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@jasmius.bsky.social
Evangelical Christian. Husband. Father. Impatiently awaiting unconceived grandchildren. Reagan conservative. Proud constitutionalist dissident. Geezer. Curmudgeon. Cat daddy. Charter 12. I "bash" everybody.
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Freedom Conservatism: A Statement of Principles
To ensure that America's best days are ahead, we must apply the timeless principles of liberty to the challenges of the 21st century.
www.freedomconservatism.org
"To ensure that America's best days are ahead, we must apply the timeless principle of liberty to the challenges of the 21st century." www.freedomconservatism.org/p/freedom-co...
Or especially A.I.
January 10, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Or especially A.I.
"NFL receiving [yardage] leader Jaxon Smith-Njigba was a first-team All-Pro selection, while defensive lineman Leonard Williams, cornerback Devon Witherspoon, linebacker Ernest Jones IV and punter Michael Dickson were each second-team picks." sports.mynorthwest.com/nfl/seattle-...
Seattle Seahawks match franchise record with 5 All-Pro picks
Jaxon Smith-Njigba was a unanimous first-team All-Pro selection and one of five total All-Pro picks for the Seattle Seahawks, which matched a franchise record.
sports.mynorthwest.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:02 PM
"NFL receiving [yardage] leader Jaxon Smith-Njigba was a first-team All-Pro selection, while defensive lineman Leonard Williams, cornerback Devon Witherspoon, linebacker Ernest Jones IV and punter Michael Dickson were each second-team picks." sports.mynorthwest.com/nfl/seattle-...
"The Iranian regime has sustained its nationwide internet shutdown, likely to disrupt protest coordination and obscure the scale of its repression. Widespread protest activity has continued to take place across Iran amid the internet shutdown." understandingwar.org/research/mid...
Iran Update, January 9, 2026
The Iranian regime has sustained its nationwide internet shutdown to disrupt protest coordination and obscure the scale of its crackdown.
understandingwar.org
January 10, 2026 at 10:52 PM
"The Iranian regime has sustained its nationwide internet shutdown, likely to disrupt protest coordination and obscure the scale of its repression. Widespread protest activity has continued to take place across Iran amid the internet shutdown." understandingwar.org/research/mid...
"Ukrainian and Russian officials confirmed that Russian forces conducted an Oreshnik IRBM strike against Lviv Oblast on the night of January 8th to 9th, likely as part of the Kremlin’s reflexive control campaign that aims to deter Western support for Ukraine." understandingwar.org/research/rus...
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 9, 2026
Officials confirmed that Russian forces conducted an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) strike against Lviv Oblast.
understandingwar.org
January 10, 2026 at 10:48 PM
"Ukrainian and Russian officials confirmed that Russian forces conducted an Oreshnik IRBM strike against Lviv Oblast on the night of January 8th to 9th, likely as part of the Kremlin’s reflexive control campaign that aims to deter Western support for Ukraine." understandingwar.org/research/rus...
"[Red China] is using the capture of Venezuelan [dictator] Nicholas Maduro to portray the U.S. negatively and present itself as a responsible actor and leader of the 'Global South'.” understandingwar.org/research/chi...
China & Taiwan Update, January 9, 2026
The PRC is using the US capture of Nicolas Maduro to portray the United States as a hypocritical rogue actor and elevate its own global image.
understandingwar.org
January 10, 2026 at 10:39 PM
"[Red China] is using the capture of Venezuelan [dictator] Nicholas Maduro to portray the U.S. negatively and present itself as a responsible actor and leader of the 'Global South'.” understandingwar.org/research/chi...
No, he doesn't.
But he DOES have the power.
The two have not been the same thing since Barack Obama divested them from each other over a decade ago. www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/trum...
But he DOES have the power.
The two have not been the same thing since Barack Obama divested them from each other over a decade ago. www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/trum...
Trump’s Greenland Grab Ignores One Crucial Detail: He Doesn’t Have the Authority | National Review
Whether by purchase or conquest, adding territory to the United States requires congressional approval.
www.nationalreview.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:32 PM
No, he doesn't.
But he DOES have the power.
The two have not been the same thing since Barack Obama divested them from each other over a decade ago. www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/trum...
But he DOES have the power.
The two have not been the same thing since Barack Obama divested them from each other over a decade ago. www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/trum...
"Maduro is gone, and his regime is in charge."
As a vassal/puppet under Donald Trump, yes. www.nationalreview.com/the-weekend-...
As a vassal/puppet under Donald Trump, yes. www.nationalreview.com/the-weekend-...
‘Transition’ to What, Exactly? | National Review
Maduro is gone, and his regime is in charge.
www.nationalreview.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:13 PM
"Maduro is gone, and his regime is in charge."
As a vassal/puppet under Donald Trump, yes. www.nationalreview.com/the-weekend-...
As a vassal/puppet under Donald Trump, yes. www.nationalreview.com/the-weekend-...
"[T]he new campus speech crackdown and why it’s now being driven by [Trump]licans, not ['progressives']....how anti-woke politics and federal pressure are reshaping campus life and how [MAGAs have] adopted the same speech-policing tactics it once condemned." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-right-...
The Right is Now AGAINST Free Speech on Campus (w/ Alex Bronzini-Vender)
Tim Miller talks with Harvard student and New York Times op-ed writer Alex Bronzini-Vender about the new campus speech crackdown and why it’s now being driven by Republicans, not the left.
www.thebulwark.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:57 PM
"[T]he new campus speech crackdown and why it’s now being driven by [Trump]licans, not ['progressives']....how anti-woke politics and federal pressure are reshaping campus life and how [MAGAs have] adopted the same speech-policing tactics it once condemned." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-right-...
"The Trump [regime] just yanked the recommendation for a vaccine that can spare people from what I went through."
The vaccine itself will be "yanked" next.
And after that? Maybe every American being mandated to be infected by this disease. www.thebulwark.com/p/my-life-sh...
The vaccine itself will be "yanked" next.
And after that? Maybe every American being mandated to be infected by this disease. www.thebulwark.com/p/my-life-sh...
My Life Shows the Horror of RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Guidelines
The Trump administration just yanked the recommendation for a vaccine that can spare people from what I went through.
www.thebulwark.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:46 PM
"The Trump [regime] just yanked the recommendation for a vaccine that can spare people from what I went through."
The vaccine itself will be "yanked" next.
And after that? Maybe every American being mandated to be infected by this disease. www.thebulwark.com/p/my-life-sh...
The vaccine itself will be "yanked" next.
And after that? Maybe every American being mandated to be infected by this disease. www.thebulwark.com/p/my-life-sh...
"Randy Fine dismissed the killing of Renée Nicole Good, calling the shooting 'justified'." www.lincolnsquare.media/p/republican...
Republican Congressman: 'I Do not Feel Bad' for U.S. Mother of Three Killed by ICE
Randy Fine dismissed the killing of Renée Nicole Good, calling the shooting justified.
www.lincolnsquare.media
January 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
"Randy Fine dismissed the killing of Renée Nicole Good, calling the shooting 'justified'." www.lincolnsquare.media/p/republican...
"Trump invades Venezuela....polling goes down."
It just doesn't matter. www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-many-f...
It just doesn't matter. www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-many-f...
The Many Facets of Trump's Decline | Behind the Numbers with Rick & Andrew Wilson
Polling Goes Up...Trump Invades Venezuela...Polling Goes Down
www.lincolnsquare.media
January 10, 2026 at 8:23 PM
"Trump invades Venezuela....polling goes down."
It just doesn't matter. www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-many-f...
It just doesn't matter. www.lincolnsquare.media/p/the-many-f...
"[I]t is disrespect. I think if Seattle was in a different market, had a different logo on the front of their jersey, they would not be discussed this way by the national media." sports.mynorthwest.com/nfl/seattle-...
Seattle Seahawks rare 1 seed actually being disrespected? - Seattle Sports
With the Seattle Seahawks, a 14-win No. 1 seed, there is a case to make that they've actually been doubted, unlike most teams in their position.
sports.mynorthwest.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
"[I]t is disrespect. I think if Seattle was in a different market, had a different logo on the front of their jersey, they would not be discussed this way by the national media." sports.mynorthwest.com/nfl/seattle-...
"For now, the message is in disarray. American aggression is bad, but also validates Russia. And, just maybe, it could turn against Russia’s enemies." www.thebulwark.com/p/venezuela-...
The Venezuela Raid Has Russian Heads Spinning
The reaction from the Russian press has been amusingly muddled and self-contradictory.
www.thebulwark.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:17 PM
"For now, the message is in disarray. American aggression is bad, but also validates Russia. And, just maybe, it could turn against Russia’s enemies." www.thebulwark.com/p/venezuela-...
"The 2016 political cartoonists weren’t wrong; they were just a little early."
January 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
"The 2016 political cartoonists weren’t wrong; they were just a little early."
Trump never, ever runs out of suckers. puck.news/why-young-me...
Manospheres of Influence
The disaffected young men who helped elect Trump are fed up with high prices, worried about A.I., and frustrated by the president’s neocon turn. And, according to exclusive new polling data, they’re s...
puck.news
January 9, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Trump never, ever runs out of suckers. puck.news/why-young-me...
"Anyone who cares about democracy in the U.S. or in Venezuela ought to be very concerned about what is happening now." www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
Trump's Attack on Venezuela Is Not Your Average American Imperialism | Common Dreams
Anyone who cares about democracy in the US or in Venezuela ought to be very concerned about what is happening now.
www.commondreams.org
January 9, 2026 at 7:44 PM
"Anyone who cares about democracy in the U.S. or in Venezuela ought to be very concerned about what is happening now." www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
"The rule of law was central to the American experiment."
Past tense.
It - obviously - has been replaced by the rule of Trump. www.thebulwark.com/p/we-have-ki...
Past tense.
It - obviously - has been replaced by the rule of Trump. www.thebulwark.com/p/we-have-ki...
We Have the King That Thomas Paine Feared
The rule of law was central to the American experiment. Is it still?
www.thebulwark.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
"The rule of law was central to the American experiment."
Past tense.
It - obviously - has been replaced by the rule of Trump. www.thebulwark.com/p/we-have-ki...
Past tense.
It - obviously - has been replaced by the rule of Trump. www.thebulwark.com/p/we-have-ki...
It wasn't "accidental". www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Trump May Have Accidentally Pardoned the Jan. 6 Pipe Bomber
The Justice Department has touted the arrest, but he might still walk free.
www.politico.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
It wasn't "accidental". www.politico.com/news/magazin...
This will guarantee President da Silva the Maduro treatment. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Brazil's Lula vetoes bill cutting former President Bolsonaro's sentence
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vetoed on Thursday a bill passed by Congress cutting former President Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 e...
www.reuters.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:23 PM
This will guarantee President da Silva the Maduro treatment. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
"Taiwan’s National Security Bureau said that Chi[Comm] cyberattacks on the island’s central infrastructure, including hospitals and banks, averaged 2.63 million per day in 2025." www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan infrastructure averaged 2.6 million a day in 2025, report says
Some were synchronised with military drills in "hybrid threats" to paralyse the island, Taiwan's National Security Bureau said.
www.reuters.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:20 PM
"Taiwan’s National Security Bureau said that Chi[Comm] cyberattacks on the island’s central infrastructure, including hospitals and banks, averaged 2.63 million per day in 2025." www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Because the threats worked, at least for now, from the sound of it. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Trump appears to back away from threats to Colombia’s president
No country in the region has a closer partnership with the Pentagon than Colombia.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Because the threats worked, at least for now, from the sound of it. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...