Brother Jonathan
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Born 1776. Back 2026. Your uncle points. Your brother reads the fine print. America's original folk hero. Not a party. Not a movement. A neighbor who's decided it's time to stand up.
In 1776, Brother Jonathan was the farmer who wouldn't be told what to do by a government an ocean away.
In 2026, he's the worker who won't be trapped by a contract he wasn't allowed to read first.
Same energy. Same country. Different fine print.
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In 2026, he's the worker who won't be trapped by a contract he wasn't allowed to read first.
Same energy. Same country. Different fine print.
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February 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM
In 1776, Brother Jonathan was the farmer who wouldn't be told what to do by a government an ocean away.
In 2026, he's the worker who won't be trapped by a contract he wasn't allowed to read first.
Same energy. Same country. Different fine print.
brotherjonathan1776.org
In 2026, he's the worker who won't be trapped by a contract he wasn't allowed to read first.
Same energy. Same country. Different fine print.
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Bunker's loyalty isn't conditional on a clawback clause. He stays because he wants to.
Any employer that needs financial leverage to keep you has already told you what kind of job it is.
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Any employer that needs financial leverage to keep you has already told you what kind of job it is.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Bunker's loyalty isn't conditional on a clawback clause. He stays because he wants to.
Any employer that needs financial leverage to keep you has already told you what kind of job it is.
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Any employer that needs financial leverage to keep you has already told you what kind of job it is.
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When they put the money in big letters and the terms in small ones, that's not generosity. That's architecture.
Ask the truckers. Ask the chicken farmers. Ask anybody who's ever signed something designed to keep them in place.
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Ask the truckers. Ask the chicken farmers. Ask anybody who's ever signed something designed to keep them in place.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM
When they put the money in big letters and the terms in small ones, that's not generosity. That's architecture.
Ask the truckers. Ask the chicken farmers. Ask anybody who's ever signed something designed to keep them in place.
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Ask the truckers. Ask the chicken farmers. Ask anybody who's ever signed something designed to keep them in place.
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Every veteran who's transitioned knows: the hardest part isn't finding a job. It's finding one that doesn't treat you like a line item.
When the bonus is designed to keep you from leaving, that's not opportunity. That's leverage. And you've seen leverage before.
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When the bonus is designed to keep you from leaving, that's not opportunity. That's leverage. And you've seen leverage before.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Every veteran who's transitioned knows: the hardest part isn't finding a job. It's finding one that doesn't treat you like a line item.
When the bonus is designed to keep you from leaving, that's not opportunity. That's leverage. And you've seen leverage before.
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When the bonus is designed to keep you from leaving, that's not opportunity. That's leverage. And you've seen leverage before.
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A federal task force studied deals like these in the trucking industry. Spent a year on it. Their conclusion: "irredeemable tools of fraud." 90% failure rate.
Then the government started using the same structure on its own recruits.
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Then the government started using the same structure on its own recruits.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM
A federal task force studied deals like these in the trucking industry. Spent a year on it. Their conclusion: "irredeemable tools of fraud." 90% failure rate.
Then the government started using the same structure on its own recruits.
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Then the government started using the same structure on its own recruits.
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Your grandfather didn't need a labor lawyer to know a bad deal. He'd have looked at a $50K bonus with a five-year clawback and said the same thing you're thinking right now.
Trust that instinct.
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Trust that instinct.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Your grandfather didn't need a labor lawyer to know a bad deal. He'd have looked at a $50K bonus with a five-year clawback and said the same thing you're thinking right now.
Trust that instinct.
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Trust that instinct.
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In the service, they told you what you were signing up for. Didn't sugarcoat it. Didn't hide the terms in small print.
These federal recruitment bonuses work different. The number's up front. The strings come later.
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These federal recruitment bonuses work different. The number's up front. The strings come later.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM
In the service, they told you what you were signing up for. Didn't sugarcoat it. Didn't hide the terms in small print.
These federal recruitment bonuses work different. The number's up front. The strings come later.
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These federal recruitment bonuses work different. The number's up front. The strings come later.
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Tried to explain "stay-or-pay" contracts to Bunker. He tilted his head, sniffed the document, and buried it in the yard.
Honestly? Sound legal advice.
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Honestly? Sound legal advice.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Tried to explain "stay-or-pay" contracts to Bunker. He tilted his head, sniffed the document, and buried it in the yard.
Honestly? Sound legal advice.
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Honestly? Sound legal advice.
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Bunker on ice. Four legs going four directions. Still making more progress than the last budget negotiation.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Bunker on ice. Four legs going four directions. Still making more progress than the last budget negotiation.
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Nobody ever got rich signing something they didn't read. But plenty of people got trapped that way.
California just banned these contracts. New York calls them "unconscionable." The federal government is still writing them.
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California just banned these contracts. New York calls them "unconscionable." The federal government is still writing them.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Nobody ever got rich signing something they didn't read. But plenty of people got trapped that way.
California just banned these contracts. New York calls them "unconscionable." The federal government is still writing them.
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California just banned these contracts. New York calls them "unconscionable." The federal government is still writing them.
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The game's over. The ads are forgotten. The stadium's empty. Your tax bill for it isn't. Read the fine print.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM
The game's over. The ads are forgotten. The stadium's empty. Your tax bill for it isn't. Read the fine print.
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brotherjonathan1776.org
You know what a service agreement looks like. You've signed them before. So when you see one attached to a $50K federal signing bonus with a clawback clause — you already know what that is.
You just didn't expect it from this employer.
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You just didn't expect it from this employer.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:00 AM
You know what a service agreement looks like. You've signed them before. So when you see one attached to a $50K federal signing bonus with a clawback clause — you already know what that is.
You just didn't expect it from this employer.
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You just didn't expect it from this employer.
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The oldest trick in the labor playbook: make the money loud and the exit clause quiet. Truckers heard it. Farmers heard it. Now federal recruits are hearing it.
Different industry. Same architecture. Same result.
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Different industry. Same architecture. Same result.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The oldest trick in the labor playbook: make the money loud and the exit clause quiet. Truckers heard it. Farmers heard it. Now federal recruits are hearing it.
Different industry. Same architecture. Same result.
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Different industry. Same architecture. Same result.
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Every four years they compete for gold on a world stage. Every two years you compete for a parking spot at the DMV. Land of the free.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Every four years they compete for gold on a world stage. Every two years you compete for a parking spot at the DMV. Land of the free.
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brotherjonathan1776.org
Halftime's over. Back to work. Somewhere a kid who watched that game is going to see a federal job ad this week promising $50,000.
Nobody's going to tell him about the clawback.
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Nobody's going to tell him about the clawback.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Halftime's over. Back to work. Somewhere a kid who watched that game is going to see a federal job ad this week promising $50,000.
Nobody's going to tell him about the clawback.
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Nobody's going to tell him about the clawback.
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Jonathan's watching the Olympics. Bunker's on the podium. If a dog can stand on principle, so can you.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Jonathan's watching the Olympics. Bunker's on the podium. If a dog can stand on principle, so can you.
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The Winter Olympics: where people slide on ice for glory. Unlike Washington, where they slide things through at 2 AM and call it progress.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The Winter Olympics: where people slide on ice for glory. Unlike Washington, where they slide things through at 2 AM and call it progress.
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Monday morning. Super Bowl's over. Congress goes back to work. One of those entertained you. The other one costs you.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Monday morning. Super Bowl's over. Congress goes back to work. One of those entertained you. The other one costs you.
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brotherjonathan1776.org
Game's over. Back to real life.
Somewhere tonight a young man is Googling "ICE signing bonus" and seeing the number and not the terms.
This is for him.
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Somewhere tonight a young man is Googling "ICE signing bonus" and seeing the number and not the terms.
This is for him.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Game's over. Back to real life.
Somewhere tonight a young man is Googling "ICE signing bonus" and seeing the number and not the terms.
This is for him.
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Somewhere tonight a young man is Googling "ICE signing bonus" and seeing the number and not the terms.
This is for him.
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Tom Brady played 23 seasons because he wanted to, not because he couldn't afford to leave.
That's the difference between a career and a trap.
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That's the difference between a career and a trap.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Tom Brady played 23 seasons because he wanted to, not because he couldn't afford to leave.
That's the difference between a career and a trap.
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That's the difference between a career and a trap.
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Halftime. They just spent $15 million on a show. Your kid's school can't afford new textbooks. But hey, great choreography.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Halftime. They just spent $15 million on a show. Your kid's school can't afford new textbooks. But hey, great choreography.
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Halftime. Good time to check the fine print on anything you're thinking about signing this year.
The truckers didn't. The chicken farmers didn't. You still can.
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The truckers didn't. The chicken farmers didn't. You still can.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Halftime. Good time to check the fine print on anything you're thinking about signing this year.
The truckers didn't. The chicken farmers didn't. You still can.
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The truckers didn't. The chicken farmers didn't. You still can.
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Every contract in the NFL gets negotiated. Every clause gets read. Every exit gets priced.
Federal signing bonuses? You don't see the full terms until you're already in the pipeline. That's not an oversight. That's a feature.
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Federal signing bonuses? You don't see the full terms until you're already in the pipeline. That's not an oversight. That's a feature.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Every contract in the NFL gets negotiated. Every clause gets read. Every exit gets priced.
Federal signing bonuses? You don't see the full terms until you're already in the pipeline. That's not an oversight. That's a feature.
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Federal signing bonuses? You don't see the full terms until you're already in the pipeline. That's not an oversight. That's a feature.
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Enjoy the game. Root for your team. Eat too much.
But if you see a federal recruitment ad during the broadcast — remember: the number they show you isn't the whole deal. It never is.
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But if you see a federal recruitment ad during the broadcast — remember: the number they show you isn't the whole deal. It never is.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Enjoy the game. Root for your team. Eat too much.
But if you see a federal recruitment ad during the broadcast — remember: the number they show you isn't the whole deal. It never is.
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But if you see a federal recruitment ad during the broadcast — remember: the number they show you isn't the whole deal. It never is.
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Bunker doesn't care who wins the Super Bowl. He cares who's picking up the tab.
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February 8, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Bunker doesn't care who wins the Super Bowl. He cares who's picking up the tab.
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