Joseph Britt
@zathras5.bsky.social
Wisconsin and the world. Opinions my own. Once a Republican.
LaFleur wants to run on everyone, also to dazzle them with motion setting up passes within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage. That’s not the team he has.
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 AM
LaFleur wants to run on everyone, also to dazzle them with motion setting up passes within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage. That’s not the team he has.
That’s all she wrote. There’ll be a lot of recrimination after this one, mostly at the offense and the head coach. It just looks like a different team than the one that started the season.
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
That’s all she wrote. There’ll be a lot of recrimination after this one, mostly at the offense and the head coach. It just looks like a different team than the one that started the season.
They got the stop. Here goes.
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 AM
They got the stop. Here goes.
LaFleur will still be trying to establish the run on the flight to New York later this week.
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
LaFleur will still be trying to establish the run on the flight to New York later this week.
There is quite a distance, Senator, between what you & other Democratic Senators think “fighting” means & what voters think it means. Closing that distance is your job, not theirs.
What were you people (and your staff) doing when this provision got into yesterday’s bill? bsky.app/profile/rpar...
What were you people (and your staff) doing when this provision got into yesterday’s bill? bsky.app/profile/rpar...
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
There is quite a distance, Senator, between what you & other Democratic Senators think “fighting” means & what voters think it means. Closing that distance is your job, not theirs.
What were you people (and your staff) doing when this provision got into yesterday’s bill? bsky.app/profile/rpar...
What were you people (and your staff) doing when this provision got into yesterday’s bill? bsky.app/profile/rpar...
He doesn’t trust Love but does trust that offensive line’s run blocking?
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
He doesn’t trust Love but does trust that offensive line’s run blocking?
All week I heard people complain about LaFleur overthinking the Packers’ offense. He must not have heard, because he’s still thinking pretty hard. “Do what they expect us to do, because they’ll think we won’t do it and be surprised!”
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
All week I heard people complain about LaFleur overthinking the Packers’ offense. He must not have heard, because he’s still thinking pretty hard. “Do what they expect us to do, because they’ll think we won’t do it and be surprised!”
Nice job by the Democratic Senators so eager to be bipartisan that they voted for this yesterday, incidentally.
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Nice job by the Democratic Senators so eager to be bipartisan that they voted for this yesterday, incidentally.
Right up until the sack.
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Right up until the sack.
I really hope McManus doesn’t miss any kicks tonight. We’ll hear about it day and night for the next week if he does.
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I really hope McManus doesn’t miss any kicks tonight. We’ll hear about it day and night for the next week if he does.
There’s a whole notebook just on ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine.
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
There’s a whole notebook just on ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine.
8. We have not come close, it seems to me, to acknowledging the extent of this damage or the difficulty of repairing it. I’d like to think weeks of government agencies not working at all, or scraping by on the dedication of employees who aren’t being paid, would help with that. But it may not.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
8. We have not come close, it seems to me, to acknowledging the extent of this damage or the difficulty of repairing it. I’d like to think weeks of government agencies not working at all, or scraping by on the dedication of employees who aren’t being paid, would help with that. But it may not.
7. We’re speaking here about electoral politics. In terms of the federal government and national governance, the shutdown has added to the tremendous damage Trump’s malign administration and long years of Congressional fecklessness (mainly but not exclusively by Republicans) have already done.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
7. We’re speaking here about electoral politics. In terms of the federal government and national governance, the shutdown has added to the tremendous damage Trump’s malign administration and long years of Congressional fecklessness (mainly but not exclusively by Republicans) have already done.
6. Having said all that….No, if there is reason for Democrats to despair, the way the shutdown ends (if it does — things could still happen) isn’t it. Because Trump’s administration has been so reckless, heartless, and incompetent, Democrats have an advantage that won’t go away anytime soon.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
6. Having said all that….No, if there is reason for Democrats to despair, the way the shutdown ends (if it does — things could still happen) isn’t it. Because Trump’s administration has been so reckless, heartless, and incompetent, Democrats have an advantage that won’t go away anytime soon.
5. Yes, there is dead weight in the Senate Democratic caucus, however one chooses to weigh it: too many elderly Senators, or Senators who require memorized talking points to speak in public, or who think in terms of yesterday’s politics. It’s a serious problem.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
5. Yes, there is dead weight in the Senate Democratic caucus, however one chooses to weigh it: too many elderly Senators, or Senators who require memorized talking points to speak in public, or who think in terms of yesterday’s politics. It’s a serious problem.
4. No, Senate Democrats defecting to vote with Trump’s Republicans didn’t have a good explanation. Most Senators today are basically backbench Congressmen with nicer offices and larger staffs, so there was no reason to expect much. But “confronting Trump didn’t work,” as one said, was unhelpful.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
4. No, Senate Democrats defecting to vote with Trump’s Republicans didn’t have a good explanation. Most Senators today are basically backbench Congressmen with nicer offices and larger staffs, so there was no reason to expect much. But “confronting Trump didn’t work,” as one said, was unhelpful.
3. Yes, there are good reasons to end the shutdown now. Cutting off SNAP benefits (delayed, but only delayed, by federal judges) would mean genuine hardship for millions of Americans. Maybe that makes an effective political point, maybe not, but it’s a big bet to make with other people’s lives.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
3. Yes, there are good reasons to end the shutdown now. Cutting off SNAP benefits (delayed, but only delayed, by federal judges) would mean genuine hardship for millions of Americans. Maybe that makes an effective political point, maybe not, but it’s a big bet to make with other people’s lives.
2. No, the shutdown fight probably won’t have a big impact on the midterm elections a year from now. No previous shutdown really did; voters have short memories, and pay a lot less attention to Congressional process than people in the business think they do.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
2. No, the shutdown fight probably won’t have a big impact on the midterm elections a year from now. No previous shutdown really did; voters have short memories, and pay a lot less attention to Congressional process than people in the business think they do.
The same Panthers who lost to the woebegone Saints yesterday. That ought to get someone’s attention.
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The same Panthers who lost to the woebegone Saints yesterday. That ought to get someone’s attention.
Just a coincidence, I suppose, that pardoning January 6 conspirators comes right after Senate Democrats surrender on FY 2026 spending.
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Just a coincidence, I suppose, that pardoning January 6 conspirators comes right after Senate Democrats surrender on FY 2026 spending.
If the idea is right, then “caving” now defeats the purpose of opposing Trump in the first place. If it is wrong, then the whole shutdown controversy may as well have been foregone — the hard floor of Trump’s support will stay where it is no matter what happens with the government.
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
If the idea is right, then “caving” now defeats the purpose of opposing Trump in the first place. If it is wrong, then the whole shutdown controversy may as well have been foregone — the hard floor of Trump’s support will stay where it is no matter what happens with the government.