Jumpin' Jeff Flash
@jumpinjeffflash.bsky.social
Cautiously optimistic climate alarmist. Opinions are mostly my own, some are borrowed.
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Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
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The FBI raided the home of a Washington Post reporter.
This is a blatant attack on press freedom — yet Jeff Bezos has so far been silent.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
This is a blatant attack on press freedom — yet Jeff Bezos has so far been silent.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
January 16, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The FBI raided the home of a Washington Post reporter.
This is a blatant attack on press freedom — yet Jeff Bezos has so far been silent.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
This is a blatant attack on press freedom — yet Jeff Bezos has so far been silent.
Billionaire control of the media is a danger to us all.
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
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We should all be appalled that a person entrusted with one of the most sensitive jobs in all of government seems to be treating his work as child’s play.
December 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
We should all be appalled that a person entrusted with one of the most sensitive jobs in all of government seems to be treating his work as child’s play.
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NEW: Trump says America needs more foreign workers.
His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
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His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
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Trump Organization Sought Record Number Of Foreign Workers In 2025
Labor Department data show President Donald Trump’s businesses applied to hire at least 184 foreign workers for seasonal jobs at golf courses, a winery and Mar–a-Lago.
www.forbes.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
NEW: Trump says America needs more foreign workers.
His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
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His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
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Reporter: You called Kamala Harris a communist, yet the Biden-Harris administration never proposed nationalizing a private company like you are with Intel. Is this the new way of industrial policy?
Trump: Yes. Sure it is. I wanna try to get as much as I can
Trump: Yes. Sure it is. I wanna try to get as much as I can
August 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Reporter: You called Kamala Harris a communist, yet the Biden-Harris administration never proposed nationalizing a private company like you are with Intel. Is this the new way of industrial policy?
Trump: Yes. Sure it is. I wanna try to get as much as I can
Trump: Yes. Sure it is. I wanna try to get as much as I can
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The Secret Service had James Comey, the former FBI director, followed by law enforcement in unmarked cars and tracked his phone after his social media post in May that President Trump’s allies said amounted to an assassination threat.
James Comey Tracked by Secret Service After Post Critical of Trump
After the former F.B.I. director put a picture on Instagram of seashells arranged to say “86 47,” law enforcement tailed his car and tracked his cellphone, steps usually reserved for serious threats.
trib.al
July 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Secret Service had James Comey, the former FBI director, followed by law enforcement in unmarked cars and tracked his phone after his social media post in May that President Trump’s allies said amounted to an assassination threat.
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here's a sentence you don't see every day
July 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
here's a sentence you don't see every day
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Pam Bondi's DOJ says this picture showing David Huerta "banging on a gate" with another guy is proof of a conspiracy to convince them to stop doing their job by intimidating them.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/10/b...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/10/b...
June 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Pam Bondi's DOJ says this picture showing David Huerta "banging on a gate" with another guy is proof of a conspiracy to convince them to stop doing their job by intimidating them.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/10/b...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/10/b...
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Our cover this week.
April 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Our cover this week.
Concord, NH. April 5 in the rain.
A little late posting, but I wanted to get this up there before the April 19 demonstration (3 pm to 6 pm). #NHpolitics
A little late posting, but I wanted to get this up there before the April 19 demonstration (3 pm to 6 pm). #NHpolitics
April 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Concord, NH. April 5 in the rain.
A little late posting, but I wanted to get this up there before the April 19 demonstration (3 pm to 6 pm). #NHpolitics
A little late posting, but I wanted to get this up there before the April 19 demonstration (3 pm to 6 pm). #NHpolitics
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He fired the black chairman of the joint chiefs for being woke and hired his brother.
March 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
He fired the black chairman of the joint chiefs for being woke and hired his brother.
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Hang together or hang, separately
Per White House pool: Trump has announced a deal with Skadden law firm in which the firm will provide $100 million in pro bono work that the administration approves of.
“This was essentially a settlement,” Trump said.
“This was essentially a settlement,” Trump said.
March 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Hang together or hang, separately
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Right-wing YouTuber Tim Pool has made it to the White House pool — someone from his “Timcast” channel will be part of today’s pool duty covering the president.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
March 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Right-wing YouTuber Tim Pool has made it to the White House pool — someone from his “Timcast” channel will be part of today’s pool duty covering the president.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
Last year, DOJ revealed Pool was receiving millions of dollars from the Russian gov. Pool says he didn’t know where it was coming from.
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SCOOP --> Trump's State Department quietly terminated a contract that was in the process of transferring evidence of Russian abductions of Ukrainian kids to European law enforcement, two sources familiar with the situation tell me.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
Trump Admin Nixed Contract Helping Kidnapped Ukrainian Kids: Sources
The fate of abducted Ukrainian children is a white-hot issue for peace negotiations—and it looks like the State Department may have just undercut the cause.
newrepublic.com
March 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
SCOOP --> Trump's State Department quietly terminated a contract that was in the process of transferring evidence of Russian abductions of Ukrainian kids to European law enforcement, two sources familiar with the situation tell me.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1927...
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Elon Musk threw his weight behind a US exit from NATO, saying on his social media platform that it 'doesn’t make sense for America to pay for the defense of Europe'.
Musk Calls on US to Quit NATO, Stop Paying for Defense of Europe
Billionaire Elon Musk threw his weight behind a US exit from NATO, saying on his social media platform that it “doesn’t make sense for America to pay for the defense of Europe.”
www.bloomberg.com
March 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Elon Musk threw his weight behind a US exit from NATO, saying on his social media platform that it 'doesn’t make sense for America to pay for the defense of Europe'.
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It’s remarkable how minimum an ask this is. It’s paying people for work already done. You can tell this is personal mark of Trump/Musk.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has *upheld* a lower court's order forcing USAID/State to immediately pay ~$2 billion owed to contractors for work they've alreayd performed.
Alito/Thomas/Gorsuch/Kavanaugh dissent. t.co/k86ttz6Wdt
Alito/Thomas/Gorsuch/Kavanaugh dissent. t.co/k86ttz6Wdt
March 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It’s remarkable how minimum an ask this is. It’s paying people for work already done. You can tell this is personal mark of Trump/Musk.
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SCOOP: Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with President Donald Trump at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting.
People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a…
buff.ly
March 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
SCOOP: Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with President Donald Trump at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting.
Keene Sentinel: How can NH's attorney general fail to stand up against Musk's overreach?
#NHpolitics
www.keenesentinel.com/opinion/edit...
#NHpolitics
www.keenesentinel.com/opinion/edit...
Sentinel Opinion: DOGE dodge; How can NH's attorney general fail to stand up against Musk's overreach?
In a state that values the individual’s right to privacy, it’s disappointing that N.H. Attorney General John Formella didn’t join the lawsuit aimed at preventing Elon Musk and his Department
www.keenesentinel.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Keene Sentinel: How can NH's attorney general fail to stand up against Musk's overreach?
#NHpolitics
www.keenesentinel.com/opinion/edit...
#NHpolitics
www.keenesentinel.com/opinion/edit...
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What a sign
The New Mexico Department of Health has declared a measles outbreak in Lea County. The decision came after two adults in the county tested positive for the disease, bringing this week’s total of unrelated cases up to three.
The cases border Texas’s Gaines County, where measles is spreading…
The cases border Texas’s Gaines County, where measles is spreading…
February 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
What a sign
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Last night, we broke the news that the top US election security watchdog has frozen all of its election security work and is reviewing everything it has done to help state and local officials secure their elections for the past eight years. https://wrd.cm/3QkfGh3
Top US Election Security Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has frozen efforts to aid states in securing elections, according to an internal memo viewed by WIRED.
wrd.cm
February 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Last night, we broke the news that the top US election security watchdog has frozen all of its election security work and is reviewing everything it has done to help state and local officials secure their elections for the past eight years. https://wrd.cm/3QkfGh3
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I am probably on some government lists now but at least I am in good company.
February 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I am probably on some government lists now but at least I am in good company.
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The "large scale social deception" contract Musk is conspiracizing about was:
* first awarded under Trump
* paid to Reuters' data division, not the newsroom
* for researching *defenses* against deception
* not revealed by "DOGE investigations" and was a public record, visible online for many years
* first awarded under Trump
* paid to Reuters' data division, not the newsroom
* for researching *defenses* against deception
* not revealed by "DOGE investigations" and was a public record, visible online for many years
February 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The "large scale social deception" contract Musk is conspiracizing about was:
* first awarded under Trump
* paid to Reuters' data division, not the newsroom
* for researching *defenses* against deception
* not revealed by "DOGE investigations" and was a public record, visible online for many years
* first awarded under Trump
* paid to Reuters' data division, not the newsroom
* for researching *defenses* against deception
* not revealed by "DOGE investigations" and was a public record, visible online for many years
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1/This may truly blowup #KashPatel nomination
On left:
Patel Testimony: "I'm not aware" of purge inside DOJ/FBI and "don't know what's going on."
On right:
Whistleblowers tell Senate that Patel was directing the purge!
Contemporaneous note: “KP wants movement at FBI, reciprocal actions for DOJ”
On left:
Patel Testimony: "I'm not aware" of purge inside DOJ/FBI and "don't know what's going on."
On right:
Whistleblowers tell Senate that Patel was directing the purge!
Contemporaneous note: “KP wants movement at FBI, reciprocal actions for DOJ”
February 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
1/This may truly blowup #KashPatel nomination
On left:
Patel Testimony: "I'm not aware" of purge inside DOJ/FBI and "don't know what's going on."
On right:
Whistleblowers tell Senate that Patel was directing the purge!
Contemporaneous note: “KP wants movement at FBI, reciprocal actions for DOJ”
On left:
Patel Testimony: "I'm not aware" of purge inside DOJ/FBI and "don't know what's going on."
On right:
Whistleblowers tell Senate that Patel was directing the purge!
Contemporaneous note: “KP wants movement at FBI, reciprocal actions for DOJ”