Jen Badger
@jenbadger5.bsky.social
Closet liberal in the reddest county of my state. Live and work in the woods. Atheist humanist.
I don't believe in gods, but I think people ought to be free to follow any religion, or none at all. Just as long as everyone is kind to each other, and they leave me alone.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I don't believe in gods, but I think people ought to be free to follow any religion, or none at all. Just as long as everyone is kind to each other, and they leave me alone.
@jeff-merkley.bsky.social, @wyden.senate.gov I know you two will NOT cave for nothing in return. Because they WON'T keep any promises, we all know that.
November 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
@jeff-merkley.bsky.social, @wyden.senate.gov I know you two will NOT cave for nothing in return. Because they WON'T keep any promises, we all know that.
I've been wondering this for a while now... and what will it take to make the necessary change?
Man alive. The contrast between the courage of voters and the absolute cowardice of Democratic leadership is just undeniable and the story of the moment.
The question is which will win out in the end and that question just got a whole lot louder.
The question is which will win out in the end and that question just got a whole lot louder.
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I've been wondering this for a while now... and what will it take to make the necessary change?
“There is only one thing I will not concede: that it might be meaningless to strive in a good cause.” - Vaclav Havel www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump’s Plan Is Now Out in the Open
It’s getting ever harder to avoid connecting the authoritarian dots.
www.theatlantic.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
“There is only one thing I will not concede: that it might be meaningless to strive in a good cause.” - Vaclav Havel www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Indeed Trump is not just the President and the Speaker (and the Senate Majority Leader)… given his win rate via shadow docket he is arguably the de facto Chief Justice too.
I hope some judicial historian is writing the definitive account of John Roberts’ “calling balls and strikes” cover for destroying the American Constitutional order over the last 25 years and I submit that they must title it FAKE UMPIRE
October 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Indeed Trump is not just the President and the Speaker (and the Senate Majority Leader)… given his win rate via shadow docket he is arguably the de facto Chief Justice too.
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One of my many, many questions about America in 2025 is how long it will take for people to realize they’re on the wrong side of history
October 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
One of my many, many questions about America in 2025 is how long it will take for people to realize they’re on the wrong side of history
When is the media going to stop the detailed reporting on the Emperor's beautiful new clothes, or the Emperor's purported set of new clothes, or the Emperor's "ostensible" or "claimed" new suit of clothes, and simply report that THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES?
October 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
When is the media going to stop the detailed reporting on the Emperor's beautiful new clothes, or the Emperor's purported set of new clothes, or the Emperor's "ostensible" or "claimed" new suit of clothes, and simply report that THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES?
... and Rep. Cliff Bentz said this wouldn't be happening.
September 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
... and Rep. Cliff Bentz said this wouldn't be happening.
Muriel The Poet passes along every penny I send her way. Literacy and heath are high on her list of priorities. Her current project is back-to-school kits for Haitian children in need. It's easy to send a few bucks her way with PayPal. Every penny goes to where it's needed. Please do what you can.
I didn't post an update yesterday because 9/11
So I got another 30 and a 10 since my last update so up to 57 Kits!
We are gaining ground slowly and slowly!
Much appreciated let's keep sharing
#ThePoet
So I got another 30 and a 10 since my last update so up to 57 Kits!
We are gaining ground slowly and slowly!
Much appreciated let's keep sharing
#ThePoet
September 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Muriel The Poet passes along every penny I send her way. Literacy and heath are high on her list of priorities. Her current project is back-to-school kits for Haitian children in need. It's easy to send a few bucks her way with PayPal. Every penny goes to where it's needed. Please do what you can.
This does not sit well when fires are burning nearby.
August 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This does not sit well when fires are burning nearby.
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🚨 How much more will ~162,000 #OREGON residents have to pay if Republicans let the improved ACA subsidies expire?
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
How much more will ~162,000 OREGON residents pay if the improved #ACA subsidies expire? (updated)
Originally posted 1/03/25 Oregon has around ~140,000 residents enrolled in ACA exchange plans, 80% of whom are currently subsidized. I estimate they also have another ~34,000 unsubsidized off-exchange...
acasignups.net
August 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
🚨 How much more will ~162,000 #OREGON residents have to pay if Republicans let the improved ACA subsidies expire?
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
Every day another Trump outrage. Every day another active shooter event.
August 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Every day another Trump outrage. Every day another active shooter event.
This is me. I get along with the neighbors.
August 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This is me. I get along with the neighbors.
Cliff Bentz, shame on you! You've stiffed 26.3% of your constituents. The ones you screwed with your vote are the most likely to be diehard MAGAs. Those dual enrolees, whose Medicare premiums are paid by Medicaid, are going to be especially surprised if they get cut off. acasignups.net/piecharts
July 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Cliff Bentz, shame on you! You've stiffed 26.3% of your constituents. The ones you screwed with your vote are the most likely to be diehard MAGAs. Those dual enrolees, whose Medicare premiums are paid by Medicaid, are going to be especially surprised if they get cut off. acasignups.net/piecharts
The real scandal is how long the Epstein gang (of all political persuasions) got away with it. Some are still getting away with it. I'd sure like to know who all used their money and power to victimize the young and powerless.
July 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The real scandal is how long the Epstein gang (of all political persuasions) got away with it. Some are still getting away with it. I'd sure like to know who all used their money and power to victimize the young and powerless.
Chaotic policy is affecting our standing with other countries.
July 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Chaotic policy is affecting our standing with other countries.
There's usually an excuse for higher energy prices: belligerence, or natural disaster in an energy-producing region, etc. But this is the first administration I've seen that doesn't at least attempt some defensive moves. This is self inflicted. A forced error due to poor vision and management.
July 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
There's usually an excuse for higher energy prices: belligerence, or natural disaster in an energy-producing region, etc. But this is the first administration I've seen that doesn't at least attempt some defensive moves. This is self inflicted. A forced error due to poor vision and management.
It should NOT be "political" to say "everyone is welcome here." www.eastidahonews.com/2025/07/atto...
Attorney general: 'Everyone is Welcome Here' sign cannot be displayed in Idaho schools - East Idaho News
BOISE (Idaho Ed News) — The “Everyone is Welcome Here” sign that sparked a viral nationwide controversy can no longer be displayed in Idaho schools, according to an Idaho attorney general’s office opi...
www.eastidahonews.com
July 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It should NOT be "political" to say "everyone is welcome here." www.eastidahonews.com/2025/07/atto...
Your national parks are not OK. www.opb.org/article/2025...
Crater Lake superintendent resigns, citing staff shortages
Since he started at Crater Lake in January, Kevin Heatley has seen Crater Lake’s permanent workforce cut in half, and onboarding seasonal staff was delayed by a month. "Things are not OK," he said.
www.opb.org
June 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Your national parks are not OK. www.opb.org/article/2025...
“This is the problem of this kind of autocratic regime — the people who stay there are kind of hostages,” she said. “That is the fear of being there. You don’t know what will happen. You don’t know if they will come for you or they won’t.” - Ksenia Petrova www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...
She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her
President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears arrest if she is deported there.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“This is the problem of this kind of autocratic regime — the people who stay there are kind of hostages,” she said. “That is the fear of being there. You don’t know what will happen. You don’t know if they will come for you or they won’t.” - Ksenia Petrova www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...
He revels in personal power. All his moves are designed to enhance that one thing. Doesn't matter which way you vote(d), you are the fuel for this fire.
“I’m telling you, these countries are calling us up, kissing my ass."
And that's what it's all about. Republicans, stop enabling this con man.
And that's what it's all about. Republicans, stop enabling this con man.
Trump brags world leaders are ‘kissing my ass’ as tariff chaos rocks markets
President boasts at National Republican Congressional Committee dinner: ‘I know what I’m doing’
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
He revels in personal power. All his moves are designed to enhance that one thing. Doesn't matter which way you vote(d), you are the fuel for this fire.
They said "You're a conspiracy theorist, you're worried about something that isn't going to happen."
"Who could have predicted this?" say the people who spent the past year dismissing or mocking those who predicted this.
April 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
They said "You're a conspiracy theorist, you're worried about something that isn't going to happen."
I guess the cruelty *is* the point. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
PHOTOS: Hundreds of HHS employees wait in a line stretching around the building to find out if their job is gone
One staffer waiting in line loudly joked: “Is this an April Fool’s joke?”
www.pbs.org
April 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I guess the cruelty *is* the point. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
In my Red district, R voters are absolutely sure they will be protected. They have no idea how vulnerable they are.
what replaces due process under fascism is the assurance of protection for favored groups. even though it’s precarious, a lot of people feel just as protected under that framework as they do under one with due process
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
In my Red district, R voters are absolutely sure they will be protected. They have no idea how vulnerable they are.
In my Red district, R voters are absolutely sure they will be protected. They have no idea how vulnerable they are.
what replaces due process under fascism is the assurance of protection for favored groups. even though it’s precarious, a lot of people feel just as protected under that framework as they do under one with due process
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
In my Red district, R voters are absolutely sure they will be protected. They have no idea how vulnerable they are.