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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Trump is now openly using the term “remigration” to explain his ICE raid efforts. If you’re not familiar with the far right buzzword, which is tantamount to ethnic cleansing, here’s some background on its origins and originator, Martin Sellner.

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Martin Sellner: Switzerland expels Austrian far-right figure – DW – 10/19/2024

Far-right activist Martin Sellner was escorted out of Switzerland after apparently defying the entry ban against him. The Austrian campaigner for "remigration" has already been denied travel to the US...

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I’m telling you, that authoritarian bastard -wants- a Kent State situation.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

At this point, it'd probably be easier to just have a "fuck you, Fetterman" post that I re-share from time to time, efficiency and all.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Hey, Central Ohio! If you’re considering participating in Saturday’s #NoKingsDay, here are a few details on local gatherings, taken from a recent Dispatch article. For more 🚫👑 information on other events and/or additional resources, visit www.nokings.org. Mostly, please be safe out there.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

If you think this is just about the COVID vaccine, or even the MMR vaccine, you’re not paying attention. RFKjr’s previous comments about there being “no safe vaccine” weren’t limited to COVID/MMR. Now, neither will his policies. Be clear, people -will- die as a result. (Cue Joni Ernst.) (🎁)

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Opinion | RFK Jr.’s purge is about reducing access to vaccines

He says he wants to restore the public’s “confidence” in vaccines. Don’t fall for it.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

If random, unidentified, masked dudes started "disappearing" white folks from elementary school graduations and Target parking lots, I'm sure Republicans would assume it was a perfectly fine display of "law and order," too. Right? #DueProcessProtectsUsAll

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

The same chucklefucks who always claimed to need weapons in case of the “tyranny” of government overreach seem awfully quiet now for some reason. Meanwhile, here are Timothy Snyder’s “Twenty Lessons From The Twentieth Century,” from his must-read book, On Tyranny.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

As an Ohioan who lives in Jim Jordan’s district, I’ve been waiting on this doc. More than its political implications, I want to recognize the courage of the men who stepped forward to become the faces of this tragedy, including thousands of assaults enabled by people like Jordan. Trailer below.

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Surviving Ohio State | Official Trailer | HBO

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

We ruthlessly (and rightly) mock the "he's playing 4D chess" folks, then turn around and claim the latest brouhaha is "just a distraction." One of these days, I hope we realize they're the same mediocre-white-man-empowering argument.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

The real hero here is me for not texting all of my conservative family members this afternoon to see who they’re going to tell the judge they want to live with. “You have to choose, Mom!”

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

While watching the dumb/predictable cage-match between dueling narcissist Nazis, it's worth remembering that women are just too emotional to lead.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I hope Zuck, Bezos, and the other billionaire cucks are paying very close attention to this Elon ridiculousness, because -THIS- is the reality of bolstering emotionally unstable authoritarian fools. No one is immune from their intemperate wrath…⤵️

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

While watching the dumb/predictable cage-match between dueling narcissist Nazis, it's worth remembering that women are just too emotional to lead.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

If I were a pregnant person, I’m not sure I’d so much as set foot in a “red” state. From the article: “This action sends a clear message: the lives and health of pregnant people are not worth protecting.” #abortionIShealthcare

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What Trump Revoking Emergency Abortion Guidance Means for Care

The move doesn't change federal law, but doctors and abortion-rights advocates fear that it will amplify confusion.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

I’m so glad you’re here, exactly as you were meant to be. Happy Pride. “Love is the whole thing. We are only pieces.” —Rumi

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

I’m so glad you’re here, exactly as you were meant to be. Happy Pride. “Love is the whole thing. We are only pieces.” —Rumi

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

You know, if #KetamineClyde -really- had the courage of his convictions, he could prove “the failing New York Times” wrong and just submit to a drug test.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

You know, if #KetamineClyde -really- had the courage of his convictions, he could prove “the failing New York Times” wrong and just submit to a drug test.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

The Democratic notion that we need to “save democracy” -before- we tackle the structural problems in our party seems short-sighted & fear-based. I’d argue we can’t “save democracy,” such as it is, -until- we fix the structural problems in our party, as those deficits helped to enable this bullshit.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Despite Rubio’s dead-behind-the-eyes claims, the brutal gutting of USAID was -always- going to have disastrous consequences, not just for employees who were abruptly let go or the relief groups who’ve long been part of USAID’s important work, but on global stability as a whole.⤵️

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

I don't know that I have huge opinions about Garcia, pro or con, but I -do- have enormous opinions about the Democratic need for serious generational change, especially in Congress. We have to quit electing people who keel over a few months later.

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Robert Garcia kicks off House Democrats' next generational proxy battle

Garcia is stressing his tenure as mayor of Long Beach as he likely faces several more senior members.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

The story of Space Nazi’s unceremonious government departure in two slides: a tweet and its most relevant reply, a bit of analysis from his own Grok, which seems unconvinced. May his credibility and wealth continue to explode like one of his phallic rockets.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Need proof that RFKjr doesn’t give a shit about the health of America’s children? In his new report on “health epidemics” facing our nation’s youth, he fails to even mention the single greatest threat to the health & safety of American schoolchildren today. I’ll give you a hint: It’s not vaccines.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

“He was like, you know, ‘You guys don’t look like terrorists to me’. [Those were] his exact words, which was pretty funny,” Savannah Chrisley told NewsNation of Trump's decision to pardon her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley. The Chrisleys were convicted of tax fraud.

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Reality Star Says Trump Told Her on Pardon Call: ‘You Guys Don’t Look Like Terrorists’

The president has issued a surprise pardon for Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were sentenced to 12 and seven years respectively for tax evasion and fraud.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

A simple reminder that despite what the conman who literally swims in shit might say, COVID is still a real threat, it is still evolving (see the news below), and it is still the moral responsibility of people in a civilized society to protect those who are most at risk.

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COVID variant NB.1.8.1 hits U.S. What to know about symptoms, new booster vaccine restrictions

As the Trump administration moves to limit COVID booster vaccines for some, here's what to know about the latest variant NB.1.8.1 and its symptoms.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

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COVID variant NB.1.8.1 hits U.S. What to know about symptoms, new booster vaccine restrictions

As the Trump administration moves to limit COVID booster vaccines for some, here's what to know about the latest variant NB.1.8.1 and its symptoms.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Trump told West Point cadets at their graduation that he wouldn't be able to shake their hands, a tradition among US presidents, because he had urgent matters to deal with on China and Russia. This was him "dealing" with China and Russia moments later. He went golfing.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

On Memorial Day, we remember the sacrifices that our men and women in uniform and their families have made to preserve our freedom. May we always strive to honor the strength and resolve they’ve shown our country.

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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

It’s clear that if you are a foreign leader meeting the US President, you need an advisor who spends all their time researching conspiracy theories to prepare.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

During the 2024 campaign, I can’t tell you how often I’d hear some version of “but things didn’t go off the rails in the first Trump term, so I don’t think it will be that bad the second time” from conservatives I know. ⬇️

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

“Knowing that there’s an author in heaven overseeing all of this, who’s underwritten all of it, for us, on the cross, gives me the strength to proceed.” —SecDef Pete Hiccup Well, that and the bourbon, I’m guessing. Christian Fucking Nationalism. (🎁)

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Pete Hegseth Leads Christian Prayer Service in the Pentagon

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Trump's reality show style Oval Office "theater" continues, fueled by Twitteresque conspiracy rage bait. At some point, the administration's attempt at isolationism is going to get a lot easier, because why would any (non-fascist) foreign leader put themselves in that position?

axios.com

Trump ambushes South Africa's president with video footage in Oval Office

President Trump has elevated false claims of a white genocide in the country.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Mexico never paid for the wall. It was all a Trump lie. China will not pay the tariffs. It was all a Trump lie. The people paying for Trump’s lies have always been average Americans. Always.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Mark my words, this bullshit here in Ohio will lead to them trying to overturn Obergefell. From the article: “… the purpose of the month is to promote natural families—meaning a man, a woman, and their children—as a way to encourage higher birth rates.’” You know the bigot wanted to say “normal.”

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Ohio Republicans introduce 'Natural Family Month' bill, excluding LGBTQ families

State Rep. Josh Williams said the bill is intended to support families “most directly tied to the creation and raising of children.”

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

"I'm socially liberal, but fiscally conservative" is nothing but a fantastical statement of privilege.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Despite the fact that the Georgia woman is legally dead, she's not allowed to actually die because removing life support violates Georgia’s anti-abortion laws. Exceptions to save the life of the mother exist, but don't apply. Why? "Her life cannot be saved. It is already over." Because Gilead.

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Opinion | Is this Gilead? Nope, just Georgia.

A brain-dead woman is being forced to carry a baby to term, and we are in hell.

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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

My favorite part is DeSantis' insistence that it's a move borne of a need for "bodily autonomy," something his ilk never affords a pregnant person. We're not far from them eliminating seatbelts, so as not to interfere with someone's bodily autonomy "right" to throw themselves through the windshield.

nytimes.com

Florida Just Banned Fluoride From Public Water. Here’s What to Know.

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