Jeff Roush
@jeffroushwriting.bsky.social
Parent, lawyer, writer, lexicological acrobat, and a guy working to find my way and make a difference as I go
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For those who like their year in review served up with a heaping side of schadenfreude, I am happy to offer up my new volume, #FridayLimericks 2025: With All Due Respect… Great for laughter and exasperated screams.
Cover art by my dear friend @out5p0ken.bsky.social
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Pam Bondi sends letter to Minnesota officials asking to allow the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ TO ACCESS VOTER ROLLS to confirm that Minnesota's voter registration practices comply with federal law as authorized by the Civil Rights Act of 1960.
Wonder why ICE is there?!
Wonder why ICE is there?!
January 25, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Pam Bondi sends letter to Minnesota officials asking to allow the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ TO ACCESS VOTER ROLLS to confirm that Minnesota's voter registration practices comply with federal law as authorized by the Civil Rights Act of 1960.
Wonder why ICE is there?!
Wonder why ICE is there?!
At some point, I would love to see organizations like the NYT file counterclaims for vexatious litigation and defamation. Trump needs to be put on the defensive for this garbage.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump says he’s expanding defamation suit against New York Times after unfavorable poll
US president says his qualms over the opinion poll would be added to existing defamation lawsuit against the paper
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:48 AM
At some point, I would love to see organizations like the NYT file counterclaims for vexatious litigation and defamation. Trump needs to be put on the defensive for this garbage.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Hey friends, if you haven’t yet discovered Jeff’s @jeffroushwriting.bsky.social #FridayLimericks, you’re missing out.
This was the latest 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
This was the latest 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
Tonight’s #FridayLimericks watch the GOP dance around Jack Smith’s truth.
After all of the Jack Smith suspense,
Let the GOP dancing commence!
Their ridiculous show
Landed nary a blow
On a witness both calm and intense.
(Image of Smith taking oath by Al Drago, @gettyimages.com)
After all of the Jack Smith suspense,
Let the GOP dancing commence!
Their ridiculous show
Landed nary a blow
On a witness both calm and intense.
(Image of Smith taking oath by Al Drago, @gettyimages.com)
January 24, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Hey friends, if you haven’t yet discovered Jeff’s @jeffroushwriting.bsky.social #FridayLimericks, you’re missing out.
This was the latest 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
This was the latest 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
Tonight’s #FridayLimericks watch the GOP dance around Jack Smith’s truth.
After all of the Jack Smith suspense,
Let the GOP dancing commence!
Their ridiculous show
Landed nary a blow
On a witness both calm and intense.
(Image of Smith taking oath by Al Drago, @gettyimages.com)
After all of the Jack Smith suspense,
Let the GOP dancing commence!
Their ridiculous show
Landed nary a blow
On a witness both calm and intense.
(Image of Smith taking oath by Al Drago, @gettyimages.com)
January 24, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Tonight’s #FridayLimericks watch the GOP dance around Jack Smith’s truth.
After all of the Jack Smith suspense,
Let the GOP dancing commence!
Their ridiculous show
Landed nary a blow
On a witness both calm and intense.
(Image of Smith taking oath by Al Drago, @gettyimages.com)
After all of the Jack Smith suspense,
Let the GOP dancing commence!
Their ridiculous show
Landed nary a blow
On a witness both calm and intense.
(Image of Smith taking oath by Al Drago, @gettyimages.com)
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MAGA instantly regretted calling Jack Smith to testify as he reaffirmed Trump’s 100% guilt:
SMITH SAID: "The evidence established…Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2024 results…and illegally kept classified documents…in a bathroom."
O. M. G. !
#TrumpCHEATED
SMITH SAID: "The evidence established…Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2024 results…and illegally kept classified documents…in a bathroom."
O. M. G. !
#TrumpCHEATED
January 23, 2026 at 9:15 PM
MAGA instantly regretted calling Jack Smith to testify as he reaffirmed Trump’s 100% guilt:
SMITH SAID: "The evidence established…Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2024 results…and illegally kept classified documents…in a bathroom."
O. M. G. !
#TrumpCHEATED
SMITH SAID: "The evidence established…Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2024 results…and illegally kept classified documents…in a bathroom."
O. M. G. !
#TrumpCHEATED
In today’s public testimony, GOP show horses like Jim Jordan did everything they could to garner sound bytes and prevent Jack Smith from delivering factual testimony about his careful, deliberate process and work in preparing to prosecute a criminal.
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
thehill.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:42 AM
In today’s public testimony, GOP show horses like Jim Jordan did everything they could to garner sound bytes and prevent Jack Smith from delivering factual testimony about his careful, deliberate process and work in preparing to prosecute a criminal.
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
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"They're hunting our patients!"
We're in a national emergency. And we all need to step up.
I know that a lot of these legislators are busy & perhaps aren't seeing the extent of this tyranny, but if they're willing to give more money to ICE, they're nuts.
They are voting today.
Call 202-224-3121
We're in a national emergency. And we all need to step up.
I know that a lot of these legislators are busy & perhaps aren't seeing the extent of this tyranny, but if they're willing to give more money to ICE, they're nuts.
They are voting today.
Call 202-224-3121
January 22, 2026 at 7:11 PM
"They're hunting our patients!"
We're in a national emergency. And we all need to step up.
I know that a lot of these legislators are busy & perhaps aren't seeing the extent of this tyranny, but if they're willing to give more money to ICE, they're nuts.
They are voting today.
Call 202-224-3121
We're in a national emergency. And we all need to step up.
I know that a lot of these legislators are busy & perhaps aren't seeing the extent of this tyranny, but if they're willing to give more money to ICE, they're nuts.
They are voting today.
Call 202-224-3121
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MAGA lawmakers who once ignored January 6 subpoenas are now attacking Jack Smith for indicting Trump based on evidence.
The Big Lie keeps getting bigger.
The Big Lie keeps getting bigger.
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 PM
MAGA lawmakers who once ignored January 6 subpoenas are now attacking Jack Smith for indicting Trump based on evidence.
The Big Lie keeps getting bigger.
The Big Lie keeps getting bigger.
The United States president has spent his entire life refusing to live up to the bargains he strikes. The world knows the truth that Mark Carney said aloud today. And like Canada, we as Americans need to accept it and choose our path forward. (Thread)
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘Nostalgia is not a strategy’: Mark Carney is emerging as the unflinching realist ready to tackle Trump
In a speech at Davos, written by Carney himself, the Canadian prime minister laid out his doctrine for a world of fractured international norms
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:11 AM
The United States president has spent his entire life refusing to live up to the bargains he strikes. The world knows the truth that Mark Carney said aloud today. And like Canada, we as Americans need to accept it and choose our path forward. (Thread)
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
“Clicktatorship” may be the best word I’ve seen yet to describe the off-the-rails regime and its pathetically sycophantic enablers.
Welcome to the clicktatorship, where everything is content.
“Disrespectful” and “pathetic.”
Yes it is.
Imagine if another country did that to us.
Remember their names.
newrepublic.com/post/205498/...
Yes it is.
Imagine if another country did that to us.
Remember their names.
newrepublic.com/post/205498/...
January 22, 2026 at 12:12 AM
“Clicktatorship” may be the best word I’ve seen yet to describe the off-the-rails regime and its pathetically sycophantic enablers.
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Welcome to the clicktatorship, where everything is content.
“Disrespectful” and “pathetic.”
Yes it is.
Imagine if another country did that to us.
Remember their names.
newrepublic.com/post/205498/...
Yes it is.
Imagine if another country did that to us.
Remember their names.
newrepublic.com/post/205498/...
Republicans Cut Into Greenland Cake in Shocking Kennedy Center Party
The Republican members of Congress appeared at the event alongside a pro-Russian right-wing nationalist.
newrepublic.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to the clicktatorship, where everything is content.
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ICE laughed in his face when he begged them to call his wife to come pick up his 6-year-old little girl.
THEY LEFT HER WANDERING THE STREET, crying out for him: "WHERE'S PAPI?:
His name is Adonay Rodriguez. Adonay is Hebrew for the lord: אֲדֹנָי
What would YOUR CLERGY SAY about this incident?
ASK!🧵
THEY LEFT HER WANDERING THE STREET, crying out for him: "WHERE'S PAPI?:
His name is Adonay Rodriguez. Adonay is Hebrew for the lord: אֲדֹנָי
What would YOUR CLERGY SAY about this incident?
ASK!🧵
January 21, 2026 at 4:47 PM
ICE laughed in his face when he begged them to call his wife to come pick up his 6-year-old little girl.
THEY LEFT HER WANDERING THE STREET, crying out for him: "WHERE'S PAPI?:
His name is Adonay Rodriguez. Adonay is Hebrew for the lord: אֲדֹנָי
What would YOUR CLERGY SAY about this incident?
ASK!🧵
THEY LEFT HER WANDERING THE STREET, crying out for him: "WHERE'S PAPI?:
His name is Adonay Rodriguez. Adonay is Hebrew for the lord: אֲדֹנָי
What would YOUR CLERGY SAY about this incident?
ASK!🧵
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Because of ICE's random violence acts regardless of immigration status, #Minnesota may be the 1st test of whether constitutional limits on domestic military force still hold – or whether the US is about to cross a line from which it cannot easily return...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start | Claire Finkelstein
Developments in Minnesota closely mirror a scenario explored in a 2024 exercise conducted at the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, which I direct
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Because of ICE's random violence acts regardless of immigration status, #Minnesota may be the 1st test of whether constitutional limits on domestic military force still hold – or whether the US is about to cross a line from which it cannot easily return...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🚨4 House Democrats voted for the SAVE Act🚨
Rep. Ed Case (HI-1) term ends Jan '27
Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) term ends Jan '27
Rep. Jared Golden (ME-2) not seeking reelection
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3) term ends Jan '27
*Primary Them*
apnews.com/article/cong...
Rep. Ed Case (HI-1) term ends Jan '27
Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) term ends Jan '27
Rep. Jared Golden (ME-2) not seeking reelection
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3) term ends Jan '27
*Primary Them*
apnews.com/article/cong...
Republican bill requiring proof of citizenship for voting passes US House
Vermont's Democratic secretary of state says Republican legislation passed by the U.S. House that would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections is part of a strateg...
apnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:40 PM
🚨4 House Democrats voted for the SAVE Act🚨
Rep. Ed Case (HI-1) term ends Jan '27
Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) term ends Jan '27
Rep. Jared Golden (ME-2) not seeking reelection
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3) term ends Jan '27
*Primary Them*
apnews.com/article/cong...
Rep. Ed Case (HI-1) term ends Jan '27
Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) term ends Jan '27
Rep. Jared Golden (ME-2) not seeking reelection
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3) term ends Jan '27
*Primary Them*
apnews.com/article/cong...
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Boom 💥.
Melt that ice.
This is how it’s done.
🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻 ICE
Melt that ice.
This is how it’s done.
🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻 ICE
Watch that. And then tell me how we replace Schumer with her
January 21, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Boom 💥.
Melt that ice.
This is how it’s done.
🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻 ICE
Melt that ice.
This is how it’s done.
🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻 ICE
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This beautiful child, an American citizen just like his parents, is being bullied because Donald Trump is a racist piece of shit and white supremacy feels emboldened to act without shame. This hatred is taught and it is wrong.
January 20, 2026 at 7:35 PM
This beautiful child, an American citizen just like his parents, is being bullied because Donald Trump is a racist piece of shit and white supremacy feels emboldened to act without shame. This hatred is taught and it is wrong.
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January 20, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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#ResistanceUnited
One might worry that direct action like ICE Watch only escalates violence and increases the risk of retaliation. A sociologist explains that the opposite is true. Activists and concerned citizens defuse violence by showing disapproval.
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
One might worry that direct action like ICE Watch only escalates violence and increases the risk of retaliation. A sociologist explains that the opposite is true. Activists and concerned citizens defuse violence by showing disapproval.
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 21, 2026 at 12:17 AM
#ResistanceUnited
One might worry that direct action like ICE Watch only escalates violence and increases the risk of retaliation. A sociologist explains that the opposite is true. Activists and concerned citizens defuse violence by showing disapproval.
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
One might worry that direct action like ICE Watch only escalates violence and increases the risk of retaliation. A sociologist explains that the opposite is true. Activists and concerned citizens defuse violence by showing disapproval.
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
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#ResistanceEarth
Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier and earlier in response to climate change. This accelerated timing creates risk: If they breed before their prey is available, their chicks could starve. Scientists are worried about their survival.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier and earlier in response to climate change. This accelerated timing creates risk: If they breed before their prey is available, their chicks could starve. Scientists are worried about their survival.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Antarctic penguins have radically shifted their breeding season – seemingly in response to climate change
Changing temperatures may be behind change in behaviour, which experts fear threatens three species’ survival
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:44 AM
#ResistanceEarth
Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier and earlier in response to climate change. This accelerated timing creates risk: If they breed before their prey is available, their chicks could starve. Scientists are worried about their survival.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier and earlier in response to climate change. This accelerated timing creates risk: If they breed before their prey is available, their chicks could starve. Scientists are worried about their survival.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
With competition nearing, today’s writing club meeting focused on planning. Across genres, a character’s qualities and motivations drive plot. A self-absorbed malignant narcissist in a leadership role, for example, will seldom work unless you’re writing a dark, dystopian story.
January 21, 2026 at 12:44 AM
With competition nearing, today’s writing club meeting focused on planning. Across genres, a character’s qualities and motivations drive plot. A self-absorbed malignant narcissist in a leadership role, for example, will seldom work unless you’re writing a dark, dystopian story.
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Derek Tranis a U.S. Army veteran and small business owner who advocates for consumer rights
Derek places people over politics and protects democracy
Re-elect Tran to the U.S. Congress to represent California's 45th CD
#LiveBlue #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1 #RU26
Derek places people over politics and protects democracy
Re-elect Tran to the U.S. Congress to represent California's 45th CD
#LiveBlue #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1 #RU26
January 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Derek Tranis a U.S. Army veteran and small business owner who advocates for consumer rights
Derek places people over politics and protects democracy
Re-elect Tran to the U.S. Congress to represent California's 45th CD
#LiveBlue #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1 #RU26
Derek places people over politics and protects democracy
Re-elect Tran to the U.S. Congress to represent California's 45th CD
#LiveBlue #ResistanceUnited #ONEV1 #RU26
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I heard some of the worst and most incriminating Epstein files are buried under sheets of ice on Greenland, which would explain a lot actually… 🤔
Ok ok… the only reason I heard this rumor was because I made it up and said it out loud. It’s just important that the Epstein Files are not forgotten!
Ok ok… the only reason I heard this rumor was because I made it up and said it out loud. It’s just important that the Epstein Files are not forgotten!
January 20, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I heard some of the worst and most incriminating Epstein files are buried under sheets of ice on Greenland, which would explain a lot actually… 🤔
Ok ok… the only reason I heard this rumor was because I made it up and said it out loud. It’s just important that the Epstein Files are not forgotten!
Ok ok… the only reason I heard this rumor was because I made it up and said it out loud. It’s just important that the Epstein Files are not forgotten!
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Whether you are protesting, posting, boycotting, strategizing, donating, volunteering or having tough discussions with friends or family, on #MLKDay and every day NEVER FORGET:
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." --MLK
Powerful painting by Jonathan Harris
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." --MLK
Powerful painting by Jonathan Harris
January 20, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Whether you are protesting, posting, boycotting, strategizing, donating, volunteering or having tough discussions with friends or family, on #MLKDay and every day NEVER FORGET:
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." --MLK
Powerful painting by Jonathan Harris
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." --MLK
Powerful painting by Jonathan Harris