COOLJEN
@cooljenim.bsky.social
Trying to stay sane. Not paid to be here. Here for interesting people & to fight for our Democracy. Swear like a sailor so be forewarned. Soft spot for all animals. If you're expecting "nice" at the expense of my truth, I AM NOT THE ONE TO FOLLOW.
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@cooljenim.bsky.social
· Jan 9
Democracy is our greatest test of our ability to overcome our differences for a common goal...
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The United States is favoring Russia and bullying Ukraine. Rubio et al should be ashamed. #Traitors
Top negotiators for President Trump plan to meet with Ukrainian officials in Florida on Sunday to discuss a possible peace settlement to halt Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a senior U.S. official.
Top Trump Aides to Meet With Ukrainians in Florida on Sunday
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner plan to discuss peace terms again after an uproar over a 28-point proposal drafted with Russian input.
nyti.ms
November 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The United States is favoring Russia and bullying Ukraine. Rubio et al should be ashamed. #Traitors
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Mike as usual is right.
I'd also add: Americans will sacrifice for a worthy cause. Sure, economics will need to be taken care of, but people can recognize there is something else to take care of first: the saving of our democracy.
I'd also add: Americans will sacrifice for a worthy cause. Sure, economics will need to be taken care of, but people can recognize there is something else to take care of first: the saving of our democracy.
This will probably get me yelled at, because I can see the consensus forming here that "strong floors, no ceiling" is the dumbest of all possible slogans. I would argue that it's actually not that bad, but that it's wrong for this moment (please read 🧵before yelling at me)...
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Mike as usual is right.
I'd also add: Americans will sacrifice for a worthy cause. Sure, economics will need to be taken care of, but people can recognize there is something else to take care of first: the saving of our democracy.
I'd also add: Americans will sacrifice for a worthy cause. Sure, economics will need to be taken care of, but people can recognize there is something else to take care of first: the saving of our democracy.
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His name and age match this guy, who resigned from the PA legislature after being convicted on federal perjury charges linked to an illegal campaign finance scheme. Which, if the same guy: maybe he had other reasons for backing Trump! 3/3
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_S...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_S...
Frank Serafini - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
His name and age match this guy, who resigned from the PA legislature after being convicted on federal perjury charges linked to an illegal campaign finance scheme. Which, if the same guy: maybe he had other reasons for backing Trump! 3/3
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_S...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_S...
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This leads with an anecdote about a couple I met in Scranton last year, Trump backers who claimed to worry about a new global war and who were mad about a local tax increase.
I happened to Google the guy before I filed this piece and learned another reason he might have been a Trump voter. 2/3
I happened to Google the guy before I filed this piece and learned another reason he might have been a Trump voter. 2/3
November 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This leads with an anecdote about a couple I met in Scranton last year, Trump backers who claimed to worry about a new global war and who were mad about a local tax increase.
I happened to Google the guy before I filed this piece and learned another reason he might have been a Trump voter. 2/3
I happened to Google the guy before I filed this piece and learned another reason he might have been a Trump voter. 2/3
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This headline is a bit of a miss, since the point is that Trump never really leaned into the idea of no new wars *in a second term* though he didn’t object to allies doing it for him. There isn’t much hypocrisy here; “anti-war” wasn’t a big driver.
But I have another story about this piece. 1/3
But I have another story about this piece. 1/3
Opinion | GOP voters liked Trump as the ‘antiwar’ candidate. Now they’d support an attack on Venezuela
Philip Bump: In 2024, Trump had the support of many "antiwar" voters. In 2025, a lot of those same voters would support him launching an attack on Venezuela.
www.ms.now
November 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This headline is a bit of a miss, since the point is that Trump never really leaned into the idea of no new wars *in a second term* though he didn’t object to allies doing it for him. There isn’t much hypocrisy here; “anti-war” wasn’t a big driver.
But I have another story about this piece. 1/3
But I have another story about this piece. 1/3
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Note two things about GOP Rep. Mike Turner's solid remarks on Hegseth's reported order:
1) Turner: "I agree that that would be an illegal act."
2) Implicitly confirms the Washington Post's reporting that this information has been kept from Congress
1) Turner: "I agree that that would be an illegal act."
2) Implicitly confirms the Washington Post's reporting that this information has been kept from Congress
Rep. Mike Turner on the double strike to comply with Hegseth's orders: "If that occurred, that would be very serious and I agree that would be an illegal act…This is completely outside of anything that has been discussed with Congress and there is an ongoing investigation."
November 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Note two things about GOP Rep. Mike Turner's solid remarks on Hegseth's reported order:
1) Turner: "I agree that that would be an illegal act."
2) Implicitly confirms the Washington Post's reporting that this information has been kept from Congress
1) Turner: "I agree that that would be an illegal act."
2) Implicitly confirms the Washington Post's reporting that this information has been kept from Congress
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She doesn't get to decide what orders are "lawful." She has to comply with ALL orders and appeal those they disagree with.
Exhibit 926 in criminal contempt proceedings. Noem’s declaration is due Friday to Judge Boasberg.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
She doesn't get to decide what orders are "lawful." She has to comply with ALL orders and appeal those they disagree with.
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Think of all the people who could have benefited from from that money-poor people, children, the elderly, veterans, etc. #Deplorable.
November 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Think of all the people who could have benefited from from that money-poor people, children, the elderly, veterans, etc. #Deplorable.
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Trump’s golf habit has already cost American taxpayers nearly $71 million since his return to the Oval Office in January, and is expected to total more than $300 million by the time his second term ends.
Trump’s Golf Habit Is Costing Taxpayers a Fortune
The president is setting records on the golf course—though not the kind he’s likely to brag about.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Trump’s golf habit has already cost American taxpayers nearly $71 million since his return to the Oval Office in January, and is expected to total more than $300 million by the time his second term ends.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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When you've lost Andrew McCarthy...
(McCarthy has been a critic of the whole campaign, and correctly holds that none of this is warfare in a legal sense to begin with, but here also correctly holds that even if it *is* warfare, the actions described are illegal.)
(McCarthy has been a critic of the whole campaign, and correctly holds that none of this is warfare in a legal sense to begin with, but here also correctly holds that even if it *is* warfare, the actions described are illegal.)
November 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
When you've lost Andrew McCarthy...
(McCarthy has been a critic of the whole campaign, and correctly holds that none of this is warfare in a legal sense to begin with, but here also correctly holds that even if it *is* warfare, the actions described are illegal.)
(McCarthy has been a critic of the whole campaign, and correctly holds that none of this is warfare in a legal sense to begin with, but here also correctly holds that even if it *is* warfare, the actions described are illegal.)
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I do pro bono immigration work as an attorney precisely because unknown people helped my grandparents. I hope my clients will help someone else...
November 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I do pro bono immigration work as an attorney precisely because unknown people helped my grandparents. I hope my clients will help someone else...
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Bacon's background makes me wonder if he views illegal orders as something of an act of foolishness, maybe setting up some sort of state of mind argument along the lines of needing a willful act to make an illegal order.
Just an odd framing of giving illegal orders as foolish.
Just an odd framing of giving illegal orders as foolish.
November 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Bacon's background makes me wonder if he views illegal orders as something of an act of foolishness, maybe setting up some sort of state of mind argument along the lines of needing a willful act to make an illegal order.
Just an odd framing of giving illegal orders as foolish.
Just an odd framing of giving illegal orders as foolish.
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We sued DOJ for photos and video of the March 2025 removals of Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador, which reportedly proceeded despite a federal court order blocking them.
The records could show whether the Trump administration broke the law.
americanoversight.org/american-ove...
The records could show whether the Trump administration broke the law.
americanoversight.org/american-ove...
American Oversight Sues DOJ for Video of Venezuelan Nationals’ Removal to El Salvador in Reported Defiance of Court Order - American Oversight
The records could show whether the Trump administration broke the law, ignoring court orders halting removals.
americanoversight.org
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
We sued DOJ for photos and video of the March 2025 removals of Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador, which reportedly proceeded despite a federal court order blocking them.
The records could show whether the Trump administration broke the law.
americanoversight.org/american-ove...
The records could show whether the Trump administration broke the law.
americanoversight.org/american-ove...
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Good thing this Kaine guy ended the shutdown to help fund this stuff.
November 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Good thing this Kaine guy ended the shutdown to help fund this stuff.
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Noem contends that she was a member of the Biden Administration in April 2025.
KARL: Are you saying there was no vetting done by the Trump admin? You were simply relying on what had been done under Biden?
NOEM: The processes put in place were put in place using info that was gathered during the application process that happened under Biden. That has been completely fixed.
NOEM: The processes put in place were put in place using info that was gathered during the application process that happened under Biden. That has been completely fixed.
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Noem contends that she was a member of the Biden Administration in April 2025.
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Agree with nearly everything here. Cross-ideological solutions rock.
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Agree with nearly everything here. Cross-ideological solutions rock.
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(A) institutional power, including cultural power, correctly understands that journalism is its enemy.
(B) therefore journalism has to rely on democratic power.
(C) nothing about the industry's behavior in several decades has merited entrusting it with democratic goodwill, let alone power.
(B) therefore journalism has to rely on democratic power.
(C) nothing about the industry's behavior in several decades has merited entrusting it with democratic goodwill, let alone power.
November 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
(A) institutional power, including cultural power, correctly understands that journalism is its enemy.
(B) therefore journalism has to rely on democratic power.
(C) nothing about the industry's behavior in several decades has merited entrusting it with democratic goodwill, let alone power.
(B) therefore journalism has to rely on democratic power.
(C) nothing about the industry's behavior in several decades has merited entrusting it with democratic goodwill, let alone power.
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i personally would read a multipart series on how each victim was impacted
When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
November 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
i personally would read a multipart series on how each victim was impacted
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TURNS OUT THEY REALLY, TRULY WANTED OUR PERSONAL DATA WHEN THEY ACCESSED SSA SYSTEMS OPERATIONS & FILES
socsecnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/how-...
socsecnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/how-...
How SSA’s Databases Will Be Misused — Even Leland Dudek Says So
Social Security Disability Retirement Supplemental Security Income SSI Social Security Administration POMS HALLEX SSDI Hall & Rouse Attorney
socsecnews.blogspot.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
TURNS OUT THEY REALLY, TRULY WANTED OUR PERSONAL DATA WHEN THEY ACCESSED SSA SYSTEMS OPERATIONS & FILES
socsecnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/how-...
socsecnews.blogspot.com/2025/11/how-...
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The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
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No <$2 gas anywhere in US. gasprices.aaa.com/state-gas-pr...
November 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
No <$2 gas anywhere in US. gasprices.aaa.com/state-gas-pr...
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Clearly Amoral.
Rep. Don Bacon says White House lacks 'moral clarity' on Ukraine
The Republican accused the Trump administration of sending “mixed signals” on peace talks with Russia.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Clearly Amoral.