Jon Atkins
@jonatkins.bsky.social
I forget what went here.
Welcome to Bluesky.
Don’t be a dick.
Welcome to Bluesky.
Don’t be a dick.
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Yes 🫠
Do political science profs have to explain to their students that, for most of American history, it was actually borderline unthinkable that elected officials and their spokespersons would constantly talk like trashy reality show contestants?
After calling Schumer a "Palestinian," Leavitt refers to "Gavin Newscum." So she's just ripping off her boss's smears now.
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Yes 🫠
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Deportations actually _increase_ housing prices because they shrink the construction industry.
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Deportations actually _increase_ housing prices because they shrink the construction industry.
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
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I spent a few years with housing as my main or second beat as a reporter and that is absolutely not why housing is expensive. Not even remotely why.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I spent a few years with housing as my main or second beat as a reporter and that is absolutely not why housing is expensive. Not even remotely why.
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Bitter struggle on the right between people who hate 100% of Jews and people who hate 75% of Jews
The right can’t decide if it's okay to hate Jews
The right can’t decide if it's okay to hate Jews
The fallout from Nick Fuentes's appearance on Tucker Carlson continues.
www.motherjones.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Bitter struggle on the right between people who hate 100% of Jews and people who hate 75% of Jews
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Contact with Signal (support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...) or any Signal representative will ONLY come from an @signal.org email address, not from within the app.
And again, we will never ask for your PIN or verification code. And we do not reach out proactively, only in response to your requests.4/
And again, we will never ask for your PIN or verification code. And we do not reach out proactively, only in response to your requests.4/
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November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Contact with Signal (support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...) or any Signal representative will ONLY come from an @signal.org email address, not from within the app.
And again, we will never ask for your PIN or verification code. And we do not reach out proactively, only in response to your requests.4/
And again, we will never ask for your PIN or verification code. And we do not reach out proactively, only in response to your requests.4/
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New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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"Fuck moving forward. Screw coming together. We are going to hire a team of prosecutors so large it needs its own building, fund them so well they have their own helicopters, and instruct them to go after everyone who broke the law from the White House to individual ICE agents."
i’ve said this before and i remain convinced it’s true, the 2028 platform that would deliver obama 08 results is “i am gonna
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"Fuck moving forward. Screw coming together. We are going to hire a team of prosecutors so large it needs its own building, fund them so well they have their own helicopters, and instruct them to go after everyone who broke the law from the White House to individual ICE agents."
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Given the scale of the operation, the fact that no-one has been charged can be seen both as a grotesque mismanagement of resources and a desire to focus on creating images of military domination.
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Given the scale of the operation, the fact that no-one has been charged can be seen both as a grotesque mismanagement of resources and a desire to focus on creating images of military domination.
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In 2019, Trump claimed he hadn’t spoken to Jeffrey Epstein in “15 years.”
In 2017, Jeffrey Epstein was telling friends he was spending Thanksgiving with Trump — then in his first year as President.
In 2017, Jeffrey Epstein was telling friends he was spending Thanksgiving with Trump — then in his first year as President.
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
In 2019, Trump claimed he hadn’t spoken to Jeffrey Epstein in “15 years.”
In 2017, Jeffrey Epstein was telling friends he was spending Thanksgiving with Trump — then in his first year as President.
In 2017, Jeffrey Epstein was telling friends he was spending Thanksgiving with Trump — then in his first year as President.
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Jeffrey Epstein to Lawrence Summers (both of whom are very bad people):
“i have met some very bad people , none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body. so yes- dangerous”
“i have met some very bad people , none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body. so yes- dangerous”
November 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Jeffrey Epstein to Lawrence Summers (both of whom are very bad people):
“i have met some very bad people , none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body. so yes- dangerous”
“i have met some very bad people , none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body. so yes- dangerous”
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$300,000
That's it. Nine tsunami-tracking stations going offline over a $300,000 funding cut.
That's like 1.5 ICE agents/year.
Probably less than it cost just to fix potholes caused by Trump's birthday parade.
What are we doing here?
That's it. Nine tsunami-tracking stations going offline over a $300,000 funding cut.
That's like 1.5 ICE agents/year.
Probably less than it cost just to fix potholes caused by Trump's birthday parade.
What are we doing here?
This lab is key for tracking deadly waves. Its sensors are about to go offline.
After NOAA cut funding to the lab that’s been monitoring seismic activity for more than 25 years, nine stations tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes for the agency will go offline by the end of the mo...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
$300,000
That's it. Nine tsunami-tracking stations going offline over a $300,000 funding cut.
That's like 1.5 ICE agents/year.
Probably less than it cost just to fix potholes caused by Trump's birthday parade.
What are we doing here?
That's it. Nine tsunami-tracking stations going offline over a $300,000 funding cut.
That's like 1.5 ICE agents/year.
Probably less than it cost just to fix potholes caused by Trump's birthday parade.
What are we doing here?
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The strong implication is bad. But, as an evidentiary matter, the timing is critical because it was written before Donald Trump became a serious candidate for the presidency. If you're weighing credibility, that is a crucial factor to consider.
This one is potentially worse — Epstein is strongly implying that Trump had sex with one of his victims
November 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The strong implication is bad. But, as an evidentiary matter, the timing is critical because it was written before Donald Trump became a serious candidate for the presidency. If you're weighing credibility, that is a crucial factor to consider.
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Seems clear that Pulte 1) broke the law while going on fishing expeditions for baseless mortgage fraud claims 2) immediately removed everyone who tried to investigate that wrong-doing.
Exclusive | Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
FHFA’s acting inspector general handed probe report to U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James
www.wsj.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Seems clear that Pulte 1) broke the law while going on fishing expeditions for baseless mortgage fraud claims 2) immediately removed everyone who tried to investigate that wrong-doing.
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OK this is amazing.
Trump’s Truth Social has its own AI search tool, which company debuted a month after Trump signed an exec order to end use of “Woke AI” in federal government.
Here's how it responds to questions about tariffs, who won 2020 election, Jan 6, etc:
www.thebulwark.com/p/pardon-the...
Trump’s Truth Social has its own AI search tool, which company debuted a month after Trump signed an exec order to end use of “Woke AI” in federal government.
Here's how it responds to questions about tariffs, who won 2020 election, Jan 6, etc:
www.thebulwark.com/p/pardon-the...
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
OK this is amazing.
Trump’s Truth Social has its own AI search tool, which company debuted a month after Trump signed an exec order to end use of “Woke AI” in federal government.
Here's how it responds to questions about tariffs, who won 2020 election, Jan 6, etc:
www.thebulwark.com/p/pardon-the...
Trump’s Truth Social has its own AI search tool, which company debuted a month after Trump signed an exec order to end use of “Woke AI” in federal government.
Here's how it responds to questions about tariffs, who won 2020 election, Jan 6, etc:
www.thebulwark.com/p/pardon-the...
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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White Afrikaners looking at Trump and saying “don’t associate us with this racist!”
That’s quite a legacy.
That’s quite a legacy.
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
Prominent Afrikaners refuse to be 'pawns,' and hit back at Trump's claims about South Africa
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
n.pr
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
White Afrikaners looking at Trump and saying “don’t associate us with this racist!”
That’s quite a legacy.
That’s quite a legacy.
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"My father remained at the Texas detention center until October. During those six months, he went completely blind in one eye and lost most of the vision in the other, because he wasn’t receiving adequate medical care for his Type 2 diabetes."
From @vanessalop.bsky.social: He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
Deportation has taken away the father I once knew and given me back a person I no longer recognize.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"My father remained at the Texas detention center until October. During those six months, he went completely blind in one eye and lost most of the vision in the other, because he wasn’t receiving adequate medical care for his Type 2 diabetes."
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"We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%." #Brexit
Nobody could have predicted this. www.nber.org/papers/w34459
Nobody could have predicted this. www.nber.org/papers/w34459
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%." #Brexit
Nobody could have predicted this. www.nber.org/papers/w34459
Nobody could have predicted this. www.nber.org/papers/w34459
Even if the Democratic Senators really wanted to cave, not waiting to see how this played out 48 hours from now is just malpractice.
BREAKING
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Even if the Democratic Senators really wanted to cave, not waiting to see how this played out 48 hours from now is just malpractice.
Is it good when your supporters think less of you more than your opponents do?
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Is it good when your supporters think less of you more than your opponents do?
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A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.
Problem is it’s impossible to argue that the Democratic caucus as a whole isn’t on board with it and orchestrating the vote to protect each other. Hard to trust any of them now.
the strongest signal I’ve seen so far — the centrist and institutionalist wing of the Democratic Party is saying ‘hell no’
The government has been shut down for 40 days—the longest in history. All Democrats have fought hard for extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits that make health care affordable for millions. I’m voting against the bill given it doesn’t extend these valuable tax credits.
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Problem is it’s impossible to argue that the Democratic caucus as a whole isn’t on board with it and orchestrating the vote to protect each other. Hard to trust any of them now.
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I worked for a senator who is almost certainly going to vote no on this and let me tell you, the idea that members like my former boss are not 100% onboard with this (and very possibly even quietly helped this happen) is downright ludicrous.
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I worked for a senator who is almost certainly going to vote no on this and let me tell you, the idea that members like my former boss are not 100% onboard with this (and very possibly even quietly helped this happen) is downright ludicrous.
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A good man.
"Vone, who has a doctorate in physical therapy, has worked in the field for more than 20 yrs. He's known by friends and clients as a devoted, talented caregiver ... That was even the case at Eloy, where he said he helped treat fellow detainees who were struggling with mobility."
"Vone, who has a doctorate in physical therapy, has worked in the field for more than 20 yrs. He's known by friends and clients as a devoted, talented caregiver ... That was even the case at Eloy, where he said he helped treat fellow detainees who were struggling with mobility."
A longtime Tucson physical therapist has been deported to Laos, the country he fled with family at age 6 in the 1970s. Vone Phrommany, 53, said he's arrived at a distant relative's home following five days of exhausting travel, while shackled at the wrists and ankles. tucson.com/news/local/s...
Tucson physical therapist deported to Laos after multiple, 'chaotic' flights
For Star subscribers: A longtime Tucson physical therapist has been deported to Laos after spending three months at the Eloy Detention Center.
tucson.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A good man.
"Vone, who has a doctorate in physical therapy, has worked in the field for more than 20 yrs. He's known by friends and clients as a devoted, talented caregiver ... That was even the case at Eloy, where he said he helped treat fellow detainees who were struggling with mobility."
"Vone, who has a doctorate in physical therapy, has worked in the field for more than 20 yrs. He's known by friends and clients as a devoted, talented caregiver ... That was even the case at Eloy, where he said he helped treat fellow detainees who were struggling with mobility."