Reposted by Jon FrandsenStars⭐ @stars8465.bsky.social · 28/09/2026As several analysts have pointed out, this exposes catastrophic flaws in the current administration’s personnel appointments and routine vetting processes. 031
Jon Frandsen @jcfrandsen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026@hcrichardson.bsky.social I just saw the gov’t-financed propaganda/Trump campaign ad in the wild (DC football) for the 1st time & I’m more livid than I was when I 1st heard about this. I never want to hear the words guardrails & norms again. These fascists are breaking the law whenever they want. 030
Reposted by Jon FrandsenInstitute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026NEW: People’s Republic of China (PRC) entities likely linked to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) reportedly sold Iran satellite images of a US air base in Jordan that Iran later used to kill three US soldiers and injure another four. (1/8) Read the full report: isw.pub/ChinaTaiwanU... 6263143
Reposted by Jon FrandsenSheera Frenkel @sheeraf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026“Largest theft of labor in human history.” What a quote. 161097363
Reposted by Jon FrandsenCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“.. With Saudi oil now blockaded, Americans are about to discover why maintaining stability in the Middle East and not handing it to a consortium of Russia and Iran was always important.” @jayinkyiv.bsky.social 57398483287
Jon Frandsen @jcfrandsen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Homeland Secretary declares war on the Homeland. JFC. 010
Reposted by Jon FrandsenRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is what Trump did on 9/11. 31155952296
Reposted by Jon FrandsenJonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 07/09/2026I can’t wait to read the NYT op-ed from Renee Good’s wife about grief on the one year anniversary of her death. Surely the NYT will extend the same grace to Becca Good—whose partner died protesting against state power—as it has to Erica Kirk—whose partner died defending white supremacy 62950684
Jon Frandsen @jcfrandsen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026@lauralippman.bsky.social in case you don’t have the game on and are not at it … Eddie Murray hit his 500th homerun 30 years ago today. He was sitting in the seat it landed in during a celebration today. Didn’t see that but saw many other of his and Cal’s heroics. 030
Jon Frandsen @jcfrandsen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The insanity is getting even more lethal. And disgusting. 020
Reposted by Jon FrandsenIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 03/09/2026Gloria Steinem was a feminist icon and democracy defender who spent her life fighting for human rights. Her memory should inspire us all to do a little, or a lot, each day. Rest in Peace, Gloria Steinem. 💔 14688204
Jon Frandsen @jcfrandsen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This points out a vulnerability faced by hundreds of communities across the country. Rascists exploiting it as a deliberare strategy just underscores the need to create or shore up local news resources nationwide & to recognize they they are as vital to communities as water, power & healthcare. 1/2 010
Reposted by Jon FrandsenNorm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Read this important thread. And realize yet again how monstrous is Mike Johnson 46840
Reposted by Jon FrandsenAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Tales of everyday corruption. Pete Hegseth cancelled the $400,000 contract for making uniforms for the Blue Angels on the grounds that the contract with "The Sewing Box" was DEI since the firm is Black-owned. Instead, he awarded it to a Trump donor for $1,690,000, a 325% price increase! 34766173251
Reposted by Jon FrandsenKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/07/2026We actually had the 16th highest mortality rate in the world and it largely resulted from the ignorant asshats who were *resisting* the common sense protection measures Fauci was promoting like masking and distancing. What a colossal asshole. 514113552746
Reposted by Jon FrandsenCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations www.stlpr.org/law-order/20...stlpr.orgOverland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportationsThe couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media. 33721437
Reposted by Jon FrandsenJane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I appreciate that in the shifts and ebbs of time, you can always count on New Hampshire libertarian edge lords being themselves indepthnh.org/2026/05/26/g...indepthnh.orgGranite State Libertarians Booted From National Party After Kauffman Speech - InDepthNH.orgThe Libertarian National Committee has had enough of New Hampshire party chair Jeremy Kauffman, his racist social media trolling, and his support for President Donald Trump. 2617
Reposted by Jon FrandsenAnthony L. Fisher @anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 13/07/2026If you post on X, you are an active participant in the richest man in the world’s far-right, racist disinformation campaign. But, you know, gotta get that engagement clout. 63289699
Reposted by Jon FrandsenNorm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 07/07/2026#JusticeInMotion launches Today! Judges are meeting Americans outside courthouses AND in the community to talk about how the #RuleofLaw must ensure equal justice and fairness in everyday American life. Follow their journey in: PA ➡️ OH ➡️ MI 👉 justiceinmotion.usjusticeinmotion.usJustice In Motion 25925
Reposted by Jon FrandsenAnn Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Spirit of 2026 anntelnaes.substack.com/p/spirit-of-... 151490549
Jon Frandsen @jcfrandsen.bsky.social · 04/07/2026I hope everyone reads this and tattoos it on their foreheads so they see it when they brush their teeth in the morning and before they go to bed. 010
Reposted by Jon FrandsenJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Taking a hit for the team: Watching Caligula at Mt. Rushmore. The "idea" part of the speech, read from script, is extended, Joe McCarthy-toned denunciation of Communism as the era's greatest threat. Recall that his three closest chums internationally are: -Putin -Xi Jinping -Kim Jong Un 501229284
Reposted by Jon Frandseniamthe1nonly1.bsky.social @iamthe1nonly1.bsky.social · 04/07/2026When Fake Fox News Continues to Purposely Lying Without Legal Penalties 🙄 Hmmm Lawsuit. 681177395662
Reposted by Jon FrandsenThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 03/07/2026"The Halls, America’s Future, and Flynn all did not respond to requests for comment." Maybe they should have said "Quote me as saying I was misquoted." lnk.thebulwark.com/4veDyoD 1295
Reposted by Jon FrandsenKim Philby Was Bad @kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social · 03/07/2026This article comparing Peron is good but I wouldn’t call it Peronism; the guy is a criminal smashing and grabbing like a common street thug and “isms” are too good for him. www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...theatlantic.comAmerica’s PerónDecades of personalist rule turned Argentina into a global economic laughingstock. Donald Trump seems to have misunderstood the lesson. 053
Jon Frandsen @jcfrandsen.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Court reform or bust is the only patriotic & constitutional move now. 020
Reposted by Jon FrandsenMichael Karlik @michaelkarlik.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Wow. Magistrate Judge Scott Varholak ordered a bond hearing w/this note: "If the Court is wrong, let another court declare that a noncitizen with no criminal history, no history of flight, & an adjudicated right to asylum may be detained indefinitely without running afoul of the Due Process Clause." 151370338
Reposted by Jon FrandsenPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 25/06/2026www.popehat.com/p/a-bit-of-t...popehat.comA Bit of Tedious Drama At BlueskyBluesky Can Ban Whoever They Want! But They Won’t Stop Me From Saying What I Think. I Think The World Would Be A Better Place Without Elon Musk. 3693338746
Jon Frandsen @jcfrandsen.bsky.social · 21/06/2026It is terrifying how far in over their heads Trump and his clowns are. Almost as frightening as how oblivious they are to their own ignorance. 000
Reposted by Jon FrandsenJim of Pennsyltucky @jimdigs.bsky.social · 21/06/2026There is no one in the Trump administration qualified to negotiate with the Iranians. Especially on the plutonium issue. #Iran #USA 19514173
Reposted by Jon FrandsenKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 09/06/2026In public health, you learn an awful lot about people willing to profit off of harms to children. But my jaw is on the floor. It never occurred to me that the sentence “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital” would ever be followed by the phrase: “But here’s the thing.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social 172916923
Reposted by Jon FrandsenButterflies Katz ⓥ @butterflieskatz.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Seattle Street Artist’s mural Tribute to Alex Pretti; veteran nurse killed by Border Patrol officers #StreetArt #mural #AlexPretti #tribute 180112242741
Jon Frandsen @jcfrandsen.bsky.social · 04/06/2026😂😂😂😂 www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...theatlantic.comTrump’s Name Is Disappearing From More Than Just the Kennedy CenterLawyers are ordering staff to remove Trump from email signatures, letterhead, webpages, brochures, promotional materials, press releases, signs, and more. 001
Jon Frandsen @jcfrandsen.bsky.social · 02/06/2026@radiofreetom.bsky.social For your Death of Expertise files. This idiot Pulte wasn’t even a competent nepo baby. Got fired from the family business. From a 2025 NYT story …. 131
Jon Frandsen @jcfrandsen.bsky.social · 30/05/2026@radiofreetom.bsky.social Soooo …I’m watching the episode of The Boys where Homelander is about to give his big speech & says beforehand he only wants real believers behind him. Are we sure Trump isn’t watching this? And taking notes? 000
Jon Frandsen @jcfrandsen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026And if this attitude prevails, ladies and gents, this is how we’ll lose the Senate. So maybe you should be the one to STFU. 100
Jon Frandsen @jcfrandsen.bsky.social · 25/05/2026A great reminder of how to feel good, at least a bit, when things seem so terrible. 000
Jon Frandsen @jcfrandsen.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Democrats take heed. The various ways Trump is crushing small businesses (tariffs, crackdowns on seasonal immigrant workers, increased health insurance costs etc.) has to be a campaign theme for candidates at every level. Our economic well-being is being throttled by stupid & extremist ideology. 000
Reposted by Jon FrandsenPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 21/05/2026Talked to the owner of a small store down the hill from where Trump spoke on Tuesday. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar... 814825
Reposted by Jon FrandsenRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/05/2026It is an obscene, irrational, irresponsible, and unprecedented massive increase in military spending not seen since 1942 after we entered a World War on two fronts with a small military. It also comes at a time when our national debt accelerates and zooms past $40 trillion. 3922233779
Jon Frandsen @jcfrandsen.bsky.social · 14/05/2026The real bottomline of the court’s devastating blow to minority voting rights. 000