Jerome Nicolas
@jeromenicolas.bsky.social
Author of Conservatism is Un-American & Other Self-Evident Truths. Raised on “Schoolhouse Rock.” Also fondly recalls the 1976 Bicentennial
You know how Republicans oppose popular bills as "pork" and then return to their districts to claim credit for passage?
That's what centrist Democrats do internally. Yes, Democrats are definitely better than Republicans, but it's despite centrists not because of them. Don't ignore their sabotage.
That's what centrist Democrats do internally. Yes, Democrats are definitely better than Republicans, but it's despite centrists not because of them. Don't ignore their sabotage.
February 16, 2026 at 5:28 PM
You know how Republicans oppose popular bills as "pork" and then return to their districts to claim credit for passage?
That's what centrist Democrats do internally. Yes, Democrats are definitely better than Republicans, but it's despite centrists not because of them. Don't ignore their sabotage.
That's what centrist Democrats do internally. Yes, Democrats are definitely better than Republicans, but it's despite centrists not because of them. Don't ignore their sabotage.
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ICE/CBP have gone unfunded for 3 days; how about 3 years? The best way to claw back the $170 billion immigration enforcement surge in the Big Beautiful Bill is to just claw it back. The 2nd-best way is to slowly drain it by never funding the underlying appropriation. @ryanlcooper.com makes the case:
The Case for Keeping ICE and CBP Defunded - The American Prospect
Democrats should not provide one thin dime to MAGA storm troopers.
prospect.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:25 PM
ICE/CBP have gone unfunded for 3 days; how about 3 years? The best way to claw back the $170 billion immigration enforcement surge in the Big Beautiful Bill is to just claw it back. The 2nd-best way is to slowly drain it by never funding the underlying appropriation. @ryanlcooper.com makes the case:
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The @bostonglobe.com opinion page this morning is headlined by white supremacist Richard Hanania, whose racist views have been smoothed over in recent months by centrists
February 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
The @bostonglobe.com opinion page this morning is headlined by white supremacist Richard Hanania, whose racist views have been smoothed over in recent months by centrists
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The Boston Globe has gone from outing pedophiles in the Catholic Church to giving one a column
Very disappointing to see @bostonglobe.com running a piece from Richard Hanania today.
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Boston Globe has gone from outing pedophiles in the Catholic Church to giving one a column
Very on-brand for centrists to brag that they do morally atrocious conservative things - only more competently and compassionately. That's also how Gavin Newsom contrasts his war on the homeless with Donald Trump's. Centrists share conservatives' goals, but they differ slightly on implementation.
Hillary Clinton: "More people were deported under my husband and Barack Obama without killing American citizens and without putting children into detention camps than were in the first Trump term or this first year of Trump's second term."
February 15, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Very on-brand for centrists to brag that they do morally atrocious conservative things - only more competently and compassionately. That's also how Gavin Newsom contrasts his war on the homeless with Donald Trump's. Centrists share conservatives' goals, but they differ slightly on implementation.
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Exactly this. "I'll vote for whichever candidate has a D next to their name no matter what their actual policy positions are!" sends a message to the politicians that they don't need to care about what you want at all. It's wild that people keep volunteering their unconditional support.
It's like sitting down in a negotiation and telling the person you're trying to get something out of that you're going to agree to the deal, regardless of what they put on the table. Even if that were true, it is obviously a bad idea to tell them that!
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Exactly this. "I'll vote for whichever candidate has a D next to their name no matter what their actual policy positions are!" sends a message to the politicians that they don't need to care about what you want at all. It's wild that people keep volunteering their unconditional support.
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Beyond mistakes or nonsense, deliberately bad information being injected into AI search summaries is leading people down potentially harmful paths. www.wired.com/story/google...
Google’s AI Overviews Can Scam You. Here’s How to Stay Safe
Beyond mistakes or nonsense, deliberately bad information being injected into AI search summaries is leading people down potentially harmful paths.
www.wired.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Beyond mistakes or nonsense, deliberately bad information being injected into AI search summaries is leading people down potentially harmful paths. www.wired.com/story/google...
Your regular reminder that Gavin Newsom is neither a fighter nor a Democrat nor an original thinker. Praising Reagan is Pelosi’s thing.
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
February 14, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Your regular reminder that Gavin Newsom is neither a fighter nor a Democrat nor an original thinker. Praising Reagan is Pelosi’s thing.
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"Racist people are firing and laying off Black women at three times the rate of other women."
😬Yikes! It sounds bad when you say it like that!
"Black women are losing jobs at 3 times the rate."
Much better! Makes it sound like the Black women just need to be more careful or better at their jobs!
😬Yikes! It sounds bad when you say it like that!
"Black women are losing jobs at 3 times the rate."
Much better! Makes it sound like the Black women just need to be more careful or better at their jobs!
Black Women Are Losing Jobs At Three Times The Rate Of Other Women | Essence
New labor data shows Black women accounted for a disproportionate share of job losses across 2025, especially in federal, education, and care-sector roles.
www.essence.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM
"Racist people are firing and laying off Black women at three times the rate of other women."
😬Yikes! It sounds bad when you say it like that!
"Black women are losing jobs at 3 times the rate."
Much better! Makes it sound like the Black women just need to be more careful or better at their jobs!
😬Yikes! It sounds bad when you say it like that!
"Black women are losing jobs at 3 times the rate."
Much better! Makes it sound like the Black women just need to be more careful or better at their jobs!
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How I feel about AI
February 12, 2026 at 12:35 PM
How I feel about AI
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The most compelling case that Epstein was murdered is there’s no way a guy that wired into world power didn’t think he was going to get away with it again.
February 13, 2026 at 6:05 AM
The most compelling case that Epstein was murdered is there’s no way a guy that wired into world power didn’t think he was going to get away with it again.
93% want to raise taxes on the rich. "74% think the label of 'socialist' either doesn't matter or is a plus." It's like I keep saying: Average Democrats are bucking the party's centrist quisling leadership. We're all Berniecrats now.
Rank-and-File Dems to Leaders: It’s Time to Take the Gloves Off
In TNR’s exclusive new poll, loyal Democratic voters make it plain: They want a party that goes after the people making their lives harder.
newrepublic.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 AM
93% want to raise taxes on the rich. "74% think the label of 'socialist' either doesn't matter or is a plus." It's like I keep saying: Average Democrats are bucking the party's centrist quisling leadership. We're all Berniecrats now.
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Liberals say that Trump's plan to steal the 2026 election undermines our democracy. They're wrong—Trump's plan to steal the 2026 election undermines our republic.
February 12, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Liberals say that Trump's plan to steal the 2026 election undermines our democracy. They're wrong—Trump's plan to steal the 2026 election undermines our republic.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: One of the biggest reasons the right wing couldn't make Charlie Kirk stick as their Reichstag fire is that none of them, including his own widow, actually and sincerely gave a fuck he died
SHE REMOVED THEIR WEDDING PHOTO LMAOOOOOO
Oh she HATED his guts
Oh she HATED his guts
February 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I've said it before and I'll say it again: One of the biggest reasons the right wing couldn't make Charlie Kirk stick as their Reichstag fire is that none of them, including his own widow, actually and sincerely gave a fuck he died
Yup. As with conservatives, every centrist accusation is actually a confession. They’ve been using that “driving away people like me” rhetoric forever because they’ve been voting GOP all this time
plus, the left has shown much better "party loyalty" and harm-reduction instincts in the actual voting booth than the center has. PUMA democrats bail to support the right when a more progressive candidate is on the ballot far more than leftists do when the usual centrist is.
February 11, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Yup. As with conservatives, every centrist accusation is actually a confession. They’ve been using that “driving away people like me” rhetoric forever because they’ve been voting GOP all this time
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Analilia Mejia was doing ICE Watch trainings at her campaign events. She was preparing future constituents for encounters with immigration agents. And she won.
In an interview with @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social, one of her big priorities: end ICE's mass surveillance.
prospect.org/2026/02/11/p...
In an interview with @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social, one of her big priorities: end ICE's mass surveillance.
prospect.org/2026/02/11/p...
Progressive Win in New Jersey Hinged on Anti-ICE Organizing - The American Prospect
Analilia Mejia won a close congressional primary race by preparing constituents for encounters with ICE. She warned that the agency’s surveillance technology needs more attention.
prospect.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Analilia Mejia was doing ICE Watch trainings at her campaign events. She was preparing future constituents for encounters with immigration agents. And she won.
In an interview with @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social, one of her big priorities: end ICE's mass surveillance.
prospect.org/2026/02/11/p...
In an interview with @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social, one of her big priorities: end ICE's mass surveillance.
prospect.org/2026/02/11/p...
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“The problem of holding the Negro down, therefore, is easily solved. When you control a man’s thinking, you do not have to worry about his actions. You do not have to tell him not to stand here or go yonder. He will find his ‘proper place’ and will stay in it.” ~Carter G. Woodson, father of #BHM
A White Historian Claimed That Black People ‘Had No History.’ This Trailblazing Scholar Dedicated His Life to Proving Otherwise www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-... “If a race has no history... it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, & it stands in danger of being exterminated"
A White Historian Claimed That Black People 'Had No History.' This Trailblazing Scholar Dedicated His Life to Proving Otherwise
Carter G. Woodson, the "father of Black history," founded the celebration now known as Black History Month in 1926. A prolific writer and activist, he viewed his efforts to educate the public as a "li...
www.smithsonianmag.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM
“The problem of holding the Negro down, therefore, is easily solved. When you control a man’s thinking, you do not have to worry about his actions. You do not have to tell him not to stand here or go yonder. He will find his ‘proper place’ and will stay in it.” ~Carter G. Woodson, father of #BHM
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Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
(Published Dec. 2025)
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
(Published Dec. 2025)
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
(Published Dec. 2025)
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
(Published Dec. 2025)
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When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
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So wait, my dad has a bunch of ancestors, and then I have *all* of those ancestors, plus a whole other set? And my kids have all of those plus a whole other set? And it just keeps going like this? Folks, I’m sorry but this is a Ponzi scheme.
February 11, 2026 at 4:21 AM
So wait, my dad has a bunch of ancestors, and then I have *all* of those ancestors, plus a whole other set? And my kids have all of those plus a whole other set? And it just keeps going like this? Folks, I’m sorry but this is a Ponzi scheme.
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"Beers on me when I see you at training"
Yeah more training ain't gonna fix this human rights violating mess.
Abolish ICE. Shatter it into a thousand pieces and scatter them into the wind.
Yeah more training ain't gonna fix this human rights violating mess.
Abolish ICE. Shatter it into a thousand pieces and scatter them into the wind.
in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
February 11, 2026 at 4:23 AM
"Beers on me when I see you at training"
Yeah more training ain't gonna fix this human rights violating mess.
Abolish ICE. Shatter it into a thousand pieces and scatter them into the wind.
Yeah more training ain't gonna fix this human rights violating mess.
Abolish ICE. Shatter it into a thousand pieces and scatter them into the wind.
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Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes.
We must not fund ICE. The Constitution gave Congress the power of the purse. Congress must use that power aggressively and fearlessly if our country is to survive.
We must not fund ICE. The Constitution gave Congress the power of the purse. Congress must use that power aggressively and fearlessly if our country is to survive.
February 11, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes.
We must not fund ICE. The Constitution gave Congress the power of the purse. Congress must use that power aggressively and fearlessly if our country is to survive.
We must not fund ICE. The Constitution gave Congress the power of the purse. Congress must use that power aggressively and fearlessly if our country is to survive.
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Imagine having your whole crimes against humanity impunity ride on the health of an unpopular near 80 year old in the throes of obvious cognitive decline and possibly vicious incontinence.
February 11, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Imagine having your whole crimes against humanity impunity ride on the health of an unpopular near 80 year old in the throes of obvious cognitive decline and possibly vicious incontinence.
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Okay, I’ve heard all the criticisms. I agree now that my plan to create a Jonestown on Mars was foolish and dangerous. I will instead be building a much more achievable Jonestown on the Moon
February 10, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Okay, I’ve heard all the criticisms. I agree now that my plan to create a Jonestown on Mars was foolish and dangerous. I will instead be building a much more achievable Jonestown on the Moon