Jas Easterly
@jaseasterly.bsky.social
13th Gen Virginian. I bow and scrape for no one—neither should anyone else. Dietrich Bonhoeffer fan. Summum Nec Metuam Diem Nec Optem. Mon Mothma’s old man. JET's Pop. NYU MFA—still writing 1st novel. Afghan War Vet. Journeyman lawyer—no problem too small.
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Jas Easterly
@jaseasterly.bsky.social
· Nov 29
When someone keeps punching you in the mouth, you break their f . . .ing arms.
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🧵The thug with the aluminum baseball bat is neo-Nazi Jake Lang.
He beat Capitol police officers with that bat for 2 1/2 hours near a Capitol entrance.
Trump pardoned him, and he is now running in Florida's US Senate special election this year to fill Rubio's seat.
He beat Capitol police officers with that bat for 2 1/2 hours near a Capitol entrance.
Trump pardoned him, and he is now running in Florida's US Senate special election this year to fill Rubio's seat.
January 8, 2026 at 3:37 AM
🧵The thug with the aluminum baseball bat is neo-Nazi Jake Lang.
He beat Capitol police officers with that bat for 2 1/2 hours near a Capitol entrance.
Trump pardoned him, and he is now running in Florida's US Senate special election this year to fill Rubio's seat.
He beat Capitol police officers with that bat for 2 1/2 hours near a Capitol entrance.
Trump pardoned him, and he is now running in Florida's US Senate special election this year to fill Rubio's seat.
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Not since 1066!
I mean… 1688.
I mean… 1688.
I'm pretty sure the history of England is just constantly being invaded and colonized, until the English started doing the invading and colonizing.
January 8, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Not since 1066!
I mean… 1688.
I mean… 1688.
I appreciate the careful way Governor is messaging this—not looking for an armed conflict with ICE. On the other hand, the federal government is terrorizing Minnesotans, and it’s his duty to protect them.
The State Guard will protect Minnesotans against the federal government. ‼️
“[T]hese National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight."
“[T]hese National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight."
Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday that he issued a “warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard,” a move he called a heads-up for possible mobilization after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman Wednesday in south Minneapolis.
January 8, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I appreciate the careful way Governor is messaging this—not looking for an armed conflict with ICE. On the other hand, the federal government is terrorizing Minnesotans, and it’s his duty to protect them.
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The reality of a police state is that most protesters will flee before police violence gets extreme. That's what Renee Good, very sensibly, was trying to do. The killer prevented her from doing so, stepped in the way to hold her there so he could kill. That's a murder state.
January 7, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The reality of a police state is that most protesters will flee before police violence gets extreme. That's what Renee Good, very sensibly, was trying to do. The killer prevented her from doing so, stepped in the way to hold her there so he could kill. That's a murder state.
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There are three videos showing how an ICE agent killed a U.S. citizen and that hasn't slowed down the propagandists at all.
January 7, 2026 at 11:43 PM
There are three videos showing how an ICE agent killed a U.S. citizen and that hasn't slowed down the propagandists at all.
Report and block. Putin’s trolls are being noisy.
January 7, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Report and block. Putin’s trolls are being noisy.
The State Guard will protect Minnesotans against the federal government. ‼️
“[T]hese National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight."
“[T]hese National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight."
Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday that he issued a “warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard,” a move he called a heads-up for possible mobilization after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman Wednesday in south Minneapolis.
January 7, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The State Guard will protect Minnesotans against the federal government. ‼️
“[T]hese National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight."
“[T]hese National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight."
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NEW: Trump sues in Georgia, seeking $6 million+ in attorneys' fees and costs from the 2021 prosecution of Trump for election subversion in Georgia
January 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
NEW: Trump sues in Georgia, seeking $6 million+ in attorneys' fees and costs from the 2021 prosecution of Trump for election subversion in Georgia
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This killing is overtly a state-sponsored murder. The video is astonishing in its ugly simplicity.
That the Iranian mullahs aren't broadcasting it to the world in direct reply to Trump's fatuous claims about defending nonviolent protestors on the streets of Tehran is simply bad public relations.
That the Iranian mullahs aren't broadcasting it to the world in direct reply to Trump's fatuous claims about defending nonviolent protestors on the streets of Tehran is simply bad public relations.
They will murder you and put the gun in your hand
Kristi Noem accuses the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis of committing an act of "domestic terrorism"
January 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This killing is overtly a state-sponsored murder. The video is astonishing in its ugly simplicity.
That the Iranian mullahs aren't broadcasting it to the world in direct reply to Trump's fatuous claims about defending nonviolent protestors on the streets of Tehran is simply bad public relations.
That the Iranian mullahs aren't broadcasting it to the world in direct reply to Trump's fatuous claims about defending nonviolent protestors on the streets of Tehran is simply bad public relations.
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“I voted for this” — MAGA
January 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
“I voted for this” — MAGA
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Yeah, don't do that, it's really stupid.
I'm already seeing people on here use AI face tools to try to identify the masked ICE agent in Minneapolis. It's a truly terrible idea and here's why
January 7, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Yeah, don't do that, it's really stupid.
How many more Americans is Trump going to murder before he is stopped? I used to think we we were special—what this German Army officer is describing could never happen here.
Now, I’m not so sure.
Now, I’m not so sure.
January 7, 2026 at 11:02 PM
How many more Americans is Trump going to murder before he is stopped? I used to think we we were special—what this German Army officer is describing could never happen here.
Now, I’m not so sure.
Now, I’m not so sure.
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This keeps happening every day. www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/est...
January 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
This keeps happening every day. www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/est...
And now for something completely different: “His iron rule and acapella terror came to an end Friday night. ” youtube.com/shorts/Mvcg8...
Jon on the U.S. abduction of President Maduro, overseen by Trump from a Mar-a-Lago command center
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
And now for something completely different: “His iron rule and acapella terror came to an end Friday night. ” youtube.com/shorts/Mvcg8...
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He freaking walked away from the shooting. There was no urgency to check on the woman he murdered.
January 7, 2026 at 10:24 PM
He freaking walked away from the shooting. There was no urgency to check on the woman he murdered.
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Renee Nicole Good, the woman murdered by ICE today. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
‘She was an amazing human being:’ Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Renee Nicole Good, the woman murdered by ICE today. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
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This seems significant: not a FORMER DHS official, but a SENIOR (current) one saying the officer who fired acted counter to training.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
January 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This seems significant: not a FORMER DHS official, but a SENIOR (current) one saying the officer who fired acted counter to training.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
Cataclysmic. Practically an invitation to Russia and China to realize their territorial ambitions by force. This would be the 21st Century equivalent of assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
A U.S. takeover of Greenland is so patently absurd on its face that it’s easy to dissolve into the laughter and ridicule that the JD Vance photo invites. Yet a Greenland grab is such an increasingly real threat, that it’s probably best to sober ourselves up ...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
MAGA’s March of Folly Into Greenland Is a Historic Catastrophe
Programming note: Our first Morning Memo Live event is coming up on...
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January 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Cataclysmic. Practically an invitation to Russia and China to realize their territorial ambitions by force. This would be the 21st Century equivalent of assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
🧵 from a qualified and experienced expert.
The question if a police shooting is justifiable is just 1 question to ask. 1st: this wasn’t justifiable. But for me the real question is was it inevitable. As police, we must do everything we can to avoid deadly force. Many times the suspect makes it inevitable. Not in this case
January 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM
🧵 from a qualified and experienced expert.
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Russian intelligence arranged a complex plot to persuade Trump and his inner entourage to demand control of Greenland, which was overseen personally by Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin thought the scheme, if carried out successfully, would result in the collapse of NATO. It is now in its final stages.
January 7, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Russian intelligence arranged a complex plot to persuade Trump and his inner entourage to demand control of Greenland, which was overseen personally by Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin thought the scheme, if carried out successfully, would result in the collapse of NATO. It is now in its final stages.
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“Agent-running is all about people…. it’s about a case officer and an agent in a safehouse, a car meeting, or even conducting a dead drop. The safety of the agent, the sanctity of the operation, is paramount.”
Great @mpolymer1.bsky.social essay:
engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the...
Great @mpolymer1.bsky.social essay:
engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the...
The art of agent-running
Agent-running is all about people. The safety of agents – who often treat their case officers as confessional, priest-like figures – is paramount.
engelsbergideas.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:43 PM
“Agent-running is all about people…. it’s about a case officer and an agent in a safehouse, a car meeting, or even conducting a dead drop. The safety of the agent, the sanctity of the operation, is paramount.”
Great @mpolymer1.bsky.social essay:
engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the...
Great @mpolymer1.bsky.social essay:
engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the...
If we allow elected officials to keep talking about this like it’s normal, it will happen, and it will put everyone on the planet in danger.
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 1:38 PM
If we allow elected officials to keep talking about this like it’s normal, it will happen, and it will put everyone on the planet in danger.