Jay Weixelbaum
@jayweixelbaum.bsky.social
I do a bunch of stuff. Science writer primarily in public health. Producer and founder of Elusive Films. PhD. Expert in history of US companies in Germany during World War II. Musician. Designer.
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Reconciling Rage with Hope
I struggled with which word to put first. Hope is fleeting. It takes work to maintain. Rage lingers; it sticks with you, ceaselessly demanding attention. /1
I struggled with which word to put first. Hope is fleeting. It takes work to maintain. Rage lingers; it sticks with you, ceaselessly demanding attention. /1
It’s only February, folks. Save that predatory blood-in-the-water energy for canvassing for Congressional races this summer.
Get in friends, we’re not getting tired of winning all year. From right now until we get our popcorn out with Speaker Jeffries next January. Crack knuckles. Sharpen blades.
Get in friends, we’re not getting tired of winning all year. From right now until we get our popcorn out with Speaker Jeffries next January. Crack knuckles. Sharpen blades.
WELL WELL FUCKIN WELL
(AXIOS) - President Trump has become so politically toxic that voters now say Joe Biden — whose unpopularity forced him into early retirement — did a better job as president, according to three new polls.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:35 AM
It’s only February, folks. Save that predatory blood-in-the-water energy for canvassing for Congressional races this summer.
Get in friends, we’re not getting tired of winning all year. From right now until we get our popcorn out with Speaker Jeffries next January. Crack knuckles. Sharpen blades.
Get in friends, we’re not getting tired of winning all year. From right now until we get our popcorn out with Speaker Jeffries next January. Crack knuckles. Sharpen blades.
Dude. People who shit on Hakeem Jeffries never watch his near daily press conferences. Guaranteed. They’re ignorant or they are straight up liars.
Jeffries brought the fire today. You can always watch on CSPAN. For free.
Jeffries brought the fire today. You can always watch on CSPAN. For free.
February 12, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Dude. People who shit on Hakeem Jeffries never watch his near daily press conferences. Guaranteed. They’re ignorant or they are straight up liars.
Jeffries brought the fire today. You can always watch on CSPAN. For free.
Jeffries brought the fire today. You can always watch on CSPAN. For free.
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DOGS OF LOVE:
These two sleepy pups were caught relaxing on the streets of Yerevan.
These two sleepy pups were caught relaxing on the streets of Yerevan.
February 12, 2026 at 2:43 PM
DOGS OF LOVE:
These two sleepy pups were caught relaxing on the streets of Yerevan.
These two sleepy pups were caught relaxing on the streets of Yerevan.
It seems like they are genuinely concerned about the political backlash from Republican and independent voters. I don’t think this will help, though.
Better than the alternative. Also not sure why they would announce this if they weren’t going to actually do it.
![Trump Has Agreed to End Minnesota Enforcement Surge, Homan Says
By Tyler Clifford
02/12/2026 09:21:57 [BFW]
(Bloomberg) -- White House border czar Tom Homan says he proposed and that President Trump agreed that the federal surge operation in Minneapolis should conclude.
• Homan speaks to reporters in Minneapolis
• "I will also remain on the ground for a little longer to oversee the drawdown of this operation and ensure its success," he says
To contact the reporter on this story:
Tyler Clifford in Washington at tclifford13@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Kasia Klimasinska at kklimasinska@bloomberg.net](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/bafkreifglrm4tlz34qc4uljx3vkgatkmeckfuiaxs2qjruytjbjypmy4ai@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 2:36 PM
It seems like they are genuinely concerned about the political backlash from Republican and independent voters. I don’t think this will help, though.
The gaslighting that makes me the angriest is where the antizionists still count thousands of dead hamas rapists in their casualty figures they throw in every jew's faces--and then grasp their pearls when you call them pro-hamas
February 11, 2026 at 10:36 PM
The gaslighting that makes me the angriest is where the antizionists still count thousands of dead hamas rapists in their casualty figures they throw in every jew's faces--and then grasp their pearls when you call them pro-hamas
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Hi! I’m a PhD in institutional ethics. I study how leaders of US institutions collaborated with Nazi Germany.
There was a variety of reasons: ideological agreement, amoral profit motive, and FOMO.
They all lost money, property, & had reputational damage. Later, none thought they made a good choice.
There was a variety of reasons: ideological agreement, amoral profit motive, and FOMO.
They all lost money, property, & had reputational damage. Later, none thought they made a good choice.
Historians will say that all these institutions were debased by Trump through threats and intimidation. This will be a fucking lie. They all debased themselves. Trump's threats were always empty paper tiger crap. They capitulated because they were either cowardly idiots or secretly on his side.
February 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Hi! I’m a PhD in institutional ethics. I study how leaders of US institutions collaborated with Nazi Germany.
There was a variety of reasons: ideological agreement, amoral profit motive, and FOMO.
They all lost money, property, & had reputational damage. Later, none thought they made a good choice.
There was a variety of reasons: ideological agreement, amoral profit motive, and FOMO.
They all lost money, property, & had reputational damage. Later, none thought they made a good choice.
This kind of awfulness makes me regret ever writing for this organization
simply one of the greatest calls of all time
February 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
This kind of awfulness makes me regret ever writing for this organization
Populism is bad. On the left and the right. Bluesky has a significant leftwing populism problem.
Populism suppresses critical thinking. We can see this in action. This makes it bad for science.
And populism can destroy democracies by rotting the brains of its citizens.
Populism suppresses critical thinking. We can see this in action. This makes it bad for science.
And populism can destroy democracies by rotting the brains of its citizens.
February 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Populism is bad. On the left and the right. Bluesky has a significant leftwing populism problem.
Populism suppresses critical thinking. We can see this in action. This makes it bad for science.
And populism can destroy democracies by rotting the brains of its citizens.
Populism suppresses critical thinking. We can see this in action. This makes it bad for science.
And populism can destroy democracies by rotting the brains of its citizens.
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breathe. moment of calm
February 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
breathe. moment of calm
In Baltimore, a leftwing populist bookstore held an anti-voting event TWO DAYS before the last US midterms in 2022.
They are one of the more influential (allegedly) leftwing orgs in the whole city.
They are one of the more influential (allegedly) leftwing orgs in the whole city.
the thing that gets me about the antivoting leftists is that they don't just want to not vote. they want to not vote and have all the rest of us admit how cool and good it is. a participation trophy for laziness
February 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
In Baltimore, a leftwing populist bookstore held an anti-voting event TWO DAYS before the last US midterms in 2022.
They are one of the more influential (allegedly) leftwing orgs in the whole city.
They are one of the more influential (allegedly) leftwing orgs in the whole city.
Write this on your walls. Hang it on your gates.
It's Midterms Season--get in, we're here to win.
It's Midterms Season--get in, we're here to win.
I’ve concluded that “both sides” arguments always implicitly mean “I’m better than everyone else”
It’s an expression of self-validation, not sober analysis
It’s an expression of self-validation, not sober analysis
February 10, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Write this on your walls. Hang it on your gates.
It's Midterms Season--get in, we're here to win.
It's Midterms Season--get in, we're here to win.
And now the regular Democratic leadership conference (literally happening right now, see CSPAN) is inserting Epstein into everything! They are calling for Lutnick to resign.
They know this a winning strategy.
They know this a winning strategy.
Virginia's law is not just the right thing to do, it's BRILLIANT politics on behalf of Democratic leadership.
Want to prosecute this whole fascist movement at once? Pass this law. We know now how closely it's tied to Epstein. Want to force Republicans to own all of this? Force them to face a vote.
Want to prosecute this whole fascist movement at once? Pass this law. We know now how closely it's tied to Epstein. Want to force Republicans to own all of this? Force them to face a vote.
February 10, 2026 at 4:24 PM
And now the regular Democratic leadership conference (literally happening right now, see CSPAN) is inserting Epstein into everything! They are calling for Lutnick to resign.
They know this a winning strategy.
They know this a winning strategy.
Virginia's law is not just the right thing to do, it's BRILLIANT politics on behalf of Democratic leadership.
Want to prosecute this whole fascist movement at once? Pass this law. We know now how closely it's tied to Epstein. Want to force Republicans to own all of this? Force them to face a vote.
Want to prosecute this whole fascist movement at once? Pass this law. We know now how closely it's tied to Epstein. Want to force Republicans to own all of this? Force them to face a vote.
February 10, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Virginia's law is not just the right thing to do, it's BRILLIANT politics on behalf of Democratic leadership.
Want to prosecute this whole fascist movement at once? Pass this law. We know now how closely it's tied to Epstein. Want to force Republicans to own all of this? Force them to face a vote.
Want to prosecute this whole fascist movement at once? Pass this law. We know now how closely it's tied to Epstein. Want to force Republicans to own all of this? Force them to face a vote.
Hell yeah! My colleague broke this story:
February 9, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Hell yeah! My colleague broke this story:
Populists do this all the time. Honestly most of what is leftwing for them is branding.
Performing solidarity is just for demanding authority by weaponizing grievance.
They do this by constantly exploiting marginalized groups. This behavior is deeply ingrained. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.
Performing solidarity is just for demanding authority by weaponizing grievance.
They do this by constantly exploiting marginalized groups. This behavior is deeply ingrained. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.
Also, inventing fake bigotry to win interpersonal feuds feels pretty disrespectful to people facing real bigotry, and even to the idea that real bigotry matters.
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Populists do this all the time. Honestly most of what is leftwing for them is branding.
Performing solidarity is just for demanding authority by weaponizing grievance.
They do this by constantly exploiting marginalized groups. This behavior is deeply ingrained. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.
Performing solidarity is just for demanding authority by weaponizing grievance.
They do this by constantly exploiting marginalized groups. This behavior is deeply ingrained. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.
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I see a lot of Republican commentators are confused on the question of 'are Puerto Ricans American' in a way that the law and the basic facts of history and politics are not
February 9, 2026 at 1:42 PM
I see a lot of Republican commentators are confused on the question of 'are Puerto Ricans American' in a way that the law and the basic facts of history and politics are not
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The media desperately wanted to give the right a cultural moment and the problem is that they have no culture.
This was a little over a year ago
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
The media desperately wanted to give the right a cultural moment and the problem is that they have no culture.
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Me, to my wife: I wish we need not have had the whole troop’s Girl Scout cookies at our house.
My wife: So do I, and so do all who live to see such cookies. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the cookies that are given us.
My wife: So do I, and so do all who live to see such cookies. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the cookies that are given us.
February 8, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Me, to my wife: I wish we need not have had the whole troop’s Girl Scout cookies at our house.
My wife: So do I, and so do all who live to see such cookies. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the cookies that are given us.
My wife: So do I, and so do all who live to see such cookies. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the cookies that are given us.
Here’s someone outside of the US helping fascists here.
February 8, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Here’s someone outside of the US helping fascists here.
Either you think there was a reason great enough to risk putting child raping fascists into power or you don’t.
Spare me the exploitative rhetoric.
Spare me the exploitative rhetoric.
February 7, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Either you think there was a reason great enough to risk putting child raping fascists into power or you don’t.
Spare me the exploitative rhetoric.
Spare me the exploitative rhetoric.
This is what foreign election interference on Bluesky looks like.
@safety.bsky.app
@safety.bsky.app
February 6, 2026 at 10:57 PM
This is what foreign election interference on Bluesky looks like.
@safety.bsky.app
@safety.bsky.app
I think you should share that video of ICE kicking a puppy with your Republican family members.
February 6, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I think you should share that video of ICE kicking a puppy with your Republican family members.
Today is a moment of clarity with Trump's racism. What does Bluesky do? It yells at Hakeem Jeffries.
Guys, a lot of you don't understand what being leftwing or progressive is.
You use these words, but the meaning has not penetrated.
At all.
Solidarity means rejecting racism, not parroting it.
Guys, a lot of you don't understand what being leftwing or progressive is.
You use these words, but the meaning has not penetrated.
At all.
Solidarity means rejecting racism, not parroting it.
February 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Today is a moment of clarity with Trump's racism. What does Bluesky do? It yells at Hakeem Jeffries.
Guys, a lot of you don't understand what being leftwing or progressive is.
You use these words, but the meaning has not penetrated.
At all.
Solidarity means rejecting racism, not parroting it.
Guys, a lot of you don't understand what being leftwing or progressive is.
You use these words, but the meaning has not penetrated.
At all.
Solidarity means rejecting racism, not parroting it.