JR
@oscarrob.bsky.social
Celtics fan. Red Sox fan. And believe it or not Browns fan. Political junkie unless it’s making me too crazy. Ex lawyer. Wannabe writer.
@morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social I would love it if everyone stopped calling that part “Republicans” or “GOP”. It’s time to call them what they really are. “Trumpists”. They have very little resemblance to the GOP and their only “principle” is whatever Trump says or wants.
July 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
@morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social I would love it if everyone stopped calling that part “Republicans” or “GOP”. It’s time to call them what they really are. “Trumpists”. They have very little resemblance to the GOP and their only “principle” is whatever Trump says or wants.
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A reminder to reporters, when historians look back on this moment with the president throwing himself a military parade and the people throwing No Kings rallies across America, the media sources raving about the former and sneering at the latter are going to be quoted by name.
This is your legacy!
This is your legacy!
June 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A reminder to reporters, when historians look back on this moment with the president throwing himself a military parade and the people throwing No Kings rallies across America, the media sources raving about the former and sneering at the latter are going to be quoted by name.
This is your legacy!
This is your legacy!
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Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/
June 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/
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I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.
It's mind-blowing how little attention this extraordinary statement has received. It's briefly mentioned in a couple news articles, but this MSNBC opinion piece is the only extended discussion of it I've seen: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
June 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
#CCC Corruption, cruelty and chaos = Trump
#CCC Corruption, cruelty and chaos = Trump
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
#CCC Corruption, cruelty and chaos = Trump
#CCC Corruption, cruelty and chaos = Trump
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she was a crook in florida. numerous pay for play scandals, including Trump himself.
Bondi declares war on the courts: "What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me ... they are deranged ... we are sending a very strong message today ... we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you."
April 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
she was a crook in florida. numerous pay for play scandals, including Trump himself.
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“We are living through a massive assault on basic premises of our constitutional system,” a lawyer tells Isaac Chotiner. “Call that a crisis or not, but either way we are in deep, deep trouble.”
Why “Constitutional Crisis” Fails to Capture Trump’s Attack on the Rule of Law
The Administration’s defiance of Congress and the judiciary has both flouted and made use of the country’s legal system.
www.newyorker.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“We are living through a massive assault on basic premises of our constitutional system,” a lawyer tells Isaac Chotiner. “Call that a crisis or not, but either way we are in deep, deep trouble.”
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Today House Republicans, cheered on by the richest person on Earth, passed a budget framework that will cut support for the poorest people in our country.
All while cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy, and massively increasing the deficit.
All while cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy, and massively increasing the deficit.
April 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Today House Republicans, cheered on by the richest person on Earth, passed a budget framework that will cut support for the poorest people in our country.
All while cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy, and massively increasing the deficit.
All while cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy, and massively increasing the deficit.
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Put differently, if the administration scooped up 20 activists tomorrow, myself included, and shipped us off to some nightmarish place, and you heard a news report saying "15 of those activists had no criminal record," I would be one of the other five. Would my fate be important?
April 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Put differently, if the administration scooped up 20 activists tomorrow, myself included, and shipped us off to some nightmarish place, and you heard a news report saying "15 of those activists had no criminal record," I would be one of the other five. Would my fate be important?
Can someone please explain why Russia is the only country outside North America without a tariff?
April 6, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Can someone please explain why Russia is the only country outside North America without a tariff?
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New York Fucking City. A full mile of people filled to the brim. Fascism is going to lose.
April 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
New York Fucking City. A full mile of people filled to the brim. Fascism is going to lose.
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If the courts lose jurisdiction because the government puts the prisoner in a black hole then there is no law.
It sure looks like they’re going all in on the “the executive branch can ignore court orders if it thinks the court lacks jurisdiction” thing
April 5, 2025 at 6:17 AM
If the courts lose jurisdiction because the government puts the prisoner in a black hole then there is no law.
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Obama: Imagine if I had done any of this. Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials. Imagine if I had said to law firms that you will not be allowed into government buildings.
It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me
It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me
April 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Obama: Imagine if I had done any of this. Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials. Imagine if I had said to law firms that you will not be allowed into government buildings.
It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me
It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me
How America could end up making China great again
A big beautiful opportunity
economist.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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NEW on CNN: As the White House says SignalGate "case has been closed" we ran through comments of all the top DOJ/FBI officials Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, Dan Bongino, Ed Martin.
All called for length prison sentences for mishandling classified information.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/p...
All called for length prison sentences for mishandling classified information.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/p...
Trump officials demanded criminal charges for Hillary, Biden for classified leaks. They’re silent on SignalGate. | CNN Politics
Pam Bondi, Kash Patel and other Trump administration officials who demanded punishment for Clinton’s and Biden’s classified scandals are quiet on SignalGate
www.cnn.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
NEW on CNN: As the White House says SignalGate "case has been closed" we ran through comments of all the top DOJ/FBI officials Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, Dan Bongino, Ed Martin.
All called for length prison sentences for mishandling classified information.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/p...
All called for length prison sentences for mishandling classified information.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/p...
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Sociopaths don’t fall far from the sociopath tree
SCOOP: The lawyer working for DOGE who now leads USAID has a history of violence and racist remarks, ten people who knew him allege.
Police records show he was also once accused of threatening a girl with a knife/
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Police records show he was also once accused of threatening a girl with a knife/
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Top Trump USAID Staffer Accused of Violent Outbursts, Racist Remarks
Ten people who knew Jeremy Lewin, Trump’s deputy administrator at USAID, share concerns about his new position due to troubling behavior in his youth.
www.rollingstone.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Sociopaths don’t fall far from the sociopath tree
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Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Prize winner Oscar Arias said that the US had revoked his visa to enter the country, weeks after he criticized US President Donald Trump on social media saying he was behaving like ‘a Roman emperor’ reut.rs/4iRDMfK
Costa Rican former President Oscar Arias says US revoked his visa
Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Prize winner Oscar Arias said on Tuesday that the U.S. had revoked his visa to enter the country, weeks after he criticized U.S. President Donald Trump on social media saying he was behaving like "a Roman emperor."
reut.rs
April 2, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Prize winner Oscar Arias said that the US had revoked his visa to enter the country, weeks after he criticized US President Donald Trump on social media saying he was behaving like ‘a Roman emperor’ reut.rs/4iRDMfK
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Elon's involvement in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race cost his candidate around 5% of the vote--even though he spent $25 million dollars on his behalf.
Elon's endorsee ran 5 points behind the other statewide Republican candidate. That's an unbelievably negative return on investment.
Elon's endorsee ran 5 points behind the other statewide Republican candidate. That's an unbelievably negative return on investment.
April 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Elon's involvement in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race cost his candidate around 5% of the vote--even though he spent $25 million dollars on his behalf.
Elon's endorsee ran 5 points behind the other statewide Republican candidate. That's an unbelievably negative return on investment.
Elon's endorsee ran 5 points behind the other statewide Republican candidate. That's an unbelievably negative return on investment.
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It's getting a lot of attn today. But even before today most of the country had very little idea of what has happened at NIH or through it the entire ecosystem of biomedical research in the US. Simply put, Musk, Kennedy & Trump exploded a bomb right in the middle of cancer cure research in the US.
April 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
It's getting a lot of attn today. But even before today most of the country had very little idea of what has happened at NIH or through it the entire ecosystem of biomedical research in the US. Simply put, Musk, Kennedy & Trump exploded a bomb right in the middle of cancer cure research in the US.
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An addition to this thread. Most of what people are hearing about today are job cuts and closures of various centers, institutes etc. But there’s another part of the ecosystem of cure research that Trump and Musk have been torching since January.
It's getting a lot of attn today. But even before today most of the country had very little idea of what has happened at NIH or through it the entire ecosystem of biomedical research in the US. Simply put, Musk, Kennedy & Trump exploded a bomb right in the middle of cancer cure research in the US.
April 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
An addition to this thread. Most of what people are hearing about today are job cuts and closures of various centers, institutes etc. But there’s another part of the ecosystem of cure research that Trump and Musk have been torching since January.
@johnkaralis.bsky.social Terrible ref job in this game. Missed many calls.
March 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
@johnkaralis.bsky.social Terrible ref job in this game. Missed many calls.
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Trump is making Europe great again | Opinion
https://www.ft.com/content/724d9205-f449-4edf-9754-f37fa5d8f504
https://www.ft.com/content/724d9205-f449-4edf-9754-f37fa5d8f504
Trump is making Europe great again | Opinion
The US president has provided the biggest stimulus towards European integration since the end of the cold war
www.ft.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Trump is making Europe great again | Opinion
https://www.ft.com/content/724d9205-f449-4edf-9754-f37fa5d8f504
https://www.ft.com/content/724d9205-f449-4edf-9754-f37fa5d8f504