@jwes8.bsky.social
Living through yet another period of existential dread caused by my fellow citizens. Can I leave yet?
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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Earlier this year, Matt Yglesias and Hakeem Jeffries urged progressives to shut up about immigration and Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Yglesias said "bad groups" were pushing Dems left on immigration and would help Trump's numbers.
How did they get this so wrong? www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
How did they get this so wrong? www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
The cost of playing defense on immigration
What Matt Yglesias, Hakeem Jeffries, and Keir Starmer got wrong about the politics of immigration
www.gelliottmorris.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Earlier this year, Matt Yglesias and Hakeem Jeffries urged progressives to shut up about immigration and Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Yglesias said "bad groups" were pushing Dems left on immigration and would help Trump's numbers.
How did they get this so wrong? www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
How did they get this so wrong? www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
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This also happened during Trump’s first term. That 2024 dip? That’s when Democrats went on the defensive, and let Trump and MAGA dictate the immigration narrative.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
December 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This also happened during Trump’s first term. That 2024 dip? That’s when Democrats went on the defensive, and let Trump and MAGA dictate the immigration narrative.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
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remember that month-long credulous news cycle about how Musk was "leaving politics," followed by a month-long credulous news cycle about how he was "building a third political party"?
Musk Reportedly Funding GOP Campaigns Ahead Of 2026 Midterms, Staying Away From Initiative To Create Third Party
Elon Musk is funding campaigns for Republican congressional candidates after tensions with Donald Trump thawed in the past months, according to a new report.
www.latintimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
remember that month-long credulous news cycle about how Musk was "leaving politics," followed by a month-long credulous news cycle about how he was "building a third political party"?
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AOC: Donald Trump and Stephen Miller want you to believe that this is who we are as a country. And we are here to say that it is not. We are a country that has fought and defeated the confederacy. That has defeated a history of civil rights violations, of secret police, of fascism.
December 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
AOC: Donald Trump and Stephen Miller want you to believe that this is who we are as a country. And we are here to say that it is not. We are a country that has fought and defeated the confederacy. That has defeated a history of civil rights violations, of secret police, of fascism.
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Donald Trump (winner of the FIFA Peace Prize) continues amassing warships in the Caribbean while bombing small vessels without any legal justification and threatening a full on invasion of Venezuela.
Congress has the power to block Trump’s march to war with Venezuela, but they need to hear from us.
Congress has the power to block Trump’s march to war with Venezuela, but they need to hear from us.
Tell Congress: No War With Venezuela
The Trump regime has been amassing forces in the Caribbean as it threatens war against Venezuela. Over the past few months, they’ve bombed small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that they claim were...
act.indivisible.org
December 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Donald Trump (winner of the FIFA Peace Prize) continues amassing warships in the Caribbean while bombing small vessels without any legal justification and threatening a full on invasion of Venezuela.
Congress has the power to block Trump’s march to war with Venezuela, but they need to hear from us.
Congress has the power to block Trump’s march to war with Venezuela, but they need to hear from us.
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MINNEAPOLIS: “We kept yelling ‘she’s pregnant! She’s pregnant!’ — they put their knees in her… the handcuffed woman was dragged on the ground…”
Lawless.
Lawless.
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “We kept yelling ‘she’s pregnant! She’s pregnant!’ — they put their knees in her… the handcuffed woman was dragged on the ground…”
Lawless.
Lawless.
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I keep seeing more articles about how they regret it now that the damage is done & I truly believe that if you have any genuine interest in salvaging what’s left of this country then whether you want to or not, you can never forgive these people. You can never let them live what they did down.
'I was an idiot': Expert warns Trump 'in significant trouble' as own fans now regret vote
“Runaway Country” Host Alex Wagner said President Donald Trump’s own voters are feeling increasingly betrayed as his slumping economy continues to turn on them.Wagner offered her opinion following a c...
www.rawstory.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I keep seeing more articles about how they regret it now that the damage is done & I truly believe that if you have any genuine interest in salvaging what’s left of this country then whether you want to or not, you can never forgive these people. You can never let them live what they did down.
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From the new chief of Britain's MI6:
"Hundreds of thousands have died, with the toll mounting every day, because of Putin’s historical distortions and his compromised desire for respect. He is dragging out negotiations and shifting the cost of war onto his own population."
"Hundreds of thousands have died, with the toll mounting every day, because of Putin’s historical distortions and his compromised desire for respect. He is dragging out negotiations and shifting the cost of war onto his own population."
December 16, 2025 at 7:29 AM
From the new chief of Britain's MI6:
"Hundreds of thousands have died, with the toll mounting every day, because of Putin’s historical distortions and his compromised desire for respect. He is dragging out negotiations and shifting the cost of war onto his own population."
"Hundreds of thousands have died, with the toll mounting every day, because of Putin’s historical distortions and his compromised desire for respect. He is dragging out negotiations and shifting the cost of war onto his own population."
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Oil and gas companies have exploited a timing loophole to cheat American taxpayers out of as much as $2.7 billion in royalty payments over the past decade.
From the Democrats on @naturalresources.bsky.social
From the Democrats on @naturalresources.bsky.social
democrats-naturalresources.house.gov
December 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Oil and gas companies have exploited a timing loophole to cheat American taxpayers out of as much as $2.7 billion in royalty payments over the past decade.
From the Democrats on @naturalresources.bsky.social
From the Democrats on @naturalresources.bsky.social
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The president is using this apparent family tragedy, which as far as we know had absolutely nothing to do with him, to convey the message that if his fans brutally murder his critics, they will receive his support and approval.
Q: A number of Republicans have denounced your statement on Rob Reiner. Do you stand by it?
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
December 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The president is using this apparent family tragedy, which as far as we know had absolutely nothing to do with him, to convey the message that if his fans brutally murder his critics, they will receive his support and approval.
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In DC, Trump officials celebrated the decimation of USAID with a sheet cake.
In South Sudan, USAID budget cuts closed a health clinic in the middle of a cholera outbreak.
Tor Top had to take his sick mother to the hospital, 8 hours away. She died on the way.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
In South Sudan, USAID budget cuts closed a health clinic in the middle of a cholera outbreak.
Tor Top had to take his sick mother to the hospital, 8 hours away. She died on the way.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In DC, Trump officials celebrated the decimation of USAID with a sheet cake.
In South Sudan, USAID budget cuts closed a health clinic in the middle of a cholera outbreak.
Tor Top had to take his sick mother to the hospital, 8 hours away. She died on the way.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
In South Sudan, USAID budget cuts closed a health clinic in the middle of a cholera outbreak.
Tor Top had to take his sick mother to the hospital, 8 hours away. She died on the way.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
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If courts' only recourse for government officials flagrantly disregarding their orders is to refer the contemptuous acts to those same officials to investigate prosecute, what real power do courts have to check the executive?
And why should the executive ever obey a court ruling against it?
And why should the executive ever obey a court ruling against it?
JUST IN: DC Circuit asks for briefs on whether Boasberg has authority to investigate indirect contempt of court (outside judge's presence) or is just supposed to refer it for prosecution if he suspects it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Per Curiam Order Filed (Special Panel) – #01208805476 in In re: Donald Trump (D.C. Cir., 25-5452) – CourtListener.com
PER CURIAM ORDER [2150449] filed ORDERED, on the court’s own motion, that respondents file a response to the petition for a writ of mandamus [2150153-2] by December 29, 2025. Petitioners shall file a ...
storage.courtlistener.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If courts' only recourse for government officials flagrantly disregarding their orders is to refer the contemptuous acts to those same officials to investigate prosecute, what real power do courts have to check the executive?
And why should the executive ever obey a court ruling against it?
And why should the executive ever obey a court ruling against it?
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It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
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Today's newsletter: The same machine that destroyed 600 lives over Charlie Kirk has nothing to say about Trump mocking Rob Reiner. www.readtpa.com/p/the-rules-...
The Rules of Grief
The post-Kirk purge was never about decency. Trump's response to Rob Reiner's murder proves it.
www.readtpa.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Today's newsletter: The same machine that destroyed 600 lives over Charlie Kirk has nothing to say about Trump mocking Rob Reiner. www.readtpa.com/p/the-rules-...
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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i mean...
uh...
well...
lordy.
this defies summation. incredible story.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
uh...
well...
lordy.
this defies summation. incredible story.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started.
Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.
www.motherjones.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
i mean...
uh...
well...
lordy.
this defies summation. incredible story.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
uh...
well...
lordy.
this defies summation. incredible story.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Read this thread.
It's exactly right. But also note on the internet related stories—the banning of TikTok and the attack on Sec 230—Democrats happily helped MAGA accomplish their goals and people have cheered it on.
Democrats trying to destroy 230 are not helping you. They're helping Trump.
It's exactly right. But also note on the internet related stories—the banning of TikTok and the attack on Sec 230—Democrats happily helped MAGA accomplish their goals and people have cheered it on.
Democrats trying to destroy 230 are not helping you. They're helping Trump.
There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
December 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Read this thread.
It's exactly right. But also note on the internet related stories—the banning of TikTok and the attack on Sec 230—Democrats happily helped MAGA accomplish their goals and people have cheered it on.
Democrats trying to destroy 230 are not helping you. They're helping Trump.
It's exactly right. But also note on the internet related stories—the banning of TikTok and the attack on Sec 230—Democrats happily helped MAGA accomplish their goals and people have cheered it on.
Democrats trying to destroy 230 are not helping you. They're helping Trump.
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Bovino admitted to lying about a rock-throwing incident used to justify deploying tear gas against protesters
Everyone associated with the Trump administration is a lying asshole, they're corrupt to the core & deserve to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
abcnews.go.com/US/border-pa...
Everyone associated with the Trump administration is a lying asshole, they're corrupt to the core & deserve to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
abcnews.go.com/US/border-pa...
Border Patrol commander admitted he lied about tear gas incident, judge says, as she restricts use of force by immigration agents in Chicago
The incident involving Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino, has been a key part of the court proceedings challenging immigration tactics in Chicago.
abcnews.go.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Bovino admitted to lying about a rock-throwing incident used to justify deploying tear gas against protesters
Everyone associated with the Trump administration is a lying asshole, they're corrupt to the core & deserve to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
abcnews.go.com/US/border-pa...
Everyone associated with the Trump administration is a lying asshole, they're corrupt to the core & deserve to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
abcnews.go.com/US/border-pa...
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You can’t “fix” X, The Everything App by going back and posting there because the owner has this thumb on the scale of the algorithm to promote the worst ideas and people. It’s not a viable solution, you have to let it go.
Dear Bluesky liberals. Come back to Twitter. Please. PLEASE.
December 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
You can’t “fix” X, The Everything App by going back and posting there because the owner has this thumb on the scale of the algorithm to promote the worst ideas and people. It’s not a viable solution, you have to let it go.
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"I feel like I have an injection of B12 in me, and I am going to continue to fight."
Bluesky has a 3 minute limit on videos but here’s part one for those who don’t have TikTok
December 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"I feel like I have an injection of B12 in me, and I am going to continue to fight."
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Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
December 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
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7News Australia reports that the hero who jumped and disarmed one of the terrorist shooters
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
December 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
7News Australia reports that the hero who jumped and disarmed one of the terrorist shooters
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
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God damn. What incredible guts this guy has.
I once took a bat away from a guy who was beating someone with it, and I can't imagine that I would have done this. Not from that distance, not having to slip through the cars.
Just a ridiculous act of heroism.
I once took a bat away from a guy who was beating someone with it, and I can't imagine that I would have done this. Not from that distance, not having to slip through the cars.
Just a ridiculous act of heroism.
December 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
God damn. What incredible guts this guy has.
I once took a bat away from a guy who was beating someone with it, and I can't imagine that I would have done this. Not from that distance, not having to slip through the cars.
Just a ridiculous act of heroism.
I once took a bat away from a guy who was beating someone with it, and I can't imagine that I would have done this. Not from that distance, not having to slip through the cars.
Just a ridiculous act of heroism.
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precious few of our national level leaders have acted as heroes this year. That has largely been a role foisted upon regular people to bear the burden of being courageous in the face of authoritarianism.
Senator Van Hollen saving Kilmar’s life is an exception - a genuine act of heroism.
Senator Van Hollen saving Kilmar’s life is an exception - a genuine act of heroism.
Today, I spoke with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer. In April, when I met with him in El Salvador, Trump said he would never set foot in the U.S. again.
This case has never been about one man alone; if the govt can violate the constitutional rights of one, all our rights are threatened.
This case has never been about one man alone; if the govt can violate the constitutional rights of one, all our rights are threatened.
December 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
precious few of our national level leaders have acted as heroes this year. That has largely been a role foisted upon regular people to bear the burden of being courageous in the face of authoritarianism.
Senator Van Hollen saving Kilmar’s life is an exception - a genuine act of heroism.
Senator Van Hollen saving Kilmar’s life is an exception - a genuine act of heroism.