JW Whiley
@jwwhiley.bsky.social
Special Education teacher. Actor. Cyclist.
MAGA arguing about the definition of pedophile as if calling Epstein a "statutory rapist" is so much better.
November 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
MAGA arguing about the definition of pedophile as if calling Epstein a "statutory rapist" is so much better.
Love your neighbor. Love the stranger. Love your enemy. If the greatest commandment is to love, then the greatest sin is failure to love.
James Talarico: I’m called to love all of my neighbors, regardless of how they pray or if they pray at all. And that’s what I’m called to do as a Christian.
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Love your neighbor. Love the stranger. Love your enemy. If the greatest commandment is to love, then the greatest sin is failure to love.
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The reason people think the Democratic Party doesn't actually stand for anything is because it doesn't.
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The reason people think the Democratic Party doesn't actually stand for anything is because it doesn't.
Tim's a bit of a diva it seems.
This is far and away my pettiest Tim Kaine gripe but the Senator’s advance staff always deliver a bottle of Maker’s Mark that is for him only to fundraising events so he doesn’t have to do toasts with the cheap beer and wine the hosts provide and that always really irked me
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Tim's a bit of a diva it seems.
Senator Kaine, I am deeply disappointed. I voted for you, and you have let the people of Virginia down.
Sen. Tim Kaine is a YES: “This deal guarantees a vote to extend Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, which Republicans weren’t willing to do. Lawmakers know their constituents expect them to vote for it, and if they don’t, they could very well be replaced at the ballot box by someone who will”
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Senator Kaine, I am deeply disappointed. I voted for you, and you have let the people of Virginia down.
The GDP of the entire rest of the world is about $74 trillion. Trump is claiming he will be diverting over 25% of the rest of the world's GDP into the US economy, while many of our trading partners are pursuing relationships with other counties due to his economic policies. Bonkers.
Trump: "I've secured commitments over $18 trillion. We're gonna have $21 trillion in one year." (Trump's fake numbers get bigger even within a single statement!)
November 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The GDP of the entire rest of the world is about $74 trillion. Trump is claiming he will be diverting over 25% of the rest of the world's GDP into the US economy, while many of our trading partners are pursuing relationships with other counties due to his economic policies. Bonkers.
So Trump is going to almost double the entire GDP of the United States in a year. If you believe that, I've a great deal on a certain bridge you should consider.
Trump: "I've secured commitments over $18 trillion. We're gonna have $21 trillion in one year." (Trump's fake numbers get bigger even within a single statement!)
November 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
So Trump is going to almost double the entire GDP of the United States in a year. If you believe that, I've a great deal on a certain bridge you should consider.
No sense of history. No skill at mathematics. Just a self-glorified buffoon in a red tie.
Trump: "After last night's results the decision facing all Americans could not be more clear. We have a choice between communist and common sense. Does that make sense to you? Common sense. It's common sense or communism. Look back 1,000 years. It hasn't worked."
November 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
No sense of history. No skill at mathematics. Just a self-glorified buffoon in a red tie.
It's reassuring to know that we are ready when the truck tire invasion happens.
November 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
It's reassuring to know that we are ready when the truck tire invasion happens.
Who'd have thought People Magazine would be engaged in more accurate reporting than CNN and CBS.
someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
November 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Who'd have thought People Magazine would be engaged in more accurate reporting than CNN and CBS.
Apparently we're now going further back than the Gilded Age, all the way to the Crusades.
BBC: Trump orders U.S. military to prepare action in Nigeria, accusing the government of failing to protect Christians — though watchdogs say there’s no evidence Christians face more killings than Muslims in the country.
November 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Apparently we're now going further back than the Gilded Age, all the way to the Crusades.
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Mike Johnson bemoans able-bodied men collecting healthcare benefits from the government while not working--exactly what Mike Johnson is currently doing.
Mike Johnson: "With Medicaid, we eliminated the fraud, waste, and abuse. We got able-bodied young men without dependents off the program. They were never intended to be there. They're sitting around on their couches playing video games. Yes, that's an actual study."
October 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Mike Johnson bemoans able-bodied men collecting healthcare benefits from the government while not working--exactly what Mike Johnson is currently doing.
Enjoyed watching @pattonoswalt.bsky.social on The Great American Baking Show, and wonder if he's still having nightmares about ground almonds.
November 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Enjoyed watching @pattonoswalt.bsky.social on The Great American Baking Show, and wonder if he's still having nightmares about ground almonds.
Trump does realize that the Lincoln bathroom didn't actually exist when Lincoln was President, right? Right?
sure, you might not be able to eat or go to the doctor, but check out how nice Trump's new marble shitter is
November 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Trump does realize that the Lincoln bathroom didn't actually exist when Lincoln was President, right? Right?
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sure, you might not be able to eat or go to the doctor, but check out how nice Trump's new marble shitter is
October 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
sure, you might not be able to eat or go to the doctor, but check out how nice Trump's new marble shitter is
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Trump: "People are saying that some poor guy broke his glasses on the steps of the Portland Library because it was such a mess. And the eyeglass store was boarded up. And the guy was going to read "The Art of the Deal". I'm telling you, Portland needs the National Guard."
October 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Trump: "People are saying that some poor guy broke his glasses on the steps of the Portland Library because it was such a mess. And the eyeglass store was boarded up. And the guy was going to read "The Art of the Deal". I'm telling you, Portland needs the National Guard."
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Meiselas: One question I have is why do we even have a funding issue? If Trump brought in $17 trillion, why is there even an issue with funding? If we brought in $17 trillion, shouldn’t Trump just be making it rain on everybody and there’s so much money to go—oh, wait a minute.
September 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Meiselas: One question I have is why do we even have a funding issue? If Trump brought in $17 trillion, why is there even an issue with funding? If we brought in $17 trillion, shouldn’t Trump just be making it rain on everybody and there’s so much money to go—oh, wait a minute.
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When you speak up for something, you take a risk...even when you're speaking about saving the environment, animal rights, human rights, civil rights, empathy, compassion or science. Somebody will always place their political or religious views ahead of everything you believe in & know to be true.
September 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
When you speak up for something, you take a risk...even when you're speaking about saving the environment, animal rights, human rights, civil rights, empathy, compassion or science. Somebody will always place their political or religious views ahead of everything you believe in & know to be true.
From NRA v. Vullo, a 9-0 SCOTUS decision, May 30, 2024:
"Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors."
"Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors."
September 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
From NRA v. Vullo, a 9-0 SCOTUS decision, May 30, 2024:
"Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors."
"Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors."
When it comes to foreign policy, Trump is the master of penultimatums.
September 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
When it comes to foreign policy, Trump is the master of penultimatums.
My favorite cycling hero (and perhaps my favorite hero in general) is Gino Bartali. Twice a winner of the Tour de France and the Tour of Italy, Gino was a national celebrity, a hero even, during the time of Mussolini and the Second World War. He was also a devout Catholic. 1/3
September 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
My favorite cycling hero (and perhaps my favorite hero in general) is Gino Bartali. Twice a winner of the Tour de France and the Tour of Italy, Gino was a national celebrity, a hero even, during the time of Mussolini and the Second World War. He was also a devout Catholic. 1/3
On location near the ICE facility in Farmville, VA. Over 200 folks here standing up for the right to due process.
August 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
On location near the ICE facility in Farmville, VA. Over 200 folks here standing up for the right to due process.
Aside from the incorrect data (the DC homicide rate is not 41 per 100k residents, it's 24 per 100k), there is an interesting point of commonality with all the other cities in the list:
They all have stricter gun control laws than DC.
They all have stricter gun control laws than DC.
August 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Aside from the incorrect data (the DC homicide rate is not 41 per 100k residents, it's 24 per 100k), there is an interesting point of commonality with all the other cities in the list:
They all have stricter gun control laws than DC.
They all have stricter gun control laws than DC.
Might be time to flood the ICE recruitment website with fake applications.
August 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Might be time to flood the ICE recruitment website with fake applications.
I'm thinking "Secretary Kegseth" has a nice ring to it.
June 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I'm thinking "Secretary Kegseth" has a nice ring to it.