Waldo Jaquith
@waldo.net
Thought follower. Public servant. Male software developer. Alumnus of 18F, the Obama White House, Georgetown's Beeck Center, U.S. Digital Response, the Biden-Harris Transition Team, and the Biden administration. He/him. Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
Look, it’s simple: after generations of doing absolutely nothing about healthcare costs, Republicans are going to devise and implement a solution in the next 45 days. I’m not sure what part of this is unclear.
VAN SUSTEREN: Is the Republican healthcare solution going to go into effect at midnight on Dec. 31? Because people are gonna get sticker shock
MIKE JOHNSON: We have November and December to work on it
MIKE JOHNSON: We have November and December to work on it
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Look, it’s simple: after generations of doing absolutely nothing about healthcare costs, Republicans are going to devise and implement a solution in the next 45 days. I’m not sure what part of this is unclear.
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every single week they're throwing this guy a special oval office love-in that appears to be the presidential equivalent of letting your dog scarf an entire big mac and fries before that last trip to the vet
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
every single week they're throwing this guy a special oval office love-in that appears to be the presidential equivalent of letting your dog scarf an entire big mac and fries before that last trip to the vet
Trump crash mobile lounge
A mobile lounge carrying passengers crashed at Washington Dulles International Airport on Monday, injuring more than a dozen people and causing some damage to the terminal.
Mobile Lounge Crashes at Dulles Airport, Causing Injuries and Damage
More than a dozen people were hurt and will be evaluated at a hospital. Air travel has been hampered in recent days by the government shutdown.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Trump crash mobile lounge
Trump's no longer the only one feeding at the legalized-bribery and legalized-extortion trough—now Senate Republicans want in, too.
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Trump's no longer the only one feeding at the legalized-bribery and legalized-extortion trough—now Senate Republicans want in, too.
They should make something you can dump clean clothes on that isn’t a couch
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
They should make something you can dump clean clothes on that isn’t a couch
The light in my 5-year-old refrigerator has started strobing. "No problem," I thought, "I'll replace the bulb."
Nope! Instead of a $3 bulb, Whirlpool wants me to pay hundreds of dollars for a repair visit. Non-replaceable LEDs are the worst. A proper country would have regulations about this.
Nope! Instead of a $3 bulb, Whirlpool wants me to pay hundreds of dollars for a repair visit. Non-replaceable LEDs are the worst. A proper country would have regulations about this.
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The light in my 5-year-old refrigerator has started strobing. "No problem," I thought, "I'll replace the bulb."
Nope! Instead of a $3 bulb, Whirlpool wants me to pay hundreds of dollars for a repair visit. Non-replaceable LEDs are the worst. A proper country would have regulations about this.
Nope! Instead of a $3 bulb, Whirlpool wants me to pay hundreds of dollars for a repair visit. Non-replaceable LEDs are the worst. A proper country would have regulations about this.
"We'll do whatever we need to so we can complete this $100 million software project on time, within budget, within scope."
Great! Can the devs have loaded laptops, use the IDE of their choice, using industry-standard CI/CD tools?
"...No."
Ah. So you *won't* do whatever you need to. Got it.
Great! Can the devs have loaded laptops, use the IDE of their choice, using industry-standard CI/CD tools?
"...No."
Ah. So you *won't* do whatever you need to. Got it.
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"We'll do whatever we need to so we can complete this $100 million software project on time, within budget, within scope."
Great! Can the devs have loaded laptops, use the IDE of their choice, using industry-standard CI/CD tools?
"...No."
Ah. So you *won't* do whatever you need to. Got it.
Great! Can the devs have loaded laptops, use the IDE of their choice, using industry-standard CI/CD tools?
"...No."
Ah. So you *won't* do whatever you need to. Got it.
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About 5% of what the Discover tab populates into my feed are nude thirst-trap posts like this. I either need this algorithm to be a lot better or a lot worse, because the status quo is not my favorite.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
About 5% of what the Discover tab populates into my feed are nude thirst-trap posts like this. I either need this algorithm to be a lot better or a lot worse, because the status quo is not my favorite.
Hell, even I've had the Supreme Court deny cert on a case of mine. She ain't special.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Hell, even I've had the Supreme Court deny cert on a case of mine. She ain't special.
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I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
This New York Times article claims that the Supreme Court "has in recent years repeatedly bolstered religious rights." No, the Supreme Court has repeatedly bolstered *Christian* rights. This court DGAF about religious freedoms, just Christian nationalism.
Prison Guards Shaved His Dreadlocks. The Supreme Court Will Decide if He Can Sue.
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This New York Times article claims that the Supreme Court "has in recent years repeatedly bolstered religious rights." No, the Supreme Court has repeatedly bolstered *Christian* rights. This court DGAF about religious freedoms, just Christian nationalism.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
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no matter what the circumstances, democrats are always saving their energy for a mythical future situation where they will do something good
March 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
no matter what the circumstances, democrats are always saving their energy for a mythical future situation where they will do something good
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Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"
Kaine
Dems who voted with GOP on ending shutdown:
DURBIN
SHAHEEN
HASSAN
FETTERMAN
ROSEN
CORTEZ MASTO
KAINE
And KING (I)
On track for 60-40 vote
DURBIN
SHAHEEN
HASSAN
FETTERMAN
ROSEN
CORTEZ MASTO
KAINE
And KING (I)
On track for 60-40 vote
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Kaine
Images that appear to be Donald Trump
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise questions about Trump’s on-the-job performance.
Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media | CNN Politics
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise qu...
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Images that appear to be Donald Trump
July 1969: Apollo 11, Kennedy/Chappaquiddick, Hurricane Camille, Stanford announces they're creating the internet, Nixon starts the "war on drugs," the Treasury discontinues $500/$1,000/$5,000 bills. There was a lot going on that month.
July 1969 - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
July 1969: Apollo 11, Kennedy/Chappaquiddick, Hurricane Camille, Stanford announces they're creating the internet, Nixon starts the "war on drugs," the Treasury discontinues $500/$1,000/$5,000 bills. There was a lot going on that month.
Family names in the 1100s of Milan, Italy, included some humdingers: Cagapisto (shit pesto), Cagainosa (shit in your pants), Cagalenti (shit slowly), Cacainbasilica (shit in the church), Cacarana (shit a frog), and Cagatosici (toxic shit).
I have questions.
I have questions.
Milanese Caca. : languagehat.com
languagehat.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Family names in the 1100s of Milan, Italy, included some humdingers: Cagapisto (shit pesto), Cagainosa (shit in your pants), Cagalenti (shit slowly), Cacainbasilica (shit in the church), Cacarana (shit a frog), and Cagatosici (toxic shit).
I have questions.
I have questions.
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Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
Grocery prices have jumped up, and there's no relief in sight
Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
n.pr
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.
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I asked Georgetown law prof David Super wtf is going on with this latest demand for states to claw back benefits already sent out.
He says the law doesn't allow for this, and if the USDA is mad that states already sent out SNAP money, too bad—they were following USDA's own guidance. Full comments:
He says the law doesn't allow for this, and if the USDA is mad that states already sent out SNAP money, too bad—they were following USDA's own guidance. Full comments:
November 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I asked Georgetown law prof David Super wtf is going on with this latest demand for states to claw back benefits already sent out.
He says the law doesn't allow for this, and if the USDA is mad that states already sent out SNAP money, too bad—they were following USDA's own guidance. Full comments:
He says the law doesn't allow for this, and if the USDA is mad that states already sent out SNAP money, too bad—they were following USDA's own guidance. Full comments:
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...