@jakemadtown.bsky.social
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Lol at every university trustee and law firm partner who concluded they had no choice but to play ball with this bumbling fool
Trump 0-3 on indicting Tish James and just had his ass handed to him by Indiana Republican legislators he threatened and bullied. Also new low in AP poll at 36% approval.
December 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Lol at every university trustee and law firm partner who concluded they had no choice but to play ball with this bumbling fool
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New AP poll has Trump's approval on immigration down to an abysmal 38% as he rants psychotically about "shithole countries," smears Somalis, threatens large-scale denaturalization and remigration, and openly pines for more white immigrants and fewer nonwhite ones
December 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
New AP poll has Trump's approval on immigration down to an abysmal 38% as he rants psychotically about "shithole countries," smears Somalis, threatens large-scale denaturalization and remigration, and openly pines for more white immigrants and fewer nonwhite ones
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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Remember that Trump and his propagandists tried to gaslight you into believing there was no percentage in taking on this fight, that it was hopeless. And a certain cadre of pundits tried to persuade you that Dems didn't dare discuss this in public.
Still not over yet but a big step forward.
Still not over yet but a big step forward.
HUGE. Judge Xinis grants the writ of habeas corpus and orders that the government "SHALL release [Kilmar] Abrego Garcia from ICE custody immediately."
December 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Remember that Trump and his propagandists tried to gaslight you into believing there was no percentage in taking on this fight, that it was hopeless. And a certain cadre of pundits tried to persuade you that Dems didn't dare discuss this in public.
Still not over yet but a big step forward.
Still not over yet but a big step forward.
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54 points underwater with independents, good lord.
apnorc.org/projects/tru...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
54 points underwater with independents, good lord.
apnorc.org/projects/tru...
apnorc.org/projects/tru...
The Fed cuts rates again. What's odd is the Fed's own economic projections, has inflation staying above their 2% "target" next year. Yet the Fed still leans toward cutting rates vs raising, because real economy is weaker than GDP indicates. jakehasablog.blogspot.com/2025/12/fed-...
#inners #EconSky
#inners #EconSky
Fed cuts rates again, even as its own data shows inflation staying over its target
The Federal Reserve had its widely anticipated decision on interest rates Wednesday, and they continued to loosen up the money spigot. F...
jakehasablog.blogspot.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The Fed cuts rates again. What's odd is the Fed's own economic projections, has inflation staying above their 2% "target" next year. Yet the Fed still leans toward cutting rates vs raising, because real economy is weaker than GDP indicates. jakehasablog.blogspot.com/2025/12/fed-...
#inners #EconSky
#inners #EconSky
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I mean, it’s a very fathomable way of doing business; many countries have worked and still do work this way. It’s just that none of them are places you’d want to live.
“.. Much of the analysis from Wall Street .. comes down to ‘Who does Trump like best? It’s an almost unfathomable way of doing business.’”
@theatlantic.com $WBD
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@theatlantic.com $WBD
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December 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I mean, it’s a very fathomable way of doing business; many countries have worked and still do work this way. It’s just that none of them are places you’d want to live.
This is the good stuff.
"Your indifference to Trump's decline...echoes a long history in the corporate press of holding Democrats to standards Republicans are never asked to meet."
Hey @gregsargent.bsky.social , @amandamarcotte.bsky.social and @markpocan.bsky.social - give it a read!
"Your indifference to Trump's decline...echoes a long history in the corporate press of holding Democrats to standards Republicans are never asked to meet."
Hey @gregsargent.bsky.social , @amandamarcotte.bsky.social and @markpocan.bsky.social - give it a read!
December 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This is the good stuff.
"Your indifference to Trump's decline...echoes a long history in the corporate press of holding Democrats to standards Republicans are never asked to meet."
Hey @gregsargent.bsky.social , @amandamarcotte.bsky.social and @markpocan.bsky.social - give it a read!
"Your indifference to Trump's decline...echoes a long history in the corporate press of holding Democrats to standards Republicans are never asked to meet."
Hey @gregsargent.bsky.social , @amandamarcotte.bsky.social and @markpocan.bsky.social - give it a read!
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Some folks are saying—presumably accurately—that Stevens is only doing this to help her in the Senate primary.
I don't see why that's a problem.
I don't see why that's a problem.
🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
December 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Some folks are saying—presumably accurately—that Stevens is only doing this to help her in the Senate primary.
I don't see why that's a problem.
I don't see why that's a problem.
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There are two competing national journalism modes right now.
1. Politics Is Wacky Fun With No Real Outcomes Nor Consequences
2. "Why does my life suck so hard," farmer/nurse/teacher wonders
1. Politics Is Wacky Fun With No Real Outcomes Nor Consequences
2. "Why does my life suck so hard," farmer/nurse/teacher wonders
I could pluck any of a hundred different stories off the news wires on this, and you'd be hard pressed to find a single one that clearly hints at the fact this is about corruption and unchecked corporate power, much less that it's going to kill people
The Supreme Court case that could hand Trump unchecked power to fire agency heads
The court will decide if presidents can fire agency heads at will.
www.axios.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
There are two competing national journalism modes right now.
1. Politics Is Wacky Fun With No Real Outcomes Nor Consequences
2. "Why does my life suck so hard," farmer/nurse/teacher wonders
1. Politics Is Wacky Fun With No Real Outcomes Nor Consequences
2. "Why does my life suck so hard," farmer/nurse/teacher wonders
Like many in Madison, it's pretty shocking to see a 16% increase in my property taxes this week.
But because I am a dork, I know that this is due to WisGOPs not going along with @govevers.wisconsin.gov plan to increase state funding for schools and locals. docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lfb/bud...
But because I am a dork, I know that this is due to WisGOPs not going along with @govevers.wisconsin.gov plan to increase state funding for schools and locals. docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lfb/bud...
docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
December 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Like many in Madison, it's pretty shocking to see a 16% increase in my property taxes this week.
But because I am a dork, I know that this is due to WisGOPs not going along with @govevers.wisconsin.gov plan to increase state funding for schools and locals. docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lfb/bud...
But because I am a dork, I know that this is due to WisGOPs not going along with @govevers.wisconsin.gov plan to increase state funding for schools and locals. docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lfb/bud...
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News -- > Rep Jamie Raskin is introducing a proposal today to require ranked choice voting in all congressional races. He's drawing attention to the idea even as corrupt Trump/GOP gerrymandering exposes current system's deep flaws.
Raskin discusses this on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
Raskin discusses this on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
December 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
News -- > Rep Jamie Raskin is introducing a proposal today to require ranked choice voting in all congressional races. He's drawing attention to the idea even as corrupt Trump/GOP gerrymandering exposes current system's deep flaws.
Raskin discusses this on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
Raskin discusses this on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
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It seems so painfully clear that Dems could blow this whole thing apart with just a couple weeks of sustained, disciplined messaging sowing distrust and paranoia in WH circles around 'Republicans all talk openly about how they lie and manipulate the dude who they know isn't all there anymore'
Awful: Trump just admitted in a new interview that he knows "very little" about the Honduran ex-president he pardoned. This guy trafficked a gazillion times more drugs into the US than anyone Trump has executed. Wrecks his case for the boat bombings.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Trump Accidentally Sabotages Case for Bombings in New Interview Fiasco
The president’s claims about the boat killings and his pardon of the Honduran ex-president in a new Politico interview should finally convince Republicans that they, and we, must get to the bottom of ...
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It seems so painfully clear that Dems could blow this whole thing apart with just a couple weeks of sustained, disciplined messaging sowing distrust and paranoia in WH circles around 'Republicans all talk openly about how they lie and manipulate the dude who they know isn't all there anymore'
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The GOP plan is really really really bad for people who want to actually USE their health insurance.
It’s great for people who are healthy and don’t actually need to use their health insurance, but just absolute dog shit of a plan if you’re sick.
It’s great for people who are healthy and don’t actually need to use their health insurance, but just absolute dog shit of a plan if you’re sick.
December 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The GOP plan is really really really bad for people who want to actually USE their health insurance.
It’s great for people who are healthy and don’t actually need to use their health insurance, but just absolute dog shit of a plan if you’re sick.
It’s great for people who are healthy and don’t actually need to use their health insurance, but just absolute dog shit of a plan if you’re sick.
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There is currently a push to move to at-will public employment, based on the claim that some states did this, and the results don't seem too bad. I think a) the evidence is just not great, and b) look closely, there are states where changes resulted in discrimination and political retribution.
December 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
There is currently a push to move to at-will public employment, based on the claim that some states did this, and the results don't seem too bad. I think a) the evidence is just not great, and b) look closely, there are states where changes resulted in discrimination and political retribution.
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New Standing Room Only! Today's excerpt is a reminder that fascists are as small as they are evil.
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Music by Chloe Slater.
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Music by Chloe Slater.
December 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New Standing Room Only! Today's excerpt is a reminder that fascists are as small as they are evil.
Subscribe today! salon.com/newsletter
Music by Chloe Slater.
Subscribe today! salon.com/newsletter
Music by Chloe Slater.
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Something every 2026/28 Dem should commit to is investigations of any company that did deals with Trump. A kind of forward guidance to get companies to think twice in advance of what’s coming.
Fox News will applaud this but can you imagine their coverage if President Biden hatched a secret plan to take over Fox News and revamp its programming to be nicer to him
New WSJ reporting: "During a December visit to Washington, David Ellison offered assurances to Trump administration officials that if he bought Warner, he'd make sweeping changes to CNN, a common target of President Trump's ire, people familiar with the matter said..."
December 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Something every 2026/28 Dem should commit to is investigations of any company that did deals with Trump. A kind of forward guidance to get companies to think twice in advance of what’s coming.
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Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
Important notice: AI-generated archival references
www.icrc.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
Given that @harvilla.bsky.social allowed me to discover @digmeoutpodcast.com, it's wild to hear him interview Amy Berg and have her say she managed a band named Sixteen Horsepower.
Because guess who just discussed Sixteen Horsepower 6 weeks ago? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Because guess who just discussed Sixteen Horsepower 6 weeks ago? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Sixteen Horsepower - Sackcloth 'N' Ashes | 90s Album Review
Podcast Episode · Dig Me Out: 90s Rock · 10/28/2025 · 43m
podcasts.apple.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Given that @harvilla.bsky.social allowed me to discover @digmeoutpodcast.com, it's wild to hear him interview Amy Berg and have her say she managed a band named Sixteen Horsepower.
Because guess who just discussed Sixteen Horsepower 6 weeks ago? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Because guess who just discussed Sixteen Horsepower 6 weeks ago? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Holy shit this back and forth between Kagan/Alito/Jackson/&the SG.
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Holy shit this back and forth between Kagan/Alito/Jackson/&the SG.
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
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Aaron Rodgers and Kirk Cousins, two guys who said they would rather die than get the COVID vaccine, are the two most prominent NFL players to blow their Achilles over the past five years.
Back to the drawing board!
Back to the drawing board!
December 8, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Aaron Rodgers and Kirk Cousins, two guys who said they would rather die than get the COVID vaccine, are the two most prominent NFL players to blow their Achilles over the past five years.
Back to the drawing board!
Back to the drawing board!
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Remember when we did not have a government where the President personally intervened in regulatory decisions to demand political favors?
TL;DR: Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos reportedly discussed the company's $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. with President Trump, raising questions about federal regulatory approval amid competition from Paramount.
Netflix co-CEO reportedly discussed Warner Bros. deal with Trump | TechCrunch
Will Netflix’s $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. get approval from federal regulators? While Paramount was assumed to be the frontrunner to
techcrunch.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Remember when we did not have a government where the President personally intervened in regulatory decisions to demand political favors?
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The Guy Teams Were Willing To Face After Intentionally Walking Barry Bonds has now been elected to the Hall of Fame over Barry Bonds
Hall of Fame Contemporary Baseball Era veterans committee elects Jeff Kent
December 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The Guy Teams Were Willing To Face After Intentionally Walking Barry Bonds has now been elected to the Hall of Fame over Barry Bonds
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I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore