Jordan
@watkinsfoster.bsky.social
Attorney who loves to rant and listen to rants
Retweets≠endorsements
Retweets≠endorsements
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I’m sorry but saying social media is an important medium “now” is WILD! It would’ve made sense if McCain said this in 2008, but 2025?!?
REPORTER: What lesson did you learn after losing the Democratic primary for Mayor of New York City?
ANDREW CUOMO: I did not do enough on social media.
ZOHRAN MAMDANI: He lost because he didn’t talk about affordability for New Yorkers.
ANDREW CUOMO: I did not do enough on social media.
ZOHRAN MAMDANI: He lost because he didn’t talk about affordability for New Yorkers.
October 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I’m sorry but saying social media is an important medium “now” is WILD! It would’ve made sense if McCain said this in 2008, but 2025?!?
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Andrew Cuomo: taxpayers should pay for $60 million in legal bills for my sexual harassment allegations
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
October 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Andrew Cuomo: taxpayers should pay for $60 million in legal bills for my sexual harassment allegations
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
Ate him up
Andrew Cuomo: taxpayers should pay for $60 million in legal bills for my sexual harassment allegations
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
October 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Ate him up
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Every day that passes without this film being on a streaming platform is a tragedy.
October 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Every day that passes without this film being on a streaming platform is a tragedy.
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My new book is #1 on the New York Times Best Sellers and American Booksellers Association Indie Bestsellers lists.
I am deeply grateful for every person who has read, listened, and joined me to reflect on this journey. I look forward to continuing to see you on the road: kamalaharris.link/107Days
I am deeply grateful for every person who has read, listened, and joined me to reflect on this journey. I look forward to continuing to see you on the road: kamalaharris.link/107Days
October 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
My new book is #1 on the New York Times Best Sellers and American Booksellers Association Indie Bestsellers lists.
I am deeply grateful for every person who has read, listened, and joined me to reflect on this journey. I look forward to continuing to see you on the road: kamalaharris.link/107Days
I am deeply grateful for every person who has read, listened, and joined me to reflect on this journey. I look forward to continuing to see you on the road: kamalaharris.link/107Days
Yikes
TikTokers and Instagrammers are condemning Publix for pulling an offer to sponsor a Black Book Bash. But when ContrabandCamp spoke to event organizers & Publix, we remembered...
Just because it's on the internet doesn't mean it's true
Just because it's on the internet doesn't mean it's true
Black Book Bash, Publix Dispute Sponsorship Deal After Social Media Firestorm
Organizers of the Florida book festival say the supermarket giant pulled sponsorship at the last minute. Publix says it was never a sponsor.
dlvr.it
October 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Yikes
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Like Scandinavian...but brown.
October 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Like Scandinavian...but brown.
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Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
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The Supreme Court today blocked the Trump administration from removing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve and scheduled oral arguments on the case for January.
Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now
The Supreme Court is allowing Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now. The court is declining to act on the Trump administration’s effort to immediately remove her.
apnews.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Supreme Court today blocked the Trump administration from removing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve and scheduled oral arguments on the case for January.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court allows Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now.
October 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court allows Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now.
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I hope it's clear to everyone now that Trump really is going for it - he's trying to become a dictator. I don't know if he'll succeed, but he's working to install himself as an autocrat unaccountable to voters. And he's weaponizing the military against Americans who oppose him as part of that effort
September 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I hope it's clear to everyone now that Trump really is going for it - he's trying to become a dictator. I don't know if he'll succeed, but he's working to install himself as an autocrat unaccountable to voters. And he's weaponizing the military against Americans who oppose him as part of that effort
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[Narrator: When the Democrats returned to power, the hesistated and encouraged people to move on]
Now might be a good time for Democrats to remind people that when they return to power they will not hesitate to prosecute people who murder civilians.
September 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
[Narrator: When the Democrats returned to power, the hesistated and encouraged people to move on]
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Ezra Klein is never ever ever going to say he’s wrong.
He knows he’s wrong, though.
He just thinks he’s smarter than y’all.
He knows he’s wrong, though.
He just thinks he’s smarter than y’all.
September 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Ezra Klein is never ever ever going to say he’s wrong.
He knows he’s wrong, though.
He just thinks he’s smarter than y’all.
He knows he’s wrong, though.
He just thinks he’s smarter than y’all.
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"Movements that abandon core supporters in pursuit of mythical moderate voters often end up with neither. Energy drains away, activists stay home, and the authentic moral voice gets replaced by calculated positioning that convinces no one." data4democracy.substack.com/p/you-cant-e...
You Can't Expand the Tent by Shrinking It
We should heed Ta-Nehisi Coates' warning: "I'm all for bridging gaps, but not at the expense of my neighbor's humanity."
data4democracy.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"Movements that abandon core supporters in pursuit of mythical moderate voters often end up with neither. Energy drains away, activists stay home, and the authentic moral voice gets replaced by calculated positioning that convinces no one." data4democracy.substack.com/p/you-cant-e...
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So…let me see if I have this right. The federal government is gonna shut down in 30hrs, and the party that controls the ENTIRE federal government is trying to blame the party that controls NONE of the federal government for the looming shutdown?
September 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
So…let me see if I have this right. The federal government is gonna shut down in 30hrs, and the party that controls the ENTIRE federal government is trying to blame the party that controls NONE of the federal government for the looming shutdown?
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This is, after all, the original and authentic meaning of "stay woke." In fact, the perversion of "woke" into an epithet is perhaps the defining metaphor of our moment: Historical victims are not only being revictimized, but also mocked for never forgetting this is always a possibility in the US.
September 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This is, after all, the original and authentic meaning of "stay woke." In fact, the perversion of "woke" into an epithet is perhaps the defining metaphor of our moment: Historical victims are not only being revictimized, but also mocked for never forgetting this is always a possibility in the US.
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It is actually peak absurdity that we still have people arguing that voters should bend to the positions of their political representatives instead of the other way around.
September 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It is actually peak absurdity that we still have people arguing that voters should bend to the positions of their political representatives instead of the other way around.
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The other telling thing is when Coates brings up the history of Black Americans. Klein responds, "Trump won more of the black vote in 2024," as if that is some kind of sweeping rebuttal. 1. This history still matters 2. 84% of a very large group backing one party is still a very high number!
"Democracy dies if prominent black writers don't frame their arguments around appeasing white voters in Wisconsin," or "Democracy dies unless liberal writers praise radical, hateful conservative activists" is the subtext. And it's worth thinking through who makes these kinds of arguments and why.
We are edging close to an argument that all left public figures need to think like political strategists first, constantly measuring the impact of their work on the Democratic Party's electoral prospects. We saw that frame used against racial justice protesters in 2020-22; Gaza protesters in 2024.
September 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The other telling thing is when Coates brings up the history of Black Americans. Klein responds, "Trump won more of the black vote in 2024," as if that is some kind of sweeping rebuttal. 1. This history still matters 2. 84% of a very large group backing one party is still a very high number!
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"Democracy dies if prominent black writers don't frame their arguments around appeasing white voters in Wisconsin," or "Democracy dies unless liberal writers praise radical, hateful conservative activists" is the subtext. And it's worth thinking through who makes these kinds of arguments and why.
We are edging close to an argument that all left public figures need to think like political strategists first, constantly measuring the impact of their work on the Democratic Party's electoral prospects. We saw that frame used against racial justice protesters in 2020-22; Gaza protesters in 2024.
Everyone, as Coates acknowledges, thinks that politicians need to win more voters. Obama and Harris can't sound like Coates. Coates agrees! But Klein argues that political culture (so the writing of people like Coates) shapes politicians and hints Coates should be mindful of that.
September 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"Democracy dies if prominent black writers don't frame their arguments around appeasing white voters in Wisconsin," or "Democracy dies unless liberal writers praise radical, hateful conservative activists" is the subtext. And it's worth thinking through who makes these kinds of arguments and why.
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
September 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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FEMA leader David Richardson's ham-handed approach to disaster relief is painfully unacceptable. During the recent flooding in Texas, he was reportedly unreachable for 24 hours and has joked about deliberately delaying aid to Democratic-led states. He must be held accountable.
September 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
FEMA leader David Richardson's ham-handed approach to disaster relief is painfully unacceptable. During the recent flooding in Texas, he was reportedly unreachable for 24 hours and has joked about deliberately delaying aid to Democratic-led states. He must be held accountable.
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If caring about trans people or gay people or immigrants automatically makes someone a “leftist,” then…
September 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
If caring about trans people or gay people or immigrants automatically makes someone a “leftist,” then…
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157 years after the 14th Amendment guaranteed citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States," Trump has asked the Supreme Court to allow him to overturn the U.S. CONSTITUTION by executive order.
Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to review the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, pushing the issue back bef...
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September 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
157 years after the 14th Amendment guaranteed citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States," Trump has asked the Supreme Court to allow him to overturn the U.S. CONSTITUTION by executive order.
I’ve been thinking about how conservatives started misusing Woke and DEI a few years ago and moderate dems didn’t listen to Black people who said it should be checked and now moderate Dems are afraid of being associated with woke while also ignoring new warnings that Black people are giving
September 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I’ve been thinking about how conservatives started misusing Woke and DEI a few years ago and moderate dems didn’t listen to Black people who said it should be checked and now moderate Dems are afraid of being associated with woke while also ignoring new warnings that Black people are giving