Jeff Markel
@jgmnj.bsky.social
Currently living in Occupied Trumpistan
Maybe if Iran stops providing all of Hezbollah’s money, weapons, logistical support, and intelligence support.
BREAKING:
Iran Suspends Entire 60-Day Negotiation Process With the U.S.
Iran Suspends Entire 60-Day Negotiation Process With the U.S.
June 19, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Maybe if Iran stops providing all of Hezbollah’s money, weapons, logistical support, and intelligence support.
It’s been a minute since I posted any sourdough pics. These were baked this morning 1/3🧵
#sourdough
#sourdough
May 4, 2026 at 6:46 PM
It’s been a minute since I posted any sourdough pics. These were baked this morning 1/3🧵
#sourdough
#sourdough
There are many more things you could do, Senator Booktour. How about forcing cloture on every single Republican bill until we get some relief from Pedo-wars
Democratic Senator Cory Booker:
"The American people do not want this war, what they want is a Congress that works...We're gonna force debate, we're gonna force discussion, we're gonna force votes on the Senate floor, we're gonna continue to do everything we can."
"The American people do not want this war, what they want is a Congress that works...We're gonna force debate, we're gonna force discussion, we're gonna force votes on the Senate floor, we're gonna continue to do everything we can."
April 13, 2026 at 10:54 PM
There are many more things you could do, Senator Booktour. How about forcing cloture on every single Republican bill until we get some relief from Pedo-wars
If we were in a fictional world, Orban losing to a guy named Magyar would be a little too on-the-nose to be believable
April 13, 2026 at 11:20 AM
If we were in a fictional world, Orban losing to a guy named Magyar would be a little too on-the-nose to be believable
If we were in a fictional world, Orban being defeated by a guy named Magyar would be a little too on-the-nose to be believable
April 13, 2026 at 11:17 AM
If we were in a fictional world, Orban being defeated by a guy named Magyar would be a little too on-the-nose to be believable
We have no minesweepers to clear the Strait of Hormuz. Why not?, you might well ask.
In mid-2025, the four US minesweepers that had been deployed to the Middle East for 35 years for that very purpose were decommissioned on the orders of Donald Trump
In mid-2025, the four US minesweepers that had been deployed to the Middle East for 35 years for that very purpose were decommissioned on the orders of Donald Trump
March 30, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We have no minesweepers to clear the Strait of Hormuz. Why not?, you might well ask.
In mid-2025, the four US minesweepers that had been deployed to the Middle East for 35 years for that very purpose were decommissioned on the orders of Donald Trump
In mid-2025, the four US minesweepers that had been deployed to the Middle East for 35 years for that very purpose were decommissioned on the orders of Donald Trump
Mike Johnson wouldn't even allow the Fund The TSA bill come to the floor - because he knew it would pass
Time to recognize it, Republican voters. The politicians you vote for don't care about you, or what you need, AT ALL. They despise you - if they think about you at all
#Republicans #MikeJohnson
Time to recognize it, Republican voters. The politicians you vote for don't care about you, or what you need, AT ALL. They despise you - if they think about you at all
#Republicans #MikeJohnson
March 27, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Mike Johnson wouldn't even allow the Fund The TSA bill come to the floor - because he knew it would pass
Time to recognize it, Republican voters. The politicians you vote for don't care about you, or what you need, AT ALL. They despise you - if they think about you at all
#Republicans #MikeJohnson
Time to recognize it, Republican voters. The politicians you vote for don't care about you, or what you need, AT ALL. They despise you - if they think about you at all
#Republicans #MikeJohnson
How high does oil have to go (with all the resulting increases in transportation, packaging, etc), and how much does international capital and commerce have to be disrupted, before Trump's and the Republican Congress' billionaire sponsors force his billionaire cabinet or Congress to force him out?
March 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM
How high does oil have to go (with all the resulting increases in transportation, packaging, etc), and how much does international capital and commerce have to be disrupted, before Trump's and the Republican Congress' billionaire sponsors force his billionaire cabinet or Congress to force him out?
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Your periodic reminder that there is a website that lets you listen to local radio stations anywhere in the world
This is honestly one of the coolest inventions ever, imo. Global access to hyper-local imagined communities
This is honestly one of the coolest inventions ever, imo. Global access to hyper-local imagined communities
Explore live radio by rotating the globe
Explore live radio by rotating the globe.
radio.garden
March 27, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Your periodic reminder that there is a website that lets you listen to local radio stations anywhere in the world
This is honestly one of the coolest inventions ever, imo. Global access to hyper-local imagined communities
This is honestly one of the coolest inventions ever, imo. Global access to hyper-local imagined communities
How about Senate and House Republicans put on their big-boy/big-girl pants and do their fucking jobs? This is a "national emergency" of their own making. Dems have offered multiple agreements to unstick the TSA, but GOP leadership continues to refuse even to negotiate.
March 26, 2026 at 9:41 PM
How about Senate and House Republicans put on their big-boy/big-girl pants and do their fucking jobs? This is a "national emergency" of their own making. Dems have offered multiple agreements to unstick the TSA, but GOP leadership continues to refuse even to negotiate.
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can it be closed down sooner
March 20, 2026 at 4:44 PM
can it be closed down sooner
The Stupidest Senator™️, John Kennedy, speaking about Senator Mullin, who had temporarily displaced him from his position atop the idiocy hierarchy, said this - “The president asked me what I thought about him, and I told him that I was very fond of Markwayne. I think he's smart," Kennedy said.
March 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM
The Stupidest Senator™️, John Kennedy, speaking about Senator Mullin, who had temporarily displaced him from his position atop the idiocy hierarchy, said this - “The president asked me what I thought about him, and I told him that I was very fond of Markwayne. I think he's smart," Kennedy said.
Criminality, @petebuttigieg.bsky.social. You forgot criminality
So, the Trump DOJ failed to release files concerning an Epstein accuser with claims involving Trump... but did manage to accidentally reveal that the files existed?
Americans are fed up with this administration’s mix of incompetence and corruption. Time to come clean.
Americans are fed up with this administration’s mix of incompetence and corruption. Time to come clean.
Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Criminality, @petebuttigieg.bsky.social. You forgot criminality
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social This morning I got an email from "you" with the subject line "I'm Done, " and my heart skipped a beat - thrilled at the idea that you might be resigning. You & minority leader Schumer do NOTHING to counter Executive Branch overreach and blatant criminality.
February 25, 2026 at 5:11 PM
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social This morning I got an email from "you" with the subject line "I'm Done, " and my heart skipped a beat - thrilled at the idea that you might be resigning. You & minority leader Schumer do NOTHING to counter Executive Branch overreach and blatant criminality.
I frequently have an internal debate about who is the stupidest Republican Senator. The pickings, after all, are so rich. For today, at least, the winner could only be Bill Cassidy.
February 7, 2026 at 1:59 AM
I frequently have an internal debate about who is the stupidest Republican Senator. The pickings, after all, are so rich. For today, at least, the winner could only be Bill Cassidy.
Remember the Old Testament; Israelites wandered the desert for 40 years so the generation who’d been corrupted by slavery in Egypt would have died. Only a new generation would enter the promised land
So it must be for Republicans. Not a single one should be elected to anything for the next 40 years
So it must be for Republicans. Not a single one should be elected to anything for the next 40 years
February 7, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Remember the Old Testament; Israelites wandered the desert for 40 years so the generation who’d been corrupted by slavery in Egypt would have died. Only a new generation would enter the promised land
So it must be for Republicans. Not a single one should be elected to anything for the next 40 years
So it must be for Republicans. Not a single one should be elected to anything for the next 40 years
As of right now, the NJ-11 special primary is still too close to call. The big losers are the various Democratic Committees in the district, former Gov. Phil Murphy, & AIPAC, who went all-in on Brendan Gill - financing a LOT of scurrilous anti Tom Malinowski ads. 🧵1/4
#NJ11 #NJ #Primary #Democrats
#NJ11 #NJ #Primary #Democrats
February 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
As of right now, the NJ-11 special primary is still too close to call. The big losers are the various Democratic Committees in the district, former Gov. Phil Murphy, & AIPAC, who went all-in on Brendan Gill - financing a LOT of scurrilous anti Tom Malinowski ads. 🧵1/4
#NJ11 #NJ #Primary #Democrats
#NJ11 #NJ #Primary #Democrats
ABOLISH DHS!
The Department of Homeland Security, ICE's parent agency, was created in 2002 (as the Office of Homeland Security) as a reaction to the 9/11 attacks. Its very name exudes fascist vibes. It wasn't needed then, and it certainly isn't needed now. ...
🧵1/4
The Department of Homeland Security, ICE's parent agency, was created in 2002 (as the Office of Homeland Security) as a reaction to the 9/11 attacks. Its very name exudes fascist vibes. It wasn't needed then, and it certainly isn't needed now. ...
🧵1/4
February 4, 2026 at 2:03 PM
ABOLISH DHS!
The Department of Homeland Security, ICE's parent agency, was created in 2002 (as the Office of Homeland Security) as a reaction to the 9/11 attacks. Its very name exudes fascist vibes. It wasn't needed then, and it certainly isn't needed now. ...
🧵1/4
The Department of Homeland Security, ICE's parent agency, was created in 2002 (as the Office of Homeland Security) as a reaction to the 9/11 attacks. Its very name exudes fascist vibes. It wasn't needed then, and it certainly isn't needed now. ...
🧵1/4
what’s the over/under on Mike Johnson making it to the end of the term as Speaker?
February 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
what’s the over/under on Mike Johnson making it to the end of the term as Speaker?
Don't just abolish ICE. Abolish its parent, DHS - the whole thing. It was carved out of INS post 9/11 as way to make us both afraid and more confident in the Bush Administration (it accomplished neither goal). ... 1/2
January 28, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Don't just abolish ICE. Abolish its parent, DHS - the whole thing. It was carved out of INS post 9/11 as way to make us both afraid and more confident in the Bush Administration (it accomplished neither goal). ... 1/2
So - they’re sending Greg "1/3 Reich" Bovino home and replacing him on the ground with Tom "where’s my grocery bag of cash" Homan. BFD. Same shit, different grifter.
#Minneapolis #ICE
#Minneapolis #ICE
January 27, 2026 at 5:10 AM
So - they’re sending Greg "1/3 Reich" Bovino home and replacing him on the ground with Tom "where’s my grocery bag of cash" Homan. BFD. Same shit, different grifter.
#Minneapolis #ICE
#Minneapolis #ICE
Again this year, as in the past, we're working our way through the best picture and best acting Oscar nominees. Four nights ago, we saw "One Battle After Another," a truly wonderful film which I'd already posted about elsewhere. ...
1/4
#Oscars2026
1/4
#Oscars2026
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Again this year, as in the past, we're working our way through the best picture and best acting Oscar nominees. Four nights ago, we saw "One Battle After Another," a truly wonderful film which I'd already posted about elsewhere. ...
1/4
#Oscars2026
1/4
#Oscars2026
Let’s talk for a second about Renee Good, Venzuela, and Greenland, shall we?
RELEASE THE UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES TODAY, AS REQUIRED BY LAW!!!
They must be pretty awful if Trump would rather we talk about his murdering Minnesota moms, Venezuelan fisherman, and NATO than to see how pedophilic he is
RELEASE THE UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES TODAY, AS REQUIRED BY LAW!!!
They must be pretty awful if Trump would rather we talk about his murdering Minnesota moms, Venezuelan fisherman, and NATO than to see how pedophilic he is
January 15, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Let’s talk for a second about Renee Good, Venzuela, and Greenland, shall we?
RELEASE THE UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES TODAY, AS REQUIRED BY LAW!!!
They must be pretty awful if Trump would rather we talk about his murdering Minnesota moms, Venezuelan fisherman, and NATO than to see how pedophilic he is
RELEASE THE UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES TODAY, AS REQUIRED BY LAW!!!
They must be pretty awful if Trump would rather we talk about his murdering Minnesota moms, Venezuelan fisherman, and NATO than to see how pedophilic he is
I'm not sure if Aftyn Behn's 6-point loss in a Trump +22 district means anything. It's a gerrymandered-to-be-deep-red district so maybe it does. If liberal punditry were my job, I'd say yes; if right-wing punditry, I'd say no. But I'm neither and, TBH, I don't know any more or any less than they do
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I'm not sure if Aftyn Behn's 6-point loss in a Trump +22 district means anything. It's a gerrymandered-to-be-deep-red district so maybe it does. If liberal punditry were my job, I'd say yes; if right-wing punditry, I'd say no. But I'm neither and, TBH, I don't know any more or any less than they do
My family and I just saw “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at New World Stages in NYC. We’d also seen it back during its original Broadway run. I’d forgotten just how much I love it - and how much I adore William Finn’s shows.
November 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My family and I just saw “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at New World Stages in NYC. We’d also seen it back during its original Broadway run. I’d forgotten just how much I love it - and how much I adore William Finn’s shows.