Writrzblok
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Aspiring writer, movie reviewer for fun on Letterboxd. Comics/Wrestling fan.
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This is a really excellent piece, and an incredibly damning look at not just this mess of stupidity but journalism as a whole right now
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:08 AM
This is a really excellent piece, and an incredibly damning look at not just this mess of stupidity but journalism as a whole right now
You seem to sleep just fine after stealing millions of dollars in medical funds, you man-sized marrionette.
Rick Scott: "How can you sleep at night knowing you've harmed a young girl?"
November 19, 2025 at 7:15 AM
You seem to sleep just fine after stealing millions of dollars in medical funds, you man-sized marrionette.
Thune, probably: "Amend this, you little dork."
Mike Johnson says he's talked to Thune & he's "very confident that when this moves forward in the process - if & when it is processed in the Senate, which is no certainty - they will take the time methodically to do what we have not been allowed to do in the House. To amend this discharge petition."
November 19, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Thune, probably: "Amend this, you little dork."
So you don't think a president should show others respect, even or especially if they say something unfavorable. That he should carry himself with dignity and not look like an orange-flavored shamblin' shoggoth in a cheap suit?
If you think he shows dignity or respect, I have a bridge to sell you.
If you think he shows dignity or respect, I have a bridge to sell you.
GOP Rep. Salazar won't criticize Trump calling a woman reporter "piggy" -- "President Trump is a very different type of politician. But I always say I look at his policies and not his personality. Nobody is perfect."
November 19, 2025 at 7:11 AM
So you don't think a president should show others respect, even or especially if they say something unfavorable. That he should carry himself with dignity and not look like an orange-flavored shamblin' shoggoth in a cheap suit?
If you think he shows dignity or respect, I have a bridge to sell you.
If you think he shows dignity or respect, I have a bridge to sell you.
Hannity addressed him like a mom gushing over their "wittew man" going to the big prom.
November 19, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Hannity addressed him like a mom gushing over their "wittew man" going to the big prom.
November 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Jim Jordan begged someone to not rat out the sexual assault that was happening at Ohio State. He was crying on the phone. Groveling. This man threw out all his dignity to try and cover for horrifying crimes of sexual abuse. Think about that for a moment.
November 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Jim Jordan begged someone to not rat out the sexual assault that was happening at Ohio State. He was crying on the phone. Groveling. This man threw out all his dignity to try and cover for horrifying crimes of sexual abuse. Think about that for a moment.
"And by 'The Right Way,' we, of course, mean only Democrats are exposed and Republicans are redacted or erased."
Mike Johnson: "Now we're in the process of making sure all the American people get the information, but we have to do it in the right way. The right way."
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"And by 'The Right Way,' we, of course, mean only Democrats are exposed and Republicans are redacted or erased."
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Massie on Johnson: "He wants to create a provision of this law that would exempt the very people we're trying to expose -- the men who raped these women. He says, 'We'll make sure they are credible allegations.' Is he calling the survivors we witnessed today un-credible? That's the implication"
November 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Massie on Johnson: "He wants to create a provision of this law that would exempt the very people we're trying to expose -- the men who raped these women. He says, 'We'll make sure they are credible allegations.' Is he calling the survivors we witnessed today un-credible? That's the implication"
They say everything that comes before the word "But" is bullshit...
Jim Jordan: "We're all for protecting innocent victims, we're all for exposing the bad guys who did bad guys who did bad things, but ... "
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
They say everything that comes before the word "But" is bullshit...
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Can you imagine if they made schoolhouse rock videos about how government works now
November 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Can you imagine if they made schoolhouse rock videos about how government works now
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Things fall apart and the center cannot hold when billionaires use all of their influence to push for a culture, a government, and an economy that regularly bestow the highest rewards on literally the worst people in the world.
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Things fall apart and the center cannot hold when billionaires use all of their influence to push for a culture, a government, and an economy that regularly bestow the highest rewards on literally the worst people in the world.
Any other politician would be rightly excoriated for such disrespect, but because it's his brand, they let it slide.
The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Any other politician would be rightly excoriated for such disrespect, but because it's his brand, they let it slide.
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Everyone is saying Home Alone but the subtle clues in the post are clearly pointing to:
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Everyone is saying Home Alone but the subtle clues in the post are clearly pointing to:
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Considering his party is on the platform of locking people up without due process, this feels very insincere.
Mike Johnson expresses concern that requiring the Epstein files to come out "could ruin the reputations of completely innocent people, such as those who may just have known Epstein but knew nothing of his crimes or whose names he exploited and used to try to get close to his intended victims."
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Considering his party is on the platform of locking people up without due process, this feels very insincere.
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How are you going to demonstrate the electoral inviability of white nationalism even if you *do* get a blowout victory when your entire electoral strategy is to get on TV and agree white nationalists have some good points about trans people?
this is just a wild thing to tweet a week after democrats won a statewide in Georgia by 20 points. completely divorced from the current electoral environment
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
How are you going to demonstrate the electoral inviability of white nationalism even if you *do* get a blowout victory when your entire electoral strategy is to get on TV and agree white nationalists have some good points about trans people?
That's what "investigating" is for, you twerpy dingus.
Mike Johnson expresses concern that requiring the Epstein files to come out "could ruin the reputations of completely innocent people, such as those who may just have known Epstein but knew nothing of his crimes or whose names he exploited and used to try to get close to his intended victims."
November 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
That's what "investigating" is for, you twerpy dingus.
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Mike Johnson says he will continue working to cover up the Epstein files 👇
Mike Johnson says he's talked to Thune & he's "very confident that when this moves forward in the process - if & when it is processed in the Senate, which is no certainty - they will take the time methodically to do what we have not been allowed to do in the House. To amend this discharge petition."
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Mike Johnson says he will continue working to cover up the Epstein files 👇
"Why are you being so mean to me? Just parrot my talking points, say 'yes, sir,' and STOP CALLING ME OUT ON MY OBVIOUS LIES!!!"
Q: I'm confused because the bill specifically says 'the AG may withhold or redact portions related to child sex abuse materials.' The survivors are comfortable with that. These things are actually in this bill.
JOHNSON: They're not
Q: It's up to the AG
J: No it's not! We're not making this up
JOHNSON: They're not
Q: It's up to the AG
J: No it's not! We're not making this up
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Why are you being so mean to me? Just parrot my talking points, say 'yes, sir,' and STOP CALLING ME OUT ON MY OBVIOUS LIES!!!"
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Johnson says the Trumped DOJ has reviewed the Epstein files and declared them "non-credible." But Trumped Attorney General also declared that the files will be used as the basis for a new investigation, solely of Democrats.
I am no TrumpLaw scholar, but I see something of a contradiction there.
I am no TrumpLaw scholar, but I see something of a contradiction there.
Mike Johnson expresses concern that requiring the Epstein files to come out "could ruin the reputations of completely innocent people, such as those who may just have known Epstein but knew nothing of his crimes or whose names he exploited and used to try to get close to his intended victims."
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Johnson says the Trumped DOJ has reviewed the Epstein files and declared them "non-credible." But Trumped Attorney General also declared that the files will be used as the basis for a new investigation, solely of Democrats.
I am no TrumpLaw scholar, but I see something of a contradiction there.
I am no TrumpLaw scholar, but I see something of a contradiction there.
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A drawing of the band Queen, from about 2012
May 29, 2024 at 7:23 PM
A drawing of the band Queen, from about 2012