jzieger
@jzgr.bsky.social
Longtime technology exec and lawyer. Posts about democracy, technology, guitars.
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@jzgr.bsky.social
· Feb 5
We are either in the early days of the American Imperium, or we are in the Interregnum between the First and Second American Republics. We get to choose. The old Republic passed away on 1/20/25.
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If I Ran the Media™
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October 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
If I Ran the Media™
Fewer stories on:
—How Dems Need to Change Their Messaging
—How [event xx] Will Play w [voter bloc YY]
—How 2028 Field Is Shaping Up
More of:
—Which points of resistance are actually working
—What specifically GOP Reps/Sens are so afraid of
—Real-world tariff/immig effects
—ETC
Fewer stories on:
—How Dems Need to Change Their Messaging
—How [event xx] Will Play w [voter bloc YY]
—How 2028 Field Is Shaping Up
More of:
—Which points of resistance are actually working
—What specifically GOP Reps/Sens are so afraid of
—Real-world tariff/immig effects
—ETC
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Once Donald Trump gets the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law – what comes next?
September 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Once Donald Trump gets the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law – what comes next?
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America attracted the best and brightest from around the world to come here to study and work. All of that sacrificed on the altar of xenophobia.
There’s so much long term damage being created right now.
There’s so much long term damage being created right now.
US revokes 6,000 student visas, State Department says - BBC News
The move comes as the Trump administration continues its immigration crackdown of which international students have been a focus.
www.bbc.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
America attracted the best and brightest from around the world to come here to study and work. All of that sacrificed on the altar of xenophobia.
There’s so much long term damage being created right now.
There’s so much long term damage being created right now.
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This is Nick Begich (R-Alaska). If he votes for the bill,
37,000 of his constituents lose access to their healthcare.
27,000 of his constituents lose access to their food assistance.
578 energy jobs in his district will disappear.
37,000 of his constituents lose access to their healthcare.
27,000 of his constituents lose access to their food assistance.
578 energy jobs in his district will disappear.
July 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This is Nick Begich (R-Alaska). If he votes for the bill,
37,000 of his constituents lose access to their healthcare.
27,000 of his constituents lose access to their food assistance.
578 energy jobs in his district will disappear.
37,000 of his constituents lose access to their healthcare.
27,000 of his constituents lose access to their food assistance.
578 energy jobs in his district will disappear.
Hire a clown, get a circus.
June 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Hire a clown, get a circus.
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At least 27 are dead in Missouri in Kentucky after severe weather alerts were delayed overnight because of DOGE cuts.
www.mesoscalenews.com/p/tornado-wa...
www.mesoscalenews.com/p/tornado-wa...
Tornado warnings delayed because of DOGE cuts
At least 27 are dead in Missouri in Kentucky after severe weather alerts were delayed overnight because of DOGE cuts.
www.mesoscalenews.com
May 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
At least 27 are dead in Missouri in Kentucky after severe weather alerts were delayed overnight because of DOGE cuts.
www.mesoscalenews.com/p/tornado-wa...
www.mesoscalenews.com/p/tornado-wa...
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This is so heartbreaking and makes nothing better and no one safer. It is the punitive act of an administration that values fealty over human health.
A top scientist at Harvard who has spent years unraveling the mysteries of tuberculosis woke up Tuesday morning and discovered an order from the federal government telling her to halt her research.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/15/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/15/m...
Leading Harvard scientist ordered to halt research in funding freeze - The Boston Globe
Researchers may have to kill macaques, a kind of primate used in a vaccine study, due to the order.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This is so heartbreaking and makes nothing better and no one safer. It is the punitive act of an administration that values fealty over human health.
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A key task for the people who take over after the Trump regime falls is making large enough political reforms to our utterly rotten institutions to win the trust of other countries that nothing like this will ever happen again.
It could very well be too late by then, but we'll have to try.
It could very well be too late by then, but we'll have to try.
April 9, 2025 at 4:39 AM
A key task for the people who take over after the Trump regime falls is making large enough political reforms to our utterly rotten institutions to win the trust of other countries that nothing like this will ever happen again.
It could very well be too late by then, but we'll have to try.
It could very well be too late by then, but we'll have to try.
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The Lithuanian president showed up to honor dead American soldiers as their remains departed his country.
The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.
He had a golf tournament to get to.
The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.
He had a golf tournament to get to.
…U.S. soldiers were honored by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausada, as well as other dignitaries, during a dignified departure ceremony from Lithuania.
"We consider US soldiers in Lithuania as our own. The farewell ceremony once again demonstrated our society's solidarity, respect, and…
"We consider US soldiers in Lithuania as our own. The farewell ceremony once again demonstrated our society's solidarity, respect, and…
April 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The Lithuanian president showed up to honor dead American soldiers as their remains departed his country.
The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.
He had a golf tournament to get to.
The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.
He had a golf tournament to get to.
A humble proposal for @mark-carney.bsky.social. Come up with a plan to build N new world class cities in Canada. Invite high skill and high net worth people from the US to emigrate there quickly. Canada has the land, water and resources. It needs people and capital. And they will come.
March 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A humble proposal for @mark-carney.bsky.social. Come up with a plan to build N new world class cities in Canada. Invite high skill and high net worth people from the US to emigrate there quickly. Canada has the land, water and resources. It needs people and capital. And they will come.
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If I could speak to the heads of big law firms, I would ask: Is the risk of losing some clients worth betraying your oath to the rule of law?
To everyone nodding but refusing to take a stand, I say: You are ignoring Martin Niemöller’s message. It is you that Martin Luther King Jr. was condemning.
To everyone nodding but refusing to take a stand, I say: You are ignoring Martin Niemöller’s message. It is you that Martin Luther King Jr. was condemning.
We Can’t Give In to Fear
From Marc | No one wants to speak up. Everyone wants to hide or lay low.
www.democracydocket.com
March 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
If I could speak to the heads of big law firms, I would ask: Is the risk of losing some clients worth betraying your oath to the rule of law?
To everyone nodding but refusing to take a stand, I say: You are ignoring Martin Niemöller’s message. It is you that Martin Luther King Jr. was condemning.
To everyone nodding but refusing to take a stand, I say: You are ignoring Martin Niemöller’s message. It is you that Martin Luther King Jr. was condemning.
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Bluesky family, I need your help. We are TAKING ON Joe Rogan and his toxic manosphere bros. The new VALOR Media Network trailer is LIVE! Please click, like, and SUBSCRIBE, and share across your socials. THANK YOU! youtu.be/TqYpwb8wz1o?...
VALOR Media Network - Official Trailer!
YouTube video by VALOR Media Network
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March 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Bluesky family, I need your help. We are TAKING ON Joe Rogan and his toxic manosphere bros. The new VALOR Media Network trailer is LIVE! Please click, like, and SUBSCRIBE, and share across your socials. THANK YOU! youtu.be/TqYpwb8wz1o?...
Important to read. joinspread.com/post/76c09e8...
Spread by Stu Rogers: The Imperialist Philosopher Who Demanded the Ukraine War
The New Yorker
joinspread.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Important to read. joinspread.com/post/76c09e8...
We don’t have enough money to help prevent the spread of malaria, to feed starving kids, or to pay for social security. But we do have enough money to buy bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and prop up a bunch of crypto bros portfolios.
March 3, 2025 at 5:15 AM
We don’t have enough money to help prevent the spread of malaria, to feed starving kids, or to pay for social security. But we do have enough money to buy bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and prop up a bunch of crypto bros portfolios.
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To paraphrase Zelensky, 'I don't need reposts, I need bullets'.
Please join me in donating to Ukraine.
Please give any amount that you can. There are multiple options for which specific cause to support at the link below.
war.ukraine.ua/donate/
Please join me in donating to Ukraine.
Please give any amount that you can. There are multiple options for which specific cause to support at the link below.
war.ukraine.ua/donate/
Donate to Ukraine’s defenders
The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
war.ukraine.ua
February 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
To paraphrase Zelensky, 'I don't need reposts, I need bullets'.
Please join me in donating to Ukraine.
Please give any amount that you can. There are multiple options for which specific cause to support at the link below.
war.ukraine.ua/donate/
Please join me in donating to Ukraine.
Please give any amount that you can. There are multiple options for which specific cause to support at the link below.
war.ukraine.ua/donate/
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Your people [American] helped to save our people. This is very, very important, and we are very thankful, - President Zelenskyy in an interview to Fox News.
February 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Your people [American] helped to save our people. This is very, very important, and we are very thankful, - President Zelenskyy in an interview to Fox News.
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Clay Bennett nails it.
February 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Clay Bennett nails it.
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I’d rather be led by Liz Cheney than most American progressives, not because I agree with her on much of anything, but because she’s unflinching on just about the only thing that matters right now
March 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I’d rather be led by Liz Cheney than most American progressives, not because I agree with her on much of anything, but because she’s unflinching on just about the only thing that matters right now
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History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
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This whole thing was a deliberate set-up, and the real audience for it was not the American people. It was the global fascist movement.
No, the meeting did not go badly for Ukraine. It exposed in the most undeniable, unequivocal way possible the pro-Putin commitments of the president and vice president. That was information Americans and allies needed to have clear before them.
February 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This whole thing was a deliberate set-up, and the real audience for it was not the American people. It was the global fascist movement.
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for now on we need to shut down anyone who calls felon Trump leader of the free world. he isn't, nor has ever been. anyone who calls Trump this is misleading the public.
February 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
for now on we need to shut down anyone who calls felon Trump leader of the free world. he isn't, nor has ever been. anyone who calls Trump this is misleading the public.
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Please. No more speeches in the Senate about “freedom” until one Republican has the guts to stand up to Trump’s lies about Ukraine & Putin. Ukraine did not start this horrific war. Russia did. Zelensky isn't a dictator. Putin is. The US must not enter into an alliance with Putin.
February 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Please. No more speeches in the Senate about “freedom” until one Republican has the guts to stand up to Trump’s lies about Ukraine & Putin. Ukraine did not start this horrific war. Russia did. Zelensky isn't a dictator. Putin is. The US must not enter into an alliance with Putin.
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There have never been kings in America. The monarchy doesn't start now.
February 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
There have never been kings in America. The monarchy doesn't start now.
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Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.
February 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.