☀️ Jon Schwarz ☀️
@schwarz.bsky.social
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Larry Summers was 64 years old when he had this email exchange with Jeffrey Epstein. It truly goes to show that every human being, no matter their age, wealth and power, is secretly an insecure 12 years old.
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Larry Summers was 64 years old when he had this email exchange with Jeffrey Epstein. It truly goes to show that every human being, no matter their age, wealth and power, is secretly an insecure 12 years old.
Here we see a mushroom that is unfortunately afflicted with drapetomania.* It shall be eaten first, both as punishment for its defiance and as a warning to other mushrooms who may be tempted to make a similar bid for freedom.
*You can look it up
*You can look it up
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Here we see a mushroom that is unfortunately afflicted with drapetomania.* It shall be eaten first, both as punishment for its defiance and as a warning to other mushrooms who may be tempted to make a similar bid for freedom.
*You can look it up
*You can look it up
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Everyone is dunking on poor Noah Smith for getting lost and frustrated at Heathrow Airport and blaming him, which is victim-blaming and I am quite disappointed in all of you. Put the blame squarely where it belongs: on whoever failed to pin his name and destination to his sweater-vest.
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Everyone is dunking on poor Noah Smith for getting lost and frustrated at Heathrow Airport and blaming him, which is victim-blaming and I am quite disappointed in all of you. Put the blame squarely where it belongs: on whoever failed to pin his name and destination to his sweater-vest.
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I had no idea what this was about, thankfully, so I did a search and I love this travel site completely dunking on Smith for his... inability to follow basic signage. onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I had no idea what this was about, thankfully, so I did a search and I love this travel site completely dunking on Smith for his... inability to follow basic signage. onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
History may record that America was a fervent supporter of the proto-Al Qaeda in the 1980s, then there was a brief falling out following 9/11, and then we went right back to being fervent supporters of Al Qaeda
November 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
History may record that America was a fervent supporter of the proto-Al Qaeda in the 1980s, then there was a brief falling out following 9/11, and then we went right back to being fervent supporters of Al Qaeda
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My latest.
I've been quiet recently, I know.
A lot of people have said that getting fired from the Washington Post is a "badge of honor".
It's....complicated.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
I've been quiet recently, I know.
A lot of people have said that getting fired from the Washington Post is a "badge of honor".
It's....complicated.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
Is getting fired from mainstream media a "badge of honor"?
On angel numbers, capture of the media and the purge of non-white journalists
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My latest.
I've been quiet recently, I know.
A lot of people have said that getting fired from the Washington Post is a "badge of honor".
It's....complicated.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
I've been quiet recently, I know.
A lot of people have said that getting fired from the Washington Post is a "badge of honor".
It's....complicated.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
I am like Larry Summers, in the sense that I too am a free speech absolutist with the narrow exception of when people say things I don't like
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I am like Larry Summers, in the sense that I too am a free speech absolutist with the narrow exception of when people say things I don't like
Why did I vote for Trump in 2024? The fact is I am a one-issue voter, and that issue is that I hate Latin American fishermen and want America to murder them.
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Why did I vote for Trump in 2024? The fact is I am a one-issue voter, and that issue is that I hate Latin American fishermen and want America to murder them.
On Veterans Day I always remember my grandfather, who fought in World War II. We hear a lot about the men who landed at Normandy, but let's also recall heroes like my grandfather, who as his diary records was then still in England, playing baseball & attending lectures on VD.
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
On Veterans Day I always remember my grandfather, who fought in World War II. We hear a lot about the men who landed at Normandy, but let's also recall heroes like my grandfather, who as his diary records was then still in England, playing baseball & attending lectures on VD.
It's not that significant that Paul Sperry is a gutter bigot. But he's a gutter bigot connected to the respectable corporate right. He was a fellow at the Hoover Institution, part of Stanford. Its current president is Condoleezza Rice.
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It's not that significant that Paul Sperry is a gutter bigot. But he's a gutter bigot connected to the respectable corporate right. He was a fellow at the Hoover Institution, part of Stanford. Its current president is Condoleezza Rice.
I appreciate Thomas Massie's principles, but it's important to understand that he is largely out of his mind and unable to distinguish fantasy like this from reality
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I appreciate Thomas Massie's principles, but it's important to understand that he is largely out of his mind and unable to distinguish fantasy like this from reality
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second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
In a world full of terrible news, the collapsing price of solar energy — which makes it possible for some people in, eg, Jamaica to make use of it — is the best news possible. Here's a gift link if you'd like to be optimistic about the future: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
After Jamaica’s Disastrous Storm, Solar Power Is a Bright Spot
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
In a world full of terrible news, the collapsing price of solar energy — which makes it possible for some people in, eg, Jamaica to make use of it — is the best news possible. Here's a gift link if you'd like to be optimistic about the future: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
Trump says he's about to unveil a fantastic new healthcare plan for everyone with lower costs, better coverage, etc. He first said this just before he was inaugurated in 2017, more than eight years ago. washingtonpost.com/politics/tru...
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Trump says he's about to unveil a fantastic new healthcare plan for everyone with lower costs, better coverage, etc. He first said this just before he was inaugurated in 2017, more than eight years ago. washingtonpost.com/politics/tru...
It's funny to see people like Larry Summers flailing about, spending their lives calling for students to think critically and then being outraged when students use their critical thinking skills about Israel
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
It's funny to see people like Larry Summers flailing about, spending their lives calling for students to think critically and then being outraged when students use their critical thinking skills about Israel
Palestinian diplomat Saeb Erekat died five years ago today. Here's a funny story about Bill Clinton's vicious lies about his "parameters" for a peace deal in early 2001. Both sides said yes, both had reservations. Ever since then Clinton's lied & said Arafat rejected the deal.
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Palestinian diplomat Saeb Erekat died five years ago today. Here's a funny story about Bill Clinton's vicious lies about his "parameters" for a peace deal in early 2001. Both sides said yes, both had reservations. Ever since then Clinton's lied & said Arafat rejected the deal.
Has anyone in human history before me ever made roasted leeks drizzled with tahini? Will I be hailed by future generations for this work of innovation and genius?
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Has anyone in human history before me ever made roasted leeks drizzled with tahini? Will I be hailed by future generations for this work of innovation and genius?
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Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas
Did you know 50% of boys develop breast buds—ie, hard lumps under your nipples—at the start of puberty? This happened to me, and when I went to the doctor he said, "I bet you were scared you were turning into a girl!" I thought: no, I was scared I was dying of cancer, you idiot.
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Did you know 50% of boys develop breast buds—ie, hard lumps under your nipples—at the start of puberty? This happened to me, and when I went to the doctor he said, "I bet you were scared you were turning into a girl!" I thought: no, I was scared I was dying of cancer, you idiot.
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Trump seems to have been sleeping at the White House for longer than we realized. Rip Van Trump missed 20 years of debate on health care reform substack.com/home/post/p-...
Rip Van Winkle Comes to the White House: Trump Goes After “Money Sucking” Insurance Companies
There is an old child’s tale about Rip Van Winkle.
substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Trump seems to have been sleeping at the White House for longer than we realized. Rip Van Trump missed 20 years of debate on health care reform substack.com/home/post/p-...
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40 men Trump sent to CECOT tell the NYT they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. The details are worse than you can imagine.
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
40 men Trump sent to CECOT tell the NYT they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. The details are worse than you can imagine.
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
After the 2016 election, I wrote this, about how Chuck Schumer was the worst possible Democratic leader at the worst possible time. He still is! theintercept.com/2016/11/14/c...
Chuck Schumer: The Worst Possible Democratic Leader at the Worst Possible Time
The soon-to-be top elected Democrat might as well have been grown in a lab to be exactly the wrong face for opposition to Donald Trump.
theintercept.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
After the 2016 election, I wrote this, about how Chuck Schumer was the worst possible Democratic leader at the worst possible time. He still is! theintercept.com/2016/11/14/c...
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The centrists in the Senate Democratic caucus saw that the country was rallying to the party in the 2025 elections and resolved that they would do anything they could to kill that momentum.
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The centrists in the Senate Democratic caucus saw that the country was rallying to the party in the 2025 elections and resolved that they would do anything they could to kill that momentum.
I recently made this delicious salad, using fresh broccoli sprouts in place of lettuce. Note the presence of adult broccoli as well, so the adults and little ones could spend some time together before they were all fed together screaming into my family's maw.
November 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I recently made this delicious salad, using fresh broccoli sprouts in place of lettuce. Note the presence of adult broccoli as well, so the adults and little ones could spend some time together before they were all fed together screaming into my family's maw.
"We lost NY." The US right is always desperately afraid of losing things. Remember when the US "lost China" in 1949 to the people who lived in China.
November 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"We lost NY." The US right is always desperately afraid of losing things. Remember when the US "lost China" in 1949 to the people who lived in China.