Nathan Casebolt
@nwcasebolt.bsky.social
Senior software engineer. Bills fan. Huskers fan. History enthusiast. Dabbler in Greek philosophy. Amateur theologian. Often wrong, but with flair. Just trying to get through life without making anything worse. nwcasebolt.substack.com
Pinned
Now that we're in the Age of Trump, I feel Janeway's energy.
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Every Epstein email is like
> down . waht if up ? . smae difection
or
> hey just wanted to reach out about our crimes and the following accomplices
> down . waht if up ? . smae difection
or
> hey just wanted to reach out about our crimes and the following accomplices
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Every Epstein email is like
> down . waht if up ? . smae difection
or
> hey just wanted to reach out about our crimes and the following accomplices
> down . waht if up ? . smae difection
or
> hey just wanted to reach out about our crimes and the following accomplices
LOLOL the situation room
Q: "Why are White House officials…meeting with Rep. Boebert in an effort to try to get her to not sign this petition calling for the release of the [Epstein] files?"
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
LOLOL the situation room
A Tale of Two Cities
I always loved reading, but had no interest in stuffy classics. Had to read one for school though, and ATOTC was short. It confused and annoyed me, and then it shattered me and left me in tears. I’ve had a torrid love affair with classic lit for 30+ years because of that book.
I always loved reading, but had no interest in stuffy classics. Had to read one for school though, and ATOTC was short. It confused and annoyed me, and then it shattered me and left me in tears. I’ve had a torrid love affair with classic lit for 30+ years because of that book.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
A Tale of Two Cities
I always loved reading, but had no interest in stuffy classics. Had to read one for school though, and ATOTC was short. It confused and annoyed me, and then it shattered me and left me in tears. I’ve had a torrid love affair with classic lit for 30+ years because of that book.
I always loved reading, but had no interest in stuffy classics. Had to read one for school though, and ATOTC was short. It confused and annoyed me, and then it shattered me and left me in tears. I’ve had a torrid love affair with classic lit for 30+ years because of that book.
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we are going to win
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
we are going to win
Yes, he’s dumb. Yes, he’s evil. Yes, someone evil whispered this in his ear and he’s being a parrot. But the basic explanation is more mundane: he’s never in his life held a conversation with someone forced to rely on food stamps. We elected a “man of the people” who doesn’t know how the 99% live.
Trump claims that food stamps "puts the country in jeopardy. People that are able-bodied can do a job, they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up, it's easier."
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Yes, he’s dumb. Yes, he’s evil. Yes, someone evil whispered this in his ear and he’s being a parrot. But the basic explanation is more mundane: he’s never in his life held a conversation with someone forced to rely on food stamps. We elected a “man of the people” who doesn’t know how the 99% live.
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I always remind myself to be the American that Japanese anime thinks I am. 🥹
November 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I always remind myself to be the American that Japanese anime thinks I am. 🥹
Even odds Trump tore down the East Wing because someone told him Black slaves built the White House.
“woke” is when you acknowledge that black people have contributed to the united states
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Even odds Trump tore down the East Wing because someone told him Black slaves built the White House.
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I need to emphasize what I say down-thread: this is a temporary, procedural move known as an administrative stay issued in haste by Justice Jackson.
Little to nothing should be read into this ruling for how SCOTUS might ultimately rule on SNAP—either way.
Little to nothing should be read into this ruling for how SCOTUS might ultimately rule on SNAP—either way.
BREAKING: the Supreme Court has granted Trump administration’s request.
So the justices will weigh the irreparable harm to the government of having to transfer the funds against the irreparable harm of tens of millions of people not eating
November 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I need to emphasize what I say down-thread: this is a temporary, procedural move known as an administrative stay issued in haste by Justice Jackson.
Little to nothing should be read into this ruling for how SCOTUS might ultimately rule on SNAP—either way.
Little to nothing should be read into this ruling for how SCOTUS might ultimately rule on SNAP—either way.
Breyer’s Making Our Democracy Work argues that trust, pragmatism, and good faith—not rigid textualism—keep our republic alive. A thoughtful case for judicial humility in polarized times. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/making-our...
Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View
Stephen Breyer
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October 31, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Breyer’s Making Our Democracy Work argues that trust, pragmatism, and good faith—not rigid textualism—keep our republic alive. A thoughtful case for judicial humility in polarized times. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/making-our...
Should’ve been two in the fridge
October 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Should’ve been two in the fridge
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I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives
October 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives
Humanity brings its demons to the stars in Abaddon’s Gate, where faith meets vengeance at the edge of the unknown. Abraham and Franck ask whether hell awaits us—or travels with us. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/abaddons-g...
Abaddon's Gate (The Expanse #3)
James S. A. Corey
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October 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Humanity brings its demons to the stars in Abaddon’s Gate, where faith meets vengeance at the edge of the unknown. Abraham and Franck ask whether hell awaits us—or travels with us. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/abaddons-g...
Marx saw how industry deformed humanity—and he wasn’t wrong. His critique of greed, labor, and power still hits home, even if his cure proved another form of disease. A flawed prophet, but one whose message still matters. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/capital-a-...
Capital: A Critique of Political Economy: Volume I: The Process of Production of Capital
Karl Marx
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October 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Marx saw how industry deformed humanity—and he wasn’t wrong. His critique of greed, labor, and power still hits home, even if his cure proved another form of disease. A flawed prophet, but one whose message still matters. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/capital-a-...
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Vibe shift in the culture towards earnestness
October 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Vibe shift in the culture towards earnestness
I’m connected to a lot of MAGA or MAGA-adjacent folks on Facebook. The volume of butt-hurt whistling past the graveyard after Saturday’s “No Kings” protest is delightful.
October 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I’m connected to a lot of MAGA or MAGA-adjacent folks on Facebook. The volume of butt-hurt whistling past the graveyard after Saturday’s “No Kings” protest is delightful.
Bessent: "This crazy No Kings rally this weekend, which is gonna be the farthest left, the hardest core, the most unhinged in the Democratic Party, which is a big title. No Kings equals no paychecks."
October 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The end of Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series is perfect.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The end of Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series is perfect.
Faith and politics make uneasy partners. Jonathan Leeman offers a framework for Christian engagement in public life—grounded in humility, conviction, and the image of the church as an embassy of a higher kingdom. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/how-the-na...
How the Nations Rage: Rethinking Faith and Politics in a Divided Age
Jonathan Leeman
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October 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Faith and politics make uneasy partners. Jonathan Leeman offers a framework for Christian engagement in public life—grounded in humility, conviction, and the image of the church as an embassy of a higher kingdom. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/how-the-na...
Listening live to the White House Antifa “listening session”. They’re trying mightily to turn Kirk’s murder into their Reichstag fire.
This is such small potatoes. Nothing they say aligns with anything real. So it won’t work, and they have nothing else. NOTHING.
Pour one out for the sad fascists.
This is such small potatoes. Nothing they say aligns with anything real. So it won’t work, and they have nothing else. NOTHING.
Pour one out for the sad fascists.
October 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Listening live to the White House Antifa “listening session”. They’re trying mightily to turn Kirk’s murder into their Reichstag fire.
This is such small potatoes. Nothing they say aligns with anything real. So it won’t work, and they have nothing else. NOTHING.
Pour one out for the sad fascists.
This is such small potatoes. Nothing they say aligns with anything real. So it won’t work, and they have nothing else. NOTHING.
Pour one out for the sad fascists.
A glimpse into Aztec urban life through Sahagún’s eyes—how fathers, craftsmen, and merchants upheld a society built on order, justice, and shared duty in the bustling markets of Tenochtitlan. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/florentine...
Florentine Codex: Book 10: The People (Florentine Codex #10)
Bernardino de Sahagún
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October 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
A glimpse into Aztec urban life through Sahagún’s eyes—how fathers, craftsmen, and merchants upheld a society built on order, justice, and shared duty in the bustling markets of Tenochtitlan. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/florentine...
A slapstick romp through the Everglades: gold, crooks, viral fame, and a python challenge like no other. Not high literature—just Dave Barry doing what he does best: chaos and laughs in South Florida. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/swamp-story
Swamp Story
Dave Barry
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October 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
A slapstick romp through the Everglades: gold, crooks, viral fame, and a python challenge like no other. Not high literature—just Dave Barry doing what he does best: chaos and laughs in South Florida. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/swamp-story
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I honestly think Trump is operating outside of normal politics right now. He is relying on propaganda and an unwavering floor of support. As long as the GOP in Congress remains loyal, I'm not sure traditional popular approval dynamics matter.
Not sure why Trump wants to own 100% of that looming nightmare when Dems are offering him a way to avoid it. The GOP will never give in on the Medicaid cuts, but it seems like the ACA stuff could be a face-saving out for both sides. 2/3
October 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I honestly think Trump is operating outside of normal politics right now. He is relying on propaganda and an unwavering floor of support. As long as the GOP in Congress remains loyal, I'm not sure traditional popular approval dynamics matter.
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Please. My viziers. They’re scheming.
September 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Please. My viziers. They’re scheming.
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My theory is, they thought they could ride the Kirk stuff all the way home, they started all this final game fascist stuff rolling, and.
They're too excited to stop it, even realizing the political capital went poof with Kimmel.
Their blood got pumping and by God they're gonna try it
They're too excited to stop it, even realizing the political capital went poof with Kimmel.
Their blood got pumping and by God they're gonna try it
Bondi: "Under President Trump's leadership, there is ZERO TOLERANCE for political violence and domestic terrorism. I am deploying federal agents to ICE facilities around the country. If you so much as touch one of our federal officers, you will go to prison."
September 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
My theory is, they thought they could ride the Kirk stuff all the way home, they started all this final game fascist stuff rolling, and.
They're too excited to stop it, even realizing the political capital went poof with Kimmel.
Their blood got pumping and by God they're gonna try it
They're too excited to stop it, even realizing the political capital went poof with Kimmel.
Their blood got pumping and by God they're gonna try it
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Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk
Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk
NEW YORK—Insisting your fate was sealed the moment you clicked the link, a report released Tuesday found that you will be fired for reading this headline about Charlie Kirk. “Shortly after you navigat...
theonion.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk