Jamie Barnett
@jamiecbarnett.bsky.social
Listener. Learner. Upstander. Pot-stirrer. Die-hard Monty Python fan. Please, no crypto bros, bible thumpers, or "sexy friends.”
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They’re all just looting the treasury now
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
They’re all just looting the treasury now
Lordy there are emails.
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Lordy there are emails.
But…he DID. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/w...
BBC’s Director General and Chief Executive Quit Their Posts
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
But…he DID. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/w...
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Just when I think they can’t be any worse, they prove yet again that the cruelty is the point www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block order on releasing SNAP benefits
A federal judge had directed the administration to release full benefits for November. The administration is appealing the order.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Just when I think they can’t be any worse, they prove yet again that the cruelty is the point www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Good grief. This administration is so soft on crime.
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Good grief. This administration is so soft on crime.
Thank goodness, and also so pathetic that there was even a lawsuit—where the goal is simply to quell speech.
A federal judge has dismissed a class action defamation lawsuit filed against an Iowa pollster Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register.
November 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Thank goodness, and also so pathetic that there was even a lawsuit—where the goal is simply to quell speech.
Stefanik to Launch Campaign to Challenge Gov. Hochul in New York
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Hi, I’m God.
Jesus and I agree that starving the poor so you can build yourself golden bathrooms and golden ballrooms is evil. Anyone who does that shall burn for eternity. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thanks,
God
Jesus and I agree that starving the poor so you can build yourself golden bathrooms and golden ballrooms is evil. Anyone who does that shall burn for eternity. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thanks,
God
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Hi, I’m God.
Jesus and I agree that starving the poor so you can build yourself golden bathrooms and golden ballrooms is evil. Anyone who does that shall burn for eternity. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thanks,
God
Jesus and I agree that starving the poor so you can build yourself golden bathrooms and golden ballrooms is evil. Anyone who does that shall burn for eternity. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thanks,
God
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Congratulations @mikiesherrill.bsky.social, New Jersey’s next governor!
Voters once again made clear that reproductive freedom wins. Mikie has led with courage, conviction, and compassion, protecting abortion access, standing up for working families, and fighting for our democracy.
Voters once again made clear that reproductive freedom wins. Mikie has led with courage, conviction, and compassion, protecting abortion access, standing up for working families, and fighting for our democracy.
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Congratulations @mikiesherrill.bsky.social, New Jersey’s next governor!
Voters once again made clear that reproductive freedom wins. Mikie has led with courage, conviction, and compassion, protecting abortion access, standing up for working families, and fighting for our democracy.
Voters once again made clear that reproductive freedom wins. Mikie has led with courage, conviction, and compassion, protecting abortion access, standing up for working families, and fighting for our democracy.
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Blumenthal: We’re going to continue finding more of the ballroom donors who evidently didn’t want their names revealed. And let me name them: BlackRock, Susquehanna International, Nvidia, OpenAI, Vantive, and Extremity Care.
And so, we will use every possible resource to expose this corruption to
And so, we will use every possible resource to expose this corruption to
November 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Blumenthal: We’re going to continue finding more of the ballroom donors who evidently didn’t want their names revealed. And let me name them: BlackRock, Susquehanna International, Nvidia, OpenAI, Vantive, and Extremity Care.
And so, we will use every possible resource to expose this corruption to
And so, we will use every possible resource to expose this corruption to
The cumulative damage done to the once-respected Justice Department is so profound that it may not regain any semblance of its former self in our lifetimes, warn career law enforcement officials with whom we have spoken. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
Opinion | All It Took for Trump to Dismantle the Justice Dept.
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The cumulative damage done to the once-respected Justice Department is so profound that it may not regain any semblance of its former self in our lifetimes, warn career law enforcement officials with whom we have spoken. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
“They’re playing fast and loose with people eating.” @delauro.house.gov tells it like it is.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."
October 29, 2025 at 7:06 AM
“They’re playing fast and loose with people eating.” @delauro.house.gov tells it like it is.
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Politicians are not bystanders to the affordability crisis. We can lower the cost of living and make life easier for New Yorkers in real and meaningful ways.
October 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Politicians are not bystanders to the affordability crisis. We can lower the cost of living and make life easier for New Yorkers in real and meaningful ways.
Both true and effective
I rode the 1 train with Linsey Davis on the way to our ABC News interview yesterday, and talked about how in the wealthiest city in the world we can't simply accept that people have to sleep on the streets or the subways.
It's not a question of resources. It's a question of political will.
It's not a question of resources. It's a question of political will.
October 29, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Both true and effective
He’s normalizing killing people. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Donald Trump Dreams of More Executions
The president and the Republican Party are bringing capital punishment back to the forefront of American criminal justice.
www.theatlantic.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
He’s normalizing killing people. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Gallego: "How can I negotiate? The president is in Asia for 5 days. Johnson is basically keeping the House out until January to protect pedophiles. So who am I negotiating with right now?"
October 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Gallego: "How can I negotiate? The president is in Asia for 5 days. Johnson is basically keeping the House out until January to protect pedophiles. So who am I negotiating with right now?"
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Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
October 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
Does anyone realize how much of a crisis this is? www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Does anyone realize how much of a crisis this is? www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
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Trump thought tariffs would cripple China’s exports. Turns out they had other buyers.
(via B of A) 🇨🇳
(via B of A) 🇨🇳
October 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Trump thought tariffs would cripple China’s exports. Turns out they had other buyers.
(via B of A) 🇨🇳
(via B of A) 🇨🇳
This was the expected outcome.
Netherlands decreases intelligence sharing with the US (as many countries likely have): "the agencies have become more selective in their cooperation with the CIA and NSA"
nltimes.nl/2025/10/18/d...
nltimes.nl/2025/10/18/d...
Dutch intelligence services cut back on sharing information with U.S
The Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD have reduced the amount of information they share with their American counterparts, citing political developments in the United States under President Don...
nltimes.nl
October 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
This was the expected outcome.
False statements, missing evidence. Where does it stop?
“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University.
October 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
False statements, missing evidence. Where does it stop?