Joseph N. Welch
@leoschaefer.bsky.social
Curmudgeon skeptic, beer snob in the People's Republic of Portland.
Now more than ever.
Now more than ever.
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Joseph N. Welch
@leoschaefer.bsky.social
· Nov 14
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Not great that we’ve created a system where the best job opportunities for working class men involve either overseeing other working class people in prison, or working as masked secret police violently hunting down working class immigrants targeted for deportation despite having committed no crimes.
“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE,” one official with the prison workers union told ProPublica. “It’s unbelievable. People are leaving in droves.”
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Not great that we’ve created a system where the best job opportunities for working class men involve either overseeing other working class people in prison, or working as masked secret police violently hunting down working class immigrants targeted for deportation despite having committed no crimes.
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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Can somebody please just leak the Epstein files in their entirety already?
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Can somebody please just leak the Epstein files in their entirety already?
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Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
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He and Trump must be held accountable for this. It was in fact first-degree murder, with zero excuses and zero defense. 83 counts so far.
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 AM
He and Trump must be held accountable for this. It was in fact first-degree murder, with zero excuses and zero defense. 83 counts so far.
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If I were President, I would have released those Epstein Files already... because I'm not in them.
November 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If I were President, I would have released those Epstein Files already... because I'm not in them.
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Starting //// going
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Starting //// going
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Political scandals and uproars then and now! “Both sides” are the same!
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Political scandals and uproars then and now! “Both sides” are the same!
Go get ‘em, Senator!
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Go get ‘em, Senator!
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
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Remember when we were all about taking down terrorists and the networks that financed them?
Now they get red carpet treatment at the White House, presidential pardons and investment opportunities with America.
Times sure have changed.
Now they get red carpet treatment at the White House, presidential pardons and investment opportunities with America.
Times sure have changed.
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Remember when we were all about taking down terrorists and the networks that financed them?
Now they get red carpet treatment at the White House, presidential pardons and investment opportunities with America.
Times sure have changed.
Now they get red carpet treatment at the White House, presidential pardons and investment opportunities with America.
Times sure have changed.
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You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
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Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Jared Kushner advised Saudi Crown Prince MBS on how to “weather the storm” after his hit squad slaughtered American journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Jared Kushner advised Saudi Crown Prince MBS on how to “weather the storm” after his hit squad slaughtered American journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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💥💥💥 Let's go win the HOUSE!
Swalwell: Kristi Noem and Tom Homan, you should familiarize yourselves with this room. Get to know that witness chair — you’re going to be parked in it for a long time. Accountability is coming.
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
💥💥💥 Let's go win the HOUSE!
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Mob boss attacks female reporter again for her “attitude” and says he will ask his FCC commissioner to look into revoking her company’s broadcast license.
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Mob boss attacks female reporter again for her “attitude” and says he will ask his FCC commissioner to look into revoking her company’s broadcast license.
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Fox News credulously reports that "the Saudis now say their investment pledge in the US will be increased to $1 trillion." THE ENTIRE GDP OF SAUDI ARABIA IS $1.1 TRILLION, so this is total nonsense.
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Fox News credulously reports that "the Saudis now say their investment pledge in the US will be increased to $1 trillion." THE ENTIRE GDP OF SAUDI ARABIA IS $1.1 TRILLION, so this is total nonsense.
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Release the files, piggy.
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Release the files, piggy.
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The bi-state effort to build a new bridge spanning the Columbia River reached a deal to pay four companies a combined $140 million, the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program announced Tuesday.
Interstate Bridge Replacement announces $140 million payout to 4 Columbia River users
The deal was struck to compensate companies upriver of the I-5 bridge whose businesses could be affected by a 116-foot, fixed-span bridge.
www.opb.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The bi-state effort to build a new bridge spanning the Columbia River reached a deal to pay four companies a combined $140 million, the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program announced Tuesday.
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Shorter Megyn Kelly: F*cking 15-Year-Olds Isn’t So Bad. F*ck You. The ex-Foxie really lost it on Wednesday. But in fact, she loses it pretty much every day. newrepublic.com/article/2031...
Shorter Megyn
Kelly: F*cking 15-Year-Olds Isn’t So Bad. F*ck You.
The ex-Foxie really lost it on Wednesday. But in fact, she loses it pretty much every day.
newrepublic.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Shorter Megyn Kelly: F*cking 15-Year-Olds Isn’t So Bad. F*ck You. The ex-Foxie really lost it on Wednesday. But in fact, she loses it pretty much every day. newrepublic.com/article/2031...
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It will be a happy day when both of these rat bastards get what they deserve.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Suggests The Journalist Murdered And Dismembered By Saudi Arabia Deserved It
The CIA determined that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the 2018 killing. Trump praised bin Salman for his human rights record.
www.huffpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
It will be a happy day when both of these rat bastards get what they deserve.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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. . . Because Thune is ready to sandbag it in the Senate.
NEW: House passes release of the Epstein files. So far it's unanimous
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
. . . Because Thune is ready to sandbag it in the Senate.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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You’ll notice that there’s suddenly major support from MAGA fascist republicans to release the Epstein Files after spending months stalling to give bribe for hire Pam Bondi and lunatic Kash Patel time to doctor documents and scrub out certain names.
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
You’ll notice that there’s suddenly major support from MAGA fascist republicans to release the Epstein Files after spending months stalling to give bribe for hire Pam Bondi and lunatic Kash Patel time to doctor documents and scrub out certain names.