Chris Jones
@cjones47.bsky.social
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Alabama→Texas→NYC (25 years)
Alabama→Texas→NYC (25 years)
This graph can be interpreted so many ways that I don't think it tells us anything meaningful at all - except maybe relative racial resentment to party identification.
5/🧵 Race divides the Democratic Party more than it does Republicans. Young Republicans remain almost as racially resentful as older Republicans. But among Democrats and independents, massive shifts. White Gen Z independents have lower racial resentment than Boomer Democrats.
November 15, 2025 at 5:06 AM
This graph can be interpreted so many ways that I don't think it tells us anything meaningful at all - except maybe relative racial resentment to party identification.
I wonder what Jamie said to Trump at dinner earlier this week.
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I wonder what Jamie said to Trump at dinner earlier this week.
So, the gambit is to avoid releasing the files specifically related to his enemies? Doesn't seem like 4D chess exactly.
Trump is opening an "investigation" because that precludes DOJ from being allowed to release the files.
November 15, 2025 at 4:07 AM
So, the gambit is to avoid releasing the files specifically related to his enemies? Doesn't seem like 4D chess exactly.
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Remembering how Biden revived the practice of releasing visitors logs and was rewarded by the press for his transparency with a front page story at his weakest possible moment about how he had Parkinson's based on a Parkinson's expert visiting the WH.
(Turns out, Biden did not have Parkinson's)
(Turns out, Biden did not have Parkinson's)
Would we? www.courthousenews.com/white-house-...
White House, Mar-a-Lago Visitor Logs Off-Limits for Public
The Second Circuit upheld a ruling Monday that records of who has visited President Donald Trump’s White House and private Florida resort are exempt from government watchdog groups’ Freedom of Informa...
www.courthousenews.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Remembering how Biden revived the practice of releasing visitors logs and was rewarded by the press for his transparency with a front page story at his weakest possible moment about how he had Parkinson's based on a Parkinson's expert visiting the WH.
(Turns out, Biden did not have Parkinson's)
(Turns out, Biden did not have Parkinson's)
![A screenshot of a text passage describing an anecdote about Donald Trump and Boris Johnson.
The text reads:
"Then there’s the archaic heating, always too hot or cold. One former aide under Boris Johnson recalled a high-profile visit to No. 10 in December 2019: “The heating had been cranked right up, and Donald Trump was there, and we did a quick meeting with him and Boris. [Trump] was sweating, and his orange makeup was just kind of dripping down his face. That was disgusting.”"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tt2yp35emoa5oxpg2xbnzawg/bafkreihxnq6excai7zq33ehm7s6awh2dfwuzudb2dc3kehvfkcbjbdvfwu@jpeg)
This kind of thing still happens in congress, right?
November 14, 2025 at 3:44 AM
This kind of thing still happens in congress, right?
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Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
It wasn't too early. He was on Morning Joe today.
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
It wasn't too early. He was on Morning Joe today.
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Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
Forgot about this gem. Breathtaking.
I hereby call on President AOC to put in a budget line item for a dedicated rapid response team with the sole job of reminding Nate Silver of this post every time he calls someone else stupid:
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Forgot about this gem. Breathtaking.
Nailed it.
A Russian company presented the country's first (per TASS) humanoid robot equipped with AI today; it didn't go very well. (The soundtrack is spot-on though)
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Nailed it.
There are few types of punditry that I dislike more than that of the court whisperers (many of whom are really just tea leaf readers on the outside).
"Word is that congressman X is thinking Y"
They do guess right or have good sources sometimes, but more often than not they end up being wrong.
"Word is that congressman X is thinking Y"
They do guess right or have good sources sometimes, but more often than not they end up being wrong.
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
There are few types of punditry that I dislike more than that of the court whisperers (many of whom are really just tea leaf readers on the outside).
"Word is that congressman X is thinking Y"
They do guess right or have good sources sometimes, but more often than not they end up being wrong.
"Word is that congressman X is thinking Y"
They do guess right or have good sources sometimes, but more often than not they end up being wrong.
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from OFAC to OFUCK
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
from OFAC to OFUCK
As one does.
Eric Trump: "You can send $500 million worth of bitcoin on a Sunday night at 11pm while having a glass of wine with your wife for virtually zero fees."
November 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
As one does.
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I had no idea so many of these large accounts that bashed Biden/Harris last year & continue to bash Democrats this year cared so much about healthcare & SNAP🤷🏾♀️
I mean ALL OF THIS is in Project 2025 but they spent last year & this year telling folks about EVERYTHING but what was really important…
I mean ALL OF THIS is in Project 2025 but they spent last year & this year telling folks about EVERYTHING but what was really important…
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I had no idea so many of these large accounts that bashed Biden/Harris last year & continue to bash Democrats this year cared so much about healthcare & SNAP🤷🏾♀️
I mean ALL OF THIS is in Project 2025 but they spent last year & this year telling folks about EVERYTHING but what was really important…
I mean ALL OF THIS is in Project 2025 but they spent last year & this year telling folks about EVERYTHING but what was really important…
This excellent (long) Mother Jones piece from 2020 kind of gives a vague sense.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 AM
This excellent (long) Mother Jones piece from 2020 kind of gives a vague sense.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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(for some reference: we first reported on Baylor in Aug 2015 when he was president of the univ, he was demoted in the spring of 2016, and left the school in Aug 2016. We published our very long piece on Baylor at Deadspin in Feb 2019.)
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
(for some reference: we first reported on Baylor in Aug 2015 when he was president of the univ, he was demoted in the spring of 2016, and left the school in Aug 2016. We published our very long piece on Baylor at Deadspin in Feb 2019.)
I've observed this in very senior executive environments.
They can, but it's a secret handshake, a sign of co-acceptance, and an assertion/acknowledgement that they are equals that have shared context. Like texting with a friend.
It also says "we're both too important/busy to bother".
They can, but it's a secret handshake, a sign of co-acceptance, and an assertion/acknowledgement that they are equals that have shared context. Like texting with a friend.
It also says "we're both too important/busy to bother".
Another revelation from all of these emails is that many of the richest and most powerful people in the country absolutely cannot write. Helps explain their sweaty embrace of LLMs.
November 13, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I've observed this in very senior executive environments.
They can, but it's a secret handshake, a sign of co-acceptance, and an assertion/acknowledgement that they are equals that have shared context. Like texting with a friend.
It also says "we're both too important/busy to bother".
They can, but it's a secret handshake, a sign of co-acceptance, and an assertion/acknowledgement that they are equals that have shared context. Like texting with a friend.
It also says "we're both too important/busy to bother".
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74% same-party approval in the year leading up to mid-terms means there's going to be a lot of "shocked, I'm shocked to discover there is pedophilia in this presidency"-style reactions from Rs coming down the pike.
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
74% same-party approval in the year leading up to mid-terms means there's going to be a lot of "shocked, I'm shocked to discover there is pedophilia in this presidency"-style reactions from Rs coming down the pike.
If Bobo and Madge end up saving the union... 🫠
Rep. Lauren Boebert says that there is “NO WAY” she will take her name off the Epstein files discharge petition.
President Trump and his administration are pressuring her to remove her name.
Via Manu Raju
President Trump and his administration are pressuring her to remove her name.
Via Manu Raju
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
If Bobo and Madge end up saving the union... 🫠
These people do not ride the bus.
"The more-than-300 comments responding to that anonymous post are full of mothers looking for property in New Jersey or Florida, predicting that Mamdani’s promise to make buses free will lead criminals to rape and kill innocent passengers."
LMAO @ UES mommies crashing out
LMAO @ UES mommies crashing out
Upper East Side Moms Are Melting Down Over Mamdani
A 35,000-person Facebook group devolved into panic and infighting after the mayoral election.
www.thecut.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
These people do not ride the bus.
Leavitt is incredibly irritatingly competent.
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Leavitt is incredibly irritatingly competent.
And, the aggregate approval (including ratfuckers like Rasmussen) breaks the 40% line.
fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...
fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...
November 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
And, the aggregate approval (including ratfuckers like Rasmussen) breaks the 40% line.
fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...
fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...
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The soft and hard money distinction wound up not mattering as much, the FEC has different limits for candidate donations vs. party donations, but both are subject to limits.
Dark money refers to political spending without disclosure of donor information.
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Dark money refers to political spending without disclosure of donor information.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The soft and hard money distinction wound up not mattering as much, the FEC has different limits for candidate donations vs. party donations, but both are subject to limits.
Dark money refers to political spending without disclosure of donor information.
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Dark money refers to political spending without disclosure of donor information.
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