Jay Upstate
@jay--z.bsky.social
semi-professional baker, fully-professional lawyer, dog walker and reader; student loan debtor (CA, HI, NY)
'Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government it when it deserves it.' Mark Twain (apocryphally)
'Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government it when it deserves it.' Mark Twain (apocryphally)
Dear International Creditors - have you seen enough, yet?
Stop buying our debt.
We decline to keep the government open, can't make payments to poor people for food, and you think we're a good credit risk?
Stop buying our debt.
Stop buying our debt.
We decline to keep the government open, can't make payments to poor people for food, and you think we're a good credit risk?
Stop buying our debt.
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Dear International Creditors - have you seen enough, yet?
Stop buying our debt.
We decline to keep the government open, can't make payments to poor people for food, and you think we're a good credit risk?
Stop buying our debt.
Stop buying our debt.
We decline to keep the government open, can't make payments to poor people for food, and you think we're a good credit risk?
Stop buying our debt.
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My message to Donald Trump is very simple.
September 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
My message to Donald Trump is very simple.
It's unreasonable for the government to detain or patrol or question or arrest anybody because of their language or their pigment.
Supreme Court should be thrown out.
Supreme Court should be thrown out.
September 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It's unreasonable for the government to detain or patrol or question or arrest anybody because of their language or their pigment.
Supreme Court should be thrown out.
Supreme Court should be thrown out.
Israeli Arabs & Jewish Israelis protest together against forced starvation
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
This protest won't end hunger in Gaza, but it tore through Israeli Arabs' wall of fear
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www.haaretz.com
July 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Israeli Arabs & Jewish Israelis protest together against forced starvation
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Gaza hospitals report 15 starvation deaths in 24 hours, hunger-related deaths up to 101
July 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Gaza hospitals report 15 starvation deaths in 24 hours, hunger-related deaths up to 101
'I miss eating till I'm full': Gaza's children strive to survive with little food
July 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
'I miss eating till I'm full': Gaza's children strive to survive with little food
"The administration that subjected these men to this crime against humanity is plotting more such atrocities [...] the fight against this barbarous immigration regime is only just beginning."
www.thebulwark.com/p/andry-is-f...
www.thebulwark.com/p/andry-is-f...
Andry Is Free. Trump’s Barbarous Immigration Regime Is Just Getting Started.
Plus: The president’s new Epstein avoidance strategy.
www.thebulwark.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"The administration that subjected these men to this crime against humanity is plotting more such atrocities [...] the fight against this barbarous immigration regime is only just beginning."
www.thebulwark.com/p/andry-is-f...
www.thebulwark.com/p/andry-is-f...
Totally fucked up, anti-first amendment. The US government is run by assholes
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian deported from US says he was ‘targeted’ due to writing on pro-Palestine student protests
Alistair Kitchen says he was detained and questioned about views on Israel and Palestine before being deported from LA to Melbourne
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Totally fucked up, anti-first amendment. The US government is run by assholes
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Paul Krugman is a national treasure
Elon Musk is a Disgusting Abomination open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Elon Musk is a Disgusting Abomination open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Elon Musk is a Disgusting Abomination
So is the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. But still
open.substack.com
June 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Paul Krugman is a national treasure
Elon Musk is a Disgusting Abomination open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Elon Musk is a Disgusting Abomination open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Repost if YOU are going to a No Kings Day rally on Trump’s birthday, June 14th.
This is a great summary of what the events are for and why it’s important to TURN OUT!
Please watch and share.
This is a great summary of what the events are for and why it’s important to TURN OUT!
Please watch and share.
We're CRASHING Trump's Birthday Party
YouTube video by The Dangerous Ones
youtu.be
June 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Repost if YOU are going to a No Kings Day rally on Trump’s birthday, June 14th.
This is a great summary of what the events are for and why it’s important to TURN OUT!
Please watch and share.
This is a great summary of what the events are for and why it’s important to TURN OUT!
Please watch and share.
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This is Bodie. He’s here to celebrate the start of Pride Month. Been working on this pose for weeks. 14/10 the parade starts right behind him 🌈🐾 (IG: hellobodie)
June 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This is Bodie. He’s here to celebrate the start of Pride Month. Been working on this pose for weeks. 14/10 the parade starts right behind him 🌈🐾 (IG: hellobodie)
End the search.
I'm the left's Joe Rogan
I'm open to business opportunities.
I'm the left's Joe Rogan
I'm open to business opportunities.
May 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
End the search.
I'm the left's Joe Rogan
I'm open to business opportunities.
I'm the left's Joe Rogan
I'm open to business opportunities.
This is Shadow Office of Legal Counsel
This is a shockingly mistaken understanding of due process by Stephen Miller. It is likely this misunderstanding that is informing the President’s misunderstanding.
May 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is Shadow Office of Legal Counsel
Reposted by Jay Upstate
Malnutrition and hunger are becoming increasingly prevalent in the Gaza Strip as Israel’s total blockade enters its third month.
AP PHOTOS: Many in Gaza face malnutrition and hunger as blockade enters its third month
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Malnutrition and hunger are becoming increasingly prevalent in the Gaza Strip as Israel’s total blockade enters its third month.
apnews.com
May 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Malnutrition and hunger are becoming increasingly prevalent in the Gaza Strip as Israel’s total blockade enters its third month.
Ukrainian journalist kidnapped and tortured to death by Trump's ally Putin.
The US govt has no qualms to any of this.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
The US govt has no qualms to any of this.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison
The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final months
www.theguardian.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Ukrainian journalist kidnapped and tortured to death by Trump's ally Putin.
The US govt has no qualms to any of this.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
The US govt has no qualms to any of this.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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"We cannot keep sending the same people back decade after decade, and expecting things to change," Rakov told ABC News in an interview.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/you...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/you...
April 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"We cannot keep sending the same people back decade after decade, and expecting things to change," Rakov told ABC News in an interview.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/you...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/you...
I was on Medicaid
Without it, I would have dropped out of college in order to pay crazy hospital bills.
Medicaid is responsible for my higher education.
Without it, I would have dropped out of college in order to pay crazy hospital bills.
Medicaid is responsible for my higher education.
NEW: A subtle shift in Republican rhetoric—crystal clear if you follow health care policy—signals that Republicans are preparing to attack Obamacare's single biggest achievement. Millions of people are at risk of losing their insurance—all to pay for a GOP tax cut.
www.thebulwark.com/p/health-ins...
www.thebulwark.com/p/health-ins...
Health Insurance for Millions Is Now on the Chopping Block
Republicans’ very quiet, very serious effort to go after Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion.
www.thebulwark.com
April 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I was on Medicaid
Without it, I would have dropped out of college in order to pay crazy hospital bills.
Medicaid is responsible for my higher education.
Without it, I would have dropped out of college in order to pay crazy hospital bills.
Medicaid is responsible for my higher education.
From Haaretz: Jewish, Israeli peers condemn arrest of Palestinian Columbia student over activism
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
Jewish, Israeli peers condemn arrest of Palestinian Columbia student over activism
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www.haaretz.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:46 AM
From Haaretz: Jewish, Israeli peers condemn arrest of Palestinian Columbia student over activism
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
If anyone knows where Merrick Garland, Lisa Monico and Vanita Gupta are sequestered (top 3 @ Biden DOJ), please let them know:
yesterday
today
tomorrow, and
the next day
are appropriate days to stand in front of a camera and attack DOJ abuses and El Salvador death trap
yesterday
today
tomorrow, and
the next day
are appropriate days to stand in front of a camera and attack DOJ abuses and El Salvador death trap
April 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
If anyone knows where Merrick Garland, Lisa Monico and Vanita Gupta are sequestered (top 3 @ Biden DOJ), please let them know:
yesterday
today
tomorrow, and
the next day
are appropriate days to stand in front of a camera and attack DOJ abuses and El Salvador death trap
yesterday
today
tomorrow, and
the next day
are appropriate days to stand in front of a camera and attack DOJ abuses and El Salvador death trap
Intense editorial in Haaretz, calls rampaging settlers 'pogromists'
Proof point # 26,272 that criticizing actions of Israeli government has nothing to do with antisemitism
www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...
Proof point # 26,272 that criticizing actions of Israeli government has nothing to do with antisemitism
www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...
Pogromists rule the West Bank | Editorial
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www.haaretz.com
April 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Intense editorial in Haaretz, calls rampaging settlers 'pogromists'
Proof point # 26,272 that criticizing actions of Israeli government has nothing to do with antisemitism
www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...
Proof point # 26,272 that criticizing actions of Israeli government has nothing to do with antisemitism
www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...
I just donated to @jakerakov.bsky.social's campaign to bring new blood to DC
California needs reps. committed to term limits and the fight!
California needs reps. committed to term limits and the fight!
I'm running for Congress against my former boss who's been in office for nearly 30 years. It's time for a new generation of Democrats to step up. We can't keep sending the same people to DC and expecting things to change. Join our campaign today youtu.be/3RIgBmUSTs8
Jake Rakov for Congress (CA-32) - "Fire"
YouTube video by Jake R
youtu.be
April 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I just donated to @jakerakov.bsky.social's campaign to bring new blood to DC
California needs reps. committed to term limits and the fight!
California needs reps. committed to term limits and the fight!