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Jonathan Kassa 🟦

@jkassa.bsky.social
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Former public servant. Father of two, married to the only one. |Personal account and opinions, not reflecting any views but my own.|

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 32m
The moment she stops glazing him, Trump checks out.
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Philadelphia Inquirer Sports @phillysport.bsky.social · 1h
Donnie Baseball, beset by a flawed roster and poor bullpen asked his closer for too much and starter Jesus Luzardo for too little in a Game 1 collapse that recalled the days of Rob Thomson.
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Don Mattingly puts his future with the Phillies in peril | Marcus Hayes
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 6h
NEW AD: Today on House Hunters, Ken Paxton is shopping for a new house. Will he buy the three-story luxury lodge in Oklahoma? The condos at a wellness resort in Utah? The ocean-view property in Hawaii? (Spoiler alert: He won’t take one — he’ll take 15.)
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Jonathan Kassa 🟦 @jkassa.bsky.social · 14h
Trump is a Putin puppet.
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 14h
Quite a home stretch message 😳. If you think things are great, vote GOP😬😬😬
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Jonathan Kassa 🟦 @jkassa.bsky.social · 17h
Russia is a terrorist state. Trump is their agent.
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Vibecession Forever @ghazelleberner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
King shit. t.co/0kwtLSmVJL
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Isaac (proud small hat wearer) Gantwerk Mayer @isaacgantwerkmayer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
this is why i’m not interested in “Bibi told Trump to do this war so it’s Bibi’s fault.” Bibi had told every president since Clinton to bomb Iran. It’s the President’s job to know when a foreign leader is being a bloodthirsty idiot and NOT LISTEN TO THAT GUY. This war is because of Trump.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
please let Ken keep talking
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sit down, “Brilyn.” You didn’t loathe Obama, Fetus.🙄
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 28/09/2026
Everything You Need to Know About How to Vote in the 2026 Midterm Elections in Pennsylvania | Election Day is Nov. 3. @votebeat.org breaks down how to cast a ballot in person or by mail.
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Everything You Need to Know About How to Vote in the 2026 Midterm Elections in Pennsylvania - Bucks County Beacon
Election Day is Nov. 3. Here’s how to cast a ballot in person or by mail.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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God @thegodshow.com · 27/09/2026
Thou shalt not use tax dollars to pay for fascist commercials.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride. If turnips were swords, I'd have one at my side. If "ifs" and "ands" were pots and pans, There'd be no work for tinkers' hands." —Scottish Proverb, 1628
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DaughterOfDefiance @z-buck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I really, really hate this timeline... Also, why the hell was this NOT reported on when it happened (Mar 2026)???
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
THE SOUTH CAN’T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS You don’t get to profit off Black athletes on Saturday, then spend the rest of the week gerrymandering Black political power out of existence. We know what’s up! Hakeem Jeffries makes the connection perfectly.
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Lady Haha @lensman23.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
An actual cartoon from Dutch cartoonist Siegfried Woldhek.
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it's Candy Love @candylovely.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This👇
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Jonathan Kassa 🟦 @jkassa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“If you're after getting the honey, hey Then you don't go killing all the bees…”
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Johnny Appleseed
Joe Strummer, The Mescaleros · Global A Go-Go · Song · 2001
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Jonathan Kassa 🟦 @jkassa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wee Stevie Miller would wither as a school board director.
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Jonathan Kassa 🟦 @jkassa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Russian atrocities are not new and never get old. Equally important, Ukraine’s resolve always outlasts Russian tyrants.
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born2balive.bsky.social @born2balive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The New Yorker posted exactly how I interpreted the whole visit.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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MJ @bstnboy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
💥💥BOOM💥💥 Costco took its $184M in rebate refund and used it to lower costs targeting products that would have the most impact for members!! Kudos Costco!! www.seattletimes.com/business/cos...
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Costco clinches $184M in tariff refunds, with more expected
The big-box retailer said the money was reinvested to give "value back to our members." It’s more than a third of the total tariff refunds the company expects.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
He destroys everything.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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Detroit Tigers (Unoffical) @nottigers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
How can you not be romantic about baseball?
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Snacks @snacks59.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
flip.it/0_q_Qk. Better keep this shit growing al across the nation.
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The Movement to Abolish ICE Is Gaining Momentum
As activists rally around federal legislation to dismantle ICE, Amnesty International joins the call for abolition.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
this guy doesn’t seem to know what insurance is
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/09/2026
NEW: Across the country, states have shuttered their youth prisons in recent years as research shows they aren’t effective at helping kids stay out of trouble after release. Tennessee is building more. with @wpln.bsky.social
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Across the Country, Youth Prisons Are Closing. This State Is Building More.
Tennessee officials say they need more high-security facilities for kids who commit crimes. Experts say this approach flies in the face of crime data and research that shows youth prisons are not reha...
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Jonathan Kassa 🟦 @jkassa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#AmericanGulag
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ICE must fix ‘overcrowded, squalid, and degrading’ conditions at 26 Federal Plaza: NY judge
In a blistering 127-page opinion, Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan said the inhumane treatment violated the Constitution, “not to mention any decent concern for the Golden Rule or the demands of humanity.”
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Jonathan Kassa 🟦 @jkassa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Loser fascist thugs don’t need facts, the cheating is the goal. #deplorable
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“What are the names of the ICE agents who killed our dad? Why do they get to be protected?” #AbolishICE
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Connecticut Sun's final game is tonight. Connecticut and its fans bought into the WNBA at its low point, turning a profit when the NBA's owners saw the league as a moneypit, only to lose their team now that everyone sees big bucks in women's sports. Some thoughts on the setting of the Sun:
Surprisingly, moving the team to Connecticut worked. In 2010, the Sun became the first WNBA team to turn a profit — during a global recession, and during the league’s nadir of popularity. The casino in the middle of nowhere became a fortress. The Sun has won 64.5 percent of its home games. It developed a real fanbase and made four WNBA Finals. 

The Connecticut Sun is not the first WNBA team to die. (Enjoy this haunting image of the mascots for the Sacramento Monarchs, Utah Starzz, Detroit Shock, and yes, the Houston Comets, hanging out, smiling, not realizing that death will soon come for them.)

But it’s the first WNBA team to die for this reason: Not because nobody cared, not because it couldn’t make money, not because it couldn’t find fans or win games, not because the league is shrinking … but actually because the league is growing. The Sun helped the WNBA survive, but the period of mere survival is over. The league is moving on to bigger markets and bigger money and leaving Connecticut behind.
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Jonathan Kassa 🟦 @jkassa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026
“You can still be twisted. Just be clever about it.” How ChatGPT fueled the violent fantasies of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter, according to our new investigation:
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Stop Russia today or they will attack you tomorrow.
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Will Newsom sign the bill? Lawmakers are joining immigrant rights groups in urging Governor Newsom to sign a bill that, if implemented, would ban California police, sheriffs and other law enforcement from taking on second jobs that involve “arresting, detaining, transporting, or deporting” people.
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No moonlighting for ICE
CA bill could bar police from working for the feds
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A vote for AfD is a vote for Putin
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Again no link between Tylenol intake during pregnancy. “Current epidemiological evidence does not support a robust causal relationship, and paracetamol remains an appropriate first-line treatment during pregnancy…” Can we stop beating the dead horse now? 🧪 www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science...
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Tylenol during pregnancy not linked to autism, ADHD, major review finds
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The skeptics were 900 miles away on a phone line. The decision-makers were at a country club in Palm Beach. Where you sit tells you how much you matter. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Jonathan Kassa 🟦 @jkassa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just like public education.
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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...
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Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily
Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A minor league player just found out he's headed to the majors, and the moment is pure joy on camera.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hey @governor.pa.gov , want the easiest win of the year? Wildly popular, good policy, real impact, low cost? Help save the academy of Natural Sciences in Philly. creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/st...
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America's oldest natural history museum is closing this week — but not without a fight
The oldest natural history museum in America shuts its doors this month. Here's what we're losing inside (it's big), and why City Hall is fighting back.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ken Paxton keeps dodging debates. So I’m challenging him to a debate on Fox News — his safe space. I’ll go into the lion’s den. I know what I believe and I’m not afraid of hard questions. Ken has been running from accountability his whole life. It’s time to stop running.
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Jonathan Kassa 🟦 @jkassa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#AmericanGulag
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After ICE sweeps SW Kansas, schools warn families, meatpacking plant delays shifts
Liberal, Garden City and Dodge City house four major beef packing plants, employing over 10,000 residents — many of whom are immigrants.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
About damn time
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/09/2026
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter. (Published Jan. 2025)
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A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....
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