Jayson Merryfield
@jaymerryfield.bsky.social
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The great @timothysnyder.bsky.social explains why this new Trump-backed Ukraine plan sells out Ukraine, Europe, and democracies across the world. Take a few minutes and watch.
It is hard to put into words how much damage Trump is doing to our own country, how unfit and malevolent he is.
It is hard to put into words how much damage Trump is doing to our own country, how unfit and malevolent he is.
We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
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snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
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snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
The Putin-Witkoff Plan Worsens the War
Five Reasons the US should not help Russia subjugate Ukraine
snyder.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The great @timothysnyder.bsky.social explains why this new Trump-backed Ukraine plan sells out Ukraine, Europe, and democracies across the world. Take a few minutes and watch.
It is hard to put into words how much damage Trump is doing to our own country, how unfit and malevolent he is.
It is hard to put into words how much damage Trump is doing to our own country, how unfit and malevolent he is.
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Ok @hankgreen.bsky.social is my anger translator regarding stupid controversies about Jimmy Wales and @wikipedia.org. I was going to say something, but Hank says everything I would have said here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zi0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zi0...
Wikipedia and the Destruction of Trust
YouTube video by Hank Green
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Ok @hankgreen.bsky.social is my anger translator regarding stupid controversies about Jimmy Wales and @wikipedia.org. I was going to say something, but Hank says everything I would have said here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zi0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zi0...
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“I was 14… I was 16… this was me when I met Epstein… there are thousands of us… time to let the secrets out of the shadows”
Powerful ad from survivors ahead of a vote to tell us where each House rep stands on protecting kids vs protecting pedophiles.
Powerful ad from survivors ahead of a vote to tell us where each House rep stands on protecting kids vs protecting pedophiles.
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“I was 14… I was 16… this was me when I met Epstein… there are thousands of us… time to let the secrets out of the shadows”
Powerful ad from survivors ahead of a vote to tell us where each House rep stands on protecting kids vs protecting pedophiles.
Powerful ad from survivors ahead of a vote to tell us where each House rep stands on protecting kids vs protecting pedophiles.
And a lot of VERY cold games being played in Portland, Seattle, Toronto, etc..
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
And a lot of VERY cold games being played in Portland, Seattle, Toronto, etc..
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you should quit social media if you can.
if you can't, you should use apps that give you and old-school reverse chronological feed of posts from people you follow. yes, like bluesky.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
if you can't, you should use apps that give you and old-school reverse chronological feed of posts from people you follow. yes, like bluesky.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
You should quit social media for good
Platforms optimized for engagement warp our politics, erode attention, and harm our wellbeing. Here’s how I minimize time on the (anti‑)social web.
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
you should quit social media if you can.
if you can't, you should use apps that give you and old-school reverse chronological feed of posts from people you follow. yes, like bluesky.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
if you can't, you should use apps that give you and old-school reverse chronological feed of posts from people you follow. yes, like bluesky.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
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now that's what I call a Mamdani endorsement. Don't threaten New Yorkers with a good time, Dave. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Dave Portnoy Threatens To Move Barstool Sports Out of New York City If Zohran Mamdani Becomes Mayor: ‘I Hate This Guy So Much’
Portnoy, 48, admitted that he has already asked his "finance guy" to begin looking at potential office spaces outside of the city.
www.yahoo.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
now that's what I call a Mamdani endorsement. Don't threaten New Yorkers with a good time, Dave. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Too many Americans either didn’t care or didn’t believe. Hopefully they do now.👇
October 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Too many Americans either didn’t care or didn’t believe. Hopefully they do now.👇
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would it not be cheaper to use those additional funds to get food to people who need it
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
www.foxla.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
would it not be cheaper to use those additional funds to get food to people who need it
Yes, send in Brendan Little, that’ll end this game ASAP.
October 28, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Yes, send in Brendan Little, that’ll end this game ASAP.
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How many people are gonna find out their relatives are ice at thanksgiving
October 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
How many people are gonna find out their relatives are ice at thanksgiving
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Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
October 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
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Excuse me: bb turtles
October 18, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Excuse me: bb turtles
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October 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Bari Weiss launched her own path to stardom with the argument "it is oppression to dislike me for being bad" and now we will get to see what an entire media ecosystem built with that philosophy looks like
"disliking me is persecution" describes so incredibly many people's entire outlook these days defector.com/free-press-r...
Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends | Defector
It can be hard to maintain friendships as an adult. People move to new cities, start families, and experience all sorts of other life events that make it difficult to keep in touch. Sometimes, you end...
defector.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Bari Weiss launched her own path to stardom with the argument "it is oppression to dislike me for being bad" and now we will get to see what an entire media ecosystem built with that philosophy looks like
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what happens if you reverse the polarity of big dick energy
October 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
what happens if you reverse the polarity of big dick energy
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If you'd like to delight in a side-by-side comparison, here's Bari Weiss' reported note to CBS staffers (left) and the one I cooked up on ChatGPT with a quickly dashed-off prompt (right). Looking forward to hearing from you in the days and weeks ahead!
October 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you'd like to delight in a side-by-side comparison, here's Bari Weiss' reported note to CBS staffers (left) and the one I cooked up on ChatGPT with a quickly dashed-off prompt (right). Looking forward to hearing from you in the days and weeks ahead!
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1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.
If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.
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If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.
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Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters
Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.
If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Coming up on 20 years of plaintiff's litigation and I can assure everyone:
A "mistake" which just so happens to be profitable for a company is always the intended outcome of the company's choices.
A "mistake" which just so happens to be profitable for a company is always the intended outcome of the company's choices.
Teressa found herself raging at what she labeled the insurance company’s “weaponized incompetence.”
Fax numbers were wrong. Key records were no longer available online.
The insurer wouldn’t even give her access to her husband’s medical records.
By @deldeib.bsky.social
Fax numbers were wrong. Key records were no longer available online.
The insurer wouldn’t even give her access to her husband’s medical records.
By @deldeib.bsky.social
“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple’s Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope
After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necess...
www.propublica.org
September 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Coming up on 20 years of plaintiff's litigation and I can assure everyone:
A "mistake" which just so happens to be profitable for a company is always the intended outcome of the company's choices.
A "mistake" which just so happens to be profitable for a company is always the intended outcome of the company's choices.
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
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ICE agents held a 5-year-old autistic girl outside her Massachusetts home to pressure her father to surrender to authorities last week, according to the girl's family
ICE held 5-year-old autistic girl in Massachusetts to pressure father to surrender, family says
The girl's father, Edward Hip, has lived in the United States for the last 22 years, according to his wife.
www.nbcnews.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
ICE agents held a 5-year-old autistic girl outside her Massachusetts home to pressure her father to surrender to authorities last week, according to the girl's family
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"Where Nixon had to contend with a Supreme Court that rejected his claim of absolute immunity and a Congress that stood ready to impeach him, the other branches of govt these days have no interest in reining in Trump. He can do a Watergate every week safe in the knowledge that no one will stop him."
Trump posts his Watergate tapes
It ended Nixon's presidency. For Trump, it's just another Saturday.
www.publicnotice.co
September 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"Where Nixon had to contend with a Supreme Court that rejected his claim of absolute immunity and a Congress that stood ready to impeach him, the other branches of govt these days have no interest in reining in Trump. He can do a Watergate every week safe in the knowledge that no one will stop him."
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Wrote about the MAGA types whining about foreign influence campaigns on social media after they... dismantled government, corporate, and academic infrastructure designed to identify, expose, and counter foreign influence campaigns.
How MAGA Killed Foreign Influence Research, But Now Demands Social Media Stop Foreign Influence Campaigns
It's fascinating how quickly the tune changes when the shoe's on the other foot. For years, we've been treated to endless screaming about how any effort to identify and counter foreign…
It's fascinating how quickly the tune changes when the shoe's on the other foot. For years, we've been treated to endless screaming about how any effort to identify and counter foreign…
How MAGA Killed Foreign Influence Research, But Now Demands Social Media Stop Foreign Influence Campaigns
It's fascinating how quickly the tune changes when the shoe's on the other foot. For years, we've been treated to endless screaming about how any effort to identify and counter foreign manipulation on social media was "censorship" and a violation of Americans' free speech rights. The same crowd that turned researchers into pariahs and shut down entire government offices dedicated to studying foreign influence operations are now… demanding that social media platforms identify foreign accounts?
www.techdirt.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Wrote about the MAGA types whining about foreign influence campaigns on social media after they... dismantled government, corporate, and academic infrastructure designed to identify, expose, and counter foreign influence campaigns.
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It rocks that he’s doing this on his stupid fake social app.
More downfall of the republic shit, incredibly serious stuff, horror show historymaking abuse and he’s yelling at her likely accidentally online when he should be doing his corrupt bullshit in private but he’s too dumb to figure it out
More downfall of the republic shit, incredibly serious stuff, horror show historymaking abuse and he’s yelling at her likely accidentally online when he should be doing his corrupt bullshit in private but he’s too dumb to figure it out
September 22, 2025 at 1:23 AM
It rocks that he’s doing this on his stupid fake social app.
More downfall of the republic shit, incredibly serious stuff, horror show historymaking abuse and he’s yelling at her likely accidentally online when he should be doing his corrupt bullshit in private but he’s too dumb to figure it out
More downfall of the republic shit, incredibly serious stuff, horror show historymaking abuse and he’s yelling at her likely accidentally online when he should be doing his corrupt bullshit in private but he’s too dumb to figure it out
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Really incredible stuff from Bill Simmons, who of all the possible angles chose “this isn’t so bad because famous people can make their OWN platforms and don’t need networks anymore,” and then hit us with a “brought to you by FanDuel” outro. No one’s doing it like him.
September 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Really incredible stuff from Bill Simmons, who of all the possible angles chose “this isn’t so bad because famous people can make their OWN platforms and don’t need networks anymore,” and then hit us with a “brought to you by FanDuel” outro. No one’s doing it like him.