jess
@dearjessica.bsky.social
Here for real time news, widening my perspective, and learning what smart people think of current events. I curated some great lists on the bird app, so I’m hoping I can do the same here. 🙃
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The worst part about the boat strikes - regardless of who ordered what and besides the ultimate tragedy of lives lost - is they’re forever a stain on the dignity of the United States military.
That's why the military has the right to refuse illegal orders. Illegal orders could ruin the military.
That's why the military has the right to refuse illegal orders. Illegal orders could ruin the military.
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The worst part about the boat strikes - regardless of who ordered what and besides the ultimate tragedy of lives lost - is they’re forever a stain on the dignity of the United States military.
That's why the military has the right to refuse illegal orders. Illegal orders could ruin the military.
That's why the military has the right to refuse illegal orders. Illegal orders could ruin the military.
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He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”
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Isn't it crazy that the leader of our country is able to get comedians fired for their jokes? Pic unrelated
September 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Isn't it crazy that the leader of our country is able to get comedians fired for their jokes? Pic unrelated
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The FBI is preparing to label transgender people as “violent extremists” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...
FBI Readies New War on Trans People
“We’re looking at the entire web”
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The FBI is preparing to label transgender people as “violent extremists” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...
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Our democracy is not self-executing. It depends on us all as citizens, regardless of our political affiliations, to stand up and fight for the core values that have made this country the envy of the world.
September 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Our democracy is not self-executing. It depends on us all as citizens, regardless of our political affiliations, to stand up and fight for the core values that have made this country the envy of the world.
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"Vaccines are safe. They are life-saving, and I would encourage any parent who is concerned about whether or not their child should get a vaccine to talk to their pediatrician to understand the benefits of these life-saving medical products..."
— Former CDC director Susan Monarez
— Former CDC director Susan Monarez
September 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"Vaccines are safe. They are life-saving, and I would encourage any parent who is concerned about whether or not their child should get a vaccine to talk to their pediatrician to understand the benefits of these life-saving medical products..."
— Former CDC director Susan Monarez
— Former CDC director Susan Monarez
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It's not about Jimmy Kimmel. It wasn't about Colbert. It wasn't about the CBS interview with Kamala Harris or George Stephanopoulos, either.
Trump is finally coming out with it.
Don't make him look bad.
Or even joke about it.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Trump is finally coming out with it.
Don't make him look bad.
Or even joke about it.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
LISTEN: Trump calls for licenses of TV networks that give him 'bad publicity' to be revoked
President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday that “97%” of some network coverage was negative toward him. “They give me only bad publicity or press,” Trump said. “They’re get...
www.pbs.org
September 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
It's not about Jimmy Kimmel. It wasn't about Colbert. It wasn't about the CBS interview with Kamala Harris or George Stephanopoulos, either.
Trump is finally coming out with it.
Don't make him look bad.
Or even joke about it.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Trump is finally coming out with it.
Don't make him look bad.
Or even joke about it.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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So the fake claims of "trans" and "antifa" symbols comes from both ammo stamps and casing inscriptions wrongly reported.
They try to paint Tyler as left, but like Crooks this is a fringe right wing Groyper.
Here's the details on registered Republican, Tyler Robinson:
x.com/adamscochra...
So the fake claims of "trans" and "antifa" symbols comes from both ammo stamps and casing inscriptions wrongly reported.
They try to paint Tyler as left, but like Crooks this is a fringe right wing Groyper.
Here's the details on registered Republican, Tyler Robinson:
x.com/adamscochra...
September 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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So the fake claims of "trans" and "antifa" symbols comes from both ammo stamps and casing inscriptions wrongly reported.
They try to paint Tyler as left, but like Crooks this is a fringe right wing Groyper.
Here's the details on registered Republican, Tyler Robinson:
x.com/adamscochra...
So the fake claims of "trans" and "antifa" symbols comes from both ammo stamps and casing inscriptions wrongly reported.
They try to paint Tyler as left, but like Crooks this is a fringe right wing Groyper.
Here's the details on registered Republican, Tyler Robinson:
x.com/adamscochra...
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“An RPI biotech engineering professor, Juergen Hahn, has used artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to look for patterns in blood samples of children with autism.”
Federal health officials intend to award a no-bid contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to investigate whether there is a link between vaccinations and autism.
Trump administration to award a no-bid contract on research into vaccines and autism
Federal health officials intend to award a no-bid contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to investigate whether there is a link between vaccinations and autism.
bit.ly
September 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
“An RPI biotech engineering professor, Juergen Hahn, has used artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to look for patterns in blood samples of children with autism.”
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With the Kirk assassination becoming clearer, we need to talk about the radicalized, Right Wing subculture that carries out terrorism and mass shootings.
They’re an essential part of MAGA and so people really don’t want to see what is undeniable.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-threat...
They’re an essential part of MAGA and so people really don’t want to see what is undeniable.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-threat...
The Threat No One Wants to Talk About
As details emerge in the Kirk Assassination, the picture is becoming much clearer
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
With the Kirk assassination becoming clearer, we need to talk about the radicalized, Right Wing subculture that carries out terrorism and mass shootings.
They’re an essential part of MAGA and so people really don’t want to see what is undeniable.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-threat...
They’re an essential part of MAGA and so people really don’t want to see what is undeniable.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-threat...
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What a cursed sentence (gift link)
“The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”
“The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”
Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
What a cursed sentence (gift link)
“The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”
“The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”
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DOGE wasn’t a cost-cutting venture. It was a data mining operation for private interests. Trump opened the gates to the castle from inside for invaders with bad and greedy intent to plunder and exploit.
August 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
DOGE wasn’t a cost-cutting venture. It was a data mining operation for private interests. Trump opened the gates to the castle from inside for invaders with bad and greedy intent to plunder and exploit.
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The worst-kept secret in Washington is that Elon Musk was never really running DOGE; Russell Vought was. Vought, who is White House budget director and Mister Project 2025, will continue to do so. My latest:
newrepublic.com/article/1960...
newrepublic.com/article/1960...
Meet Elon Musk’s Puppet Master: Russell Vought
The person poised to take over DOGE from Trump’s pet billionaire is the guy who’s actually been running it all along.
newrepublic.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The worst-kept secret in Washington is that Elon Musk was never really running DOGE; Russell Vought was. Vought, who is White House budget director and Mister Project 2025, will continue to do so. My latest:
newrepublic.com/article/1960...
newrepublic.com/article/1960...
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DEMOCRATS! Throwing Joe Biden under the bus won’t help you.
•It won’t win over the base.
•It won’t boost your approval.
•It won’t bring back voters who sat out 2024.
•It won’t fix 2026.
It makes you look petty while Trump is burning it all down. REPAIR AND BUILD THE PARTY!
•It won’t win over the base.
•It won’t boost your approval.
•It won’t bring back voters who sat out 2024.
•It won’t fix 2026.
It makes you look petty while Trump is burning it all down. REPAIR AND BUILD THE PARTY!
May 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
DEMOCRATS! Throwing Joe Biden under the bus won’t help you.
•It won’t win over the base.
•It won’t boost your approval.
•It won’t bring back voters who sat out 2024.
•It won’t fix 2026.
It makes you look petty while Trump is burning it all down. REPAIR AND BUILD THE PARTY!
•It won’t win over the base.
•It won’t boost your approval.
•It won’t bring back voters who sat out 2024.
•It won’t fix 2026.
It makes you look petty while Trump is burning it all down. REPAIR AND BUILD THE PARTY!
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This right here....🔥💯🔥
May 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This right here....🔥💯🔥
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Today at least two judges were arrested for acts that are not criminally illegal and a two year old U.S. citizen was kidnapped and shipped to Honduras by ICE, who called it a "deportation."
Are we great again yet?
Are we great again yet?
April 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Today at least two judges were arrested for acts that are not criminally illegal and a two year old U.S. citizen was kidnapped and shipped to Honduras by ICE, who called it a "deportation."
Are we great again yet?
Are we great again yet?
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They had lawyers, trials, most were given pretrial release, allowed to testify in their own defense, got discovery, could call witnesses, could cross-examine witnesses, could present mitigation at sentencing, and had a right to appeal.
April 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
They had lawyers, trials, most were given pretrial release, allowed to testify in their own defense, got discovery, could call witnesses, could cross-examine witnesses, could present mitigation at sentencing, and had a right to appeal.
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They’re cutting food inspections and medical research and education and climate forecasting and dismantling anything compiling empirical data because they believe our lives are expendable and nothing compared to their own enrichment and whatever bullshit agenda they push.
April 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
They’re cutting food inspections and medical research and education and climate forecasting and dismantling anything compiling empirical data because they believe our lives are expendable and nothing compared to their own enrichment and whatever bullshit agenda they push.
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Russian website 4chan has been taken down by Anonymous. A massive data leak has exposed many Russian bad actors.
The website and domain name are now firmly in the possession of Anonymous and the site is not expected to return.
The website and domain name are now firmly in the possession of Anonymous and the site is not expected to return.
April 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Russian website 4chan has been taken down by Anonymous. A massive data leak has exposed many Russian bad actors.
The website and domain name are now firmly in the possession of Anonymous and the site is not expected to return.
The website and domain name are now firmly in the possession of Anonymous and the site is not expected to return.
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In defense of Ukraine Anonymous has released 10TB of leaked data on all businesses operating in Russia, all Kremlin assets in the West, pro-Russian officials, Donald Trump, and more. 🇺🇦 #OpRussia
April 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
In defense of Ukraine Anonymous has released 10TB of leaked data on all businesses operating in Russia, all Kremlin assets in the West, pro-Russian officials, Donald Trump, and more. 🇺🇦 #OpRussia
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Parents of the child who died of measles have joined RFK-founded Children's Health Defense. Anti-vaccine groups excel at swooping in for tragedy, offering parents a cause.
“Don’t do the shots,” her mother said, measles is “not as bad as they’re making it out to be.”
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
“Don’t do the shots,” her mother said, measles is “not as bad as they’re making it out to be.”
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
How the anti-vaccine movement weaponized a 6-year-old's measles death
Anti-vaccine influencers see the child’s death as proof — not of the danger of measles, but of their own debunked theories.
www.nbcnews.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Parents of the child who died of measles have joined RFK-founded Children's Health Defense. Anti-vaccine groups excel at swooping in for tragedy, offering parents a cause.
“Don’t do the shots,” her mother said, measles is “not as bad as they’re making it out to be.”
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
“Don’t do the shots,” her mother said, measles is “not as bad as they’re making it out to be.”
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Elon Musk is America's Biggest Welfare Queen. Musk is one of the greatest beneficiaries of the taxpayers’ coffers. Over the years, Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits. #DeportMusk www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding
Government infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Elon Musk is America's Biggest Welfare Queen. Musk is one of the greatest beneficiaries of the taxpayers’ coffers. Over the years, Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits. #DeportMusk www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
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"I will do that. I'm gonna stop them." -- Trump on declaring that Tesla protesters are domestic terrorists
March 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"I will do that. I'm gonna stop them." -- Trump on declaring that Tesla protesters are domestic terrorists