Jacob Asher
@chlmark15.bsky.social
Husband, father, brother, former surgeon and health plan medical director, student of health policy, avid tennis player
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In Dismissing Georgia RICO Case, Peter Skandalakis Fabricates Jack Smith Conclusion
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In Dismissing Georgia RICO Case, Peter Skandalakis Fabricates Jack Smith Conclusion - emptywheel
In his rationale dismissing the Georgia January 6 case, Peter Skandalakis misrepresents what Jack Smith said about the evidence against Donald Trump.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
In Dismissing Georgia RICO Case, Peter Skandalakis Fabricates Jack Smith Conclusion
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AOC has said this about Marjorie Taylor Greene retiring:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office. "
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office. "
November 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
AOC has said this about Marjorie Taylor Greene retiring:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office. "
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office. "
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Could the Epstein Files kerfuffle take down Trump? Sure, maybe. Which could end up with Russell Vought and Steve Miller transferring allegiance to a MJT or Tucker Carlson or whomever. Don't take your eye off the big picture. It's the fascism, stupid.
November 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Could the Epstein Files kerfuffle take down Trump? Sure, maybe. Which could end up with Russell Vought and Steve Miller transferring allegiance to a MJT or Tucker Carlson or whomever. Don't take your eye off the big picture. It's the fascism, stupid.
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As a hedge fund owner, Scott Bessent avoided over $900K in Medicare taxes by exploiting a major loophole.
As Treasury Secretary, he now oversees the IRS — which has backed away from closing the loophole since Trump took office.
The foxes are guarding the henhouse.
As Treasury Secretary, he now oversees the IRS — which has backed away from closing the loophole since Trump took office.
The foxes are guarding the henhouse.
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
As a hedge fund owner, Scott Bessent avoided over $900K in Medicare taxes by exploiting a major loophole.
As Treasury Secretary, he now oversees the IRS — which has backed away from closing the loophole since Trump took office.
The foxes are guarding the henhouse.
As Treasury Secretary, he now oversees the IRS — which has backed away from closing the loophole since Trump took office.
The foxes are guarding the henhouse.
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Karp is pathetic and cowardly and deserves every bit of opprobrium the rest of the bar can bestow upon him.
November 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Karp is pathetic and cowardly and deserves every bit of opprobrium the rest of the bar can bestow upon him.
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This is not hard, people. Except for most media people.
What is happening now is a direct result of Trump's racist hatred for our first Black president, empowered by a society that normalized that hatred, refused to call it racism, ruffled the racist's hair on national TV, and behaved as though racist hatred is an acceptable basis for leadership.
November 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is not hard, people. Except for most media people.
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Food stamps? Hah! Let them eat gilded ballrooms…
October 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Food stamps? Hah! Let them eat gilded ballrooms…
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Trump is refusing to use contingency funds to fund SNAP — even though his own administration’s guidance said he had the legal authority to do so.
But he’ll find a way to bail out Argentina, conduct extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean, and build a vanity ballroom.
Priorities.
But he’ll find a way to bail out Argentina, conduct extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean, and build a vanity ballroom.
Priorities.
October 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Trump is refusing to use contingency funds to fund SNAP — even though his own administration’s guidance said he had the legal authority to do so.
But he’ll find a way to bail out Argentina, conduct extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean, and build a vanity ballroom.
Priorities.
But he’ll find a way to bail out Argentina, conduct extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean, and build a vanity ballroom.
Priorities.
Superb discussion overcast.fm/+AA5dspjc2kI
Why is Big Business Caving to Trump? (with Andrew Ross Sorkin) — Pod Save America
Why have CEOs been so eager to bend the knee? How are tariffs actually affecting the economy? Is the next major financial crisis already underway? New York Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin...
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October 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Remember the first few months of this year, when all we talked about was DOGE and spending cuts and waste, and this administration gutted USAID?
And now they’re giving $40 billion (!) to Argentina.
Insane the amount of amnesia in this country and in our politics and media.
And now they’re giving $40 billion (!) to Argentina.
Insane the amount of amnesia in this country and in our politics and media.
October 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Remember the first few months of this year, when all we talked about was DOGE and spending cuts and waste, and this administration gutted USAID?
And now they’re giving $40 billion (!) to Argentina.
Insane the amount of amnesia in this country and in our politics and media.
And now they’re giving $40 billion (!) to Argentina.
Insane the amount of amnesia in this country and in our politics and media.
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Opinion | It's time to stop promoting people on the basis of their gender or race.
by Bari Weiss and Clarence Thomas
by Bari Weiss and Clarence Thomas
October 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Opinion | It's time to stop promoting people on the basis of their gender or race.
by Bari Weiss and Clarence Thomas
by Bari Weiss and Clarence Thomas
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Before Obamacare, insurers charged people with health issues thousands of dollars a month for insurance, or they wouldn't give them insurance at all. Republicans want to bring back that era.
October 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Before Obamacare, insurers charged people with health issues thousands of dollars a month for insurance, or they wouldn't give them insurance at all. Republicans want to bring back that era.
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Truly excellent new piece by Lincoln Caplan in @harvardmagazine.bsky.social on John Roberts, seen in full.
Careful, meticulous, devastating case on how "institutionalist" has enabled destruction of crucial institutions. Including his now discredited court.
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Careful, meticulous, devastating case on how "institutionalist" has enabled destruction of crucial institutions. Including his now discredited court.
www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
October 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Truly excellent new piece by Lincoln Caplan in @harvardmagazine.bsky.social on John Roberts, seen in full.
Careful, meticulous, devastating case on how "institutionalist" has enabled destruction of crucial institutions. Including his now discredited court.
www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
Careful, meticulous, devastating case on how "institutionalist" has enabled destruction of crucial institutions. Including his now discredited court.
www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...
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Just a reminder that this humanitarian catastrophe was brought to you by the votes (and the continuing silence) of white people who describe themselves as Christians.
I'm not a quoter of scripture, but this seemed appropriate for the horror that has been unleashed because of the gutting of USAID.
“Whatever you do to the least of these, you do to me.” -Jesus
“Whatever you do to the least of these, you do to me.” -Jesus
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
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October 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Just a reminder that this humanitarian catastrophe was brought to you by the votes (and the continuing silence) of white people who describe themselves as Christians.
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Fact check: true
Mark Kelly: “lf you are undocumented in our country, you cannot get healthcare from the Affordable Care Act exchange. You are not eligible for Medicare. You are not eligible for Medicaid. They’re just making that up. They just like to blame brown people.”
October 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Fact check: true
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Will Ted Cruz Go to Prison for the Lies He Told as Part of the Jim Comey Indictment?
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Will Ted Cruz Go to Prison for the Lies He Told as Part of the Jim Comey Indictment? - emptywheel
According to the public record, Jim Comey didn't lie in an exchange with Ted Cruz on September 30, 2020. Ted Cruz did.
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September 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Will Ted Cruz Go to Prison for the Lies He Told as Part of the Jim Comey Indictment?
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-Perkins Coie (+ other firm that didn't back down).
-Harvard (after momentary false start)
-"Lower" fed judiciary. (Not Roger Taney "supreme" court.)
-Local grand juries.
-Govs like Pritzker and Newsom
-WSJ and NYT, when sued.
-Millions of protestors
-Now Jimmy Kimmel.
Our tapestry of resistance.
-Harvard (after momentary false start)
-"Lower" fed judiciary. (Not Roger Taney "supreme" court.)
-Local grand juries.
-Govs like Pritzker and Newsom
-WSJ and NYT, when sued.
-Millions of protestors
-Now Jimmy Kimmel.
Our tapestry of resistance.
September 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
-Perkins Coie (+ other firm that didn't back down).
-Harvard (after momentary false start)
-"Lower" fed judiciary. (Not Roger Taney "supreme" court.)
-Local grand juries.
-Govs like Pritzker and Newsom
-WSJ and NYT, when sued.
-Millions of protestors
-Now Jimmy Kimmel.
Our tapestry of resistance.
-Harvard (after momentary false start)
-"Lower" fed judiciary. (Not Roger Taney "supreme" court.)
-Local grand juries.
-Govs like Pritzker and Newsom
-WSJ and NYT, when sued.
-Millions of protestors
-Now Jimmy Kimmel.
Our tapestry of resistance.
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No evidence.
No science.
No solutions.
Just Trump peddling another dangerous lie — this time about Tylenol and autism — that sows chaos, scares parents, and puts our health at risk.
No science.
No solutions.
Just Trump peddling another dangerous lie — this time about Tylenol and autism — that sows chaos, scares parents, and puts our health at risk.
Trump: "Taking Tylenol is, uh, not good. I'll say it. It's not good."
September 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
No evidence.
No science.
No solutions.
Just Trump peddling another dangerous lie — this time about Tylenol and autism — that sows chaos, scares parents, and puts our health at risk.
No science.
No solutions.
Just Trump peddling another dangerous lie — this time about Tylenol and autism — that sows chaos, scares parents, and puts our health at risk.
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Per @nateturner:
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
—Hannah Arendt,
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
—Hannah Arendt,
September 23, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Per @nateturner:
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
—Hannah Arendt,
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
—Hannah Arendt,
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Securities and Exchange Commission legalizes corruption and fraud. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...
The S.E.C. Drops Efforts to Recoup Funds From Trump Clemency Recipients
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September 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Securities and Exchange Commission legalizes corruption and fraud. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...
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Hollywood should simply say to ABC/Disney: no Kimmel, no Oscars.
Let ABC put on a show with host Ben Shapiro and glittering celebrities like Kevin Sorbo, Rob Schneider, Kid Rock, Jeannie Pirro, and Kimberly Guilfoyle.
Let ABC put on a show with host Ben Shapiro and glittering celebrities like Kevin Sorbo, Rob Schneider, Kid Rock, Jeannie Pirro, and Kimberly Guilfoyle.
IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE: What I have not seen anyone discussing is that Nexstar pulling Kimmel, forcing ABC’s hand, comes as Nexstar is leading the way for the industry on trying to get FCC approval for media consolidation. www.poynter.org/business-wor...
Nexstar’s takeover of Tegna would require an overhaul of FCC ownership rules - Poynter
The proposed sale would exceed the FCC’s 39% cap, igniting debate among broadcasters, unions and press groups
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September 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Hollywood should simply say to ABC/Disney: no Kimmel, no Oscars.
Let ABC put on a show with host Ben Shapiro and glittering celebrities like Kevin Sorbo, Rob Schneider, Kid Rock, Jeannie Pirro, and Kimberly Guilfoyle.
Let ABC put on a show with host Ben Shapiro and glittering celebrities like Kevin Sorbo, Rob Schneider, Kid Rock, Jeannie Pirro, and Kimberly Guilfoyle.