Jonathan Montag
@jdmontag.bsky.social
I am an immigration lawyer in San Diego who, on occasion, blogs about immigration law.
When post commanders would not let families turn on their heaters in the fall, soldiers would just turn on their ovens and keep the oven doors open. Never underestimate the ingenuity of the American service member. www.kpbs.org/news/militar...
Navy cools on Point Loma barracks A/C ban
Navy officials in San Diego reversed course on its decision to enforce rules banning personal air conditioners in an un-airconditioned barracks at Naval Base Point Loma.
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September 17, 2026 at 8:18 PM
When post commanders would not let families turn on their heaters in the fall, soldiers would just turn on their ovens and keep the oven doors open. Never underestimate the ingenuity of the American service member. www.kpbs.org/news/militar...
I think I would sooner buy a Tesla than attend an Ed Sheeran concert.
September 15, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I think I would sooner buy a Tesla than attend an Ed Sheeran concert.
Scott Bessent and Kevin Hassett are different guys! I feel like Larry.
September 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Scott Bessent and Kevin Hassett are different guys! I feel like Larry.
There was a peace deal? I know of a few-sentence memorandum of understanding between Iran and the U.S. with negotiations to take place for 60 days and with the U.S. capitulating on nearly every issue and then violating almost every term of it nearly immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/w...
How Iran’s Hard-liners Blew Up the Peace Deal with Trump
Opponents derailed the agreement with a clandestine effort to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, regime insiders say. Iran’s president was furious when he found out.
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September 13, 2026 at 10:05 PM
There was a peace deal? I know of a few-sentence memorandum of understanding between Iran and the U.S. with negotiations to take place for 60 days and with the U.S. capitulating on nearly every issue and then violating almost every term of it nearly immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/w...
The statistical confounding variable.
September 12, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The statistical confounding variable.
The $5000 check. Hey Mr. Trump. Watcha gonna do to make our dream come true?
September 11, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The $5000 check. Hey Mr. Trump. Watcha gonna do to make our dream come true?
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Who’s gonna tell him?
JD Vance: "We were tired of being called racists for noticing that our country was becoming dirtier and poorer"
September 11, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Who’s gonna tell him?
NYT: In a forthcoming report on recent polling by American Compass, the think tank where I work, people said they would prefer a world in which they “must still work to support themselves and their families....”https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/opinion/ai-big-tech-america-politics.html
Opinion | Big Tech Fooled America Once. The Second Time’s Not Going So Well.
We won’t get fooled again.
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September 10, 2026 at 3:17 PM
NYT: In a forthcoming report on recent polling by American Compass, the think tank where I work, people said they would prefer a world in which they “must still work to support themselves and their families....”https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/opinion/ai-big-tech-america-politics.html
Brooke Rollins: "Do you remember, especially the moms out there, when they told us what light bulbs that we could screw into our light fixtures, which washing machines we could use, and which toilets we could flush?"
September 9, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Brooke Rollins: "Do you remember, especially the moms out there, when they told us what light bulbs that we could screw into our light fixtures, which washing machines we could use, and which toilets we could flush?"
After the new embargo against Canada, will we still have access to ginger ale and thick bacon?
September 9, 2026 at 1:19 AM
After the new embargo against Canada, will we still have access to ginger ale and thick bacon?
Trump:I saw the flames in the Twin Towers and I knew that the high temperature of jet fuel would melt the steel supports of the buildings. I called the chief of the firemen, they call him "chief." I told Chief to lower the temperature with Chloroquine or Oreo-chloroquine, but due to TDS, he refused.
September 8, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Trump:I saw the flames in the Twin Towers and I knew that the high temperature of jet fuel would melt the steel supports of the buildings. I called the chief of the firemen, they call him "chief." I told Chief to lower the temperature with Chloroquine or Oreo-chloroquine, but due to TDS, he refused.
Don't forget his other doozy which contradicts today's being buried in rubble. “I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down and I watched in Jersey City, N.J., where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. Thousands of people were cheering.”
https://people.com/trump-claims-2-firemen-lifted-him-up-and-started-running-with-me-on-9-11-12111477“I
September 8, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Don't forget his other doozy which contradicts today's being buried in rubble. “I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down and I watched in Jersey City, N.J., where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. Thousands of people were cheering.”
The hypocritic oath, "Do harm." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...
Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator.
Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.
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September 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The hypocritic oath, "Do harm." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...
The head of the UAE ratted out Hamas to Israel before Hamas’s revolt against their occupation. It never doesn’t amaze me how the Arab states work against the liberation of the Arab people. How is it the only friendly nation to the Palestinian people is Persian Iran - and 2 Shiite sects?
September 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
The head of the UAE ratted out Hamas to Israel before Hamas’s revolt against their occupation. It never doesn’t amaze me how the Arab states work against the liberation of the Arab people. How is it the only friendly nation to the Palestinian people is Persian Iran - and 2 Shiite sects?
Things were just so impossibly woke in 1960 comedy almost did not survive.
September 5, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Things were just so impossibly woke in 1960 comedy almost did not survive.
Mom, why can't we have a victory arch?
September 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Mom, why can't we have a victory arch?
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Ben Gvir posted this video on twitter today which shows fat and happy Palestinians on a conveyer built going through the Israeli "prison" (torture camp) system and coming out emaciated and maudlin. This is textbook genocidal content.
August 30, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Ben Gvir posted this video on twitter today which shows fat and happy Palestinians on a conveyer built going through the Israeli "prison" (torture camp) system and coming out emaciated and maudlin. This is textbook genocidal content.
NYT today:"The infraction is a misdemeanor...." How does that work? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/r...
My Neighbor Installed a Camera Pointing to My Yard. Is That Legal?
The answer may partly depend on whether the device was installed with the intent to harass or intimidate.
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August 29, 2026 at 8:10 PM
NYT today:"The infraction is a misdemeanor...." How does that work? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/r...
I can't imagine how exciting it must be to be going about your day and bumping into Howard Lutnick! vp.nyt.com/video/2026/0...
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August 23, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I can't imagine how exciting it must be to be going about your day and bumping into Howard Lutnick! vp.nyt.com/video/2026/0...
I watched Rosemary Kelanic and John Mearsheimer on Switzerland - www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA7p... Fascinating that Dr. Kelanic's June 2025 NYT Op Ed forecasting the horrors to the US of attacking Iran does not mention the Strait of Hormuz. Attacking was dumb enough even without factoring in Hormuz.
Mearsheimer & Kelanic: Strangling Iran’s economy
YouTube video by Switzerland with Tom Switzer
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August 23, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I watched Rosemary Kelanic and John Mearsheimer on Switzerland - www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA7p... Fascinating that Dr. Kelanic's June 2025 NYT Op Ed forecasting the horrors to the US of attacking Iran does not mention the Strait of Hormuz. Attacking was dumb enough even without factoring in Hormuz.
Whenever people ruminate about a country obtaining nuclear weapon know-how, it is useful to consider that atomic bombs are 1945 technology and hydrogen bombs 1952 technology.
1945⬇️ 1952⬇️
1945⬇️ 1952⬇️
August 23, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Whenever people ruminate about a country obtaining nuclear weapon know-how, it is useful to consider that atomic bombs are 1945 technology and hydrogen bombs 1952 technology.
1945⬇️ 1952⬇️
1945⬇️ 1952⬇️
Natalie Harp inspired by Nathan Fielder.
August 22, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Natalie Harp inspired by Nathan Fielder.