James Vizzard
@jwvizzard.bsky.social
Political science PhD candidate specializing in civ-mil. Husband, father, former gangster for capitalism. Opinions, jokes, hot takes, and other skeets are only mine and not any current or former employer’s.
The guys who go for Chotiner 100% believe they could beat Serena Williams in a singles match or outfight a bear.
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The guys who go for Chotiner 100% believe they could beat Serena Williams in a singles match or outfight a bear.
Christmas is old school prime rib and Yorkshire pudding, but about 50 years ago my mom made clam chowder for Christmas Eve and we've been doing it ever since. Now it's my wife's contribution to Christmas cooking. And we do sausage crêpes for Christmas breakfast.
it fascinates me how most everyone in the U.S. does turkey for Thanksgiving, but we are all over the map as to what we eat for Christmas (as is proper for a hugely diverse nation).
I come from a Christmas prime rib roast family, myself.
I come from a Christmas prime rib roast family, myself.
I also use the bacon method. Although turkey is Christmas dinner where I come from.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Christmas is old school prime rib and Yorkshire pudding, but about 50 years ago my mom made clam chowder for Christmas Eve and we've been doing it ever since. Now it's my wife's contribution to Christmas cooking. And we do sausage crêpes for Christmas breakfast.
This is really good, but it’s way too close to the bone right now. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Opinion | ‘We Had No Idea What Was Coming’: Caring for My Aging Father
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This is really good, but it’s way too close to the bone right now. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
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Why did convoys work?
With apologies for the Buzzfeed-style subtitle...
#navalhistory
evanmwilson.substack.com/p/why-did-co...
With apologies for the Buzzfeed-style subtitle...
#navalhistory
evanmwilson.substack.com/p/why-did-co...
Why did convoys work?
The answer might surprise you (sorry)
evanmwilson.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Why did convoys work?
With apologies for the Buzzfeed-style subtitle...
#navalhistory
evanmwilson.substack.com/p/why-did-co...
With apologies for the Buzzfeed-style subtitle...
#navalhistory
evanmwilson.substack.com/p/why-did-co...
Saw an ad yesterday for an AI tool to build a fantasy sports team with just one click, saving hours of research. I don’t do fantasy sports, but I thought researching and building the team was the whole point?
Fellas, are you worried the other guys aren’t mocking your grilling skills enough?
no it isn’t!!! fuck you!!!
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Saw an ad yesterday for an AI tool to build a fantasy sports team with just one click, saving hours of research. I don’t do fantasy sports, but I thought researching and building the team was the whole point?
I'm not a young person by any measure but I definitely became less depressed and anxious when I stopped using Meta. I miss 2007 Facebook, but 2025 Meta is garbage.
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I'm not a young person by any measure but I definitely became less depressed and anxious when I stopped using Meta. I miss 2007 Facebook, but 2025 Meta is garbage.
Muting "zz" right now is an absolutely rational self-preservation strategy. I will be collateral damage, but I assure you, nothing I post will be worth the risk. I think I cease to exist if I do it, but save yourselves.
November 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Muting "zz" right now is an absolutely rational self-preservation strategy. I will be collateral damage, but I assure you, nothing I post will be worth the risk. I think I cease to exist if I do it, but save yourselves.
Interesting because I know we have at least one mandate to "run something by DOGE first." I guess that's no longer operative?
Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter reut.rs/4abeTdx
Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
The Department of Government Efficiency claimed to have slashed tens of billions of dollars in expenditures, but it was impossible for outside financial experts to verify that because the unit did not provide detailed public accounting of its work.
reut.rs
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Interesting because I know we have at least one mandate to "run something by DOGE first." I guess that's no longer operative?
I'm reading Wolf Hall right now, and man the parallels with Henry's court are a little too on-the-nose.
“‘Destroy MTG’: Trump’s Scorched-Earth Blitz Against the Georgia Congresswoman Is Going to Get Even Nastier”
Zeteo speaks to Trump insiders who reveal the deep sense of betrayal an irate president feels at former MAGA ally Marjorie 'Traitor' Greene:
Zeteo speaks to Trump insiders who reveal the deep sense of betrayal an irate president feels at former MAGA ally Marjorie 'Traitor' Greene:
‘Destroy MTG’: Trump’s Scorched-Earth Blitz Against the Georgia Congresswoman Is Going to Get Even Nastier
Zeteo speaks to Trump insiders who reveal the deep sense of betrayal an irate president feels at former MAGA ally Marjorie 'Traitor' Greene, who crossed him over releasing the Epstein files and more.
zeteo.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I'm reading Wolf Hall right now, and man the parallels with Henry's court are a little too on-the-nose.
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Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
My father told me I had to apply for an ROTC scholarship. I didn't get it, which pissed me off and led me to earn a commission out of spite.
November 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
My father told me I had to apply for an ROTC scholarship. I didn't get it, which pissed me off and led me to earn a commission out of spite.
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I don't really have a conclusion here, other than... I know bold claims do more engagement. But speaking to a large audience and making claims that have the air of certainty and authority about them, creating genuine anxieties and concerns for your readers...
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I don't really have a conclusion here, other than... I know bold claims do more engagement. But speaking to a large audience and making claims that have the air of certainty and authority about them, creating genuine anxieties and concerns for your readers...
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As we enter the end-of-semester stretch, some thoughts about the first full college semester with ubiquitous AI: 🧵 1/3
1. AI can be a very useful helper for some learning, but only for students who already have skills in the area they’re using it for; LEARN TO USE AI, DONT USE AI TO LEARN.
1. AI can be a very useful helper for some learning, but only for students who already have skills in the area they’re using it for; LEARN TO USE AI, DONT USE AI TO LEARN.
November 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
As we enter the end-of-semester stretch, some thoughts about the first full college semester with ubiquitous AI: 🧵 1/3
1. AI can be a very useful helper for some learning, but only for students who already have skills in the area they’re using it for; LEARN TO USE AI, DONT USE AI TO LEARN.
1. AI can be a very useful helper for some learning, but only for students who already have skills in the area they’re using it for; LEARN TO USE AI, DONT USE AI TO LEARN.
Charlie Kirk was extremely controversial and a lot of people didn’t like him, but that doesn’t in any way justify murdering him.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Charlie Kirk was extremely controversial and a lot of people didn’t like him, but that doesn’t in any way justify murdering him.
So would I, but probably for very different reasons.
Rep. Pete Sessions: "Would I love to see Ted Cruz being our presidential nominee for the Republican Party? Yes I would."
November 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
So would I, but probably for very different reasons.
Standing up to the man. www.arlnow.com/2025/11/17/i...
Italian Store aims to hold pasta prices steady amid 107% tariff threat | ARLnow.com
Steel: 50%. Copper: 50%. Cars: up to 25%. But an even bigger Trump-era levy looms: 107% on Italian pasta. Mamma mia. Robert Tramonte called his supplier when he heard the news. The owner of Arlington-...
www.arlnow.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Standing up to the man. www.arlnow.com/2025/11/17/i...
Today I learned Larry Summers is Kenneth Arrow’s nephew.
Yes, Larry Summers = 100% nepo baby.
Uncle Paul Samuelson won the Nobel Prize in Econ.
Uncle Kenneth Arrow won the Nobel Prize in Econ.
Mom & Dad (Anita & Bob) were tenured economists at Penn.
Uncle Paul Samuelson won the Nobel Prize in Econ.
Uncle Kenneth Arrow won the Nobel Prize in Econ.
Mom & Dad (Anita & Bob) were tenured economists at Penn.
November 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Today I learned Larry Summers is Kenneth Arrow’s nephew.
So every president gets to pick one policy they can implement without Congressional action and immune from judicial review.
I feel like that would come as a surprise to the framers.
I feel like that would come as a surprise to the framers.
Bessent on tariffs: "This is one of President Trump's signature policies, and traditionally the Supreme Court does not interfere with a president's signature policy."
November 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
So every president gets to pick one policy they can implement without Congressional action and immune from judicial review.
I feel like that would come as a surprise to the framers.
I feel like that would come as a surprise to the framers.
One of the most depressing things about the American deportation frenzy is that it's also happening in other democracies--it seems like there's no sane place to go. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Man living in Ireland for 19 years to be deported in ‘absolutely cruel’ case, TD tells Dáil
People Before Profit leader Richard Boyd Barrett says Government bowing to groups ‘screaming for mass deportations’
www.irishtimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
One of the most depressing things about the American deportation frenzy is that it's also happening in other democracies--it seems like there's no sane place to go. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Perfect timing, just as we enter the War on Christmas fighting season.
Rev. Woolf is the faith leader in this viral photograph:
November 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Perfect timing, just as we enter the War on Christmas fighting season.
Ah yes, the golden age of healthcare before the ACA ruined it. Back when Hollywood made movies about people becoming terrorists so they could get healthcare for their children. High risk pools were definitely a silver bullet and not a ghetto for sick people.
Tom Emmer: "You're gonna have to create high risk pools again. Just go back where Minnesota was before the ACA."
November 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Ah yes, the golden age of healthcare before the ACA ruined it. Back when Hollywood made movies about people becoming terrorists so they could get healthcare for their children. High risk pools were definitely a silver bullet and not a ghetto for sick people.
Jesus it’s even worse than the headline. He’s trying to exonerate pedophile priests on the grounds they were “homosexuals” rather than pedophiles, as if those are mutually exclusive. Particularly weird in light of the persistent right wing effort to paint ALL LGBTQ people as pedophiles.
Holy shit. They're really doing it. They're doing "actually pedophilia is good now." The debasement of the American Right is complete.
MEGYN KELLY IS RIGHT ABOUT EPSTEIN - Catholic League
Bill Donohue
www.catholicleague.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Jesus it’s even worse than the headline. He’s trying to exonerate pedophile priests on the grounds they were “homosexuals” rather than pedophiles, as if those are mutually exclusive. Particularly weird in light of the persistent right wing effort to paint ALL LGBTQ people as pedophiles.
Why is congresswoman in “ “? No matter what else you think of her, she is unquestionably a member of Congress.
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Why is congresswoman in “ “? No matter what else you think of her, she is unquestionably a member of Congress.
Its Friday night
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Its Friday night
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On this anniversary of the first day of the battle of LZ X-Ray, 14 Nov 1965, let us remember those who served, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Rick Rescorla, born in Cornwall, England, served in the U.S. Army, and died saving people in the Twin Towers, embodied the best of who we are.
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
On this anniversary of the first day of the battle of LZ X-Ray, 14 Nov 1965, let us remember those who served, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Rick Rescorla, born in Cornwall, England, served in the U.S. Army, and died saving people in the Twin Towers, embodied the best of who we are.