@jake200.bsky.social
Lowly citizen observer and commentator. No party, only country affiliation. Deep roots in flyover country, matured in blue states, now ensconced in foreign land.
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Ken Paxton deletes his tweet referring to Cypress, Texas as “Cyprus” after James Talarico calls him out.
September 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Ken Paxton deletes his tweet referring to Cypress, Texas as “Cyprus” after James Talarico calls him out.
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Epstein survivor Liz Stein: I did sit with the FBI and it was terrifying at 20 years old, right, in 2008. I just remember feeling interrogated and I felt like I was up against the wall and I was going to be brought in for prostitution charges. So I didn’t even think that they would believe me.”
September 20, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Epstein survivor Liz Stein: I did sit with the FBI and it was terrifying at 20 years old, right, in 2008. I just remember feeling interrogated and I felt like I was up against the wall and I was going to be brought in for prostitution charges. So I didn’t even think that they would believe me.”
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Amazing:
During Operation Vivaldi, Ukrainian forces deployed ground robots behind Russian lines. The 3rd Army Corps reported that this maneuver was carried out for the first time in the world.
During Operation Vivaldi, Ukrainian forces deployed ground robots behind Russian lines. The 3rd Army Corps reported that this maneuver was carried out for the first time in the world.
September 21, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Amazing:
During Operation Vivaldi, Ukrainian forces deployed ground robots behind Russian lines. The 3rd Army Corps reported that this maneuver was carried out for the first time in the world.
During Operation Vivaldi, Ukrainian forces deployed ground robots behind Russian lines. The 3rd Army Corps reported that this maneuver was carried out for the first time in the world.
Is Crockett campaigning for Talarico? Meaning, out there, on the stump for him?
September 21, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Is Crockett campaigning for Talarico? Meaning, out there, on the stump for him?
Let's make sure we're placing the blame for this exactly where it belongs: first, Netanyahu, who started it all; then Trump, who made it the world catastrophe that it is. And don't forget Putin, who is responsible for the Russian situation.
www.axios.com/2026/09/19/i...
www.axios.com/2026/09/19/i...
Iran war causes global pain at the pump
The war is causing problems around the world — in some cases far worse than in the U.S.
www.axios.com
September 21, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Let's make sure we're placing the blame for this exactly where it belongs: first, Netanyahu, who started it all; then Trump, who made it the world catastrophe that it is. And don't forget Putin, who is responsible for the Russian situation.
www.axios.com/2026/09/19/i...
www.axios.com/2026/09/19/i...
This kind of goes hand-in-hand with the corruption theme, doesn't it? How much are these people paid, including for "expenses"? Basically, for a no-show job.
It certainly should have any incumbent worried about how it could be used against them ...
It certainly should have any incumbent worried about how it could be used against them ...
Through the end of August 2026, the House was in session for roughly 383 hours total. That’s an average of about 48 hours per month. Their average monthly floor time is well below the 80-hour monthly threshold the same Congress imposed on Medicaid recipients.
September 21, 2026 at 5:38 AM
This kind of goes hand-in-hand with the corruption theme, doesn't it? How much are these people paid, including for "expenses"? Basically, for a no-show job.
It certainly should have any incumbent worried about how it could be used against them ...
It certainly should have any incumbent worried about how it could be used against them ...
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The mayor of Austin is steaming mad. Wants police department to be part of the investigation because of ICE’s credibility issues.
City officials speaking now www.youtube.com/watch?v=RheQ...
September 20, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The mayor of Austin is steaming mad. Wants police department to be part of the investigation because of ICE’s credibility issues.
"In fact, the diesel blocked in the Persian Gulf is around three times as large as supplies missing from Russia compared with before the Iran war ..."
It is NOT because of the Ukraine/Russia war that diesel is in such short supply. It is because of Trump and Netanyahu.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
It is NOT because of the Ukraine/Russia war that diesel is in such short supply. It is because of Trump and Netanyahu.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Refineries Are Now the Main Chokepoint for Global Energy Supplies
The Iran and Ukraine wars have exposed the world’s reliance on the Middle East and Russia for diesel.
www.wsj.com
September 20, 2026 at 4:29 PM
"In fact, the diesel blocked in the Persian Gulf is around three times as large as supplies missing from Russia compared with before the Iran war ..."
It is NOT because of the Ukraine/Russia war that diesel is in such short supply. It is because of Trump and Netanyahu.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
It is NOT because of the Ukraine/Russia war that diesel is in such short supply. It is because of Trump and Netanyahu.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Haha! Gotcha again! Gaming the federal system just like he games the judicial system. And John Roberts' SCOTUS told him just how to do it. Watch! He'll do the same with the Kennedy Center and any other building he wants.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Trump Says Proposed Arch Will Double as ‘Military Complex’
The announcement provides new justification for the plan amid ongoing litigation.
www.wsj.com
September 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Haha! Gotcha again! Gaming the federal system just like he games the judicial system. And John Roberts' SCOTUS told him just how to do it. Watch! He'll do the same with the Kennedy Center and any other building he wants.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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on Bulgarian/Romanian end. They are escalating. Putin has no time left. 8h petrol queues in Russia. This is his last stand. He is fighting for his life now.
We should understand what that means.
3/3
We should understand what that means.
3/3
September 19, 2026 at 4:31 PM
on Bulgarian/Romanian end. They are escalating. Putin has no time left. 8h petrol queues in Russia. This is his last stand. He is fighting for his life now.
We should understand what that means.
3/3
We should understand what that means.
3/3
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TEXAS
OHIO
GEORGIA
NORTH CAROLINA
MICHIGAN
IOWA
ALASKA
These are the states we’ve identified as most vulnerable to GOP election interference before, during, and after Election Day.
If your state is on that list, we want to train you how to get into election protection formation.
OHIO
GEORGIA
NORTH CAROLINA
MICHIGAN
IOWA
ALASKA
These are the states we’ve identified as most vulnerable to GOP election interference before, during, and after Election Day.
If your state is on that list, we want to train you how to get into election protection formation.
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From a [last-minute switch to precinct-based assigned polls in Dallas County](https://www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/03/04/dallas-county-precinct-voting-pr...
www.mobilize.us
September 19, 2026 at 5:06 PM
TEXAS
OHIO
GEORGIA
NORTH CAROLINA
MICHIGAN
IOWA
ALASKA
These are the states we’ve identified as most vulnerable to GOP election interference before, during, and after Election Day.
If your state is on that list, we want to train you how to get into election protection formation.
OHIO
GEORGIA
NORTH CAROLINA
MICHIGAN
IOWA
ALASKA
These are the states we’ve identified as most vulnerable to GOP election interference before, during, and after Election Day.
If your state is on that list, we want to train you how to get into election protection formation.
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RFK Jr. received "more than $250,000 worth of free flights to Fiji and Greece as well as use of a vacation home in Washington, D.C. from Gavin de Becker..."
de Becker has been described as Jeff Bezo's "top security staffer"
www.wsj.com/politics/rfk...
de Becker has been described as Jeff Bezo's "top security staffer"
www.wsj.com/politics/rfk...
Exclusive | RFK Jr. Got Free Flights to Fiji and Greece From a Top Donor
The health secretary disclosed over $250,000 in gifts from security specialist Gavin de Becker.
www.wsj.com
September 19, 2026 at 3:44 PM
RFK Jr. received "more than $250,000 worth of free flights to Fiji and Greece as well as use of a vacation home in Washington, D.C. from Gavin de Becker..."
de Becker has been described as Jeff Bezo's "top security staffer"
www.wsj.com/politics/rfk...
de Becker has been described as Jeff Bezo's "top security staffer"
www.wsj.com/politics/rfk...
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Russians are joining the war because it's boring in Russia!
bsky.app/profile/chri...
bsky.app/profile/chri...
1/ Russians are signing up to go to war in Ukraine to earn money, because their friends are doing so too, to pay off debts, to leave money for their children, or simply out of boredom and hopelessness, according to leaked audio recordings of interviews at military recruitment centres. ⬇️
September 19, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Russians are joining the war because it's boring in Russia!
bsky.app/profile/chri...
bsky.app/profile/chri...
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As a long, long, long, long, long time Converse buyer, I will never buy a Converse product ever again. I am sick of the virtue signalling to racists. I see this and I see a man hanged, a white robe that could be a klansman's robe and light shaped like a KKK hat. What the actual hell!?!
September 18, 2026 at 8:41 PM
As a long, long, long, long, long time Converse buyer, I will never buy a Converse product ever again. I am sick of the virtue signalling to racists. I see this and I see a man hanged, a white robe that could be a klansman's robe and light shaped like a KKK hat. What the actual hell!?!
Corruption.
This guy.
AND he brought measles back to the U.S. singlehandedly.
This one guy, who only has his job because his esteemed father shared a name with him. This is an aging nepo baby, addicted to drugs, incompetent, undeserving - AND corrupt.
Get rid of him.
Vote. Against corruption!
This guy.
AND he brought measles back to the U.S. singlehandedly.
This one guy, who only has his job because his esteemed father shared a name with him. This is an aging nepo baby, addicted to drugs, incompetent, undeserving - AND corrupt.
Get rid of him.
Vote. Against corruption!
September 19, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Corruption.
This guy.
AND he brought measles back to the U.S. singlehandedly.
This one guy, who only has his job because his esteemed father shared a name with him. This is an aging nepo baby, addicted to drugs, incompetent, undeserving - AND corrupt.
Get rid of him.
Vote. Against corruption!
This guy.
AND he brought measles back to the U.S. singlehandedly.
This one guy, who only has his job because his esteemed father shared a name with him. This is an aging nepo baby, addicted to drugs, incompetent, undeserving - AND corrupt.
Get rid of him.
Vote. Against corruption!
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The crowd that showed up for the 'Hands Around The Kennedy Center' protest yesterday👇
Absolutely spectacular
THIS is how it's done, kids ..
And I suspect we'll be doing a lot more of this in the next 2 years
Are you ready?
(picture: WaPo)
Absolutely spectacular
THIS is how it's done, kids ..
And I suspect we'll be doing a lot more of this in the next 2 years
Are you ready?
(picture: WaPo)
September 19, 2026 at 12:24 PM
The crowd that showed up for the 'Hands Around The Kennedy Center' protest yesterday👇
Absolutely spectacular
THIS is how it's done, kids ..
And I suspect we'll be doing a lot more of this in the next 2 years
Are you ready?
(picture: WaPo)
Absolutely spectacular
THIS is how it's done, kids ..
And I suspect we'll be doing a lot more of this in the next 2 years
Are you ready?
(picture: WaPo)
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Beyond additional basing rights & a few other demands, the US was seeking a guarantee that Greenland won’t become independent. Obviously an unachievable goal that the Admin was never going to secure
Deal is a big win for Denmark & GL - all their key red lines have been respected
Deal is a big win for Denmark & GL - all their key red lines have been respected
September 19, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Beyond additional basing rights & a few other demands, the US was seeking a guarantee that Greenland won’t become independent. Obviously an unachievable goal that the Admin was never going to secure
Deal is a big win for Denmark & GL - all their key red lines have been respected
Deal is a big win for Denmark & GL - all their key red lines have been respected
In the end, Ukraine may look like child's play because NOBODY in Europe has the means (Patriot or other) to stop Putin's bombs - or the political will to retaliate in kind (!).
This is FAR from over, and Trump will make it worse.
Is what we are in now the 21st century equivalent of WWII's Phony War?
This is FAR from over, and Trump will make it worse.
Is what we are in now the 21st century equivalent of WWII's Phony War?
September 19, 2026 at 11:49 AM
In the end, Ukraine may look like child's play because NOBODY in Europe has the means (Patriot or other) to stop Putin's bombs - or the political will to retaliate in kind (!).
This is FAR from over, and Trump will make it worse.
Is what we are in now the 21st century equivalent of WWII's Phony War?
This is FAR from over, and Trump will make it worse.
Is what we are in now the 21st century equivalent of WWII's Phony War?
Read this! Then if you're in Europe, make sure you're prepared for what's next.
Putin is desperate, his back against the wall, and Trump SUPPORTS HIM. Putin is free to attack Europe whenever and however he chooses. NATO is meaningless. This is real. Watch Transnigria.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Putin is desperate, his back against the wall, and Trump SUPPORTS HIM. Putin is free to attack Europe whenever and however he chooses. NATO is meaningless. This is real. Watch Transnigria.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Why Macron is warning against risk of Russian hybrid warfare in France
The French leader brought together presidential candidates and party leaders at the Elysée Palace on Friday for a confidential briefing on the evolving threat, as suspicious attacks and incidents cont...
www.lemonde.fr
September 19, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Read this! Then if you're in Europe, make sure you're prepared for what's next.
Putin is desperate, his back against the wall, and Trump SUPPORTS HIM. Putin is free to attack Europe whenever and however he chooses. NATO is meaningless. This is real. Watch Transnigria.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Putin is desperate, his back against the wall, and Trump SUPPORTS HIM. Putin is free to attack Europe whenever and however he chooses. NATO is meaningless. This is real. Watch Transnigria.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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Name and shame these Toady board members: Pam Bondi, Maria Bartitomo, Laura Ingraham, Dan Scovino, Susie Wiles, Lee Greenwood, Elaine Chao (Mitch’s wife), a couple Trump donors’ wives (Lutnick, Kraft) to name a few. These people know Trump wants to destroy this place and they won’t stop him.
September 19, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Name and shame these Toady board members: Pam Bondi, Maria Bartitomo, Laura Ingraham, Dan Scovino, Susie Wiles, Lee Greenwood, Elaine Chao (Mitch’s wife), a couple Trump donors’ wives (Lutnick, Kraft) to name a few. These people know Trump wants to destroy this place and they won’t stop him.
Not only won't they stop him, they will ENABLE him, make it EASIER for him, MAKE SURE he can do whatever he wants, whenever he wants.
Go after THESE people's money in civil suits for abdicating their duties as board members. Sue the Board!
Go after THESE people's money in civil suits for abdicating their duties as board members. Sue the Board!
Name and shame these Toady board members: Pam Bondi, Maria Bartitomo, Laura Ingraham, Dan Scovino, Susie Wiles, Lee Greenwood, Elaine Chao (Mitch’s wife), a couple Trump donors’ wives (Lutnick, Kraft) to name a few. These people know Trump wants to destroy this place and they won’t stop him.
September 19, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Not only won't they stop him, they will ENABLE him, make it EASIER for him, MAKE SURE he can do whatever he wants, whenever he wants.
Go after THESE people's money in civil suits for abdicating their duties as board members. Sue the Board!
Go after THESE people's money in civil suits for abdicating their duties as board members. Sue the Board!
Are we REALLY supposed to let an 80-year-old senile corrupt politician who can't even use EMAIL decide whether AI is dangerous for us?
Americans have really outdone themselves with this one!
Americans have really outdone themselves with this one!
September 19, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Are we REALLY supposed to let an 80-year-old senile corrupt politician who can't even use EMAIL decide whether AI is dangerous for us?
Americans have really outdone themselves with this one!
Americans have really outdone themselves with this one!
The reason Dem leaders and consultants don't want to emphasize corruption as much as affordability? Splashback! It reflects as much on many of them (Schumer?, Jeffries?) as on their opponents - at least in terms of soliciting campaign contributions (AIPAC?).
September 19, 2026 at 9:30 AM
The reason Dem leaders and consultants don't want to emphasize corruption as much as affordability? Splashback! It reflects as much on many of them (Schumer?, Jeffries?) as on their opponents - at least in terms of soliciting campaign contributions (AIPAC?).
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The man this highly alarming article is about, Aakash Singh, is single-handedly destroying what little integrity is left at DOJ. He is Stephen Miller's Stephen Miller. www.ms.now/news/top-doj...
Top DOJ official warned that prosecutors would be fired for not pursuing alleged voter fraud, according to sources
In a conference call among senior officials came a directive to prosecutors: Go after election fraud cases presented to them or risk termination. The Justice Department denies a threat was made.
www.ms.now
September 18, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The man this highly alarming article is about, Aakash Singh, is single-handedly destroying what little integrity is left at DOJ. He is Stephen Miller's Stephen Miller. www.ms.now/news/top-doj...