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Jared

@jardem12.bsky.social
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East TN. Law educated. Anti-autocrat. University of Washington.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 8h
Keep in mind that SpaceX subsists entirely off US Government contracts. Without them it is a massive pump and dump scheme. And it uses its power to back Russia in a conflict with a US ally. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Ukrainian soldiers in combat have access to Starlink satellite internet restricted
Outage of terminals managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX comes as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine without any advance warning from US
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
DUN DUN DUN -- Fox Business: "We have the numbers. So ... it looks like inflation is accelerating. These numbers are higher than the previous month and higher than expectations"
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 8h
Global diesel prices set to rise again, warns IEA. Global shortage of fuel will last until mid-2027. www.ft.com/content/b06d...
ft.com
Global diesel prices set to rise again, warns IEA
Global shortage of fuel will last until mid-2027
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 8h
Inflation is up again. Not because of a pandemic. Not because of a natural disaster. Because of Trump’s war, tariffs, and corporate tax breaks. It really is this simple: Republicans took over, and then drove up the cost of living in America.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 8h
When you're lying relentlessly, you obviously don't want a record made of your lies. bsky.app/profile/theb...
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 8h
This is yet another data point of why I tell people it is not better than trump just says “the quiet part loud” when it comes to American policy. It makes things *worse*. Thank whatever god u do or don’t pray to that he wasn’t President on 9/11
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 8h
NEW: Inflation data came in and Donald Trump’s failed economic agenda has raised prices for Americans by 5.9%. That means families are paying $3,772 more thanks to inflation under Trump.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 14h
It’s hard to think of a better definition of a traitor to the West than someone who deliberately sabotages a European democracy’s military operation against a barbaric Russian invasion.
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Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 8h
Spiking costs for average American are never good news for sitting presidents — especially those who deny there’s an affordability problem that voters experience every day. apnews.com/article/cpi-...
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Inflation worsened last month to 3.7% in sign that prices remain elevated as midterm elections near
U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas, clothes, and air fares got more expensive, evidence that rising prices remain an economic challenge just a few weeks before the midterm elections.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 8h
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration is threatening legal action against California if it doesn’t immediately purge voters alleged by the administration to be noncitizens. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump administration threatens to sue California over alleged noncitizens on rolls
A DOJ spokesperson confirmed to Democracy Docket that the department “has sent letters to California election officials demanding immediate action to ensure that noncitizens do not vote in the upcomin...
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Jared @jardem12.bsky.social · 8h
But we still have the reality of the veto. Not to say, do nothing.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 8h
So now I guess we’re just gonna ignore that Donald Trump said he would fix it all on Day One
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 9h
If we don't follow Article I, we don't have a Constitution: "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States"
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Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social · 10h
DOJ's view here--that Congress authorized the executive branch to dismiss a citizen suit under the Clean Air Act (even where the U.S. doesn't dispute that the defendant violated the Act)--is mistaken, radical and dangerous. That said, ... storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Motion Filed on Behalf of Party stay district court proceedings – #20 in NAACP v. X.AI (5th Cir., 26-60806) – CourtListener.com
OPPOSED MOTION filed by Appellant USA to stay district court proceedings [20] Ruling is requested by: 10/26/2026. Response/Opposition due on 10/19/2026. [26-60806]REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10h
The “Charlie Kirk of Abortion” is being sued over a pill stunt caught by our cameras
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The “Charlie Kirk of Abortion” is being sued over a pill stunt caught by our cameras
Kristan Hawkins is accused of violating a harsh Texas law she helped pass.
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Jared @jardem12.bsky.social · 9h
Great article!
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 10h
The dead heat in Kansas, which hasn’t elected a Democratic senator in nearly a century, “is a microcosm of all of Republicans’ problems nationally,” said a national GOP pollster.
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Republicans Are Trying to Spend Their Way Out of Disaster in Kansas
“It’s hard to believe we’re messing around in Kansas,” one Republican strategist said.
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 10h
Still trying to understand how Napster got shut down, but Anthropic is going public and still hasn’t paid us authors yet after stealing our work.
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onekade @onekade.bsky.social · 18h
Miller favorably compared what Trump insiders privately call his “war on terror” against the US left to COINTELPRO, the FBI’s notorious campaign of surveillance and dirty tricks targeting Black civil rights and other civil society leaders
Privately, according to two people familiar with the matter, Miller has (favorably) compared the Trump administration’s actions on this to COINTELPRO, the notorious Cold War-era FBI surveillance programs that routinely violated fundamental constitutional protections. But it’s a little more than a year of his iteration of MAGA COINTELPRO, and Miller wants more – a lot more. The sources add he’s berated other senior government officials about why more left-wingers haven’t been arrested or criminally charged, and why it is taking so long to dismantle certain liberal nonprofits; Miller has told colleagues that it would be an “existential threat” to the Republican Party if the Trump era were to end without the obliteration of the political network connected to liberal billionaire George Soros.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10h
RENMAC: “.. The good news is that housing resale activity can't go that much lower. The bad news is that recent data indicates that existing sales are likely to take another step down in Q4. Mortgage purchase apps have declined for six consecutive weeks, sliding by 11.7% over this period.”
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
BP has locked out its workers in Whiting, Indiana for 6.5 months and counting. The company is now appealing their unemployment benefits, a move that could force union members to pay back the assistance they've already received. Workers told me the company is trying to starve them.
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“They’re Trying to Starve Us”: BP Opposes Unemployment Benefits for Locked-Out Workers
Six and a half months into a lockout, the oil giant is appealing workers’ unemployment, a move that could force union members to pay back the benefits they've received.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 15h
Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov confirms Elon Musk's Space X crippled Ukrainian capabilities last night. In other words, the US deliberately sabotaged European defence operations mid-mission. Every country in the world should move away from buying American hardware ASAP.
"I can confirm that tonight SpaceX has implemented a speed limit on Starlink terminals while in motion.

The limit currently applies to the StarShield “military package” and is set at 100 mph.

Our defense forces were not given notice of this limit, and this has resulted in the disruption of a number of missions.

It is clear that this action cannot be a coincidence and is related to the current political situation."
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 10h
Yesterday afternoon in my town, ICE kidnapped a man walking home from Dunkin Donuts with coffee for his family right off the street. New Jersey is under siege. This is the least violent kidnapping we’ve had, but it’s still a kidnapping.
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Jared @jardem12.bsky.social · 9h
So important to remember this. Thank you for the reminder.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 10h
"Last week, Putin celebrated his birthday. Trump placed a phone call to him, to wish him a happy one. Putin’s birthday in 2006 was a particularly happy one for him. On that day, he got the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, one of the bravest journalists in the world." open.substack.com/pub/thenextm...
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Charles Krauthammer’s Warning
On Trump, Putin, and the ‘authoritarian temptation.’
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 10h
The U.S. government has submitted its opposition to Nicolás Maduro's motion to dismiss on the grounds of head-of-state immunity. In a cross-post w/our friends at Transnational Litigation Blog, William S. Dodge analyzes why Maduro's immunity claims face an uphill battle:
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U.S. Government Responds to Maduro’s Immunity Arguments
Maduro's motion to dismiss on the grounds of head-of-state immunity faces an uphill battle against the U.S. government's opposition.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 10h
James Carville: In focus groups voters "don't care about the negative [attacks on Democrats]. They don't change their vote...That's the golden time when they're not even open to listening [to the nagatives]...We're getting close to that sweet spot." youtu.be/wfXs4fCHYnQ?...
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"Corruption loves autocracy." — James Carville
YouTube video by New Haven Democracy Project
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 11h
elon musk sabotaged a Ukrainian military operation to help putin.
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 11h
I share Krugman’s fears. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/nerobefehl...
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Nerobefehl Nation
My fears for the next two years
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 11h
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 11h
Justice Department policy, though not binding, prohibits federal prosecutors and agents from timing investigations or charges to affect election outcomes. The Justice Department has historically complied by pausing all related actions in the 60 days before an election.
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Homeland Security raids Rep. Ilhan Omar’s residence
Trump’s fixation on the Minnesota lawmaker has exploded into full-on lawfare weeks before the midterm elections.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h
Zuckerberg’s cheeky pint gets the @wsj.com treatment. 🍺 www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 11h
Trump supposedly cared so much about Syria's chemical weapons that he bombed the country twice during his first term. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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State Dept. funding delay imperils plan to destroy Syrian chemical weapons
The Trump administration has paid only around 20 percent of the $90 million it owes the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 11h
Why read past headlines: I spoke with QAnon expert @beyerstein.bsky.social about why Trump is doubling down on this conspiracy cult, even though it's fading. He's desperate. His ego is fragile and he's clinging to anyone, no matter how dumb, who will flatter him. www.salon.com/2026/10/14/t...
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Trump's new QAnon press secretary exposes his desperation
Like presidential aide Natalie Harp, Katie Zacharia treats Trump less like a boss and more like a savior
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Omri Marian @omrimarian.bsky.social · 11h
Nationalize Starlink starting to sound like a not totally extreme position
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DC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
An edited meme featuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sitting at a table outdoors.
He is photoshopped into the famous "Change My Mind" meme template, sitting behind a white sign that reads: "TRUMP IS A RUSSIAN ASSET. CHANGE MY MIND."
Behind Zelenskyy is a large black board covered in photos showing various oil refineries and industrial facilities on fire. He is holding a black mug featuring a yellow logo, and an identical mug sits on the table next to a microphone and some papers. The yellow emblem printed on both black mugs belongs to the "Sternenko Community" Charitable Foundation.
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 21h
Trump: "the ice caps are bigger than they've ever been" Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica in 47 years, satellites show www.pbs.org/newshour/sci...
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Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica in 47 years, satellites show
A major report has found that 12.5 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979. The massive glacier melt is mainly attributed to warmer waters eroding the ice sheets from...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 16h
Non-zero chance Elon cut Starlink on his own bc the last thing the Masters of the Universe need is for people to understand data centers can be bombed.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 18h
Trump is testing the courts; cutting down trees on a DC golf course after a judge told him not to. A pretend apology when Trump’s ads ran at taxpayer expense after a judge ordered him to stop. Get up to speed, including on a new order issued tonight: joycevance.substack.com/p/its-more-t...
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It’s More Than Just a Little Routine Maintenance
The administration flouted a judge’s order and cut down more than 400 trees on the East Potomac Golf Course over the weekend.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 17h
Judge Kelly underscores that the White House didn't even bother to provide any evidence for the claim that the banned outlets jeopardized national security with their reporting — or that Trump himself had even made such a determination. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 17h
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Bill Murray's Iconic Groundhog Day Report
ALT: Bill Murray's Iconic Groundhog Day Report
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Paulette Feeney ❌️👑 @pauletteparis1.bsky.social · 21h
All racist assholes SHOULD be forgotten.
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WingChick🐸❌👑 @wingchick49.bsky.social · 19h
Every Damned Word 👇🏽 #PINKS #DV1
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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 22h
I am entirely serious when I say that this should be seen as a moderate position. It specifically and surgically dismantles institutions that did not exist pre-9/11 and assigns their functions much as they were assigned pre-9/11.
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Jared @jardem12.bsky.social · 18h
Seriously guys, this is a huge problem that MANY people saw coming. I’m going to start taking odds on how many people Trump pardons.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 21h
Hegseth's plan for live-streaming the execution of a parapalegic man appears to be rooted in his membership in the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, a far-right group that aims to establish a theocratic state in the USA and to force everyone to follow their form of pseudo-Christianity.
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What is CREC and how does it shape Pete Hegseth’s religious rhetoric?
Hegseth is a member of the CREC, whose beliefs are rooted in a 20th-century movement called Christian Reconstructionism. The movement calls for the implementation of biblical law.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18h
Josh Turek: "The power of tariffs, like the power of the purse, was meant to be in the hands of the legislature — it was never supposed to be in the hands of the executive branch. I am in favor of doing away with these tariffs which Ashley Hinson voted in favor of five times."
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Jared @jardem12.bsky.social · 18h
Constitutional order and history be damned.
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Jared @jardem12.bsky.social · 18h
This whole string of posts is so fundamentally accurate and obvious, it is clear why MAGA just don’t understand. (Or care).
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
Ossoff: "In my view, based upon the evidence I've seen thus far, the president's misconduct, abuse of power, and corruption, already exceed any prior standard for impeachment."
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