Jason Hale
@mjasonhale.bsky.social
Reconstruction Democrat. Biz exec/GC over 3 industries (health care, construction, manufacturing). Reporting in from Nashville TN. Opiner on politics, business, economics, sports, culture. Abundance Agenda, common sense. 🇺🇸🏊♂️🚴🏃
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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Just say it - step up and have some command on this issue, Ds. Can we fire whatever new consultants they’ve apparently hired?
I think it would be a good idea for D politicians to be declaring this publicly, pre-emptively. They should state it as an abstract, legal proposition: an order by the President to seize Greenland would be unlawful, here's why. Trump does not have the legal right to attack a NATO ally. Say it.
If the U.S. military is given direct orders to seize Greenland—pull down another nation’s flag, and then claim the ground in the name of the United States—every senior commander has a moral obligation to refuse to accept or support such a command.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
January 19, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Just say it - step up and have some command on this issue, Ds. Can we fire whatever new consultants they’ve apparently hired?
100% - screaming “point of order!!” over and over at proto-authoritarians who are trying to play by Mafia rules doesn’t work
January 18, 2026 at 11:26 PM
100% - screaming “point of order!!” over and over at proto-authoritarians who are trying to play by Mafia rules doesn’t work
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Don’t Back Down, Europe
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Don’t Back Down, Europe
Trump’s tariff threats against allies should be the last straw.
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Don’t Back Down, Europe
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This is very, very good
Opinion | An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:17 PM
This is very, very good
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Let's be clear. Donald Trump will indict the Fed Chair, kidnap foreign leaders and kill American citizens in MN if it distracts you from asking WTF is in the Epstein files because HIS BASE doesn't like pedophiles. None of this is normal. But everything he does is from weakness right now.
January 12, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Let's be clear. Donald Trump will indict the Fed Chair, kidnap foreign leaders and kill American citizens in MN if it distracts you from asking WTF is in the Epstein files because HIS BASE doesn't like pedophiles. None of this is normal. But everything he does is from weakness right now.
Read the whole thread - the Constitution is meant to be an instrument of practical progress along with a guardrail for abuse of authority, and if you don’t take @joestieb.bsky.social’s word for it, takes James Madison’s
A thread of insights from Jill Lepore's excellent new history of the Constitution.
First, here's Madison elucidating what she calls the "philosophy of amendment:
“That all power is originally vested in, and consequently derived from the people. That government is instituted, and ought to be/
First, here's Madison elucidating what she calls the "philosophy of amendment:
“That all power is originally vested in, and consequently derived from the people. That government is instituted, and ought to be/
January 10, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Read the whole thread - the Constitution is meant to be an instrument of practical progress along with a guardrail for abuse of authority, and if you don’t take @joestieb.bsky.social’s word for it, takes James Madison’s
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“.. No one wants to go in there when a random fucking tweet can change the entire foreign policy of the country.”
@financialtimes.com 🇻🇪
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@financialtimes.com 🇻🇪
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January 8, 2026 at 10:51 AM
“.. No one wants to go in there when a random fucking tweet can change the entire foreign policy of the country.”
@financialtimes.com 🇻🇪
www.ft.com/content/84e0...
@financialtimes.com 🇻🇪
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Spheres of influence? Oil revolution? Imperialism? A new political theory argues that we're thinking about Trump's global takeover all wrong.
"Actors are debasing themselves to this order, like the Swiss bringing gold bars and Rolexes to the White House to avoid being targets of tariffs.
"Actors are debasing themselves to this order, like the Swiss bringing gold bars and Rolexes to the White House to avoid being targets of tariffs.
A new theory explains why Trump keeps threatening global takeovers
Neo-royalism challenges us to look beyond a century-old paradigm and see the hierarchical lens through which Trump justifies domination.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Spheres of influence? Oil revolution? Imperialism? A new political theory argues that we're thinking about Trump's global takeover all wrong.
"Actors are debasing themselves to this order, like the Swiss bringing gold bars and Rolexes to the White House to avoid being targets of tariffs.
"Actors are debasing themselves to this order, like the Swiss bringing gold bars and Rolexes to the White House to avoid being targets of tariffs.
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Brb checking the price of eggs real quick
January 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Brb checking the price of eggs real quick
It was never about illegal immigration - it was always about ethno-nationalism
DHS going for Joseph Stalin numbers (more, really).
And of course it is AI, the preferred medium of fascists.
And of course it is AI, the preferred medium of fascists.
January 1, 2026 at 12:12 AM
It was never about illegal immigration - it was always about ethno-nationalism
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer’s disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. Using a potent neuroprotective compound called P7C3-A20, they found RESTORING balance to a central cellular energy molecule (NAD+) not only PREVENTED disease features but REVERSED them, EVEN at late stages.
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer’s disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. Using a potent neuroprotective compound called P7C3-A20, they found RESTORING balance to a central cellular energy molecule (NAD+) not only PREVENTED disease features but REVERSED them, EVEN at late stages.
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Stephen Miller is a horrible racist in the sense that he is actually not that good at being racist.
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
December 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Stephen Miller is a horrible racist in the sense that he is actually not that good at being racist.
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Trump’s Vanity Fleet
The Trump-class ships are about branding, not strategy.
www.theatlantic.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Terrific piece by @jamellebouie.net that articulates the central problem with the Trump presidency.
He demanded unprecedented power and has, thanks to his lickspittles in Congress & SCOTUS, been granted it. But he has little interest in using it beyond his grasping selfishness. The nation's adrift.
He demanded unprecedented power and has, thanks to his lickspittles in Congress & SCOTUS, been granted it. But he has little interest in using it beyond his grasping selfishness. The nation's adrift.
December 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Terrific piece by @jamellebouie.net that articulates the central problem with the Trump presidency.
He demanded unprecedented power and has, thanks to his lickspittles in Congress & SCOTUS, been granted it. But he has little interest in using it beyond his grasping selfishness. The nation's adrift.
He demanded unprecedented power and has, thanks to his lickspittles in Congress & SCOTUS, been granted it. But he has little interest in using it beyond his grasping selfishness. The nation's adrift.
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There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
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There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
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December 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
Proof the “centrist” wing of the Democratic Party have those who are ready to take the fight to the illiberal GOP (and let’s see more of them) - @tracinski.bsky.social is worth your donation for VA-5
The big news: I am running for Congress in Virginia's fifth district. My one central issue is simply that Congress needs to reclaim its power and use it to rein in an out-of-control president.
"Tracinski For Congress" states the office I'm seeking, and also my agenda.
tracinskiforcongress.com
"Tracinski For Congress" states the office I'm seeking, and also my agenda.
tracinskiforcongress.com
Tracinski For Congress | Robert Tracinski | Substack
I'm Rob Tracinski, and I'm running for Congress in Virginia's Fifth District. Join me to reclaim the power of Congress and rein in an out-of-control president. Click to read Tracinski For Congress, by Robert Tracinski, a Substack publication. Launched 3 days ago.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Proof the “centrist” wing of the Democratic Party have those who are ready to take the fight to the illiberal GOP (and let’s see more of them) - @tracinski.bsky.social is worth your donation for VA-5
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Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
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"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
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Trumpism and Trumpists are incompatible with American culture and traditions and should be purged.
November 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Trumpism and Trumpists are incompatible with American culture and traditions and should be purged.
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Trump, Vance, and Miller have inherited wealth and power they did not earn, achieved through advancement of values they do not share, at a cost they cannot comprehend.
Like every other degenerate child of privilege they think their birthright is THE REWARD and not THE RESPONSIBILITY
Like every other degenerate child of privilege they think their birthright is THE REWARD and not THE RESPONSIBILITY
November 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Trump, Vance, and Miller have inherited wealth and power they did not earn, achieved through advancement of values they do not share, at a cost they cannot comprehend.
Like every other degenerate child of privilege they think their birthright is THE REWARD and not THE RESPONSIBILITY
Like every other degenerate child of privilege they think their birthright is THE REWARD and not THE RESPONSIBILITY
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Trump now profits from 22 foreign developments, several tied to gov land or state-linked partners. That gives foreign officials leverage over him. Our assessment warns when executive decisions overlap with private revenue streams, democratic checks weaken.
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
Twenty-two Trump-branded real estate projects will be developed in foreign countries during Trump’s presidency - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Over the course of Trump's second term, real estate developers will be working on developing Trump-branded projects around the globe.
www.citizensforethics.org
November 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Trump now profits from 22 foreign developments, several tied to gov land or state-linked partners. That gives foreign officials leverage over him. Our assessment warns when executive decisions overlap with private revenue streams, democratic checks weaken.
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
www.citizensforethics.org/reports-inve...
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Trump’s new “affordability” push is basically reversing the tariffs he said would never cause un-affordability.
@nytimes.com 🤡
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@nytimes.com 🤡
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November 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Trump’s new “affordability” push is basically reversing the tariffs he said would never cause un-affordability.
@nytimes.com 🤡
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
@nytimes.com 🤡
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...