Jared
@unofficialjared.bsky.social
ATL policy analyst. Resilience, agency, composure, clarity, and alignment are not buzzwords. They are my operating system. MBA, MPA, PMP, RP. Working to be a net-positive force in the world.
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Jared
@unofficialjared.bsky.social
· Jun 18
Virtue to Value | Jared | Substack
Virtue to Value is dedicated to elevating the common good. It explores values and principles for living a purposeful life and leading ethically in today’s world. Click to read Virtue to Value, by Jare...
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A Substack dedicated to elevating the common good and leading ethically in today’s world. This publication explores how values become action, and how personal clarity becomes public leadership.
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He goes on to describe one of his officers being stopped when she was off-duty solely because she's non-white, harassed by ICE goons who slapped her phone out of her hand as she tried to record, only to be let go when she finally revealed she was a cop.
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:53 PM
He goes on to describe one of his officers being stopped when she was off-duty solely because she's non-white, harassed by ICE goons who slapped her phone out of her hand as she tried to record, only to be let go when she finally revealed she was a cop.
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
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Someday corporations and technology companies will pretend they were always against this
January 19, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Someday corporations and technology companies will pretend they were always against this
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Every time Trump breaks the clear letter of the law, the NYT and WaPo write a story about how he’s “pushing boundaries” or “testing the limits of his authority”
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
January 19, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Every time Trump breaks the clear letter of the law, the NYT and WaPo write a story about how he’s “pushing boundaries” or “testing the limits of his authority”
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
He's not Chuck Yeager, guys. He's a crook.
“I am not convinced that the president is going to be able to move interest rates down. When we talked about a lot of reasons why the Fed just doesn’t pull rates down. I think the president is going to be very effective at weakening the institution, and probably already has.”
Talking Again With Claudia Sahm
The fight over the Fed and more
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January 17, 2026 at 1:14 PM
“I am not convinced that the president is going to be able to move interest rates down. When we talked about a lot of reasons why the Fed just doesn’t pull rates down. I think the president is going to be very effective at weakening the institution, and probably already has.”
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Any DoJ attorney who participates in this investigation should suffer professional and social shunning that makes it effectively impossible to continue to work as an attorney.
January 16, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Any DoJ attorney who participates in this investigation should suffer professional and social shunning that makes it effectively impossible to continue to work as an attorney.
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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Members of Congress should be openly stating right now that military action against Greenland will result in impeachment and removal of the President and the Vice President.
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Members of Congress should be openly stating right now that military action against Greenland will result in impeachment and removal of the President and the Vice President.
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It whips that not only is this guy absolutely going to get reinstated with back pay thanks to UNIONS but he’s already made nearly $1mil in a GFM which means many, many people are now incentivized to scream at Trump that he’s a pedophile
January 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
It whips that not only is this guy absolutely going to get reinstated with back pay thanks to UNIONS but he’s already made nearly $1mil in a GFM which means many, many people are now incentivized to scream at Trump that he’s a pedophile
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ICE says they're "looking for individuals with integrity and courage…who aspire to the highest standards of performance…Agents must be in excellent physical condition and able to tolerate environmental stresses."
How's that going?
How's that going?
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 AM
ICE says they're "looking for individuals with integrity and courage…who aspire to the highest standards of performance…Agents must be in excellent physical condition and able to tolerate environmental stresses."
How's that going?
How's that going?
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REMINDER: The Trump administration was required by law to release all the Epstein files by Dec 19 and still has not released 99% of the files
January 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
REMINDER: The Trump administration was required by law to release all the Epstein files by Dec 19 and still has not released 99% of the files
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A recent Department of Labor post uses a slogan similar to the Nazi propaganda slogan "One People, One Empire, One Leader”
January 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
A recent Department of Labor post uses a slogan similar to the Nazi propaganda slogan "One People, One Empire, One Leader”
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Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
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“To ICE: get the fuck out of Minneapolis. We do not want you here. Your stated reason for being in this city is to create some kind of safety, and you are doing exactly the opposite.”
— Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey
— Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey
January 7, 2026 at 7:05 PM
“To ICE: get the fuck out of Minneapolis. We do not want you here. Your stated reason for being in this city is to create some kind of safety, and you are doing exactly the opposite.”
— Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey
— Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey
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Yup. And that's the whole point of DHS putting out a statement as quickly as it did. The truth of it doesn't matter, the intent is to muddy the discourse
If the headline is "disputed shooting" rather than straightforwardly telling the public what happened this rewards the DHS for lying about these events
January 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Yup. And that's the whole point of DHS putting out a statement as quickly as it did. The truth of it doesn't matter, the intent is to muddy the discourse
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A little more about me and Pulaski, courtesy of an interview I gave in 2025 arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
‘A moment of complete change’: Rising political thinker Alan Elrod on status anxiety and the heartland - Arkansas Times
Alan Elrod has a big brain for politics, and a big vision for the country. The founder of The Pulaski Institution, Elrod is using his think tank to study the threat of nationalism and overlooked regio...
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January 3, 2026 at 9:24 AM
A little more about me and Pulaski, courtesy of an interview I gave in 2025 arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
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They want to wipe out almost a third of the country. It’s got nothing to do with illegal immigration.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
December 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
They want to wipe out almost a third of the country. It’s got nothing to do with illegal immigration.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.
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Barely a blip in the news. 🦗from the New York Times editorial and opinion pages. Compare with days of Hunter Biden Hysteria about unprecedented abuse of the pardon power.
December 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Barely a blip in the news. 🦗from the New York Times editorial and opinion pages. Compare with days of Hunter Biden Hysteria about unprecedented abuse of the pardon power.
Drawing on Twain and Marcus Aurelius, this short piece touches on disciplined honesty and why real integrity should be self-evident and structurally sound. Sort of a stable triangle of truth with consistency between belief, speech, and action.
The Moral Geometry of Virtue
A Virtue to Value Field Note
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December 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Drawing on Twain and Marcus Aurelius, this short piece touches on disciplined honesty and why real integrity should be self-evident and structurally sound. Sort of a stable triangle of truth with consistency between belief, speech, and action.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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War on Christmas
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
War on Christmas
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holidays emphasize the fact that my personal life didn't quite proceed on the path I had planned but one thing i got going for me is, I don't have hundreds of thousands of people, maybe millions, joking-not-joking that maybe this will be the day I die
December 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
holidays emphasize the fact that my personal life didn't quite proceed on the path I had planned but one thing i got going for me is, I don't have hundreds of thousands of people, maybe millions, joking-not-joking that maybe this will be the day I die
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The science breakthrough of 2025 is Solar Energy, not because it is new but because of how successful its deployment has been. This year renewable energy surpassed coal as a source of electricity worldwide. Hopeful sign for what’s to come.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
December 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The science breakthrough of 2025 is Solar Energy, not because it is new but because of how successful its deployment has been. This year renewable energy surpassed coal as a source of electricity worldwide. Hopeful sign for what’s to come.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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“There are no more files, case closed.”
Six months later after Rep. Massie & my Epstein Transparency Act.
“There are a million files.”
Six months later after Rep. Massie & my Epstein Transparency Act.
“There are a million files.”
December 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“There are no more files, case closed.”
Six months later after Rep. Massie & my Epstein Transparency Act.
“There are a million files.”
Six months later after Rep. Massie & my Epstein Transparency Act.
“There are a million files.”
Correct. A tyrant cannot be appeased.
The Ellisons want Trump’s support for their hostile takeover of Warner Bros.
But Trump has been unhappy with recent episodes of 60 Minutes — hence the CECOT segment removal.
Business leaders and the press surrendering to Trump is a danger to us all.
A tyrant can't be appeased.
But Trump has been unhappy with recent episodes of 60 Minutes — hence the CECOT segment removal.
Business leaders and the press surrendering to Trump is a danger to us all.
A tyrant can't be appeased.
December 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Correct. A tyrant cannot be appeased.