Jeremy Venook
@jvenook.bsky.social
Lifelong theatre kid and SF sports fan. Proud Biden/Harris alum. Competitive crossword solver and constructor. Currently: NYU Law. He/him/his
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The idea that Biden's health wasn't being covered prior to the debate is one of the most shameless pieces of revisionist history I can remember. It had been one of the dominant topics of conversation for months. I was there, I remember it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The idea that Biden's health wasn't being covered prior to the debate is one of the most shameless pieces of revisionist history I can remember. It had been one of the dominant topics of conversation for months. I was there, I remember it.
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You shouldn’t be allowed to sing Christmas songs at the Thanksgiving parade. You should have to write Thanksgiving songs if you want the exposure.
November 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
You shouldn’t be allowed to sing Christmas songs at the Thanksgiving parade. You should have to write Thanksgiving songs if you want the exposure.
They’re definitely going to make a live-action “KPop Demon Hunters” in the next, what, five years, aren’t they?
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
They’re definitely going to make a live-action “KPop Demon Hunters” in the next, what, five years, aren’t they?
On the other hand, the last several years of Best Actor include
-Brendan Fraser in “The Whale”
-Will Smith in “King Richard”
-Rami Malek in “Bohemian Rhapsody”
So Best Actor is not immune from handing out Oscars to sweaty showcase (not that I do not use the word “good”) performances in bad movies
-Brendan Fraser in “The Whale”
-Will Smith in “King Richard”
-Rami Malek in “Bohemian Rhapsody”
So Best Actor is not immune from handing out Oscars to sweaty showcase (not that I do not use the word “good”) performances in bad movies
"Judy" also a good study in how a story can make a winner. It was sold as a return from actor exile. But Zellweger was doing fine! She'd just starred in the third "Bridget Jones" movie!
Mickey Rourke's "The Wrestler" nom was slightly more of a comeback; he had steady work, it was just in b-movies.
Mickey Rourke's "The Wrestler" nom was slightly more of a comeback; he had steady work, it was just in b-movies.
Not impossible but very unlikely at this point. For whatever reason a few Best Actress winners in recent years (Streep in Iron Lady, Jessica Chastain in Tammy Faye, Zellweger in Judy) have sailed through awards season despite mediocre films, but it's harder for Best Actor contenders.
November 26, 2025 at 5:37 AM
On the other hand, the last several years of Best Actor include
-Brendan Fraser in “The Whale”
-Will Smith in “King Richard”
-Rami Malek in “Bohemian Rhapsody”
So Best Actor is not immune from handing out Oscars to sweaty showcase (not that I do not use the word “good”) performances in bad movies
-Brendan Fraser in “The Whale”
-Will Smith in “King Richard”
-Rami Malek in “Bohemian Rhapsody”
So Best Actor is not immune from handing out Oscars to sweaty showcase (not that I do not use the word “good”) performances in bad movies
Wild to simultaneously have “Wicked” dominating the box office and racking up Oscar nominations and new musicals featuring/produced by Idina Menzel AND Kristen Chenoweth flop in back-to-back years variety.com/2025/legit/n...
Kristin Chenoweth’s ‘The Queen of Versailles’ to Close on Broadway in January
Kristin Chenoweth's 'The Queen of Versailles' will close on Broadway in January, with its final performance set for Jan. 4.
variety.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Wild to simultaneously have “Wicked” dominating the box office and racking up Oscar nominations and new musicals featuring/produced by Idina Menzel AND Kristen Chenoweth flop in back-to-back years variety.com/2025/legit/n...
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somehow i don't think president harris would be launching an explicit war for oil
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
somehow i don't think president harris would be launching an explicit war for oil
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i wonder what % of American voters think they got a DOGE rebate check at some point
Remember when the media felt obligated to pretend that DOGE checks were a real thing www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/2...
DOGE dividend checks: See update on status and qualifications
Are Americans getting a $5,000 DOGE dividend check, refund or other stimulus payments in 2025? Here's what to know about qualifications and status.
www.heraldmailmedia.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
i wonder what % of American voters think they got a DOGE rebate check at some point
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we need to run 10 more op eds about how dems are out of touch with regular people while republicans are publicly beefing with prominent astronauts
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
we need to run 10 more op eds about how dems are out of touch with regular people while republicans are publicly beefing with prominent astronauts
Won’t get fooled, Halligan
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Won’t get fooled, Halligan
One recurring argument for Trump, a man who had never walked past a saver without rattling it, was that he wouldn’t send our kids into war overseas (which variously either implied or outright stated that Biden/Harris wanted to do so, regardless of all evidence to the contrary)
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
One recurring argument for Trump, a man who had never walked past a saver without rattling it, was that he wouldn’t send our kids into war overseas (which variously either implied or outright stated that Biden/Harris wanted to do so, regardless of all evidence to the contrary)
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I'm all for woke 2 as long as we agree woo-woo is out, I want aggressively pro-science and medicine thanks
November 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I'm all for woke 2 as long as we agree woo-woo is out, I want aggressively pro-science and medicine thanks
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Bill Cassidy has done infinitely more for the antivaccine movement than he can ever claim he has done to promote vaccination. He is one of the worst antivaxxers to ever live.
November 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Bill Cassidy has done infinitely more for the antivaccine movement than he can ever claim he has done to promote vaccination. He is one of the worst antivaxxers to ever live.
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It remains insane to me that DOGE was treated at the time as an impressive shock and awe accomplishment - “you can’t deny he’s getting stuff done!” - and then instantly memory holed by the press once if became clear it was a total failure by every possible standard including Musk’s own
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It remains insane to me that DOGE was treated at the time as an impressive shock and awe accomplishment - “you can’t deny he’s getting stuff done!” - and then instantly memory holed by the press once if became clear it was a total failure by every possible standard including Musk’s own
This isn’t giving them enough credit, they also have a vote principle that “the problem is always the libs”
this is your brain when your entire politics is just a set of aesthetics
just bleak, man
November 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This isn’t giving them enough credit, they also have a vote principle that “the problem is always the libs”
I’m reminded of maybe the one person who was able to break through like this in the first ~year of the first Trump administration: Michael Avenatti (who obviously turned out to be a scumbag in his own right, but still)
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I’m reminded of maybe the one person who was able to break through like this in the first ~year of the first Trump administration: Michael Avenatti (who obviously turned out to be a scumbag in his own right, but still)
I am under no illusions that Trump has enduringly changed, but seeing Mamdani totally ensorcel him is still hilarious and refreshing
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I am under no illusions that Trump has enduringly changed, but seeing Mamdani totally ensorcel him is still hilarious and refreshing
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really looking forward to the meltdowns from everyone who thought Daddy Trump would dress down the big bad socialist instead of hyping up his new best friend the Cool Mayor
how do you not know how this guy works by now
how do you not know how this guy works by now
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
really looking forward to the meltdowns from everyone who thought Daddy Trump would dress down the big bad socialist instead of hyping up his new best friend the Cool Mayor
how do you not know how this guy works by now
how do you not know how this guy works by now
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this insistence that she is some preternatural journalistic talent is going to drive me insane
November 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
this insistence that she is some preternatural journalistic talent is going to drive me insane
Worth remembering that Russ Vought has said this explicitly
it just seems plainly clear to me that if you serve the country in any capacity, civil or military, and you are not a conservative white man, the Trump administration wants to make the workplace as hostile an environment as possible so you remove yourself
November 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Worth remembering that Russ Vought has said this explicitly
A good point of comparison for how totally unconstrained by electoral politics the second Trump administration seems to feel when it comes to immigration: The first
Trump administration made a naturalization ceremony at the White House a central event of the 2020 RNC www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
Trump administration made a naturalization ceremony at the White House a central event of the 2020 RNC www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A good point of comparison for how totally unconstrained by electoral politics the second Trump administration seems to feel when it comes to immigration: The first
Trump administration made a naturalization ceremony at the White House a central event of the 2020 RNC www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
Trump administration made a naturalization ceremony at the White House a central event of the 2020 RNC www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
Worth noting that, even separating out the Epstein of it all, “professors shouldn’t try to seduce their students” is about as eminently reasonable of an HR position as it gets
November 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Worth noting that, even separating out the Epstein of it all, “professors shouldn’t try to seduce their students” is about as eminently reasonable of an HR position as it gets
Pure government by trolling at this point
RFK Jr had committed to Bill Cassidy, as a condition to win his vote, that he would keep website language.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Pure government by trolling at this point
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RFK Jr had committed to Bill Cassidy, as a condition to win his vote, that he would keep website language.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
RFK Jr had committed to Bill Cassidy, as a condition to win his vote, that he would keep website language.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
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the nuzzi story is fun and all but at the center of it is the elevation of a man who has dedicated his life to making children catch preventable diseases to a position where he can enact harm at enormous scale
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
the nuzzi story is fun and all but at the center of it is the elevation of a man who has dedicated his life to making children catch preventable diseases to a position where he can enact harm at enormous scale
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This is true, in the sense that it is a web of very real scandals reactionaries will try to claim are fake through the power of repetitive bare assertion
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
This is true, in the sense that it is a web of very real scandals reactionaries will try to claim are fake through the power of repetitive bare assertion