Jesse Hicks
@jessehixxx.bsky.social
Roving writer and editor in The New Republic, The Verge, Vice, Atlas Obscura, Men's Health, Politico, Harper's, etc.
brother, I have seen some things
brother, I have seen some things
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Jesse Hicks
@jessehixxx.bsky.social
· Feb 3
My mentions are filled with people insisting Senate Democrats are powerless.
They’re not. They can throw up roadblocks by denying unanimous consent, forcing quorum calls, using holds and filibusters, etc
It’s so easy to figure out even a dimwit like Tuberville managed to pull it off.
They’re not. They can throw up roadblocks by denying unanimous consent, forcing quorum calls, using holds and filibusters, etc
It’s so easy to figure out even a dimwit like Tuberville managed to pull it off.
This is a thread collecting various experts' advice about what congressional and state-level Democrats should be doing RIGHT NOW.
They are not helpless.
They are not helpless.
For anyone comparing O.N. to Hunter S. Thompson, I beg of you, read one book.
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
For anyone comparing O.N. to Hunter S. Thompson, I beg of you, read one book.
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work on the creative project that pays me money and that i am under contract for and that people like????? no thanks, im busy thinking about my creative project that im kind of bad at and somehow costs me money and that nobody asked for
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
work on the creative project that pays me money and that i am under contract for and that people like????? no thanks, im busy thinking about my creative project that im kind of bad at and somehow costs me money and that nobody asked for
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I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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NEW: A democratic socialist adept at social media challenges the Democratic Party establishment in NYC.
But it's not Zohran Mamdani vs. Andrew Cuomo.
It's Chi Ossé vs. Hakeem Jeffries.
My take on the question everyone is asking:
www.michaellange.nyc/p/can-chi-os...
But it's not Zohran Mamdani vs. Andrew Cuomo.
It's Chi Ossé vs. Hakeem Jeffries.
My take on the question everyone is asking:
www.michaellange.nyc/p/can-chi-os...
Can Chi Ossé beat Hakeem Jeffries?
Will lightning strike twice?
www.michaellange.nyc
November 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
NEW: A democratic socialist adept at social media challenges the Democratic Party establishment in NYC.
But it's not Zohran Mamdani vs. Andrew Cuomo.
It's Chi Ossé vs. Hakeem Jeffries.
My take on the question everyone is asking:
www.michaellange.nyc/p/can-chi-os...
But it's not Zohran Mamdani vs. Andrew Cuomo.
It's Chi Ossé vs. Hakeem Jeffries.
My take on the question everyone is asking:
www.michaellange.nyc/p/can-chi-os...
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So now Cory Booker is in the Epstein files.
Amazing.
Amazing.
November 19, 2025 at 7:06 AM
So now Cory Booker is in the Epstein files.
Amazing.
Amazing.
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
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New from 404 Media: a contractor is paying random people $300 to physically track immigrants for ICE. Spoke to people briefed on plans. This isn't licensed PIs/bounty hunters. These are just former police/military; members of public
"Something doesn't sound right"
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
"Something doesn't sound right"
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
Contractor Paying Random People $300 to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE
“The more I listened to it, the more I’m like, something doesn’t sound right,” a person who was briefed on the pilot plans told 404 Media.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
New from 404 Media: a contractor is paying random people $300 to physically track immigrants for ICE. Spoke to people briefed on plans. This isn't licensed PIs/bounty hunters. These are just former police/military; members of public
"Something doesn't sound right"
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
"Something doesn't sound right"
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
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when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare
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The "she does not own a car..." part is so telling. They just can't conceive of a politician who isn't already rich. She's not poor, just not one of the wealthy class of people who are allowed to be 'serious' political candidates.
You guys realize that taxing people to pay for services isn't socialism, right? This is just how governments work.
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The "she does not own a car..." part is so telling. They just can't conceive of a politician who isn't already rich. She's not poor, just not one of the wealthy class of people who are allowed to be 'serious' political candidates.
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can we appreciate just how badly Johnson and Trump played this Epstein vote? total failure of a pressure campaign, delayed for months to ensure it stays in the news and immediately swamps "the Dems caved" as soon as the shutdown ends, and now it passes 427-1
couldn't have gone worse if they tried
couldn't have gone worse if they tried
November 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
can we appreciate just how badly Johnson and Trump played this Epstein vote? total failure of a pressure campaign, delayed for months to ensure it stays in the news and immediately swamps "the Dems caved" as soon as the shutdown ends, and now it passes 427-1
couldn't have gone worse if they tried
couldn't have gone worse if they tried
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Simon's mother is Emily Bazelon, the NYT journalist and his father is Paul Sabin, a Yale professor. Simon was a legacy student nepo baby at Yale who graduated this year and was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and yet he thinks he knows best for the Dem party.
this is just a wild thing to tweet a week after democrats won a statewide in Georgia by 20 points. completely divorced from the current electoral environment
November 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Simon's mother is Emily Bazelon, the NYT journalist and his father is Paul Sabin, a Yale professor. Simon was a legacy student nepo baby at Yale who graduated this year and was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and yet he thinks he knows best for the Dem party.
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This must happen.
We're primarying John Fetterman.
Last week, Fetterman again sold out working Pennsylvanians. He was the deciding vote for a Republican budget bill that will strip healthcare from over 400,000 Pennsylvanians.
We deserve real working class leadership in the Senate, not a Trump-enabling Democrat.
Last week, Fetterman again sold out working Pennsylvanians. He was the deciding vote for a Republican budget bill that will strip healthcare from over 400,000 Pennsylvanians.
We deserve real working class leadership in the Senate, not a Trump-enabling Democrat.
November 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This must happen.
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h/t @thisweekinwoo.bsky.social for the reporting. For reporters wanting video, all speeches at the major Stop the Steal rallies are documented here, with links to publicly available archived video. Mark Burns spoke twice. For Paula White, see the Jan 6 Ellipse tab. 3/
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
November 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
h/t @thisweekinwoo.bsky.social for the reporting. For reporters wanting video, all speeches at the major Stop the Steal rallies are documented here, with links to publicly available archived video. Mark Burns spoke twice. For Paula White, see the Jan 6 Ellipse tab. 3/
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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these people were supposed to be the cream of the crop of the industry, btw
oh my god you have to read this until the end www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
Part 1: How I Found Out
Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that’s what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its...
www.telos.news
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
these people were supposed to be the cream of the crop of the industry, btw
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Yesterday in the NYT: Regime change propaganda from Bret Stephens
Today in the NYT: Softening the crimes of a horrific dictator
REMEMBER: if you send proof of canceling your @nytimes.com subscription to help@currentaffairs.org we'll give you a free 1-year digital sub to our mag!
Today in the NYT: Softening the crimes of a horrific dictator
REMEMBER: if you send proof of canceling your @nytimes.com subscription to help@currentaffairs.org we'll give you a free 1-year digital sub to our mag!
November 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Yesterday in the NYT: Regime change propaganda from Bret Stephens
Today in the NYT: Softening the crimes of a horrific dictator
REMEMBER: if you send proof of canceling your @nytimes.com subscription to help@currentaffairs.org we'll give you a free 1-year digital sub to our mag!
Today in the NYT: Softening the crimes of a horrific dictator
REMEMBER: if you send proof of canceling your @nytimes.com subscription to help@currentaffairs.org we'll give you a free 1-year digital sub to our mag!
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People think I'm crazy when I point out Maria Farmer told Whitney Webb that she kept telling people that Epstein and his crew were jewish supremacists and that it kept getting edited out of every mainstream Interview but here it is.
DJT was exactly the same btw as per his biography
DJT was exactly the same btw as per his biography
November 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
People think I'm crazy when I point out Maria Farmer told Whitney Webb that she kept telling people that Epstein and his crew were jewish supremacists and that it kept getting edited out of every mainstream Interview but here it is.
DJT was exactly the same btw as per his biography
DJT was exactly the same btw as per his biography
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"But when the Trump Administration reframed its request as a demand to redistrict congressional seats based on their racial makeup, Texas lawmakers immediately jumped on board."
— Trump appointee Jeffrey V. Brown, writing for a 3-judge panel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
— Trump appointee Jeffrey V. Brown, writing for a 3-judge panel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"But when the Trump Administration reframed its request as a demand to redistrict congressional seats based on their racial makeup, Texas lawmakers immediately jumped on board."
— Trump appointee Jeffrey V. Brown, writing for a 3-judge panel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
— Trump appointee Jeffrey V. Brown, writing for a 3-judge panel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The Trump administration will provide a HIV-prevention drug to countries most affected by the disease in a push to end the spread of the virus that causes AIDS, but won't provide it to South Africa, which has the world’s largest HIV-positive population.
Trump HIV prevention plan shuts out South Africa — the nation most affected
Administration officials say South Africa has “significant means” to fund a promising new drug, lenacapavir, on its own. Critics call the move self-defeating.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Trump administration will provide a HIV-prevention drug to countries most affected by the disease in a push to end the spread of the virus that causes AIDS, but won't provide it to South Africa, which has the world’s largest HIV-positive population.
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Phantom Of The Paradise on the cover of Pia No. 33, May 1975. Founded in 1972, Pia covered film and entertainment events throughout Tokyo and has since expanded greatly.
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Phantom Of The Paradise on the cover of Pia No. 33, May 1975. Founded in 1972, Pia covered film and entertainment events throughout Tokyo and has since expanded greatly.
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small groups of hyper elites protecting other hyper elites - see new work by @abenewman.bsky.social & Stacie Goddard
An ABC News reporter asked about U.S. intelligence findings that MBS ordered the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
Trump interrupted, attacked the reporter, then defended MBS: "He knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest by asking something like that."
Trump interrupted, attacked the reporter, then defended MBS: "He knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest by asking something like that."
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
small groups of hyper elites protecting other hyper elites - see new work by @abenewman.bsky.social & Stacie Goddard
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NEW: a contractor is paying random people $300 to physically track immigrants for ICE. They're given addresses, vehicles, told to monitor the target. That information then goes back up to ICE. These are not licensed private investigators; members of the public
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
Contractor Paying Random People $300 to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE
“The more I listened to it, the more I’m like, something doesn’t sound right,” a person who was briefed on the pilot plans told 404 Media.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEW: a contractor is paying random people $300 to physically track immigrants for ICE. They're given addresses, vehicles, told to monitor the target. That information then goes back up to ICE. These are not licensed private investigators; members of the public
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
www.404media.co/contractor-p...