Jamal Simmons
@jamalsimmons.bsky.social
Co-Host TrailBlaze podcast. Political commentator on CNN. Ex Biden/Harris, DNC, Clinton/Gore. Still starting new things & writing stuff.
Sometimes doing your job means thinking about tough things.
I Didn't Mastermind a Joe Biden Death Watch
You Can't Believe Everything You Read on the Internet
killthespider.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Sometimes doing your job means thinking about tough things.
The MAGA forces want it all back. All the progress of a hundred years. Just ask them. They’ll tell u.
The Great Reclamation Has Begun
Our Worse Angels Are Having a Moment But What Comes Next?
open.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The MAGA forces want it all back. All the progress of a hundred years. Just ask them. They’ll tell u.
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I’m running for Governor. As an engineer, I solve problems and deliver results—that’s what we’ve done for six years.
Now, we face new challenges. We need bold leadership to protect our rights & build health & wealth for every Michigander.
I’m all in. Let’s #StandTall for Michigan!
Now, we face new challenges. We need bold leadership to protect our rights & build health & wealth for every Michigander.
I’m all in. Let’s #StandTall for Michigan!
March 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I’m running for Governor. As an engineer, I solve problems and deliver results—that’s what we’ve done for six years.
Now, we face new challenges. We need bold leadership to protect our rights & build health & wealth for every Michigander.
I’m all in. Let’s #StandTall for Michigan!
Now, we face new challenges. We need bold leadership to protect our rights & build health & wealth for every Michigander.
I’m all in. Let’s #StandTall for Michigan!
While the military as a whole was 32-38% people of color (17% Black) in 2023, according to Military.com in 2021 Navy Seals were 84% white and only 2% Black. These are not unrelated stories.
How the Navy SEALs Became Trump’s Shock Troops in Congress
There’s a record number of ex-SEALs on Capitol Hill. Is politics at odds with the special forces’ ethos of working in the shadows?
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March 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
While the military as a whole was 32-38% people of color (17% Black) in 2023, according to Military.com in 2021 Navy Seals were 84% white and only 2% Black. These are not unrelated stories.
The Gov of Oklahoma just lauded his state balancing their budget every year and complained about the fed govt running a deficit on #morningjoe. In the next breath he said OK gets 40% of their $$ from the fed govt. Balance your budget without a donor and then call me.
February 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The Gov of Oklahoma just lauded his state balancing their budget every year and complained about the fed govt running a deficit on #morningjoe. In the next breath he said OK gets 40% of their $$ from the fed govt. Balance your budget without a donor and then call me.
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Check out @jillwine-banks.bsky.social on the show TrailBlaze with @nayyeroar.bsky.social and @jamalsimmons.bsky.social
If You Believe Trump, Jill Wine-Banks Has A Bridge to Sell You
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If You Believe Trump, Jill Wine-Banks Has A Bridge to Sell You
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If You Believe Trump, Jill Wine-Banks Has A Bridge to Sell You
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February 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Check out @jillwine-banks.bsky.social on the show TrailBlaze with @nayyeroar.bsky.social and @jamalsimmons.bsky.social
If You Believe Trump, Jill Wine-Banks Has A Bridge to Sell You
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If You Believe Trump, Jill Wine-Banks Has A Bridge to Sell You
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Walking away from our values won’t make America stronger. #cnn #killthespidersubstack #trailblazepodcast looks
February 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Walking away from our values won’t make America stronger. #cnn #killthespidersubstack #trailblazepodcast looks
I’m happy to tear Trump people and policies down as much as the next person but sooner or later Democrats are gonna need to put some new ideas to change in front of voters. It takes a horse to beat a horse.
February 13, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I’m happy to tear Trump people and policies down as much as the next person but sooner or later Democrats are gonna need to put some new ideas to change in front of voters. It takes a horse to beat a horse.
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NEW Trailblaze w/ @nayyeroar.bsky.social & @jamalsimmons.bsky.social “The New Face Of Deportations” w/ @allenorr.bsky.social discussing U.S. immigration law, recent executive orders, the military’s role, complexities of legal status & criminalization narratives
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The New Face of Deportations | Politicon
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January 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
NEW Trailblaze w/ @nayyeroar.bsky.social & @jamalsimmons.bsky.social “The New Face Of Deportations” w/ @allenorr.bsky.social discussing U.S. immigration law, recent executive orders, the military’s role, complexities of legal status & criminalization narratives
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Is it me or does RFK jr seem like he doesn’t actually know what he’s talking about? #confirmation
January 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Is it me or does RFK jr seem like he doesn’t actually know what he’s talking about? #confirmation
Making sure I got this all right:
- hire incompetent cabinet
- release insurrectionists
- send ICE agents into schools
- threaten allies w/trade wars
- try to get all fed workers to quit
- cut off all funding for student loans and medical rsrch
How does this lower the price of eggs?
- hire incompetent cabinet
- release insurrectionists
- send ICE agents into schools
- threaten allies w/trade wars
- try to get all fed workers to quit
- cut off all funding for student loans and medical rsrch
How does this lower the price of eggs?
January 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Making sure I got this all right:
- hire incompetent cabinet
- release insurrectionists
- send ICE agents into schools
- threaten allies w/trade wars
- try to get all fed workers to quit
- cut off all funding for student loans and medical rsrch
How does this lower the price of eggs?
- hire incompetent cabinet
- release insurrectionists
- send ICE agents into schools
- threaten allies w/trade wars
- try to get all fed workers to quit
- cut off all funding for student loans and medical rsrch
How does this lower the price of eggs?
I don’t think picking fights with our friends makes Trump look as tough as he thinks. Call me when he has to muscle up with somebody hellbent on doing us harm.
Colombia backs down on accepting deportees on military planes after Trump’s tariffs threats | CNN Politics
Colombia has walked back from the brink of a damaging trade war with the United States, reaching an agreement on accepting deported migrants being returned on military planes, after a flurry of threat...
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January 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I don’t think picking fights with our friends makes Trump look as tough as he thinks. Call me when he has to muscle up with somebody hellbent on doing us harm.
We’re a long way from 2028 but here’s my starting 5 today (not in order): Gavin Newsom — Gretchen Whitmer — Wes Moore — Somebody I’m forgetting — and Somebody nobody’s even thinking about yet.
January 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We’re a long way from 2028 but here’s my starting 5 today (not in order): Gavin Newsom — Gretchen Whitmer — Wes Moore — Somebody I’m forgetting — and Somebody nobody’s even thinking about yet.
Don’t count on JD Vance to stand up to Trump. His entire future is now completely dependent on the President.
JD Vance and the Fallacy of the Vice Presidency
An Audience of One Will Keep Vance in Line
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January 25, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Don’t count on JD Vance to stand up to Trump. His entire future is now completely dependent on the President.
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NEW Trailblaze w/ Nayyera Haq & Jamal Simmons “Can Bernie’s Guy Change the Democratic Party”
@nayyeroar.bsky.social , @jamalsimmons.bsky.social & Faiz Shakir, Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager, discuss redefining the Democratic Party & a vision for a grassroots movement.
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@nayyeroar.bsky.social , @jamalsimmons.bsky.social & Faiz Shakir, Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager, discuss redefining the Democratic Party & a vision for a grassroots movement.
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Can Bernie’s Guy Change The Democratic Party
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January 22, 2025 at 5:28 AM
NEW Trailblaze w/ Nayyera Haq & Jamal Simmons “Can Bernie’s Guy Change the Democratic Party”
@nayyeroar.bsky.social , @jamalsimmons.bsky.social & Faiz Shakir, Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager, discuss redefining the Democratic Party & a vision for a grassroots movement.
youtu.be/_NmTSh-GetE
@nayyeroar.bsky.social , @jamalsimmons.bsky.social & Faiz Shakir, Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager, discuss redefining the Democratic Party & a vision for a grassroots movement.
youtu.be/_NmTSh-GetE
On this week’s #TrailBlazepodcast I ask Democratic pollster Terrance Woodbury what went wrong in 2024, how the Dems fix it and why men just don’t dig Dems that much? youtu.be/DjlCu2KdgJ0
Why Democrats Need An Attitude Adjustment | Jamal Simmons & Terrance Woodbury
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December 12, 2024 at 4:11 AM
On this week’s #TrailBlazepodcast I ask Democratic pollster Terrance Woodbury what went wrong in 2024, how the Dems fix it and why men just don’t dig Dems that much? youtu.be/DjlCu2KdgJ0
“This sort of partisan behavior undermines the integrity of the judiciary. It exposes bold Democratic blue where there should only be black robes,” McConnell warned. (Really Mitch? Really?)
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McConnell cries foul after 2 Democratic judges cancel retirement after Trump victory
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vented his displeasure Monday after two Democratic-appointed federal judges reversed their decisions to retire in what appear to be efforts to stop Pr…
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December 4, 2024 at 3:49 AM
“This sort of partisan behavior undermines the integrity of the judiciary. It exposes bold Democratic blue where there should only be black robes,” McConnell warned. (Really Mitch? Really?)
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Of course Pres. Biden pardoned his son Hunter. No normal American will blame him. Hunter was targeted for political reasons and…and…enough - Hunter is his son. Full stop. We knew Joe Biden was devoted to his family. If he didn’t pardon Hunter I’d be disappointed.
President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month on gun crime and tax convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office.
Read the president’s full statement about the pardon.
Read the president’s full statement about the pardon.
READ: Statement from President Joe Biden announcing the pardon of his son Hunter Biden | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month on gun crime and tax convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office.
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December 2, 2024 at 3:28 AM
Of course Pres. Biden pardoned his son Hunter. No normal American will blame him. Hunter was targeted for political reasons and…and…enough - Hunter is his son. Full stop. We knew Joe Biden was devoted to his family. If he didn’t pardon Hunter I’d be disappointed.
America is in the balance
Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet selections could force Republicans to choose between their allegiance to Trump and their growing concerns that some of his nominees might not be up for the job – or might not be possible to confirm in a narrowly controlled Senate
Senators bracing for confirmation battles over unorthodox Trump Cabinet picks | CNN Politics
Republicans avoided a confirmation firestorm when former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration as attorney general, but lawmakers on Capitol Hill are already bracing for how they’ll navigate the...
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November 24, 2024 at 4:03 PM
America is in the balance
This is the fundraising text I got today.
Please stop. Please. See you next year.
Please stop. Please. See you next year.
November 24, 2024 at 3:33 AM
This is the fundraising text I got today.
Please stop. Please. See you next year.
Please stop. Please. See you next year.
Dems need big ideas to take on the big institutions and get back onsides with the left out and left behind.
November 23, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Dems need big ideas to take on the big institutions and get back onsides with the left out and left behind.
An America — strong enough and ready for all of us — is coming.
November 22, 2024 at 7:36 PM
An America — strong enough and ready for all of us — is coming.
There is infinite beauty and possibility in the universe and our fights are infinitesimally small. Just to keep things in perspective.
Love and care for as many people as you can for as long as you can.
Happy to be here in BlueSky.
Love and care for as many people as you can for as long as you can.
Happy to be here in BlueSky.
@esa @NASA @ESA_Webb @csa_asc @NASAHubble What are some of *your* favorite iconic duos? Drop them below! 👇
November 22, 2024 at 1:16 PM
There is infinite beauty and possibility in the universe and our fights are infinitesimally small. Just to keep things in perspective.
Love and care for as many people as you can for as long as you can.
Happy to be here in BlueSky.
Love and care for as many people as you can for as long as you can.
Happy to be here in BlueSky.