The Vitz
@itsthevitz.bsky.social
Former regulator, present venture capitalist, future dad band superstar.
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This is being done in the name of keeping Americans "safe."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Men deported from US bound and beaten in Equatorial Guinea detention hotel, lawyers say
Group trapped at Hotel Bamy after US removal as rights groups sound alarm over poor conditions and violence
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
This is being done in the name of keeping Americans "safe."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
In the summer of 1992 I had tickets to see Spinal Tap’s Break Like the Wind tour at the Tower Theater in Philly. The day of I had a term paper for a summer seminar I was taking at Penn. Unfortunately, I got a massive case of writer’s block and had to stay up all night finishing the paper.
In the summer of 1993, a friend asked me if I wanted to see a band called Radiohead at a place called the Library Cafe. They had a song I liked that had been getting some airplay, but they felt like a one-hit wonder to me at the time, and I passed up the ticket.
How about this? Best concerts that you ALMOST got to see but DIDN’T.
Include reasons if you like:
Rolling Stones (play rehearsal)
Johnny Cash (I dallied)
R.E.M. (play performance)
Nirvana (canceled, college declined to pay requested $500 appearance fee)
Include reasons if you like:
Rolling Stones (play rehearsal)
Johnny Cash (I dallied)
R.E.M. (play performance)
Nirvana (canceled, college declined to pay requested $500 appearance fee)
August 31, 2026 at 1:39 AM
In the summer of 1992 I had tickets to see Spinal Tap’s Break Like the Wind tour at the Tower Theater in Philly. The day of I had a term paper for a summer seminar I was taking at Penn. Unfortunately, I got a massive case of writer’s block and had to stay up all night finishing the paper.
Has anyone heard from Mitch McConnell lately?
August 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Has anyone heard from Mitch McConnell lately?
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Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio are being required to wear ankle monitors and turn their passports over to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/14/h...
Haitians in Springfield are required to report to Ohio's ICE offices and wear ankle monitors • Ohio Capital Journal
Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio are being required to wear ankle monitors and turn their passports over to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
August 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio are being required to wear ankle monitors and turn their passports over to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/14/h...
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Who's going to buy into the gigantic IPOs of companies with no profits and questionable paths to profitability, such as SpaceX and OpenAI?
You will, through your employer's retirement plan, writes @jmackin2.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
You will, through your employer's retirement plan, writes @jmackin2.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
Stock Indexes Are Contorting Themselves to Include SpaceX and OpenAI
Index funds holding trillions of dollars of 401(k)s and other investments are rushing to change their rules as the IPOs of SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic draw closer.
www.wsj.com
May 3, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Who's going to buy into the gigantic IPOs of companies with no profits and questionable paths to profitability, such as SpaceX and OpenAI?
You will, through your employer's retirement plan, writes @jmackin2.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
You will, through your employer's retirement plan, writes @jmackin2.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
Let's stipulate that gerrymandering sucks and there should be a national ban. That said, when people say an 11-1 blue/red map in Virginia is unrepresentative, they are making a basic assumption: that the reps in these districts will always vote party line rather than follow constituent preferences.
April 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Let's stipulate that gerrymandering sucks and there should be a national ban. That said, when people say an 11-1 blue/red map in Virginia is unrepresentative, they are making a basic assumption: that the reps in these districts will always vote party line rather than follow constituent preferences.
Trump has shown throughout his career that he only has one strategy: escalate until things fall apart then leave someone else holding the bag
April 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Trump has shown throughout his career that he only has one strategy: escalate until things fall apart then leave someone else holding the bag
This Weekend at Bernie’s / Back to the Future 3 crossover is terrible
April 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
This Weekend at Bernie’s / Back to the Future 3 crossover is terrible
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We first unmasked (or not—Donahue never actually covers his face) two CBP agents in November at great personal risk as two reporters who have been repeatedly targeted by the feds, including with assaults and arrest.
Since then, more and more outlets have felt comfortable naming agents:
Since then, more and more outlets have felt comfortable naming agents:
Identified: federal agents who pointed gun, punched detainee in Evanston
Unraveled has verified a hate speech-laden X account belonging to U.S. Border Patrol agent Timothy Donahue, who was seen in numerous viral videos during Operation Midway Blitz. He and another agent, T...
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April 2, 2026 at 2:32 PM
We first unmasked (or not—Donahue never actually covers his face) two CBP agents in November at great personal risk as two reporters who have been repeatedly targeted by the feds, including with assaults and arrest.
Since then, more and more outlets have felt comfortable naming agents:
Since then, more and more outlets have felt comfortable naming agents:
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This is about escorting people through a narrow body of water so really it should be Operation Ford Escort
March 11, 2026 at 12:23 AM
This is about escorting people through a narrow body of water so really it should be Operation Ford Escort
Shocked shocked shocked that the first one to go is a woman
March 5, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Shocked shocked shocked that the first one to go is a woman
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
Trump: “People are saying that Chuck Schumer had a Martian brain implant”
MAGA faithful: Chuck Schumer has a Martian brain!
Epstein Files: “Trump, Trump, Trump, Trumpity Trump Trump Trump”
MAGA: “It’s a media hoax!”
Now tell me who really has “Trump Derangement Syndrome?”
MAGA faithful: Chuck Schumer has a Martian brain!
Epstein Files: “Trump, Trump, Trump, Trumpity Trump Trump Trump”
MAGA: “It’s a media hoax!”
Now tell me who really has “Trump Derangement Syndrome?”
January 31, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Trump: “People are saying that Chuck Schumer had a Martian brain implant”
MAGA faithful: Chuck Schumer has a Martian brain!
Epstein Files: “Trump, Trump, Trump, Trumpity Trump Trump Trump”
MAGA: “It’s a media hoax!”
Now tell me who really has “Trump Derangement Syndrome?”
MAGA faithful: Chuck Schumer has a Martian brain!
Epstein Files: “Trump, Trump, Trump, Trumpity Trump Trump Trump”
MAGA: “It’s a media hoax!”
Now tell me who really has “Trump Derangement Syndrome?”
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Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Grateful to @geneweingarten.bsky.social for bringing up a story of a murder in the Civil Rights era that I had never heard of, one that has particular relevance right now.
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This Has Happened Before
Viola Liuzzo was 39 years old when she was murdered. It was March 25, 1965.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Grateful to @geneweingarten.bsky.social for bringing up a story of a murder in the Civil Rights era that I had never heard of, one that has particular relevance right now.
geneweingarten.substack.com/p/this-has-h...
geneweingarten.substack.com/p/this-has-h...
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Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
January 12, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
To declare that a 90-year-old precedent is unconstitutional is to declare that is has been unconstitutional for all of those 90 years and three generations of judges were just too ignorant to understand the truth. This is the height of arrogance.
December 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
To declare that a 90-year-old precedent is unconstitutional is to declare that is has been unconstitutional for all of those 90 years and three generations of judges were just too ignorant to understand the truth. This is the height of arrogance.
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Trump's secret police vandalize houses and cars, assault citizens, fire potential lethal weapons for the hell of it, and assault children, often as sexual predators... and claim impunity for all of this. CATO proposes the fix. In the meantime it's essential to document all these crimes rigorously.
What Good Is a Right Without a Remedy?
Flagrant civil rights abuses are enabled by a legal scheme that makes it all but impossible to sue federal agents for constitutional violations and shields them with immunity should that barrier ever ...
www.cato.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Trump's secret police vandalize houses and cars, assault citizens, fire potential lethal weapons for the hell of it, and assault children, often as sexual predators... and claim impunity for all of this. CATO proposes the fix. In the meantime it's essential to document all these crimes rigorously.
Right now ChatGPT is working overtime summarizing someone’s emails
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Right now ChatGPT is working overtime summarizing someone’s emails
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House