jaywitmer
@jsethwitmer.bsky.social
Citizen, Navy veteran, father, grandfather, @georgemasonu.bsky.social alum, coal-miner’s grandson.
A Bigger World 🌎 🙏 ☮️
A Bigger World 🌎 🙏 ☮️
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How can anyone see the death and destruction in Gaza and the lack of attention to our needs here at home and think “more of our tax dollars should be going overseas”?
The policy issues we face here at home are tied to the issues abroad, they aren’t separate.
The policy issues we face here at home are tied to the issues abroad, they aren’t separate.
December 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
How can anyone see the death and destruction in Gaza and the lack of attention to our needs here at home and think “more of our tax dollars should be going overseas”?
The policy issues we face here at home are tied to the issues abroad, they aren’t separate.
The policy issues we face here at home are tied to the issues abroad, they aren’t separate.
@cnn.com why are you platforming this garbage?
Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
November 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
@cnn.com why are you platforming this garbage?
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@savingplaces.bsky.social why is this happening?
October 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
@savingplaces.bsky.social why is this happening?
A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day.
Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏
History.
Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏
History.
October 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#NoKings ❌ 👑
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Indivisible QC Invites you to NO KINGS 2 in the Quad Cities” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Indivisible QC Invites you to NO KINGS 2 in the Quad Cities · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
www.mobilize.us
October 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
#NoKings ❌ 👑
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Indivisible QC Invites you to NO KINGS 2 in the Quad Cities” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Indivisible QC Invites you to NO KINGS 2 in the Quad Cities · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
www.mobilize.us
October 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Indivisible QC Invites you to NO KINGS 2 in the Quad Cities” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Leader of country’s opposition receives award after intense public and private campaign by Donald Trump
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Justice Kavanaugh: “If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
79. American citizen.
September 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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August 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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The Milan Bottoms, a massive wetland near the conjunction of the Rock and Mississippi rivers in western Illinois, is the largest known winter nighttime roost for migrating bald eagles in the lower 48 states.
In the Quad Cities, a proposed development near a bald eagle habitat divides a community
Milan Bottoms wetlands are the largest known winter nighttime roost for migrating bald eagles in the continental U.S.
www.chicagotribune.com
August 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The Milan Bottoms, a massive wetland near the conjunction of the Rock and Mississippi rivers in western Illinois, is the largest known winter nighttime roost for migrating bald eagles in the lower 48 states.
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Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.
July 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.
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And remember, 93% have no record of any violent crimes. This facility, then, is comparable to the internment camps for Japanese Americans during the Second World War. But let's call it what it is: a concentration camp. Jesus wept.
July 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
And remember, 93% have no record of any violent crimes. This facility, then, is comparable to the internment camps for Japanese Americans during the Second World War. But let's call it what it is: a concentration camp. Jesus wept.
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Boom, bust—and boom again. Take a long-weekend trip to Dubuque, Iowa, to witness how a small town reinvented itself into a thriving community full of charm.
We’re Calling It. This Small Town in Iowa Is the Place to Be This Summer.
Once the butt of jokes, the town of Dubuque, Iowa, has emerged as an unlikely hub of Midwest cool. Here’s how to plan a long weekend that packs in all its charms.
on.wsj.com
June 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Boom, bust—and boom again. Take a long-weekend trip to Dubuque, Iowa, to witness how a small town reinvented itself into a thriving community full of charm.
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No one who is thinking about 2028 in this moment should be considered in 2028.
There is organizing happening now to fight for our communities.
If your sleeves aren’t rolled up and you’re not active in the grassroots NOW, you’re not fit to lead.
There is organizing happening now to fight for our communities.
If your sleeves aren’t rolled up and you’re not active in the grassroots NOW, you’re not fit to lead.
May 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Buckle up, folks. This is a constitutional crisis unfolding before our eyes.
Trump now saying — contrary to his previous statements and those of federal officials — that people removed from the U.S. to El Salvador are in the “sole custody” of El Salvador
April 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Buckle up, folks. This is a constitutional crisis unfolding before our eyes.
Charles Bukowski (1920-1994)
April 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Charles Bukowski (1920-1994)
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BREAKING: Sen. Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech in history.
WATCH LIVE NOW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Nf...
WATCH LIVE NOW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Nf...
April 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
BREAKING: Sen. Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech in history.
WATCH LIVE NOW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Nf...
WATCH LIVE NOW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Nf...
W. B. Yeats (1965-1939)
March 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
W. B. Yeats (1965-1939)
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QCA veterans and advocates protest federal cuts
QCA veterans and advocates protest federal cuts
Protesting the Trump administration’s cuts to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans and advocates lined W. 4th St. in Davenport Our Quad Cities News reporter Charlie Roiland has l…
www.ourquadcities.com
March 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
QCA veterans and advocates protest federal cuts