John Leibovitz
@leibovitz.bsky.social
Former regulator, present venture capitalist, future dad band superstar.
Acid Washed Hot Tub is a punk band waiting to be formed by someone
December 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Acid Washed Hot Tub is a punk band waiting to be formed by someone
Which Christian Civilization, Bret? The Catholic kind? Protestant? Lutheran? Calvinist? Huguenot? Quaker? Should they relitigate the Peace of Westphalia? Revisit the Inquisition? Reappoint a Lord Protector? The Enlightenment- in all of its secular and tolerant glory - happened for a reason.
December 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Which Christian Civilization, Bret? The Catholic kind? Protestant? Lutheran? Calvinist? Huguenot? Quaker? Should they relitigate the Peace of Westphalia? Revisit the Inquisition? Reappoint a Lord Protector? The Enlightenment- in all of its secular and tolerant glory - happened for a reason.
What I don’t get about the unitary executive theory….what branch of government does SCOTUS think is next up after Congress gets its time in the barrel? And who is going to protect that third branch if not Congress?
December 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
What I don’t get about the unitary executive theory….what branch of government does SCOTUS think is next up after Congress gets its time in the barrel? And who is going to protect that third branch if not Congress?
Do you think the saudis rip the heads off their Barbie dolls?
December 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Do you think the saudis rip the heads off their Barbie dolls?
This season has been a slow mo car crash
December 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
This season has been a slow mo car crash
We can all look forward to historic senate debates about…the North American phone numbering system
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
We can all look forward to historic senate debates about…the North American phone numbering system
Not to mention that the power to adjudicate the constitution - unmentioned in the Constitution - was itself asserted by the special caste of lawyers!
December 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Not to mention that the power to adjudicate the constitution - unmentioned in the Constitution - was itself asserted by the special caste of lawyers!
The correct usage is “Well, actually…”
December 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The correct usage is “Well, actually…”
Who’s to say that Donald Trump is a citizen, after all, his own ancestors were immigrants.
December 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Who’s to say that Donald Trump is a citizen, after all, his own ancestors were immigrants.
One Justice for every circuit court of appeals (so, 13 justices) is completely precedented.
December 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
One Justice for every circuit court of appeals (so, 13 justices) is completely precedented.
This was the headline when Marbury v Madison was decided.
December 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This was the headline when Marbury v Madison was decided.
He would certainly be a dodge charger with tinted windows
November 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
He would certainly be a dodge charger with tinted windows
This sounds like something President Business might say
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This sounds like something President Business might say
It’s time to replace them with RefGPT
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM
It’s time to replace them with RefGPT
It’s also not the bureaucracy that’s the problem. Bureaucrats are usually charged by political leaders with threading needles, squaring circles, and pointing out that the sky isn’t, technically, blue *in this particular instance*. And they do a very good job of it because they are professionals.
November 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
It’s also not the bureaucracy that’s the problem. Bureaucrats are usually charged by political leaders with threading needles, squaring circles, and pointing out that the sky isn’t, technically, blue *in this particular instance*. And they do a very good job of it because they are professionals.
Just as soon as they find the file in his bathroom filing cabinet
November 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Just as soon as they find the file in his bathroom filing cabinet
Trump’s Pardon Policy: “When you’re a star you can do anything”
November 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Trump’s Pardon Policy: “When you’re a star you can do anything”
If that’s St. Peter’s it must be innie pope.
November 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If that’s St. Peter’s it must be innie pope.
Innie Pope or Outie Pope?
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Innie Pope or Outie Pope?
The House needs to be expanded - 1 rep per 800,000 voters is too small.
November 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The House needs to be expanded - 1 rep per 800,000 voters is too small.
Immigration is the wellspring of grit and drive that has always propelled the American economy.
November 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Immigration is the wellspring of grit and drive that has always propelled the American economy.