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@jasonloswald.bsky.social
Opinion is the wilderness between knowledge and ignorance
—Plato
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Stories. Games. Thinking. Sanity.
—Plato
I’ll try to post links from reliable, non-skewed sources (https://adfontesmedia.com).
Stories. Games. Thinking. Sanity.
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@jasonloswald.bsky.social
· May 8
The distance between what is said, and what is known to be true, has become an abyss. Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous.
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25 states file a brief at the Supreme Court saying they don't think the 14th Amendment birthright citizenship provision means what everyone has understood it to mean for over a century:
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
January 28, 2026 at 6:16 PM
25 states file a brief at the Supreme Court saying they don't think the 14th Amendment birthright citizenship provision means what everyone has understood it to mean for over a century:
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
There’s a lot of talk about how embarrassing this is. The thinking is that the voters who rejected BB did so because of the cheating “scandals” of a couple of his teams. He was always one for novel interpretation of rules, regardless of what you think about the scandals themselves. But…
Wetzel: If Belichick isn't first ballot, just shut the Hall down
The humiliation of snubbing Bill Belichick is on the committee and, in turn, on the Hall of Fame itself.
www.espn.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:23 PM
There’s a lot of talk about how embarrassing this is. The thinking is that the voters who rejected BB did so because of the cheating “scandals” of a couple of his teams. He was always one for novel interpretation of rules, regardless of what you think about the scandals themselves. But…
… activists have sought to track and record [ICE] activity… to hold them accountable. But as well as threatening to prosecute those they claim are “doxing” ICE agents, the administration has pressured tech companies to block any efforts at crowdsourcing the location and activities of those agents.
Meta Is Blocking Links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Users of Meta’s social platforms can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
www.wired.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:53 PM
… activists have sought to track and record [ICE] activity… to hold them accountable. But as well as threatening to prosecute those they claim are “doxing” ICE agents, the administration has pressured tech companies to block any efforts at crowdsourcing the location and activities of those agents.
Full Orwell
Don’t say ‘Watch out for ice’: FEMA warned storm announcements could invite memes | CNN Politics
Homeland Security officials have urged disaster response staff at FEMA to avoid using the word “ice” in public messaging about the massive winter storm barreling toward much of the United States. The ...
www.cnn.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Full Orwell
according to internal government documents… the… administration decided to target the activists, who were all foreign students visible in campus protests [and, according to a ruling] had illegally targeted the students for deportation based on their speech
D.H.S. Cited Foreign Students’ Writings and Protests Before Their Arrests
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:59 PM
according to internal government documents… the… administration decided to target the activists, who were all foreign students visible in campus protests [and, according to a ruling] had illegally targeted the students for deportation based on their speech
"…if you do that here, I will charge you… You will be arrested. You will stand trail. You will be convicted."
Yeah… “Minnesota Nice” is not a thing in Philly. They will throw batteries at you. They will put rocks in their snowballs.
Yeah… “Minnesota Nice” is not a thing in Philly. They will throw batteries at you. They will put rocks in their snowballs.
Philly officials tell ICE to 'get out' of city after fatal shooting in Minneapolis
Four city lawmakers, the sheriff and district attorney condemned the killing of Renee Nicole Good. A vigil was held outside City Hall.
www.phillyvoice.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
"…if you do that here, I will charge you… You will be arrested. You will stand trail. You will be convicted."
Yeah… “Minnesota Nice” is not a thing in Philly. They will throw batteries at you. They will put rocks in their snowballs.
Yeah… “Minnesota Nice” is not a thing in Philly. They will throw batteries at you. They will put rocks in their snowballs.
Odd headline given the poll finds that 34% oppose the action and that 72% think we will become too involved.
A third of Americans support US strike on Venezuela, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
The two-day poll showed 65% of Republicans back the military operation ordered by Trump and 72% worry the U.S. will become too involved in the country.
www.reuters.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Odd headline given the poll finds that 34% oppose the action and that 72% think we will become too involved.
Reiner, Trump wrote on Truth Social, was killed “due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known and sometimes referred to as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS.”
Trump baselessly says Rob Reiner died because he was anti-Trump, politicizing the director's killing
Trump's comments were at odds with the reaction from many other conservatives, who expressed condolences for Reiner and his family.
www.nbcnews.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Reiner, Trump wrote on Truth Social, was killed “due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known and sometimes referred to as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS.”
The… administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events… “would severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to control the image he presents to the public,”
apnews.com/article/amer...
apnews.com/article/amer...
Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image
The Trump administration argues that providing real-time American Sign Language interpretation for events like White House press briefings would intrude on the president’s control over his public imag...
apnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The… administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events… “would severely intrude on the President’s prerogative to control the image he presents to the public,”
apnews.com/article/amer...
apnews.com/article/amer...
Kisha James… shared the story of how the National Day of Mourning first began… Her grandfather, an Aquinnah Wampanoag man named Frank B. (Wamsutta) James was invited to speak at a commemoration of the 350th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ arrival in Plymouth.
Organizers at National Day of Mourning in Plymouth push back on conventional Thanksgiving narratives - The Boston Globe
It was the 56th year of the demonstration in Plymouth.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Kisha James… shared the story of how the National Day of Mourning first began… Her grandfather, an Aquinnah Wampanoag man named Frank B. (Wamsutta) James was invited to speak at a commemoration of the 350th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ arrival in Plymouth.
The Washington Post’s editorial board has jumped to the defense of [the] $300 million ballroom in its latest op-ed for the newspaper.
Jeff Bezos is the owner of the Post and the CEO of Amazon, one of the tech giants that has contributed funds toward Trump’s ballroom…
Jeff Bezos is the owner of the Post and the CEO of Amazon, one of the tech giants that has contributed funds toward Trump’s ballroom…
Bezos’s Washington Post jumps to the defense of Trump’s new ballroom
The newspaper’s editorial board argued in an op-ed that other presidents have also left their mark on the White House
www.independent.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Washington Post’s editorial board has jumped to the defense of [the] $300 million ballroom in its latest op-ed for the newspaper.
Jeff Bezos is the owner of the Post and the CEO of Amazon, one of the tech giants that has contributed funds toward Trump’s ballroom…
Jeff Bezos is the owner of the Post and the CEO of Amazon, one of the tech giants that has contributed funds toward Trump’s ballroom…
…the… administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits… flowing into November. [SNAP] helps about 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries.
“Bottom line, the well has run dry,” the USDA notice says. “…We are approaching an inflection point for Senate Democrats.”
“Bottom line, the well has run dry,” the USDA notice says. “…We are approaching an inflection point for Senate Democrats.”
Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1, raising stakes for families nationwide - The Boston Globe
The new notice comes after President Trump's administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits through the SNAP program flowing into November.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
…the… administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep benefits… flowing into November. [SNAP] helps about 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries.
“Bottom line, the well has run dry,” the USDA notice says. “…We are approaching an inflection point for Senate Democrats.”
“Bottom line, the well has run dry,” the USDA notice says. “…We are approaching an inflection point for Senate Democrats.”
Attorneys for Jones wrote… a potential sale of InfoWars to The Onion would “confuse Jones’s listeners and ultimately destroy Jones’s very message"
Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones’s bid to set aside $1.4 billion verdict
The Supreme Court rejected a bid by conspiracy theorist and Infowars founder Alex Jones to set aside the historic $1.4 billion jury verdict against him for defaming families of victims of the Sandy Ho...
www.washingtonpost.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Attorneys for Jones wrote… a potential sale of InfoWars to The Onion would “confuse Jones’s listeners and ultimately destroy Jones’s very message"
"Do people realize that this is happening to this population of vulnerable students?… [If] there's no staff, who the heck is going to administer this program? That's the absurdity of this," (the source), who asked not to be identified for fear of retribution
Special education staff decimated after Trump administration shutdown firings: Sources
The nation’s special education services have been significantly damaged after Fridays’s mass layoffs within the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"Do people realize that this is happening to this population of vulnerable students?… [If] there's no staff, who the heck is going to administer this program? That's the absurdity of this," (the source), who asked not to be identified for fear of retribution
The American Federation of Government Employees… sent a cease and desist letter, and also filed a lawsuit against the Education Department over the political statement issued in staff email responses.
thehill.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The American Federation of Government Employees… sent a cease and desist letter, and also filed a lawsuit against the Education Department over the political statement issued in staff email responses.
“Very close,” the note read. “We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first.”
Shortly afterward, Trump did indeed post to Truth Social
Shortly afterward, Trump did indeed post to Truth Social
How a Photographer Caught President Trump’s Note from Secretary Rubio
An AP news photographer captured the remarkable moment President Donald Trump was passed a note by Secretary of State Marco Rubio informing him peace in
petapixel.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“Very close,” the note read. “We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first.”
Shortly afterward, Trump did indeed post to Truth Social
Shortly afterward, Trump did indeed post to Truth Social
Florida state [Rep. Steele] filed a bill… that threatens state funding to public universities and colleges if they do not rename… roads after [the] conservative activist
Kirk was from Illinois. Graduated… wait, no, dropped out of an Illinois college.
He also, quite famously, devalued education.
Kirk was from Illinois. Graduated… wait, no, dropped out of an Illinois college.
He also, quite famously, devalued education.
thehill.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Florida state [Rep. Steele] filed a bill… that threatens state funding to public universities and colleges if they do not rename… roads after [the] conservative activist
Kirk was from Illinois. Graduated… wait, no, dropped out of an Illinois college.
He also, quite famously, devalued education.
Kirk was from Illinois. Graduated… wait, no, dropped out of an Illinois college.
He also, quite famously, devalued education.
A continued and direct assault on free speech
Donald Trump issues ultimatum to American flag burners
The president has signed an executive order that says burning the American flag will result in one year of imprisonment.
www.newsweek.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A continued and direct assault on free speech
The reimbursement… potentially exposes… Florida to being forced to unwind operations… for a second time…
The judge’s injunction… was put on hold [because] the state-run facility didn’t need to undergo a federally required environmental impact study because Florida had yet to receive federal money…
The judge’s injunction… was put on hold [because] the state-run facility didn’t need to undergo a federally required environmental impact study because Florida had yet to receive federal money…
Feds approve Florida for a $608 million 'Alligator Alcatraz' reimbursement
Federal officials have confirmed Florida's approval for a $608 million reimbursement for building and running an immigration detention center in the Everglades. The U.S.
apnews.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The reimbursement… potentially exposes… Florida to being forced to unwind operations… for a second time…
The judge’s injunction… was put on hold [because] the state-run facility didn’t need to undergo a federally required environmental impact study because Florida had yet to receive federal money…
The judge’s injunction… was put on hold [because] the state-run facility didn’t need to undergo a federally required environmental impact study because Florida had yet to receive federal money…
I can’t believe a) people are reporting on this and b) a guy who is making almost $14m this year and almost $400m just from playing football in his career can’t make some time to visit Ireland on his own.
Also, maybe it says something about him that he hasn’t.
Also, maybe it says something about him that he hasn’t.
Irked in Ireland: Rodgers put off by travel plans
Aaron Rodgers said if he had had his way, the Steelers would have traveled for Sunday's game in Ireland much earlier in the week.
www.espn.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I can’t believe a) people are reporting on this and b) a guy who is making almost $14m this year and almost $400m just from playing football in his career can’t make some time to visit Ireland on his own.
Also, maybe it says something about him that he hasn’t.
Also, maybe it says something about him that he hasn’t.
The researchers were told that unless scientific journals had already returned proofs — the final step in the academic publication process — the studies would be subject to a new review process…
The order to reevaluate all manuscripts came from political appointees…
The order to reevaluate all manuscripts came from political appointees…
EPA tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say
Staff from the EPA’s Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week and told to pause the publication of most research, pending a review.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The researchers were told that unless scientific journals had already returned proofs — the final step in the academic publication process — the studies would be subject to a new review process…
The order to reevaluate all manuscripts came from political appointees…
The order to reevaluate all manuscripts came from political appointees…
The [DOE] said it will throw out all Freedom of Information Act requests sent to the agency before October 1, 2024 unless the requester proactively emails… This will result in the improper closure of likely thousands of… requests…“an underhanded attempt to close out as many… requests as possible.”
Trump Administration Outlines Plan to Throw Out an Agency's FOIA Requests En Masse
The Department of Energy said it will close FOIA requests from last year unless the requester emails the agency to say they are still interested. Experts say it's an "attempt to close out as many FOIA...
www.404media.co
August 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The [DOE] said it will throw out all Freedom of Information Act requests sent to the agency before October 1, 2024 unless the requester proactively emails… This will result in the improper closure of likely thousands of… requests…“an underhanded attempt to close out as many… requests as possible.”
…two private schools in Dallas have awarded more than $7m in… contracts to their board members… at least seven private schools across Texas have issued personal loans, often reaching $100,000 or more, to their school leaders under terms that are often hidden from public view.
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...
www.propublica.org
August 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
…two private schools in Dallas have awarded more than $7m in… contracts to their board members… at least seven private schools across Texas have issued personal loans, often reaching $100,000 or more, to their school leaders under terms that are often hidden from public view.
A coward’s argument:
Circuit Judge Karen Henderson said the non-profit groups "lack a cause of action to press their claims"… the court was not addressing the question of whether [the freeze] violated the… Constitution by infringing on the spending power of Congress.
Circuit Judge Karen Henderson said the non-profit groups "lack a cause of action to press their claims"… the court was not addressing the question of whether [the freeze] violated the… Constitution by infringing on the spending power of Congress.
Trump wins appeal over freeze on foreign aid payments
A federal appeals court on Wednesday lifted an injunction that required the U.S. State Department to continue making foreign aid payments, handing a victory to President Donald Trump.
www.reuters.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A coward’s argument:
Circuit Judge Karen Henderson said the non-profit groups "lack a cause of action to press their claims"… the court was not addressing the question of whether [the freeze] violated the… Constitution by infringing on the spending power of Congress.
Circuit Judge Karen Henderson said the non-profit groups "lack a cause of action to press their claims"… the court was not addressing the question of whether [the freeze] violated the… Constitution by infringing on the spending power of Congress.