Earl Jones
@earljones.com
Husband, father, Grandpa, retired techie, Mensan, traveler, sometimes writer, LLama, libertarian, never-Trumper. I follow reasonable, intelligent people. Others need not apply.
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Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
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If a large share of voters in the political center feel unrepresented by today’s major parties, fusion voting offers them a way to express their true preferences — without wasting their vote. @rickpildes.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
If a large share of voters in the political center feel unrepresented by today’s major parties, fusion voting offers them a way to express their true preferences — without wasting their vote. @rickpildes.bsky.social
Sending all the evil thoughts I can muster to the bro sitting in front of me who just HAD to pull a full recline on his seat for our 3+ hour flight.
October 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Sending all the evil thoughts I can muster to the bro sitting in front of me who just HAD to pull a full recline on his seat for our 3+ hour flight.
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An embarrassingly obvious point, but...
This. Is. Illegal.
If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.
In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...
This. Is. Illegal.
If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.
In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...
Trump says he’s increasing tariffs on Canada by 10% after Ontario’s Reagan ad | CNN Business
President Donald Trump said Saturday he is increasing the tariff on Canada by 10% over current levels, further escalating trade tensions over what he called a “fake” ad that featured parts of an anti-...
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October 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
An embarrassingly obvious point, but...
This. Is. Illegal.
If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.
In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...
This. Is. Illegal.
If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.
In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...
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The post from the Reagan Foundation is just complete gibberish.
The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy
The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy
October 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The post from the Reagan Foundation is just complete gibberish.
The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy
The ad did not, in fact, misrepresent Reagan's views. But the idea that anyone needs the Reagan Foundation's goddamn permission to use the publicly broadcast official remarks of a former president and/or edit them for brevity is crazy
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Fuck these people for being cowards
Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
October 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Fuck these people for being cowards
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“One atrocity after another just this past week…If you’re fine with all that, you should ask yourself what’s broken inside of you…The true danger of corruption is that evil ceases to be regarded as such by otherwise good people. It just becomes the new normal.”
open.substack.com/pub/mattlaba...
open.substack.com/pub/mattlaba...
Help!
We're drowning in corruption
open.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“One atrocity after another just this past week…If you’re fine with all that, you should ask yourself what’s broken inside of you…The true danger of corruption is that evil ceases to be regarded as such by otherwise good people. It just becomes the new normal.”
open.substack.com/pub/mattlaba...
open.substack.com/pub/mattlaba...
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It remains genuinely astonishing that someone as obsessed with tariffs as President Donald Trump can also be so maddeningly ignorant about how they actually work.
Trump says he wants higher prices and also lower prices
The president somehow believes that tariffs can deliver wins for both producers and consumers. It's maddening.
reason.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
It remains genuinely astonishing that someone as obsessed with tariffs as President Donald Trump can also be so maddeningly ignorant about how they actually work.
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NEW. Powerful piece by Miles Bruner.
"I know the thought of walking away from your career and your social network is terrifying...I urge you to recognize that our nation is heading down a very dark path. But it’s not too late to change direction...Take a stand."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
"I know the thought of walking away from your career and your social network is terrifying...I urge you to recognize that our nation is heading down a very dark path. But it’s not too late to change direction...Take a stand."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party
Why I’m leaving the GOP and why I’m urging my former colleagues to do the same.
open.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
NEW. Powerful piece by Miles Bruner.
"I know the thought of walking away from your career and your social network is terrifying...I urge you to recognize that our nation is heading down a very dark path. But it’s not too late to change direction...Take a stand."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
"I know the thought of walking away from your career and your social network is terrifying...I urge you to recognize that our nation is heading down a very dark path. But it’s not too late to change direction...Take a stand."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
To be honest, the quality of call-center customer service has gotten so bad that it is usually worse than a chatbot. And since most chatbots seem to be just automated FAQs, that's pretty bad.
October 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
To be honest, the quality of call-center customer service has gotten so bad that it is usually worse than a chatbot. And since most chatbots seem to be just automated FAQs, that's pretty bad.
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Why is it so hit-or-miss to find taco-flavor Doritos? The Kroger store manager says the store has no say, as what's on the shelf is entirely what Frito-Lay chooses to put there.
October 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Why is it so hit-or-miss to find taco-flavor Doritos? The Kroger store manager says the store has no say, as what's on the shelf is entirely what Frito-Lay chooses to put there.
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The ICE raids, the Guard deployments, the fear — it’s all real.
But I can’t shake the feeling that Trump pushed too far too fast.
People are waking up. Judges are pushing back.
Maybe this isn’t the end of democracy — maybe it’s the moment it remembers to fight back.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
But I can’t shake the feeling that Trump pushed too far too fast.
People are waking up. Judges are pushing back.
Maybe this isn’t the end of democracy — maybe it’s the moment it remembers to fight back.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
When Power Overreaches: The Gut Feeling That America Is Starting to Push Back
I admit I've made some bad predictions...but maybe not this time. Or maybe
open.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The ICE raids, the Guard deployments, the fear — it’s all real.
But I can’t shake the feeling that Trump pushed too far too fast.
People are waking up. Judges are pushing back.
Maybe this isn’t the end of democracy — maybe it’s the moment it remembers to fight back.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
But I can’t shake the feeling that Trump pushed too far too fast.
People are waking up. Judges are pushing back.
Maybe this isn’t the end of democracy — maybe it’s the moment it remembers to fight back.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Or, (dare I say?), the NATION'S needs?
Can we just impeach him already.. like Obstruction of Justice for *expressively waves hands at everything* maga needs to wake up, recognize it's not the least bit entertaining anymore, and tell their representatives that they will lose for representing his needs far more their own needs..
October 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Or, (dare I say?), the NATION'S needs?
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The fact that they are still doing the "Soros-paid protestors" bit is just an incredible testimony to the durability of certain tropes to negate the popular will, regardless of the lack of evidence.
Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."
October 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The fact that they are still doing the "Soros-paid protestors" bit is just an incredible testimony to the durability of certain tropes to negate the popular will, regardless of the lack of evidence.
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Could not be more clear the president wishes he had unilateral power to imprison people, like in an absolute monarchy
He doesn’t so instead he’s forcing the govt to bring charges against his enemies because he wants vengeance
Nakedly corrupt, the sort of thing that necessitates removal from office
He doesn’t so instead he’s forcing the govt to bring charges against his enemies because he wants vengeance
Nakedly corrupt, the sort of thing that necessitates removal from office
October 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Could not be more clear the president wishes he had unilateral power to imprison people, like in an absolute monarchy
He doesn’t so instead he’s forcing the govt to bring charges against his enemies because he wants vengeance
Nakedly corrupt, the sort of thing that necessitates removal from office
He doesn’t so instead he’s forcing the govt to bring charges against his enemies because he wants vengeance
Nakedly corrupt, the sort of thing that necessitates removal from office
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If you are not taking a stand yet, NOW is the time! Make phone calls, attend rallies, join economic boycotts, talk politics with family and friends...start today.
October 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
If you are not taking a stand yet, NOW is the time! Make phone calls, attend rallies, join economic boycotts, talk politics with family and friends...start today.
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The thing that makes me the sickest is that these folks don’t even have a shred of compassion. It’s one thing to enforce laws and rules. It’s another to do it gleefully and celebrate the suffering of someone born into poverty and desperation
October 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The thing that makes me the sickest is that these folks don’t even have a shred of compassion. It’s one thing to enforce laws and rules. It’s another to do it gleefully and celebrate the suffering of someone born into poverty and desperation
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Portland enacts emergency powers of nudity to check federal overreach.
October 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Portland enacts emergency powers of nudity to check federal overreach.
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I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
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The alleged shooter in Michigan. Weird that Vance and Patel haven’t tweeted out this info. 🤷🏽♂️👇🏽
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
September 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The alleged shooter in Michigan. Weird that Vance and Patel haven’t tweeted out this info. 🤷🏽♂️👇🏽
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Our cities aren’t war ravaged. They’re ICE ravaged.
September 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Our cities aren’t war ravaged. They’re ICE ravaged.
We have to stop saying, MAGA is doing this and MAGA is doing that. You won't find MAGA on the midterm ballot. Channel your rage in the voting booth towards REPUBLICANS.
September 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We have to stop saying, MAGA is doing this and MAGA is doing that. You won't find MAGA on the midterm ballot. Channel your rage in the voting booth towards REPUBLICANS.
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Republicans have long cast themselves as defenders of free speech against cancel culture and the censorial impulses of the political left.
But now conservatives apparently see no problem policing speech, at least when they're the ones who are offended. reason.pub/46fkP2Z
But now conservatives apparently see no problem policing speech, at least when they're the ones who are offended. reason.pub/46fkP2Z
Republicans support free speech, unless it offends them
Vice President J.D. Vance and Sen. Cynthia Lummis are among the latest conservatives to turn their backs on free speech when it comes to their ideological opponents.
reason.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Republicans have long cast themselves as defenders of free speech against cancel culture and the censorial impulses of the political left.
But now conservatives apparently see no problem policing speech, at least when they're the ones who are offended. reason.pub/46fkP2Z
But now conservatives apparently see no problem policing speech, at least when they're the ones who are offended. reason.pub/46fkP2Z