Not Actually Jack
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Curating my feed for reading. Mostly following people I think are a) real, b) smart and informed (with a bias towards witty), and c) not trying to monetize their content. Not a prolific poster but will do so occasionally.
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House Democrats will never bend the knee to far right extremists who want to shut down the government.
"Democrats will never bend the knee to far right extremists"
I really hope this isn't a quote we need to pull out later to say "this you?" 🤞🤞🤞
I really hope this isn't a quote we need to pull out later to say "this you?" 🤞🤞🤞
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I was told that the US is running Venezuela now and it would be easy and there'd be lots of money... and now the US govt is telling Americans to get the hell out.
These guys don't even know what a plan is. It's all just wish casting. It's incredible that they currently run the world.
These guys don't even know what a plan is. It's all just wish casting. It's incredible that they currently run the world.
“US citizens should leave Venezuela immediately” … Checking in on the country President Trump executed a coup against a week ago
January 11, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I was told that the US is running Venezuela now and it would be easy and there'd be lots of money... and now the US govt is telling Americans to get the hell out.
These guys don't even know what a plan is. It's all just wish casting. It's incredible that they currently run the world.
These guys don't even know what a plan is. It's all just wish casting. It's incredible that they currently run the world.
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ICE recruitment is going well.
January 11, 2026 at 2:12 AM
ICE recruitment is going well.
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The only time Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty has been invoked, Denmark sent hundreds of their young men and women to bleed and die for us
Now that man of blood who crouches in the White House would have our soldiers kill and maim the same young men and women for his amusement
Now that man of blood who crouches in the White House would have our soldiers kill and maim the same young men and women for his amusement
🇩🇰 51 dead, 231 injured 🇩🇰 in Afghanistan and Iraq, answering an ally’s call.
For the record: If we invade Greenland to conquer it I am revolutionary defeatist. It's an illegal invasion, a violation of the NATO charter, and a shameful betrayal of a loyal ally.
January 11, 2026 at 4:46 AM
The only time Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty has been invoked, Denmark sent hundreds of their young men and women to bleed and die for us
Now that man of blood who crouches in the White House would have our soldiers kill and maim the same young men and women for his amusement
Now that man of blood who crouches in the White House would have our soldiers kill and maim the same young men and women for his amusement
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“The Oglala Sioux Tribe is seeking answers after four enrolled members were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis.”
www.newsweek.com/ice-detains-...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detains-...
ICE detains and holds four Native Americans, tribal leader says
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands action after ICE detains four members in Minneapolis. Tribal attorneys work to confirm identities and secure release.
www.newsweek.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:39 AM
“The Oglala Sioux Tribe is seeking answers after four enrolled members were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis.”
www.newsweek.com/ice-detains-...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detains-...
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There are debatable exceptions, but as a historical and theological matter, no, most likely would not.
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
January 11, 2026 at 3:10 AM
There are debatable exceptions, but as a historical and theological matter, no, most likely would not.
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
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Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights.
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
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I didn't think being an American and fighting against tyranny side by side with Europeans would mean doing so as a partisan
For the record: If we invade Greenland to conquer it I am revolutionary defeatist. It's an illegal invasion, a violation of the NATO charter, and a shameful betrayal of a loyal ally.
I do not think anybody is prepared for how quickly and how thoroughly things we've taken for granted our whole lives could change
January 11, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I didn't think being an American and fighting against tyranny side by side with Europeans would mean doing so as a partisan
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I have some congresspeople who follow me, so I'll just throw this out there:
As a taxpayer, I would actually prefer that you *not* continue to fund the fascist military machine that is being used to kill and kidnap people from our communities.
As a taxpayer, I would actually prefer that you *not* continue to fund the fascist military machine that is being used to kill and kidnap people from our communities.
January 11, 2026 at 1:17 AM
I have some congresspeople who follow me, so I'll just throw this out there:
As a taxpayer, I would actually prefer that you *not* continue to fund the fascist military machine that is being used to kill and kidnap people from our communities.
As a taxpayer, I would actually prefer that you *not* continue to fund the fascist military machine that is being used to kill and kidnap people from our communities.
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i suspect there are a lot of morons in a lot of european capitals right now wringing their hands about the risk of escalation. here's the truth: the real risk is failure to escalate. backing down is showing weakness. trump will know it.
show strength instead.
show strength instead.
January 11, 2026 at 2:57 AM
i suspect there are a lot of morons in a lot of european capitals right now wringing their hands about the risk of escalation. here's the truth: the real risk is failure to escalate. backing down is showing weakness. trump will know it.
show strength instead.
show strength instead.
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BREAKING: The UK Government is working with Canada and Australia to launch a coordinated ban on X, per the Telegraph
January 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM
BREAKING: The UK Government is working with Canada and Australia to launch a coordinated ban on X, per the Telegraph
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The “if she had complied, she’d still be alive” line that we’re hearing from ICE defenders is the mantra of apologists for security forces in dictatorships through the ages.
January 11, 2026 at 12:42 AM
The “if she had complied, she’d still be alive” line that we’re hearing from ICE defenders is the mantra of apologists for security forces in dictatorships through the ages.
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If the capitol police reacted on Jan 6 the way ICE did in this encounter there would have been dozens dead
There was amazing restraint and heroism by the U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department on Jan. 6, 2021. They were viciously attacked by rightwing extremists and rioters incited by Trump.
Also, by their own standards, the cops protecting the Capitol on Jan 6 should have opened fire all over.
January 11, 2026 at 2:32 AM
If the capitol police reacted on Jan 6 the way ICE did in this encounter there would have been dozens dead
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On Bluesky, the official app of sports, we are enjoying NBA coaches telling the truth about the killing of Renee Good
Doc Rivers: "What happened in Minnesota was a straight-up murder"
January 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM
On Bluesky, the official app of sports, we are enjoying NBA coaches telling the truth about the killing of Renee Good
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soldiers are mostly young people who want to do something else with most of their life. They generally don't want to live the rest of their lives with the knowledge that they executed an unarmed mom
cops want to spend thirty years with the nickname "killer"
cops want to spend thirty years with the nickname "killer"
Civilians in combat zones become combatants in combat zones when you murder their family.
January 11, 2026 at 2:14 AM
soldiers are mostly young people who want to do something else with most of their life. They generally don't want to live the rest of their lives with the knowledge that they executed an unarmed mom
cops want to spend thirty years with the nickname "killer"
cops want to spend thirty years with the nickname "killer"
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For some reason I'm thinking about how during the Spanish Civil War those communities that opened up their armories to the workers tended to not be taken over immediately by the fascists.
NOTUS:
Dem House Rep Steven Horsford:
“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me. These are the same people that I’m supposed to call to coordinate security or to do support when I have a town hall.”
www.notus.org/democrats/me...
Dem House Rep Steven Horsford:
“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me. These are the same people that I’m supposed to call to coordinate security or to do support when I have a town hall.”
www.notus.org/democrats/me...
Democrats' New Fear: They Can’t Rely on Local Law Enforcement for Protection
“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me,” said Rep. Steven Horsford.
www.notus.org
January 11, 2026 at 1:50 AM
For some reason I'm thinking about how during the Spanish Civil War those communities that opened up their armories to the workers tended to not be taken over immediately by the fascists.
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“Twitter is a defiant producer of illegal porn, the kidnapped president of Venezuela is on trial in New York, and Europe is scrambling to figure out a response to a potential US invasion of Greenland” ok bro, sure, those are things
January 11, 2026 at 3:25 AM
“Twitter is a defiant producer of illegal porn, the kidnapped president of Venezuela is on trial in New York, and Europe is scrambling to figure out a response to a potential US invasion of Greenland” ok bro, sure, those are things
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A lot of people have been saying that Miller is basically effectively President most of the time and I think a lot of the past two weeks kind of proves that to be true.
This is the real worrying part: "Sources say that the policy 'hawks' around the US President, led by political adviser Stephen Miller," Miller's job is supposed to be domestic, not foreign or natsec policy. If he's fully elbowed his way into control of all three, that's a major problem. 1/
"Under the 'Compromise Scenario', Denmark would agree to give Trump full military access to Greenland and deny access to Russia and China."
This is the status quo. We've had it since before Trump was born. It's the most open-ended "put whatever you want here" deal we have for any foreign territory.
This is the status quo. We've had it since before Trump was born. It's the most open-ended "put whatever you want here" deal we have for any foreign territory.
January 11, 2026 at 3:42 AM
A lot of people have been saying that Miller is basically effectively President most of the time and I think a lot of the past two weeks kind of proves that to be true.
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it is safer to assume nothing ever happens: at the same time: the fact that we are at this point is batshit insane, even if the US ends up backing down towards lesser claims
realistically i *think* this probably ends with Rubio bringing down tensions and saying that a post-independence Greenland should be associated with the United States
but the fact that Euros are preparing for Big Tech sanctions is genuinely "shit's fucked" territory
but the fact that Euros are preparing for Big Tech sanctions is genuinely "shit's fucked" territory
Not saying this means it’s a nothing-burger but the most liquid 24/7 market (Bitcoin) isn’t moving at all on these UK press headlines. I find that somewhat surprising!
January 11, 2026 at 3:52 AM
it is safer to assume nothing ever happens: at the same time: the fact that we are at this point is batshit insane, even if the US ends up backing down towards lesser claims
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The Greenland fixation feels like a personal insult to anyone who's spent more than about five minutes thinking about national security. "Hey, let's demolish our most valuable alliance so we can get get access to arctic territory we already have access to!"
January 11, 2026 at 3:56 AM
The Greenland fixation feels like a personal insult to anyone who's spent more than about five minutes thinking about national security. "Hey, let's demolish our most valuable alliance so we can get get access to arctic territory we already have access to!"
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I am moving forward with impeachment articles against the DHS Secretary Noem.
Secretary Noem’s unlawfulness and dangerous leadership can't be ignored.
We owe it to our democracy to persist, despite the seemingly overwhelming odds against us.
Secretary Noem’s unlawfulness and dangerous leadership can't be ignored.
We owe it to our democracy to persist, despite the seemingly overwhelming odds against us.
January 11, 2026 at 4:01 AM
I am moving forward with impeachment articles against the DHS Secretary Noem.
Secretary Noem’s unlawfulness and dangerous leadership can't be ignored.
We owe it to our democracy to persist, despite the seemingly overwhelming odds against us.
Secretary Noem’s unlawfulness and dangerous leadership can't be ignored.
We owe it to our democracy to persist, despite the seemingly overwhelming odds against us.
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Look, you may think the Mail is probably exaggerating but the news side of Telegraph is legit: if Euros are considering this, there's smoke
European Union preparing sanctions on US companies if President Trump rejects EU proposal to deploy European military force to Greenland as an alternative to US control.-Telegraph
January 11, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Look, you may think the Mail is probably exaggerating but the news side of Telegraph is legit: if Euros are considering this, there's smoke
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Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help:
Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.
Please donate what you can.
www.2harvest.org
Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.
Please donate what you can.
www.2harvest.org
Second Harvest Heartland | Local Minnesota, Wisconsin food bank | 2harvest.org
There is more than enough food for everyone. As one of the nation’s largest hunger relief agencies, it’s our job to make sure healthy, nutritious food gets to the households who need it. Every day, we...
www.2harvest.org
January 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help:
Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.
Please donate what you can.
www.2harvest.org
Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.
Please donate what you can.
www.2harvest.org
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Don’t forget the extra ice delivery coming next week. Feed your neighbors, get outside, show a visible whistle and stare them down. I swear they will piss their pants when you do.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 11, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Don’t forget the extra ice delivery coming next week. Feed your neighbors, get outside, show a visible whistle and stare them down. I swear they will piss their pants when you do.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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I know these fascists will shoot at clergy. They did it in Chicago, I don't know how America will react if they kill a white member of the clergy on camera. My bet is that it will make past American riots look like a trip to Disney.
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I know these fascists will shoot at clergy. They did it in Chicago, I don't know how America will react if they kill a white member of the clergy on camera. My bet is that it will make past American riots look like a trip to Disney.