Tom Joscelyn
@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social
Senior Fellow @justsecurity.bsky.social. Bio: https://www.justsecurity.org/author/joscelyntom/
Former J6 Committee Senior Professional Staffer & principal drafter of committee’s final report. Fan of Tom Paine.
Former J6 Committee Senior Professional Staffer & principal drafter of committee’s final report. Fan of Tom Paine.
Reposted by Tom Joscelyn
NEW: Jan 6 riot defendant arrested outside a Burger King in Cicero, Illinois.
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
High-profile Jan. 6 defendant facing charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting woman
John Banuelos' case was unique among Capitol riot prosecutions because he was the only defendant accused of pulling and firing a gun while on Capitol grounds.
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
NEW: Jan 6 riot defendant arrested outside a Burger King in Cicero, Illinois.
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
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UPDATE: A spokesman for Arizona AG Kris Mayes says Trump's pardons "will have no impact" on how she decides to pursue her ongoing criminal case against Trump's allies in the 2020 election effort. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
UPDATE: A spokesman for Arizona AG Kris Mayes says Trump's pardons "will have no impact" on how she decides to pursue her ongoing criminal case against Trump's allies in the 2020 election effort. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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New:
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
![STEWART RHODES (FOUNDER, OATH KEEPERS): And one other thing I want to say is that President Trump, as commander in chief, always has absolute authority to call all of us up as the militia because every one of us — in federal statues defining the militia, it's every able-bodied male from age 17-45. And for us veterans, it goes up to age 64 because of our prior training and experience.
Right now, under federal statutes, President Trump can call us up as the militia if he sees it necessary, especially for three purposes: to repel invasions, to suppress insurrections, and to execute the laws of the union. And right now, we see all three of those in play.
...
And the militia is all of us. So the National Guard is part of the militia, which is why it's completely lawful for him to use the National Guard as he has, and he should do more of that, I think, across the country.
...
He could just say given the circumstances of an invasion, insurrection, and resistance against federal law being being enforced, I'm calling up the militia, ordering all the men to come together [in] every county, put the veterans in charge of training and organizing all the other men and just have them stand too and await his orders. He can do that and I think he should do that. And so that's what I'll be advocating for from him. So from the bottom, from down the rank and file, we can let President Trump know that we're ready to serve, encourage him to do that, call us up as a militia, order us all to come together in our counties under his command, which gives you complete legal sanction to do what you're doing.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:af7tqcetuyt352aolf3znlxe/bafkreialm4skuozqobejpd6vx4m6kuwsgtidxmmxvj3ftcff6otiuyohiy@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
New:
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers
He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
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In a new report, Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat examines how extremists across the ideological spectrum exploit acts of violence to recruit followers, justify their ideologies, and sustain propaganda networks.
Read more on the report, including recommendations:
www.justsecurity.org/124249/feedb...
Read more on the report, including recommendations:
www.justsecurity.org/124249/feedb...
The Feedback Loop Between Online Extremism and Violence
Each new incident of political violence in the U.S. is followed by a wave of digital celebration, intimidation, and imitation.
www.justsecurity.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
In a new report, Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat examines how extremists across the ideological spectrum exploit acts of violence to recruit followers, justify their ideologies, and sustain propaganda networks.
Read more on the report, including recommendations:
www.justsecurity.org/124249/feedb...
Read more on the report, including recommendations:
www.justsecurity.org/124249/feedb...
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This video deserves more attention:
An Army General explains the Trump regime’s inhumane arrests and deportations in Louisiana.
youtube.com/watch?v=6IdO...
An Army General explains the Trump regime’s inhumane arrests and deportations in Louisiana.
youtube.com/watch?v=6IdO...
Army General Outraged by ICE Arrest of Mother of Newborn, Wife of Military Veteran
YouTube video by Freedom Watch Media
youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This video deserves more attention:
An Army General explains the Trump regime’s inhumane arrests and deportations in Louisiana.
youtube.com/watch?v=6IdO...
An Army General explains the Trump regime’s inhumane arrests and deportations in Louisiana.
youtube.com/watch?v=6IdO...
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
This video deserves more attention:
An Army General explains the Trump regime’s inhumane arrests and deportations in Louisiana.
youtube.com/watch?v=6IdO...
An Army General explains the Trump regime’s inhumane arrests and deportations in Louisiana.
youtube.com/watch?v=6IdO...
Army General Outraged by ICE Arrest of Mother of Newborn, Wife of Military Veteran
YouTube video by Freedom Watch Media
youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This video deserves more attention:
An Army General explains the Trump regime’s inhumane arrests and deportations in Louisiana.
youtube.com/watch?v=6IdO...
An Army General explains the Trump regime’s inhumane arrests and deportations in Louisiana.
youtube.com/watch?v=6IdO...
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Jan. 6 gunman arrested on kidnapping and aggravated assault charges www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Former Jan. 6 defendant arrested on kidnapping and aggravated assault charges
The Utah man was previously charged with firing a gun outside the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
www.nbcnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Jan. 6 gunman arrested on kidnapping and aggravated assault charges www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Trump is trying to shift responsibility for the government shutdown (and denial of medical coverage) to the Democrats by attacking Obamacare.
Obviously, the post below is flat false. Obama hasn’t earned royalties from the Affordable Care Act. But it goes to show how desperate Trump is to distract.
Obviously, the post below is flat false. Obama hasn’t earned royalties from the Affordable Care Act. But it goes to show how desperate Trump is to distract.
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Trump is trying to shift responsibility for the government shutdown (and denial of medical coverage) to the Democrats by attacking Obamacare.
Obviously, the post below is flat false. Obama hasn’t earned royalties from the Affordable Care Act. But it goes to show how desperate Trump is to distract.
Obviously, the post below is flat false. Obama hasn’t earned royalties from the Affordable Care Act. But it goes to show how desperate Trump is to distract.
Trump is trying to shift responsibility for the government shutdown (and denial of medical coverage) to the Democrats by attacking Obamacare.
Obviously, the post below is flat false. Obama hasn’t earned royalties from the Affordable Care Act. But it goes to show how desperate Trump is to distract.
Obviously, the post below is flat false. Obama hasn’t earned royalties from the Affordable Care Act. But it goes to show how desperate Trump is to distract.
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Trump is trying to shift responsibility for the government shutdown (and denial of medical coverage) to the Democrats by attacking Obamacare.
Obviously, the post below is flat false. Obama hasn’t earned royalties from the Affordable Care Act. But it goes to show how desperate Trump is to distract.
Obviously, the post below is flat false. Obama hasn’t earned royalties from the Affordable Care Act. But it goes to show how desperate Trump is to distract.
Reposted by Tom Joscelyn
I wrote a whole book on tshirts like this. Did not expect to see one for sale at Walmart. You can report it (as I have) by scrolling down on the item’s page and reporting it for offensive or prohibited content.
November 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I wrote a whole book on tshirts like this. Did not expect to see one for sale at Walmart. You can report it (as I have) by scrolling down on the item’s page and reporting it for offensive or prohibited content.
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I do not understand why Ross Douthat, of all people, is considered a thinker the Times’s audience should listen to and read.
November 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I do not understand why Ross Douthat, of all people, is considered a thinker the Times’s audience should listen to and read.
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#ICYMI: A sweeping data-sharing agreement authorizing DHS to merge Social Security data into the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system could threaten Americans’ privacy and lead to errors that disenfranchise legitimate voters, experts say.
By @jenafifield.bsky.social
By @jenafifield.bsky.social
DHS Agreement Reveals Risks of Using Social Security Data for Voter Citizenship Checks
A recently released agreement gives the Department of Homeland Security access to hundreds of millions of Americans’ Social Security data. It contains alarmingly few provisions to ensure accuracy and ...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#ICYMI: A sweeping data-sharing agreement authorizing DHS to merge Social Security data into the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system could threaten Americans’ privacy and lead to errors that disenfranchise legitimate voters, experts say.
By @jenafifield.bsky.social
By @jenafifield.bsky.social
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There are so many MAGA influencers who have accomplished nothing more in life than being a MAGA influencer.
In Trump 2.0, MAGA-aligned influencers and media emerge as the new mainstream reut.rs/3LO6yCi
In Trump 2.0, MAGA-aligned influencers and media emerge as the new mainstream
A Reuters examination details how rightist influencers and Trump officials have formed a powerful alliance, working together to target perceived adversaries, amplify false claims and reshape the media landscape. The shift comes as a growing number of social platforms and traditional outlets accommodate Trump.
reut.rs
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
There are so many MAGA influencers who have accomplished nothing more in life than being a MAGA influencer.
There are so many MAGA influencers who have accomplished nothing more in life than being a MAGA influencer.
In Trump 2.0, MAGA-aligned influencers and media emerge as the new mainstream reut.rs/3LO6yCi
In Trump 2.0, MAGA-aligned influencers and media emerge as the new mainstream
A Reuters examination details how rightist influencers and Trump officials have formed a powerful alliance, working together to target perceived adversaries, amplify false claims and reshape the media landscape. The shift comes as a growing number of social platforms and traditional outlets accommodate Trump.
reut.rs
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
There are so many MAGA influencers who have accomplished nothing more in life than being a MAGA influencer.
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What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation.
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation.
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
I do not understand why Ross Douthat, of all people, is considered a thinker the Times’s audience should listen to and read.
November 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I do not understand why Ross Douthat, of all people, is considered a thinker the Times’s audience should listen to and read.
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Some personal news: I have been financially supporting a family member in a mental health crisis which has spiraled into a financial disaster.
I would like to keep doing progressive activism but I can no longer pay rent for myself and my two kids.
Please help if you can. Thank you very much.
I would like to keep doing progressive activism but I can no longer pay rent for myself and my two kids.
Please help if you can. Thank you very much.
Donate to Support Needed for Rent and Career Transition, organized by Matt Sheffield
I never thought I'd be doing this before, but I could really use your hel… Matt Sheffield needs your support for Support Needed for Rent and Career Transition
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November 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Some personal news: I have been financially supporting a family member in a mental health crisis which has spiraled into a financial disaster.
I would like to keep doing progressive activism but I can no longer pay rent for myself and my two kids.
Please help if you can. Thank you very much.
I would like to keep doing progressive activism but I can no longer pay rent for myself and my two kids.
Please help if you can. Thank you very much.
Reposted by Tom Joscelyn
Bringing a Survey to a Gun Fight, Part I... such essential, smart advice open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Bringing a Survey to a Gun Fight, Part I
“Pollingism” Has Failed Democrats and Voters. Tuesday Showed the Power of Magnetism.
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Bringing a Survey to a Gun Fight, Part I... such essential, smart advice open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
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This is a fantastic debunking of Charlie Kirk’s Christian nationalist version of the American founding:
youtube.com/watch?v=EAjs...
youtube.com/watch?v=EAjs...
Responding to Charlie Kirk on the US founding
YouTube video by Dan McClellan
youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is a fantastic debunking of Charlie Kirk’s Christian nationalist version of the American founding:
youtube.com/watch?v=EAjs...
youtube.com/watch?v=EAjs...
This is a fantastic debunking of Charlie Kirk’s Christian nationalist version of the American founding:
youtube.com/watch?v=EAjs...
youtube.com/watch?v=EAjs...
Responding to Charlie Kirk on the US founding
YouTube video by Dan McClellan
youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is a fantastic debunking of Charlie Kirk’s Christian nationalist version of the American founding:
youtube.com/watch?v=EAjs...
youtube.com/watch?v=EAjs...
Absolutely.
“I Study Fascism. I Ran Away Rather than Resist.”
Rather hear from any random person at a No Kings rally.
Rather hear from any random person at a No Kings rally.
Jason Stanley isn’t afraid to use the F-word when talking about President Donald Trump.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Absolutely.
Whataboutism is their last line of defense. Here are two MAGA influencers trying to whatabout antisemitism after their side finally starts to reckon with the issue.
November 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Whataboutism is their last line of defense. Here are two MAGA influencers trying to whatabout antisemitism after their side finally starts to reckon with the issue.
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As our electricity costs go up.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
As our electricity costs go up.