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Jetski 🧀🍁🇺🇦
@jtskinner.bsky.social
· Nov 21
The first critical election of the new Trump era is just 132 days from now: Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court race. 🧵
Vote April 1st for Susan Crawford!
We are as far away from the time of the Roman Republic as the Romans of that time were from the Old Kingdom of Egypt. One has to wonder what the Romans thought of the ancient Egyptians who built the pyramids, and what civilizations in 2,000 years will think of us.
November 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We are as far away from the time of the Roman Republic as the Romans of that time were from the Old Kingdom of Egypt. One has to wonder what the Romans thought of the ancient Egyptians who built the pyramids, and what civilizations in 2,000 years will think of us.
87 degrees the last two days in Wisconsin. Totally normal weather for fall and October.
October 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
87 degrees the last two days in Wisconsin. Totally normal weather for fall and October.
Didn’t Israel attack Qatar not that long ago?
Trump has issued an executive order declaring that the United States will respond to any attack on Qatar with retributional force toward the aggressor country, including potential use of the U.S. military.
Trump Signs Executive Order Promising Response to Attacks on Qatar
The order disregards the process of passing a treaty into law — including Senate approval.
truthout.org
October 3, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Didn’t Israel attack Qatar not that long ago?
It’s never a sign your country is in a good place when more people are leaving it than coming in. This idea that population growth from immigration is "bad" is absurd, and the only times countries have net negative immigration are when things are bad for everyone.
September 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
It’s never a sign your country is in a good place when more people are leaving it than coming in. This idea that population growth from immigration is "bad" is absurd, and the only times countries have net negative immigration are when things are bad for everyone.
I don’t remember June ever being smoke season in Wisconsin before this decade, but thanks to climate change, it is now.
June 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I don’t remember June ever being smoke season in Wisconsin before this decade, but thanks to climate change, it is now.
Pretty soon this’ll be any American who crosses the border into Canada:
April 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Pretty soon this’ll be any American who crosses the border into Canada:
Someone needs to do an investigation on all the stocks elected officials and members of the cabinet bought in the last 24 hours. There’s no way they weren’t told this was going to happen in advance.
April 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Someone needs to do an investigation on all the stocks elected officials and members of the cabinet bought in the last 24 hours. There’s no way they weren’t told this was going to happen in advance.
If I search “stay-at-home order” on Wikipedia the second result is the Wisconsin Supreme Court lmao.
April 8, 2025 at 1:26 AM
If I search “stay-at-home order” on Wikipedia the second result is the Wisconsin Supreme Court lmao.
Ya know, if I’m Signal right now, I start an advertising campaign where I say "we’re so secure, even the US military uses us!"
March 25, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Ya know, if I’m Signal right now, I start an advertising campaign where I say "we’re so secure, even the US military uses us!"
This Trump term is focused on bringing the War on Terror home. What we’ve done to millions of people around the world for a quarter-century will now be done to us, starting with those they’ve labeled as "illegal," but make no mistake, we are all in line. If it’s not your turn yet, it will be.
March 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This Trump term is focused on bringing the War on Terror home. What we’ve done to millions of people around the world for a quarter-century will now be done to us, starting with those they’ve labeled as "illegal," but make no mistake, we are all in line. If it’s not your turn yet, it will be.
For the record, the closest parallel to Trump’s regime now is not Hitler, Stalin, Pinochet, or even Mao, its Pol Pot. Ya know, the guy who killed a quarter of his countrymen in only four years before a foreign intervention put a stop to it. At some point, they’ll begin emptying out the cities.
March 20, 2025 at 5:40 AM
For the record, the closest parallel to Trump’s regime now is not Hitler, Stalin, Pinochet, or even Mao, its Pol Pot. Ya know, the guy who killed a quarter of his countrymen in only four years before a foreign intervention put a stop to it. At some point, they’ll begin emptying out the cities.
Absolute betrayal by the US.
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https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2025/03/14/south-milwaukee-woman-deported-to-laos-is-stranded-with-few-options/82369691007/
t.co
March 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Absolute betrayal by the US.
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Utterly outrageous. This is un-American.
The forced disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil for nothing more than constitutionally protected speech is a clear assault on first amendment rights and a blatant act of authoritarianism.
Khalil must be released.
apnews.com/article/colu...
The forced disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil for nothing more than constitutionally protected speech is a clear assault on first amendment rights and a blatant act of authoritarianism.
Khalil must be released.
apnews.com/article/colu...
Immigration agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests
A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring's protests at Columbia University has been arrested by federal immigration agents.
apnews.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Utterly outrageous. This is un-American.
The forced disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil for nothing more than constitutionally protected speech is a clear assault on first amendment rights and a blatant act of authoritarianism.
Khalil must be released.
apnews.com/article/colu...
The forced disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil for nothing more than constitutionally protected speech is a clear assault on first amendment rights and a blatant act of authoritarianism.
Khalil must be released.
apnews.com/article/colu...
If a Democratic governor wants to do something useful for a change, they’ll order all police in their state to actively battle ICE agents who attempt to deport any Ukrainians. It is not legal to send civilians into a war zone. Arrest any ICE agent who dares to get involved here!
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14468391/Trump-plans-revoke-legal-status-Ukrainians-fled-America.html
t.co
March 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If a Democratic governor wants to do something useful for a change, they’ll order all police in their state to actively battle ICE agents who attempt to deport any Ukrainians. It is not legal to send civilians into a war zone. Arrest any ICE agent who dares to get involved here!
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The bar’s pretty low already, but I’ve never been more embarrassed in my life to be an American than I am today.
February 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The bar’s pretty low already, but I’ve never been more embarrassed in my life to be an American than I am today.
Democrats need to form a shadow cabinet akin to the one in the UK to refute the BS being done by Trump. I want shadow Secretaries of State and Defense who publicly support Ukraine, a shadow Transportation Secretary who asks why planes keep crashing, etc. Be on news outlets everyday opposing Trump.
February 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Democrats need to form a shadow cabinet akin to the one in the UK to refute the BS being done by Trump. I want shadow Secretaries of State and Defense who publicly support Ukraine, a shadow Transportation Secretary who asks why planes keep crashing, etc. Be on news outlets everyday opposing Trump.
I’m convinced at this point that sortition is a superior system to democracy. Make it so that any registered voter between the ages of 25 and 75 can be randomly called up to serve a term in the House or in the Senate. Also, make the president a figurehead w/o any real powers elected by Congress.
February 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I’m convinced at this point that sortition is a superior system to democracy. Make it so that any registered voter between the ages of 25 and 75 can be randomly called up to serve a term in the House or in the Senate. Also, make the president a figurehead w/o any real powers elected by Congress.
France is looking way better than the US these days: universal healthcare, low cost drugs, 35 hour work week, nuclear energy, high speed rail, robust public transit, abortion access in the constitution, secular public education. This needs to be a baseline for the next Dem administration.
February 13, 2025 at 2:45 AM
France is looking way better than the US these days: universal healthcare, low cost drugs, 35 hour work week, nuclear energy, high speed rail, robust public transit, abortion access in the constitution, secular public education. This needs to be a baseline for the next Dem administration.
If Rhode Island’s population isn’t enough to maintain its second seat in the House in 2030, and Delaware’s isn’t enough to gain a second seat, then we need to finally expand the House. We should not have any single House districts with populations of more than one million.
February 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
If Rhode Island’s population isn’t enough to maintain its second seat in the House in 2030, and Delaware’s isn’t enough to gain a second seat, then we need to finally expand the House. We should not have any single House districts with populations of more than one million.
I would vote for Kamala Harris if she ran again in 2028, and I hope she does, considering the likely alternatives at the moment. Trump spent four years out of power and then came back because of demented nostalgia, so is there any reason to think Harris can’t pull off a similar feat in four years?
January 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I would vote for Kamala Harris if she ran again in 2028, and I hope she does, considering the likely alternatives at the moment. Trump spent four years out of power and then came back because of demented nostalgia, so is there any reason to think Harris can’t pull off a similar feat in four years?
In 2017, I had hope this was an aberration and things could and would go back up, and our country still had a bright future. Now? All the hope I once had is gone. Tomorrow is the beginning of our country’s descent into something horrible. The future may still be bright, but we won’t be apart of it.
January 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
In 2017, I had hope this was an aberration and things could and would go back up, and our country still had a bright future. Now? All the hope I once had is gone. Tomorrow is the beginning of our country’s descent into something horrible. The future may still be bright, but we won’t be apart of it.
The Senate just voted for a bill that would strip due process from immigrants in this country and give states the reigns over immigration, including allowing individual states to block visas from specific countries. This is pure hell. www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...
Deporting shoplifters is a no brainer. But the Laken Riley Act isn't about that | Opinion
Republicans and some Democrats want you to believe that the Laken Riley Act is about deporting shoplifters. Don't believe the sound bites.
www.azcentral.com
January 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The Senate just voted for a bill that would strip due process from immigrants in this country and give states the reigns over immigration, including allowing individual states to block visas from specific countries. This is pure hell. www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...
Buckle up, Wisconsin. Between this and the race for State Superintendent, Republicans are about ramp up their attacks on our teachers and public schools to a level likely never seen before in the next few months. t.co/2YdkItHtBd
https://fox11online.com/news/beyond-the-podium/2025-wisconsin-supreme-court-scowis-race-election-brad-schmiel-conservative-susan-crawford-liberal-act-10-collective-bargaining-union-rights-ruling#
t.co
December 4, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Buckle up, Wisconsin. Between this and the race for State Superintendent, Republicans are about ramp up their attacks on our teachers and public schools to a level likely never seen before in the next few months. t.co/2YdkItHtBd
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Democracy is not a prophecy; it is self-actuating.
We must choose every day to continue this grand experiment.
We must choose every day to accept the duty our forebears entrusted to us.
We must choose every day to affirm the certainty of this legacy for future generations.
We must choose every day to continue this grand experiment.
We must choose every day to accept the duty our forebears entrusted to us.
We must choose every day to affirm the certainty of this legacy for future generations.
December 4, 2024 at 4:57 AM
Democracy is not a prophecy; it is self-actuating.
We must choose every day to continue this grand experiment.
We must choose every day to accept the duty our forebears entrusted to us.
We must choose every day to affirm the certainty of this legacy for future generations.
We must choose every day to continue this grand experiment.
We must choose every day to accept the duty our forebears entrusted to us.
We must choose every day to affirm the certainty of this legacy for future generations.