The Coffeepot
@thecoffeepot.bsky.social
Recovering lawyer, struggling screenwriter, proud Korean-American, and Bay Area sports fan (Warriors, 49ers, Giants) living in LA – the percolations are imminent
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I find myself thinking once again of this quote from Richard Rorty
Hello fellow earthling
It’s so bizarre that he went from giving daily advice to Andrew Cuomo for months in the mayor’s race to this.
November 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Hello fellow earthling
Rogers Smith was my thesis advisor in college. A kind and decent man without a xenophobic bone in his body. But the story of how his work became fodder for White supremacists is an object lesson in how galaxy brain thinking has consequences.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Liberal Scholars Who Influenced Trump’s Attack on Birthright Citizenship
The President’s executive order took inspiration from an esoteric legal argument from 1985, by two Yale professors. They have some regrets.
www.newyorker.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Rogers Smith was my thesis advisor in college. A kind and decent man without a xenophobic bone in his body. But the story of how his work became fodder for White supremacists is an object lesson in how galaxy brain thinking has consequences.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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banning patton oswalt for making a joke is peak bluesky
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
banning patton oswalt for making a joke is peak bluesky
It's a sickness (Ioniq 6 btw)
Finally driving my first EV and can’t be the only middle aged dad now *obsessed* with regenerative braking and getting as many miles as humanly possible.
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
It's a sickness (Ioniq 6 btw)
The headlines are going to be "Dems in Disarray" and for once I cannot blame them
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The headlines are going to be "Dems in Disarray" and for once I cannot blame them
Very useful info
Grateful for this Delta flight attendant for providing some clarity on the upcoming changes to flights during the holidays.
Listen in ⬇️
Listen in ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Very useful info
Their plan is to start a war with Venezuela as a pretext to justify Trump's sweeping invocation of emergency powers here in the U.S.
Why did the US move 10,000 troops toward Venezuela plus ships & 5000 sailors?
Who is in charge? What is their plan?
Who is in charge? What is their plan?
November 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Their plan is to start a war with Venezuela as a pretext to justify Trump's sweeping invocation of emergency powers here in the U.S.
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THIS IS SO GOOD
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
THIS IS SO GOOD
He even looks like a marionette
Argentina President Javier Milei doing the “Trump dance” at Mar-a-Lago after getting an $40 billion bailout.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t renew subsides for American healthcare.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t renew subsides for American healthcare.
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
He even looks like a marionette
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The diagram for what Palantir does is like if Richard Scarry got super paranoid and did an Apocalypse picture book
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The diagram for what Palantir does is like if Richard Scarry got super paranoid and did an Apocalypse picture book
"One way it might end is with Democrats... proposing to reopen the government on a highly conditional basis: Republicans refuse to give you back your health care. You can only get it back by electing us. In the meantime, though, the public needs a government."
www.offmessage.net/p/are-we-hea...
www.offmessage.net/p/are-we-hea...
Are We Headed Inexorably Toward A Blue-State Tax Strike?
Inside the mailbag: Dick Cheney ... Ivanka Trump ... Sam Alito — YUCK!
www.offmessage.net
November 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"One way it might end is with Democrats... proposing to reopen the government on a highly conditional basis: Republicans refuse to give you back your health care. You can only get it back by electing us. In the meantime, though, the public needs a government."
www.offmessage.net/p/are-we-hea...
www.offmessage.net/p/are-we-hea...
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They may have killed woke, but they buried it in the Pet Semetary.
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
They may have killed woke, but they buried it in the Pet Semetary.
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It is officially time for the Democratic Party to stop wasting money on their out of touch consultant class, and start paying for insights from Bluesky posters named "<--- kill me" and "Kicked In The Farm Parts"
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It is officially time for the Democratic Party to stop wasting money on their out of touch consultant class, and start paying for insights from Bluesky posters named "<--- kill me" and "Kicked In The Farm Parts"
This is literally the banality of evil
Sen. Mike Rounds: "I think people want to see the trains run on time."
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This is literally the banality of evil
What a banger by Zohran!!!
November 5, 2025 at 4:43 AM
What a banger by Zohran!!!
This is my personal bellwether: if Jones wins despite the text message scandal, there can be little doubt a Blue Wave is building
VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL - PROJECTION
- ☑️ 🔵 Jay Jones (D) - 830,000 (52.2%)
- 🔴 Jason Miyares (R) - 752,976 (47.4%)
We project that Jay Jones will become the next Attorney General of Virginia.
🔵 DEM FLIP
- ☑️ 🔵 Jay Jones (D) - 830,000 (52.2%)
- 🔴 Jason Miyares (R) - 752,976 (47.4%)
We project that Jay Jones will become the next Attorney General of Virginia.
🔵 DEM FLIP
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This is my personal bellwether: if Jones wins despite the text message scandal, there can be little doubt a Blue Wave is building
"It's my first day"
You’ve heard of low-information voters, but have you heard about the low-information House speaker?
Mike Johnson’s ignorance about current events has become farcical. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Mike Johnson’s ignorance about current events has become farcical. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
‘I don’t know anything about that’: Mike Johnson becomes the low-information House speaker
Confronted with questions he should know how to answer, the House Republican leader has proven to be surprisingly ignorant about current events.
www.msnbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"It's my first day"
Curious if Greg sees any connection between a broader war with Venezuela and using the military here in the US pursuant to the Insurrection and Alien Enemies Acts
Hair-raising stuff from @profsaunders.bsky.social about the dangers of Trump waging a broader war on Venezuela, with this nice bit of understatement:
"Today’s White House has a highly volatile decision-making apparatus."
goodauthority.org/news/trump-m...
"Today’s White House has a highly volatile decision-making apparatus."
goodauthority.org/news/trump-m...
Trump may strike Venezuela. His team makes that very risky.
Take a close look at who is advising the president on U.S. policy.
goodauthority.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Curious if Greg sees any connection between a broader war with Venezuela and using the military here in the US pursuant to the Insurrection and Alien Enemies Acts
"Do you like beer, counselor???"
Brett Kavanaugh's behavior during today's second oral arguments has been incredibly obnoxious and rude. He is so eager to kill a service member's lawsuit against a negligent government contractor that he keeps interrupting other justices, raising his voice, and getting emotional. Weird and erratic.
November 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"Do you like beer, counselor???"
See no evil, hear no evil, Speaker evil
RAJU: Last week you were very critical of Biden's use of the autopen. But Trump admitted on 60 Minutes to not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
November 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
See no evil, hear no evil, Speaker evil
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The guys who are protecting pedophiles love recess.
Speaker Johnson has decided to keep the House in recess all through next week. This will be the seventh consecutive week of recess for the chamber. It has not been in session since Sept. 19.
October 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The guys who are protecting pedophiles love recess.
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Hey there, pennies are being phased out by our government. This is not a decision that is being made by small businesses. If a shop you frequent decides to round up or down 1 to 4 cents, please do not crash out.
Signed, a local coffee shop owner who had yet to make a decision ☕️🙂
Signed, a local coffee shop owner who had yet to make a decision ☕️🙂
October 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Hey there, pennies are being phased out by our government. This is not a decision that is being made by small businesses. If a shop you frequent decides to round up or down 1 to 4 cents, please do not crash out.
Signed, a local coffee shop owner who had yet to make a decision ☕️🙂
Signed, a local coffee shop owner who had yet to make a decision ☕️🙂
I think back often to a conversation I had about 15 years ago with my cousin about the death of expertise. She argued it was bad but I disagreed.
The years since have been one long proof that I was wrong and Cousin Julia was right.
The years since have been one long proof that I was wrong and Cousin Julia was right.
Critics? Experts.
Federal law requires comprehensive asbestos inspection, notification, and abatement before any demolition," wrote the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) last week. "No publicly available information demonstrates that these statutory obligations have been fulfilled."
Federal law requires comprehensive asbestos inspection, notification, and abatement before any demolition," wrote the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) last week. "No publicly available information demonstrates that these statutory obligations have been fulfilled."
Critics question whether White House, contractors 'cut corners' on asbestos safety in East Wing demolition
Critics are questioning if the demolition of the White House East Wing adhered to federal health and safety standards, including those governing the handling of asbestos.
abcnews.go.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I think back often to a conversation I had about 15 years ago with my cousin about the death of expertise. She argued it was bad but I disagreed.
The years since have been one long proof that I was wrong and Cousin Julia was right.
The years since have been one long proof that I was wrong and Cousin Julia was right.
This is why he's inciting war with Venezuela. He's going to claim gangs like Tren de Aragua justify using the military here in the US under the Insurrection and Alien Enemies Acts.
That's right, plus I think the regular military itself has to have statutory authorization for the initial deployment
October 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This is why he's inciting war with Venezuela. He's going to claim gangs like Tren de Aragua justify using the military here in the US under the Insurrection and Alien Enemies Acts.
Today is one year since we said goodbye to Charlie. Still miss you so much, little dude.
October 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Today is one year since we said goodbye to Charlie. Still miss you so much, little dude.