New Jersey’s Top Wonk
@mrpolicywonk.bsky.social
I love baseball, also am kinda Gay. Voted most adequate person for 2024
Hegseth: “I watched the strike…and you know the Admiral he was in command”
Trump: “You know Pete, he committed the war crimes. The ones with the boat, he did that”
Trump: “You know Pete, he committed the war crimes. The ones with the boat, he did that”
Trump on if he supports the second strike on a drug boat: "As far as the attack is concerned, I still haven't gotten a lot of information because I rely on Pete. I didn't know about the second strike. I wasn't involved in it."
December 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hegseth: “I watched the strike…and you know the Admiral he was in command”
Trump: “You know Pete, he committed the war crimes. The ones with the boat, he did that”
Trump: “You know Pete, he committed the war crimes. The ones with the boat, he did that”
Stories like this remind me of how someone in Trenton once described the State Senate to me as being like the House of Lords.
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In contentious hearing, Senate panel clears bill to move investigatory powers from comptroller to SCI - New Jersey Globe
In a contentious hearing, the state Senate’s State Government Committee unanimously approved an oversight reform bill that would transfer much of the
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December 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Stories like this remind me of how someone in Trenton once described the State Senate to me as being like the House of Lords.
newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/...
newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/...
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I used to be close to a First Amendment absolutist and then photorealistic AI imagery was invented and now I think AI slop should be treated as a third tier of speech with somehow even less protection than commercial speech
this image was generated with google's latest nana banana pro tool. we have no idea how bad it is about to get.
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I used to be close to a First Amendment absolutist and then photorealistic AI imagery was invented and now I think AI slop should be treated as a third tier of speech with somehow even less protection than commercial speech
Gay Trump be like: “They’re telling me there’s a shortage of tops, have you heard of this? Bottoms are having to top, vers are having to make difficult decisions. It’s terrible folks. We’re gonna be looking into this very strongly.”
November 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Gay Trump be like: “They’re telling me there’s a shortage of tops, have you heard of this? Bottoms are having to top, vers are having to make difficult decisions. It’s terrible folks. We’re gonna be looking into this very strongly.”
WHAT THE FUCK IS IN THOSE FILES???
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
WHAT THE FUCK IS IN THOSE FILES???
Found out today that District Taco is not only real, but actually very good. And did so crucially without leaving New Jersey because apparently they franchise??
November 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Found out today that District Taco is not only real, but actually very good. And did so crucially without leaving New Jersey because apparently they franchise??
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Democrats Andrew Macurdy and Vinnie Kearney have flipped both seats in New Jersey's 21st Legislative District, unseating Assemblywomen Nancy Muñoz and Michele Matsikoudis
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Democrats Andrew Macurdy and Vinnie Kearney have flipped both seats in New Jersey's 21st Legislative District, unseating Assemblywomen Nancy Muñoz and Michele Matsikoudis
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New Jerseyans, if you haven't voted yet early voting is still open until 6 PM today!
November 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
New Jerseyans, if you haven't voted yet early voting is still open until 6 PM today!
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no matter what at least Helicopter Martha Coakley vs. Giuseppe Manicotti will be over on Wednesday
November 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
no matter what at least Helicopter Martha Coakley vs. Giuseppe Manicotti will be over on Wednesday
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hey everyone I read a bunch of New Jersey state campaign finance reports please reward my obsessive behaviors
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BONUS: 29-day ELEC Roundup
The FEC roundup and this week's regular issue are, indeed, on their way—but first, I have an extra bit of content for you real campaign finance sickos. I'm pretty sure I'm the only person who reads Ne...
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October 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
hey everyone I read a bunch of New Jersey state campaign finance reports please reward my obsessive behaviors
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inbox, from Democratic Assembly nominee Katie Brennan (LD-32, Jersey City/Hoboken): Brennan Calls for New Jersey to Withhold Federal Taxes, Seize Trump’s Bedminster Golf Course After Gateway Tunnel Funding Freeze
October 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
inbox, from Democratic Assembly nominee Katie Brennan (LD-32, Jersey City/Hoboken): Brennan Calls for New Jersey to Withhold Federal Taxes, Seize Trump’s Bedminster Golf Course After Gateway Tunnel Funding Freeze
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every time someone cancels a Disney subscription, a wound appears on the giant anthropomorphic Mickey who lives chained up in a containment chamber 1.5 miles beneath Burbank. he's covered in blood and screaming for death now
SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.
NEW — I wrote about my confirmed scoop from last night that Disney hastened Kimmel's return because of a planned Disney+ streaming price increase announcement coming on Tuesday:
September 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
every time someone cancels a Disney subscription, a wound appears on the giant anthropomorphic Mickey who lives chained up in a containment chamber 1.5 miles beneath Burbank. he's covered in blood and screaming for death now
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[Obama voice] uhhh click this link here secure.actblue.com/donate/save-...
Chip in!
Defend New Jersey from MAGA!
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September 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
[Obama voice] uhhh click this link here secure.actblue.com/donate/save-...
Going to Target after work to buy every variety of Tylenol they make to show I stand for democracy
September 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Going to Target after work to buy every variety of Tylenol they make to show I stand for democracy
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$4,005.80 and I'm gonna hit subscribers with an email appeal in the morning, can we get the goal to reset for the third time before then??? (has reset from $1,000 to $2,500 and $2,500 to $5,000)
four thousand dollars! let's get that last $1,000 secure.actblue.com/donate/save-...
September 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
$4,005.80 and I'm gonna hit subscribers with an email appeal in the morning, can we get the goal to reset for the third time before then??? (has reset from $1,000 to $2,500 and $2,500 to $5,000)
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let's see how much we can get off Bluesky alone before I bug the email list tomorrow along with the issue, I'm good for my promised $100 as soon as I see someone else donate. mildly surprised nobody has used an actblue url to mock the #1 NJ conservative blog yet secure.actblue.com/donate/save-...
September 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
let's see how much we can get off Bluesky alone before I bug the email list tomorrow along with the issue, I'm good for my promised $100 as soon as I see someone else donate. mildly surprised nobody has used an actblue url to mock the #1 NJ conservative blog yet secure.actblue.com/donate/save-...
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cancel your subscription and give it to me primaryschool.ghost.io
September 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
cancel your subscription and give it to me primaryschool.ghost.io
“or my own party”
Oh be for real rn Mikie
Oh be for real rn Mikie
I’m not afraid to take on anyone — whether it’s the utility companies, our grid operator, or my own party — to drive down costs for New Jersey's hardworking families.
August 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
“or my own party”
Oh be for real rn Mikie
Oh be for real rn Mikie
POV: You’re watching me interact with a Senate democrat
August 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
POV: You’re watching me interact with a Senate democrat
Congresswoman that’s great! How’d you feel about this investigation where the Asbury Park charter schools that Dr. Caldwell oversaw were implicated in nepotism and other quite bad things! www.nj.com/education/20...
July 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Congresswoman that’s great! How’d you feel about this investigation where the Asbury Park charter schools that Dr. Caldwell oversaw were implicated in nepotism and other quite bad things! www.nj.com/education/20...
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ah, and she completely failed to vet him. anyone want to start a betting pool on whether we get a second LG nominee
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July 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
ah, and she completely failed to vet him. anyone want to start a betting pool on whether we get a second LG nominee
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Mikie Sherrill has chosen Centenary University president Dale Caldwell, a truly baffling choice who used to run charter schools in Asbury Park and Trenton and has also never been heard of before by anyone
oh this actually reminds me I had been meaning to fire off a take on this! Jack Ciattarelli chose Jim Gannon, the sheriff of traditionally red but Dem-trending Morris County, as his LG. I think this is an admission of weakness in Morris, which is also Mikie Sherrill's most loyal base
hey @primaryschool.bsky.social what is your take on ciattarelli's running mate?
July 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Mikie Sherrill has chosen Centenary University president Dale Caldwell, a truly baffling choice who used to run charter schools in Asbury Park and Trenton and has also never been heard of before by anyone
Let’s check in on how the New Jersey Gubernatorial Campaign is going…
July 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Let’s check in on how the New Jersey Gubernatorial Campaign is going…
I have the ideal Sunday right now:
- Tetris on my Switch 2
- Yankees baseball on YES
- Vape pen
- Spicy tenders in the fridge from wegmans that have air fryer instructions
This is just so lovely
- Tetris on my Switch 2
- Yankees baseball on YES
- Vape pen
- Spicy tenders in the fridge from wegmans that have air fryer instructions
This is just so lovely
July 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I have the ideal Sunday right now:
- Tetris on my Switch 2
- Yankees baseball on YES
- Vape pen
- Spicy tenders in the fridge from wegmans that have air fryer instructions
This is just so lovely
- Tetris on my Switch 2
- Yankees baseball on YES
- Vape pen
- Spicy tenders in the fridge from wegmans that have air fryer instructions
This is just so lovely