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jake200.bsky.social

@jake200.bsky.social
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Lowly citizen observer and commentator. No party, only country affiliation. Deep roots in flyover country, matured in blue states, now ensconced in foreign land. (@jake100.bsky.social is also me!)

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NPR @npr.org · 23h
Millions of voices are impossible to ignore. As we begin our second year without federal funding, our reporting remains loud and clear because people continue to step up to power this free press. Public media is an ongoing commitment that we will live out together. Donate today: n.pr/3VxNBIZ
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 17h
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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 13h
🤯❗️ The first footage from the scene of the Russian attack on a school in Kyiv
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20h
Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 21h
Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)
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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 21h
NOTE: these positions are now CENTER in the US...
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So, Russian drone attacked a school in Kyiv today . 104 kids were in the school when it happened .
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brainthink @brainthink.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why winning the Senate matters: - Only it can remove a President from office - Only it can approve treaties - Only it approves cabinet Secretaries - Only it can approve military promotions - Only it can approve judges - Only it can remove Supreme Court justices - It must approve all legislation
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is just despicable by MS NOW, which has accepted stolen taxpayers dollars for 38 illegal ads. Give me a break with this bullshit statement too. So your hosts are on air all day saying this is illegal while you are taking the money and running the ads? Just gross.
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Maciek Hamela @maciekhamela.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Incredible footage for last night's attack on Moscow. A Ukrainian MICH-2000 long-range strike drone pierces through the air defense to reach the Kapotnya Refinery.
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Our Common Defense @ourcommondefense.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Constitution requires a Supreme Court but does not specify how many justices it should have Congress decides that
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Shaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 22h
FREE TO READ 🇺🇦 | Russia’s winter campaign is taking shape. Energy infrastructure hit, passenger trains attacked, jet-powered drones over Ukrainian cities in broad daylight, while missiles and drones continue through the night. The new noises of war shaunpinner.substack.com/p/russia-pou...
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jake200.bsky.social @jake200.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WTF? How are recipients selected? In which states? www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Trump Sending $500 Checks With Letter Touting Healthcare Record
Payments will go to 1 million people in states that use the federal healthcare exchange.
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jake200.bsky.social @jake200.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So, it's true. They're now going after judges. Read a short history of how Nazis established power in Germany in the 1930's. www.axios.com/2026/09/30/d...
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Trump's DOJ takes its fight with federal judges to Minnesota
The department wants judges investigated.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Join a nearby community patrol or start your own to help alert neighbors about ICE activity in your area. Find groups in your area or add your own to be shared on local alerts at stopice.net/ groups DHS has again announced a nationwide ICE surge targeting sanctuary cities
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Lisa Gerrish 💙 @gerrishlisa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nice of Republicans to hold this clown show with Jack Smith a month before the midterms. It gave Smith the opportunity to remind everyone that he indeed found Trump had committed crimes and that 2 grand juries agreed to indict him on those crimes. 👍
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Matt Oswalt @mattoswaltva.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
the staffer who assured Eric Schmitt that Jack Smith was definitely at an Atlanta Hawks game has been identified
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Gaza death toll rises after eight killed in Israeli attacks on Wednesday - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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Gaza death toll rises after eight killed in Israeli attacks on Wednesday
<article data-history-node-id="448642" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-rises-after-eight-killed-israeli-attacks-wednesday" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-rises-after-eight-killed-israeli-attacks-wednesday" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza death toll rises after eight killed in Israeli attacks on Wednesday</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Gaza's Health Ministry reports that the toll of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza has risen after eight people were killed and 26 others wounded in attacks across the Strip on Wednesday.</p> <p>The ministry said that 1,439 people have been killed and 5,052 wounded since a so-called “ceasefire” took effect in October.</p> <p>The overall toll of Palestinians killed by Israel since October 2023 has now reached at least 74,040, with another&nbsp;175,168 wounded.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Zionism and Zionists are evil. Judaism and Jews are not. It is crucial not to conflate Judaism and Jews with Zionism and Zionists. There are MANY Anti-Zionist Jews. www.jvp.org
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Jewish Voice for Peace
We have a plan to end U.S. support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians. Join us. You belong here.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“A pattern has been established since Trump entered the White House for his second term that indicates a strategy to cripple how the US operates to such a degree that whoever comes next will find it impossible to repair.”
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Scorched Earth
How Trump plans to break America so it can’t be repaired
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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
July 1, 2024. Roberts writes that official acts can’t be prosecuted. 6–3. Everything since has used that cover. Articles are filed. Ask your representative why their name isn’t on them.
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Tell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
Contact Congress today!
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's hard to fathom that, let alone be OK with the fact that, the six people who allowed tonight to happen will start hearing cases next week, the outcome of which will affect us all.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 01/10/2026
“Elon Musk is now in charge of the future of warfare. That’s a massive, massive, massive concern,” one commenter wrote on X.
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'Should Terrify Us All': Critics Malign Elon Musk's Return To Trump Administration
“Elon Musk is now in charge of the future of warfare. That’s a massive, massive, massive concern,” one commenter wrote on X.
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jake200.bsky.social @jake200.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
When someone says "Get a life!", no one knows better than Ukrainians what that means.
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Rep. Judy Chu @chu.house.gov · 30/09/2026
After weeks of pressure from myself, @repbradsherman.bsky.social, @schiff.senate.gov, & @padilla.senate.gov, FEMA FINALLY released $6.6M for the DCMP, the lifeline thousands of Southern California wildfire survivors depend on to navigate the red tape standing between them and rebuilding.
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Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Like fascist fighter FDR, who said "We have nothing to fear but fear itself", history will remember this REAL American patriot long after the GOP's felon in chief's carcass has decomposed under a golf course. "While fear may be contagious, courage is as well." --Jack Smith 🦅 🇺🇸
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jake200.bsky.social @jake200.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just in time for the midterms. JIT delivery to Republicans.
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jake200.bsky.social @jake200.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Again, asking the question: Is Crockett campaigning for Talarico? The answer says everything about her.
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jake200.bsky.social @jake200.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Brilliant!
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jake200.bsky.social @jake200.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
First, the U.S. won't let Ukraine attack Russia. Then the U.S. won't give them Patriots. Then their F-16s are taken away by a U.S.-assigned contractor. Then the U.S. blames Ukraine for diesel shortage caused by the U.S.-Israel-Iran war. Then the U.S. rehabilitates Putin. www.wsj.com/opinion/ukra...
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Opinion | Ukraine Has an F-16 Emergency
Maintenance delays in Belgium are grounding its best defense against Russia’s jet drones.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
when your country's new accord on “super intelligence” misspells the country's name
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 30/09/2026
Previously: At least 3 people have died at Camp East Montana in the past year, including one incident, ruled a homicide, where a 55-year-old died after a beating by security guards. One report found dozens of violations of national detention standards.
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ICE Contractor for Controversial Camp East Montana Is Trailed by Fraud Allegations
To continue running the deadly El Paso detention center, the feds turn to a company that’s faced numerous lawsuits from labor unions and former employees and is actively fighting a whistleblower in…
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
While I'm enjoying the humiliation justifiably being heaped on Senator Eric Schmitt, I don't don't think enough mockery is being directed at his accomplice, Senator Kennedy, the Cornpone Clown, with this stupidly victorious expression as he smugly holds up the ridiculous "evidence."
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pathetic…..
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Eric Schmitt might actually be dumber than Tommy Tuberville.
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Ann @lifeinthepnw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Dear Eric Schmitt: Other places where Jack Smith was not on February 3 — Skateboarding with Tony Hawk Watching a Howard Hawks film Visiting Ethan Hawke Jamming with Hamish Hawk At a Seattle Seahawks game At a Chicago Blackhawks game Birdwatching Cooper’s hawks …but now he’s watching you like a hawk
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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jake200.bsky.social @jake200.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"The system that stopped the last coup attempt has been gutted, and the people who attempted it have learned from their mistakes. " deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-j...
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BREAKING - Jack Smith Just Told America The Quiet Part Out Loud: “Buckle The F Up”
The man Trump wants to jail sat down on live TV and calmly explained that the rule of law in America is being dismantled in real time — and that we haven’t seen anything yet.
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Nicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The moment a drone or missile whistles nearby, 🇺🇦 women instantly become a shield for their children—covering them with their bodies, holding them tightly, covering their eyes and ears, comforting them. Every Ukrainian mother, sister, & grandmother is always ready to become a shelter. Thread 1/5🧵
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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jake200.bsky.social @jake200.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
HORRIFYING. GD Belgian Sabena Aerospace Engineering! The U.S. awarded the contract. What was behind it? "Phase inspection generally takes two to six weeks in the U.S., but it's 'taking as long as 40 weeks in Belgium'" ! Bet it takes less time to cash the checks, though. www.wsj.com/opinion/ukra...
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Opinion | Ukraine Has an F-16 Emergency
Maintenance delays in Belgium are grounding its best defense against Russia’s jet drones.
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jake200.bsky.social @jake200.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
PSA. See yourself in this picture? Keep this in mind when you vote. www.wsj.com/economy/the-...
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The Gap Between the Rich and the Very, Very Rich Is Getting Wider
The 0.1% are worth $28 trillion, or about 15% of the nation’s total wealth. The average wealth for a household in this group is over $200 million.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The other day, Talarico leaned hard into the case for immigration as a positive good for our country in a way you rarely hear from Dems. He has a real theory of the case: Trump's cruelty and barbarism have opened space for new moral arguments, a new consensus. 2/ newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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jake200.bsky.social @jake200.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Now why do you think that is? Trump leans on SCOTUS shadow docket more than Biden, Obama and Bush combined www.axios.com/2026/09/29/t...
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Trump leans on SCOTUS shadow docket more than Biden, Obama and Bush combined
Trump's 41 filings far outpace the emergency applications of recent administrations.
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jake200.bsky.social @jake200.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Outrage is part of the point: When a network or cable show covers the ads, it's additional airtime for free. "When CNN takes a segment on it, they play the entire thing and it's great," an official said. Scoop: Trump's hand-picked, taxpayer-funded ads about to ramp up www.axios.com/2026/09/29/t...
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Scoop: Trump's hand-picked, taxpayer-funded ads about to ramp up
President Trump is personally selecting which government-funded ads his administration is airing.
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jake200.bsky.social @jake200.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mike Lee just singlehandedly authorized Trump to tear down the Kennedy Center. www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
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US senator blocks bill to ban Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center without Congress’s approval
Mike Lee objected to the safeguard against the demolition of any presidential memorial Congress designates
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WIRED @wired.com · 29/09/2026
Hegseth’s Pentagon, which Schlichter worked with, has prioritized Christian nationalist ideology and a “warrior ethos” while calling for an end of wokeness by attacking diversity and inclusion initiatives, halting promotions for Black and female officers.
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A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization
Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting.
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WIRED @wired.com · 29/09/2026
A retired Army colonel who has worked with the Pentagon to promote Pete Hegseth’s agenda has a history of praising dictators, denigrating women and minorities, and suggesting that only people with children should be allowed to vote.
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A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization
Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 29/09/2026
Tallinn accuses Moscow of responsibility for the fire at Estonian company Milrem Robotics, a supplier of unmanned ground vehicles to Ukraine.
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Estonia says Russia ordered August arson attack on defence company
Tallinn accuses Moscow of responsibility for the fire at Estonian company Milrem Robotics, a supplier of unmanned ground vehicles to Ukraine.
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jake200.bsky.social @jake200.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is just UTTER INCOMPETENCE. = Republicans.
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