Justin
@virtualjustin.bsky.social
Washingtonian (the non-state Washington), bulldog lover 🐶, and avid reader 🏳️🌈
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Watching Pluribus on AppleTV - the concept is interesting but Carol is still pretty insufferable in Episode 3.
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Watching Pluribus on AppleTV - the concept is interesting but Carol is still pretty insufferable in Episode 3.
Twenty-inch super rat? And it flies??
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Twenty-inch super rat? And it flies??
Tonight’s viewing: Good Boy (2025) 🐶
Plus Taco Bell tacos and Baja Blast. 😅
Plus Taco Bell tacos and Baja Blast. 😅
November 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Tonight’s viewing: Good Boy (2025) 🐶
Plus Taco Bell tacos and Baja Blast. 😅
Plus Taco Bell tacos and Baja Blast. 😅
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The Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats are “blatantly unlawful as a matter of U.S. domestic law—and a quickly spreading stain on whatever is left of the executive branch’s commitment to the rule of law.”
Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:
Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:
188. Five Questions About "Extrajudicial Killings"
There is no obvious legal argument to support President Trump's expanding campaign of strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. And the implications are even scarier.
www.stevevladeck.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats are “blatantly unlawful as a matter of U.S. domestic law—and a quickly spreading stain on whatever is left of the executive branch’s commitment to the rule of law.”
Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:
Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:
When you’re the second one to crawl into bed and your bedroom is pitch black, your partner is sprawled out on your side, sweating on your pillow and drooling where your back is going to be laying for the rest of the night. 🥲
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
When you’re the second one to crawl into bed and your bedroom is pitch black, your partner is sprawled out on your side, sweating on your pillow and drooling where your back is going to be laying for the rest of the night. 🥲
Still thinking about all of the Ethiopian food I shoveled into my mouth with my hands on Saturday evening.
November 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Still thinking about all of the Ethiopian food I shoveled into my mouth with my hands on Saturday evening.
Ohhh! A 30-episode television series helmed by Wong Kar Wai? 😯
November 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Ohhh! A 30-episode television series helmed by Wong Kar Wai? 😯
Nonsense complaint but what’s happened to opening Instagram links? Why does it force you to the Apple App Store instead of just opening the app itself? Why not open the content that someone has sent me a direct link to instead of just opening the app at my own normal home/landing page?
October 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Nonsense complaint but what’s happened to opening Instagram links? Why does it force you to the Apple App Store instead of just opening the app itself? Why not open the content that someone has sent me a direct link to instead of just opening the app at my own normal home/landing page?
Chai latte from Blue Bottle in Union Market over the weekend.
October 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Chai latte from Blue Bottle in Union Market over the weekend.
The Straw Hat Pirates inspire a third social revolution, this time in Madagascar! The power of Nika! 😮 👒 🏴☠️
October 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The Straw Hat Pirates inspire a third social revolution, this time in Madagascar! The power of Nika! 😮 👒 🏴☠️
Sad! I remember riding the DC Streetcar on its inaugural operating day back in February 2016!
October 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Sad! I remember riding the DC Streetcar on its inaugural operating day back in February 2016!
I remember being in high school, and an older schoolmate was an absolute D'Angelo fanatic who would make all of us listen to "Devil's Pie" on repeat during art class.
October 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I remember being in high school, and an older schoolmate was an absolute D'Angelo fanatic who would make all of us listen to "Devil's Pie" on repeat during art class.
Apropos of nothing, I haven't seen a single episode of the American reality television series "Big Brother" since Season 3 in the summer of 2002.
September 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Apropos of nothing, I haven't seen a single episode of the American reality television series "Big Brother" since Season 3 in the summer of 2002.
This kind of reminds me of my old Beyoncé x Samsung UPSTAGE mobile phone that I had back in 2007 🤔
September 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This kind of reminds me of my old Beyoncé x Samsung UPSTAGE mobile phone that I had back in 2007 🤔
Currently reading "Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global," by Laura Spinney. This one explores the origins & spread of Proto-Indo-European, the ancient language that gave rise to many modern languages across Europe & Asia. I'm liking its interweaving of linguistics, archeology, & genetics!
September 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Currently reading "Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global," by Laura Spinney. This one explores the origins & spread of Proto-Indo-European, the ancient language that gave rise to many modern languages across Europe & Asia. I'm liking its interweaving of linguistics, archeology, & genetics!
So I've been operating under the assumption that Celcius was just another kind of alcoholic seltzer, but they're actually just another kind of Red Bull or Monster energy drink?
September 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
So I've been operating under the assumption that Celcius was just another kind of alcoholic seltzer, but they're actually just another kind of Red Bull or Monster energy drink?
Not only did I get to see the Orioles beat the Yankees this evening, but DUNKIN’ was giving out free $5 gift cards and pairs of these ridiculous sunglasses outside of Camden Yards!
September 20, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Not only did I get to see the Orioles beat the Yankees this evening, but DUNKIN’ was giving out free $5 gift cards and pairs of these ridiculous sunglasses outside of Camden Yards!
These Alien: Earth synth kids are all pissing me off.
September 17, 2025 at 3:23 AM
These Alien: Earth synth kids are all pissing me off.
Just finished reading S.A. Cosby’s “Razorblade Tears” and phew - that one was kind of a doozy! I don’t usually read crime fiction or crime noir but it was good!
September 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Just finished reading S.A. Cosby’s “Razorblade Tears” and phew - that one was kind of a doozy! I don’t usually read crime fiction or crime noir but it was good!
I'm taking a mini-break from Marcel Proust (😒) and reading S.A. Cosby's "Razorblade Tears" instead.
September 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I'm taking a mini-break from Marcel Proust (😒) and reading S.A. Cosby's "Razorblade Tears" instead.
Did anyone in the 1980s ever watch “Unico in the Island of Magic?" It was Japanese anime featuring a young unicorn named Unico who battles an evil magician named Lord Kuruku, who wants to turn all living creatures into undead puppets. It was super dark for a child to be watching & it was always on!
September 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Did anyone in the 1980s ever watch “Unico in the Island of Magic?" It was Japanese anime featuring a young unicorn named Unico who battles an evil magician named Lord Kuruku, who wants to turn all living creatures into undead puppets. It was super dark for a child to be watching & it was always on!
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Literacy affects more than university reading lists.
For one thing, increasing literary sophistication seems to lead to increasing political sophistication
For one thing, increasing literary sophistication seems to lead to increasing political sophistication
Is the decline of reading making politics dumber?
As people read less they think less clearly, scholars fear
econ.st
September 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Literacy affects more than university reading lists.
For one thing, increasing literary sophistication seems to lead to increasing political sophistication
For one thing, increasing literary sophistication seems to lead to increasing political sophistication
Started reading Marcel Proust’s “Swann’s Way,” the first volume from his work, “In Search of Lost Time,” because someone HIGHLY recommended it. I’m thinking I made a mistake listening to the advice of a university literature professor. So far, the narrator comes off as a revolting narcissist to me.
September 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Started reading Marcel Proust’s “Swann’s Way,” the first volume from his work, “In Search of Lost Time,” because someone HIGHLY recommended it. I’m thinking I made a mistake listening to the advice of a university literature professor. So far, the narrator comes off as a revolting narcissist to me.
Someone stopped by my office today and immediately commented that I reminded them of Bob Belcher from "Bob's Burgers." I said that while I probably physically resemble Bob because of the mustache that I'm currently sporting, I'm actually much more like Tina Belcher in personality and disposition.
September 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Someone stopped by my office today and immediately commented that I reminded them of Bob Belcher from "Bob's Burgers." I said that while I probably physically resemble Bob because of the mustache that I'm currently sporting, I'm actually much more like Tina Belcher in personality and disposition.
Meeting my cousin for lunch today on Kent Island!
September 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Meeting my cousin for lunch today on Kent Island!