Reposted by Jake McKayLASooner @lasooner.bsky.social · 17hI would like to propose a new federal law, that makes it illegal for college football kickoffs at the same time, they should be staggered by 5-10 mins, so I'm not subjected to halftime shows on every channel. 172
Reposted by Jake McKayThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 02/10/2026JD Vance thinks that Americans are too worried about the “little things” ahead of midterms—like gas prices, debt, Immigration and Customs Enforcement killings, and war. trib.al/S4r2ZeYtrib.alVance Says People Are Too Focused on “Little Things” Ahead of MidtermsYou know, like being able to afford gas and groceries. 247437
Reposted by Jake McKayFrank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026An FBI agent about Election Day: “I’m either going to be sick that day or they are going to have to fire me” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comIs There Anything Kash Patel Won’t Do for Trump Before the Midterms?“The president wants indictments. He wants people in handcuffs.” 820297
Reposted by Jake McKayAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Last year not a single refugee fleeing religious persecution was admitted to the US. 181979697
Reposted by Jake McKayThe American Prospect @prospect.org · 01/10/2026To temper the backlash, communities have been switching out Flock cameras for different ALPRs with nearly identical capabilities, merely evading the negative connotation of the brand name while maintaining the surveillance. buff.ly/E60kN30buff.lyLicense Plate and Switch - The American ProspectCities are succumbing to public pressure and removing Flock license plate readers. But they are substituting alternatives with the same capabilities. 05834
Jake McKay @soonerfan85.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Cities are forced to funnel license plate reader data to federal surveillance program. www.404media.co/how-cities-a...404media.coHow Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance ProgramHow the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program. 010
Reposted by Jake McKayThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 01/10/2026The Trump administration is planning to build a national surveillance database using the Flock cameras in your neighborhood. trib.al/G3UVJkBtrib.alTrump Uses Decades-Old Law to Collect Flock Data NationwideThe Trump administration is planning to build a national surveillance database using the Flock cameras in your neighborhood. 54948
Jake McKay @soonerfan85.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The USPS has decided to install surveillance cameras on their delivery vehicles to watch our neighborhoods. www.404media.co/usps-to-put-...404media.coUSPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more. 000
Jake McKay @soonerfan85.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Christa Pike was administered two doses of the "cocktail" the State of Tennessee uses to execute death row inmates. She is still alive. If this isn't cruel and unusual punishment at this point, then I don't know what is. 111
Reposted by Jake McKayAtticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This man can wrap himself in the flag all he wants but it does not change the fact that he is one of the most anti-American individuals in this entire anti-American administration. And by anti-American I mean an enemy of the Constitution and of true American ideals. 1213124
Reposted by Jake McKayNicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026For countless pets across Ukraine, every attack means fear, stress, & another night spent hiding from the blasts. They may not understand war, but they feel its consequences. No one—person or animal—should have to live through this. 🇺🇦 Stand With Ukraine 💙💛💔 Thread 3/5🧵 1417181
Reposted by Jake McKayNicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A girl at the Kyiv train station couldn’t stop shaking from the stress caused by another Russian missile attack. “Girl next to me can’t stop shaking. For god’s sake, give this people air defense. Unbelievable cruelty,” wrote reporter Ani Chkhikvadze. 🇺🇦 Stand With Ukraine 💙💛💔 Thread 2/5🧵 11189103
Reposted by Jake McKayNicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The moment a drone or missile whistles nearby, 🇺🇦 women instantly become a shield for their children—covering them with their bodies, holding them tightly, covering their eyes and ears, comforting them. Every Ukrainian mother, sister, & grandmother is always ready to become a shelter. Thread 1/5🧵 24367211
Reposted by Jake McKayThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 30/09/2026The health secretary wants you to hand over your health information to the government. trib.al/kPEwpP5trib.alRFK Jr. Reveals Chilling Plan to Feed Your Health Data to AIThe health secretary wants you to hand over your health information to the government. 184443
Reposted by Jake McKayAtticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Eric Schmitt is a prime example of why I’m a FORMER Republican and will always remain so unless there is a wholesale cleaning of house and reinvention of that political party. It isn’t even a real political party anymore. Merely a cult of personality. Disgusting, immoral behavior. 2214819
Reposted by Jake McKayJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Holy shit, this ad! I cannot imagine the impetus for pardoning this guy. But I’m not even sure it matters. Kind of along the lines of that Roger Marshall ad. If you’re explaining you’re losing. 341765549
Reposted by Jake McKayKarly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It’s really great that Eric Schmitt wasted everyone’s time because he can’t tell the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes, meanwhile people in Missouri are struggling to pay for utilities, gas, groceries, housing, and child care. 541322344
Reposted by Jake McKayVelour Shirt @object.works · 29/09/2026This is a metaphor for so many things these days that I couldn't choose 692144713
Reposted by Jake McKay404 Media @404media.co · 29/09/2026A surveillance company wants to "close the gap" that Flock won't do, by pitching facial recognition on its cameras.404media.coSurveillance Company Tells Cops It Wants to Add Facial Recognition to Flock CamerasA surveillance company wants to "close the gap" that Flock won't do, by pitching facial recognition on its cameras. 16188108
Reposted by Jake McKayGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In a normal administration counterintelligence agents at the FBI would be investigating this photo. In this administration, the FBI director is in the photo. 17744711798
Reposted by Jake McKaySarah Rumpf @rumpfshaker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Critics Shred Paxton’s Head-Scratching Defense of Child Predator’s Short Sentence: ‘It’s Like He Does Oppo on Himself’ www.mediaite.com/politics/cri...mediaite.comCritics Shred Paxton’s Head-Scratching Defense of Child Predator’s Short Sentence: ‘It’s Like He Does Oppo on Himself’Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) drew a flood of shocked and critical responses when he attempted to defend a child predator's short jail sentence. 262
Reposted by Jake McKayChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026ICE IS ABOUT TO MAKE YOUR GROCERY BILL EVEN WORSE Cattle groups in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas say ICE raids are creating a “massive chilling effect” on legal, documented workers, disrupting meatpacking and delaying the processing of thousands of cattle. They’re reporting millions in losses. 51147992522
Reposted by Jake McKayPaul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Donald Trump increased the price of gas, and now he wants you to have to buy more of it." Doesn't seem like a difficult messaging challenge for Democrats. 18514165
Jake McKay @soonerfan85.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Russia bombs hospitals and schools, yet Trump wants Ukraine to stop attacking Russian oil refineries. He remains silent about Russian strikes. 041
Jake McKay @soonerfan85.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I was watching Dr. Strangelove earlier and saw a character in the movie that reminded me of Pete Hegseth. share.google/ECNhxqsEIAeN...share.googleDr. Strangelove (1964) - "Precious Bodily Fluids"Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. 000
Jake McKay @soonerfan85.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“ Don't be cruel to any of these little ones! I promise you their angels are always with my Father in heaven. ” Matthew 18:10-11 CEV 000
Jake McKay @soonerfan85.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This is what Trump is doing with your tax dollars 010
Reposted by Jake McKayCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 10/10/2023About to get thrown out of here for obvious reasons 252248545804
Jake McKay @soonerfan85.bsky.social · 27/09/2026What a stark contrast to the current occupant of the White House. 000
Reposted by Jake McKayOlga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Will international media ever start covering Russia’s ongoing genocide? Ukrainians in Russian occupied Oleshky are eating grass and weeds to survive and the world stays silent 😭kyivindependent.com'Nothing left to eat' — Sybiha urges partners to act on Oleshky humanitarian crisisOleshky's population has fallen from around 24,000 to approximately 2,000 as of spring 2026, according to the Foreign Ministry. 21427296
Jake McKay @soonerfan85.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I know the standard that Brent Venables believes that Oklahoma needs to live up to. This isn't it. Defense? Sure. But offense is an embarrassment. Screw the rest of the season. Gut it. Fire Bedenbaugh, Arbuckle, and anyone else who is responsible for this disaster. Fire them upon landing back in OK. 000
Jake McKay @soonerfan85.bsky.social · 26/09/2026In order to keep from throwing my remote through my TV screen, I am going to watch the Florida game. 000
Jake McKay @soonerfan85.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The Trump curse will not be broken today. Tennessee will go down in a brutal way against Texas today. 130
Reposted by Jake McKayAlan Wessman @alanwessman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This piece reinforces a couple of thoughts I’ve been mulling over: 1. “Thou shalt not bear false witness” is far more important than our society values it 2. We are committing untold acts of friendly fire by not being careful when taking our verbal shots at people, wounding those whom we’d protect 1144098
Reposted by Jake McKayJohn Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“Diesel cost an average of $6.51 a gallon on Thursday, up from $3.69 a year ago.” All because of one stupid man. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/b...nytimes.comWhy a U.S. Diesel Export Ban May Not Lower PricesPresident Trump has said he is considering restricting overseas sales of the fuel to bring down domestic prices, but experts say the policy will have many unintended effects. 1715846
Jake McKay @soonerfan85.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Looks like Trump alienated his base. "90 percent of diesel truck buyers are men. More than 84 percent identify as white... According to one analysis, Republicans purchase eight heavy-duty trucks for every one purchased by a Democrat." 012
Reposted by Jake McKaySarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 23/09/2026New article! On access journalism, AI replacements for people, and Trump's latest attack on freedom of the press: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/gutting-th...sarahkendzior.substack.comGutting the Fourth EstateThe US media were willing cogs in Trump’s machine. Now he’s tearing it down. 9280123
Reposted by Jake McKayLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 25/09/2026How the diesel price spike is rippling through nearly every part of the economy | PBS NewsHour m.youtube.com/watch?v=mSaG...m.youtube.comHow the diesel price spike is rippling through nearly every part of the economyYouTube video by PBS NewsHour 11513
Reposted by Jake McKayLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Russia is planning to launch seaborne drone attacks against Italy, Spain and France, according to the CIA. www.yahoo.com/news/world/a...yahoo.comRussia ‘planning drone attacks on southern Europe’, CIA warnsRussia is planning to launch seaborne drone attacks against Italy, Spain and France, according to the CIA. 52016
Jake McKay @soonerfan85.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Since Trump claims that CNN, Politico and MS Now are committing treason by writing critical reports of him, I wish one of their reporters would ask him the following: "During both the Obama and Biden presidencies you wrote and spoke critically of both of them. Did you commit treason then?" 000
Jake McKay @soonerfan85.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I hope every GOP Senator that is up for the election in 49 days has this used against them. 021
Reposted by Jake McKayThe Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026Xi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last Visit theonion.com/xi-jinping-impressed-w… 503942639
Reposted by Jake McKayNiall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 24/09/2026When I found her like this she could no longer move. She had 1000s of fleas on her and her life was about to end. Just look at her now. She has everything a dog could ever want! Beautiful little Skye 437128731665
Reposted by Jake McKayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Effective 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. 538153637220
Reposted by Jake McKayThe American Prospect @prospect.org · 24/09/2026We are witnessing the collapse of antitrust enforcement at the federal level under the second Trump administration. prospect.org?p=145231 04715