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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A lesson for the times.
A lesson for the times.
I’ve Never Seen a Simpler/Better Explanation of This Moment in History
YouTube video by CLIFF'S EDGE
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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A lesson for the times.
A lesson for the times.
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People have no idea how contagious measles is or how explosively outbreaks can spread. Very dangerous.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/inter...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/inter...
January 3, 2026 at 12:52 AM
People have no idea how contagious measles is or how explosively outbreaks can spread. Very dangerous.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/inter...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/inter...
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Nobel Peace Prize worthy
Year-end tally of Trump admin combat actions in 2025:
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes*
—Somalia—140+ strikes, 1 ground raid**
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids***
—Iran—3 B-2 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—1 set of TLAM strikes
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Venezuela—1 known CIA strike
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes*
—Somalia—140+ strikes, 1 ground raid**
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids***
—Iran—3 B-2 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—1 set of TLAM strikes
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Venezuela—1 known CIA strike
First-ever US airstrikes in Nigeria put the second Trump admin’s 2025 combat actions at:
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
January 3, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Nobel Peace Prize worthy
If I truly cared about Senate employees and Senators, I would’ve done everything legally possible to prevent insurrectionists from re-traumatizing the victims of a violent and scary day.
Pathetic that insurrectionists are being let back onto the Capitol Grounds.
ALERT: Convicted Capitol riot defendants return to Capitol Tuesday
Meanwhile, Dem legislators try to combat “whitewashing” of Jan 6.
Meanwhile, Dem legislators try to combat “whitewashing” of Jan 6.
January 2, 2026 at 9:09 PM
If I truly cared about Senate employees and Senators, I would’ve done everything legally possible to prevent insurrectionists from re-traumatizing the victims of a violent and scary day.
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ONE YEAR AFTER THE PARDONS:
Growing number of Jan 6 riot defendants are in new legal peril
HERE ARE SOME ====>
Growing number of Jan 6 riot defendants are in new legal peril
HERE ARE SOME ====>
January 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
ONE YEAR AFTER THE PARDONS:
Growing number of Jan 6 riot defendants are in new legal peril
HERE ARE SOME ====>
Growing number of Jan 6 riot defendants are in new legal peril
HERE ARE SOME ====>
Pathetic that insurrectionists are being let back onto the Capitol Grounds.
ALERT: Convicted Capitol riot defendants return to Capitol Tuesday
Meanwhile, Dem legislators try to combat “whitewashing” of Jan 6.
Meanwhile, Dem legislators try to combat “whitewashing” of Jan 6.
January 2, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Pathetic that insurrectionists are being let back onto the Capitol Grounds.
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New subscription to @theonion.com immediately paying dividends
December 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
New subscription to @theonion.com immediately paying dividends
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"It's completely unacceptable to see fat generals. It's a bad look and it's not who we are. [Whatever your rank or uniform] you need to meet height and weight standards and pass you PT test."
--Pete Hegseth, Sep 30, 2025
--Pete Hegseth, Sep 30, 2025
January 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"It's completely unacceptable to see fat generals. It's a bad look and it's not who we are. [Whatever your rank or uniform] you need to meet height and weight standards and pass you PT test."
--Pete Hegseth, Sep 30, 2025
--Pete Hegseth, Sep 30, 2025
He exposed myth of the South’s ‘Lost Cause.’ His death shook Richmond. wapo.st/49k4ha6
He exposed myth of the South’s ‘Lost Cause.’ His death shook Richmond.
William “Bill” Martin, 71, died Sunday, Dec. 28, a day after being struck by a car near the Valentine local history museum where he had served as director more than 30 years.
wapo.st
January 2, 2026 at 7:44 PM
He exposed myth of the South’s ‘Lost Cause.’ His death shook Richmond. wapo.st/49k4ha6
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NYT Editorial Board: The aftermath of Trump's Jan. 6 attempt to overthrow U.S. democracy "made the Republican Party even more feckless, beholden to one man and willing to pervert reality to serve his interests." That "emboldened him to govern in defiance of the Constitution."
Opinion | Trump Is the Jan. 6 President
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:45 PM
NYT Editorial Board: The aftermath of Trump's Jan. 6 attempt to overthrow U.S. democracy "made the Republican Party even more feckless, beholden to one man and willing to pervert reality to serve his interests." That "emboldened him to govern in defiance of the Constitution."
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Le Figaro reports that the clerical regime and IRCC in Iran are responding to the demonstrations and protests across the country with mass summary executions—by hanging. www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
« C’est un massacre à huis clos » : en Iran, le régime des mollahs multiplie les pendaisons
DÉCRYPTAGE - Le régime iranien intensifie sa répression depuis la guerre des Douze-Jours, et les condamnations à mort sont en nette augmentation.
www.lefigaro.fr
January 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Le Figaro reports that the clerical regime and IRCC in Iran are responding to the demonstrations and protests across the country with mass summary executions—by hanging. www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...
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Trump's hand is fake. His real hand was removed. The insiders all know it. Signatures with a fake hand aren't constitutional.
I am determined as God is my witness to start the Trump fake hand conspiracy theory. His hand isn't showing signs of an undisclosed illness. It's a fake painted Halloween costume hand because his hand was already removed. It's time.
January 2, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Trump's hand is fake. His real hand was removed. The insiders all know it. Signatures with a fake hand aren't constitutional.
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Best Twitter riposte of the day. And Washington met his payroll for the Continental Army with money furnished by the Spanish Crown, too.
January 2, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Best Twitter riposte of the day. And Washington met his payroll for the Continental Army with money furnished by the Spanish Crown, too.
I didn’t see any mention of pedophilia allegations against Chief Justice Newby—but I might have missed something.
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:56 AM
I didn’t see any mention of pedophilia allegations against Chief Justice Newby—but I might have missed something.
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Filing this as further evidence that Trump may be the literal, Biblical, Antichrist.
Donald J Trump is the spiritual father of the American people
December 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Filing this as further evidence that Trump may be the literal, Biblical, Antichrist.
First they came for…
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why the Supreme Court Is Giving ICE So Much Power
The Constitution inarguably applies to federal immigration agents—but the Supreme Court has taken away the hope of ever holding them to that standard.
www.theatlantic.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:46 AM
First they came for…
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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This LONG Politico piece on how Dems anticipated and responded to Trump's bid to avoid democratic accountability is worth your time.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
January 1, 2026 at 10:59 PM
This LONG Politico piece on how Dems anticipated and responded to Trump's bid to avoid democratic accountability is worth your time.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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The Trump/Hegseth homicide count for December:
January 1, 2026 at 11:27 PM
The Trump/Hegseth homicide count for December:
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I have to say that @deadder.bsky.social is one of my favorite political cartoonists. ❤️
January 1, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I have to say that @deadder.bsky.social is one of my favorite political cartoonists. ❤️
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Big protests going in Iran, and the state is trying to put them down with force, already killing 3.
I don't know where this is going, and the Iranian government has survived big protests before. But whatever happens, it's admirably brave when people take on violently repressive regimes.
I don't know where this is going, and the Iranian government has survived big protests before. But whatever happens, it's admirably brave when people take on violently repressive regimes.
At least 3 reported killed during widening protests in Iran sparked by ailing economy
Protests over Iran's struggling economy have spread into rural areas, with at least three people killed.
apnews.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Big protests going in Iran, and the state is trying to put them down with force, already killing 3.
I don't know where this is going, and the Iranian government has survived big protests before. But whatever happens, it's admirably brave when people take on violently repressive regimes.
I don't know where this is going, and the Iranian government has survived big protests before. But whatever happens, it's admirably brave when people take on violently repressive regimes.