Steve Jacobs
@snjacobs.bsky.social
Once was an extremely online leftist. Worked for Obama, de Blasio, Polis, etc. I can help your organization or campaign raise a shit ton of online donations: www.jacobs.studio
This meta image makes it look like Trump is responsible for the lab leak.
The White House has turned covid.gov into a conspiracy theory page.
Lab Leak: The True Origins of Covid-19
THE ORIGIN “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2” publication — which was used repeatedly by public health officials and the media to discredit the lab leak
covid.gov
April 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This meta image makes it look like Trump is responsible for the lab leak.
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We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.
April 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.
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Probably less, because Joe Biden didn't surround himself with a bunch of people who are on the record as hating Minecraft.
April 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Probably less, because Joe Biden didn't surround himself with a bunch of people who are on the record as hating Minecraft.
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Donald Trump cares as much about stopping antisemitism as Joe Biden cares about playing Minecraft.
Not Antisemitism (according to MAGA):
- Firebombing a Jewish governor‘s house during Passover
- Doing a Sieg Hitler salute
- Eating dinner with neo-Nazis
Antisemitism (according to MAGA):
- Saying Israelis and Palestinians deserve rights and dignity
- Using freedom of speech on campus
- Firebombing a Jewish governor‘s house during Passover
- Doing a Sieg Hitler salute
- Eating dinner with neo-Nazis
Antisemitism (according to MAGA):
- Saying Israelis and Palestinians deserve rights and dignity
- Using freedom of speech on campus
April 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Donald Trump cares as much about stopping antisemitism as Joe Biden cares about playing Minecraft.
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Weird that after a prominent obviously antisemitic attack on a sitting governor after Seder that the supposedly antisemitism obsessed administration hasn't said or done anything.
April 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Weird that after a prominent obviously antisemitic attack on a sitting governor after Seder that the supposedly antisemitism obsessed administration hasn't said or done anything.
Yesterday, in my small Hudson valley town of ~14k people I attended an anti-Trump rally and a minor league baseball game. The really was at a heavily trafficked intersection. The game was in a nice stadium with decent concessions.
There were way more people at the anti-Trump rally.
There were way more people at the anti-Trump rally.
April 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Yesterday, in my small Hudson valley town of ~14k people I attended an anti-Trump rally and a minor league baseball game. The really was at a heavily trafficked intersection. The game was in a nice stadium with decent concessions.
There were way more people at the anti-Trump rally.
There were way more people at the anti-Trump rally.
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Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
April 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
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This—what Trump is doing now in trying to destroy American universities, research, and free speech while blaming it on pretend offense to the Jews is certainly the most profoundly antisemitic act I’ve seen from US government in my lifetime.
The claim that the destruction of essential civilizational institutions is being done in the name of the Jews is itself a form of antisemitism—cultural vandalism carried out in our name.
That, my friends, is rank bullshit.
That, my friends, is rank bullshit.
April 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This—what Trump is doing now in trying to destroy American universities, research, and free speech while blaming it on pretend offense to the Jews is certainly the most profoundly antisemitic act I’ve seen from US government in my lifetime.
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What's especially pernicious of Trump's invocation of "Jewish safety" in his attacks on higher ed is that (1) it is antisemitic in and of itself and (2) it is intentionally designed to foster antisemitism by making people associate Jews with the fascist regime.
April 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
What's especially pernicious of Trump's invocation of "Jewish safety" in his attacks on higher ed is that (1) it is antisemitic in and of itself and (2) it is intentionally designed to foster antisemitism by making people associate Jews with the fascist regime.
This, to me, seems more likely to demonstrate how desperate they are, rather than how bad a candidate Cuomo is. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/n...
9 Mayoral Candidates Unite to Attack Cuomo on Nursing Home Deaths
Nearly all the people running for New York City mayor appeared at a Covid memorial event with a shared message: Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s pandemic response is a reason not to support him.
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This, to me, seems more likely to demonstrate how desperate they are, rather than how bad a candidate Cuomo is. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/n...
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I love this thread from Senator Whitehouse because what he does here--giving maximum good faith to the other side's argument--is exactly what we need more of. We need to be maximally intellectually humble and to show maximum good faith to people on our side. No, this doesn't mean total conformity.
I did a lot research into how a shutdown might play out, and there was lots to fear; not least that the Trump/Musk/Vought axis of MAGA extremists would love a shutdown, and want a long one, and use it to cruel advantage. What was there to fear?
March 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I love this thread from Senator Whitehouse because what he does here--giving maximum good faith to the other side's argument--is exactly what we need more of. We need to be maximally intellectually humble and to show maximum good faith to people on our side. No, this doesn't mean total conformity.
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I’ve suspected for a few years that Facebook has done way more damage than Fox News. Most non-conservatives roll their eyes at “I heard this on Fox”. Almost everyone I know over 35 is at least willing to give some credence to “I saw this on Facebook”
Every time I say, "That doesn't sound right, mom. Could you send me a source for that? I'd be interested to read," & she doesn't because "Oh, it was something I saw on Facebook, I can't find it now." Even if they're not remembering details, it's the overall IMPRESSION that shapes them over time.
March 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I’ve suspected for a few years that Facebook has done way more damage than Fox News. Most non-conservatives roll their eyes at “I heard this on Fox”. Almost everyone I know over 35 is at least willing to give some credence to “I saw this on Facebook”
The biggest problem, of course, is the white supremacy. But the persistent effort on the left to segregate Jews from the movement to counter white supremacy is...actually furthering the stated goals of white supremacy. www.jta.org/2025/03/07/u...
Cincinnati rabbi disinvited from rally against Nazis over his support for Israel - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Rabbi Ari Jun is a self-described liberal Zionist who has advocated for the Palestinians.
www.jta.org
March 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The biggest problem, of course, is the white supremacy. But the persistent effort on the left to segregate Jews from the movement to counter white supremacy is...actually furthering the stated goals of white supremacy. www.jta.org/2025/03/07/u...
With egg, meat, and dairy prices on the rise, we just ask ourselves the serious question: Does Trump want to make all of America go vegan?
March 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
With egg, meat, and dairy prices on the rise, we just ask ourselves the serious question: Does Trump want to make all of America go vegan?
Well, when you put it like that...
“I will repeat once again what seems incredible but is true: 500 million Europeans are begging 300 million Americans to protect us from 180 million Russians who have not been able to cope with 40 million Ukrainians for three years.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...
Alarmed by Trump, Poland Must Look at Nuclear Options, Premier Says
As President Trump casts doubt on U.S. alliances, Poland needs to double its military manpower and consider more destructive weapons, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Well, when you put it like that...
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At today’s Senate Judiciary hearing on antisemitism, Senator Durbin read our statement - led by JCPA and the Reform & Conservative movements and signed by 100+ Jewish orgs - making clear that Jewish safety is inextricably linked with a strong, inclusive democracy.
March 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
At today’s Senate Judiciary hearing on antisemitism, Senator Durbin read our statement - led by JCPA and the Reform & Conservative movements and signed by 100+ Jewish orgs - making clear that Jewish safety is inextricably linked with a strong, inclusive democracy.
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Yes, Trump just rescued the Russian economy
Sure, USA stocks are in freefall, but Russian stocks are soaring!
March 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Yes, Trump just rescued the Russian economy
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I knew this would happen, but it's still surreal to hear another nation's leader talk to us in a televised address the way US presidents have historically spoken to the citizens of countries led by dictators and despots.
Trudeau: "I want to speak first directly to the American people. We don't want this. We want to work with you as a friend and ally. We don't want to see you hurt either. But your government has chosen to do this to you. As of this morning, markets are down and inflation is set to rise dramatically."
March 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I knew this would happen, but it's still surreal to hear another nation's leader talk to us in a televised address the way US presidents have historically spoken to the citizens of countries led by dictators and despots.
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I'm going to keep repeating this until they haul me away but
-- Trump's 2024 win was not an historic landslide but a fairly modest win (Carter won by a bigger margin in 1976)
-- Even if he *had* won a landslide, he repeatedly denounced Project 2025 & pretended he wasn't going to do any of this
-- Trump's 2024 win was not an historic landslide but a fairly modest win (Carter won by a bigger margin in 1976)
-- Even if he *had* won a landslide, he repeatedly denounced Project 2025 & pretended he wasn't going to do any of this
House approps. chair Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) says a topline number is "not the roadblock" in govt. funding negotiations.
"Democrat leadership remains laser-focused on restricting presidential authority. It’s a non-starter and battle they lost to the American people."
Deadline is March 14.
"Democrat leadership remains laser-focused on restricting presidential authority. It’s a non-starter and battle they lost to the American people."
Deadline is March 14.
March 4, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I'm going to keep repeating this until they haul me away but
-- Trump's 2024 win was not an historic landslide but a fairly modest win (Carter won by a bigger margin in 1976)
-- Even if he *had* won a landslide, he repeatedly denounced Project 2025 & pretended he wasn't going to do any of this
-- Trump's 2024 win was not an historic landslide but a fairly modest win (Carter won by a bigger margin in 1976)
-- Even if he *had* won a landslide, he repeatedly denounced Project 2025 & pretended he wasn't going to do any of this
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Heck yeah, "personal liberties and free markets." Looking forward to op-eds like "Trans Rights Are Human Rights" and "Elon Musk Should Go To Jail For Securities Fraud."
Oh, right, I forgot, Bezos and his ilk don't actually believe in either personal liberties or free markets.
Oh, right, I forgot, Bezos and his ilk don't actually believe in either personal liberties or free markets.
Holy shit. Jeff Bezos is turning the Washington Post editorial page into.... the Wall Street Journal editorial page.
February 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Heck yeah, "personal liberties and free markets." Looking forward to op-eds like "Trans Rights Are Human Rights" and "Elon Musk Should Go To Jail For Securities Fraud."
Oh, right, I forgot, Bezos and his ilk don't actually believe in either personal liberties or free markets.
Oh, right, I forgot, Bezos and his ilk don't actually believe in either personal liberties or free markets.
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Fair point, but this also feels like a distinction without a difference. We as consumers expect better from the press. I don't care about the inside baseball. I care about the results.
I’m sorry. You can all be mad at journalists for this or whatever. And maybe in some cases it’s deserved. But this is a high-risk profession that’s dying. There’s little support for most working journalists who still have jobs.
When you blame “the media,” blame executives. Not workers.
When you blame “the media,” blame executives. Not workers.
February 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Fair point, but this also feels like a distinction without a difference. We as consumers expect better from the press. I don't care about the inside baseball. I care about the results.
My gripe here is we already knew this. We knew this eight years ago. What has the press done about it other than cede ground in the name of "access"?
Great piece by Peter Baker describing Trump's pattern of telling ridiculous lies and then doubling down when he's caught www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Trump Uses Lies to Lay the Groundwork for Radical Change
Condoms for Gaza? Ukraine started the war with Russia? The president’s manipulations of the truth lay the groundwork for radical change.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
My gripe here is we already knew this. We knew this eight years ago. What has the press done about it other than cede ground in the name of "access"?