Aaron Huertas
@aaronhuertas.bsky.social
Carpenter and woodworker. Democracy and unions liker. Building and fixing things: capehenlopencarpentry.com. Writing and editing: aaronhuertas.com.
Part of a longer thread. IMO this is the biggest conceptual gap between writers and political communication operatives
Not even dumbed down. Words have actual meaning. They say what they do whether it's the intent or not.
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Part of a longer thread. IMO this is the biggest conceptual gap between writers and political communication operatives
I don’t hate it! A little shimming goes a long way. Total run will be nine cabinets with a miter saw station and dust collection in between.
November 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I don’t hate it! A little shimming goes a long way. Total run will be nine cabinets with a miter saw station and dust collection in between.
This is right but a lot of us beat our heads against this wall for years because the sticking point is getting elected officials to do anti-corruption work so they can provoke attention toward it beyond messaging.
I don’t understand why Dems have to choose? “Trump is a corrupt billionaire pedo whose self-serving policies have made your life more expensive” is not that hard of a message imo
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
November 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This is right but a lot of us beat our heads against this wall for years because the sticking point is getting elected officials to do anti-corruption work so they can provoke attention toward it beyond messaging.
2A is not a fundamentally individual right, it is a *community* right and I’d love to see some of these folks open ranges and do community-oriented trainings, not just around firearms, but first aid, police interactions, and resistance to authoritarianism.
www.npr.org/2025/11/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/15/n...
More liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they're buying guns out of fear
The image of gun ownership in America has been white, rural and Republican, but that's been changing as more liberals and minorities have been buying guns, especially after the 2024 election.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
2A is not a fundamentally individual right, it is a *community* right and I’d love to see some of these folks open ranges and do community-oriented trainings, not just around firearms, but first aid, police interactions, and resistance to authoritarianism.
www.npr.org/2025/11/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/15/n...
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This is important context from Julie K. Brown.
With alt text.
With alt text.
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is important context from Julie K. Brown.
With alt text.
With alt text.
Worth noting that Hoffman was on the island as late as 2014, after Epstein pled guilty to prostituting minors. He's publicly apologized for continuing to associate with him.
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Worth noting that Hoffman was on the island as late as 2014, after Epstein pled guilty to prostituting minors. He's publicly apologized for continuing to associate with him.
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Crying this is so good ❤️❤️❤️😭😭 #NoContractNoCoffee
November 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Crying this is so good ❤️❤️❤️😭😭 #NoContractNoCoffee
Part of a longer thread about the brass tacks of online moderation.
I sometimes genuinely do wish people could have the experience of seeing what gets reported and taken down so they could viscerally understand what an unmoderated space on the internet looks like, because however bad you can imagine it is, the reality is far worse.
November 15, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Part of a longer thread about the brass tacks of online moderation.
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years ago an emmy-winning comedy writer posted this in a DM group and I’ve thought about it literally every day since (anonymized and shared with permission)
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
years ago an emmy-winning comedy writer posted this in a DM group and I’ve thought about it literally every day since (anonymized and shared with permission)
House of Dynamite: [spoilers]
November 15, 2025 at 3:32 AM
House of Dynamite: [spoilers]
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*shakily removing glasses*
November 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
*shakily removing glasses*
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Should be Klobuchar. Senate Democrats need someone who'll be really mean to them.
"Several Democrats clued into party dynamics suggested that centrist Sen. Cortez Masto could be a potential challenger to Schatz [for the Senate Democratic Leader position]" puck.news/democrats-tu...
Tick, Tick… Schumer
The embattled Senate minority leader once again faces calls to step down.
puck.news
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Should be Klobuchar. Senate Democrats need someone who'll be really mean to them.
wow they don’t want to replace Schumer with a progressive firebreather who wants to fundamentally reform the senate that’s bananagrams
"Several Democrats clued into party dynamics suggested that centrist Sen. Cortez Masto could be a potential challenger to Schatz [for the Senate Democratic Leader position]" puck.news/democrats-tu...
Tick, Tick… Schumer
The embattled Senate minority leader once again faces calls to step down.
puck.news
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
wow they don’t want to replace Schumer with a progressive firebreather who wants to fundamentally reform the senate that’s bananagrams
“When there was only one set of cleat prints I was dropkicking you through the goalposts of life”
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
“When there was only one set of cleat prints I was dropkicking you through the goalposts of life”
If you’re trying to strategically distance yourself from the Democratic Party brand does bus tossing Bill Clinton count or is that only for opposing climate policy and coddling bigots
Breaking News: Pam Bondi assigned a prosecutor to look into Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to prominent Democrats including Bill Clinton, at President Trump’s urging.
Trump Live Updates: Bondi Assigns Prosecutor to Look Into Epstein’s Ties to Prominent Democrats
nyti.ms
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If you’re trying to strategically distance yourself from the Democratic Party brand does bus tossing Bill Clinton count or is that only for opposing climate policy and coddling bigots
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everyone gets so mad at the mods here for doing basic mod shit. sometimes you gotta make a little murder joke and eat a three day ban for it. that’s life baby, there’s beauty in that.
November 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
everyone gets so mad at the mods here for doing basic mod shit. sometimes you gotta make a little murder joke and eat a three day ban for it. that’s life baby, there’s beauty in that.
when you’re about to read some bad takes
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
when you’re about to read some bad takes
Reading from the book of @owillis.bsky.social here but within elite journalism there is a club and if you are a member you get kid gloves
November 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Reading from the book of @owillis.bsky.social here but within elite journalism there is a club and if you are a member you get kid gloves
I volunteer to take over Larry Summers’s non-resident uncompensated fellowship. I assume it’s a hotdesk situation.
A CAP spokesperson tells Dan Boguslaw: "Larry Summers is a non-resident, uncompensated fellow at CAP. We are reviewing this week's disclosures to determine appropriate next steps."
lmao
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
lmao
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
prospect.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I volunteer to take over Larry Summers’s non-resident uncompensated fellowship. I assume it’s a hotdesk situation.
I believe but cannot prove that the fossil fuel industry tracks and infiltrates tons of policy / elected official group chats that are basically invisible to outsiders.
I'm kind of baffled how the "moderates" have apparently all decided to turn against climate policy at once, just as China reaches green electrostate liftoff mode. I thought these people were all about National Greatness and making Hard Choices
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I believe but cannot prove that the fossil fuel industry tracks and infiltrates tons of policy / elected official group chats that are basically invisible to outsiders.
I'm not groggy I just have summoning sickness
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I'm not groggy I just have summoning sickness
Need to keep reminding myself to charge a mental time suck / frustration premium of 20% if I try to buy something off someone on Facebook Marketplace.
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Need to keep reminding myself to charge a mental time suck / frustration premium of 20% if I try to buy something off someone on Facebook Marketplace.
I think my answer to both of these prompts would be having publicly owned and operated armories and shooting ranges in the original spirit of 2A.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I think my answer to both of these prompts would be having publicly owned and operated armories and shooting ranges in the original spirit of 2A.
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Can confirm. I am okay and more motivated than ever to speak up.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
NIH program officer @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social has been placed on admin leave, sources say.
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
Norton has been outspoken about the Trump administration's dismantling of science, and she signed the Bethesda Declaration.
Bhattacharya has said that "science is dead without free speech".
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Can confirm. I am okay and more motivated than ever to speak up.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
Nothing scares this administration more. Their power lies in our silence.
Goofy idea but I want to try putting an electric front wheel on an older tricycle. I want something friends and family who aren't used to cycling can use when they visit.
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Goofy idea but I want to try putting an electric front wheel on an older tricycle. I want something friends and family who aren't used to cycling can use when they visit.