Joshua Erlich
@joshuaerlich.bsky.social
civil rights lawyer, exhausted
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Joshua Erlich
@joshuaerlich.bsky.social
· Jan 29
everybody have a few small beers to celebrate
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
everybody have a few small beers to celebrate
just hard to believe Colin Jost’s wife could have this sort of opinion
December 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
just hard to believe Colin Jost’s wife could have this sort of opinion
quick translation:
“I fully support the man who made this decision WHICH TO BE CLEAR I ABSOLUTELY DID NOT MAKE MYSLEF”
“I fully support the man who made this decision WHICH TO BE CLEAR I ABSOLUTELY DID NOT MAKE MYSLEF”
December 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
quick translation:
“I fully support the man who made this decision WHICH TO BE CLEAR I ABSOLUTELY DID NOT MAKE MYSLEF”
“I fully support the man who made this decision WHICH TO BE CLEAR I ABSOLUTELY DID NOT MAKE MYSLEF”
I don’t think “the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill two survivors of a targeted strike” can be a scapegoat. You know. By definition.
WAPO: “.. Officials in Congress and the Pentagon said Monday they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill two survivors of a targeted strike ..”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
December 2, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I don’t think “the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill two survivors of a targeted strike” can be a scapegoat. You know. By definition.
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Broke: "I want justice."
Woke: "I want justice, but I'll settle for revenge."
Bespoke: "I want revenge. If we accidentally get justice along the way as a byproduct, fine."
Woke: "I want justice, but I'll settle for revenge."
Bespoke: "I want revenge. If we accidentally get justice along the way as a byproduct, fine."
December 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Broke: "I want justice."
Woke: "I want justice, but I'll settle for revenge."
Bespoke: "I want revenge. If we accidentally get justice along the way as a byproduct, fine."
Woke: "I want justice, but I'll settle for revenge."
Bespoke: "I want revenge. If we accidentally get justice along the way as a byproduct, fine."
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[bill simmons facing down the firing squad division of the People's Liberatory Army of So-Called America] i think Marx was the Stringer Bell to Bakunin's Avon Barksdale
December 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
[bill simmons facing down the firing squad division of the People's Liberatory Army of So-Called America] i think Marx was the Stringer Bell to Bakunin's Avon Barksdale
when we get to the revolutionary excesses, i hope we make bill simmons pay for his crimes
i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
December 2, 2025 at 2:07 AM
when we get to the revolutionary excesses, i hope we make bill simmons pay for his crimes
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i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
sooo many people took/take this person seriously
First time I’ve seen a post complaining about (((Norwegians)))
December 2, 2025 at 12:46 AM
sooo many people took/take this person seriously
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lol did this cliffhanger bridge from a November post to a December one, locking in another month of subs?
the last Lizza post ended on a cliffhanger where Lizza teased a recording of Trump talking about the assassination attempt that would potentially "shatter our understanding of recent history." in the latest drop he reveals that he doesn't know what the recording was and also it has been destroyed.
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
lol did this cliffhanger bridge from a November post to a December one, locking in another month of subs?
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every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
prison is the moderate position
If a man personally implicated in war crimes can remain atop the Pentagon, why would he stand by and risk his freedom should Vance (or Trump again) lose the 2028 election?
And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.
And unless Bradley sees the inside of a brig, the message to USSOCOM's chain of command is that no action is impermissible.
Pete Hegseth And Adm. Mitch Bradley Belong In Prison
The South American boat strikes are plainly murders. Now we have the names of the murderers. Do we have the political will to lock them up?
www.forever-wars.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
prison is the moderate position
now we’re cooking
2028: "Strong rope, no floor"
December 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
now we’re cooking
there’s no amount of good faith that beats bad faith. you beat bad faith with fire*, not argument.
*definitions are situational
*definitions are situational
Look, there is no way to avoid TPUSA. You can give trolls a C-, B, B+. It won't matter. They can even get an A overall but if you give the feedback the very constructive OU instructor did, you're on the list. The assignment could be 2% of the grade (it might be in that class!). There is no defense.
December 1, 2025 at 2:18 AM
there’s no amount of good faith that beats bad faith. you beat bad faith with fire*, not argument.
*definitions are situational
*definitions are situational
oh now that’s interesting
Reporter: If there were a second strike that killed wounded people, would that be legal?
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
November 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
oh now that’s interesting
I’m sorry. I’ve fallen off of following sports because I work 90 hours a week but I went to LSU. fuck Lane Kiffin has been in my blood since that nepo baby fell up into his first job. I don’t want that man at my school, even if the politicals have hollowed out everything that was great about it.
November 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I’m sorry. I’ve fallen off of following sports because I work 90 hours a week but I went to LSU. fuck Lane Kiffin has been in my blood since that nepo baby fell up into his first job. I don’t want that man at my school, even if the politicals have hollowed out everything that was great about it.
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have a strong floor but the rain is a problem
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November 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
in
this
house
we
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have a strong floor but the rain is a problem
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this
house
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have a strong floor but the rain is a problem
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starting a new org to recruit centrist candidates called run from something
August 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
starting a new org to recruit centrist candidates called run from something
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dems are drawn to 'Strong Floor No Ceiling' because it sounds smart and means nothing, perfect for a party that wants to win without changing anything
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
dems are drawn to 'Strong Floor No Ceiling' because it sounds smart and means nothing, perfect for a party that wants to win without changing anything
I’ve spent a lot of time in the past 18 months really working to, if you will, kill the neoliberal in my head. as someone with my politics, I’ve been surprised by how much there’s still been to excise.
anyway, maybe productivity and efficiency are scams, and redundancy protects human happiness.
anyway, maybe productivity and efficiency are scams, and redundancy protects human happiness.
every neoliberal policy analyst wants to "trim the fat" of society until the lean times come. community level resilience, redundancies, etc are good actually
When power went out across all of Puerto Rico on 16 April, a lot of the lights in the town of Adjuntas stayed on. A combination of experimental microgrids, solar panels, and storage kept power on for many businesses and residents.
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
November 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I’ve spent a lot of time in the past 18 months really working to, if you will, kill the neoliberal in my head. as someone with my politics, I’ve been surprised by how much there’s still been to excise.
anyway, maybe productivity and efficiency are scams, and redundancy protects human happiness.
anyway, maybe productivity and efficiency are scams, and redundancy protects human happiness.
listen it's not as pithy but WE HAVE NO INTEREST IN YOUR CHILD'S GENITALIA might work
just spitballing here: a good slogan for dems in 2026 or 2028 might be BAN SCAMS
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
listen it's not as pithy but WE HAVE NO INTEREST IN YOUR CHILD'S GENITALIA might work
the problem with "strong floor, no ceiling" is that we should absolutely have a ceiling
November 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
the problem with "strong floor, no ceiling" is that we should absolutely have a ceiling
what do you even do about journalists like this. biggest megaphone on the planet at the times and choosing to promote lies. it doesn't do shit if we all block her, and we can only cancel subs so many times.
i guess you hope for a sense of shame that you know isn't there
i guess you hope for a sense of shame that you know isn't there
NEW: The F.D.A. announced in an internal memo that 10 children died "because of" the Covid shot. Other experts want to see proof.
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
what do you even do about journalists like this. biggest megaphone on the planet at the times and choosing to promote lies. it doesn't do shit if we all block her, and we can only cancel subs so many times.
i guess you hope for a sense of shame that you know isn't there
i guess you hope for a sense of shame that you know isn't there
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"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"Don't follow illegal orders" would be more meaningful if Democrats had prosecuted literally any of the prominent war criminals of the last 30 years instead of, you know, fucking campaigning with them