jonetta
@jonetta.bsky.social
freelance journalist/columnist, member Society of Professional Journalists Hall of Fame, published author, poet, public scholar, and nonprofit manager based in Washington DC. The views expressed here are my own--mostly. I am happy to be educated by others.
Do you know a high school student in the DMV who is interested in writing poetry? Please share this info with them. Thank you.
January 18, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Do you know a high school student in the DMV who is interested in writing poetry? Please share this info with them. Thank you.
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Instead of tipping them,
the “grab & go Gestapo” kidnapped their servers. 🤬
www.startribune.com/ice-agents-e...
the “grab & go Gestapo” kidnapped their servers. 🤬
www.startribune.com/ice-agents-e...
ICE agents eat at small-town Mexican restaurant — then detain workers
“Would your mama be proud of you right now?” a bystander said as agents returned at closing time to nab the workers.
www.startribune.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Instead of tipping them,
the “grab & go Gestapo” kidnapped their servers. 🤬
www.startribune.com/ice-agents-e...
the “grab & go Gestapo” kidnapped their servers. 🤬
www.startribune.com/ice-agents-e...
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Thank you, Minnesota
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open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
Thank you, Minnesota
There is no greater obligation for an American than loyalty to the Constitution of the United States.
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Thank you, Minnesota
open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
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SCOOP w/assist from @ericmgarcia.bsky.social —
Patty Murray to White House: No Funding Increase for ICE
migrantinsider.com/p/patty-murr...
Patty Murray to White House: No Funding Increase for ICE
migrantinsider.com/p/patty-murr...
Patty Murray to White House: No Funding Increase for ICE
The top Democratic appropriator draws a clear red line over funding increases for the rogue federal agency terrorizing communities across America.
migrantinsider.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
SCOOP w/assist from @ericmgarcia.bsky.social —
Patty Murray to White House: No Funding Increase for ICE
migrantinsider.com/p/patty-murr...
Patty Murray to White House: No Funding Increase for ICE
migrantinsider.com/p/patty-murr...
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He’s turned the presidency into the world’s largest ATM machine.
January 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
He’s turned the presidency into the world’s largest ATM machine.
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🔥🔥🔥 DO NOT BE DISTRACTED BY MADURO, IRAN NOR GREENLAND & STAY LOUD 🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN 🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥 TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS & I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared 🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN 🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥 TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS & I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared 🔥🔥🔥
January 16, 2026 at 12:05 PM
🔥🔥🔥 DO NOT BE DISTRACTED BY MADURO, IRAN NOR GREENLAND & STAY LOUD 🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN 🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥 TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS & I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared 🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN 🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥 TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS & I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared 🔥🔥🔥
No health insurance tax credit. No Snap increase. No aid to poor people around the world. No humanity.
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:37 PM
No health insurance tax credit. No Snap increase. No aid to poor people around the world. No humanity.
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
She touts her work at ICE, which is responsible for the murder of a 37-year-old mother, believing that & other atrocities under her watch earned her the badge to run for elected office. Folks in Ohio should pledge to do everything possible to STOP Madison Sheahan.
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A top ICE official steps down to run for Congress in Ohio
Madison Sheahan’s background as ICE’s No. 2 official could test how voters in a competitive district respond amid scrutiny of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics.
wapo.st
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM
She touts her work at ICE, which is responsible for the murder of a 37-year-old mother, believing that & other atrocities under her watch earned her the badge to run for elected office. Folks in Ohio should pledge to do everything possible to STOP Madison Sheahan.
wapo.st/4pDh1yH
wapo.st/4pDh1yH
how much more oil money will end up in Qatari bank accounts destined for DJT and his grifting family's businesses and wallets?
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wapo.st/45iohce
Here’s who is likely to profit from Trump’s Venezuela takeover
The oil majors may be balking on Venezuela, but smaller firms see opportunities to cash in. Some are big Trump donors.
wapo.st
January 16, 2026 at 10:52 AM
how much more oil money will end up in Qatari bank accounts destined for DJT and his grifting family's businesses and wallets?
wapo.st/45iohce
wapo.st/45iohce
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Saks Global, the luxury giant that owns Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, has declared bankruptcy
Luxury retail giant Saks files for bankruptcy
The parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman has struggled to pay vendors.
www.businessinsider.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Saks Global, the luxury giant that owns Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, has declared bankruptcy
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🚨TICKETS! Join us at our big live DC event on Jan 20: '1 Year of Trump'
* I'll talk Epstein files with @rokhanna.bsky.social
* I'll talk broken media with @joyannreid.bsky.social & @jimacosta.bsky.social
* Plus Swin will talk with 2 ex-Trump officials
Tickets:
www.ticketweb.com/event/mehdi-...
* I'll talk Epstein files with @rokhanna.bsky.social
* I'll talk broken media with @joyannreid.bsky.social & @jimacosta.bsky.social
* Plus Swin will talk with 2 ex-Trump officials
Tickets:
www.ticketweb.com/event/mehdi-...
January 12, 2026 at 9:13 PM
🚨TICKETS! Join us at our big live DC event on Jan 20: '1 Year of Trump'
* I'll talk Epstein files with @rokhanna.bsky.social
* I'll talk broken media with @joyannreid.bsky.social & @jimacosta.bsky.social
* Plus Swin will talk with 2 ex-Trump officials
Tickets:
www.ticketweb.com/event/mehdi-...
* I'll talk Epstein files with @rokhanna.bsky.social
* I'll talk broken media with @joyannreid.bsky.social & @jimacosta.bsky.social
* Plus Swin will talk with 2 ex-Trump officials
Tickets:
www.ticketweb.com/event/mehdi-...
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In case you’ve forgotten what Donald Trump, real estate developer, was up to in the decade after the passage of the defining laws that emerged from the Civil Rights Movement.
(The story is about the suit the DOJ filed against Trump and his Dad in 1973).
www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/u...
(The story is about the suit the DOJ filed against Trump and his Dad in 1973).
www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/u...
January 12, 2026 at 9:42 PM
In case you’ve forgotten what Donald Trump, real estate developer, was up to in the decade after the passage of the defining laws that emerged from the Civil Rights Movement.
(The story is about the suit the DOJ filed against Trump and his Dad in 1973).
www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/u...
(The story is about the suit the DOJ filed against Trump and his Dad in 1973).
www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/u...
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Donald Trump called me today.
It's long past time to deliver lower costs for working people.
It's long past time to deliver lower costs for working people.
January 12, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Donald Trump called me today.
It's long past time to deliver lower costs for working people.
It's long past time to deliver lower costs for working people.
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“When officers conceal their faces and perform their duties without name tapes or badge numbers, they sever an essential connection to the public. They turn authority into anonymity. And anonymous power is precisely what democratic systems are designed to prevent.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/take-the-m...
www.thebulwark.com/p/take-the-m...
Take the Masks Off
ICE won’t even match the courage and professionalism of the Iraqi Police.
www.thebulwark.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
“When officers conceal their faces and perform their duties without name tapes or badge numbers, they sever an essential connection to the public. They turn authority into anonymity. And anonymous power is precisely what democratic systems are designed to prevent.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/take-the-m...
www.thebulwark.com/p/take-the-m...
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"It wasn't murder, and if you say it was murder we will kill you, which again will not be murder."
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
"It wasn't murder, and if you say it was murder we will kill you, which again will not be murder."
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JPOW literally said
January 12, 2026 at 12:37 AM
JPOW literally said
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did something happen
January 12, 2026 at 1:11 AM
did something happen
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Some good suggestions from @brianbeutler.bsky.social. I think Rep Daniel Goldman offers a good start at how Dems might approach this going forward here:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
January 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Some good suggestions from @brianbeutler.bsky.social. I think Rep Daniel Goldman offers a good start at how Dems might approach this going forward here:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
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Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it
January 11, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it
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rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
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When the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing on extremely serious matters, they are not fit to govern. 🤦♀️
None of this is funny.
None of this is funny.
January 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
When the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing on extremely serious matters, they are not fit to govern. 🤦♀️
None of this is funny.
None of this is funny.
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