Jordan Warshavsky
@nerdy.es
Respectable purveyor of badly aged takes.
Approximately handsome.
“Reply_Guy_3.0… now with more crypto!”
Approximately handsome.
“Reply_Guy_3.0… now with more crypto!”
@ernie.tedium.co
(Side bar: new NIN is solid… but I would love to hear something more low-fi, garage synth like Pretty Hate Machine… or ethereal and experimental like the soundtrack pieces with Atticus. This sounds a touch more polished and “radio-play” ready.)
(Side bar: new NIN is solid… but I would love to hear something more low-fi, garage synth like Pretty Hate Machine… or ethereal and experimental like the soundtrack pieces with Atticus. This sounds a touch more polished and “radio-play” ready.)
July 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
@ernie.tedium.co
(Side bar: new NIN is solid… but I would love to hear something more low-fi, garage synth like Pretty Hate Machine… or ethereal and experimental like the soundtrack pieces with Atticus. This sounds a touch more polished and “radio-play” ready.)
(Side bar: new NIN is solid… but I would love to hear something more low-fi, garage synth like Pretty Hate Machine… or ethereal and experimental like the soundtrack pieces with Atticus. This sounds a touch more polished and “radio-play” ready.)
@ernie.tedium.co Big Ern, what’s the idiom…
“If it walks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck…”
This does not portend well.
Not. At. All.
feed.tedium.co/link/15204/1...
“If it walks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck…”
This does not portend well.
Not. At. All.
feed.tedium.co/link/15204/1...
The Underlying Tension Behind Stephen Colbert’s Exit
The decision to shut down Stephen Colbert’s long-running late-night show suggests it might be time to work around the studios for our comedic commentary.
feed.tedium.co
July 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
@ernie.tedium.co Big Ern, what’s the idiom…
“If it walks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck…”
This does not portend well.
Not. At. All.
feed.tedium.co/link/15204/1...
“If it walks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck…”
This does not portend well.
Not. At. All.
feed.tedium.co/link/15204/1...
@tonx.coffee Friday me would have a nice rye in that glass as I try to shake off the day… but Wednesday me, unwinds with some @yesplzcoffee.bsky.social cold brew and Howlin’ Wolf
June 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
@tonx.coffee Friday me would have a nice rye in that glass as I try to shake off the day… but Wednesday me, unwinds with some @yesplzcoffee.bsky.social cold brew and Howlin’ Wolf
The current administration is waging war… against US. The people. All of US (red,blue,left,right…).
GOP is scared - won’t help.
Dems are incapable - can’t help.
It is left to us. Using all levers (recalls, protest, boycott…)
A low-grade civil war has been roiling for years.
We are ALL in now
GOP is scared - won’t help.
Dems are incapable - can’t help.
It is left to us. Using all levers (recalls, protest, boycott…)
A low-grade civil war has been roiling for years.
We are ALL in now
May 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The current administration is waging war… against US. The people. All of US (red,blue,left,right…).
GOP is scared - won’t help.
Dems are incapable - can’t help.
It is left to us. Using all levers (recalls, protest, boycott…)
A low-grade civil war has been roiling for years.
We are ALL in now
GOP is scared - won’t help.
Dems are incapable - can’t help.
It is left to us. Using all levers (recalls, protest, boycott…)
A low-grade civil war has been roiling for years.
We are ALL in now
@betoorourke.bsky.social
Shame on you. Distilling the failure of the media, our elected officials and most importantly “us” the electorate into a “Biden fault” narrative is irresponsible and reprehensible.
Part of the problem, yes… a single or even significant explanation: no.
You are better.
Shame on you. Distilling the failure of the media, our elected officials and most importantly “us” the electorate into a “Biden fault” narrative is irresponsible and reprehensible.
Part of the problem, yes… a single or even significant explanation: no.
You are better.
Quote of the Day
“We might very well lose the greatest country that this world has ever known. And it might be in part because of the decision that Biden and those around him made to run for re-election.”
politicalwire.com
May 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
@betoorourke.bsky.social
Shame on you. Distilling the failure of the media, our elected officials and most importantly “us” the electorate into a “Biden fault” narrative is irresponsible and reprehensible.
Part of the problem, yes… a single or even significant explanation: no.
You are better.
Shame on you. Distilling the failure of the media, our elected officials and most importantly “us” the electorate into a “Biden fault” narrative is irresponsible and reprehensible.
Part of the problem, yes… a single or even significant explanation: no.
You are better.
Pro-Tip:
If you have to hide your face in course of your “duties” - you’re ashamed of what you are doing or clearly know it is wrong.
Hey ICE - your collective actions, beyond being morally dubious and shockingly unconstitutional - are making the jobs of everyday LE more dangerous
#abolishICE
If you have to hide your face in course of your “duties” - you’re ashamed of what you are doing or clearly know it is wrong.
Hey ICE - your collective actions, beyond being morally dubious and shockingly unconstitutional - are making the jobs of everyday LE more dangerous
#abolishICE
May 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Pro-Tip:
If you have to hide your face in course of your “duties” - you’re ashamed of what you are doing or clearly know it is wrong.
Hey ICE - your collective actions, beyond being morally dubious and shockingly unconstitutional - are making the jobs of everyday LE more dangerous
#abolishICE
If you have to hide your face in course of your “duties” - you’re ashamed of what you are doing or clearly know it is wrong.
Hey ICE - your collective actions, beyond being morally dubious and shockingly unconstitutional - are making the jobs of everyday LE more dangerous
#abolishICE
@profmmurray.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social You all are too hard on one Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. Your expectation of good faith, cogent and consistent constitutional interpretation is both misplaced & ill-conceived. He only wears a black robe to hide his white hood.
May 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
@profmmurray.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social @kateshaw.bsky.social You all are too hard on one Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. Your expectation of good faith, cogent and consistent constitutional interpretation is both misplaced & ill-conceived. He only wears a black robe to hide his white hood.
A civil war, a class war, a holy war…
We are trying to engender all three … at once.
No one comes out of this cleanly.
I want to believe this country and countrymen care about itself more than this.
Right.
Right?
We are trying to engender all three … at once.
No one comes out of this cleanly.
I want to believe this country and countrymen care about itself more than this.
Right.
Right?
April 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A civil war, a class war, a holy war…
We are trying to engender all three … at once.
No one comes out of this cleanly.
I want to believe this country and countrymen care about itself more than this.
Right.
Right?
We are trying to engender all three … at once.
No one comes out of this cleanly.
I want to believe this country and countrymen care about itself more than this.
Right.
Right?
@politicalwire.com
With all due respect, this is the department of defense. They shouldn’t be focused on the SecDefs best interests… but the nations.
This is how international incidents unfold. This has the potential to be an existential crisis.
politicalwire.com/2025/04/19/b...
With all due respect, this is the department of defense. They shouldn’t be focused on the SecDefs best interests… but the nations.
This is how international incidents unfold. This has the potential to be an existential crisis.
politicalwire.com/2025/04/19/b...
Bonus Quote of the Day
“There is a complete meltdown in the building, and this is really reflecting on the secretary’s leadership. Pete Hegseth has surrounded himself with some people who don’t have his interests at heart.”...
politicalwire.com
April 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
@politicalwire.com
With all due respect, this is the department of defense. They shouldn’t be focused on the SecDefs best interests… but the nations.
This is how international incidents unfold. This has the potential to be an existential crisis.
politicalwire.com/2025/04/19/b...
With all due respect, this is the department of defense. They shouldn’t be focused on the SecDefs best interests… but the nations.
This is how international incidents unfold. This has the potential to be an existential crisis.
politicalwire.com/2025/04/19/b...
Well… at least the ole codger is embracing photoshop over just scribbling with a sharpie on the photo.
The President is a noodle.
Woof.
Tucking Frump, amirite?
#bringkilmarhome #trump #fakenews
The President is a noodle.
Woof.
Tucking Frump, amirite?
#bringkilmarhome #trump #fakenews
April 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Well… at least the ole codger is embracing photoshop over just scribbling with a sharpie on the photo.
The President is a noodle.
Woof.
Tucking Frump, amirite?
#bringkilmarhome #trump #fakenews
The President is a noodle.
Woof.
Tucking Frump, amirite?
#bringkilmarhome #trump #fakenews
@profgalloway.com @jessicatarlov.bsky.social
I would argue that the real problem is that a not insignificant portion of the electorate secretly (or maybe openly) enjoys the cruelty.
Our Democracy is collapsing because we aren’t putting enough work to keep it.
It is an on-going project.
Fight on
I would argue that the real problem is that a not insignificant portion of the electorate secretly (or maybe openly) enjoys the cruelty.
Our Democracy is collapsing because we aren’t putting enough work to keep it.
It is an on-going project.
Fight on
April 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
@profgalloway.com @jessicatarlov.bsky.social
I would argue that the real problem is that a not insignificant portion of the electorate secretly (or maybe openly) enjoys the cruelty.
Our Democracy is collapsing because we aren’t putting enough work to keep it.
It is an on-going project.
Fight on
I would argue that the real problem is that a not insignificant portion of the electorate secretly (or maybe openly) enjoys the cruelty.
Our Democracy is collapsing because we aren’t putting enough work to keep it.
It is an on-going project.
Fight on
@politicalwire.com
Wall Street traded a “fistful of Queens”
for an inside straight draw.
Their collective greed outpaced a clear threat to financial markets worldwide.
The worst part: the toothpaste is out of the bottle.
The US global advantage is gone.
politicalwire.com/2025/04/15/w...
Wall Street traded a “fistful of Queens”
for an inside straight draw.
Their collective greed outpaced a clear threat to financial markets worldwide.
The worst part: the toothpaste is out of the bottle.
The US global advantage is gone.
politicalwire.com/2025/04/15/w...
Wall Street Sours on Donald Trump
"Wall Street made a mistake: its titans of finance and business didn’t believe that Donald Trump would really upend U.S. economic policy," the Financial Times reports. "During the campaign and transit...
politicalwire.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
@politicalwire.com
Wall Street traded a “fistful of Queens”
for an inside straight draw.
Their collective greed outpaced a clear threat to financial markets worldwide.
The worst part: the toothpaste is out of the bottle.
The US global advantage is gone.
politicalwire.com/2025/04/15/w...
Wall Street traded a “fistful of Queens”
for an inside straight draw.
Their collective greed outpaced a clear threat to financial markets worldwide.
The worst part: the toothpaste is out of the bottle.
The US global advantage is gone.
politicalwire.com/2025/04/15/w...
Reposted by Jordan Warshavsky
✅🙏
April 15, 2025 at 2:08 AM
✅🙏
Reposted by Jordan Warshavsky
L.A. firefighter urges awareness of rare birthing complication that led to his wife's death
L.A. firefighter urges awareness of rare birthing complication that led to his wife's death
Matthew Okula is looking to raise awareness of a rare birthing complication, amniotic fluid embolism, that caused the death of his wife: nursing influencer Hailey Marie Okula.
www.latimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
L.A. firefighter urges awareness of rare birthing complication that led to his wife's death
@kenwhite.bsky.social The norms have failed, the institutions have failed and now the law is failing (or being outright maliciously interpreted)… what levers are left.
The Ballot box? If not that, then what?
The corruption and cruelty are infuriating, yet there is no clear means to halt it.
The Ballot box? If not that, then what?
The corruption and cruelty are infuriating, yet there is no clear means to halt it.
April 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
@kenwhite.bsky.social The norms have failed, the institutions have failed and now the law is failing (or being outright maliciously interpreted)… what levers are left.
The Ballot box? If not that, then what?
The corruption and cruelty are infuriating, yet there is no clear means to halt it.
The Ballot box? If not that, then what?
The corruption and cruelty are infuriating, yet there is no clear means to halt it.
Why does humanity have an incredible penchant for realizing its’ most dystopian fiction?
It’s like we have this innate desire to transform Huxley, Bradbury, Orwell, Kafka, Camus, Dostoyevsky, etc into oracles as opposed to authors.
We are this masochistic collectively?
It’s like we have this innate desire to transform Huxley, Bradbury, Orwell, Kafka, Camus, Dostoyevsky, etc into oracles as opposed to authors.
We are this masochistic collectively?
April 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Why does humanity have an incredible penchant for realizing its’ most dystopian fiction?
It’s like we have this innate desire to transform Huxley, Bradbury, Orwell, Kafka, Camus, Dostoyevsky, etc into oracles as opposed to authors.
We are this masochistic collectively?
It’s like we have this innate desire to transform Huxley, Bradbury, Orwell, Kafka, Camus, Dostoyevsky, etc into oracles as opposed to authors.
We are this masochistic collectively?
Reposted by Jordan Warshavsky
A friend from high school recently learned that they are losing easy access to epilepsy medication they need.
If you have a moment and feel compelled to speak out in support of epilepsy patients, please check out this link & send a message to your reps.
epilepsyallianceamerica.org/take-action-...
If you have a moment and feel compelled to speak out in support of epilepsy patients, please check out this link & send a message to your reps.
epilepsyallianceamerica.org/take-action-...
Take Action: CDC Epilepsy Program is in Jeopardy
EPILEPSY is not a red issue or a blue issue. It is a PURPLE Issue. Almost 3 million adults in the United States have epilepsy. About 456,000 U.S. children 17 and younger have active epilepsy.
epilepsyallianceamerica.org
April 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
A friend from high school recently learned that they are losing easy access to epilepsy medication they need.
If you have a moment and feel compelled to speak out in support of epilepsy patients, please check out this link & send a message to your reps.
epilepsyallianceamerica.org/take-action-...
If you have a moment and feel compelled to speak out in support of epilepsy patients, please check out this link & send a message to your reps.
epilepsyallianceamerica.org/take-action-...
@politicalwire.com “…told Politico that Vance would emphasize how the …Danish leaders… ‘spent decades mistreating the Greenlandic people, treating them like second-class citizens and allowing infrastructure on the island to fall into disrepair.’ “
Ask Ohioans how the feel about the US gov’t.
Irony
Ask Ohioans how the feel about the US gov’t.
Irony
March 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
@politicalwire.com “…told Politico that Vance would emphasize how the …Danish leaders… ‘spent decades mistreating the Greenlandic people, treating them like second-class citizens and allowing infrastructure on the island to fall into disrepair.’ “
Ask Ohioans how the feel about the US gov’t.
Irony
Ask Ohioans how the feel about the US gov’t.
Irony
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
They all continue to obey in advance.
What is the point that we recognize it is not democratic backsliding - and instead an authoritarian ramp-up?
What can we do if all institutions begin to fail?
Seriously, what should we do?
politicalwire.com/2025/03/27/t...
They all continue to obey in advance.
What is the point that we recognize it is not democratic backsliding - and instead an authoritarian ramp-up?
What can we do if all institutions begin to fail?
Seriously, what should we do?
politicalwire.com/2025/03/27/t...
Top Law Firm in Talks to Avert Executive Order
“The elite law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has had discussions with President Trump’s advisers about a deal to avert the type of executive order that the White House has been imposing on
politicalwire.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
They all continue to obey in advance.
What is the point that we recognize it is not democratic backsliding - and instead an authoritarian ramp-up?
What can we do if all institutions begin to fail?
Seriously, what should we do?
politicalwire.com/2025/03/27/t...
They all continue to obey in advance.
What is the point that we recognize it is not democratic backsliding - and instead an authoritarian ramp-up?
What can we do if all institutions begin to fail?
Seriously, what should we do?
politicalwire.com/2025/03/27/t...
There is no canary.
There is no coal mine.
There is just a smoldering husk of what was once a deeply flawed, but functioning republic.
WE ALL NEED TO COME TOGETHER …before it is broken beyond repair
#columbia #deportation #1A #habeas #unitaryexecutive #democraxy #future #dobetter #libs #cons #us
There is no coal mine.
There is just a smoldering husk of what was once a deeply flawed, but functioning republic.
WE ALL NEED TO COME TOGETHER …before it is broken beyond repair
#columbia #deportation #1A #habeas #unitaryexecutive #democraxy #future #dobetter #libs #cons #us
March 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
There is no canary.
There is no coal mine.
There is just a smoldering husk of what was once a deeply flawed, but functioning republic.
WE ALL NEED TO COME TOGETHER …before it is broken beyond repair
#columbia #deportation #1A #habeas #unitaryexecutive #democraxy #future #dobetter #libs #cons #us
There is no coal mine.
There is just a smoldering husk of what was once a deeply flawed, but functioning republic.
WE ALL NEED TO COME TOGETHER …before it is broken beyond repair
#columbia #deportation #1A #habeas #unitaryexecutive #democraxy #future #dobetter #libs #cons #us
“The Republicans’ legislation that a day is not a day seems to prove the truth of Burke’s observation that by trying to force reality to fit their ideology, radical ideologues will end up imposing tyranny in the name of liberty.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
WAKE UP Neighbors!
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
WAKE UP Neighbors!
March 12, 2025
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
open.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“The Republicans’ legislation that a day is not a day seems to prove the truth of Burke’s observation that by trying to force reality to fit their ideology, radical ideologues will end up imposing tyranny in the name of liberty.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
WAKE UP Neighbors!
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
WAKE UP Neighbors!
@gruber.foo
It’s a tough position to occupy considering FISA… while not apples to apples, a secret court is a secret court.
I do firmly believe, to paraphrase poorly, “those who would sacrifice liberty to purchase safety, deserve neither”.
Tough to thread.
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
It’s a tough position to occupy considering FISA… while not apples to apples, a secret court is a secret court.
I do firmly believe, to paraphrase poorly, “those who would sacrifice liberty to purchase safety, deserve neither”.
Tough to thread.
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
U.S. Lawmakers Urge U.K. Secretive Investigatory Powers Tribunal to Hold Public Hearing Regarding Demand for Secret iCloud Backdoor
Link to: https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/14/us-lawmakers-urge-uk-spy-court-to-hold-apple-backdoor-secret-hearing-in-public/
daringfireball.net
March 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
@gruber.foo
It’s a tough position to occupy considering FISA… while not apples to apples, a secret court is a secret court.
I do firmly believe, to paraphrase poorly, “those who would sacrifice liberty to purchase safety, deserve neither”.
Tough to thread.
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
It’s a tough position to occupy considering FISA… while not apples to apples, a secret court is a secret court.
I do firmly believe, to paraphrase poorly, “those who would sacrifice liberty to purchase safety, deserve neither”.
Tough to thread.
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
@gruber.foo
I saw the diaeresis and instantly thought it was an umlaut. Clearly, my knowledge of both grammar and phonetics… is lacking.
But hey… now I know what a diaeresis is!
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
I saw the diaeresis and instantly thought it was an umlaut. Clearly, my knowledge of both grammar and phonetics… is lacking.
But hey… now I know what a diaeresis is!
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
The New Yorker Modernizes a Few Words in Its Style Guide
Link to: https://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/the-daily/the-new-yorker-house-style-joins-the-internet-age
daringfireball.net
March 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
@gruber.foo
I saw the diaeresis and instantly thought it was an umlaut. Clearly, my knowledge of both grammar and phonetics… is lacking.
But hey… now I know what a diaeresis is!
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
I saw the diaeresis and instantly thought it was an umlaut. Clearly, my knowledge of both grammar and phonetics… is lacking.
But hey… now I know what a diaeresis is!
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
@joshtpm.bsky.social
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/remem...
Beautiful. Justice done.
May we all stay as curious… and informed by data on questions both big and small, as KD.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/remem...
Beautiful. Justice done.
May we all stay as curious… and informed by data on questions both big and small, as KD.
Remembering Kevin Drum
Kevin Drum died on Friday. Many of you knew Kevin’s blog. For...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
@joshtpm.bsky.social
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/remem...
Beautiful. Justice done.
May we all stay as curious… and informed by data on questions both big and small, as KD.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/remem...
Beautiful. Justice done.
May we all stay as curious… and informed by data on questions both big and small, as KD.
The President (in regards to fomenting a recession): “There is a period of transition, because what we’re doing is very big. We’re bringing wealth back to America. That’s a big thing.”
Google: “The United States of America has the highest total GDP in the world”
Me:
Google: “The United States of America has the highest total GDP in the world”
Me:
a man in a leather jacket and tie is saying cool cool cool cool cool cool cool
ALT: a man in a leather jacket and tie is saying cool cool cool cool cool cool cool
media.tenor.com
March 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The President (in regards to fomenting a recession): “There is a period of transition, because what we’re doing is very big. We’re bringing wealth back to America. That’s a big thing.”
Google: “The United States of America has the highest total GDP in the world”
Me:
Google: “The United States of America has the highest total GDP in the world”
Me: