Jesse Lee
@jessecharleslee.bsky.social
Former Econ Comms for President Biden, Senior Advisor to Speaker Pelosi, Special Assistant to President Obama, VP of Comms for CAP.
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Going to be hard to provide real assurances while the administration is trying to illegally cancel hundreds of obligated contracts, literally rob a bank to claw back disbursed funds from the financial agent for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, and is defending those attempts in multiple courts.
FT: “.. The executives meeting are expected to press the president on providing strong legal and financial guarantees before they agree to commit ..”
@financialtimes.com #OOTT
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@financialtimes.com #OOTT
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US oil companies warn they will need guarantees to invest in Venezuela
Donald Trump to hold more talks with industry bosses as president flexes power over energy markets
www.ft.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Going to be hard to provide real assurances while the administration is trying to illegally cancel hundreds of obligated contracts, literally rob a bank to claw back disbursed funds from the financial agent for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, and is defending those attempts in multiple courts.
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it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
Dr Oz threatens to pull Medicaid support for Minnesota: "Sticking to the narrative that's cold in Minnesota -- this is the tip of the iceberg"
January 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
It’s insane that the court system is incapable of stopping a tyrannical executive because *it takes too much time for cases to move*. So let there be more judges! Not to mention that one of the biggest causes of the broken immigration system for years has been too few immigration judges. Hire more!
yep, i kind of think you can use supreme court reform as a vehicle through which to do a large, and necessary, expansion of the entire federal judiciary
"Expand the number and types of inferior judicial officers like magistrate judges and bankruptcy judges overseen by district courts, which are also tripled in size," more and more people are saying.
January 8, 2026 at 12:40 AM
It’s insane that the court system is incapable of stopping a tyrannical executive because *it takes too much time for cases to move*. So let there be more judges! Not to mention that one of the biggest causes of the broken immigration system for years has been too few immigration judges. Hire more!
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Compare the right wing response to federal use of force between Ruby Ridge and Waco versus the tragedy we witnessed today in Minnesota. Ask yourself what is different.
Everyone matters.
Everyone matters.
Everyone matters.
Don’t let anyone tell you different.
Everyone matters.
Everyone matters.
Everyone matters.
Don’t let anyone tell you different.
January 8, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Compare the right wing response to federal use of force between Ruby Ridge and Waco versus the tragedy we witnessed today in Minnesota. Ask yourself what is different.
Everyone matters.
Everyone matters.
Everyone matters.
Don’t let anyone tell you different.
Everyone matters.
Everyone matters.
Everyone matters.
Don’t let anyone tell you different.
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BREAKING: Senate Dems are investigating Trump’s dealings with US fossil fuel companies surrounding the Venezuelan military actions.
We want to know:
- When they knew
- Their communications with the Trump Admin
- What the Trump Admin has promised them
We want to know:
- When they knew
- Their communications with the Trump Admin
- What the Trump Admin has promised them
Democrats Seek Answers About Oil Industry’s Knowledge of Venezuela Operation
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:25 AM
BREAKING: Senate Dems are investigating Trump’s dealings with US fossil fuel companies surrounding the Venezuelan military actions.
We want to know:
- When they knew
- Their communications with the Trump Admin
- What the Trump Admin has promised them
We want to know:
- When they knew
- Their communications with the Trump Admin
- What the Trump Admin has promised them
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Incredible write-up by @cammiecroft.bsky.social for @scarymommy.com!
Motherhood Didn’t Make Me Brave. It Made Me Furious.
Motherhood Didn’t Make Me Brave. It Made Me Furious.
Motherhood Didn’t Make Me Brave. It Made Me Furious.
If you want something done, you give it to a busy mom.
www.scarymommy.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Incredible write-up by @cammiecroft.bsky.social for @scarymommy.com!
Motherhood Didn’t Make Me Brave. It Made Me Furious.
Motherhood Didn’t Make Me Brave. It Made Me Furious.
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It was an honor to work with Brian Egan and Tess Bridgeman on this important piece.
- The President did not have constitutional authority for the Venezuela operation.
- It also violated the "supreme Law of the Land" - UN Charter, which the Senate passed 89-2.
- The President did not have constitutional authority for the Venezuela operation.
- It also violated the "supreme Law of the Land" - UN Charter, which the Senate passed 89-2.
Congress, the President, and Military Force in Venezuela
Experts write the president did not have authority to undertake Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela without congressional authorization.
www.justsecurity.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
It was an honor to work with Brian Egan and Tess Bridgeman on this important piece.
- The President did not have constitutional authority for the Venezuela operation.
- It also violated the "supreme Law of the Land" - UN Charter, which the Senate passed 89-2.
- The President did not have constitutional authority for the Venezuela operation.
- It also violated the "supreme Law of the Land" - UN Charter, which the Senate passed 89-2.
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If you are able to help @johnamato.bsky.social I would be so grateful. After one year, literally no progress has been made toward rebuilding and FEMA is non-responsive, thanks to our current administration.
gofund.me/bc676e7db
gofund.me/bc676e7db
Donate to Help Rebuild John Amato's Life After Pacific Palisades Fire, organized by Frances Langum
Dear Friends and Supporters,
My name is Frances Langu… Frances Langum needs your support for Help Rebuild John Amato's Life After Pacific Palisades Fire
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January 6, 2026 at 11:22 PM
If you are able to help @johnamato.bsky.social I would be so grateful. After one year, literally no progress has been made toward rebuilding and FEMA is non-responsive, thanks to our current administration.
gofund.me/bc676e7db
gofund.me/bc676e7db
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Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
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Social Security is a very successful, very popular program.
Its financing challenges are real, but can be managed with common-sense changes.
It emphatically does NOT need a radical restructuring, as several new proposals suggest.
More from Wendell Primus et al:
www.brookings.edu/articles/ins...
Its financing challenges are real, but can be managed with common-sense changes.
It emphatically does NOT need a radical restructuring, as several new proposals suggest.
More from Wendell Primus et al:
www.brookings.edu/articles/ins...
Insufficient financing should not provoke dramatic changes to Social Security | Brookings
Wendell Primus and coauthors compare and evaluate various proposals that seek to restore Social Security solvency.
www.brookings.edu
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Social Security is a very successful, very popular program.
Its financing challenges are real, but can be managed with common-sense changes.
It emphatically does NOT need a radical restructuring, as several new proposals suggest.
More from Wendell Primus et al:
www.brookings.edu/articles/ins...
Its financing challenges are real, but can be managed with common-sense changes.
It emphatically does NOT need a radical restructuring, as several new proposals suggest.
More from Wendell Primus et al:
www.brookings.edu/articles/ins...
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So for months they have tried to blame the entire fentanyl crisis on Venezuela and the indictment only mentions cocaine, which they pardoned a different guy for weeks ago
January 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
So for months they have tried to blame the entire fentanyl crisis on Venezuela and the indictment only mentions cocaine, which they pardoned a different guy for weeks ago
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Trump starts this Venezuelan sh-show underwater, as he has almost every major initiative of his rancid return.
Jan 3 poll of 1,902 U.S. adults (+/-2.8 points)
% who support | oppose the U.S. running Venezuela following the U.S. military's capture of President Nicolás Maduro
U.S. adults 34% | 41%
Democrats 16% | 64%
Independents 26% | 43%
Republicans 60% | 16%
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
% who support | oppose the U.S. running Venezuela following the U.S. military's capture of President Nicolás Maduro
U.S. adults 34% | 41%
Democrats 16% | 64%
Independents 26% | 43%
Republicans 60% | 16%
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
January 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Trump starts this Venezuelan sh-show underwater, as he has almost every major initiative of his rancid return.
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Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
January 1, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
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The scale of blatant profiteering during Trump's second term has been enormous
My column this week for on @contrariannews.org lays out ten of the most egregious cases of corrupt self-enrichment involving Trump and his cronies - TN
You can read about it here: contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
My column this week for on @contrariannews.org lays out ten of the most egregious cases of corrupt self-enrichment involving Trump and his cronies - TN
You can read about it here: contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
Trump & Cronies Top 10 Worst…Presidential Profiteering Scandals
Publisher's Roundup 47
contrarian.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The scale of blatant profiteering during Trump's second term has been enormous
My column this week for on @contrariannews.org lays out ten of the most egregious cases of corrupt self-enrichment involving Trump and his cronies - TN
You can read about it here: contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
My column this week for on @contrariannews.org lays out ten of the most egregious cases of corrupt self-enrichment involving Trump and his cronies - TN
You can read about it here: contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
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Among the newly-released Epstein files. This Justice Dept email from Jan 2020
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Among the newly-released Epstein files. This Justice Dept email from Jan 2020
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
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You’ll recall I told you that if Bondi violated the Epstein Files Transparency Act, it would trigger a lawsuit. That’s what Schumer’s resolution does. It directs the Senate Majority Leader to file federal civil action against the government over failure to release the Epstein files. 1/
December 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
You’ll recall I told you that if Bondi violated the Epstein Files Transparency Act, it would trigger a lawsuit. That’s what Schumer’s resolution does. It directs the Senate Majority Leader to file federal civil action against the government over failure to release the Epstein files. 1/
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So the sources “risked their lives” to speak with 60 Minutes about this concentration camp we’re sending random people to, and Bari killed the story because the Trump administration refused an interview. Am I missing something??
CBS News postponed a "60 Minutes" segment Sunday because it lacked a Trump admin interview, per an email we obtained from correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, who said the decision by EIC Bari Weiss gave the White House a "kill switch." with @liamjscott.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
‘60 Minutes’ correspondent says CBS’s Bari Weiss abruptly pulled segment on Trump deportations
CBS News pulled a ‘60 Minutes’ segment about a prison in El Salvador one day before it was set to air because the Trump administration declined to participate.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM
So the sources “risked their lives” to speak with 60 Minutes about this concentration camp we’re sending random people to, and Bari killed the story because the Trump administration refused an interview. Am I missing something??
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE —
Cammie Croft Demands Closure of Delaney Hall After Death in ICE Custody
“The death of Jean Wilson Brutus while in ICE custody is horrific. This facility must be shut down now."
#NJ11 #Immigration 1/5
Cammie Croft Demands Closure of Delaney Hall After Death in ICE Custody
“The death of Jean Wilson Brutus while in ICE custody is horrific. This facility must be shut down now."
#NJ11 #Immigration 1/5
December 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE —
Cammie Croft Demands Closure of Delaney Hall After Death in ICE Custody
“The death of Jean Wilson Brutus while in ICE custody is horrific. This facility must be shut down now."
#NJ11 #Immigration 1/5
Cammie Croft Demands Closure of Delaney Hall After Death in ICE Custody
“The death of Jean Wilson Brutus while in ICE custody is horrific. This facility must be shut down now."
#NJ11 #Immigration 1/5
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BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
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WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
December 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
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Schiff: "Part of this is a consequence I think frankly of Chief Justice Roberts giving the president absolute immunity when it comes to his instructions to the DOJ. He can pretty much order them to do what he wants and know that he will never be held criminally liable."
December 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Schiff: "Part of this is a consequence I think frankly of Chief Justice Roberts giving the president absolute immunity when it comes to his instructions to the DOJ. He can pretty much order them to do what he wants and know that he will never be held criminally liable."
As usual in Trump’s supposed deals, his latest prescription drug announcement is — what’s the word — a “con job.” The prize in these deals is never actual benefit for the American people, always just PR stunts for Trump.
December 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
As usual in Trump’s supposed deals, his latest prescription drug announcement is — what’s the word — a “con job.” The prize in these deals is never actual benefit for the American people, always just PR stunts for Trump.
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Breaking:
Rep. Ro Khanna says the Trump DOJ's production "does not comply with" the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Khanna says he and Rep. Thomas Massie "are exploring all options" — including impeachment of DOJ officials, inherent contempt, or referring individuals for obstruction of justice.
Rep. Ro Khanna says the Trump DOJ's production "does not comply with" the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Khanna says he and Rep. Thomas Massie "are exploring all options" — including impeachment of DOJ officials, inherent contempt, or referring individuals for obstruction of justice.
December 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Breaking:
Rep. Ro Khanna says the Trump DOJ's production "does not comply with" the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Khanna says he and Rep. Thomas Massie "are exploring all options" — including impeachment of DOJ officials, inherent contempt, or referring individuals for obstruction of justice.
Rep. Ro Khanna says the Trump DOJ's production "does not comply with" the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Khanna says he and Rep. Thomas Massie "are exploring all options" — including impeachment of DOJ officials, inherent contempt, or referring individuals for obstruction of justice.
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Elise Stefanik announces she is dropping out of the NY governor’s race and retiring from Congress.
December 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Elise Stefanik announces she is dropping out of the NY governor’s race and retiring from Congress.