Jason's Journey
@jasonwsoukup.bsky.social
I am a liberal atheist and humanist who cares about my children, running, politics, democracy, science, nature, the environment, the cosmos, books, history and writing (not necessarily in that order). I believe in the humanity and equality of all people.
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BREAKING: I read the new version of the “Save America Act” (S. 1383) so u don’t have to. Here’s my summary. Point 1 is new. It requires that all 50 states send their voter rolls to the DHS to run thru DHS’s faulty “SAVE” voter purge program. Points 6 & 7 are new too. Tell ur Senators #NoOnSAVE 1/
February 17, 2026 at 9:47 PM
BREAKING: I read the new version of the “Save America Act” (S. 1383) so u don’t have to. Here’s my summary. Point 1 is new. It requires that all 50 states send their voter rolls to the DHS to run thru DHS’s faulty “SAVE” voter purge program. Points 6 & 7 are new too. Tell ur Senators #NoOnSAVE 1/
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Regardless of party, everyone should be alarmed that the government can now dictate what guests a tv talk show can or cannot host. ( And the network complied)
This would not happen in any free country- but it has just happened in America . A first in my lifetime.
This would not happen in any free country- but it has just happened in America . A first in my lifetime.
February 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Regardless of party, everyone should be alarmed that the government can now dictate what guests a tv talk show can or cannot host. ( And the network complied)
This would not happen in any free country- but it has just happened in America . A first in my lifetime.
This would not happen in any free country- but it has just happened in America . A first in my lifetime.
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I look forward to the day when we once again do not have to identify federal court judges by which president appointed them. Another low bar that Donald Trump has infected our country with.
#Maddow
#Maddow
February 17, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I look forward to the day when we once again do not have to identify federal court judges by which president appointed them. Another low bar that Donald Trump has infected our country with.
#Maddow
#Maddow
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SCOTUS has aided and abetted a malignant narcissist.
February 16, 2026 at 1:34 PM
SCOTUS has aided and abetted a malignant narcissist.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
February 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
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A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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I realize media doesn’t think it’s a big deal that Trump, Vance & Hegseth continue to give partisan political speeches to troops, evidenced by the fact that they are never asked about it nor are members of Congress, but it is one of the most dangerous things happening right now.
February 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I realize media doesn’t think it’s a big deal that Trump, Vance & Hegseth continue to give partisan political speeches to troops, evidenced by the fact that they are never asked about it nor are members of Congress, but it is one of the most dangerous things happening right now.
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I knew I saw this somewhere before. Funny that it’s almost exactly what’s actually happening now.
February 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I knew I saw this somewhere before. Funny that it’s almost exactly what’s actually happening now.
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I just applied for a passport renewal. The cost was $149 including postage. Requiring a passport or similar proof of citizenship to vote is thus a poll tax. The SAVE Act before the Senate asks to do just that.
Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them NO SAVE ACT
Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them NO SAVE ACT
The GOP’s Voter Integrity Sham
Make the Republicans hell bent on passing the SAVE Act put money where their mouths are.
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I just applied for a passport renewal. The cost was $149 including postage. Requiring a passport or similar proof of citizenship to vote is thus a poll tax. The SAVE Act before the Senate asks to do just that.
Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them NO SAVE ACT
Call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them NO SAVE ACT
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Trump's former attorney. "THIS IS NOT A DRILL!"
February 13, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Trump's former attorney. "THIS IS NOT A DRILL!"
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For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed.
Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.
Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed.
Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.
Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.
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There is no way Senate Dems should vote for DHS funding while Republicans are threatening to nationalize elections and Trump is threatening to do it by executive order. ICE reforms are no longer enough. Their authoritarianism must be fought with every legislative lever available.
February 13, 2026 at 11:41 PM
There is no way Senate Dems should vote for DHS funding while Republicans are threatening to nationalize elections and Trump is threatening to do it by executive order. ICE reforms are no longer enough. Their authoritarianism must be fought with every legislative lever available.
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Reminder: “The SAVE America Act” is not saving us from anything real — and was born out of the lies of a malignant narcissist who incited an insurrection. 🇺🇸
Thank you for coming to our TED Talk.
www.brennancenter.org/topics/votin...
Thank you for coming to our TED Talk.
www.brennancenter.org/topics/votin...
February 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Reminder: “The SAVE America Act” is not saving us from anything real — and was born out of the lies of a malignant narcissist who incited an insurrection. 🇺🇸
Thank you for coming to our TED Talk.
www.brennancenter.org/topics/votin...
Thank you for coming to our TED Talk.
www.brennancenter.org/topics/votin...
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This is beyond insanity. mRNA vaccines could prevent infectious diseases & save lives. The FDA refused to review key mRNA flu data, and now more infectious disease work stalls. Bc of this, Moderna won’t fund new Phase 3 trials in the US. What could go wrong? Do we have to go to Canada for vaccines?
February 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM
This is beyond insanity. mRNA vaccines could prevent infectious diseases & save lives. The FDA refused to review key mRNA flu data, and now more infectious disease work stalls. Bc of this, Moderna won’t fund new Phase 3 trials in the US. What could go wrong? Do we have to go to Canada for vaccines?
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
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As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org
There is No Scientific Justification to Revoke the Endangerment Finding
The U.S. EPA's decision to repeal the Endangerment Finding will limit the government's ability to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
www.nature.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org
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The Trump administration is forcing child rape victims to give birth in captivity in Texas. I sound like an insane person but that is actually what this news story says
They aren't forced birthers; they're just jailing people — some of them sexual-assault survivors as young as 13 — in Texas during their pregnancies, where they'll be prevented from accessing abortion.
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.
www.kut.org
February 12, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The Trump administration is forcing child rape victims to give birth in captivity in Texas. I sound like an insane person but that is actually what this news story says
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Attorney General Pam Bondi tells a member of a co-equal branch of government during a public hearing: “You don’t tell me anything, you washed-up loser lawyer.” The disdain for our own government is appalling. This administration is destroying our democracy.
February 12, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi tells a member of a co-equal branch of government during a public hearing: “You don’t tell me anything, you washed-up loser lawyer.” The disdain for our own government is appalling. This administration is destroying our democracy.
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Countless articles over the past year quoted hundreds of employers stating that Latino-American workers who are citizens are afraid to show up to job sites for fear of being profiled and detained. If they are afraid to go to work, they damn sure won’t go to vote with ICE there.
February 12, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Countless articles over the past year quoted hundreds of employers stating that Latino-American workers who are citizens are afraid to show up to job sites for fear of being profiled and detained. If they are afraid to go to work, they damn sure won’t go to vote with ICE there.
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ICE officials are saying “job in Minnesota is done.”
What do they think their job is – killing two innocent people, abducting toddlers and shipping them to Texas, detaining legal citizens?
ICE didn’t make Minnesota safer – it was Minnesotans who stood together and got ICE out of our state.
What do they think their job is – killing two innocent people, abducting toddlers and shipping them to Texas, detaining legal citizens?
ICE didn’t make Minnesota safer – it was Minnesotans who stood together and got ICE out of our state.
February 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
ICE officials are saying “job in Minnesota is done.”
What do they think their job is – killing two innocent people, abducting toddlers and shipping them to Texas, detaining legal citizens?
ICE didn’t make Minnesota safer – it was Minnesotans who stood together and got ICE out of our state.
What do they think their job is – killing two innocent people, abducting toddlers and shipping them to Texas, detaining legal citizens?
ICE didn’t make Minnesota safer – it was Minnesotans who stood together and got ICE out of our state.
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Sorted at gun point into ethnic groups you say?
Now where have I heard this before?
Now where have I heard this before?
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Sorted at gun point into ethnic groups you say?
Now where have I heard this before?
Now where have I heard this before?
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Republicans are still trying to pass the SAVE Act—a bill that would make it harder to vote and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Join @redistrictingaction.org and tell your member of Congress to vote no: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/natl-saveact-cte
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Republicans are still trying to pass the SAVE Act—a bill that would make it harder to vote and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Join @redistrictingaction.org and tell your member of Congress to vote no: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/natl-saveact-cte