Jason Wells
@jasonvwells.bsky.social
Runner/Fitness enthusiast, comics enjoyer, Nebraska/Denver Sports team guy, video gamer. I don’t like bullies.
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I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
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In the end, when I walked from my X account, the waves of racists and bots that were always invoking the same phrases and talking points made it clear that the thing was just a hall of mirrors, that it had been crudely rigged for political fraud. Never thought Musk would admit it all in a self-own.
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
In the end, when I walked from my X account, the waves of racists and bots that were always invoking the same phrases and talking points made it clear that the thing was just a hall of mirrors, that it had been crudely rigged for political fraud. Never thought Musk would admit it all in a self-own.
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Rix Road, the season finale of Andor Season 1, was released three years ago today.
F the Empire. All of them.
F the Empire. All of them.
Andor | Maarva Andor’s Monologue | Disney+
YouTube video by Star Wars
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November 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Rix Road, the season finale of Andor Season 1, was released three years ago today.
F the Empire. All of them.
F the Empire. All of them.
There's only one obvious conclusion from the 2024 disaster and that's that Biden and the people advising him made a catastrophic decision to have him run again. Everything else is just second-guessing.
1. She was the only person legally eligible to the Biden war chest, campaign infrastructure, field offices, staffers etc whereas anyone else would have had to start from scratch with just 107 days *before* a convention?
2. Her job was literally to take over in case anything happened to him?
2. Her job was literally to take over in case anything happened to him?
Obama feebly tried to stage an open convention. That would have been much, much better.
It was never clear to me why Democrats rallied around Harris so immediately, except for some weird notion on appearing unified.
It was never clear to me why Democrats rallied around Harris so immediately, except for some weird notion on appearing unified.
November 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
There's only one obvious conclusion from the 2024 disaster and that's that Biden and the people advising him made a catastrophic decision to have him run again. Everything else is just second-guessing.
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this is the correct way to react to anything the president says-
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
this is the correct way to react to anything the president says-
I’ll be waiting breathlessly for the wall to wall coverage of this on FoxNews.
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the pandemic—year-on-year job losses have hit 59k as manufacturing industries lose jobs at a rapid pace while growth in construction & transportation has nearly zeroed out
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I’ll be waiting breathlessly for the wall to wall coverage of this on FoxNews.
How I look reading your posts:
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
How I look reading your posts:
How I look reading your posts:
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
How I look reading your posts:
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So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.
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Stereogum says Google's switch to AI Overviews reduced its ad revenue by *70 percent* www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
Stereogum soldiers on in the era of streaming and AI
Stereogum Founder Scott Lapatine on the importance of independent media in the age of AI slop and algorithms.
www.theverge.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.
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I'd love if just one reporter could maybe lightly challenge him on the fact his administration is the enemy of affordability
(see the near-total destruction of federal consumer protection and corporate oversight)
just one
(see the near-total destruction of federal consumer protection and corporate oversight)
just one
Trump on if he'll sign an Epstein files release bill: "We have nothing to do with Epstein. The Democrats do. All of his friends were Democrats. You look at this Reid Hoffman, Larry Summers, Clinton... all I want is I want for people to recognize the great job I've done on pricing, on affordability."
November 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I'd love if just one reporter could maybe lightly challenge him on the fact his administration is the enemy of affordability
(see the near-total destruction of federal consumer protection and corporate oversight)
just one
(see the near-total destruction of federal consumer protection and corporate oversight)
just one
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The report cited actually says “at least $28 billion” with the “at least” doing a lot of work
The Crypto Industry’s $28 Billion in ‘Dirty Money’
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The report cited actually says “at least $28 billion” with the “at least” doing a lot of work
You can even connect things! “Republicans are focusing on covering for Trump’s Epstein ties while they let him tank the economy and make everything more expensive for regular Americans with his Tariffs.”
Hey here’s an idea! We can talk about Epstein AND affordability! There are a bunch of advisors who lived in a pre internet era who think you can land only one message at a time
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
You can even connect things! “Republicans are focusing on covering for Trump’s Epstein ties while they let him tank the economy and make everything more expensive for regular Americans with his Tariffs.”
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Between Republicans jeopardizing access to food and healthcare and President Trump’s chaotic trade wars, families are already struggling to make ends meet. It's time to get serious, folks.
November 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Between Republicans jeopardizing access to food and healthcare and President Trump’s chaotic trade wars, families are already struggling to make ends meet. It's time to get serious, folks.
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If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
It's worth considering that none of this would be possible without a large segment of "News" media committed to actively misleading the public and running cover for Trump. Other organizations could take that into account an try to correctly inform the public about what's happening... but don't.
Perfect example of political media operating under the post-truth standard that (1) distorts the facts until the parties look approximately equal, and (2) holds “do MAGA voters care?” as a higher standard than “is it true?” or “is it important for the public to know about this?”
Wild to watch playbook run cover for this particular Trump scandal
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It's worth considering that none of this would be possible without a large segment of "News" media committed to actively misleading the public and running cover for Trump. Other organizations could take that into account an try to correctly inform the public about what's happening... but don't.
The most plausible read of this email is that Trump actively engaged in sexual activity with one of Epstein’s victims. Full stop. Anyone saying there’s an innocent explanation for “spent hours at my house with” is grasping.
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The most plausible read of this email is that Trump actively engaged in sexual activity with one of Epstein’s victims. Full stop. Anyone saying there’s an innocent explanation for “spent hours at my house with” is grasping.
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I think every Democrat should be shown this chart and required to explain why any policy solution would convince voters in this environment, and if they cannot, give three steps to fix the media environment, and if they cannot, be forced to resign their seat
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I think every Democrat should be shown this chart and required to explain why any policy solution would convince voters in this environment, and if they cannot, give three steps to fix the media environment, and if they cannot, be forced to resign their seat
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I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.
Republicans whined (mostly without merit) about unfair media for 40 years and slowly built up a vast propaganda network. Until Democrats start hitting back hard and forcing the conversation about what the now very real media bias is doing to the country we're going to keep spiraling.
if you think the problem is that the democratic party is too extreme rather than our current media environment privileges right wing bull shit then you have no real business discussing politics in public
October 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Republicans whined (mostly without merit) about unfair media for 40 years and slowly built up a vast propaganda network. Until Democrats start hitting back hard and forcing the conversation about what the now very real media bias is doing to the country we're going to keep spiraling.
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if you think the problem is that the democratic party is too extreme rather than our current media environment privileges right wing bull shit then you have no real business discussing politics in public
October 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
if you think the problem is that the democratic party is too extreme rather than our current media environment privileges right wing bull shit then you have no real business discussing politics in public
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At this point, Barack Obama should come out and publicly say he’d love to be President again and he hasn’t ruled out running for a third term. I’m serious. My fellow Democrats, either fight or go home.
October 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
At this point, Barack Obama should come out and publicly say he’d love to be President again and he hasn’t ruled out running for a third term. I’m serious. My fellow Democrats, either fight or go home.
If only those Senators had some kind of leverage they could use to influence or force policy corrections... like, I don't know, the fact that they could basically end his Presidency tomorrow just by doing their Constitutional duty.
October 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
If only those Senators had some kind of leverage they could use to influence or force policy corrections... like, I don't know, the fact that they could basically end his Presidency tomorrow just by doing their Constitutional duty.
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a functional press would, every single day, repeatedly, across numerous paragraphs in every story about him, make it clear that this is indisputably the most corrupt President in U.S. history
Trump: "It's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself. But I was damaged very greatly and any money I would get I would give to charity."
October 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
a functional press would, every single day, repeatedly, across numerous paragraphs in every story about him, make it clear that this is indisputably the most corrupt President in U.S. history