@jccrumbles.bsky.social
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Nathaniel Hawthorne added the “w” to his family name because he was ashamed of his great-great-grandfather, a judge in the Salem witch trials.
it is interesting, all family trees have that one ancestor they're really ashamed of, and now we're seeing the making of those ancestors in realtime. three, four, five generations down the road these will be the people everyone wishes they didn't have blood-ties to and skims over their lives.
DOJ is now recruiting for immigration judges by calling them “deportation judges.”
That’s seems really bad.
That’s seems really bad.
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Nathaniel Hawthorne added the “w” to his family name because he was ashamed of his great-great-grandfather, a judge in the Salem witch trials.
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This right here.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This right here.
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Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."
October 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."
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Once again, the reason all of the awful & illegal things keep happening in 🇺🇸 politics - from Trump 2.0 to Trump 1.0 to torture to Iran-Contra to Watergate, all the way back to 1865 - is because there are never any actual consequences for all of the awful & illegal things happening in 🇺🇸 politics.
Literally, the defining feature of Trump I was the open monetization of the presidency for personal/family benefit at the hotel two blocks from the White House. We should have thrown him out of office then. The reason awful & illegal things keep happening in 🇺🇸 politics dating back to 1865, etc. etc.
This is the *least* surprising part of the Musk coup. Conflicts of interest are *central* to the Trump model of rule. The first term firmly established the "I checked with Don Jr and Eric and we all agree there's no conflict" approach: "self-policing" as the smirking version of abolishing the idea.
September 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Once again, the reason all of the awful & illegal things keep happening in 🇺🇸 politics - from Trump 2.0 to Trump 1.0 to torture to Iran-Contra to Watergate, all the way back to 1865 - is because there are never any actual consequences for all of the awful & illegal things happening in 🇺🇸 politics.
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That's weird, I could've sworn the president was categorically barred from promulgating new loan forgiveness policies. Well I'm sure SCOTUS will shut this down promptly!
July 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
That's weird, I could've sworn the president was categorically barred from promulgating new loan forgiveness policies. Well I'm sure SCOTUS will shut this down promptly!
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US taxpayers just paid $10M for Trump’s trip to Scotland so he could cut a ribbon on his new golf course, but we “can’t afford” pediatric cancer research.
July 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
US taxpayers just paid $10M for Trump’s trip to Scotland so he could cut a ribbon on his new golf course, but we “can’t afford” pediatric cancer research.
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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This is the footing I want from every Democrat. We will have a second Reconstruction, and this time we'll follow the lead of the Radical Republicans.
Democrats should loudly let it be known right now that anyone who is carrying out corrupt orders—or illegal ones— on Trump's behalf will not be able to hide behind bureaucratic obscurity later. They will be held accountable—politically, or if needed, legally as well.
newrepublic.com/article/1980...
newrepublic.com/article/1980...
July 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This is the footing I want from every Democrat. We will have a second Reconstruction, and this time we'll follow the lead of the Radical Republicans.
My representative is once again hard at work telling lies.
Rep. Mike Collins: "Fast-forward to the Biden administration. They put this on steroids. Example? Summer of love, where rioters were out there burning police stations, assaulting officers."
(Donald Trump was in fact the president in 2020.)
(Donald Trump was in fact the president in 2020.)
July 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
My representative is once again hard at work telling lies.
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let's take stock here:
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
let's take stock here:
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
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The NYT's Zohran Mamdani hit piece crosses a line for me as a journalist. here's @lopatto.bsky.social's clear-eyed take on the genuine travesty of it all www.theverge.com/culture/7000...
How The New York Times is (still) getting gamed by the right
And blowing its credibility in the process.
www.theverge.com
July 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The NYT's Zohran Mamdani hit piece crosses a line for me as a journalist. here's @lopatto.bsky.social's clear-eyed take on the genuine travesty of it all www.theverge.com/culture/7000...
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This is the exact thing— these people are just going for broke and achieving personal hatred goals because yolo? They can fuck all kinds of shit up & walk away smiling because we don’t do consequences for government people here
the administration don’t think the budget bill or the iran bombing will be popular. they don’t really have a plan for becoming popular again. it might not be possible. this is just them doing the things they wanted to do, while they can
June 22, 2025 at 5:13 AM
This is the exact thing— these people are just going for broke and achieving personal hatred goals because yolo? They can fuck all kinds of shit up & walk away smiling because we don’t do consequences for government people here
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This really isn’t a hard message.
Obama neutralized the Iran nuclear program through the hard work of diplomacy, but Trump tore up the deal in his first term out of spite and chose war instead.
Obama neutralized the Iran nuclear program through the hard work of diplomacy, but Trump tore up the deal in his first term out of spite and chose war instead.
All I want to hear out of Democrats is that we had a deal and no bomb. Then Trump tore it up and he is now putting American lives in danger.
That’s it.
That’s it.
June 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This really isn’t a hard message.
Obama neutralized the Iran nuclear program through the hard work of diplomacy, but Trump tore up the deal in his first term out of spite and chose war instead.
Obama neutralized the Iran nuclear program through the hard work of diplomacy, but Trump tore up the deal in his first term out of spite and chose war instead.
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Analysis | Donald Trump is a new kind of Republican. Yes, his agenda includes Middle East invasions, sexual culture wars, throwing people off their healthcare, and exploding the debt with handouts to the ultra-rich. But he also sells his own crypto, bibles, and cell phone service.
June 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Analysis | Donald Trump is a new kind of Republican. Yes, his agenda includes Middle East invasions, sexual culture wars, throwing people off their healthcare, and exploding the debt with handouts to the ultra-rich. But he also sells his own crypto, bibles, and cell phone service.
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Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
June 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
Brilliant ideas from the man who once wanted to nuke the hurricanes
President Donald Trump said his team will move forward with winding down much of the Federal Emergency Management Agency — but not until after a hurricane season that some projections show could be particularly deadly.
Trump Says FEMA Phaseout to Begin After Hurricane Season
President Donald Trump said his team will move forward with winding down much of the Federal Emergency Management Agency — but not until after a hurricane season that some projections show could be particularly deadly.
bloom.bg
June 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Brilliant ideas from the man who once wanted to nuke the hurricanes
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Welcome to America, where protesting illegal kidnappings without due process is an insurrection, but attacking the nation’s Capitol is not.
June 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Welcome to America, where protesting illegal kidnappings without due process is an insurrection, but attacking the nation’s Capitol is not.
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June 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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My county experienced a "rogue" EF2 tornado last week, and I wonder if there should have been a watch issued beforehand. Yeah, surprise tornadoes happen, but the storm wasn't even severe warned. Should it have been? Would it have been previously?
This kind of clear, direct explanation of what’s happening is basic journalism and yet it’s surprising to hear it stated so forthrightly in this mealy-mouthed era.
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
My county experienced a "rogue" EF2 tornado last week, and I wonder if there should have been a watch issued beforehand. Yeah, surprise tornadoes happen, but the storm wasn't even severe warned. Should it have been? Would it have been previously?
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"Literacy tests" weren't about determining if an applicant could read at X grade level. They enabled local registrars -- some illiterate themselves -- to turn away any applicant they wanted by pronouncing them ignorant.
So ask yourself: Who would a MAGA registrar see as "informed about issues"?
So ask yourself: Who would a MAGA registrar see as "informed about issues"?
“People who aren’t informed about issues or platforms — especially when it is so easy to become informed these days — have no business voting, which is why I propose state-administered literacy tests," wrote Divine, Trump’s nominee to a lifetime judgeship on a U.S. district court.
May 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Literacy tests" weren't about determining if an applicant could read at X grade level. They enabled local registrars -- some illiterate themselves -- to turn away any applicant they wanted by pronouncing them ignorant.
So ask yourself: Who would a MAGA registrar see as "informed about issues"?
So ask yourself: Who would a MAGA registrar see as "informed about issues"?
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Your periodic reminder that the reason all of the awful & illegal things keep happening in 🇺🇸 politics - dating back through torture to Iran-Contra to Watergate all the way back to 1865 - is because there are never any actual consequences for all of the awful & illegal things happening in 🇺🇸 politics.
The open monetization of the presidency, in plain sight. Of course he's doing it, because he did it at his hotel the last time in 2017-21, & there were absolutely no consequences for it. As it turns out, people respond to incentives. Total, complete, shameful failure of the constitutional order.
Trump dined last night with (largely-foreign) interests who accumulated $150 million worth of his personal cryptocurrency.
How the 47th president is cashing in on public office, and making the world safe for corruption:
How the 47th president is cashing in on public office, and making the world safe for corruption:
May 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Your periodic reminder that the reason all of the awful & illegal things keep happening in 🇺🇸 politics - dating back through torture to Iran-Contra to Watergate all the way back to 1865 - is because there are never any actual consequences for all of the awful & illegal things happening in 🇺🇸 politics.
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When Senator Marshall graduated it would take 207 hours of work to pay for one year of tuition. Today it would take 1,509 hours of work.
We cut public funding and raised tuition & debt. The solution is to do the opposite of this.
We cut public funding and raised tuition & debt. The solution is to do the opposite of this.
May 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
When Senator Marshall graduated it would take 207 hours of work to pay for one year of tuition. Today it would take 1,509 hours of work.
We cut public funding and raised tuition & debt. The solution is to do the opposite of this.
We cut public funding and raised tuition & debt. The solution is to do the opposite of this.
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Everything anyone tells you about a "useful major" is based on shit from 20 years ago that will no longer be applicable by the time you graduate so just pick a thing you actually enjoy because it's going to be a fucking dice roll anyway.
Hmm. Even I didn't think the monster would turn around and eat the bad guys THIS fast.
Hope? Dunno. Opportunity.
www.cnbc.com/2025/05/16/c...
Hope? Dunno. Opportunity.
www.cnbc.com/2025/05/16/c...
May 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Everything anyone tells you about a "useful major" is based on shit from 20 years ago that will no longer be applicable by the time you graduate so just pick a thing you actually enjoy because it's going to be a fucking dice roll anyway.
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Kamala: we’re going to stop grocery stores from price gouging
MAGA: COMMUNISM!!!
Trump: Walmart better not raise prices because of the stupid thing I did
MAGA: MAGA!!
MAGA: COMMUNISM!!!
Trump: Walmart better not raise prices because of the stupid thing I did
MAGA: MAGA!!
May 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Kamala: we’re going to stop grocery stores from price gouging
MAGA: COMMUNISM!!!
Trump: Walmart better not raise prices because of the stupid thing I did
MAGA: MAGA!!
MAGA: COMMUNISM!!!
Trump: Walmart better not raise prices because of the stupid thing I did
MAGA: MAGA!!
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3 headlines of Trump’s brazen, unprecedented corruption that would end any other presidency, all just from today. (Imagine what we don’t even know about)
If you don’t see what he’s doing it’s because you don’t want to.
If you don’t see what he’s doing it’s because you don’t want to.
May 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
3 headlines of Trump’s brazen, unprecedented corruption that would end any other presidency, all just from today. (Imagine what we don’t even know about)
If you don’t see what he’s doing it’s because you don’t want to.
If you don’t see what he’s doing it’s because you don’t want to.