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David Lebo
@leboism.bsky.social
Writer, amongst other things. Avi by JoJo Seames.

https://buttondown.com/thedavidbugle
People often like to compare any weird political moment to Veep but as of a few hours ago, Olivia Nuzzi is having the most Morning Show day possible
November 18, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I told my girlfriend, who was raised in South Carolina, that Mark Sanford was back in the news, and just got a big eye roll, which is what all of this deserves
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Today I saw someone say that Curtis Sliwa should have a podcast and I'm begging the young'uns to learn about AM talk radio
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Complete Millenial Victory, we are now in charge of DI band programs
The Washington State University Cougar Marching Band freakin' played Trogdor at their halftime show this weekend! And made ME! My husky head finally gets its due! 50 freakin' yards high man!
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I saw Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere yesterday. Thought it was an okay film with an immaculate performance by White.

But I'm stuck on the choice to have White sing in a very close approximation of Springsteen and also use Bruce's actual tracks, which are, well, real, and undermine White
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I genuinely know the Director of Game Presentation for the Phatoms (he dated my friend for like 2 decades) and: this does not surprise me in the least. That guy is a Big Ol Nerd, the kind they don't make anymore.
YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
@depechejoe.bsky.social just remembered Jukebox
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Posting ghost jobs should be illegal. If companies do this to harvest consumer data or create the appearance that they are “always hiring” to appease investors, how is this just not fraud? Is there a meaningful legislative remedy for this?
November 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Free display name for anyone from upstate New York: The Weck of the Edmond Fitzgerald
November 16, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Can you imagine how mad Bob Menendez is right now
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.

How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.

www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
what if they put affiliate links in this piece
November 15, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Hold up
November 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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I made you a flowchart:

www.todayintabs.com/p/no-one-tru...
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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“average gamedev makes $142,000 a year" factoid actualy just statistical error. average gamedev makes $0 per year. Executives Georg, who lives in cave & makes over $10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Just saw this Facebook reel asking which Zelda water temple level is the best and the inclusion of the Ocarina of Time Water Temple at all, long shorthand for "worst thing in an otherwise perfect game," proves that FB Reels are exclusively for people who have been kicked in the head by a horse
November 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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leaving out a Bible and a copy of Dante's Divine Comedy on the table for the reporter to notice is like the scene in Dodgeball when Ben Stiller pretends to be reading the dictionary and goes "oh, you caught me"
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Yeah he knew and he isn't sorry.
Platner then again airily shrugs it off as being just "a skull & crossbones," chuckling slightly about it. He again reiterates that "skull & crossbones" logos have been "popular since the Romans" (not the greatest reference if you're trying to win over Jews, btw). 4/
November 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Say what you will about social media, but there was no other point in history where you got to read thousands of people trying to explain Catholicism directly to the Pope
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Unless you have a child who legitimately cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons, you should have any kids you have taken away from you if you choose not to get them vaccinated.
"my least woke opinion is---"

That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.

Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Another of Merrick Garland's failings
Trump’s first nominee for Attorney General of the United States
November 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Larry Brooks was one of the last remaining Old School sportswriters. He knew teams and players in a way nobody today is even allowed to, and wasn't afraid to tear into anyone who deserved it.

Also an important part of Devils history, working for the team during Yellow Sunday.
Hockey Hall of Fame writer Larry Brooks has passed away at the age of 75.
November 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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chuck schumer has been barred from formally observing this year's lexus december to remember sales event. they can't stop him from standing outside, but he will not be allowed into the showroom and he cannot directly behold the obelisk or participate in the thousand screams
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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They lionize Woodward who had Trump in a knowing lie about COVID in February 2020 and saved it for 2021 for his book. That's their -hero-
Again, maybe what the takeaway we should have from political reporter after political reporter not just getting chummy w ppl like Trump or Epstein (or RFK Jr 👀) but actively running interference for them—either in their coverage or privately—is that its an industry full of ppl that are Bad Actually™️
Fall 2017: Then-NYT reporter literally warning Epstein that someone is "digging around again."
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM