Jon Ponder
@jonponder.bsky.social
Progressive since forever. Longtime student of history, special interest in LA & Hollywood history. Co-creator of Hollywood & Crime for Amazon, Variety Confidential for Variety.
He TACOs as usual, becomes Putin's roadkill.
Our Fascist Idiocracy: Trump Surrenders Ukraine to Putin
The Telepgraph:The United States is poised to recognise Russia’s control over Crimea and other occupied Ukrainian territories to secure a deal to end the war.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
He TACOs as usual, becomes Putin's roadkill.
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"My poll numbers have never been better."
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"My poll numbers have never been better."
WTF? Nike goes MAGA?
Our Fascist Idiocracy: Nike Founder Donates $3 Mil to Oregon MAGA
WTF? Nike goes MAGA?
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
WTF? Nike goes MAGA?
September 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
September 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM
A little good news.
#LosAngeles
#LosAngeles
Palisades Fire Debris Removal Finished Months Early
Cleanup from the Palisades Fire is complete months early, marking the fastest federal debris removal in U.S. history.
lamag.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A little good news.
#LosAngeles
#LosAngeles
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DAILY MEMO: We’re Seeing Joint Operations Between the FBI, DEA, ATF, Marshals, and ICE Starting to Target Homes and More
~ @eltragon.bsky.social
~ @eltragon.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
DAILY MEMO: We’re Seeing Joint Operations Between the FBI, DEA, ATF, Marshals, and ICE Starting to Target Homes and More
~ @eltragon.bsky.social
~ @eltragon.bsky.social
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Thank gods the Supreme Court gave Obama presidential immunity!
July 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Thank gods the Supreme Court gave Obama presidential immunity!
Geffen Gallery at LACMA. @lacma.org
Photos reveal Peter Zumthor's LACMA museum ahead of opening
Photographer Iwan Baan has captured images of the curving Los Angeles County Museum of Art expansion by architect Peter Zumthor, which is complete after more than 20 years and ready to be filled with ...
www.dezeen.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Geffen Gallery at LACMA. @lacma.org
Selling flowers at Forest Lawn is not where dangerous cartel criminal immigrants are hiding.
Immigration agents detain flower vendors near Forest Lawn cemetery
Federal agents detained several flower vendors during a raid outside Forest Lawn cemetery, near Griffith Park, on Monday.
abc7.com
July 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Selling flowers at Forest Lawn is not where dangerous cartel criminal immigrants are hiding.
Trump says he gave US enemy permission to bomb US military base.
“They said, ‘We’re going to shoot them. Is one o’clock OK?’ I said it’s fine,” Trump said. “And everybody was emptied off the base so they couldn’t get hurt, except for the gunners.”
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“They said, ‘We’re going to shoot them. Is one o’clock OK?’ I said it’s fine,” Trump said. “And everybody was emptied off the base so they couldn’t get hurt, except for the gunners.”
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Trump Says He Gave Iran Permission to Bomb U.S. Base in Qatar and…Well, Mostly Crickets?
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This...
talkingpointsmemo.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Trump says he gave US enemy permission to bomb US military base.
“They said, ‘We’re going to shoot them. Is one o’clock OK?’ I said it’s fine,” Trump said. “And everybody was emptied off the base so they couldn’t get hurt, except for the gunners.”
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
“They said, ‘We’re going to shoot them. Is one o’clock OK?’ I said it’s fine,” Trump said. “And everybody was emptied off the base so they couldn’t get hurt, except for the gunners.”
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Our Fascist Idiocracy: May 22, 2025. Racism and lying in the Oval. Best at being worst. Everybody hates Elon. No, you're out of control.
Our Fascist Idiocracy: May 22, 2025
Racism and lying in the Oval. Having been subjected to the Trump clown show for too long, we all knew he had to be lying about the purported white genocide in South Africa.
pensito.substack.com
May 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Our Fascist Idiocracy: May 22, 2025. Racism and lying in the Oval. Best at being worst. Everybody hates Elon. No, you're out of control.
Today in fascist idiocy, what does "86" mean? How does a wannabe autocrat define "groceries" to Middle Eastern leader. And how do fascists deal with their allergies to voting?
Our Fascist Idiocracy: May 16, 2025
Handing Trump the 2016 election on a gold-plated platter wasn’t enough to save former FBI director James Comey from being investigated by Trump’s secret police over an Insta post.
pensito.substack.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Today in fascist idiocy, what does "86" mean? How does a wannabe autocrat define "groceries" to Middle Eastern leader. And how do fascists deal with their allergies to voting?
"The cancellation of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's grant agreement would be a massive gift to America's enemies," Steve Capus, the president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, said in a statement today.
REM Releases Remix of Its First Hit Song As a Fundraiser for Radio Free Europe
One of the most innovative reactions to the Trump/Musk chainsaw approach to destroying the U.S.
pensito.substack.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
"The cancellation of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's grant agreement would be a massive gift to America's enemies," Steve Capus, the president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, said in a statement today.
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"Well, I ain't sorry no more, you crazy, psalm-singing, skinny old maid!"
Gin-swilling riverboat captain Charlie Allnutt (Humphrey Bogart) finally loses patience with prim Rose Sayer (Katharine Hepburn) in The African Queen (1951)
Gin-swilling riverboat captain Charlie Allnutt (Humphrey Bogart) finally loses patience with prim Rose Sayer (Katharine Hepburn) in The African Queen (1951)
May 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
"Well, I ain't sorry no more, you crazy, psalm-singing, skinny old maid!"
Gin-swilling riverboat captain Charlie Allnutt (Humphrey Bogart) finally loses patience with prim Rose Sayer (Katharine Hepburn) in The African Queen (1951)
Gin-swilling riverboat captain Charlie Allnutt (Humphrey Bogart) finally loses patience with prim Rose Sayer (Katharine Hepburn) in The African Queen (1951)
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Maddow runs through the very long list of Trump's failures during his first 100 days. Here's the list.
Maddow on Trump’s Disastrous First 100 Days: ‘Oops!’
During her April 23, 2025, show, Rachel Maddow provided a run-down of the Trump regime’s destructive, mistake-ridden first 100 days.
open.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Maddow runs through the very long list of Trump's failures during his first 100 days. Here's the list.
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Hey, do you know what you call a guy who never admits a mistake, who becomes President of the United States by never admitting a mistake, who then convinces his entire presidential administration to never admit—let alone correct—any mistake, leading to innocents getting life sentences?
A sociopath.
A sociopath.
April 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Hey, do you know what you call a guy who never admits a mistake, who becomes President of the United States by never admitting a mistake, who then convinces his entire presidential administration to never admit—let alone correct—any mistake, leading to innocents getting life sentences?
A sociopath.
A sociopath.
Nate Silver: In our tracking, Trump's approval is at -5, but if we only used polls since Liberation Day, he'd be at -8.5 instead. So that's a pretty significant hit over the span of barely more than a week; he was at -2.5 on 4/1, just before Liberation Day.
www.natesilver.net/p/trump-appr...
www.natesilver.net/p/trump-appr...
April 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Nate Silver: In our tracking, Trump's approval is at -5, but if we only used polls since Liberation Day, he'd be at -8.5 instead. So that's a pretty significant hit over the span of barely more than a week; he was at -2.5 on 4/1, just before Liberation Day.
www.natesilver.net/p/trump-appr...
www.natesilver.net/p/trump-appr...
"Arrival" from the Lincoln Project.
Arrival
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
youtu.be
April 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"Arrival" from the Lincoln Project.
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We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
April 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.