Jake North
@jakenorth.bsky.social
Austin, TX | husband | dog dad | triathlete | cyclist | photographer | national park wanderer | cybersecurity expert | Apple enthusiast | NIN fanatic
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According to MAGA, if you hit a car with a baseball bat because you don’t like the company’s owner you’re a “terrorist”, but if you hit a Capitol police officer with a baseball bat because you don’t like the results of an election, you’re a “patriot.”
Do I have that just about right?
Do I have that just about right?
March 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
According to MAGA, if you hit a car with a baseball bat because you don’t like the company’s owner you’re a “terrorist”, but if you hit a Capitol police officer with a baseball bat because you don’t like the results of an election, you’re a “patriot.”
Do I have that just about right?
Do I have that just about right?
@robhatch.bsky.social thanks for the outstanding call on Milano Sanremo. It was a great race made better by your commentary with the team.
March 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
@robhatch.bsky.social thanks for the outstanding call on Milano Sanremo. It was a great race made better by your commentary with the team.
@robbiemcewen.bsky.social come on over! The water is warm on Bluesky! 😁
March 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
@robbiemcewen.bsky.social come on over! The water is warm on Bluesky! 😁
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What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
March 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
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THAT DIDN'T TAKE LONG: Plaintiffs in one lawsuit against DOGE have alerted the court to President Trump's remarks tonight calling Elon Musk the "head" of the office.
March 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Outstanding
The great point Ezra makes in this episode is that, if AGI is really the biggest revolution in history and is coming in the next few years, why aren't the policy discussions more urgent and detailed? Policymakers just kinda shrug and say they don't know what to do...
March 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Outstanding
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Just so we're clear.
“Thank you again. Thank you again. Won’t forget it,” Trump says while shaking the hand of Supreme Court Justice John Roberts after the State of the Union.
March 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Just so we're clear.
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Life comes at you fast —
Kate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social in NYT yday: Despite the Trump admin’s efforts to obfuscate Musk’s role, Musk is an officer who wasn’t constitutionally appointed
Trump, yday in joint address: Yeah Musk is the head of the office! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...
Kate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social in NYT yday: Despite the Trump admin’s efforts to obfuscate Musk’s role, Musk is an officer who wasn’t constitutionally appointed
Trump, yday in joint address: Yeah Musk is the head of the office! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...
March 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Life comes at you fast —
Kate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social in NYT yday: Despite the Trump admin’s efforts to obfuscate Musk’s role, Musk is an officer who wasn’t constitutionally appointed
Trump, yday in joint address: Yeah Musk is the head of the office! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...
Kate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social in NYT yday: Despite the Trump admin’s efforts to obfuscate Musk’s role, Musk is an officer who wasn’t constitutionally appointed
Trump, yday in joint address: Yeah Musk is the head of the office! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/o...
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March 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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It is not normal and I appreciate her calling the attention to it since we seem to be sleepwalking
Democrats wasted no time in venting their animus for President Trump during his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. As Trump entered the House chamber, one representative, Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico, held up a sign reading "This is not normal."
Read more: nyti.ms/4irkqh6
Read more: nyti.ms/4irkqh6
March 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It is not normal and I appreciate her calling the attention to it since we seem to be sleepwalking
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Last night, Trump gave the longest Joint Address in history. He spoke for 100 minutes -- most bragging (and lying). But he only spent a few minutes on the most important issue - high prices. This is a massive strategic blunder that he will come to regret. www.messageboxnews.com/p/a-speech-t...
A Speech Trump Will Come to Regret
Inflation remains the central issue in American politics, yet Trump barely paid it any mind
www.messageboxnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Last night, Trump gave the longest Joint Address in history. He spoke for 100 minutes -- most bragging (and lying). But he only spent a few minutes on the most important issue - high prices. This is a massive strategic blunder that he will come to regret. www.messageboxnews.com/p/a-speech-t...
Of course they did. We’re aligned with all the dictators now
Hungary has named a government minister to investigate USAID’s activities—a minister who was received in Washington this week by the top American official dismantling the agency, Isaac Stanley-Becker reports.
Hungary Joins the DOGE Effort
The Trump administration has found an illiberal foreign partner in its attempts to criminalize the work of USAID.
www.theatlantic.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Of course they did. We’re aligned with all the dictators now
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For almost two hours last night, Trump gaslight the nation.
It was an avalanche of falsehoods, petty insults and performative acts intended to make you accept his alternative reality.
That tariffs aren't somehow a crushing tax on Americans.
That alienating our allies will make us stronger.
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It was an avalanche of falsehoods, petty insults and performative acts intended to make you accept his alternative reality.
That tariffs aren't somehow a crushing tax on Americans.
That alienating our allies will make us stronger.
...🧵
March 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
For almost two hours last night, Trump gaslight the nation.
It was an avalanche of falsehoods, petty insults and performative acts intended to make you accept his alternative reality.
That tariffs aren't somehow a crushing tax on Americans.
That alienating our allies will make us stronger.
...🧵
It was an avalanche of falsehoods, petty insults and performative acts intended to make you accept his alternative reality.
That tariffs aren't somehow a crushing tax on Americans.
That alienating our allies will make us stronger.
...🧵
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The question we must now ask: How much damage does the US want to do to Ukrainians?
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US cuts off intelligence sharing with Ukraine
Fresh blow to embattled government in Kyiv as Trump administration shifts on conflict
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March 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The question we must now ask: How much damage does the US want to do to Ukrainians?
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If Ukraine is in a position of having to hold out, “and suffer and inflict more death and destruction for another year or more,” @gcaw.bsky.social writes, “its position is unenviable, but it is not a losing one.”
Ukraine Is Not Losing the War
At the current rate, Russia will control all of Ukraine in about 118 years.
www.theatlantic.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
If Ukraine is in a position of having to hold out, “and suffer and inflict more death and destruction for another year or more,” @gcaw.bsky.social writes, “its position is unenviable, but it is not a losing one.”
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“The president has encountered little resistance as he’s cut off foreign aid, kneecapped federal agencies, and attempted to fire thousands of civil servants,” @russellberman.bsky.social writes. That could change, however, if Trump comes after the mail:
What Happens If Trump Comes for the Mail?
This would basically be stealing an agency.
www.theatlantic.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“The president has encountered little resistance as he’s cut off foreign aid, kneecapped federal agencies, and attempted to fire thousands of civil servants,” @russellberman.bsky.social writes. That could change, however, if Trump comes after the mail:
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Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to keep billions in foreign aid frozen
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to keep billions in foreign aid frozen | CNN Politics
A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s request to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress frozen.
www.cnn.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to keep billions in foreign aid frozen
So sad
Europeans are mystified, disappointed and frightened by a country they thought they knew
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump and Vance Shattered Europe’s Illusions About America
This is how the bad guys act.
www.theatlantic.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
So sad
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Breaking News: The U.S. has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine to pressure its government to cooperate with President Trump, the CIA director said.
C.I.A. Director Says U.S. Has Paused Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine
Trump administration officials say the halt in assistance is a warning to the Ukrainians of the consequences of not cooperating with the president.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Breaking News: The U.S. has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine to pressure its government to cooperate with President Trump, the CIA director said.
Just going to leave this here…
March 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Just going to leave this here…
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Who pays Trump's new tariffs?
Spoiler alert: it's not Canada, Mexico, or China.
It's YOU. https://youtu.be/AfVGUiet39E?si=UEYERynxqVk8ORMZ
Spoiler alert: it's not Canada, Mexico, or China.
It's YOU. https://youtu.be/AfVGUiet39E?si=UEYERynxqVk8ORMZ
The Truth About Trump’s Tariffs
Inflation rose in January. Working people are struggling to make ends meet. Trump’s newly planned tariffs will make the problem worse. Let me explain.
youtu.be
March 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Who pays Trump's new tariffs?
Spoiler alert: it's not Canada, Mexico, or China.
It's YOU. https://youtu.be/AfVGUiet39E?si=UEYERynxqVk8ORMZ
Spoiler alert: it's not Canada, Mexico, or China.
It's YOU. https://youtu.be/AfVGUiet39E?si=UEYERynxqVk8ORMZ
Stifling freedom of speech is step three in the authoritarian playbook
he thinks he’s king. he issues executive orders (royal decrees) and the entire society is expected to obey
ahhhhhhhhhh
March 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Stifling freedom of speech is step three in the authoritarian playbook
Authoritarian playbook step 4: remove watchdogs and change the metrics
Comments from a member of President Trump’s cabinet over the weekend have renewed concerns that the new administration could seek to interfere with federal statistics — especially if they start to show that the economy is slipping into a recession.
Lutnick Remarks on Removing Government Spending in GDP Data Raises Fears
Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, suggested government spending should be excluded from data about U.S. economic output.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Authoritarian playbook step 4: remove watchdogs and change the metrics