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Jeremy

@jabooby.bsky.social

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First time, long time. Gen X NJ native, leftist, rock nerd, sports fan, & militant grammarian. I blame Ronald Reagan. The original Jaboobinator. I'll hang up and listen.

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Jeremy @jabooby.bsky.social · Nov 8

Here's your fascism survival guide.

10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won

The key to taking effective action if Trump wins is to avoid perpetuating his goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.

wagingnonviolence.org

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 10h

The idea that the Reconstruction Amendments were for everybody is asinine.

They’re all lives matter-ing Reconstruction.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 12h

The Supreme Court’s majority right wing indicated in oral arguments that they think racism is over on the same day that the vice president defended the “I love Hitler” guy, and that the NYT reported that the current administration plans to accept only white, English-speaking refugees.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10h

There are so many obvious constitutional violations in this story. It is enraging.
There is no war, there is no foreign invasion, there is nothing that justify it. This is a choice to create a military presence that will brutalize residents of cities that do not support the President.

Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 10h

"The boy, who is Hispanic and African American, was held in a garage for five hours “without informing his family, stating any charges, or allowing him to call an attorney,” the statement said. He is a U.S. citizen, as is his entire immediate family, the release said."

Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood. Two men being pursued were arrested as were two bystanders. The crash drew dozens of neighbors who...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 11h

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11h

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

Reuters @reuters.com · 16h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Jeremy @jabooby.bsky.social · 11h

I am jealous of Canada

Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 17h

Good news out of Toronto: a single-use plastics bylaw has dropped waste by a third, with more reductions planned.

Toronto slashes single-use waste by third, plans to expand bylaw

The city wants to expand its successful Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy and Bylaw to large events, sports venues and restaurants that still rely on throwaway containers for dine-in se...

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 11h

Trump can simply give $40 billion in US tax money to his pals in Argentina, openly admit it is for the intended purpose of keeping the MAGA allied right wing government in power, and pocket billions for himself. The US has no laws anymore and that's your money they are stealing.

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jordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 21h

nailed it!!! absolutely iconic work by @pizzacakecomic.bsky.social

its a pizzacakecomic illustrating the difference between how young republicans portray themselves privately versus publicly using examples of texts from a leaked chat from yesterdays politico report

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 12h

4 months apart

Official ICE government account
June 6, 2025:
"To call us 'Nazis' - to compare us to one of the worst groups in history - is disgusting and just outright wrong.
"What the men and women of ICE are doing in Massachusetts and all over this country is making communities safer."
—ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons

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Jeremy @jabooby.bsky.social · 12h

This is so fucked. Military members take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, which includes a free press, but they don't want a free press to cover them.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12h

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 13h

So the leaked Young Republican pro Hitler chats, the various white nationalist art pieces posted to dhs accounts, the swastika US flag found in a GOP capitol hill office, now this

Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 16h

Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs

The video was pinned to Border Patrol's Instagram Reels.

gizmodo.com

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Jeremy @jabooby.bsky.social · 14h

I generally think going on Fox is a bad idea, but using it to say you want to speak directly to the President is a baller move.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Mamdani: "I just want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Mayor Adams who will call you to stay out of jail. I won't be a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election. I can do those things on my own."

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Senator Martin Heinrich @heinrich.senate.gov · 15h

The cost of holding down ACA premiums for a year is less than this…

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 16h

BREAKING: The Trump administration is doubling its Argentina bailout to $40 billion.

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 15h

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 15h

The mechanism through which Trump is paying the troops is the most blatant large Antideficiency Act (ADA) violation in US history. It's also clearly willful. No one has been charged under the ADA before, but violations carry a two-year jail term. The statute of limitations is five years.

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Jeremy @jabooby.bsky.social · 15h

OH LAWD HE COMIN'!

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John Light @johnalight.bsky.social · 16h

The story of NSPM-7 and its many tendrils continues not to get enough attention.

Big Talk: Treasury Secretary Declares New War on Terror Against the Left

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that his department is in...

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Jeremy @jabooby.bsky.social · 15h

Well, 38-year-old white Republican men are kids, but 15-year-old Black teenage boys are men. It's the American way.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h

When college kids publicly say "Israel's war on Gaza is bad" that is full-blown anti-Semitism that requires the federal government to crack down on all colleges.

When Young Republicans in their 20s and 30s privately praise Hitler and "joke" about the Holocaust, well, that's just freedom baby.

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Jeremy @jabooby.bsky.social · 15h

Dropping the "they're weird" attack was one of the worst own goals in political history.

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Frank A. Spring @frankaspring.bsky.social · 15h

coming back around for another pass to add: recall the reaction to Tim Walz calling prominent Republicans weird last year. It was a breath of fresh air for Dems and deranged/enraged Republicans because, for once, a prominent Dem was employing shame in a way that worked

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 20h

"And yet Táíwò’s own position misses something fundamental about the world we now inhabit. Shame does not operate in a vacuum...today, the sturdy ground that once formed shame’s foundation has collapsed."

Helpful response by @eric-reinhart.com in @newrepublic.com

newrepublic.com/article/2015...

Why Shame No Longer Works in American Politics

While it once played a role in binding society, shame has lost its power—and so have the liberal tools that depend on it.

newrepublic.com

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 16h

What the fuck are we doing?

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 16h

“This is also why we’re trying to fire anyone who made fun of Charlie Kirk or posted his own words verbatim.”

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16h

Old enough to remember when kids being anti-semitic was the basis for a federal government assault on higher education

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h

The most powerful force in American politics today is anti-establishment rage at a system that’s rigged against most people.

Democrats should ignore the carping of corporate-backed Wall Street Democrats and embrace Zohran Mamdani and other young progressives as the future of the party.

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