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Jason Kander

@jasonkander.bsky.social
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Recovering politician. Afghanistan Veteran. Bestselling Author. Podcaster. Founder of Let America Vote & American Rescue Project. Baseball player. Advisor, Veterans Community Project. Diana’s dude. True & Bella’s driver. JasonKander.com

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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today is the 5 year anniversary of Operation Bella youtu.be/UaVgr4NunUg?...
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How a fake wedding was used to sneak hundreds of Afghans to safety | 60 Minutes
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Eli @elium2.com · 12/09/2026
It's not live anymore, but I still have that Jason Kander blog post after he lost the 2016 Senate race in Missouri in my bookmarks. It remains a good, short read.
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Why You Won’t Get a Pass From Me - Jason Kander
November 10, 2016 This is the message where I’m supposed to thank you for all you’ve done for me, tell you how much it meant to me, and then say my goodbyes and wish you luck on your journey. I’m supp...
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Raise your hand if today feels like the 25th anniversary of the day your childhood totally ended. It’s just a strange anniversary. Personally, I was a college student in DC who decided that day I would join the military and volunteer to go to war.
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Respect MO Voters @respectmovoters.org · 10/09/2026
Endorsement Alert! Amendment 6 is bringing Republicans and Democrats together to protect the power of Missouri voters. (learn more and get involved at respectMOvoters.org)
Republicans and Democrats agree, Missouri voters should have the final say. Photos of Jason Kander (Former Democratic Secretary of State) and Jack Danforth (Former Republican US Senator) who have endorsed Yes on 6!
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Don’t know of anyone held in contempt but the first guy to have the job died in a duel.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Congratulations to Secretary Hoskins on having avoided being detained for contempt by the Missouri Supreme Court by deciding to do his job and follow the law. Always good to see a fellow Missouri Secretary of State succeed!
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
ok but if I had been his consultant I would've suggested a visual involving a sport in which he could appear . . . kind of athletic?
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is . . . not a good ad.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
If they make Cocktail 2 and snub Elizabeth Shue for a younger female lead we riot. variety.com/2026/film/ne...
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Anne Hathaway Joins Tom Cruise in ‘Days of Thunder’ Follow-Up; Paramount Sets Release Date (EXCLUSIVE)
Anne Hathaway will hit the road with Tom Cruise as co-lead in the "Days of Thunder" sequel at Paramount Pictures.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Jolene is just a generationally unbelievable song written by a generationally good human.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Bella, 5, was about to take a bath. She suddenly ran past the toilet and across the house to the guest bathroom where she emptied her bladder on the floor. “Sorry, Dad! Just one second too late!” “Why did you run past the other toilet on your way here?” “I saw a spider in there this morning!”
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Majority 54 Live with me and Ravi September 28th, 7pm, in Kansas City. A regular M54 episode with a bonus discussion about Ravi’s new book The Invisible List. You get a copy with your ticket and Ravi will sign, as well. See yall there! www.eventbrite.com/e/majority-5...
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Majority 54 Live! The Invisible List, with Rainy Day Books
Celebrate this new release with Ravi Gupta and Jason Kander in Kansas City!
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I’m 45 and I play competitive amateur baseball. What’s cool about still playing a team sport with a high degree of seriousness other than everything? My fitness does not revolve around “bulk and cut” or aesthetics. I build muscle in the off-season and I maintain it while playing April-October.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Every few months, out of curiosity, I'll search my name on twitter and bluesky to see what people say about me when they decide not to tag me. It never disappoints. Today's find: "Jason Kander is a great example of dorky face hot guy vibes."
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Cape Verde is the size of Kansas City. I promise you there’s hardly a person in that country that doesn’t personally know at least one player on that team. Can you imagine how proud they must be of them?
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mre3s.bsky.social @mre3s.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
@jasonkander.bsky.social & Ravi Gupta interview @stephruhle.bsky.social to discuss massive crypto grift, SCOTUS alarming rulings on birthright citizenship, executive power, campaign finance, & voting rights, as the right-wing supermajority hands Trump even more power. www.youtube.com/live/7qEs6-G...
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LIVE: Trump BILLION DOLLAR THEFT is Finally REVEALED
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I lived in Washington, DC from 1999-2005 while I was in school. I never once looked at the reflecting pool and thought it needed improvement. I thought it was cool that the water was dirty because it helped me resist the urge to swim in it.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The billionaire class’s baseless smear of all non-governmental charitable organizations as useless and rife with fraud is a smart move by people who would prefer not to pay more in taxes or be expected to give generously to charity.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Really hard to imagine becoming a trillionaire and not wanting to immediately liquidate enough assets to give at least a few hundred billion to organizations making the world a better place.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I’d watch a 10 part series about Ivan and Viktor Drago fighting for Ukrainian independence a few years after the events of CREED 2.
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Josh Manning @joshmanning.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I read it in a day. Thanks again for writing this, @jasonkander.bsky.social rainydaybooks.com/book/9780358...
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Invisible Storm: A Soldier’s Memoir of Politics and PTSD
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From political wunderkind and former army intelligence officer Jason Kander comes a haunting, powerful memoir about impossible choices—and how sometimes walking away from the...
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Hegseth claims the dumbest phrase in military history is “our diversity is our strength” 1. He’s wrong. Our diversity is a strength. 2. The dumbest phrase in military history is “personally owned vehicle” because whether said in full or as an acronym (POV) it is still more syllables than “my car”
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Oh cool. The plan was dumber than we could have imagined. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...
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Early War Goal Was to Install Hard Line Former President as Iran’s Leader
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
(L-R) My doctor, my financial advisor, and Jesus of Nazareth
Three hedgehogs sitting in the grass
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I understand the argument for how Israel’s national interest was advanced in this war. I do not in any way see how our interests were anything but severely harmed.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Praying for the American air crew currently on the ground in Iran.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Markwayne Mullin is appropriating the adventures of his fellow plumbers with his tall tales about going into harm’s way.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Trump said we had to attack Iran to avoid a war which is like telling a woman, “we have to have sex so you don’t get pregnant.”
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Cancel the MLB season and give me six months of this. Team USA is only invited if it can remove the stick from its ass and remember the joy of this children’s game.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Trump is shocked Iran didn’t surrender out of the gate, because he cannot put himself in the mind of a soldier (American, Israeli, or Iranian) willing to die for their country. “But he ran again despite being shot at!” It was get re-elected or die in prison. It was about him, not his country.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
This game is already wild. Best players on the planet and yet baserunning mistakes in back to back half innings. USA made the 2nd out at home with Bobby Witt coming to the plate. MEX and made the 3rd out at 3B with Arozarena coming up!
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Another American service member died today in the Middle East. President Fortunate Son played golf.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The World Baseball Classic is my favorite sporting event and it’s not close. I can’t get enough.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Rewatching Mighty Ducks 2. Some minor plot holes. When it starts, Gordon Bombay gets hurt playing pro hockey and he’s like “What am I gonna do? I need a job.” So he works in a sporting goods store. He was the best lawyer in Minneapolis SIX MONTHS AGO!
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Markwayne Mullin is like if all of ICE were just one person.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Trump didn’t fire Noem for incompetence. He fired her for admitting he approved it.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
As thiugh we haven’t put these people through enough. www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...
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Afghan allies, stranded at Qatar refugee camp, face 'hell' amid Iran war
More than a thousand Afghan allies at a Qatar refugee camp face terror and confusion as Iranian missiles rain down.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
War is a terrible and disgusting thing. Waging it by choice rather than by absolute last resort is reprehensible. May God forgive us.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Unpopular opinion. Hegseth is fit and he shows it off under the pretense of setting a standard. Criticizing or dissecting his workouts is silly. He’s strong, can bench a lot, and those making fun of his pull-ups have never attempted a Murph. He’s still a terrible leader and person. Focus there.
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mre3s.bsky.social @mre3s.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
@jasonkander.bsky.social & Ravi Gupta of Majority54 discussed how #DonTheCon support is faltering, right-wing podcasters are telling MAGAt voters not to vote because #Pedophile47 has failed on almost all of the promises he made, & more. 👏🏻 www.youtube.com/live/zh3Hx_4...
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LIVE: Trump Supporters TURN AGAINST HIM as Epstein Fallout GROWS
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I’ll turn 45 this year. I still play 50 baseball games per summer. Not softball. Baseball. We don’t stop playing when we get old. We get old when we stop playing.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Everyone’s bagging on poor Kristi Noem about this but I feel terrible for her. I left my favorite blanket in Florida on vacation once and didn’t realize it until the flight home. I was devastated. I was seven.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Do you remember Kris Kobach? He used to be against federal involvement in elections. Then Republicans won the White House. www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
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Kansas Republican staunchly opposed nationalized voting. Does he back Trump now?
Kris Kobach in 2013 drafted a resolution that sharply opposed federal control of states’ voter registration systems.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Miss Piggy’s value is mostly as the muscle. Aggressive, protective, great at Kung Fu. But as a performer she’s really the weak link of the troupe. Pretending otherwise is virtue signaling.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Here’s what everyone’s missing about the latest DOJ fail.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Trump is ready to “move on” from the Epstein files. He’s ready to “move on them very heavily.” He’s ready to “move on them” “like a b****.” Actually, that last part is true.
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I’m the former Secretary of State of Missouri. Here’s what Trump means when he says he wants to “nationalize elections.”
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Don’t give up on persuading the persuadable. Not the too far gone. Identify and engage the gettable. Then do your civic duty by putting in the time!
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
For years folks have been trying to figure out which issue set appeals most to Hispanic voters, but what if this is the most persuadable American demographic? For instance, do Hispanic voters and independent voters tend to care about the same issues? I imagine there’s increasing overlap between them
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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Checks and balances … working?
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