GenXJamerican🇯🇲🇺🇸
@genxjamerican.com
Lifelong Marylander (PG and MoCo), 2x Terps alum (comp sci undergrad + MBA), husband, twin dad, software engineering senior manager. Longer thoughts now available @ https://genxjamerican.micro.blog
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This is an insightful overview of the anti-Semitism now coursing through the New Right and the opportunism that powers it. Blame the Jews is currency that never fails to spend with shitheels and angry rubes, and well, they're the elemental audience for that political movement.
A great piece from @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social on how Charlie Kirk’s assassination unleashed infighting among maga elites www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Second Death of Charlie Kirk
The activist’s assassination unleashed anti-Semitism that is pulling the Trump coalition apart.
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
This is an insightful overview of the anti-Semitism now coursing through the New Right and the opportunism that powers it. Blame the Jews is currency that never fails to spend with shitheels and angry rubes, and well, they're the elemental audience for that political movement.
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Our American horror show.
Kiddies who made it out of the ICE dungeon report sighting a schoolmate. Before this, the school district had no information on their whereabouts. The family has now been connected with a lawyer.
Youngsters who escape a govt dungeon are the only way to track abducted children? This is fine!
Youngsters who escape a govt dungeon are the only way to track abducted children? This is fine!
The two children who returned to MN today say they saw one of their Valley View schoolmates at a detention center in TX. This is a child whose family was last in contact with the school on January 9. No one has known where they were until now.
February 5, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Our American horror show.
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On this day in 1917, Congress passed an Immigration Act that banned racial groups deemed "undesirable" from entering the U.S., and primarily barred Asian people.
Feb. 5, 1917 | Immigration Act Bans Asians, Other Non-White People From Entering U.S.
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
calendar.eji.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
On this day in 1917, Congress passed an Immigration Act that banned racial groups deemed "undesirable" from entering the U.S., and primarily barred Asian people.
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🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US.
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US.
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
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The GOP has offered nothing this century except for catastrophic wars. No healthcare plan; no re-industrialization. Now they're losing their only issue, immigration, as people see the violence and havoc that comes with mass deportations.
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 4:25 AM
The GOP has offered nothing this century except for catastrophic wars. No healthcare plan; no re-industrialization. Now they're losing their only issue, immigration, as people see the violence and havoc that comes with mass deportations.
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 5: Abraham Lincoln
👴🏻"Why do some Black people say that Abraham Lincoln was a white supremacist?"
👴🏿"Because Abraham Lincoln said that Abraham Lincoln was a white supremacist. We just agree with him. Lincoln got angry if you suggested he wasn't a white supremacist"
🙂🙃
Feb 5: Abraham Lincoln
👴🏻"Why do some Black people say that Abraham Lincoln was a white supremacist?"
👴🏿"Because Abraham Lincoln said that Abraham Lincoln was a white supremacist. We just agree with him. Lincoln got angry if you suggested he wasn't a white supremacist"
🙂🙃
mekka okereke :verified: (@[email protected])
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Still not talking about Black history. Still talking about white US history.
Q: Why do so many Black folk call Abraham Lincoln a white supremacist? He freed the slaves! Wh...
hachyderm.io
February 5, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 5: Abraham Lincoln
👴🏻"Why do some Black people say that Abraham Lincoln was a white supremacist?"
👴🏿"Because Abraham Lincoln said that Abraham Lincoln was a white supremacist. We just agree with him. Lincoln got angry if you suggested he wasn't a white supremacist"
🙂🙃
Feb 5: Abraham Lincoln
👴🏻"Why do some Black people say that Abraham Lincoln was a white supremacist?"
👴🏿"Because Abraham Lincoln said that Abraham Lincoln was a white supremacist. We just agree with him. Lincoln got angry if you suggested he wasn't a white supremacist"
🙂🙃
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I learned about Roger Ailes's sexual harassment from Megyn Kelly!!
![From Roger Ailes's Wikiipedia page:
"Sexual harassment allegations
In a book published in 2014, Gabriel Sherman alleged that, in the 1980s, Ailes offered a television producer a raise if she would sleep with him.[9][37] Fox News denied the allegation and rejected the authenticity of Sherman's book.[37]
On July 6, 2016, former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Ailes; Carlson's allegations were the impetus for more than a dozen female employees at 21st Century Fox to step forward regarding their own experiences with Ailes's behaviour. Carlson alleged that she had been fired for rebuffing Ailes's advances.[38][39] Ailes, through his attorney, Susan Estrich, denied the charges.[40][41] Three days later, Sherman reported accounts from six women (two publicly and four anonymously) who alleged sexual harassment by Ailes.[42] In response, Ailes's counsel released a statement: "It has become obvious that Ms. Carlson and her lawyer are desperately attempting to litigate this in the press because they have no legal case to argue."[43]
Following Ailes' resignation, Andrea Tantaros claimed in August 2016 that she approached Fox News executives about Ailes' behavior towards her in 2015. She stated that her allegations resulted first in her being demoted, and then in her being taken off the air in April 2016.[44] Tantaros filed a lawsuit against Fox News in August 2016 for sexual harassment, also accusing Bill O'Reilly and Scott Brown.[45][46]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreieed7uftqwnnemrf77qompgtxxpjsb3ex3squxjdu5s664dwptaie@jpeg)
![From Roger Ailes's Wikipedia page:
"On August 8, 2016, Shelley Ross, writing for The Daily Beast, described her encounter of sexual harassment with Ailes in 1981. She claimed that at a lunch meeting Ailes asked her, "When did you first discover you were sexy?" When Ross explained to Ailes that she found the conversation "very embarrassing," he responded that "the best expression of loyalty comes in the form of a sexual alliance."[47] The next month, 21st Century Fox announced it had settled a lawsuit with Carlson over her allegations of harassment against Ailes.[1] 21st Century Fox was also reported to have made separate settlements with at least two other women who made complaints about Ailes.[1]
In November 2016, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly wrote in her book about the details of her sexual abuse allegations against Ailes. According to Kelly, when she first joined Fox News, Ailes would have meetings with her, during which he would make sexual remarks. Kelly alleges that he also tried to kiss her several times during a closed-door meeting, but she was able to get away and leave the office. After that incident in 2006, Kelly says that Ailes did not sexually harass her again. Then, in 2016, when Gretchen Carlson first made her sexual abuse allegations, 21st Century Fox pressured Kelly to defend Ailes, which she refused to do.[48]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiedc4rqu5vvco3pn2aaxussfjw6w5ai64q3xvbzsytc2vre756eey@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 7:16 AM
I learned about Roger Ailes's sexual harassment from Megyn Kelly!!
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"It's not sexist. Roger Ailes used to tell us that." 😭
February 5, 2026 at 7:10 AM
"It's not sexist. Roger Ailes used to tell us that." 😭
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There’s definitely a “Live From New York”-style oral history to be done about Comedy Central. Shows with outsized influence (not just TDS but Bill Maher’s “Politically Incorrect” started there), cult hits it made mainstream (MST3K), the standup->special->series pipeline that created superstars…
February 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM
There’s definitely a “Live From New York”-style oral history to be done about Comedy Central. Shows with outsized influence (not just TDS but Bill Maher’s “Politically Incorrect” started there), cult hits it made mainstream (MST3K), the standup->special->series pipeline that created superstars…
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Turns out when the metaphorical barrel of a gun is pressed against your forehead, a lot of luxury beliefs like being an alt-health quack sudden vanish from your mind.
SOUTH CAROLINA MEASLES VACCINATIONS UP OVER 7,000 DOSES IN JAN 2026 Y/Y, LED BY 72% SURGE IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA REPORTS ONE CASE OF MEASLES-RELATED ENCEPHALITIS AMID OUTBREAK
February 5, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Turns out when the metaphorical barrel of a gun is pressed against your forehead, a lot of luxury beliefs like being an alt-health quack sudden vanish from your mind.
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FINNEAS defends sister Billie Eilish amid online backlash over her anti-ICE comments at GRAMMYs:
“Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech. We can literally see your names in the Epstein files.”
“Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech. We can literally see your names in the Epstein files.”
February 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
FINNEAS defends sister Billie Eilish amid online backlash over her anti-ICE comments at GRAMMYs:
“Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech. We can literally see your names in the Epstein files.”
“Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech. We can literally see your names in the Epstein files.”
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“But what do you want Democrats to do….”
I don’t know stuff like this?
I don’t know stuff like this?
NEW: Letitia James, the New York attorney general, announced that her office will deploy "legal observers" to document ICE activity in NY.
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
New York Attorney General to Deploy Observers to Document ICE Raids
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:21 AM
“But what do you want Democrats to do….”
I don’t know stuff like this?
I don’t know stuff like this?
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“Everything we know about skin has been learned from so-called scientific studies funded by large corporations who have a financial stake in keeping our musculature covered in an unnecessary layer of man-made flesh,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
RFK Jr. Questions Efficacy Of Skin
WASHINGTON—In a firm dismissal of decades of scientific research and real-world data on the organ’s benefits and safety, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly questioned t...
theonion.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:15 AM
“Everything we know about skin has been learned from so-called scientific studies funded by large corporations who have a financial stake in keeping our musculature covered in an unnecessary layer of man-made flesh,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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...chaser.
“The Pan American Health Organization issued a new epidemiological alert following a surge of measles cases across the Americas... It called for urgent vaccination campaigns… 78% of recent cases involved unvaccinated people.”
So 1 in 5 who got it were vaccinated😞
apnews.com/article/mexi...
So 1 in 5 who got it were vaccinated😞
apnews.com/article/mexi...
Regional health organization issues alert as measles cases surge across the Americas
The Pan American Health Organization has issued an alert due to a surge in measles cases across the Americas, with Mexico reporting the highest numbers.
apnews.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:28 AM
...chaser.
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They split off the DHS funding, which was the goal. I’m honestly more concerned that they just continue to provide votes for Trump judges and appointees like everything is just business as usual.
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
They split off the DHS funding, which was the goal. I’m honestly more concerned that they just continue to provide votes for Trump judges and appointees like everything is just business as usual.
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Again, not once has the media asked “Can we afford ICE?” the way they obsessed about affordability with Biden’s student loan debt relief or Obama’s health care plan. And the media surely isn’t going to ask “Can we afford this?” about this crazy military spending increase 🤔🤷♂️
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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We do not need a $1.5 trillion dollar defense budget.
50% increase in one year?!?
breakingdefense.com/2026/02/excl...
50% increase in one year?!?
breakingdefense.com/2026/02/excl...
EXCLUSIVE: HASC chair seeking $450B for defense in reconciliation - Breaking Defense
Mike Roger, the House Armed Services Committee chief, wants to use reconciliation for a massive increase in defense spending.
breakingdefense.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Again, not once has the media asked “Can we afford ICE?” the way they obsessed about affordability with Biden’s student loan debt relief or Obama’s health care plan. And the media surely isn’t going to ask “Can we afford this?” about this crazy military spending increase 🤔🤷♂️
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I missed this story from a couple days ago about Nancy Mace.
“She would definitely do it excessively,” the staffer said of the congresswoman’s drinking and marijuana usage. “And again, not to say that most members don’t or most staff don’t, but it got to the point where it was an issue.”
“She would definitely do it excessively,” the staffer said of the congresswoman’s drinking and marijuana usage. “And again, not to say that most members don’t or most staff don’t, but it got to the point where it was an issue.”
“She’s Not OK”: Bombshell Report Details Nancy Mace’s Downward Spiral
The Republican representative reportedly made her staff buy her late-night alcohol and clean her Airbnb properties.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:22 PM
I missed this story from a couple days ago about Nancy Mace.
“She would definitely do it excessively,” the staffer said of the congresswoman’s drinking and marijuana usage. “And again, not to say that most members don’t or most staff don’t, but it got to the point where it was an issue.”
“She would definitely do it excessively,” the staffer said of the congresswoman’s drinking and marijuana usage. “And again, not to say that most members don’t or most staff don’t, but it got to the point where it was an issue.”
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Not my first game I played on NES - that was Mike Tyson’s Punch Out, but was the game that came with the first used console I got to own, and was the first NES game I got to play though to the end.
February 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Not my first game I played on NES - that was Mike Tyson’s Punch Out, but was the game that came with the first used console I got to own, and was the first NES game I got to play though to the end.
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Jake Tapper, restore the honor of your family immediately.
Trump: I hate even talking about ICE. 2 people out of tens of thousands and you get bad publicity.
Host: But it was 2 Americans who died—
Trump: We have the smallest trucks. We've been very tough on the waters
Host: The waters?
Trump: The waters where we knock out boats
Host: But it was 2 Americans who died—
Trump: We have the smallest trucks. We've been very tough on the waters
Host: The waters?
Trump: The waters where we knock out boats
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Jake Tapper, restore the honor of your family immediately.
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“What was the last straw? “ is insane 😂
Realizing a mutual is no longer a mutual is so jarring! Like omg, what was the last straw? 😭
February 5, 2026 at 1:01 AM
“What was the last straw? “ is insane 😂
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We do not need another data center we need
clean air
fresh water
livable wages
accessible healthcare
a new president
fix these roads
groceries we can afford
people who can sing
artist that dont starve
and Children that remember how to laugh
clean air
fresh water
livable wages
accessible healthcare
a new president
fix these roads
groceries we can afford
people who can sing
artist that dont starve
and Children that remember how to laugh
February 4, 2026 at 9:28 PM
We do not need another data center we need
clean air
fresh water
livable wages
accessible healthcare
a new president
fix these roads
groceries we can afford
people who can sing
artist that dont starve
and Children that remember how to laugh
clean air
fresh water
livable wages
accessible healthcare
a new president
fix these roads
groceries we can afford
people who can sing
artist that dont starve
and Children that remember how to laugh
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February 4, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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no additional comment right now from wyden's office.
wild guess: timing is the big contextual clue here (b/c there's literally nothing else to go on)
wild guess: timing is the big contextual clue here (b/c there's literally nothing else to go on)
February 4, 2026 at 11:06 PM
no additional comment right now from wyden's office.
wild guess: timing is the big contextual clue here (b/c there's literally nothing else to go on)
wild guess: timing is the big contextual clue here (b/c there's literally nothing else to go on)
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I mean, Epstein prolly had "kompromat" on, like, all the elites. If you accept an invitation, because you're a pedo, well, he's got you. Right?
🚨🚨Poland to examine “increasingly likely possibility that pedophilia scandal was co-organized by intelligence services” in Moscow.
Read the full story below. 🖇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Read the full story below. 🖇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
February 4, 2026 at 11:21 PM
I mean, Epstein prolly had "kompromat" on, like, all the elites. If you accept an invitation, because you're a pedo, well, he's got you. Right?
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Whole lotta love to this publication and its magnificent acronym
So, a quick note on Oakland Review of Books, or ORB: a handful of us are working to will it into existence, and--aside from a big boost to get started from our friends at @ebbooksellers.bsky.social--it's a self-funded operation whose goal is to exist and enable writing like this.
You might enjoy my little essay on Greatness in Art in the age of AI, AKA, "Sinners is Great, actually, but greatness doesn't exist, also." www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/sinners-one-...
February 4, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Whole lotta love to this publication and its magnificent acronym