Jan Spoor
@winterbadger.bsky.social
Researcher, analyst, editor, wargamer, cat lover, soccer aficionado, Anglophile.
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Trump-backed Republican Matt Van Epps wins US House special election in Tennessee
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Trump-backed Republican Matt Van Epps wins US House special election in Tennessee
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Trump-backed Republican Matt Van Epps wins US House special election in Tennessee
Republican Matt Van Epps has won a special election in Tennessee for a seat in the U.S. House. Van Epps was backed by President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Well, that sucks. 😒
Trump-backed Republican Matt Van Epps wins US House special election in Tennessee
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Trump-backed Republican Matt Van Epps wins US House special election in Tennessee
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Huzzah! Push ‘em out, folks, and get some real leadership in there.
Chuck Schumer is a coward, a traitor, a liar, and a foe to the American people.
As such, I’m rooting for Van Hollen and co’s Fight Club to prevail, as should everyone else in the anti-Trump resistance. It’s our best hope at forming a real opposition party that’ll defeat the pedo-billionaire elite
As such, I’m rooting for Van Hollen and co’s Fight Club to prevail, as should everyone else in the anti-Trump resistance. It’s our best hope at forming a real opposition party that’ll defeat the pedo-billionaire elite
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Huzzah! Push ‘em out, folks, and get some real leadership in there.
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It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.
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Let’s be clear: Chuck Schumer is the one ending this shutdown, no matter how the votes read.
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Let’s be clear: Chuck Schumer is the one ending this shutdown, no matter how the votes read.
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
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Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him
And they should, given this is his fault.
And they should, given this is his fault.
This is a lovely sentiment but Schumer isn't up for re-election until 2028 and he knows this. At which point he will be 77/78. There's no mechanism to recall a sitting senator AFAIK.
Let’s be clear: Chuck Schumer is the one ending this shutdown, no matter how the votes read.
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him
And they should, given this is his fault.
And they should, given this is his fault.
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if democrats want to retain any amount of integrity they need to immediately vote out chuck schumer as party minority leader
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
if democrats want to retain any amount of integrity they need to immediately vote out chuck schumer as party minority leader
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If Chuck Schumer was a stronger leader, he would have been able to convince most of these senators to hold the line.
I’m terribly disappointed in him.
I’m terribly disappointed in him.
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
If Chuck Schumer was a stronger leader, he would have been able to convince most of these senators to hold the line.
I’m terribly disappointed in him.
I’m terribly disappointed in him.
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Somebody show this to Chuck Schumer ASAP
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Somebody show this to Chuck Schumer ASAP
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This shit is why people don’t trust the Democratic Party.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This shit is why people don’t trust the Democratic Party.
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Every single Dem that caved and agreed to this deal needs to be primaried and voted out. They are cowards who wasted the last month for a half baked promise vote a month from now.
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Every single Dem that caved and agreed to this deal needs to be primaried and voted out. They are cowards who wasted the last month for a half baked promise vote a month from now.
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Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
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Time for Senate Dems to put up or shut up. Schumer's gotta go or our donation dollars do.
Demand Democratic Senate Leadership Accountability: Remove Senator Chuck Schumer as Senate Minority Leader
This petition calls on sitting Democratic US Senators to remove Chuck Schumer from his role as Senate Minority Leader due to his failure to protect millions of Americans during the recent government s...
actionnetwork.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Time for Senate Dems to put up or shut up. Schumer's gotta go or our donation dollars do.
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As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans’ health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans’ health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote.
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
The irony is striking.
Trump Says U.S. Visas Can Be Denied to Fat People From Now On
New State Department guidance encourages embassies and consulates to deny visas to people with obesity or other health issues.
Eugenics is a Nazi shibboleth:
https://newrepublic.com/post/202898/trump-us-visas-deny-fat-people-obesity
New State Department guidance encourages embassies and consulates to deny visas to people with obesity or other health issues.
Eugenics is a Nazi shibboleth:
https://newrepublic.com/post/202898/trump-us-visas-deny-fat-people-obesity
November 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The irony is striking.
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We wanted to share this to help people understand what’s going on. It was shared by Jay Kuo and written by Steve Vladeck a clear, straightforward breakdown of the SNAP situation.
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 AM
We wanted to share this to help people understand what’s going on. It was shared by Jay Kuo and written by Steve Vladeck a clear, straightforward breakdown of the SNAP situation.
This is a good night in America. ❤️🤍💙
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
This is a good night in America. ❤️🤍💙
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MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
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If Andrew Cuomo is the right choice for fascist, right-wing billionaires, he’s the wrong choice for NYC.
This isn’t complicated.
This isn’t complicated.
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
If Andrew Cuomo is the right choice for fascist, right-wing billionaires, he’s the wrong choice for NYC.
This isn’t complicated.
This isn’t complicated.