our own.
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Her parents owe their lives to the United States accepting them as asylum seekers fleeing religious persecution in Iraq in the 1980s. She wouldn't be here if we had not offered her family safe haven.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
The irony is that until 2014 Ukraine pretty much WAS a buffer zone between NATO and Russia. Support for NATO membership was well below 50%. Putin's strategic genius put an end to all that.
🇭🇺 Orban: After the war, Ukraine should be a buffer state between NATO & Russia. He says Russia will keep parts of occupied Ukraine, Kyiv’s army must be limited, & peace means U.S.-Russia investment ties return.
“Abandon illusions. Time is on Russia’s side,” he added.
“Abandon illusions. Time is on Russia’s side,” he added.
November 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The irony is that until 2014 Ukraine pretty much WAS a buffer zone between NATO and Russia. Support for NATO membership was well below 50%. Putin's strategic genius put an end to all that.
Which no doubt helped him build the sources that got him the scoop. Good reminder to hire veterans!
The journalist who got this scoop and reported it is a former U.S. Army infantry soldier and Iraq War vet
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
November 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Which no doubt helped him build the sources that got him the scoop. Good reminder to hire veterans!
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Ahead of launching a war on Venezuela, the US would like to announce that no one in Venezuela should help US forces, it'd be stupid to do so, the US will denigrate you and screw you over no matter how much you help, and blame you if even one Venezuelan who also helped the US ever does something bad.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ahead of launching a war on Venezuela, the US would like to announce that no one in Venezuela should help US forces, it'd be stupid to do so, the US will denigrate you and screw you over no matter how much you help, and blame you if even one Venezuelan who also helped the US ever does something bad.
I'm sure it'll be fine. And anyway, if something goes wrong - well, we elected a businessman, somebody with experience in the private sector.
Hey guys, so what if we did a huge wave of collaterized debt obligations again--no, it's VERY different this time.
This time, instead of being ultimately backstopped by houses that last decades, it's backed by GPUs that toast themselves in about 2 years.
2007 was amateur work compared to this.
This time, instead of being ultimately backstopped by houses that last decades, it's backed by GPUs that toast themselves in about 2 years.
2007 was amateur work compared to this.
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I'm sure it'll be fine. And anyway, if something goes wrong - well, we elected a businessman, somebody with experience in the private sector.
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In fact the ride-or-die-for-Willis narrative — this bold and crusading charismatic leader is in the right and any criticisms of the things she does area a result of biased haters and Those People - stinks of Trumpism.
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
In fact the ride-or-die-for-Willis narrative — this bold and crusading charismatic leader is in the right and any criticisms of the things she does area a result of biased haters and Those People - stinks of Trumpism.
Been out for 30 years. The only two American ideals I have left are the First Amendment and ice in drinks.
Having lived 20 years (and counting) in Europe & seen the less pro-speech balance (compared to First Amendment jurisprudence) struck by courts in NL, France, England & Wales, & ECtHR, I do have some sympathy for some criticisms of 1A.
But I still think this is one thing the US does better.
But I still think this is one thing the US does better.
Note that the BBC openly admits in an email to me that the removal of this claim about Trump's world-historical corruption was done "on legal advice."
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Been out for 30 years. The only two American ideals I have left are the First Amendment and ice in drinks.
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The whole "man of peace" thing has a different ring if you read it in a Russian accent.
Steve: Trump is a man of peace.
Yuri <Borat voice>: Yes yes, he is peace man, I see tape from hotel, so beautiful girls, is nice!!!!!
Steve: Trump is a man of peace.
Yuri <Borat voice>: Yes yes, he is peace man, I see tape from hotel, so beautiful girls, is nice!!!!!
Putin aide Yuri Ushakov called the leaked chat with U.S. envoy Witkoff “very unusual,” blaming WhatsApp and hinting someone wanted it exposed. He claimed neither side wanted the leak, but compared it to the Flynn case, suggesting Witkoff might have enemies in D.C.
Yeah right.
Yeah right.
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The whole "man of peace" thing has a different ring if you read it in a Russian accent.
Steve: Trump is a man of peace.
Yuri <Borat voice>: Yes yes, he is peace man, I see tape from hotel, so beautiful girls, is nice!!!!!
Steve: Trump is a man of peace.
Yuri <Borat voice>: Yes yes, he is peace man, I see tape from hotel, so beautiful girls, is nice!!!!!
Of course. Now that they've set this as the baseline (at least in many minds), they'll push for more.
Russia flat out rejects Trump's 28-point peace plan: "Even in a reduced military and territorial form, Ukraine would remain a significant danger, requiring us to keep our forces on the western borders."
November 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Of course. Now that they've set this as the baseline (at least in many minds), they'll push for more.
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
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Cheeseburger-eating surrender monkeys 🇺🇸🍔🐒
Call it what it is: betrayal.
Call it what it is: betrayal.
November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Cheeseburger-eating surrender monkeys 🇺🇸🍔🐒
Call it what it is: betrayal.
Call it what it is: betrayal.
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"This could take down Democrats, too."
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"This could take down Democrats, too."
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
Falling debris, no doubt
Explosions and a fire have been reported at an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, Russia. The cause and extent of the damage are still being clarified.
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Falling debris, no doubt
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QANON CULTIST IN 2017: "In this 1,879 page thread I will unravel the byzantine system of codewords and phrases the global elite use to mask their pedophile cabal."
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
QANON CULTIST IN 2017: "In this 1,879 page thread I will unravel the byzantine system of codewords and phrases the global elite use to mask their pedophile cabal."
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
JEFFREY EPSTEIN WRITING AN EMAIL AT THE SAME TIME: "helo its me jeff had fun cmmitting sex crimes wit u lst weeknd"
This kid is fantastic.
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
This kid is fantastic.
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Humbled, honored, and very proud to announce that I have won the new but, I assure you, very prestigious Flamin Hot Cheetos Prize for American Letters Sponsored by Frito-Lay
Trump ally Infantino to award first Fifa Peace Prize at World Cup draw in DC
Fifa unveils a new Peace Prize to be awarded at the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, citing a mission to honor efforts to end conflict
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Humbled, honored, and very proud to announce that I have won the new but, I assure you, very prestigious Flamin Hot Cheetos Prize for American Letters Sponsored by Frito-Lay
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Periodic reminder that "Abolish ICE" is the moderate position
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Periodic reminder that "Abolish ICE" is the moderate position
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A thought I never expected to have: House of Windsor currently beating the US government on transparency and accountability.
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will strip Prince Andrew of remaining titles and evict him from royal residence.
October 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A thought I never expected to have: House of Windsor currently beating the US government on transparency and accountability.
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I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.
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Just scrolling through the news today makes my heart hurt. Death, death, death. All different cities, villages, all the same death. They keep murdering innocent people, over and over again. This brave old lady killed with her little goats. Just for existing. It hurts so much.
October 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Just scrolling through the news today makes my heart hurt. Death, death, death. All different cities, villages, all the same death. They keep murdering innocent people, over and over again. This brave old lady killed with her little goats. Just for existing. It hurts so much.
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a fun thing to consider is that China, and probably Russia, almost certainly have the ability to post from the president's Truth Social account. they just know that they only get to use that *once*.
I think the White House is probably absolutely riddled with spies and listening devices and also they're getting exactly as much actionable intelligence as you'd get from browsing Truth Social.
October 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
a fun thing to consider is that China, and probably Russia, almost certainly have the ability to post from the president's Truth Social account. they just know that they only get to use that *once*.