Jeanette73
@jeanette73.bsky.social
Pediatric nurse practitioner. Chassidic Jew. 🇮🇱 🇺🇸 Writes Fixing the Fragments, on staying sane in insane places.
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Jeanette73
@jeanette73.bsky.social
· Feb 21
Justice, Trump Support and Generational Trauma
Thoughts from the religious left...
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Why do so many religious Jews support Trump? Do they see him as a "good bully"? My thoughts here: open.substack.com/pub/chayashu...
And how do Americans feel about that? They're just going to sit back and watch?
If the US becomes just another authoritarian government with nukes like China or Russia, why should the Europeans sentimentally side with us? It would be in their national interest to keep their options open.
The values of the United States of America as articulated in this latest National Security Strategy are the same as those of Russia and China. The only difference is blood (race) and soil (geography). Otherwise there's little for anyone to prefer one to the other.
December 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
And how do Americans feel about that? They're just going to sit back and watch?
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Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
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Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
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“DOGE” is arguably the biggest heist—of money, power, personal data, and confidential info—in American history.
And the thieves, which now directly or indirectly control the federal government, are attempting to not only erase all evidence, but make it seem as though it never actually happened.
And the thieves, which now directly or indirectly control the federal government, are attempting to not only erase all evidence, but make it seem as though it never actually happened.
There is no administrator of DOGE?
There is no administrator of DOGE?
There is no administrator of DOGE?
There is no administrator of DOGE?
There is no administrator of DOGE?
There is no administrator of DOGE?
There is no administrator of DOGE?
THERE IS NO ADMINISTRATOR OF DOGE??????
#WITAOD
There is no administrator of DOGE?
There is no administrator of DOGE?
There is no administrator of DOGE?
There is no administrator of DOGE?
There is no administrator of DOGE?
There is no administrator of DOGE?
THERE IS NO ADMINISTRATOR OF DOGE??????
#WITAOD
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“DOGE” is arguably the biggest heist—of money, power, personal data, and confidential info—in American history.
And the thieves, which now directly or indirectly control the federal government, are attempting to not only erase all evidence, but make it seem as though it never actually happened.
And the thieves, which now directly or indirectly control the federal government, are attempting to not only erase all evidence, but make it seem as though it never actually happened.
It's really underestimated the extent to which people believed Trump's bullshit. Trump promised x y z and that was enough for them.
Harris didn't need time to develop her message. Her message was "Trump is absolutely unacceptable, and I am the alternative, and I am qualified." Anybody who had a problem with that message, the problem was with them, not with Harris, not with Biden, and not with the Democratic Party as a whole.
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
It's really underestimated the extent to which people believed Trump's bullshit. Trump promised x y z and that was enough for them.
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
That worried me from the day he put Jared in charge of the government in Trump 1.0. He was just setting us up to be the fall guys...
just speaking for a small corner of the Tribe here but not super excited about being the apparent fault line in the GOP schism
@atrupar.com need to post this one here too
November 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
That worried me from the day he put Jared in charge of the government in Trump 1.0. He was just setting us up to be the fall guys...
I don't believe it happened but I can't wait to hear his denials.
I, too, was skeptical of the rumor that Donald Trump sucked Bill Clinton's dick. Surely he would see that as debasing, right?
But then I rewatch any video of Trump and Putin and think, oh yeah, wait, Trump *loves* groveling before someone he perceives as more powerful.
So I have a new theory...
But then I rewatch any video of Trump and Putin and think, oh yeah, wait, Trump *loves* groveling before someone he perceives as more powerful.
So I have a new theory...
November 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I don't believe it happened but I can't wait to hear his denials.
I don't do thanksgiving dinner, but as someone who cooks Shabbos every week and elaborate Yom Tov meals, this advice is spot on. Stick to the old staples when you're serving a big meal with lots of company. Save your experimentation for off-peak times with lower stakes if the dish fails.
I sometimes wonder who the target audience is forThanksgiving meal recipe marketing emails from news organizations. A day with like 6 dishes in process at once is not a great time to try a new recipe, and someone doing things for the first time is less likely to try the elaborate recipes they send.
November 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I don't do thanksgiving dinner, but as someone who cooks Shabbos every week and elaborate Yom Tov meals, this advice is spot on. Stick to the old staples when you're serving a big meal with lots of company. Save your experimentation for off-peak times with lower stakes if the dish fails.
Especially since SCOTUS ruled that being detained just on basis of your skin color is no big deal and easily rectified
The end of your thought experiment is that rich, white, influential locals would revolt as soon as their precious son was stopped in the drinking crackdown. With brown immigrants most of those supporters are buffered from the problem and don’t object.
November 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Especially since SCOTUS ruled that being detained just on basis of your skin color is no big deal and easily rectified
Very good analogy. Let's add that the cops enforcing underage drinking are very poorly trained, are alcoholics themselves, do not wear badges, wear face masks, and can be easily impersonated by other criminals.
IOW, the only reason it would make sense to do that is if you didn't give a damn about overall crime rates, but you really hated young people. Replace "young people" with "immigrants" in this thought experiment and all three things are happening now. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Very good analogy. Let's add that the cops enforcing underage drinking are very poorly trained, are alcoholics themselves, do not wear badges, wear face masks, and can be easily impersonated by other criminals.
That's what the median voter wanted
The Trump admin is killing a Biden-era proposal that would have required airlines to pay passengers up to $775 in cashfor significant travel disruptions within carriers' control.
November 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
That's what the median voter wanted
Women are not property of the state
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Women are not property of the state
Who's going to vote to protect child rapists?
Want to learn something interesting about your member of Congress? Watch which ones announce now that they will vote to release the Epstein files next week and which ones are waiting to see whether it’s politically safe for them to oppose child rape. www.politico.com/live-updates...
Epstein files vote happening next week, Johnson says
The speaker said he would move up the timeline after a bipartisan discharge effort succeeded Wednesday.
www.politico.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Who's going to vote to protect child rapists?
They don't get that resources used for immigration enforcement are taken from others like SNAP, housing and special education. They think immigrants are taking their services. They don't realize that if immigrants were just left alone there would be MORE money to fund programs for citizens.
Also most voters have just never thought remotely seriously about policy. “Should we get rid of illegal immigrants? Well, of course; they’re illegal!” There’s nothing deeper than that going on until they start seeing what that actually entails.
Some Dems and pundits overread the significance of Trump's win. They looked at dissatisfaction with the border and discerned a seismic cultural reaction to immigration levels inside the country. The former was real. The latter is a mirage.
(h/t @gelliottmorris.com)
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(h/t @gelliottmorris.com)
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November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
They don't get that resources used for immigration enforcement are taken from others like SNAP, housing and special education. They think immigrants are taking their services. They don't realize that if immigrants were just left alone there would be MORE money to fund programs for citizens.
Jeffrey Epstein comes across so much more self aware than Trump
November 13, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Jeffrey Epstein comes across so much more self aware than Trump
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Well, the lesson of the Epstein files and the Panama Papers is virtually the same: elites, particularly rich and powerful men, do the most heinous shit on the regular and experience zero consequences.
November 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Well, the lesson of the Epstein files and the Panama Papers is virtually the same: elites, particularly rich and powerful men, do the most heinous shit on the regular and experience zero consequences.
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Aguilar: “Donald Trump and Republican leadership are hell bent on keeping the Epstein files hidden from the American people…As recently as today, the White House was trying to switch GOP votes on the petition to continue these cover-up efforts.”
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Aguilar: “Donald Trump and Republican leadership are hell bent on keeping the Epstein files hidden from the American people…As recently as today, the White House was trying to switch GOP votes on the petition to continue these cover-up efforts.”
And NYT
Fox News has been covering for pedophiles
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
And NYT
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It would be better to spend those resources replacing Republicans with Democrats instead of replacing Democrats with other Democrats so we can get majorities in Congress so we’re not forced to take votes like this.
It's also time to get real primary challenges against Senators.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It would be better to spend those resources replacing Republicans with Democrats instead of replacing Democrats with other Democrats so we can get majorities in Congress so we’re not forced to take votes like this.
It's like being the sane parent in an insane custody battle... Either way the kids will be hurt, you're just trying to make it hurt less and hope that one day they realize that.
All judgments of the effectiveness of midterms strategy must be considered in the context of Trump doing a YMCA dance party while under federal indictment & winning the popular vote
Yes - this is a loss because Democrats have now signed on to ACA cuts as a complicit party and once again made it a less effective issue for the mid terms
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's like being the sane parent in an insane custody battle... Either way the kids will be hurt, you're just trying to make it hurt less and hope that one day they realize that.
States not governed by sociopaths?
Some other states that appear to have gotten benefits out (thanks to those sending me links): North Carolina, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Dakota, Kansas.
So, not exclusively Dem-helmed/blue states.
So, not exclusively Dem-helmed/blue states.
November 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
States not governed by sociopaths?
This is exactly how sadopopulism works.
"How can we give benefits to illegals when you have citizens who are suffering?"
Ok great. Let's end their suffering.
NO!
Meanwhile all our resources go towards flashy immigration raids while the people... are still suffering.
"How can we give benefits to illegals when you have citizens who are suffering?"
Ok great. Let's end their suffering.
NO!
Meanwhile all our resources go towards flashy immigration raids while the people... are still suffering.
The entire project here is so cynical. "We have to end foreign aid until we fix unemployment and bad schools!"
ok are you working to fix those problems?
"No."
ok are you working to fix those problems?
"No."
November 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is exactly how sadopopulism works.
"How can we give benefits to illegals when you have citizens who are suffering?"
Ok great. Let's end their suffering.
NO!
Meanwhile all our resources go towards flashy immigration raids while the people... are still suffering.
"How can we give benefits to illegals when you have citizens who are suffering?"
Ok great. Let's end their suffering.
NO!
Meanwhile all our resources go towards flashy immigration raids while the people... are still suffering.
His schtick (especially after 10 years) works only on extremely uninformed and unintelligent people. That's what's so sad about all this. I would have never believed so many people would fall for this not once but twice.
What’s so unusual about Donald Trump is the number of ways he’s different to any other high ranking person. He doesn’t have management skills, and he doesn’t have executive leadership skills. He has a genius for marketing and self promotion, and a clear eye for power and instinctive risk calculation
November 9, 2025 at 6:37 AM
His schtick (especially after 10 years) works only on extremely uninformed and unintelligent people. That's what's so sad about all this. I would have never believed so many people would fall for this not once but twice.
Have you heard that the current US president cheated on his pregnant wife with a porn star?
James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for U.S. Senate who has put his faith at the forefront of his campaign, follows several adult film performers, escorts and OnlyFans models on Instagram, according to an Axios review.
Faith-forward Texas Senate candidate follows porn actors, escorts online
James Talarico has become a sensation in Texas politics by talking about how his Christianity is the basis for his progressive politics.
www.axios.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Have you heard that the current US president cheated on his pregnant wife with a porn star?