Jack Machek
@jmachek1936.bsky.social
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December 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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Tesla's price action since last week's shareholder meeting demonstrates, among many other things, the strong possibility that stock & option trading manipulation by Elon Musk and/or his confederates was responsible for the share price spike preceding the votes on his pay packages.
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Tesla's price action since last week's shareholder meeting demonstrates, among many other things, the strong possibility that stock & option trading manipulation by Elon Musk and/or his confederates was responsible for the share price spike preceding the votes on his pay packages.
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I want to be clear I am not speaking from opinion or principle, because we don't do that. It is not our business. Our business is politics, and this is malpractice on the scale of turning left from home plate. The public's standard is low: swing and get knocked down. But you have to keep swinging.
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I want to be clear I am not speaking from opinion or principle, because we don't do that. It is not our business. Our business is politics, and this is malpractice on the scale of turning left from home plate. The public's standard is low: swing and get knocked down. But you have to keep swinging.
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AOC: How can we, as members of congress, Republican or Democrat, vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people? That is what this legislation does. In fact, Senator Graham said he was going to seek well over $1 million from the American people, from this.
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
AOC: How can we, as members of congress, Republican or Democrat, vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people? That is what this legislation does. In fact, Senator Graham said he was going to seek well over $1 million from the American people, from this.
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Dimwitted Bill Pulte, an ignoramus and a troglodyte, fights for a pole position in The Most Corrupt Presidential Administration in U.S. history.
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Exclusive | Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
FHFA’s acting inspector general handed the probe report to the U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Dimwitted Bill Pulte, an ignoramus and a troglodyte, fights for a pole position in The Most Corrupt Presidential Administration in U.S. history.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
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This is just textbook 1930’s fascism
August 23, 2025 at 4:25 AM
This is just textbook 1930’s fascism
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"we made this issue a major factor, and then we unilaterally abandoned it, betraying our base and millions who rely on ACA. you have to understand this is what the senate is for."
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
"we made this issue a major factor, and then we unilaterally abandoned it, betraying our base and millions who rely on ACA. you have to understand this is what the senate is for."
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To repeat: I have studied a lot of cases of autocratization over the past 15 years. Wrote about them, taught about them, consulting about them.
I do not recall an opposition so apathetic, ignorant, and inept as the @democrats.org. They cling to their power, rather than fight for democracy. Shame.
I do not recall an opposition so apathetic, ignorant, and inept as the @democrats.org. They cling to their power, rather than fight for democracy. Shame.
March 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
To repeat: I have studied a lot of cases of autocratization over the past 15 years. Wrote about them, taught about them, consulting about them.
I do not recall an opposition so apathetic, ignorant, and inept as the @democrats.org. They cling to their power, rather than fight for democracy. Shame.
I do not recall an opposition so apathetic, ignorant, and inept as the @democrats.org. They cling to their power, rather than fight for democracy. Shame.
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This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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shutdowns have to end at some point. they can't go on forever.
Ds seem to have gotten diddly squat though.
which seems like it's on schumer.
Ds seem to have gotten diddly squat though.
which seems like it's on schumer.
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
shutdowns have to end at some point. they can't go on forever.
Ds seem to have gotten diddly squat though.
which seems like it's on schumer.
Ds seem to have gotten diddly squat though.
which seems like it's on schumer.
Who are the Senators who are caving?
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Who are the Senators who are caving?
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Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Sanders: That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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That will cover a strep test *and* a flu shot! Every year!
“Trump’s proposal could see Americans each receive a check for at least $481”
So less than half of one month’s coverage for a family plan
Lol
So less than half of one month’s coverage for a family plan
Lol
Trump proposes multibillion-dollar handout to voters to end shutdown: ‘To the people!'
President Donald Trump made a stunning announcement Saturday in recommending that Congress sign off on a multibillion dollar payout directly to Americans as an alternative to funding government health...
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November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
That will cover a strep test *and* a flu shot! Every year!
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I just injected this into my veins and haven't been able to stop laughing for over an hour now. Please help. 🤣
October 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I just injected this into my veins and haven't been able to stop laughing for over an hour now. Please help. 🤣
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The most egregious attack on the White House since 1814.
October 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The most egregious attack on the White House since 1814.
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"Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025," per Harvard.
October 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025," per Harvard.
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The answer to “what is the president not allowed to do” seems to be “nothing” but our institutions are trying very hard to just not mention that fact, pretending each new thing he gets to do represents some heretofore undiscovered new nook of constitutional authority, uncovered after 236 years
October 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The answer to “what is the president not allowed to do” seems to be “nothing” but our institutions are trying very hard to just not mention that fact, pretending each new thing he gets to do represents some heretofore undiscovered new nook of constitutional authority, uncovered after 236 years
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He’s propped up a new fiscal order entirely on the basis of conservatives, businesses, media, and even many Dems being scared to actually describe what he’s doing and willing to pretend he’s not doing it. Literally governed by an unmentionable new constitution that everyone is afraid to talk about
October 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
He’s propped up a new fiscal order entirely on the basis of conservatives, businesses, media, and even many Dems being scared to actually describe what he’s doing and willing to pretend he’s not doing it. Literally governed by an unmentionable new constitution that everyone is afraid to talk about
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I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us
October 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us
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I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
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How could any Hispanic American ever feel safe when there’s videos like this circulating? It’s immensely clear that if you appear in public, you might be snatched and zip-tied in a Kavanaugh abduction, no matter what your immigration status is, or even if you’re a citizen.
October 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
How could any Hispanic American ever feel safe when there’s videos like this circulating? It’s immensely clear that if you appear in public, you might be snatched and zip-tied in a Kavanaugh abduction, no matter what your immigration status is, or even if you’re a citizen.