Jonathan
@jonathanjoshua.com
Husband, father of two, lawyer. 2x Fintech GC now running a solo law practice with a focus on US consumer fintech and lending.
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the estimate was off by A TRILLION DOLLARS
seems like maybe “estimate” is not the right word for what that was?
either way I would suggest whoever estimated that should maybe not be in the business of estimating things
seems like maybe “estimate” is not the right word for what that was?
either way I would suggest whoever estimated that should maybe not be in the business of estimating things
Trump tariffs to reduce US deficits by $1 trillion less than previous estimate, CBO says reut.rs/3LT5Ofm
Trump tariffs to reduce US deficits by $1 trillion less than previous estimate, CBO says
President Donald Trump's tariff increases on imports from foreign countries will reduce U.S. deficits by $3 trillion if they are maintained through 2035, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimated on Thursday, instead of the $4 trillion the agency projected in August.
reut.rs
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
the estimate was off by A TRILLION DOLLARS
seems like maybe “estimate” is not the right word for what that was?
either way I would suggest whoever estimated that should maybe not be in the business of estimating things
seems like maybe “estimate” is not the right word for what that was?
either way I would suggest whoever estimated that should maybe not be in the business of estimating things
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she’s a hero
A U.S. postal worker on Long Island is accused of trying to help a man escape from ICE custody earlier this month, according to a federal criminal complaint: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/YNagDp
US postal worker charged with breaking man out of ICE custody on Long Island
Police arrested the worker and the man she tried to free.
gothamist.visitlink.me
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
she’s a hero
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Remember a few weeks ago when Trump brought in a couple bulldozers and demolished about a third of the White House? That was weird.
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Remember a few weeks ago when Trump brought in a couple bulldozers and demolished about a third of the White House? That was weird.
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This is perfect. A Fox 52 episode podcast about the life of Jesus, apparently built on subterfuge, theft and lies. Many or most of the actors billed as participating had their voices repurposed from other work and didn't even know they were part of it. ew.com/celebrities-...
Kristen Bell, Malcolm McDowell, more had 'no knowledge' their voices would be used in Fox News Jesus podcast
Kristen Bell, Malcolm McDowell, and more stars had 'no knowledge' that their voices would be used in a Fox News podcast about Jesus until this week, as they recorded audio for a separate project 15 ye...
ew.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
This is perfect. A Fox 52 episode podcast about the life of Jesus, apparently built on subterfuge, theft and lies. Many or most of the actors billed as participating had their voices repurposed from other work and didn't even know they were part of it. ew.com/celebrities-...
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Mark Kelly: "He's talked about sending troops into more cities, he's talked about invoking the Insurrection Act. You don't have to go too far back to his 1st administration when he went to his Sec Def & said, 'Can't we just shoot these protesters in the legs.' That is an example of an illegal order"
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Mark Kelly: "He's talked about sending troops into more cities, he's talked about invoking the Insurrection Act. You don't have to go too far back to his 1st administration when he went to his Sec Def & said, 'Can't we just shoot these protesters in the legs.' That is an example of an illegal order"
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If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
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If you scroll on X, you are only being shown what Elon wants you to see. If you create content on X, no one will see it unless Elon wants them to.
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
If you scroll on X, you are only being shown what Elon wants you to see. If you create content on X, no one will see it unless Elon wants them to.
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Kash Patel's personal firing of the Pride flag-displaying employee was always absurd and unconstitutional, so I'm glad David Maltinsky is suing, but, wait.
It was a flag FLOWN BY THE FBI that was given to him BY THE FBI?! Come on.
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It was a flag FLOWN BY THE FBI that was given to him BY THE FBI?! Come on.
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![On October 1, 2025, after successfully completing 16 weeks of the FBI Academy's
19-week training program, Maltinsky was handed a letter terminating his employment with the
FBI. The letter was signed by Defendant Patel ("Patel"). In the letter, Patel wrote that he had
"determined that [Maltinsky] exercised poor judgment with an inappropriate display of political signage in [his] work area during [his] previous assignment at the Los Angeles Field Office." In short, Patel fired Maltinsky for displaying a pride flag at his workstation that had been flown by the FBI at the LAFO and then given by the FBI to Maltinsky.
The Defendants' discrimination against Maltinsky for engaging in protected speech
was a clear and brazen violation of federal law and the Constitution.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreid5rog4gjpv3qeneunmoyqxoesnuxac2srp3u6ppnjdxphfv7jcoe@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Kash Patel's personal firing of the Pride flag-displaying employee was always absurd and unconstitutional, so I'm glad David Maltinsky is suing, but, wait.
It was a flag FLOWN BY THE FBI that was given to him BY THE FBI?! Come on.
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It was a flag FLOWN BY THE FBI that was given to him BY THE FBI?! Come on.
Complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Incredible headline.
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Incredible headline.
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A central provision of the 28-point plan being circulated in Trump's name but actually written by Putin advisor Kirill Dmitriev is to grant Russia total impunity for all war crimes it has committed. Such a grant of impunity is squarely contrary to international law and to US policy before Trump.
Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan
The full plan was obtained by Axios and verified by Ukrainian and U.S. officials.
www.axios.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A central provision of the 28-point plan being circulated in Trump's name but actually written by Putin advisor Kirill Dmitriev is to grant Russia total impunity for all war crimes it has committed. Such a grant of impunity is squarely contrary to international law and to US policy before Trump.
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Congrats to the Teamsters (especially their awful president) and all the other truckers & freight workers who voted themselves into a "structural goods recession."
In October, truckload freight volumes declined for the fourth consecutive month.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/t...
In October, truckload freight volumes declined for the fourth consecutive month.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/t...
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Congrats to the Teamsters (especially their awful president) and all the other truckers & freight workers who voted themselves into a "structural goods recession."
In October, truckload freight volumes declined for the fourth consecutive month.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/t...
In October, truckload freight volumes declined for the fourth consecutive month.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/t...
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They're really gonna make me hand it to elissa slotkin AND brian schatz in the same day huh
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
They're really gonna make me hand it to elissa slotkin AND brian schatz in the same day huh
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This is going to be THE case study in how aligning a model to be too positive about a brand can backfire.
I say "THE" because I seriously doubt a brand this large will ever screw it up this bad again.
I say "THE" because I seriously doubt a brand this large will ever screw it up this bad again.
whatever the Xai people did to make grok speak more positively about its owner seems to be backfiring
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This is going to be THE case study in how aligning a model to be too positive about a brand can backfire.
I say "THE" because I seriously doubt a brand this large will ever screw it up this bad again.
I say "THE" because I seriously doubt a brand this large will ever screw it up this bad again.
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Russ Vought has once again escalated his illegal CFPB shutdown by ordering CFPB cases to be transferred to the DOJ. It’s time for Congress to impeach and remove Russell Vought from power. nteu335.org/2025/11/20/c...
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Russ Vought has once again escalated his illegal CFPB shutdown by ordering CFPB cases to be transferred to the DOJ. It’s time for Congress to impeach and remove Russell Vought from power. nteu335.org/2025/11/20/c...
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in the city is small agency: coib (21 people)
in that agency is a smaller unit: enforcement
in that unit is one vacancy: deputy director
in that role you could make a big difference. www.nyc.gov/assets/coib/...
in that agency is a smaller unit: enforcement
in that unit is one vacancy: deputy director
in that role you could make a big difference. www.nyc.gov/assets/coib/...
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
in the city is small agency: coib (21 people)
in that agency is a smaller unit: enforcement
in that unit is one vacancy: deputy director
in that role you could make a big difference. www.nyc.gov/assets/coib/...
in that agency is a smaller unit: enforcement
in that unit is one vacancy: deputy director
in that role you could make a big difference. www.nyc.gov/assets/coib/...
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Breaking News: Nydia Velázquez, a Democratic trailblazer and 16-term New York congresswoman, announced she will retire next year.
Nydia Velázquez, a New York Trailblazer in Congress, to Retire Next Year
Ms. Velázquez, 72, a 16-term congresswoman, said it was time for a new generation of Democrats to step forward.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Breaking News: Nydia Velázquez, a Democratic trailblazer and 16-term New York congresswoman, announced she will retire next year.
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Bro, we just want the planes to take off and land, on the agreed-upon schedule, can you focus on that?
Trump's Transportation Secretary on how to improve air travel:
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Bro, we just want the planes to take off and land, on the agreed-upon schedule, can you focus on that?
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The fuck are we even doing here anymore. Fuck these Nazi scum. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The fuck are we even doing here anymore. Fuck these Nazi scum. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board issues report on the FBI's use of open source data. documents.pclob.gov/prod/Dynamic...
documents.pclob.gov
November 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board issues report on the FBI's use of open source data. documents.pclob.gov/prod/Dynamic...
I don't think this is the right approach, but if you're in charge of a multi-billion dollar international event, you can't ignore that Trump is the President.
EXCLUSIVE: The organizing committee for the upcoming LA Olympics is hiring a bench of Trump allies to serve on its board..
The 2028 Olympics goes MAGA
It’s not the only sports body that has bent toward Trump as it prepares to put on a major event during Trump’s second term.
www.politico.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I don't think this is the right approach, but if you're in charge of a multi-billion dollar international event, you can't ignore that Trump is the President.
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I asked grok who was the better role model for humanity, Jesus Christ or Elon Musk. GUESS WHAT.
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I asked grok who was the better role model for humanity, Jesus Christ or Elon Musk. GUESS WHAT.
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This is an accidentally honest answer. What she's saying in code is:
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
Q: What did the president mean when he called a reporter "piggy"?
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is an accidentally honest answer. What she's saying in code is:
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
"The President is a misogynist, petulant bully. You've all seen him be a misogynist, petulant bully. And lots of voters out there are also misogynist or petulant or bullies and that's why they like him."
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NEW: In light of widespread allegations of civil rights violations arising from Trump's immigration crackdown, Democrats are renewing efforts to pass legislation to hold federal agents individually accountable:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Democrats target federal officials accused of civil rights violations in new legislation
Lawmakers are launching a new effort to close a legal loophole that means federal officials, including law enforcement agents, cannot be sued for constitutional violations.
www.nbcnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
NEW: In light of widespread allegations of civil rights violations arising from Trump's immigration crackdown, Democrats are renewing efforts to pass legislation to hold federal agents individually accountable:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...