Jon Vander Pol
@americantimes.bsky.social
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Jon Vander Pol
@americantimes.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Season 1: Conclusion
American Time is a docuseries about how we can save democracy. Some concluding thoughts a week before the 2020 election. Please watch and share. If you care about…
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I wrapped up season one of American Times in October of 2020…so it’s been over 4 years, but with recent developments I’m thinking it’s time for a season two. Here’s the conclusion episode of season one. Who should I interview in season two?
Lyft ride to the Smithsonian this AM
Me to our immigrant driver: what are your favorite places to see?
Him: I like the Lincoln and Jefferson monuments
Me: The jackass in there now wants to build a giant monument to himself
Him: (laughing so hard he almost cried and crashed the car) “no comment.”
Me to our immigrant driver: what are your favorite places to see?
Him: I like the Lincoln and Jefferson monuments
Me: The jackass in there now wants to build a giant monument to himself
Him: (laughing so hard he almost cried and crashed the car) “no comment.”
February 14, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Lyft ride to the Smithsonian this AM
Me to our immigrant driver: what are your favorite places to see?
Him: I like the Lincoln and Jefferson monuments
Me: The jackass in there now wants to build a giant monument to himself
Him: (laughing so hard he almost cried and crashed the car) “no comment.”
Me to our immigrant driver: what are your favorite places to see?
Him: I like the Lincoln and Jefferson monuments
Me: The jackass in there now wants to build a giant monument to himself
Him: (laughing so hard he almost cried and crashed the car) “no comment.”
Where am I @johnsipher.bsky.social ?
February 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Where am I @johnsipher.bsky.social ?
Proud day for Senator Bill Cassidy
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
n.pr
February 13, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Proud day for Senator Bill Cassidy
Just landed in DC for a volleyball tournament. We have all day tomorrow to see the town. Not gonna let these MAGA assholes ruin it. Looking forward to the weekend.
February 13, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just landed in DC for a volleyball tournament. We have all day tomorrow to see the town. Not gonna let these MAGA assholes ruin it. Looking forward to the weekend.
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Another brown M&Ms moment. What happens in a real emergency?
MS NOW: "A congressional official with knowledge of the matter is telling MS NOW the cause of the shutdown of El Paso airspace is a lack of communication between the Pentagon and FAA. The official told us the FAA and DOD are 'not in clear communications with each other.'"
February 11, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Another brown M&Ms moment. What happens in a real emergency?
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There are several posts here about Massie receiving a flash drive containing the entire Epstein compendium and promising to release it. It’s horseshit.
February 10, 2026 at 4:16 AM
There are several posts here about Massie receiving a flash drive containing the entire Epstein compendium and promising to release it. It’s horseshit.
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Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 8, 2026 at 4:20 AM
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Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social suggested that Mackenzie Bezos buy the post from her ex and restore it to what it once was and that sounds like an idea worth exploring to me. Clearly Jeff doesn't want it anymore.
February 7, 2026 at 11:32 PM
@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social suggested that Mackenzie Bezos buy the post from her ex and restore it to what it once was and that sounds like an idea worth exploring to me. Clearly Jeff doesn't want it anymore.
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I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Decency, honor, civility, concern in any way dir anyone other than himself. Many other lacking character traits.
"Trump refuses to apologize" is the inevitable headline that follows every misdeed. Apologizing requires a measure of integrity, self-awareness and, yes, confidence. Deep down, this man knows he's a shitpiece. He's terrified that if he's seen admitting an error, he's exposed...
February 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Decency, honor, civility, concern in any way dir anyone other than himself. Many other lacking character traits.
Mass detention centers lead nowhere good.
BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Mass detention centers lead nowhere good.
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Whether it's Donald Trump taking bribes from terror-sponsoring foreign governments, Donald Trump plotting to rig the 2026 election, or Donald Trump posting a video of the Obamas as apes, both parties must do better.
February 7, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Whether it's Donald Trump taking bribes from terror-sponsoring foreign governments, Donald Trump plotting to rig the 2026 election, or Donald Trump posting a video of the Obamas as apes, both parties must do better.
Fantasy politics, I know, I know; but what if Lisa Murkowski, Tom Tillis, Susan Collins, and *ahem* Tim Scott filed the paperwork to become independents and then caucused with the DEMs the way Bernie Sanders and Angus King do?
February 6, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Fantasy politics, I know, I know; but what if Lisa Murkowski, Tom Tillis, Susan Collins, and *ahem* Tim Scott filed the paperwork to become independents and then caucused with the DEMs the way Bernie Sanders and Angus King do?
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"This was not the first time Ms. Britt had been disturbed by something she heard about the second Trump administration."
"disturbed" is the new Susan Collins "disappointed"
You can, you know, do something. There's this part of the Constitution called Article I.
"disturbed" is the new Susan Collins "disappointed"
You can, you know, do something. There's this part of the Constitution called Article I.
This *could* be an interesting story of how a Republican subtly pressures Trump while keeping him happy. But unless I missed it, there’s no point where Britt exerts any influence. She gets Noem on the phone and Noem baldly lies to her. (1/2)
The G.O.P. Senator Who Can’t Stop Thinking About the Boy ICE Detained
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"This was not the first time Ms. Britt had been disturbed by something she heard about the second Trump administration."
"disturbed" is the new Susan Collins "disappointed"
You can, you know, do something. There's this part of the Constitution called Article I.
"disturbed" is the new Susan Collins "disappointed"
You can, you know, do something. There's this part of the Constitution called Article I.
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I am speechless.
"The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a 'racist.'" 🗃️ mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
"The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a 'racist.'" 🗃️ mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
I am speechless.
"The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a 'racist.'" 🗃️ mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
"The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a 'racist.'" 🗃️ mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
Charlatans
Paula White-Cain at the Natl Prayer Breakfast: "We give thanks for a president who understands that faith is not a private afterthought but a public good. A president who is not merely spoken about faith, but has acted to protect it ... I've seen his compassion when no one is looking."
February 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Charlatans
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fellas, is it a good sign when the Queen has to join the army reserves?
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted in the Dutch Army as a reservist, the Royal House said, because the country’s security “can no longer be taken for granted.”
Dutch Queen Joins the Military
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted as a reservist, the Royal House said, because the country’s security “can no longer be taken for granted.”
nyti.ms
February 5, 2026 at 4:07 AM
fellas, is it a good sign when the Queen has to join the army reserves?
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Thanks from the bottom of my heart!!!
Love most of y'all 🫶🏽
Lets do this!!!
(Also sorry about the unrelenting texts I promise its technology and not me)
Time to win!!!
HarryDunnforMD.com
Love most of y'all 🫶🏽
Lets do this!!!
(Also sorry about the unrelenting texts I promise its technology and not me)
Time to win!!!
HarryDunnforMD.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Thanks from the bottom of my heart!!!
Love most of y'all 🫶🏽
Lets do this!!!
(Also sorry about the unrelenting texts I promise its technology and not me)
Time to win!!!
HarryDunnforMD.com
Love most of y'all 🫶🏽
Lets do this!!!
(Also sorry about the unrelenting texts I promise its technology and not me)
Time to win!!!
HarryDunnforMD.com
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I have much more to say, but also much more work to do tonight, so I'll stop there and just point out JVL's excellent piece one more time:
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-washin...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-washin...
The Washington Post Dies in Daylight
Civic vandalism and the mutilation of a great paper.
www.thebulwark.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:03 AM
I have much more to say, but also much more work to do tonight, so I'll stop there and just point out JVL's excellent piece one more time:
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-washin...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-washin...
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We’re in the middle of a coverup of one of the worst sexual exploitation scandals in the nation’s history and Bari Weiss’s The Free Press is running pieces about the supposed excesses of the #MeToo movement.
February 5, 2026 at 2:23 AM
We’re in the middle of a coverup of one of the worst sexual exploitation scandals in the nation’s history and Bari Weiss’s The Free Press is running pieces about the supposed excesses of the #MeToo movement.
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As Bezos's Washington Post announces sweeping layoffs this morning ...
February 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
As Bezos's Washington Post announces sweeping layoffs this morning ...
I'm pretty sure Kara Swisher is willing and able to put together an investment team to buy the paper instead of Bezos killing it.
WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
February 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I'm pretty sure Kara Swisher is willing and able to put together an investment team to buy the paper instead of Bezos killing it.