Jake Sparks
@jsparks7s.bsky.social
Husband. Dad. Engineer. Hiker. UK Wildcat fan. Occasional car guy. Recovering Trekkie.
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i have worked on some high follower/celeb accounts where there were LAYERS to make sure this doesn't happen. That the WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS STAFF doesn't have this discipline would be a scandal in any non-cursed timeline where everyone would panic about hacks
but we all know who posted it
but we all know who posted it
February 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
i have worked on some high follower/celeb accounts where there were LAYERS to make sure this doesn't happen. That the WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS STAFF doesn't have this discipline would be a scandal in any non-cursed timeline where everyone would panic about hacks
but we all know who posted it
but we all know who posted it
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you know it's bad when they would rather us think that a rando staffer has unfettered access to the social media accounts of the President of the United States, where we also now know that world leaders direct message him
BREAKING: President Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash. The White House had defended it but now blames staffer.
Trump shares a racist video that depicts the Obamas as primates in a jungle
President Donald Trump has used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories that includes a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle.
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 11:33 PM
you know it's bad when they would rather us think that a rando staffer has unfettered access to the social media accounts of the President of the United States, where we also now know that world leaders direct message him
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Don't. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
The only thing we/you <know> is that the US military, at Trump &/or Hegseth's orders, just murdered more civilians on the high seas. We don't know it was "a suspected drug smuggling boat" & we have absolutely zero reason to believe anything they say anymore.
The only thing we/you <know> is that the US military, at Trump &/or Hegseth's orders, just murdered more civilians on the high seas. We don't know it was "a suspected drug smuggling boat" & we have absolutely zero reason to believe anything they say anymore.
The latest U.S. strike on a suspected drug smuggling boat has killed two people in the Pacific, this one authorized by the Marine general who took command of military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean earlier in the day.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Latest U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Don't. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
The only thing we/you <know> is that the US military, at Trump &/or Hegseth's orders, just murdered more civilians on the high seas. We don't know it was "a suspected drug smuggling boat" & we have absolutely zero reason to believe anything they say anymore.
The only thing we/you <know> is that the US military, at Trump &/or Hegseth's orders, just murdered more civilians on the high seas. We don't know it was "a suspected drug smuggling boat" & we have absolutely zero reason to believe anything they say anymore.
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Fun thought experiment: Imagine if Biden told Ted Cruz he would withhold funds for a new highway overpass in Dallas until Cruz agreed to name the entire Texas interstate system after him.
Once again, this would be a Defcon 1 level scandal for any other president and spark weeks of intense media coverage and calls for impeachment.
For Trump, it is merely a Thursday.
For Trump, it is merely a Thursday.
February 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Fun thought experiment: Imagine if Biden told Ted Cruz he would withhold funds for a new highway overpass in Dallas until Cruz agreed to name the entire Texas interstate system after him.
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Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist
Just in case anyone is confused about why the arts matter.
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 6, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Just in case anyone is confused about why the arts matter.
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Posting something that blatantly racist, or allowing a staffer access to the president’s account with no indication it’s not him posting something that blatantly racist are both impeachable offenses.
The fact Republicans refuse to impeach him makes them complicit in all his crimes.
The fact Republicans refuse to impeach him makes them complicit in all his crimes.
February 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Posting something that blatantly racist, or allowing a staffer access to the president’s account with no indication it’s not him posting something that blatantly racist are both impeachable offenses.
The fact Republicans refuse to impeach him makes them complicit in all his crimes.
The fact Republicans refuse to impeach him makes them complicit in all his crimes.
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Let me see if I understand: a "staffer" acting alone, without any approvals process, had access to the social media account of the most powerful person in the world--who has the power to instigate a nuclear war (let alone start one)--and we're supposed to accept that and move on?
February 6, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Let me see if I understand: a "staffer" acting alone, without any approvals process, had access to the social media account of the most powerful person in the world--who has the power to instigate a nuclear war (let alone start one)--and we're supposed to accept that and move on?
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In a functioning democracy, he would not be president by this evening
Trump Posts Video Portraying Obamas as Apes
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
In a functioning democracy, he would not be president by this evening
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They didn’t delete the meme or blame a staffer because they realized it was racist and the right thing to do.
They didn’t because of public outrage.
They did it because Republican senators FINALLY spoke out and they backed down.
There’s a lesson in that if they will learn it.
They didn’t because of public outrage.
They did it because Republican senators FINALLY spoke out and they backed down.
There’s a lesson in that if they will learn it.
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
They didn’t delete the meme or blame a staffer because they realized it was racist and the right thing to do.
They didn’t because of public outrage.
They did it because Republican senators FINALLY spoke out and they backed down.
There’s a lesson in that if they will learn it.
They didn’t because of public outrage.
They did it because Republican senators FINALLY spoke out and they backed down.
There’s a lesson in that if they will learn it.
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VA Gov. Spanberger (moderate, was in CIA) and NYC Mayor Mamdani (left, is in DSA) both taking steps to block local law enforcement from helping ICE as it violently violates people's rights is a good example of how the relevant divide in the Dem coalition isn't center-left, it's fight-don't fight.
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
VA Gov. Spanberger (moderate, was in CIA) and NYC Mayor Mamdani (left, is in DSA) both taking steps to block local law enforcement from helping ICE as it violently violates people's rights is a good example of how the relevant divide in the Dem coalition isn't center-left, it's fight-don't fight.
Oh, I know this one! Because they're lying!
Why didn’t Karoline Leavitt initially say the video was wrong, was posted by a staffer, and apologize?
She did none of those things.
She just blamed Democrats for “fake outrage.”
She did none of those things.
She just blamed Democrats for “fake outrage.”
February 6, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Oh, I know this one! Because they're lying!
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for better or worse, people will forget about that video by the end of the year, if not end of the month. but when trump finally kicks the bucket, there were be orgasmic celebrations across the US & around the world. he will be remembered as the most despised US president since WWII for generations
February 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
for better or worse, people will forget about that video by the end of the year, if not end of the month. but when trump finally kicks the bucket, there were be orgasmic celebrations across the US & around the world. he will be remembered as the most despised US president since WWII for generations
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Three-time Trump voter: I'm looking at this awful picture of the Obamas. What an embarrassment to our country. He is not worthy of the presidency. He takes bribes blatantly, and now he's being a racist blatantly. He's pathetic as a president, and I want to apologize for supporting this rotten man.
February 6, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Three-time Trump voter: I'm looking at this awful picture of the Obamas. What an embarrassment to our country. He is not worthy of the presidency. He takes bribes blatantly, and now he's being a racist blatantly. He's pathetic as a president, and I want to apologize for supporting this rotten man.
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They're Abrego-Garcia-ing a child -- punishing him because his very existence is inconvenient to them. It's gutter bigotry and petulant sadism all the way down.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 1:29 PM
They're Abrego-Garcia-ing a child -- punishing him because his very existence is inconvenient to them. It's gutter bigotry and petulant sadism all the way down.
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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sure seems like they thought the press would ignore like most of the deranged stuff trump says
POLITICO reporting that the White House has now claimed the ape video was an accident and removed it.
February 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
sure seems like they thought the press would ignore like most of the deranged stuff trump says
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Now that Trump has deleted the post, the defenses will shift from "stop the fake outrage" to "see he deleted it, not a big deal"
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Now that Trump has deleted the post, the defenses will shift from "stop the fake outrage" to "see he deleted it, not a big deal"
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I mean this was a known thing about him, for decades. Media coverage should be instead focusing on why TPUSA keeps platforming people who are supposedly at odds with their values. This is a story about the constellation of conservative media and what it says vs. what it does.
Kid Rock lyrics about underage girls draw questions ahead Turning Point USA alternative Super Bowl halftime show
Kid Rock lyrics about underage girls draw questions ahead Turning Point USA alternative Super Bowl halftime show
“I like ’em underage, see some say that’s statutory (but I say that’s mandatory),” Kid Rock sings on the 2001 song, which was also for a children’s movie.
ktla.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I mean this was a known thing about him, for decades. Media coverage should be instead focusing on why TPUSA keeps platforming people who are supposedly at odds with their values. This is a story about the constellation of conservative media and what it says vs. what it does.
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Sen. Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, had this to say:
February 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Sen. Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, had this to say:
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One of the most senior, highly paid people at NBC News said this, and he came to work the next day? He didn’t die of embarrassment overnight? How is this possible?
February 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
One of the most senior, highly paid people at NBC News said this, and he came to work the next day? He didn’t die of embarrassment overnight? How is this possible?
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"I'm innocent. I can prove it."
Charles Flores, a wrongfully convicted football fan, is running out of time. I visited him in Texas for the one hour of the day when he's not in solitary confinement, to talk about life on death row — a decade after the real killer went free: youtu.be/0-GnKLFY_Gc?...
Charles Flores, a wrongfully convicted football fan, is running out of time. I visited him in Texas for the one hour of the day when he's not in solitary confinement, to talk about life on death row — a decade after the real killer went free: youtu.be/0-GnKLFY_Gc?...
Watching Football on Death Row — with a Wrongfully Convicted Man | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Thank you to @pablo.show for turning me on to the story of Charles Flores, an innocent man currently on death row in Texas. His story is one you should hear. His attorney is petitioning the Supreme Court tomorrow (2-6). Please sign the petition to show your support
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ch...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ch...
Fight the Execution of an Innocent Man
Charles Don Flores’s wrongful conviction is a result of an identification made long after the crime by a witness who had repeatedly failed to identify Mr. Flores and described seeing two perpetrators ...
actionnetwork.org
February 6, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Thank you to @pablo.show for turning me on to the story of Charles Flores, an innocent man currently on death row in Texas. His story is one you should hear. His attorney is petitioning the Supreme Court tomorrow (2-6). Please sign the petition to show your support
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ch...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ch...
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I think one thing white people tie ourselves in knots over about racism is what someone “feels in their heart” or whatever. And that just … doesn’t really matter? It’s the behavior that matters.
February 6, 2026 at 1:38 PM
I think one thing white people tie ourselves in knots over about racism is what someone “feels in their heart” or whatever. And that just … doesn’t really matter? It’s the behavior that matters.
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there arent many jobs in this country that you wouldnt be fired from for posting that video but apparently president of the united states is one of em
February 6, 2026 at 1:43 PM
there arent many jobs in this country that you wouldnt be fired from for posting that video but apparently president of the united states is one of em