Jones Bahadur Black
@jonesbahadurblack.bsky.social
Author of the literary thriller, "Her Hundred Hands." 💙
I publish more nonfiction under my non-Resistance name: Several books, and articles for The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and similar outlets. If that's your vibe, you may have read some of them.
I publish more nonfiction under my non-Resistance name: Several books, and articles for The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and similar outlets. If that's your vibe, you may have read some of them.
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Good thinking.
♦️If we really invest in NASA, we may be able to reach the moon by 1969.
♦️If we really invest in NASA, we may be able to reach the moon by 1969.
Trump's NASA pick stresses moon race urgency, pressed on Musk ties in Senate hearing reut.rs/44NcO3T
Trump's NASA pick stresses moon race urgency, pressed on Musk ties in Senate hearing
The panel will examine whether billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman has the private-sector experience to return the U.S. to the moon before China gets there.
reut.rs
December 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Good thinking.
♦️If we really invest in NASA, we may be able to reach the moon by 1969.
♦️If we really invest in NASA, we may be able to reach the moon by 1969.
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Got to be embarrassing for Rubio:
🔷You're in the very act of pleasuring him orally-- and he falls asleep.
🔷You're in the very act of pleasuring him orally-- and he falls asleep.
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Got to be embarrassing for Rubio:
🔷You're in the very act of pleasuring him orally-- and he falls asleep.
🔷You're in the very act of pleasuring him orally-- and he falls asleep.
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One piece of advice I can give from 12 years staffing DOD briefings to Congress:
♦️Don't tell dumb lies.
Members of Congress don't expect candor. But they do expect you not to insult them.
Telling lies as dumb as this ⬇️ is far worse than just staying silent.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
♦️Don't tell dumb lies.
Members of Congress don't expect candor. But they do expect you not to insult them.
Telling lies as dumb as this ⬇️ is far worse than just staying silent.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Survivors of Boat Strike Were Actively Continuing Drug Mission, Admiral to Tell Lawmakers
Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley, the commander of the September attack, is set to provide an account of his role for the first time in a closed briefing.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:57 AM
One piece of advice I can give from 12 years staffing DOD briefings to Congress:
♦️Don't tell dumb lies.
Members of Congress don't expect candor. But they do expect you not to insult them.
Telling lies as dumb as this ⬇️ is far worse than just staying silent.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
♦️Don't tell dumb lies.
Members of Congress don't expect candor. But they do expect you not to insult them.
Telling lies as dumb as this ⬇️ is far worse than just staying silent.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
I named my fists Jump and Around because they're gonna put ya in a House of Pain.
I named my fists One Way and Another because I’m gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha
I named my fists Common and Sense because I'm about to bring the Paine
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I named my fists Jump and Around because they're gonna put ya in a House of Pain.
The world's biggest liar said the world's second-biggest liar denied committing murder.
Case dismissed!
Case dismissed!
President Trump said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied giving an order to kill all members on a boat suspected of smuggling drugs.
Trump also said he wouldn't have wanted a second strike, which occurred after survivors were found, The Post reported.
Trump also said he wouldn't have wanted a second strike, which occurred after survivors were found, The Post reported.
Trump says Hegseth denied issuing order to kill boat crew
The president also said he would not have wanted a second strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs, which occurred after U.S. forces realized the initial attack left two survivors, as The Post report...
www.washingtonpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The world's biggest liar said the world's second-biggest liar denied committing murder.
Case dismissed!
Case dismissed!
"I don't think Jeffrey Dahmer would be foolish enough to kill and eat random people, because that's a clear violation of the law."
GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "I don't think Secretary Hegseth would be foolish enough to make this decision to say, 'Kill everybody. Kill the survivors,' because that's a clear violation of the law of war."
November 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"I don't think Jeffrey Dahmer would be foolish enough to kill and eat random people, because that's a clear violation of the law."
"Buy the cheaper turkey next year, folks."
-Punchably-faced man who will, by next Thanksgiving, likely be the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank.
-Punchably-faced man who will, by next Thanksgiving, likely be the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank.
Kevin Hassett: "Turkey prices were down 19 cents. I bought two different ones because some other show was criticizing me because I said, 'Oh, generic turkeys are pretty good.' So I made two this time and I didn't really notice the difference, so buy the cheaper turkey next year, folks."
November 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"Buy the cheaper turkey next year, folks."
-Punchably-faced man who will, by next Thanksgiving, likely be the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank.
-Punchably-faced man who will, by next Thanksgiving, likely be the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank.
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A woman recently went viral for holding up a window sign during a traffic stop, part of a growing trend of drivers using cards to assert their rights instead of speaking to police.
November 29, 2025 at 1:43 AM
A woman recently went viral for holding up a window sign during a traffic stop, part of a growing trend of drivers using cards to assert their rights instead of speaking to police.
Amen.
I've "considered" running a sub-two-hour marathon, and breaking Wilt Chamberlain's scoring record for an NBA game. Until I actually do it, not really worth a news story.
Same for all the judges "considering" applying the law to Trump & his cronies: Put up, or shut up.
I've "considered" running a sub-two-hour marathon, and breaking Wilt Chamberlain's scoring record for an NBA game. Until I actually do it, not really worth a news story.
Same for all the judges "considering" applying the law to Trump & his cronies: Put up, or shut up.
Time to stop writing, & reporting a "possibility". The people need to see charges. Consequences. Done with threatening this without actually doing it. No such latitude for immigrants. Legitimate allowances offering protection asylum seekers, denied
Source: TAG24
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Source: TAG24
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Judge considers holding Kristi Noem in contempt of court over El Salvador deportations - NewsBreak
Washington DC - A federal judge has launched in inquiry that could result in potential contempt charges against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Ba
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November 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Amen.
I've "considered" running a sub-two-hour marathon, and breaking Wilt Chamberlain's scoring record for an NBA game. Until I actually do it, not really worth a news story.
Same for all the judges "considering" applying the law to Trump & his cronies: Put up, or shut up.
I've "considered" running a sub-two-hour marathon, and breaking Wilt Chamberlain's scoring record for an NBA game. Until I actually do it, not really worth a news story.
Same for all the judges "considering" applying the law to Trump & his cronies: Put up, or shut up.
Makes perfect sense:
🔷Drug kingpins & their cronies (like Juan Orlando Hernandez) can afford to pay him off.
🔷Drug trafficking foot-soldiers (like dozens of men on destroyed boats-- if they were even traffickers) can't.
As simple as that.
🔷Drug kingpins & their cronies (like Juan Orlando Hernandez) can afford to pay him off.
🔷Drug trafficking foot-soldiers (like dozens of men on destroyed boats-- if they were even traffickers) can't.
As simple as that.
Make this make sense. He’s pardoning a drug trafficker while killing drug traffickers.
November 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Makes perfect sense:
🔷Drug kingpins & their cronies (like Juan Orlando Hernandez) can afford to pay him off.
🔷Drug trafficking foot-soldiers (like dozens of men on destroyed boats-- if they were even traffickers) can't.
As simple as that.
🔷Drug kingpins & their cronies (like Juan Orlando Hernandez) can afford to pay him off.
🔷Drug trafficking foot-soldiers (like dozens of men on destroyed boats-- if they were even traffickers) can't.
As simple as that.
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Now that we've got a clearer picture of the #DCShooting suspect #RahmanullahLakanwal, the story of this murder is even more heartbreaking.
I was deeply involved in USG policymaking on #Afghanistan for 12 years, and spent a lot of time with US & Afghan military & intel there.
🧵 on what it means:
I was deeply involved in USG policymaking on #Afghanistan for 12 years, and spent a lot of time with US & Afghan military & intel there.
🧵 on what it means:
This is what you should know about the D.C. shooting suspect's CIA-backed militia unit.
The Evacuation of the CIA’s Afghan Proxies Has Opened One of the War’s Blackest Boxes
Afghan Zero Units hold clues to many of the war’s mysteries, including how the CIA engineered deadly night raids that contributed to the Taliban’s victory.
theintercept.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Now that we've got a clearer picture of the #DCShooting suspect #RahmanullahLakanwal, the story of this murder is even more heartbreaking.
I was deeply involved in USG policymaking on #Afghanistan for 12 years, and spent a lot of time with US & Afghan military & intel there.
🧵 on what it means:
I was deeply involved in USG policymaking on #Afghanistan for 12 years, and spent a lot of time with US & Afghan military & intel there.
🧵 on what it means:
Trump: Attending the funeral of a slain National Guard servicemember is "certainly something I can conceive of."
He could have just said, "No, I'd rather play golf."
Instead, he found a way to be even more insulting.
He could have just said, "No, I'd rather play golf."
Instead, he found a way to be even more insulting.
November 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Trump: Attending the funeral of a slain National Guard servicemember is "certainly something I can conceive of."
He could have just said, "No, I'd rather play golf."
Instead, he found a way to be even more insulting.
He could have just said, "No, I'd rather play golf."
Instead, he found a way to be even more insulting.
France (which ended conscription nearly 30 years ago) announces "paid, voluntary military service for young adults."
So...exactly the same as every nation without a draft?
(Not precisely: It's just an option to serve for a 10-month stint, rather than a longer contract).
So...exactly the same as every nation without a draft?
(Not precisely: It's just an option to serve for a 10-month stint, rather than a longer contract).
France on Thursday announced the creation of a paid, voluntary military service for young adults, becoming the latest European country to begin beefing up its armed forces in the face of perceived threats from Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Here's what to know.
Here's what to know.
France Creates Voluntary Military Service as Europe Faces Russian Threat
The effort is aimed at young people and came after an army chief angered many by saying the country must accept the possible loss of children in a future war.
nyti.ms
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
France (which ended conscription nearly 30 years ago) announces "paid, voluntary military service for young adults."
So...exactly the same as every nation without a draft?
(Not precisely: It's just an option to serve for a 10-month stint, rather than a longer contract).
So...exactly the same as every nation without a draft?
(Not precisely: It's just an option to serve for a 10-month stint, rather than a longer contract).
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For those who are celebrating #Thanksgiving in untraditional ways, this:
Man Getting High And Eating Taco Bell Thousands Of Miles Away From Family Having Best Thanksgiving Of Life https://theonion.com/man-getting-high-and-eating-taco-bell-thousands-of-mile-1845721340/
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
For those who are celebrating #Thanksgiving in untraditional ways, this:
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It's hard to imagine any prior CIA director issuing such a blatantly partisan statement. Particularly at a time like this.
It's so far off the charts of how a national security official should behave that I initially thought it must be fake. But per NPR, apparently not:
www.npr.org/2025/11/27/n...
It's so far off the charts of how a national security official should behave that I initially thought it must be fake. But per NPR, apparently not:
www.npr.org/2025/11/27/n...
November 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It's hard to imagine any prior CIA director issuing such a blatantly partisan statement. Particularly at a time like this.
It's so far off the charts of how a national security official should behave that I initially thought it must be fake. But per NPR, apparently not:
www.npr.org/2025/11/27/n...
It's so far off the charts of how a national security official should behave that I initially thought it must be fake. But per NPR, apparently not:
www.npr.org/2025/11/27/n...
That 5%?
🔷Rich dudes whose names are definitely on the list.
🔷Rich dudes whose names are definitely on the list.
"Should the US government release all of its files from the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein?"
Yes: 81%
No: 5%
YouGov / Nov 24, 2025
Yes: 81%
No: 5%
YouGov / Nov 24, 2025
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
That 5%?
🔷Rich dudes whose names are definitely on the list.
🔷Rich dudes whose names are definitely on the list.
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Four out of five doctors recommend drinking only in moderation.
The other one thinks they're just limp-dicked killjoys, and recommends an occasional binge-'til-you're-blind bender as part of a responsible health regimen.
The other one thinks they're just limp-dicked killjoys, and recommends an occasional binge-'til-you're-blind bender as part of a responsible health regimen.
Most people know that binge drinking, especially when it’s frequent, is dangerous for health. But is it still risky if you drink rarely, or not at all, for most of the year? We asked experts.
Is It OK to Binge Drink Occasionally?
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Four out of five doctors recommend drinking only in moderation.
The other one thinks they're just limp-dicked killjoys, and recommends an occasional binge-'til-you're-blind bender as part of a responsible health regimen.
The other one thinks they're just limp-dicked killjoys, and recommends an occasional binge-'til-you're-blind bender as part of a responsible health regimen.
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"Was the DC shooter a dangerous psychopath? We sought the opinion of a dangerous psychopath, and she didn't know."
-The Washington Post (reworded for clarity).
-The Washington Post (reworded for clarity).
November 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"Was the DC shooter a dangerous psychopath? We sought the opinion of a dangerous psychopath, and she didn't know."
-The Washington Post (reworded for clarity).
-The Washington Post (reworded for clarity).
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1. Thank you, Olivia Dean.
2. Every artist should do this. For every concert.
3. Ticketmaster's gouging is one thing hated equally across the entire political spectrum. Can't GOP & Dems unite to force America's most-hated company to behave a little less awfully?
(They could. They choose not to.)
2. Every artist should do this. For every concert.
3. Ticketmaster's gouging is one thing hated equally across the entire political spectrum. Can't GOP & Dems unite to force America's most-hated company to behave a little less awfully?
(They could. They choose not to.)
Singer Olivia Dean slammed Ticketmaster, Live Nation and AEG Presents in an Instagram post Friday after tickets for her upcoming tour were instantly resold at hundreds of dollars more than face value, prompting the ticketing giant to cap resale prices for Dean’s tickets.
Olivia Dean Calls Ticketmaster ‘Disgusting’ Over High Ticket Resale Prices
Ticketmaster, in response, said it would cap the resale ticket prices at their original price.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
1. Thank you, Olivia Dean.
2. Every artist should do this. For every concert.
3. Ticketmaster's gouging is one thing hated equally across the entire political spectrum. Can't GOP & Dems unite to force America's most-hated company to behave a little less awfully?
(They could. They choose not to.)
2. Every artist should do this. For every concert.
3. Ticketmaster's gouging is one thing hated equally across the entire political spectrum. Can't GOP & Dems unite to force America's most-hated company to behave a little less awfully?
(They could. They choose not to.)
...and then he unzipped his trousers and pissed in the soup-pot.
Yoooo y'all see the Campbell's soup story? Yikes on bikes. Progresso for me only now 😬😬
3-D printed chicken??!?! Only made for poor people?
www.cbsnews.com/news/campbel...
3-D printed chicken??!?! Only made for poor people?
www.cbsnews.com/news/campbel...
Campbell Soup executive called its products food for "poor people," lawsuit claims
The complaint alleges that a Campbell executive made offensive remarks about company workers and mocked customers.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
...and then he unzipped his trousers and pissed in the soup-pot.
Note to Dems:
🔷Exactly like this.
🔷Every day, to every one of Trump's minions, each and every single effin' day.
🔷Exactly like this.
🔷Every day, to every one of Trump's minions, each and every single effin' day.
Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Note to Dems:
🔷Exactly like this.
🔷Every day, to every one of Trump's minions, each and every single effin' day.
🔷Exactly like this.
🔷Every day, to every one of Trump's minions, each and every single effin' day.
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."