Constantine
@ajaxsinger.bsky.social
Teacher, writer, story-coach.
TradPub refugee & failed iconoclast
A story: https://tinyurl.com/k3e23k8a
Another: https://l1nq.com/singerinterrupt
Letter Prize Winning Unpublished Manuscript: https://tinyurl.com/Albertthelast
TradPub refugee & failed iconoclast
A story: https://tinyurl.com/k3e23k8a
Another: https://l1nq.com/singerinterrupt
Letter Prize Winning Unpublished Manuscript: https://tinyurl.com/Albertthelast
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Constantine
@ajaxsinger.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Hi new folks. I follow accounts who a) are experts in their fields, b) journalists with beats I care about, c) amusing, kind, insightful, or any combo thereof, and d) that interact with me in nice ways.
If you want a follow back, be one of those things.
If you want a follow back, be one of those things.
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One more thing. When I wrote about this study showing one-third of Americans don't drive, people were messaging me saying this cannot be true for LA.
In LA County *23 percent* of the population is under 16. Kids are people! We must plan for their movement, just like all nondrivers. Hope that helps!
In LA County *23 percent* of the population is under 16. Kids are people! We must plan for their movement, just like all nondrivers. Hope that helps!
Highly recommend diving into NRDC's study on car access, which @keawilson.bsky.social wrote about here: usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/02/report-16-million-have-no-car-access-at-all
Where Nadir was killed, 14% of LA households are car-free. But the infrastructure does not match that reality
Where Nadir was killed, 14% of LA households are car-free. But the infrastructure does not match that reality
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
One more thing. When I wrote about this study showing one-third of Americans don't drive, people were messaging me saying this cannot be true for LA.
In LA County *23 percent* of the population is under 16. Kids are people! We must plan for their movement, just like all nondrivers. Hope that helps!
In LA County *23 percent* of the population is under 16. Kids are people! We must plan for their movement, just like all nondrivers. Hope that helps!
My LA born-and-raised 20 YO doesn't drive. Only one of her friends knows how. Almost none of my students drive or plan on learning. For millions of people who don't live in valley/westside isolation, LA is a dense and thriving walkable/bikeable/busable metropolis.
One more thing. When I wrote about this study showing one-third of Americans don't drive, people were messaging me saying this cannot be true for LA.
In LA County *23 percent* of the population is under 16. Kids are people! We must plan for their movement, just like all nondrivers. Hope that helps!
In LA County *23 percent* of the population is under 16. Kids are people! We must plan for their movement, just like all nondrivers. Hope that helps!
Highly recommend diving into NRDC's study on car access, which @keawilson.bsky.social wrote about here: usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/02/report-16-million-have-no-car-access-at-all
Where Nadir was killed, 14% of LA households are car-free. But the infrastructure does not match that reality
Where Nadir was killed, 14% of LA households are car-free. But the infrastructure does not match that reality
November 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
My LA born-and-raised 20 YO doesn't drive. Only one of her friends knows how. Almost none of my students drive or plan on learning. For millions of people who don't live in valley/westside isolation, LA is a dense and thriving walkable/bikeable/busable metropolis.
However bad you think this plan might be, it's actually worse.
Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
However bad you think this plan might be, it's actually worse.
Some people insist abuse that they suffered is not abuse so they can avoid thinking of themselves as a victim. Other people are pilot-fish, so drawn to power that they literally swim in the shark's maw to feed off the chum. I don't know which Megyn Kelly is, but therapy only helps one.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Some people insist abuse that they suffered is not abuse so they can avoid thinking of themselves as a victim. Other people are pilot-fish, so drawn to power that they literally swim in the shark's maw to feed off the chum. I don't know which Megyn Kelly is, but therapy only helps one.
I expect Trump to "go big" here. Land strikes up to decapitation and peacekeeping force. A live war would be deeply unpopular, but he already is, and it would allow for the Alien Enemies Act while also rallying MAGA and crowding out all the other Epstein and economy discourse.
"Senior military officials on Wednesday presented President Trump with updated options for potential operations in Venezuela, including strikes on land, according to multiple sources familiar with the meetings at the White House. "
Top officials present Trump with military options for Venezuela in the coming days
The potential operations for Venezuela presented to Trump included options for strikes on land, multiple sources said.
www.cbsnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I expect Trump to "go big" here. Land strikes up to decapitation and peacekeeping force. A live war would be deeply unpopular, but he already is, and it would allow for the Alien Enemies Act while also rallying MAGA and crowding out all the other Epstein and economy discourse.
I, too, struggle to keep my eye on the moral ball of the Epstein saga, losing it sometimes in favor of political drama, but I'm not a major cable news network whose job it is to tell the *actual* story.
Harry Enten: "Nobody is buying what Trump is selling on Epstein. His net approval on it is an absolutely dreadful -39 pts... Far worse than any other major issue.
It isn't improving over time.
Even among the GOP, just 45% (!) approve of the job the Trump admin is doing on the Epstein case."
It isn't improving over time.
Even among the GOP, just 45% (!) approve of the job the Trump admin is doing on the Epstein case."
November 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I, too, struggle to keep my eye on the moral ball of the Epstein saga, losing it sometimes in favor of political drama, but I'm not a major cable news network whose job it is to tell the *actual* story.
100% sure the people arguing it was better to keep the shut-down going through until the Republicans killed the filibuster are well insulated from things like women's health, redefined citizenship, the privatization of SSI, the end of Medicaid, & English-only legislation.
people are being very flip about the possible harms of getting rid of the filibuster *right now* in a way that imo undermines the core case that the Republic is in special peril. it's clearly all downside until 2027 even if you grant electoral backlash! Dems can't have a trifecta until 2029!
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
100% sure the people arguing it was better to keep the shut-down going through until the Republicans killed the filibuster are well insulated from things like women's health, redefined citizenship, the privatization of SSI, the end of Medicaid, & English-only legislation.
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people are being very flip about the possible harms of getting rid of the filibuster *right now* in a way that imo undermines the core case that the Republic is in special peril. it's clearly all downside until 2027 even if you grant electoral backlash! Dems can't have a trifecta until 2029!
November 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
people are being very flip about the possible harms of getting rid of the filibuster *right now* in a way that imo undermines the core case that the Republic is in special peril. it's clearly all downside until 2027 even if you grant electoral backlash! Dems can't have a trifecta until 2029!
The fact that sparing the life of an absolutely objectively innocent man is "shocking" tells you everything you need to know about the death penalty.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) granted clemency to 46-year-old Tremane Wood on Thursday, sparing from execution a man who was sentenced to death for a killing his brother admitted to committing.
www.huffpost.com/entry/treman...
www.huffpost.com/entry/treman...
Tremane Wood Spared From Execution In Shocking Decision
His case marks only the second time Gov. Kevin Stitt has commuted a death sentence since entering office in 2019.
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The fact that sparing the life of an absolutely objectively innocent man is "shocking" tells you everything you need to know about the death penalty.
Zac Segal destroyed people's lives so "Americans" could get the jobs. May he be sentenced to work in a car wash for the rest of his stupid miserable fucking life.
BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
The president of Boston University College Republicans wrote on X he called the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting it detain employees at Allston Car Wash, the site of a Nov. 4 raid w...
dailyfreepress.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Zac Segal destroyed people's lives so "Americans" could get the jobs. May he be sentenced to work in a car wash for the rest of his stupid miserable fucking life.
Take a break from the drip-drip-drip of Epstein corruption to read about the drip-drip-drip of the White House Demolition and Ballroom Construction corruption.
These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump's $300 million White House ballroom
The White House's list of 37 donors to President Donald Trump's $300 million ballroom project includes crypto billionaires, powerful financiers, tobacco companies, tech giants, media companies, longti...
apnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Take a break from the drip-drip-drip of Epstein corruption to read about the drip-drip-drip of the White House Demolition and Ballroom Construction corruption.
Anarcho-capitalism
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Anarcho-capitalism
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one of my pet peeves is people who post about "the MSM stinks" etc but then don't want to be bothered to think about the fact that journalists also need to eat, have health insurance, and even wear shoes.
November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
one of my pet peeves is people who post about "the MSM stinks" etc but then don't want to be bothered to think about the fact that journalists also need to eat, have health insurance, and even wear shoes.
Spent some time with this searching random names -- Woody Allen, Kevin Spacey among others -- and what I'm finding is that there isnt a single email in the bunch that isn't an horrific indictment of everyone involved.
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Spent some time with this searching random names -- Woody Allen, Kevin Spacey among others -- and what I'm finding is that there isnt a single email in the bunch that isn't an horrific indictment of everyone involved.
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If he was still at 85% same-party popularity, I would roll my eyes, but he's at 74% and we have to accept the pain of a little bit of rational hope.
At this point we have to assume that if the Epstein files are released they will
- end the Trump Presidency
- implicate many other prominent Republicans
- destroy the careers of AG Bondi and his other defenders
This is beginning to feel like the greatest scandal in American history.
- end the Trump Presidency
- implicate many other prominent Republicans
- destroy the careers of AG Bondi and his other defenders
This is beginning to feel like the greatest scandal in American history.
Trump has done enormous harm to the country.
He is a deeply corrupt and venal man.
He is wildly unpopular, his agenda more so. He's lost the consent of the governed.
He is old, infirm & clearly no longer mentally competent to run a nation.
It is time now to start talking about him moving on👇
He is a deeply corrupt and venal man.
He is wildly unpopular, his agenda more so. He's lost the consent of the governed.
He is old, infirm & clearly no longer mentally competent to run a nation.
It is time now to start talking about him moving on👇
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 AM
If he was still at 85% same-party popularity, I would roll my eyes, but he's at 74% and we have to accept the pain of a little bit of rational hope.
So the Woody here is Woody Allen, right? There's no way he's not involved is there?
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 AM
So the Woody here is Woody Allen, right? There's no way he's not involved is there?
If he was still at 85% same-party popularity, I would roll my eyes, but he's at 74% and we have to accept the pain of a little bit of rational hope.
At this point we have to assume that if the Epstein files are released they will
- end the Trump Presidency
- implicate many other prominent Republicans
- destroy the careers of AG Bondi and his other defenders
This is beginning to feel like the greatest scandal in American history.
- end the Trump Presidency
- implicate many other prominent Republicans
- destroy the careers of AG Bondi and his other defenders
This is beginning to feel like the greatest scandal in American history.
Trump has done enormous harm to the country.
He is a deeply corrupt and venal man.
He is wildly unpopular, his agenda more so. He's lost the consent of the governed.
He is old, infirm & clearly no longer mentally competent to run a nation.
It is time now to start talking about him moving on👇
He is a deeply corrupt and venal man.
He is wildly unpopular, his agenda more so. He's lost the consent of the governed.
He is old, infirm & clearly no longer mentally competent to run a nation.
It is time now to start talking about him moving on👇
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 AM
If he was still at 85% same-party popularity, I would roll my eyes, but he's at 74% and we have to accept the pain of a little bit of rational hope.
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We run the risk of Mr. Burns syndrome where all of the presidency-ending details get stuck in the doorway and nothing breaks through.
Two days after the 2016 election, Epstein returns to New York City from Paris.
"trump gives many new things to do"
"trump gives many new things to do"
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in paris today, headed for new york. trump gives many new things to do](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreihdhqgstxi3zv42mn4ty37s4s6junmxv6bzu3knosn2l3ochp5llu@jpeg)
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
We run the risk of Mr. Burns syndrome where all of the presidency-ending details get stuck in the doorway and nothing breaks through.
We run the risk of Mr. Burns syndrome where all of the presidency-ending details get stuck in the doorway and nothing breaks through.
Two days after the 2016 election, Epstein returns to New York City from Paris.
"trump gives many new things to do"
"trump gives many new things to do"
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
We run the risk of Mr. Burns syndrome where all of the presidency-ending details get stuck in the doorway and nothing breaks through.
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You know Vance is both trying to work the phones to get more votes, and also realizing that his best shot at becoming President is everyone forgetting he'd be the guy taking over
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
You know Vance is both trying to work the phones to get more votes, and also realizing that his best shot at becoming President is everyone forgetting he'd be the guy taking over
If the House passes the bill with 250 or greater, I think there's a decent chance the Senate gets to 60 and if the Senate gets to 60, Trump vetoes and that where it gets very very interesting.
it's a tail outcome surely, but what's the probability the GOP throws trump under the bus completely based on these files? substantially non-zero, and higher than a weak ago
"Republicans are bracing for a significant chunk of the conference to vote for Rep. Ro Khanna’s (D-Calif.) and Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) Epstein file disclosure bill once it lands on the House floor."
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
If the House passes the bill with 250 or greater, I think there's a decent chance the Senate gets to 60 and if the Senate gets to 60, Trump vetoes and that where it gets very very interesting.
Thomas Massie to CNN on the Epstein files: "This vote is gonna be on your record for longer than Trump is gonna be president. And what are you gonna do in 2028 and 2030 when you're in a debate … and they say, 'How can we trust you? You covered up for a pedophile back in 2025.'"
November 13, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
Remember when Bombshell came out and Megyn pretended women were people and men should have some self-control?
November 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Remember when Bombshell came out and Megyn pretended women were people and men should have some self-control?
Trump has been wildly quiet today. A single, probably AI generated "own-voice" post and then... Nothing.
November 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Trump has been wildly quiet today. A single, probably AI generated "own-voice" post and then... Nothing.