Bryan Jones
@alongcamejones.bsky.social
Political Scientist at UT Austin.
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Trump's pardon of allies who helped him try to subvert the 2020 election is important. It's a permission slip--no, it's an encouragement, even an order--to allies to be ready to try to subvert the elections in 2026, and 2028.
politi.co/3WN7A3T
politi.co/3WN7A3T
Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election
Pardon recipients include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman and dozens more.
politi.co
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Trump's pardon of allies who helped him try to subvert the 2020 election is important. It's a permission slip--no, it's an encouragement, even an order--to allies to be ready to try to subvert the elections in 2026, and 2028.
politi.co/3WN7A3T
politi.co/3WN7A3T
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remember all those hot takes during the primary about how Mamdani was the candidate for rich white liberals? a "champagne socialist" ?
yeah, about that
yeah, about that
November 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
remember all those hot takes during the primary about how Mamdani was the candidate for rich white liberals? a "champagne socialist" ?
yeah, about that
yeah, about that
A definite NO.
Advocates say Proposition 12 an overdue strengthening of Texas' judicial accountability systems.
But opponents worry it will give Gov. Greg Abbott undue power over the judicial branch, politicizing what is supposed to be an independent body.
But opponents worry it will give Gov. Greg Abbott undue power over the judicial branch, politicizing what is supposed to be an independent body.
Judicial conduct proposal raises concerns about Abbott overreach
Proposition 12 would allow the governor to appoint a majority of the commission that disciplines judges, as Abbott condemns “activist judges.”
www.texastribune.org
November 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A definite NO.
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Wait, did they edit an interview? Did they not air every second?
I heard that’s grounds for a multimillion lawsuit
I heard that’s grounds for a multimillion lawsuit
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Wait, did they edit an interview? Did they not air every second?
I heard that’s grounds for a multimillion lawsuit
I heard that’s grounds for a multimillion lawsuit
University professors are now supposed to teach “balance” instead of progressive ideas. But conservatives today reject science (check HHS).
November 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
University professors are now supposed to teach “balance” instead of progressive ideas. But conservatives today reject science (check HHS).
‘Gutter thugs’ seems an upgrade for these lawless sewer maggots.
the one part of this awful video I found inspiring is the moment when the cam pans back and you see an array of upstanding Americans with their smartphones out filming these gutter thugs. that's really the symbol of the opposition. the smartphone and its embedded video cam.
Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
November 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
‘Gutter thugs’ seems an upgrade for these lawless sewer maggots.
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I've given my new Senator a lot of shit on here. But I don't think anyone with power has laid out the stakes of what we're facing as clearly as she does right here.
And if she's saying this, it's because she feels she must.
And if she's saying this, it's because she feels she must.
November 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I've given my new Senator a lot of shit on here. But I don't think anyone with power has laid out the stakes of what we're facing as clearly as she does right here.
And if she's saying this, it's because she feels she must.
And if she's saying this, it's because she feels she must.
Several hundred kids, many with parents, mostly brown and Black, all in costumes flooded our neighborhood tonight. ICE would call it invasion. We called it great fun.
November 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Several hundred kids, many with parents, mostly brown and Black, all in costumes flooded our neighborhood tonight. ICE would call it invasion. We called it great fun.
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“They think that they’re tough. They have no idea how tough we are. They think that they’re hardcore. We are so much more hardcore than they are.”
--Stephen Miller speaking to Memphis police earlier this month.
--Stephen Miller speaking to Memphis police earlier this month.
October 31, 2025 at 12:51 AM
“They think that they’re tough. They have no idea how tough we are. They think that they’re hardcore. We are so much more hardcore than they are.”
--Stephen Miller speaking to Memphis police earlier this month.
--Stephen Miller speaking to Memphis police earlier this month.
Can there be an American conservatism without racism? I once thought so, but if so it appeals to only a small percentage of those who call themselves conservatives.
October 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Can there be an American conservatism without racism? I once thought so, but if so it appeals to only a small percentage of those who call themselves conservatives.
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China bought 27 million metric tons of soybeans from US farmers in 2024. But somehow this “deal” to buy significantly less is a huge victory.
October 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
China bought 27 million metric tons of soybeans from US farmers in 2024. But somehow this “deal” to buy significantly less is a huge victory.
Voter suppression works. Just ask CJ Roberts.
And for folks who think I'm just talking out of my ass about voter suppression, there are numerous studies in this particular field.
This one talks about the growing racial gap in voter turnout.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
This one talks about the growing racial gap in voter turnout.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Growing Racial Disparities in Voter Turnout, 2008–2022
The gap is increasing nationwide, especially in counties that had been subject to federal oversight until the Supreme Court invalidated preclearance in 2013.
www.brennancenter.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Voter suppression works. Just ask CJ Roberts.
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How to destroy the Golden Goose.
INBOX: Citing Texas' "Death Star" bill that bars municipalities from passing ordinances/regulations that aren't already in state law, the right-wing Texas Public Policy Foundation is suing Dallas over 86 ordinances - seeking to gut, among others, its anti-discrimination protections and minimum wage.
October 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
How to destroy the Golden Goose.
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I’m sorry, if someone has a birth certificate that proves they were born here but a mobile app with face recognition software disagrees, they will side with the app?
What?
What?
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I’m sorry, if someone has a birth certificate that proves they were born here but a mobile app with face recognition software disagrees, they will side with the app?
What?
What?
I feel the same way. He knew of the historical damage Trump was planning to do. Or he is a complete incompetent. Or both
Update: today I mailed a letter to the incoming CEO of T-Mobile US, conveying my anger at the company’s decision to contribute to the corrupt destruction of the White House East Wing and alleged construction of a supposed ballroom. That contribution has nothing to do with T-Mobile’s core business,
Do you know Mike Sievert? He's CEO of T-Mobile, one of the corporate contributors to T*rump's White House East Wing destruction and alleged ballroom construction. I am a customer of this company, but scrambling to find ways to ditch it. Corporate America is rotten.
www.t-mobile.com/our-story/ex...
www.t-mobile.com/our-story/ex...
October 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I feel the same way. He knew of the historical damage Trump was planning to do. Or he is a complete incompetent. Or both
Great!
The skinny white luxury tower at 432 Park Avenue is disintegrating due to the developer's insistence that the concrete be pure white, which weakens it (strengthening elements add colour)
This feels so historically fitting right now: insist on pure white, & your whole edifice cracks
archive.ph/MiSkE
This feels so historically fitting right now: insist on pure white, & your whole edifice cracks
archive.ph/MiSkE
October 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Great!
I’ll say it better next time.
You and I are on the same page—scaring people’s families loses support for your cause.
October 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I’ll say it better next time.
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Anthony Boyd asked for a quick death by firing squad. The 'pro-life' Justices on the Supreme Court instead allowed Alabama to execute him via an agonizing, prolonged suffocation that lasted half an hour.
horrific but necessary reporting:
October 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Anthony Boyd asked for a quick death by firing squad. The 'pro-life' Justices on the Supreme Court instead allowed Alabama to execute him via an agonizing, prolonged suffocation that lasted half an hour.
No I know that. I was urging people to contact the corrupt ones in their professional capacities not at their homes. As you did.
Running Google Searches isn’t doxing. It’s collating publicly available information. I give exactly *zero* private information in this thread.
October 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
No I know that. I was urging people to contact the corrupt ones in their professional capacities not at their homes. As you did.
Bad bargain.
In Texas, when it stays 90 degrees until late October, you get another round of tomato season out of your garden.
October 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Bad bargain.
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NBC News reported today that Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s rush to get new recruits onto the street has meant they have pushed into their training program more than 200 people who have disqualifying criminal backgrounds, fail drug testing, or don’t meet the academic or physical requirements.
October 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
NBC News reported today that Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s rush to get new recruits onto the street has meant they have pushed into their training program more than 200 people who have disqualifying criminal backgrounds, fail drug testing, or don’t meet the academic or physical requirements.
Yes, King was attacked from the left for his nonviolence in the face of brutal beatings, and by successful Black businessmen for upsetting the apple cart. He was attacked by Hoover, the FBI, and many whites for being a “communist.” It’s the way social movements work.
The way in which standardized history has papered over the Movement to make it look like a popular movement seen as good and righteous at the time is a travesty.
It took YEARS for people to support the Movement writ large.
It took YEARS for people to support the Movement writ large.
October 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Yes, King was attacked from the left for his nonviolence in the face of brutal beatings, and by successful Black businessmen for upsetting the apple cart. He was attacked by Hoover, the FBI, and many whites for being a “communist.” It’s the way social movements work.
OK. It’s rank corruption.
Call this what it is: rank corruption.
Major corporations funding a president's vanity project is a textbook model for pay-to-play. Why else would tech giants, crypto firms, and defense contractors care about a 90,000 sq ft ballroom?
Major corporations funding a president's vanity project is a textbook model for pay-to-play. Why else would tech giants, crypto firms, and defense contractors care about a 90,000 sq ft ballroom?
October 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
OK. It’s rank corruption.
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