J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 11/03/2025I used Samsung's AI photo editor to remove unwanted items. Which is better? Original or Edited? 110
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 11/03/2025I staring at this... and I know BLATZ doesn't fit, but it's the only word I can think of. 220
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 08/03/2025PSA: Two 3-piece cod meals and one 2-piece walleye from Culver's is way too much for two adults and two kids. Two 3-piece meals would have been more than enough. 000
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 07/03/2025One of my daughters just yelled at the other, "That's a lie! That's a bald-headed lie!!!" 020
Reposted by J O L T ZWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 05/02/2025In hindsight I think a generation of scholars and activists made a massive mistake in assuming that the conditions of (a, yes, deeply flawed in many ways) liberal democracy as the floor, the worst things could get, and so felt free to portray them in worst possible light. Whoops! 16801126
Reposted by J O L T ZSam @samd.bsky.social · 24/01/2025every single Democrat who supports RFK Jr. should be immediately primaried and forever ostracized there is literally zero excuse for supporting an antivaxxer who has already racked up a death count of dead Samoan infants 727329
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 22/01/2025I disagree with AOC on plenty of policy, but I f'ing love the way she communicates. Succinct, easy to understand, a clear right and wrong that a vast majority of Americans agrees with. It's beautiful. 040
Reposted by J O L T ZPush The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 21/01/2025“Respect the neighborhood scale” is such a bullshit planner invented concept of asking people to not build big buildings. Architects need to stop catering to it 41039
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Of course there was a guy at Metro Market in shorts today. Wouldn't be Wisconsin if you don't see a shorts guy in sub-zero temps. 020
Reposted by J O L T ZBenjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · 16/01/2025I think about this Bo Burnham lyric all the time these days 1122
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 14/01/2025My wife introduced me to the music of Graham Lindsey when we met. He's a great singer-songwriter from Madison, WI. We actually named our dog Viola after one of his songs. But man, I feel bad that every time he gets googled, all the results are for Lindsey Graham. 110
Reposted by J O L T ZIsaac Rowlett @isaacrowlett.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Milwaukee, which used to be the second most densely populated city in the nation behind NYC 510913
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 11/01/2025I love this picture. We're really not too far apart, Milwaukee and Chicago 030
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Being from the US, I knew 24 Sussex was the residence for the PM, but literally nothing else about it. Nobody's lived in it for 10 years?! Would Canadians be upset or relieved if it was torn down and rebuilt? It's not my place to have an opinion on whether they renovate or rebuild, but do something. 100
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 11/01/2025My friend has lived in LA over 20 years, but you can never take the Wisconsin out. 040
Reposted by J O L T ZKnow Your Meme @knowyourmeme.com · 09/01/2025On this day 12 years ago, @kcg.bsky.social posted the “This is Fine” comic. 101112234281
Reposted by J O L T ZNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 09/01/2025These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer. These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP. You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇 www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph... 7825168114114
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Joe Biden did a lot of things right as president, but he also made some terrible mistakes. Appointing Merrick Garland is pretty high up on the list of his worst decisions. 010
Reposted by J O L T ZAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 07/01/2025The fact that no news channel is discussing the kidnapping of the venezuela oppositions son, but Trump and Greenland is all over, just means it will be four years of the same BS trap 617159773102
Reposted by J O L T Z21st Century Schizoid Tran @grayathena.bsky.social · 07/01/2025to be clear this is not a bit, even I wouldn't be so brazenly hypocritical in the same thread 0693
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Wait... there's an Insest Row somewhere in Green Bay? I'm so confused. 000
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 20/12/2024I'm a very moderate, center-left Democrat, and I f'ing hated almost every issue Kyrsten Sinema decided to buck the party on. There are plenty of times I'd like a moderate to speak up, but Sinema always found a way to choose terrible wedge issues. Good riddance. 011
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 20/12/2024I have some time before my flight and thought I'd go for a walk by my hotel. See anything missing? No sidewalk on either side of the street. Ohio 100
Reposted by J O L T ZTheOmniZaddy 🌹🔰🏗️ @theomnizaddy.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Can’t believe this nation used to use Chinese logographs (less than 5% of the population) bsky.app/profile/theo... 192
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 18/12/2024I gotta say, @natevomhof.bsky.social 's photos looked amazing at MARN in the 3rd Ward tonight. I was like, "I know him! ... well, I don't actually know him, but I've been looking at his beautiful art for a few years now." There was also a fantastic shot from @bertlauderdale.bsky.social there too. 171
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 18/12/2024I got interviewed on the street by Gideon Verdin from TMJ4 while walking my dogs. Tldr, hikes in property taxes are hard to swallow but sometimes necessary. I also mentioned that my taxes went down slightly this year even though the assessment went up significantly. www.tmj4.com/news/propert...tmj4.comShorewood residents react to 6.77% property tax hike: Balancing services and costsAs one of the highest property taxes in the area, Shorewood is no stranger to budget discussions. In its 2025 budget, the village approved a property tax hike—sparking mixed reactions among residents. 021
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Pop culture kinda sucked when I was 10. It didn't get good until around when I was 14 010
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 17/12/2024If you haven't deleted your Twitter account completely, head back over there to vote for the worst tweets of 2024. There are some doozies 110
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 17/12/2024I heard Alex Edelman interviewed on a podcast, I don't know, it seems like years ago now. It was a great interview, but I hadn't heard his full stand-up routine describing his experience of being a Jew who went to a Nazi meeting in Queens until tonight. It was fucking brilliant. 100
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 16/12/2024The Seahawks uniforms are so unbelievably terrible. Seriously, maybe the worst I've ever seen. And there have been plenty of bad uniforms. 010
Reposted by J O L T ZBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 15/12/2024It’s true that medieval people were very ignorant compared to us today. For instance, they would panic over mysterious apparitions in the sky, or believe that a strongman leader was blessed by God. 132120548
Reposted by J O L T ZMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 15/12/2024The mercantilism is neither good foreign policy nor good domestic politics, & I will never understand why Joe Biden fell for such bad advice from Jake Sullivan & Katherine Tai, after winning the 2020 primary & election by seemingly not doing so, episode 32,965 bsky.app/profile/mcop... 2165
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 11/12/2024What they offer: $14 for a burger and fries What I want: a la carte burger for $10 and fries for $4 What I don't want: a la carte burger for $14 and fries for $4 000
Reposted by J O L T ZWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 08/12/2024I feel like it’s so effective when cops do this because the side most ready to critique police misconduct is uncomfortable calling for police to do more enforcement, and the side generally in favor of enforcement will let cops get away with anything. 541359
Reposted by J O L T ZThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 08/12/2024⚡️BREAKING: Syrian rebels announce fall of Assad regime. "The tyrant Bashar al-Assad has fled. We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad," rebel leaders claimed on Dec. 8.kyivindependent.comBREAKING: Syrian rebels announce fall of Assad regime"The tyrant Bashar al-Assad has fled. We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad," rebel leaders claimed on Dec. 8. 15659331241
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 07/12/2024My mom and dad when I was 10: you can't watch the Simpsons. It's inappropriate. Me to my 8 and 10 year olds: you guys should watch the Simpsons from the beginning. It's hilarious. 010
Reposted by J O L T ZHank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Yall, Milwaukee kicks ass… 2314556106
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Now that I'm splitting time between Bluesky and Twitter, I find that I'm posting and replying a lot less than I was before. 000
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Steam and Valve? Are these generic HVAC or pump companies? 000
J O L T Z @jrholtz.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Post an Onion headline that lives in your head rent-free 031