Jas Easterly
@jaseasterly.bsky.social
13th Gen Virginian. I bow and scrape for no one—neither should anyone else. Dietrich Bonhoeffer fan. Summum Nec Metuam Diem Nec Optem. Mon Mothma’s old man. JET's Pop. NYU MFA—still writing 1st novel. Afghan War Vet. Journeyman lawyer—no problem too small.
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Jas Easterly
@jaseasterly.bsky.social
· Nov 29
When someone keeps punching you in the mouth, you break their f . . .ing arms.
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The "guy whose party’s last president is in a U.S. prison for cocaine trafficking?"
Not anymore, incredibly—even as this administration kills poor people on boats based on the merest suspicion of cocaine trafficking.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Not anymore, incredibly—even as this administration kills poor people on boats based on the merest suspicion of cocaine trafficking.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The "guy whose party’s last president is in a U.S. prison for cocaine trafficking?"
Not anymore, incredibly—even as this administration kills poor people on boats based on the merest suspicion of cocaine trafficking.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Not anymore, incredibly—even as this administration kills poor people on boats based on the merest suspicion of cocaine trafficking.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
And I don’t mean “Hoss” from the Ponderosa…
Targeting non-combatants is a war crime punishable by death. Just ask Höss.
November 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
And I don’t mean “Hoss” from the Ponderosa…
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Targeting non-combatants is a war crime punishable by death. Just ask Höss.
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Targeting non-combatants is a war crime punishable by death. Just ask Höss.
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If I'm understanding this correctly, the man who shot two national guards in DC was a former Afghan child soldier who fought alongside US special forces and in a CIA-supervised unit and later was granted asylum. The word "blowback" comes to mind.
November 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
If I'm understanding this correctly, the man who shot two national guards in DC was a former Afghan child soldier who fought alongside US special forces and in a CIA-supervised unit and later was granted asylum. The word "blowback" comes to mind.
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Trump says he will pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who was charged, tried and convicted on drug trafficking charges, and who is currently serving a 45-year sentence in a US prison. Why? Probably because he gave Trump a taste of the action.
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Trump says he will pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who was charged, tried and convicted on drug trafficking charges, and who is currently serving a 45-year sentence in a US prison. Why? Probably because he gave Trump a taste of the action.
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"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
Fatso is projecting.
I don’t do unilateral disarmament.
I don’t do unilateral disarmament.
This CBS story is just remarkable. It states that Trump insulted their reporter, and also notes the same thing happened to reporters from Bloomberg and NYT.
Both of those organizations are quoted defending their journalists.
But Bari Weiss and CBS don't lift a finger to defend their own reporter.
Both of those organizations are quoted defending their journalists.
But Bari Weiss and CBS don't lift a finger to defend their own reporter.
Not a peep from CBS News boss Bari Weiss after Trump called CBS reporter Nancy Cordes 'stupid' at a Thurs n/c. CBS mentions the incident in this piece about Trump's repeated attacks on female reporters but Bari's MIA when it comes to standing up for Cordes.
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Fatso is projecting.
I don’t do unilateral disarmament.
I don’t do unilateral disarmament.
Fake teeth/fake hair…
I get the connection.
The only connection…
I get the connection.
The only connection…
November 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Fake teeth/fake hair…
I get the connection.
The only connection…
I get the connection.
The only connection…
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“Contumacious” for the win.
Here are the right 2 pages. Sorry:
November 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
“Contumacious” for the win.
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I think Rep Seth Moulton is correct
November 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I think Rep Seth Moulton is correct
Unfortunately, servicemembers are required to follow stupid orders.
It takes a savvy staff officer or senior NCO to convince a commander that the order is, if not stupid, not destined to reap the desired results.
It takes a savvy staff officer or senior NCO to convince a commander that the order is, if not stupid, not destined to reap the desired results.
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Unfortunately, servicemembers are required to follow stupid orders.
It takes a savvy staff officer or senior NCO to convince a commander that the order is, if not stupid, not destined to reap the desired results.
It takes a savvy staff officer or senior NCO to convince a commander that the order is, if not stupid, not destined to reap the desired results.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Grateful Dead
Dave Matthews Band
Blues Traveler
Elvis Costello
House of Freaks
Grateful Dead
Dave Matthews Band
Blues Traveler
Elvis Costello
House of Freaks
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young
Jackson Browne
Elvis Costello
Billy Bragg
Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young
Jackson Browne
Elvis Costello
Billy Bragg
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
November 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Grateful Dead
Dave Matthews Band
Blues Traveler
Elvis Costello
House of Freaks
Grateful Dead
Dave Matthews Band
Blues Traveler
Elvis Costello
House of Freaks
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Phillips P O'Brien: trump's 28-point plan put one thing in stark relief—and that was how much better the Biden Administration was for Ukraine than Trump's. There is no comparison. Biden was Ukraine's friend and Trump is not (he is Russia's).
The Change From Biden To Trump Has Been Devastating For Ukraine
And Why it is Important for the Direction of US Foreign Policy
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Phillips P O'Brien: trump's 28-point plan put one thing in stark relief—and that was how much better the Biden Administration was for Ukraine than Trump's. There is no comparison. Biden was Ukraine's friend and Trump is not (he is Russia's).
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Except that’s what everyone on the right was doing before we learned it was the Trump admin that granted him asylum - and most are still doing it. If only Republicans would blame the shooters more often instead of trying to use deranged acts by individuals for political gain.
November 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Except that’s what everyone on the right was doing before we learned it was the Trump admin that granted him asylum - and most are still doing it. If only Republicans would blame the shooters more often instead of trying to use deranged acts by individuals for political gain.
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Bluesky doesn’t have a central algorithm that’s forced on everybody, and allows users to create their own feeds.
I think that is the *only* ethical model for social media going forward:
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
I think that is the *only* ethical model for social media going forward:
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Algorithms do widen the divide: Social media feeds shape political polarization
A study shows that the order in which platforms like X display content to their users affects their animosity towards other ideological groups
english.elpais.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Bluesky doesn’t have a central algorithm that’s forced on everybody, and allows users to create their own feeds.
I think that is the *only* ethical model for social media going forward:
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
I think that is the *only* ethical model for social media going forward:
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
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So what effect is Hegseth's drug interdicting program having? The one that pursues its objective by blowing fishing boats out of the water and killing everyone on board? No discernible effect at all. But it entertains the MAGA base. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
‘Deliver or Die’: Inside the Drug-Boat Crews Ferrying Cocaine to the U.S.
The high-seas cowboys who speed tons of cocaine to American consumers are now getting blown out of the water. They say it won’t stop them.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
So what effect is Hegseth's drug interdicting program having? The one that pursues its objective by blowing fishing boats out of the water and killing everyone on board? No discernible effect at all. But it entertains the MAGA base. www.wsj.com/world/americ...
Stephen hates the Statue of Liberty.
November 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Stephen hates the Statue of Liberty.
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Someone must say the unsayable.
Sarah Beckstrom Died for Donald Trump’s Vanity
Sarah Beckstrom was twenty years old.
www.notesfromthecircus.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Someone must say the unsayable.
bsky.app/profile/did:... Can one get radicalized by a steady diet of serious journalism, live coverage of authoritarianism with training wheels, and a prequel of a prequel of the only film I will ever call Star Wars?
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
bsky.app/profile/did:... Can one get radicalized by a steady diet of serious journalism, live coverage of authoritarianism with training wheels, and a prequel of a prequel of the only film I will ever call Star Wars?
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Trump refuses to directly admit his administration granted the DC shooter asylum and then wraps up the press availability
November 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Trump refuses to directly admit his administration granted the DC shooter asylum and then wraps up the press availability
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A Conversation with Mike Fanone: Fighting the Inhumanity & Lawlessness of the Trump Administration
youtu.be/zcu1YTVKCpU?...
youtu.be/zcu1YTVKCpU?...
A Conversation with Mike Fanone: Fighting the Inhumanity & Lawlessness of the Trump Administration
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A Conversation with Mike Fanone: Fighting the Inhumanity & Lawlessness of the Trump Administration
youtu.be/zcu1YTVKCpU?...
youtu.be/zcu1YTVKCpU?...
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One notable thing about this is they're being investigated by a court-appointed USA in Maryland, because they've failed to get a Senate-confirmed one. A future reform worth considering is expanding that, perhaps carving out public corruption cases and making them always under a court appointee.
"Weeks of watching Florida insurance lawyer Lindsey Halligan flail around like a toddler trying to teach calculus should serve as a warning about the perils of crowdsourcing legal research to literal randos on the internet. *But it won’t.*" — @lizdye.bsky.social
Bill Pulte and Ed Martin's shitposting legal strategy
It's backfired so spectacularly that now *they're* the ones being investigated.
www.publicnotice.co
November 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
One notable thing about this is they're being investigated by a court-appointed USA in Maryland, because they've failed to get a Senate-confirmed one. A future reform worth considering is expanding that, perhaps carving out public corruption cases and making them always under a court appointee.