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Jerry Wayne

@jerrywayne.bsky.social
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Working-class retiree. Vote Democratic. Liberal. Secular Humanist. Film buff. Married happily. From Texas, I live in Mexico now. No DMs unless I know you.

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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · -6097s
abcnews.com/Health/us-su...
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US surpasses 4,000 measles cases with infections confirmed in 45 states: CDC
Measles cases in the United States have surpassed 4,000 this year, according to data updated Friday from the CDC.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · -4702s
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What A Debate! Reacting To Clips From The Michigan Senate Debate | TLM Podcast
YouTube video by The Rational National
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · -4608s
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Abdul and Ossoff SAVAGE Takedowns On Debate Night
YouTube video by Breaking Points
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · -4494s
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Jon Ossoff SMASHES Mike Collins during debate
YouTube video by Aaron Rupar
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 2m
Judge Orders Trump Admin to Return Phoenix Man Deported to Equatorial Guinea truthout.org/articles/jud...
truthout.org
Judge Orders Trump Admin to Return Phoenix Man Deported to Equatorial Guinea
Ahmed Soliman has been detained since he was sent there in April under Trump’s third-country deportation policy.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 6m
Descent Into Madness: The Ritualization of Death and Fascism jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/descent-in...
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
Descent Into Madness: The Ritualization of Death and Fascism
The public execution of Nidal Hasan is a potent milestone
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 1h
A view from abroad. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUDu...
youtube.com
'A grotesque spectacle' | Simon Marks reacts as Trump orders public execution
YouTube video by LBC
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.texastribune.org/2026/10/08/k...
texastribune.org
Paxton suggests cutting federal benefits in newest leaked audio
In a conversation that has been leaked in pieces to multiple publications, the GOP Senate nominee called for “reasonable cuts to mandatory spending,” which is driven by Social Security, Medicare and M...
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Christian leaders are racing toward the Rapture. Is Israel really to blame? forward.com/culture/8542...
forward.com
Christian leaders are racing toward the Rapture. Is Israel really to blame?
'End Times Fascism,' a new book from Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, is oddly focused on a religion with little apocalyptic literature
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Trump Enraged After Bad Bunny Wins Nobel Peace Prize open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
open.substack.com
Trump Enraged After Bad Bunny Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Trump claimed that he had been “treated very unfairly” by being passed over for the award despite having ended “between forty and fifty wars.”
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Will a Midterm Loss Lead Republicans To Step Up Voter Suppression Efforts? whowhatwhy.org/politics/ele...
whowhatwhy.org
Will a Midterm Loss Lead Republicans To Step Up Voter Suppression Efforts?
While a GOP loss in either chamber of Congress would put a stop to the rubber-stamping of Donald Trump’s presidential power grab, it could also compel Republicans to put in place more anti-democracy p...
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sickening. forward.com/fast-forward...
forward.com
Protesters overrun Oct. 7 Israeli peace vigil attended by Mamdani
Demonstrators mocked and yelled at participants in the event organized by the left-wing group Israelis for Peace
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Grassley should apologize to the American people, too, for his sham investigation of Jack Smith, a real American patriot. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
politico.com
Democrats call on Chuck Grassley to apologize to Jack Smith for basketball gaffe
The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Republicans violated Senate rules.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
ms.now
National poll shows unprecedented public support for Medicare for All
For years, Democrats feared that the reform lacked public support. A new survey suggests it’s time to reassess those assumptions.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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time.com
‘We Have to Punch Back’: Top Nevada Official Prepares For Trump's Election Havoc
The state's top election official tells TIME the Trump Administration will likely try to seize ballots or send ICE to the polls. He's ready for both.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.salon.com/2026/10/04/t...
salon.com
The dark reasons behind all the Richard Nixon worship
MAGA needs to maintain its grip on the GOP after Donald Trump — and the 37th president is key
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Angie Nixon: Impeach Trump AND His Whole Damn Cabinet! | Bulwark Daily
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Republicans Are Panicking Over the Kansas Senate Race
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.mediaite.com/politics/cri...
mediaite.com
Critics Tear Into ‘Pathetic’ Susan Collins After Troy Jackson Senate Debate: ‘Doddering on a Debate Stage’
Susan Collins' debate performance Tuesday night did not inspire her critics -- who tore into her responses to Democratic challenger Troy Jackson.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Plot hunterbiden.substack.com/p/the-plot?r...
hunterbiden.substack.com
The Plot
Chapter One. The Poorest Man
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Why the Hell Is Kash Patel’s FBI Making Campaign Ads? newrepublic.com/post/216292/... via @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com
Why the Hell Is Kash Patel’s FBI Making Campaign Ads?
Patel has turned the bureau into a P.R. agency for Donald Trump.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Veteran Interior Department lawyer resigns in protest, warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’ open.substack.com/pub/chrisdan...
open.substack.com
Veteran Interior Department lawyer resigns in protest, warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’
John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.mediaite.com/media/news/d...
mediaite.com
‘Dangerous Direction’: House Dems Sound the Alarm on Far-Left’s 10/7 ‘Resistance’ Rally
"The inevitable consequence of glorifying political violence is political violence itself. That is the dangerous direction in which American politics seems to be heading."
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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jacobin.com
What Makes Somebody a Marxist?
Marxism is a social theory about how the world works, and how to change it. Anyone committed to understanding and changing the world should be a Marxist.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/sign-...
talkingpointsmemo.com
Sign Of The Times … Texas Edition
It’s surprising to see Donald Trump campaigning in Texas a month before...
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
huffpost.com
Trump Cave On TV Ads Doesn't Mollify Democrats
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
nationalsecurityjournal.org/iran-just-go...
nationalsecurityjournal.org
Iran Just Got Hit with a New Problem: Tehran Has Lost Control of the Strait of Hormuz as Oil Exports Are at Pre-War Levels
Gulf oil exports are climbing back toward prewar levels while Iran's sit at zero, and Saudi Aramco may discount crude to keep it flowing.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.themirror.com/news/politic...
themirror.com
Trump admin refuses international election monitors for first time in decades
The Trump administration did not invite election observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to witness the upcoming midterm elections, breaking a tradition in place for ov...
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.mediaite.com/politics/cnn...
mediaite.com
Daniel Dale Defends Trump Over 'Let 'Em Take Out' LA Clip
CNN's Daniel Dale Dale called out a Kamala Harris-linked X account for posting a misleading clip of Trump saying to let Iran "take out Los Angeles"
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
politico.com
The Democratic Civil War Is Raging — Except in This Swing-State Race
Rebecca Cooke united progressives and moderates. Now she needs to win in November.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Justice is an ass: You and your fellow far-right on the SC fed The Beast with your rulings, dummy. apnews.com/article/alit...
apnews.com
Alito says Supreme Court can’t stem emergency appeals and voices concern over Trump’s rhetoric
Some of President Donald Trump's rhetoric about members of the Supreme Court isn't sitting well with one of his favorite justices.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The creeping New Dark Ages is loose. youtu.be/a07b6HQuqNg?...
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Cassie Coppersmith Sucks a Lot (More Pseudoarcheology Slop)
YouTube video by Professor Dave Explains
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Please Read and Share This Global Project Against Hate and Extremism Essay andrawatkins.substack.com/p/please-rea...
andrawatkins.substack.com
Please Read and Share This Global Project Against Hate and Extremism Essay
An extra newsletter to get more eyeballs on every fierce female here (Recording at the end)
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
apnews.com/article/welf... campaign ad sparks conservative backlash for portraying lazy welfare recipient as white
apnews.com
Arkansas campaign ad sparks conservative backlash for portraying lazy welfare recipient as white
A new video from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was standard issue Republican messaging for promoting her state’s stricter rules for people on Medicaid.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
ms.now
Opinion | Trump's latest smear of Renee Good
Jarvis DeBerry: It shouldn't have to be said, but activism is not a crime.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.themirror.com/entertainmen...
themirror.com
Fox News viewers slam Donald Trump's 'Teletubby dance' in viral Ohio rally clip
President Donald Trump hosted a campaign rally to energize Republican voters in Ohio, where he was brutally criticized for showing off his dance moves at the end of the event
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/th...
talkingpointsmemo.com
Things Get Messy in Georgia After Election Board Director Writes Letter to Todd Blanche
Georgia Election Board Employee Allegedly Goes Rogue, Requests Federal Intervention Last week,...
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.scrippsnews.com/politics/a-g...
scrippsnews.com
A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
President Donald Trump is trying to rally voters in the Dayton, Ohio, area on Saturday. But days ago, 1,400 workers were laid off from a truck factory there.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.thebulwark.com/p/a-death-a-...
thebulwark.com
A Death. A Funeral. And the Trump Rally Down the Block.
On the day Springfield held a funeral for Pierre Damas Bel, the president held a rally 25 miles away. We went to both.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
theatlantic.com
A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
October 4, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-4-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 4, 2026
On Friday night, just before 11:00, Trump announced that his administration “will, immediately, begin sending ‘Checks’ of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicar...
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Sunny Venice @silkandsatin123.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Democrats discuss artificial intelligence policy apnews.com/article/ai-t...
apnews.com
Potential Democratic candidates race to respond to AI threat amid Trump's dismissals
Amid growing panic over the risks posed by rapidly developing AI technology, potential 2028 Democratic candidates are scrambling to respond — trying to show they are doing something, even as they ackn...
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I Was Drunk. I Was Raped. jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/i-was-drun...
jojofromjerz.substack.com
I Was Drunk. I Was Raped.
Both Things Can Be True At The Same Time.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzZ4...
youtube.com
Jack Smith Reveals the Words That Could Have Buried Trump
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYQU...
youtube.com
FDR's Warm Springs & Small Georgia Town that Time Forgot
YouTube video by History Hunters
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.timesofisrael.com/90-years-on-...
timesofisrael.com
90 years on, why are British Jews being erased from the heroic Battle of Cable Street?
Surging antisemitism and rise of far-right color anniversary, alongside schism with British left that conveniently leaves Jews out of their own historical stand against the police to take on fascism
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Dem Gov. has some choice words for Republicans “who aren’t smart enough” to support LGBTQ+ people www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/10/dem-...
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Dem Gov. has some choice words for Republicans "who aren't smart enough" to support LGBTQ+ people - LGBTQ Nation
As the keynote speaker at HRC's 2026 National Dinner, Whitmer shared exactly how she feels about politicians who "hurt to help themselves."
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.politico.com/live-updates...
politico.com
Sanders, AOC, Merkley propose bill to ban Flock cameras
The legislation would ban the use of automated license plate readers by federal agencies and stop the flow of federal funds to governments that use it.
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Bombshell Noah’s Ark Report RELEASED!
YouTube video by Dan McClellan
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Jerry Wayne @jerrywayne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Adam Kinzinger on Trump’s ‘God Made Trump’ Ad
YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger
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