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Kevin St. Jarre

@kstjarre.bsky.social

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Writer, educator, journalist. Former military intel, and former corporate & educational consultant. Veteran of the Cold War in Europe and of Desert Shield/Storm. Dual citizen- CAN/USA. Living on the coast of Maine. kevinstjarre.net

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Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 2h

Thune was on with @alivitali.bsky.social saying the premiums going up were only in small part because of subsidies going away, said ins companies were more to blame. Ins cos raise costs 10-15%, not 400%. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov don't let Thune get away with that.

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 17h

In my Philosophy class today, I asked students to do something new to them. Homeomorphic graphs, 10 irreducible trees, no cycles.
They all learned it and each drew 10 unique trees within 45 minutes. We discussed how impressively intellectual something can look until you know how to do it. #CEHS

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 19h

How much of that is coming back as investments in Trump's cryptocurrency $Trump coin?

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 2d

The "most radical elements" is pretty much everyone who isn't rabid MAGA.

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 2d

He sent 1000X as many people to find the Time pic than would have normally seen it by posting this.

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 6d

Next time, if the Middle East peace work comes off well, they should give it to Jared Kushner. That'd be somewhat legit, and awesome trolling.

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 8d

Trump has "plenary authority." Just ask Stephen Miller.

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 8d

When one speaks in an angry tone of voice, it doesn't make one tough, it doesn't make one sound smart, it doesn't make one's obvious lies any more believable.

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 10d

It's weird. He keeps saying "we need to get the lights back on" to negotiate, as if the furloughed fed employees are the ones who will do the negotiating. Elected officials aren't furloughed; they're (the GOP) hiding, from the Trump shutdown AND the Epstein files. GOP could negotiate an end to it.

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 10d

I see Trump as von Hinderburg. He has no idea the monsters he's brought into government, nor what their plans are, nor what they are actually doing.

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 11d

Hey @msnbc.com @cnn.com .... where are you?

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11d

Democracy Docket has a reporter in the courtroom covering the Texas redistricting hearing every single day. Meanwhile, the big legacy media is nowhere to be found.

At stake are 5 congressional seats. If this matters more than both sides journalism, become a DD subscriber today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 13d

Keep the government shut down until the new 2026 health insurance premiums all come out, explain in advance why they're going up. Dems go on Fox / OAN if they'll let you. Don't engage in distractions if you do, just repeat that one truth. #shutdown @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 14d

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

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Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 13d

But how many people on her side are nuts AND POTUS?

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 14d

Watching @cnn.com @msnbc.com @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy there are more minutes dedicated to selling stuff than there is on Home Shopping Network. More ads than programming. News?

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 14d

[email protected] brought up such a great point about the lineage of mentors among leaders in the military. It applied to us NCOs also. I served in 1AD when @markhertling.bsky.social did in Germany and Desert Storm. And share his deep admiration for Gen. Fred Franks; we all loved him.

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 15d

Democrats aren't asking for health care for "illegal immigrants." They never have. Undocumented people have never received Medicaid. Hasn't happened.

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 16d

Looking at the Comey indictment, I wonder @joycewhitevance.bsky.social @barbmcquade.bsky.social @weissmann.substack.com if Section 11 sanctions can be imposed by a judge in a criminal case, or do they only apply in frivolous civil cases?

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 16d

Available in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and Audible audiobook. #reading #books

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Aliens, Drywall, and a Unicycle

Tom Tibbets takes a job at a small weekly newspaper in Portage, New Hampshire, and an apartment in the old Cooper Building, where the residents form a kaleidoscope pattern of the odd, the interesting...

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Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 18d

He doesn’t care, no one holds him accountable for anything.

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 19d

There's no way to stop this? @nicollewallace.bsky.social @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 20d

Should this man be in any law enforcement position?

Now ask this: do you believe this man will face any consequences for this violent assault on an unarmed, emotionally distressed woman?

We can call in complaints to the DHS misconduct hotline: 1-800-323-8603

www.oig.dhs.gov/hotline

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 20d

A lot of us watching for your insight, sir.

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 20d

Trump is angry that 97% of stories about him in the media are negative. Setting aside that he made the number up, perhaps it's because he's doing horrible things 97% of the time.

Trump blaming the media for negative coverage is like him blaming the mirror because he's ugly.

Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 20d

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Kevin St. Jarre @kstjarre.bsky.social · 22d

Which Republican will withdraw her signature from the discharge petition and prevent it?