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ithacaninthethickofit
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ithacan.bsky.social
I am not sure what is meant by "vying to replace her"?
Sara Jacobs, a sitting member of Congress from San Diego, trying to run for a different seat 500 miles away would be a baffling development.
CA-11 has two high-profile candidates that have announced a run, Saikat Chakrabarti and Scott Wiener.
block quote from article: "Already, there are two young-ish Democrats vying to replace her. Representative Sara Jacobs, who currently represents California District 51 (the region north of San Diego), is Pelosi’s protégée. Jacobs comes from a billionaire family and has years of experience under Democratic titans familiar to Pelosi and her politics, such as Hillary Clinton. The opposition: Saikat Chakrabarti, co-author of the Green New Deal. The 39-year-old multimillionaire also has experience in Washington, albeit from a very different corner of the liberal party. He served as Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s first chief of staff and also worked on Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign."
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
narrator: "he had not, in fact, seen enough"
a screenshot of Dave Wasserman (redistrict.bsky.social)'s Bluesky profile, showing one and only one skeet, made 11 months ago: "I've seen enough; fine, I'll join." Below, the words "End of feed"
November 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
ah, there it is.
A photo and biography of Yates Wilburn, author of the linked FairVote commentary. I have highlighted the sentence of his bio that reveals he served as the Press Secretary for noted fascist Nancy Mace, Representative of South Carolina. --- Yates Wilburn Senior Communications Associate Yates Wilburn is a Senior Communications Associate at FairVote, serving as the primary communications liaison to state and city-based groups advocating for ranked choice voting in their communities and helping them develop and execute communications strategy. Prior to joining FairVote, Yates worked as a Digital Campaign Manager at Stand Together, deploying marketing campaigns across numerous channels for grassroots brands including Americans for Prosperity, LIBRE Initiative, and Concerned Veterans for America. Yates also served as the Press Secretary for Rep. Nancy Mace (SC-01) in 2021, and worked as the Digital Marketing Coordinator for FreedomWorks from 2017 to 2020.
October 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
A still photo from 'Rogue One' (2016) of Director Krennic, builder of the Death Star. Krennic gazes up toward the sky, where, out a frame, the Death Star that he built takes aim at him and everyone else at the Scarif facility that built it. Krennic joins a long list of Empire officials who dedicate their lives to the evil cause, only to be discarded when no longer useful.
August 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
I was close
black and white still from the 1994 film Ed Wood, featuring Johnny Depp as the titular character, posing with hands clasped, alongside a gesturing Martin Landau in his career-topping performance as Bela Lugosi.
August 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
Amazon's banner ad for the Echo Dot dressed up as a TIE Fighter is a little on the nose
a banner ad from Amazon's website. On the left is the text "Command your empire - Buy the Echo Dot bundle" above the Amazon Alexa logo. On the right is an Amazon Echo Dot accessorized to look like a Star Wars TIE fighter, a war instrument of the evil, fascist Empire. Absent from the image is any sense of irony.
August 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
"Success With Integrity"

"with the inclusion of honesty and transparency"

classic-recycling.com/about-us/
screenshot from Classic Recycling's 'About Us' page. On a list of company commitments/values, the titled phrase "Success With Integrity"
July 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
just the exact right combination of closing time hookups
headline from a Live Science article on Google News: "Alcohol-soaked star system could help explain 'why life, including us, was able to form' " by Patrick Pester
June 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
end credits from the 1984 comedy-adventure film "Romancing the Stone." A tall, slender yacht 'sails' down a Manhattan avenue (the boat is on a trailer). As the credits roll, it slowly disappears into the distance down the urban canyon
May 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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photo of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard of Star Trek TNG as Locutus of Borg, after his character was assimilated
April 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
photo still from the last scene of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off. He is looking down the hallway at the camera, about to say "You're still here??"
April 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
ithacan.bsky.social
what the fuck is this shit
a screenshot of a (now-deleted) post from Nancy Pelosi's official account, showing Pelosi and Theresa May talking and posing with a small group of students, in a tone deaf, business-as-usual manner while the country hurtles into fascism. Caption: "It was a privilege to join Baroness Theresa May and Yale students in New Haven for a discussion on defending democracy. The insight and dedication of these students give me great hope for the future—and for the next generation of leaders who will help shape it."
April 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
a very rough and amateurish protest sign that reads "Hey Senators, SHUT IT DOWN you fucking cowards"
April 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
The required shift in mindset cannot be accomplished with the current leaders. Schumer is irreparably behind the curve and cannot meet the moment.

I implore @schiff.senate.gov and @padilla.senate.gov to call for him to step aside as Minority Leader.
screenshot from QT'd Greenberg/Levin op ed, highlighting Schumer's quote "We're not there yet": -- The real reason for Schumer’s surrender was a mystery until this week. In an interview with Chris Hayes following the backlash, he was asked if we were facing a constitutional crisis. His response: “We’re not there yet.” It was a stunning admission. The problem isn’t just Schumer’s strategy – it’s his perception of reality. He is conducting business as usual while the country burns.
March 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/dereks...
screenshot from Forbes article with quote: "$141.5 billion. That’s how much lower Musk’s $322.5 billion net worth is than his record $464 billion set in December, according to our latest calculations."
March 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
a car window flag, flying from an SUV window, featuring the Canadian Flag
March 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
ithacan.bsky.social
a screenshot of Governor Phil Murphy's bluesky profile. The line "Text me: (732) 605-5455" is highlighted for emphasis
February 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
lol. yes, the one under Courtney B. Vance's wing. His character's main purpose is expository. It's funny once you notice it
still photo from the 1990 movie "The Hunt For Red October" with two submarine crew sitting at a sonar console
November 16, 2024 at 2:24 AM
ithacan.bsky.social
I hope you see this merely as proof of a goal already achieved
a skeet from Paul, reposted by Jay, featuring the quote "This network should live long past Bluesky PBC"
November 15, 2024 at 6:58 AM
ithacan.bsky.social
congrats, you even made it over to the Bad Place (I'm sorry)
a copy of this post screenshotted and posted on Twitter
July 25, 2024 at 3:43 AM
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meme screenshot from the movie The Princess Bride, showing swordfight between Wesley and Inigo Montoya. The caption reads "I'm not left-handed, either)
July 23, 2024 at 7:54 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
she's giving strong Kids in the Hall "There's nobody home!" vibes

www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9uc...
A Kids in the Hall sketch with the 'Headcrusher' where he and his girlfriend pretend they're invisible to one another by blotting them out with their thumbs
July 18, 2024 at 8:59 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
George Lakoff's characterization of the 'Conservative Moral Hierarchy' is really intuitive
(from: www.nonviolenceny.org/post/introdu...)
Summary of George Lakoff's Conservative Moral Hierarchy "The basic idea is that authority is justified by morality (the strict father version), and that, in a well-ordered world, there should be (and traditionally has been) a moral hierarchy in which those who have traditionally dominated should dominate. The hierarchy is: God above Man, Man above Nature, The Disciplined (Strong) above the Undisciplined (Weak), The Rich above the Poor, Employers above Employees, Adults above Children, Western culture above other cultures, Our Country above other countries. The hierarchy extends to: Men above women, Whites above Nonwhites, Christians above non-Christians, Straights above Gays."
July 18, 2024 at 5:26 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
may I tip my cap to your Cincinnati chili and offer in return a Rochester Garbage Plate?

www.tasteatlas.com/garbage-plate
a "Garbage Plate," the regional dish of Rochester, NY
July 16, 2024 at 11:58 PM
ithacan.bsky.social
Beautiful, reminds me of one of my favorite photographers Pete Turner!
www.peteturner.com/Americana/im...
Pete Turner's 1970 photograph "Push," showing a bright yellow and red plastic garbage can centered in front of a white sand beach in front of a vivid blue sky. The colors are supersaturated (pre-digital) and the top of the bright red top of the garbage can aligns precisely with the deep blue horizon
May 25, 2024 at 6:25 PM