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Jessica
@jessicafastball.bsky.social
· Mar 14
You can’t leave a message—the coward turned off his answering machine, but you can send a fax:
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Your tax dollars hard at work America; how does this make you feel? 💣🇺🇸☠️
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Still and always the 🐐
“When it comes to choosing between storing a championship ring or trophy in a room, or providing kids with an opportunity to change their lives, the choice is pretty simple. Sell it all.”
KAREEM RULES.
KAREEM RULES.
February 8, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Still and always the 🐐
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Another layer: when your data is accessed by SSA employees through the normal, legal means, there's a record. The agency knows what data was accessed and by whom. The reason they don't know in this case is because unvetted DOGE employees were granted access to raw data with no tracking mechanism.
‼️‼️‼️There’s a lot in this article that’s extremely concerning, but what sticks out to me is that #SSA leadership is maintaining that they have not been able to determine exactly WHAT data has been compromised. This is flatly unacceptable. Please call your reps/senators and demand a full accounting.
A quote from this article: "The cavalier way in which they're treating this data is honestly quite appalling to me."
I'm running for office because I am NOT cavalier with the public trust, and I put people before personal benefit.
Donate and join us at: chuck4md.com
www.npr.org/2026/01/23/n...
I'm running for office because I am NOT cavalier with the public trust, and I put people before personal benefit.
Donate and join us at: chuck4md.com
www.npr.org/2026/01/23/n...
January 23, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Another layer: when your data is accessed by SSA employees through the normal, legal means, there's a record. The agency knows what data was accessed and by whom. The reason they don't know in this case is because unvetted DOGE employees were granted access to raw data with no tracking mechanism.
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
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The privatization of government functions in pursuit of corruption
Again, the NYT's frames & headlines of this stuff normalize the lawless authoritarianism over & over. It's not a new "vision" of anything. It's illegal. It's corrupt. It's an end around bypassing Congress. Etc. Stop doing this.
Again, the NYT's frames & headlines of this stuff normalize the lawless authoritarianism over & over. It's not a new "vision" of anything. It's illegal. It's corrupt. It's an end around bypassing Congress. Etc. Stop doing this.
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has been enlisted to help build Ukraine’s recovery plan. In Kyiv and other European capitals, its role has generated more questions than answers, as the Trump administration steers rebuilding plans toward U.S. business interests.
At the Center of Trump’s Vision for Rebuilding Ukraine: BlackRock
The world’s largest asset manager has been enlisted to help build Ukraine’s recovery plan. Some fear it is part of a Trump administration effort to steer the effort toward American business interests.
nyti.ms
January 19, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The privatization of government functions in pursuit of corruption
Again, the NYT's frames & headlines of this stuff normalize the lawless authoritarianism over & over. It's not a new "vision" of anything. It's illegal. It's corrupt. It's an end around bypassing Congress. Etc. Stop doing this.
Again, the NYT's frames & headlines of this stuff normalize the lawless authoritarianism over & over. It's not a new "vision" of anything. It's illegal. It's corrupt. It's an end around bypassing Congress. Etc. Stop doing this.
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There’s lots of great writing out there. There’s also lots of great reporting. This is a rare example of something truly top notch on both fronts
very good piece which confirms that weiss is both exceptionally arrogant and totally out of her depth. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Inside Bari Weiss’s Hostile Takeover of CBS News
The network’s new editor-in-chief has championed a press free from élite bias, while aligning herself with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.
www.newyorker.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:06 PM
There’s lots of great writing out there. There’s also lots of great reporting. This is a rare example of something truly top notch on both fronts
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And year over year tracking at 180 ballots for Félix Hernández, Andy Pettitte and Bobby Abreu (versus Larry Walker):
January 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
And year over year tracking at 180 ballots for Félix Hernández, Andy Pettitte and Bobby Abreu (versus Larry Walker):
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It's Monday night. In our household, that means I'll be spending the evening making lasagna for @lasagnalove.bsky.social. I'd like to tell you a little bit about why.
Lasagna Love is a nonprofit group that connects folks in need of comfort food with home chefs nearby who can provide them.
Lasagna Love is a nonprofit group that connects folks in need of comfort food with home chefs nearby who can provide them.
November 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
It's Monday night. In our household, that means I'll be spending the evening making lasagna for @lasagnalove.bsky.social. I'd like to tell you a little bit about why.
Lasagna Love is a nonprofit group that connects folks in need of comfort food with home chefs nearby who can provide them.
Lasagna Love is a nonprofit group that connects folks in need of comfort food with home chefs nearby who can provide them.
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The first 60 ballots revealed include 10 from first-time voters. Here is how each candidate has fared among the rookie voters:
Beltrán, Félix 100%
Andruw, Pettitte 90%
Utley 80%
Hamels 70%
Abreu, Manny, A-Rod 60%
Buehrle 50%
Rollins 40%
Pedroia, Wright 30%
K-Rod, Vizquel 10%
All others 0%
Beltrán, Félix 100%
Andruw, Pettitte 90%
Utley 80%
Hamels 70%
Abreu, Manny, A-Rod 60%
Buehrle 50%
Rollins 40%
Pedroia, Wright 30%
K-Rod, Vizquel 10%
All others 0%
December 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The first 60 ballots revealed include 10 from first-time voters. Here is how each candidate has fared among the rookie voters:
Beltrán, Félix 100%
Andruw, Pettitte 90%
Utley 80%
Hamels 70%
Abreu, Manny, A-Rod 60%
Buehrle 50%
Rollins 40%
Pedroia, Wright 30%
K-Rod, Vizquel 10%
All others 0%
Beltrán, Félix 100%
Andruw, Pettitte 90%
Utley 80%
Hamels 70%
Abreu, Manny, A-Rod 60%
Buehrle 50%
Rollins 40%
Pedroia, Wright 30%
K-Rod, Vizquel 10%
All others 0%
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He can’t. It requires the shameful complicity of hundreds of legislators who swore oaths on Bibles to country & Constitution & refuse to do their damn jobs
Folks look at you like you’re crazy when you say we’re in the worst Article I constitutional crisis in 🇺🇸 history & then it’s Saturday
Folks look at you like you’re crazy when you say we’re in the worst Article I constitutional crisis in 🇺🇸 history & then it’s Saturday
December 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
He can’t. It requires the shameful complicity of hundreds of legislators who swore oaths on Bibles to country & Constitution & refuse to do their damn jobs
Folks look at you like you’re crazy when you say we’re in the worst Article I constitutional crisis in 🇺🇸 history & then it’s Saturday
Folks look at you like you’re crazy when you say we’re in the worst Article I constitutional crisis in 🇺🇸 history & then it’s Saturday
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With 52 ballots revealed/~12.1% of the total vote known:
Beltrán 78.8%
Andruw 78.8%
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Utley 65.4%
Félix 57.7%
Pettitte 53.8%
A-Rod 50.0%
Manny 44.2%
Abreu 42.3%
Hamels 32.7%
Pedroia 28.8%
Buehrle 25.0%
Rollins 25.0%
Wright 23.1%
Vizquel 21.2%
K-Rod 13.5%
Braun 7.7%
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EE/Torii/Pence 1.9%
tracker.fyi
Beltrán 78.8%
Andruw 78.8%
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Utley 65.4%
Félix 57.7%
Pettitte 53.8%
A-Rod 50.0%
Manny 44.2%
Abreu 42.3%
Hamels 32.7%
Pedroia 28.8%
Buehrle 25.0%
Rollins 25.0%
Wright 23.1%
Vizquel 21.2%
K-Rod 13.5%
Braun 7.7%
-
EE/Torii/Pence 1.9%
tracker.fyi
December 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
With 52 ballots revealed/~12.1% of the total vote known:
Beltrán 78.8%
Andruw 78.8%
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Utley 65.4%
Félix 57.7%
Pettitte 53.8%
A-Rod 50.0%
Manny 44.2%
Abreu 42.3%
Hamels 32.7%
Pedroia 28.8%
Buehrle 25.0%
Rollins 25.0%
Wright 23.1%
Vizquel 21.2%
K-Rod 13.5%
Braun 7.7%
-
EE/Torii/Pence 1.9%
tracker.fyi
Beltrán 78.8%
Andruw 78.8%
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Utley 65.4%
Félix 57.7%
Pettitte 53.8%
A-Rod 50.0%
Manny 44.2%
Abreu 42.3%
Hamels 32.7%
Pedroia 28.8%
Buehrle 25.0%
Rollins 25.0%
Wright 23.1%
Vizquel 21.2%
K-Rod 13.5%
Braun 7.7%
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EE/Torii/Pence 1.9%
tracker.fyi
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Ballot #46 is from Josh Dubow. No adds or drops for returnees and no first-year candidates selected. His five holdovers are the five returning candidates who received the most total votes in the 2025 election
In the Tracker: tracker.fyi
In the Tracker: tracker.fyi
December 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Ballot #46 is from Josh Dubow. No adds or drops for returnees and no first-year candidates selected. His five holdovers are the five returning candidates who received the most total votes in the 2025 election
In the Tracker: tracker.fyi
In the Tracker: tracker.fyi
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US battleship classes are typically named after a state of the Union.
Montana, Hawaii and Alaska are still available.
No class has ever been named after an individual.
Montana, Hawaii and Alaska are still available.
No class has ever been named after an individual.
Trump Class battleship illustration, as released by the White House.
December 23, 2025 at 7:55 AM
US battleship classes are typically named after a state of the Union.
Montana, Hawaii and Alaska are still available.
No class has ever been named after an individual.
Montana, Hawaii and Alaska are still available.
No class has ever been named after an individual.
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Task for today:
Would you be willing to share something good that happens today? It could be seeing lots of green (support public health), postcards received/sent, a conservation win at work/home, an example of civil servants excelling
I will share at the end of the day some of the great examples!
Would you be willing to share something good that happens today? It could be seeing lots of green (support public health), postcards received/sent, a conservation win at work/home, an example of civil servants excelling
I will share at the end of the day some of the great examples!
March 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Task for today:
Would you be willing to share something good that happens today? It could be seeing lots of green (support public health), postcards received/sent, a conservation win at work/home, an example of civil servants excelling
I will share at the end of the day some of the great examples!
Would you be willing to share something good that happens today? It could be seeing lots of green (support public health), postcards received/sent, a conservation win at work/home, an example of civil servants excelling
I will share at the end of the day some of the great examples!
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This is important. Networks should give this a lot of air. Only Palestinians have real power to end this war. When they rise up, take control and end Hamas there is nothing left to fight. They need leaders unlike Arafat, Abbas or Hamas who desire conflict to enrich themselves at expense of public.
Palestinians take part in largest anti-Hamas protests in Gaza since start of war | CNN
Palestinians demonstrated against Hamas in northern Gaza on Tuesday, in what appeared to be the largest protest against the militant group since its attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.
www.cnn.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is important. Networks should give this a lot of air. Only Palestinians have real power to end this war. When they rise up, take control and end Hamas there is nothing left to fight. They need leaders unlike Arafat, Abbas or Hamas who desire conflict to enrich themselves at expense of public.
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It’s very discouraging to watch our country slowly re-learn the lessons that led to the end of segregation, among them that people who think they’re racially superior are nearly universally incompetent fools unable to face up to their own deficiencies and putting them in charge is suicide
March 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
It’s very discouraging to watch our country slowly re-learn the lessons that led to the end of segregation, among them that people who think they’re racially superior are nearly universally incompetent fools unable to face up to their own deficiencies and putting them in charge is suicide
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Once again, I don’t know what anyone has seen in the last two months to suggest that the 2026/28 elections are going to be free, fair, & competitive by any normal standard of 🇺🇸 politics. This is obviously unconstitutional & a massive Article I crisis & yet who will stop it?
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bsky.app/profile/mcop...
Trump just signed an exec order purporting to require a passport (or a few other docs) to register to vote. The president doesn't have the power to override a law passed by Congress. This is the SAVE Act but much worse. It is an illegal power grab that would block tens of millions from voting.
March 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Once again, I don’t know what anyone has seen in the last two months to suggest that the 2026/28 elections are going to be free, fair, & competitive by any normal standard of 🇺🇸 politics. This is obviously unconstitutional & a massive Article I crisis & yet who will stop it?
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Baseball is almost here, so we're asking @stathead.com for some of the career leaders in Opening Day stats!
With Stathead's easy-to-use search tools, the answers to your sports stat questions are just a few clicks away.
With Stathead's easy-to-use search tools, the answers to your sports stat questions are just a few clicks away.
March 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Baseball is almost here, so we're asking @stathead.com for some of the career leaders in Opening Day stats!
With Stathead's easy-to-use search tools, the answers to your sports stat questions are just a few clicks away.
With Stathead's easy-to-use search tools, the answers to your sports stat questions are just a few clicks away.
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Turkey protests, Istanbul, Day 7.
They’ve faced pepper spray, water cannons, rubber bullets & vicious beatings by police.
But tonight, tens of thousands are standing strong, fighting for their democracy.
Over 1400 arrested. Journalists are now being snatched in dawn raids. 🇹🇷
(🎥 Özgür Özel)
They’ve faced pepper spray, water cannons, rubber bullets & vicious beatings by police.
But tonight, tens of thousands are standing strong, fighting for their democracy.
Over 1400 arrested. Journalists are now being snatched in dawn raids. 🇹🇷
(🎥 Özgür Özel)
March 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Turkey protests, Istanbul, Day 7.
They’ve faced pepper spray, water cannons, rubber bullets & vicious beatings by police.
But tonight, tens of thousands are standing strong, fighting for their democracy.
Over 1400 arrested. Journalists are now being snatched in dawn raids. 🇹🇷
(🎥 Özgür Özel)
They’ve faced pepper spray, water cannons, rubber bullets & vicious beatings by police.
But tonight, tens of thousands are standing strong, fighting for their democracy.
Over 1400 arrested. Journalists are now being snatched in dawn raids. 🇹🇷
(🎥 Özgür Özel)
You also must resign or be fired immediately; you have failed to uphold the constitution, and are a traitor… ✝️
Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately.
March 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
You also must resign or be fired immediately; you have failed to uphold the constitution, and are a traitor… ✝️
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Illinois is the nation's number one soybean producing state — it's what made us the perfect home for the Soybean Innovation Lab.
Thanks to Donald Trump, the lab will close on April 15.
Innovation lost, jobs lost, and education lost.
Thanks to Donald Trump, the lab will close on April 15.
Innovation lost, jobs lost, and education lost.
March 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Illinois is the nation's number one soybean producing state — it's what made us the perfect home for the Soybean Innovation Lab.
Thanks to Donald Trump, the lab will close on April 15.
Innovation lost, jobs lost, and education lost.
Thanks to Donald Trump, the lab will close on April 15.
Innovation lost, jobs lost, and education lost.
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Wyden: "I'm of the view that there ought to be resignations, starting with the national security adviser and the secretary of defense."
March 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Wyden: "I'm of the view that there ought to be resignations, starting with the national security adviser and the secretary of defense."
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Sabotage. Feature, not bug.
They were already defying courts. Now they’re constructively impounding grandma’s rent and food money.
Anyone who decides to do this either misjudges the extent of the blowback they’ll receive or plans to use force on our own citizens to silence it. This is a coup.
They were already defying courts. Now they’re constructively impounding grandma’s rent and food money.
Anyone who decides to do this either misjudges the extent of the blowback they’ll receive or plans to use force on our own citizens to silence it. This is a coup.
Everyone really needs to read this and share it.
DOGE has shot SSA in the knees. Next, they'll say the only answer is to kill it rather than take it to a doctor. That's the plan.
DOGE has shot SSA in the knees. Next, they'll say the only answer is to kill it rather than take it to a doctor. That's the plan.
Long waits, waves of calls, web crashes: Social Security is breaking down
A flood of cuts led by Elon Musk has sent the agency into chaos as a new commissioner prepares to take charge.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Sabotage. Feature, not bug.
They were already defying courts. Now they’re constructively impounding grandma’s rent and food money.
Anyone who decides to do this either misjudges the extent of the blowback they’ll receive or plans to use force on our own citizens to silence it. This is a coup.
They were already defying courts. Now they’re constructively impounding grandma’s rent and food money.
Anyone who decides to do this either misjudges the extent of the blowback they’ll receive or plans to use force on our own citizens to silence it. This is a coup.