Janes
@mjanes.bsky.social
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We're about to see like two dozen R incumbents retire. What we do with this cycle will decide if Republican government will be restored in the United States. It's absolutely imperative that we impose capital C Consequences to the members of this administration.
this was a re-run of the 2022 midterms in terms of turnout and we improved by 12-13 points
December 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
We're about to see like two dozen R incumbents retire. What we do with this cycle will decide if Republican government will be restored in the United States. It's absolutely imperative that we impose capital C Consequences to the members of this administration.
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And yes these means nuking the filibuster.
10 min in: 💣 filibuster
12 in: expand Court
15 in: confirm slate of Justices w/o hearings
20 in: expand House, John Lewis Act
22 in: DC statehood
25 in: strip Trump hires of civil service protections.
30 in: break up DHS
10 min in: 💣 filibuster
12 in: expand Court
15 in: confirm slate of Justices w/o hearings
20 in: expand House, John Lewis Act
22 in: DC statehood
25 in: strip Trump hires of civil service protections.
30 in: break up DHS
October 3, 2025 at 2:21 AM
And yes these means nuking the filibuster.
10 min in: 💣 filibuster
12 in: expand Court
15 in: confirm slate of Justices w/o hearings
20 in: expand House, John Lewis Act
22 in: DC statehood
25 in: strip Trump hires of civil service protections.
30 in: break up DHS
10 min in: 💣 filibuster
12 in: expand Court
15 in: confirm slate of Justices w/o hearings
20 in: expand House, John Lewis Act
22 in: DC statehood
25 in: strip Trump hires of civil service protections.
30 in: break up DHS
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this piece has been in the works a while but honestly i could not have asked for a better foil than ezra klein's interview with ta-nehisi coates. klein longs for peacetime--but you don't get to decide when you're in a fight.
www.liberalcurrents.com/democrats-mu...
www.liberalcurrents.com/democrats-mu...
Democrats Must Embrace War Mindset
We have exited a long period of peace and entered into a struggle not unlike war, in which all the old certainties have gone malleable and the future of the republic is at stake.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
this piece has been in the works a while but honestly i could not have asked for a better foil than ezra klein's interview with ta-nehisi coates. klein longs for peacetime--but you don't get to decide when you're in a fight.
www.liberalcurrents.com/democrats-mu...
www.liberalcurrents.com/democrats-mu...
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scully: mulder you can't seriously believe in this
mulder: I'm telling you, glonzo is more than just stories.
mulder: I'm telling you, glonzo is more than just stories.
August 31, 2025 at 3:49 AM
scully: mulder you can't seriously believe in this
mulder: I'm telling you, glonzo is more than just stories.
mulder: I'm telling you, glonzo is more than just stories.
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To Donald Trump and his administration:
If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me — not time or political circumstance — from making sure you face justice under our constitutional rule of law.
If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me — not time or political circumstance — from making sure you face justice under our constitutional rule of law.
August 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
To Donald Trump and his administration:
If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me — not time or political circumstance — from making sure you face justice under our constitutional rule of law.
If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me — not time or political circumstance — from making sure you face justice under our constitutional rule of law.
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the thing everyone is going to have to accept is that the post-trump period, whenever it comes, will not and cannot be a project of national unity, it must be a project of partisan project of renewal, in the same way that reconstruction and the new deal were partisan projects of renewal.
August 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
the thing everyone is going to have to accept is that the post-trump period, whenever it comes, will not and cannot be a project of national unity, it must be a project of partisan project of renewal, in the same way that reconstruction and the new deal were partisan projects of renewal.
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I think it's now possible to make a poli-sci course that equips one for modern political analysis better than most classic theory and has a syllabus sourced entirely from random internet posts.
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
July 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I think it's now possible to make a poli-sci course that equips one for modern political analysis better than most classic theory and has a syllabus sourced entirely from random internet posts.
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
Text 1. Wilhoit's Law, born as part of a 2018 blog comment
crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
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If this is substantiated every single justice department attorney who touched the filings denying jurisdiction should be disbarred unless they're individually willing to put in a sworn statement declaring that they were told something different and identifying who lied to them about it
BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.
July 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
If this is substantiated every single justice department attorney who touched the filings denying jurisdiction should be disbarred unless they're individually willing to put in a sworn statement declaring that they were told something different and identifying who lied to them about it
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To be really clear: The reason members of Congress can't just walk right in is because of the guns. Armed DHS personnel won't allow entry. In other words, DHS is using armed force to *break* laws.
Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.
Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.
June 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
To be really clear: The reason members of Congress can't just walk right in is because of the guns. Armed DHS personnel won't allow entry. In other words, DHS is using armed force to *break* laws.
Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.
Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.
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Simultaneously holding the beliefs that Democratic leadership needs to be completely replaced and many incumbents need to be primaried and also that everyone who cares must vote for every Democrat on the federal ballot next year if we have any hope at saving the country.
June 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Simultaneously holding the beliefs that Democratic leadership needs to be completely replaced and many incumbents need to be primaried and also that everyone who cares must vote for every Democrat on the federal ballot next year if we have any hope at saving the country.
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Trump created the problem. The single reason Iran was so close to obtaining a nuclear weapon is that Trump destroyed the diplomatic agreement that put major, verifiable constraints on their nuclear program.
June 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Trump created the problem. The single reason Iran was so close to obtaining a nuclear weapon is that Trump destroyed the diplomatic agreement that put major, verifiable constraints on their nuclear program.
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Talk to me about how, practically speaking, we can destroy the Republican party without giving up on liberal democracy. Talk to me about how we can functionally abolish the Senate and wrest large amounts of power back from the executive. Talk to me about court packing.
June 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Talk to me about how, practically speaking, we can destroy the Republican party without giving up on liberal democracy. Talk to me about how we can functionally abolish the Senate and wrest large amounts of power back from the executive. Talk to me about court packing.
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my dad read me the hobbit when i was very small and then read me lord of the rings when i was bigger and he still recites the "road goes ever on and on" poem before road trips i love him
Okay you guys, what’s the best book, movie, or TV show your dad introduced you to
June 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
my dad read me the hobbit when i was very small and then read me lord of the rings when i was bigger and he still recites the "road goes ever on and on" poem before road trips i love him
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A Democratic Mayor arrested.
A Democratic Congresswoman indicted.
A Democratic Senator tackled and detained.
A Democratic State Representative killed.
A Democratic State Representative in critical condition.
We can all see where this is going.
A Democratic Congresswoman indicted.
A Democratic Senator tackled and detained.
A Democratic State Representative killed.
A Democratic State Representative in critical condition.
We can all see where this is going.
June 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A Democratic Mayor arrested.
A Democratic Congresswoman indicted.
A Democratic Senator tackled and detained.
A Democratic State Representative killed.
A Democratic State Representative in critical condition.
We can all see where this is going.
A Democratic Congresswoman indicted.
A Democratic Senator tackled and detained.
A Democratic State Representative killed.
A Democratic State Representative in critical condition.
We can all see where this is going.
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it is hard to find better examples of the danger of not throwing fascists in jail when you have the chance than Netanyahu and Trump
June 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
it is hard to find better examples of the danger of not throwing fascists in jail when you have the chance than Netanyahu and Trump
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June 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Judge: But that's not where we live (in a monarchy). We live in *response* to a monarchy.
June 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Judge: But that's not where we live (in a monarchy). We live in *response* to a monarchy.
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I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
June 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
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cops doing crime on camera. as @chadloder.bsky.social has been pointing out all day, this is totally illegal. cops doing crime. on camera. adjust your stupid headlines accordingly.
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
cops doing crime on camera. as @chadloder.bsky.social has been pointing out all day, this is totally illegal. cops doing crime. on camera. adjust your stupid headlines accordingly.
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The American fascist movement appears to be fissuring back into its rival jock and creep factions
June 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The American fascist movement appears to be fissuring back into its rival jock and creep factions
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Oh btw, if you have 30-60 minutes to kill this weekend, why not check out the demo of our cool new adventure game/dating sim? Or click the button to get notified when the kickstarter is ready 😏
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Starspawn: A Miskatonic Mystery - Teaser Trailer
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May 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Oh btw, if you have 30-60 minutes to kill this weekend, why not check out the demo of our cool new adventure game/dating sim? Or click the button to get notified when the kickstarter is ready 😏
www.kickstarter.com/projects/485...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/485...
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The worst thing about the US collapse into fascism is how fucking *obvious* it’s been, at every step.
Second worst thing: the people who told us it was fine, no need to worry, just roll over and go back to sleep, at each and every ominous step.
Second worst thing: the people who told us it was fine, no need to worry, just roll over and go back to sleep, at each and every ominous step.
May 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The worst thing about the US collapse into fascism is how fucking *obvious* it’s been, at every step.
Second worst thing: the people who told us it was fine, no need to worry, just roll over and go back to sleep, at each and every ominous step.
Second worst thing: the people who told us it was fine, no need to worry, just roll over and go back to sleep, at each and every ominous step.
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I know, norms and all that, but the default Dem position should be:
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
May 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I know, norms and all that, but the default Dem position should be:
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.