jolowobe
@jolowobe.bsky.social
Student of democracy and its rise and fall which has been minimally useful domestically. Until now.
“This isn’t just a moment it’s the movement.”
That’s my pup Pippin (like the hobbit).
“This isn’t just a moment it’s the movement.”
That’s my pup Pippin (like the hobbit).
A powerful read
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 PM
A powerful read
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Sending this email to Tricia McLaughlin is an easy thing we can all do right now. H/t to Gemini for input on content.
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January 24, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Sending this email to Tricia McLaughlin is an easy thing we can all do right now. H/t to Gemini for input on content.
@pbump.com @briantylercohen.bsky.social @brandonfriedman.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social @muellershewrote.com @marisakabas.bsky.social @meidastouch.com
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To be clear - I don’t think hell is bad, I just think the devil is getting bad advice about using so much fire.
Tillis: "To be clear -- I'm not critical of the president. I'm critical of the bad advice he's getting on Greenland."
January 20, 2026 at 8:53 PM
To be clear - I don’t think hell is bad, I just think the devil is getting bad advice about using so much fire.
From the people behind the “Best Friends” Trump-Epstein statue comes this…
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January 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM
From the people behind the “Best Friends” Trump-Epstein statue comes this…
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Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
This isn’t about free speech; it’s more about the ability to engage in abstract thought. “This country was built on stolen land” is a fact that ≠ “I hate this country.” Many of us can accept the former and still love this country.
Apparently that’s too much abstraction for lil Elon’s poor brain.
Apparently that’s too much abstraction for lil Elon’s poor brain.
Elon Musk: "I'm a free speech absolutist!"
Also Elon Musk: "Anyone who teaches students that America was built on stolen land is guilty of treason and should be imprisoned."
Look, some of us tried to warn people that Elon Musk doesn't care one bit about free speech. But did anyone listen?
Also Elon Musk: "Anyone who teaches students that America was built on stolen land is guilty of treason and should be imprisoned."
Look, some of us tried to warn people that Elon Musk doesn't care one bit about free speech. But did anyone listen?
January 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
This isn’t about free speech; it’s more about the ability to engage in abstract thought. “This country was built on stolen land” is a fact that ≠ “I hate this country.” Many of us can accept the former and still love this country.
Apparently that’s too much abstraction for lil Elon’s poor brain.
Apparently that’s too much abstraction for lil Elon’s poor brain.
Jamie Campbell Bower was eligible for 2026 Golden Globes consideration.
He did not get a nomination.
The #GoldenGlobes is not a serious awards institution.
#StrangerThings
He did not get a nomination.
The #GoldenGlobes is not a serious awards institution.
#StrangerThings
a man in a white shirt and white pants is standing in a dark room
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January 2, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Jamie Campbell Bower was eligible for 2026 Golden Globes consideration.
He did not get a nomination.
The #GoldenGlobes is not a serious awards institution.
#StrangerThings
He did not get a nomination.
The #GoldenGlobes is not a serious awards institution.
#StrangerThings
HAPPY STRANGER THINGS V2 DAY!!!
Also Christmas
Also Christmas
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December 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
HAPPY STRANGER THINGS V2 DAY!!!
Also Christmas
Also Christmas
Whitney Houston singing the line “with a voice as big as the sea” is the most meta thing in all of Christmas music ❤️
Do You Hear What I Hear?
YouTube video by Whitney Houston - Topic
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December 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Whitney Houston singing the line “with a voice as big as the sea” is the most meta thing in all of Christmas music ❤️
Mmmm nope. But thanks for trying @washingtonpost.com!
December 19, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Mmmm nope. But thanks for trying @washingtonpost.com!
YOU’RE DOING A PODCAST WHILE A GUNMAN RESPONSIBLE FOR A MASS SHOOTING ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS IS AT LARGE.
ALSO YOU’RE COMPLETELY OUT OF YOUR DEPTH.
THAT’S WHY WE CRITICIZE YOU.
ALSO YOU’RE COMPLETELY OUT OF YOUR DEPTH.
THAT’S WHY WE CRITICIZE YOU.
Kash says it’s unfair for people to criticize him for using the FBI jet to see his girlfriend because he only goes to about 15% of her music performances, and nobody criticized the former directors for going on vacations.
December 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
YOU’RE DOING A PODCAST WHILE A GUNMAN RESPONSIBLE FOR A MASS SHOOTING ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS IS AT LARGE.
ALSO YOU’RE COMPLETELY OUT OF YOUR DEPTH.
THAT’S WHY WE CRITICIZE YOU.
ALSO YOU’RE COMPLETELY OUT OF YOUR DEPTH.
THAT’S WHY WE CRITICIZE YOU.
Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for reminding me that Rob Reiner has a perennial response - even in death - to anything Trump might ever say about him in his film “The American President” via the words of Aaron Sorkin.
December 15, 2025
“For the last couple of months, Senator Rumson has suggested that being president of this country was to a certain extent about character.
substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for reminding me that Rob Reiner has a perennial response - even in death - to anything Trump might ever say about him in his film “The American President” via the words of Aaron Sorkin.
Back at you, 2025
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December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Back at you, 2025
Oh totally, I normally deadlift in jeans and a nice button-down.
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Oh totally, I normally deadlift in jeans and a nice button-down.
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 AM
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
MOTHER EFFIN WILL #ST5 #StrangerThings
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
MOTHER EFFIN WILL #ST5 #StrangerThings
It’s like they’re playing a never-ending game of “which one of us is the worst” and they’re all winning.
Leavitt: Why aren't you talking about what these members of congress are doing to encourage violence…. They're literally saying to 1.3 million active duty service members not to follow lawful orders
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
November 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
It’s like they’re playing a never-ending game of “which one of us is the worst” and they’re all winning.
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“I just wanted cheaper groceries. I didn’t sign up for the rest of this shit.”
-Sane humans across the country tonight
-Sane humans across the country tonight
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
“I just wanted cheaper groceries. I didn’t sign up for the rest of this shit.”
-Sane humans across the country tonight
-Sane humans across the country tonight