Jess Behrens
@jessbehrens.bsky.social
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Jess Behrens
@jessbehrens.bsky.social
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Why Gen X is the real loser generation
YouTube video by The Economist
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Gen X here
The onset of discount brokerages, supply side tax breaks, IT/Computers SEEMED to herald a great future for us. We gon' be rich!
Butt, stock market manipulation & bubble economies coupled with no salary gains for our increased productivity have fucked us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSWy...
The onset of discount brokerages, supply side tax breaks, IT/Computers SEEMED to herald a great future for us. We gon' be rich!
Butt, stock market manipulation & bubble economies coupled with no salary gains for our increased productivity have fucked us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSWy...
Ok, so normally I'm a 'fashion is mental masturbation' kinda guy. But, these outfits really are pretty fantastic.
February 7, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Ok, so normally I'm a 'fashion is mental masturbation' kinda guy. But, these outfits really are pretty fantastic.
Duomo is impressive. Beautiful. But, a bit overdone. I kinda think god (lower case intentionally) was more likely more comfortable on the Pettis bridge than in that Cathedral.
February 7, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Duomo is impressive. Beautiful. But, a bit overdone. I kinda think god (lower case intentionally) was more likely more comfortable on the Pettis bridge than in that Cathedral.
Best. Opening Ceremony. Ever.
February 7, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Best. Opening Ceremony. Ever.
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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This is precisely what happened to the transcript of the Zelensky call that led to Trump’s first impeachment. They stashed it in a code-word classified system for political reasons.
The whistleblower complaint against Gabbard was allegedly that info was being classified for political reasons.
Now seems like a good time for the intelligence community IG to have its own FOIA office so you don't have to submit your requests for IG records through DNI headquarters first.
Now seems like a good time for the intelligence community IG to have its own FOIA office so you don't have to submit your requests for IG records through DNI headquarters first.
Congress Receives Redacted Version of Whistleblower Complaint Against Gabbard
Significant portions of the document had been blacked out for executive privilege.
www.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:54 PM
This is precisely what happened to the transcript of the Zelensky call that led to Trump’s first impeachment. They stashed it in a code-word classified system for political reasons.
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Despite judge’s order, ICE sent an immigrant to Mexico instead of back to Minnesota - The Minnesota Star Tribune
Despite judge’s order, ICE sent an immigrant to Mexico instead of back to Minnesota — The Minnesota Star Tribune
The government says the undocumented immigrant voluntarily left the U.S. His attorney is seeking a contempt of court finding as the federal courts remain overwhelmed by immigration cases.
apple.news
February 5, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Despite judge’s order, ICE sent an immigrant to Mexico instead of back to Minnesota - The Minnesota Star Tribune
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It's a mystery.
February 5, 2026 at 6:17 PM
It's a mystery.
Ok, folks. Here's the deal. If we can't hold them accountable for:
1. Murdering 2 American citizens in Minneapolis
2. Raping 100s, maybe 1000s, of children, with Epstein's assistance
....we've already lost. Now is the time. We have to make these two things stick NOW.
1. Murdering 2 American citizens in Minneapolis
2. Raping 100s, maybe 1000s, of children, with Epstein's assistance
....we've already lost. Now is the time. We have to make these two things stick NOW.
February 5, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Ok, folks. Here's the deal. If we can't hold them accountable for:
1. Murdering 2 American citizens in Minneapolis
2. Raping 100s, maybe 1000s, of children, with Epstein's assistance
....we've already lost. Now is the time. We have to make these two things stick NOW.
1. Murdering 2 American citizens in Minneapolis
2. Raping 100s, maybe 1000s, of children, with Epstein's assistance
....we've already lost. Now is the time. We have to make these two things stick NOW.
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The People of Minneapolis Will Simply Not Let the ICE Thugs Prevail newrepublic.com/article/2060... via @newrepublic.com
The People of Minneapolis Will Simply Not Let the ICE Thugs Prevail
A native son explains why attempts to permanently undo the last half-century of societal change are destined to fail because the people who live here just won’t allow it.
newrepublic.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The People of Minneapolis Will Simply Not Let the ICE Thugs Prevail newrepublic.com/article/2060... via @newrepublic.com
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When you're so coked up and stupid you put the scope on backwards:
February 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
When you're so coked up and stupid you put the scope on backwards:
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Wait! The public face of nationwide immigration enforcement, Gregory Bovino, said in a newly discovered email that his boss wasn’t the head of CBP. He reported to Corey Lewandowski instead.
He’s a political operative with zero law-enforcement background calling the shots on immigration enforcement.
He’s a political operative with zero law-enforcement background calling the shots on immigration enforcement.
February 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Wait! The public face of nationwide immigration enforcement, Gregory Bovino, said in a newly discovered email that his boss wasn’t the head of CBP. He reported to Corey Lewandowski instead.
He’s a political operative with zero law-enforcement background calling the shots on immigration enforcement.
He’s a political operative with zero law-enforcement background calling the shots on immigration enforcement.
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Name them
shame them
shame them
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Name them
shame them
shame them
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Your Daily Cartoon!
open.substack.com/pub/jackohma...
open.substack.com/pub/jackohma...
Your Daily Cartoon!
Ballots, boxed...
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Your Daily Cartoon!
open.substack.com/pub/jackohma...
open.substack.com/pub/jackohma...
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Moulton: This is state-sponsored terror. This is what you would expect to see in North Korea or Iran or the old Soviet Union. We’ve got to crack down on the government before they crack down on the American people.
February 4, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Moulton: This is state-sponsored terror. This is what you would expect to see in North Korea or Iran or the old Soviet Union. We’ve got to crack down on the government before they crack down on the American people.
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My watercolour drawing of a pergola at the back of an Arts and Crafts house in Storey's Way, Cambridge. The architect of this beautiful house was M. H. Baillie Scott in 1912-13. The watercolour was completed on a sketch group visit in 2014 and I still have it.
#watercolour #artsandcrafts #Cambridge
#watercolour #artsandcrafts #Cambridge
February 4, 2026 at 8:46 AM
My watercolour drawing of a pergola at the back of an Arts and Crafts house in Storey's Way, Cambridge. The architect of this beautiful house was M. H. Baillie Scott in 1912-13. The watercolour was completed on a sketch group visit in 2014 and I still have it.
#watercolour #artsandcrafts #Cambridge
#watercolour #artsandcrafts #Cambridge
Two years ago this week, I made reservations for my trip to Amsterdam. I was just going through my photos today. Love the city. Such a magnificent place with a rich history.
I also went to Delft, because I'm an art nerd. The Catholic church faces the Protestant Church in the town square.
I also went to Delft, because I'm an art nerd. The Catholic church faces the Protestant Church in the town square.
February 4, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Two years ago this week, I made reservations for my trip to Amsterdam. I was just going through my photos today. Love the city. Such a magnificent place with a rich history.
I also went to Delft, because I'm an art nerd. The Catholic church faces the Protestant Church in the town square.
I also went to Delft, because I'm an art nerd. The Catholic church faces the Protestant Church in the town square.
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Gabbard held this up for 8 months with a truckload of excuses from executive privilege to "It's too classified for Congress." They have FINALLY transmitted the whistleblower report to Congress. www.cbsnews.com/news/intelli...
Intelligence watchdog shares whistleblower complaint involving Gabbard with Congress after monthslong delay
The complaint was closed administratively by the intelligence community inspector general's office in June 2025, under prior leadership, watchdog says.
www.cbsnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Gabbard held this up for 8 months with a truckload of excuses from executive privilege to "It's too classified for Congress." They have FINALLY transmitted the whistleblower report to Congress. www.cbsnews.com/news/intelli...
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February 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Sorry folks - I hated Emily Blunt's vapid character in the first Devil Prada thingy that I don't believe it should be a franchise.
In fact, it proved my point to myself that fashion is mental masturbation.
In fact, it proved my point to myself that fashion is mental masturbation.
February 3, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Sorry folks - I hated Emily Blunt's vapid character in the first Devil Prada thingy that I don't believe it should be a franchise.
In fact, it proved my point to myself that fashion is mental masturbation.
In fact, it proved my point to myself that fashion is mental masturbation.
Will Meryl Streep play Meryl Streep in the mockumentary that eventually gets made as 'Devil Wears Prada 7: the Vengeanc-ing'?
February 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Will Meryl Streep play Meryl Streep in the mockumentary that eventually gets made as 'Devil Wears Prada 7: the Vengeanc-ing'?