jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 8hMan famous for his lack of impulse control has thoughts on self-regulation 000
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 10hNo mention of his plans for defense contractors thehill.com/policy/defen...thehill.comHegseth to cut 20 percent of admirals, generals in major Pentagon overhaulDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20 percent cut to slots slated for admirals and generals at the Pentagon as part of his push to overhaul the outlook of the department, two Penta… 000
Reposted by jtadetroit.bsky.socialGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 13h“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETaxamericasvoicecnn.substack.comCHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive. 752492566
Reposted by jtadetroit.bsky.socialLuca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Macklemore isn't backing down! Following his removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his on-stage activism, the rapper announced his own Free Palestine tour. Hitting Dublin, Paris, and London this October, 100% of proceeds will benefit aid organizations supporting Palestine! 02815
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Nothing to panic about, just another “ odd moment “ 000
Reposted by jtadetroit.bsky.socialLionel Dripps @lioneldripps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026For those not following, there’s a city in Russia occupied Ukraine near the frontline cut off from everywhere by mines and torn up roads, the people who haven’t been able to evacuate have only food they can grow themselves or have been rationing for a year, and Russia does not care. 6286107
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb” : war, climate change, inflation; who cares, as long as we can get the least important item immediately 000
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Yet YouTube is happy to run ads, that are outright lies, attacking El Sayed : “ You Tube, TikTok and Meta have all supplied a reason related to “political” content” 000
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.comJustice Department Scraps Dozens of School Desegregation Cases (Gift Article)Critics said the changes, mostly in the South, moved the nation “back toward the Jim Crow era.” Justice Department officials said the decrees were outdated. 021
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The GOP in 2026: Justice Department Scraps Dozens of School Desegregation Cases Critics said the changes, mostly in the South, moved the nation “back toward the Jim Crow era.” Justice Department officials said the decrees were outdated. 012
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Do voters understand that the same candidates will go back to supporting Trump’s policies once they’re reelected? 010
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There goes your vote; Supreme Court Allows Federal Voter Identification Tool Ahead of Midterms Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges. 010
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If we don’t send some Bison in return, we’ll have trade deficit 011
Reposted by jtadetroit.bsky.socialCeleste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So, 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...londondaily.comBanksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London DailyExclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities 396382560
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Susan Collins will be handing over the mantle of “concerned “ to Altman and Amodei 000
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Surprised that drinking is not going up with each passing news cycle 111
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026As everyone seems to have known for years, except Maine voters 020
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026SI : now with its own “ swimsuit 🩱 issue” 000
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026From stiffing contractors to invading countries: it’s his motto 000
Reposted by jtadetroit.bsky.socialAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026it I had to cite a key moment from Trump's speech, it would be this one. it is a threat not just to the Iranian government but to the Iranian people, and in that sense it contravenes both the international laws prohibiting war and the international humanitarian law that protects civilians 4383120
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Our male soldiers love Secretary Hegseth’s ideas :soon there will be e_ections 000
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 20/09/2026From the NYT’s lead op-ed; “ Mr. Trump and his culture warriors lost by moving too far out of the moral mainstream”: if, at any stage, he represented the moral mainstream, the fault is on us as much as on him 000
Reposted by jtadetroit.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 19/09/2026From 2021 to 2025, Stephen Miller was making $567K/year as head of his America First "think tank." He owns $100K-$250K in Palantir stock alone. His estimated net worth: ~$2 million. The immigrants he's deporting to third-party countries to be tortured and disappeared don't get an attorney at all. 21892279
Reposted by jtadetroit.bsky.socialIsle McElroy @islemcelroy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I start teaching at the Columbia mfa today. Here’s the AI statement from my syllabus. Feel free to borrow. 1026143
Reposted by jtadetroit.bsky.sociali'm nobody, who are you? @fivek.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Yesterday I had the privilege to speak with a Cuban-trained Palestinian doctor working tirelessly against the genocidal blockade of Cuba. He told me that the only hope for Cuba right now is for the blue wave to sweep the midterms. Vote with that in mind. 18221
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 18/09/2026“Rubezhnoy is the first person who sees Putin in the morning and the last person to wish him good night before bed” : their version of Natalie Harp? 000
Reposted by jtadetroit.bsky.socialKarl Kuszaj @karlkuszaj.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I’ve seen this done hundreds of times, but this is one of the best. 1217
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 17/09/2026👀From TNR: Harris will head to Michigan next week to campaign with Abdul El-Sayed. What does this tell us? El-Sayed needs help with the Black vote. In the primary, El-Sayed rarely cracked 30 percent against Haley Stevens in central Detroit precincts. He will need big numbers there in November 010
Reposted by jtadetroit.bsky.socialAaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026“…as Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation.” 0456
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Reads an article on problems with highway guardrails Few weeks later: reads article about Jared , and news stories about AI companies, both operating without guardrails Decides to go live off-grid 000
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Really says something about where we are as a country, that the FBI is poised to interfere in elections. 020
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 15/09/2026To a layperson, there seems a likely future where some clerks working for these six (esp. Thomas and Alito) go on to be judges, and cause harm in addition to the fallout from the decisions they are currently helping write 030
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Wasn’t that the one Trump Sr gave vague excuses for not attending? 000
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Imagine you’re a Republican when answering 000
Reposted by jtadetroit.bsky.socialTechmeme @techmeme.com · 12/09/2026The US legal system is struggling to keep up with AI, grappling with cases where chatbots provided counsel, generated evidence, or helped plan a mass shooting (Evan Ratliff/Bloomberg) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink 071
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Soft power was so much more effective than military and monetary power will ever be 040
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 10/09/2026CJ Roberts will declare the $ 5000 payment covered by Presidential Immunity 000
Reposted by jtadetroit.bsky.socialTrevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is seismic news for fisheries scientists. Northern cod is *the* iconic symbol of total fisheries collapse due to overfishing (and other factors) *and* the iconic symbol of a complete failure to recover for decades afterwards. This is like announcing the complete recovery of bison on land. 8576732174
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 09/09/2026An intelligent and warm hearted police procedural to take your mind off the news 000
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026His new TED talk; How to successfully run a side hustle while being a side piece 000
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Push to make the schools report school-level or district-level vaccination and waiver rates ( for awareness campaigns) ? 010
jtadetroit.bsky.social @jtadetroit.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The ballroom shouldn’t be torn down. Rather it should be made into offices for the team tasked with collating and reversing Trump’s decisions.Add investigative teams, and you’ll find they’ll easily fill the space 020