John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 2hWhat Trump is doing is "adhering to their enemies [i.e., of the United States], giving them aid and comfort." (U.S. Constitution, Art. III, Sec. 3) 000 0
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It's often the innocent bystanders who do the finding out. 110 1
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This hits one of the few things the would-be monarch actually cares about: being shown on TV. 010 1
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In Massachusetts there are some gas stations that pump for you ("full service") but it's not required by law. 000 0
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Trump is trying to do to Canada what Putin has been doing to Ukraine. Neither Canada nor Ukraine is likely to give in. 010 1
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 03/09/2026It's always been "swag" www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/s...merriam-webster.comDefinition of SWAGgoods acquired by unlawful means : booty, loot; valuable articles or goods; promotional goods or items… See the full definition 010 1
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 31/08/2026But he seemingly does have the power to make the BGN change what the government calls things 000 0
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Brownsberger has been a strong advocate for public transportation, and traffic cameras are certainly something we need. 100 1
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Did you ask him how a supposed originalist could make up the theory of presidential immunity out of whole cloth? 020 2
Reposted by John HostageLee Drutman @leedrutman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026More than 500 scholars agree: "We write to urge Congress to do what most democracies have already done: adopt proportional representation." proud to be among them. medium.com/@scholars-re...medium.comLetter to Congress: End the Redistricting Wars by Adopting Proportional RepresentationGerrymandering persists because single-member districts allow it. 615865 158
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Trump thinks we have a lot of catching up to do. 000 0
Reposted by John HostageHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/07/2026He should have gone to prison for pressuring Brad Raffensperger to “find” 11,780 votes. That’s the very definition of election interference. We all heard the call. 624251006108 25.1K
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 16/07/2026In 2022 the networks refused to show a speech by Biden because it was "political." 117413 174
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 13/07/2026A 20% surcharge on oil and everything else that goes through the Strait of Hormuz. I'm sure that will be great for the economy around the world. 010 1
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 06/07/2026You might say that people should develop some political credibility at the local level before running for the goddam U.S. Senate. 1231130 311
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 05/07/2026I knew there had to be some corruption involved. 010 1
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 28/06/2026If you want to get more jargony, "deaccessioning" 0100 10
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 27/06/2026The internet ate their ad revenue is what happened 010 1
Reposted by John HostageMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/06/2026Here are Italian PM Meloni's remarks about Trump, translated to English: "Donald Trump's statements are completely made up. I am frankly stunned. I don't know why the president of the United States behaves this way with his own allies..." 25635581118 3.6K
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 12/06/2026I hope you listen to "Highway 61 Revisited" on WUMB 91.9 Saturday mornings 8 am-12 noon and repeated Sun. evenings 8 pm-12 midnight. Streaming on wumb.org 010 1
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Democrats are very good at counting their chickens before they hatch. 000 0
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 06/06/2026"We don't search for our ice cream. We have our ice cream." 020 2
Reposted by John HostageACLU @aclu.org · 22/05/2026The Trump administration continues to try to weaponize immigration law against Mahmoud Khalil, so we need them to know that the world is watching. Add your name to our petition to the Board of Immigration Appeals demanding they re-open and terminate the sham immigration case against Mahmoud.action.aclu.orgTell the BIA: Justice for Mahmoud KhalilMahmoud Khalil has been harassed, targeted, punished, and denied his right to a fair and full trial in immigration court. The Trump administration has had its thumb on the scale the whole time. Demand justice for Mahmoud Khalil. 118069 180
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 20/05/2026That's true, but as far as I know the distribution of seats in the Bundestag is determined by the 2nd vote for the party, as long as the party passes the 5% hurdle. The point is not the details but to contrast with the archaic and less democratic American system. 100 1
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Germany also has proportional representation, which makes gerrymandering irrelevant. 010 1
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 02/05/2026I think the SCOTUS decision was about district courts. This was a circuit court of appeals. 110 1
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 10/04/2026In other countries triumphal arches are built after a major victory. 000 0
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 07/04/2026It's still a ripoff. I bet a lot of people will try to take an Uber, which will also be caught in traffic and cost a lot. But the train will take about an hour to go 20 miles. 100 1
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 07/04/2026I'm sure there are 2 other permanent members of the Security Council taking notes on what you can get away with when starting an unprovoked war on the civilian population of another country. 000 0
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 07/04/2026If this were Biden, the press would be talking about nothing else. 010 1
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 06/04/2026An introvert's dream, except for being stuck in a tin can with 3 other people. 0200 20
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Why is #NASA still using English conventional measurements for an international scientific endeavor? 110 1
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 06/04/2026The way I heard it, he didn't "officially name" anything. He proposed a name to whatever body names these things. 250 5
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 05/04/2026We're about to find out whether all those assurances that the US military wouldn't obey an illegal order were just nonsense. Maybe we're past that point. 000 0
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 29/03/2026I have a complaint: stop using "Karen" as a pejorative 120 2
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 29/03/2026It's up to the voters of Maine, but on the one hand we don't need to raise the average age of the Senate, and on the other hand, I don't want another Fetterman. 110 1
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 28/03/2026It doesn't make any difference until we vote every last Republican out of office. 210 2
John Hostage @jbhostage.bsky.social · 20/03/2026What's the point of having these rules if they just get waived every time? 011 1
