JenL
@nextjen13.bsky.social
Retired civil service. Glitter enthusiast.
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Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
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Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.
January 24, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.
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"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
January 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM
"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
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Not only is the city shutdown but people are out here protesting with a -40F wind chill.
The Minnesota strike has made it to the top story on NYT. I am not a knee jerk NYT hater, but imo this is noteworthy given the paper’s relative lack of interest in other recent anti-Trump protest activity
January 23, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Not only is the city shutdown but people are out here protesting with a -40F wind chill.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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“The collapse of the AI bubble is going to be ugly…AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector & tech monopolists run amok.“
Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:33 PM
“The collapse of the AI bubble is going to be ugly…AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector & tech monopolists run amok.“
Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
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With all the spending and gov staff cuts (USAID, CDC, Medicaid, Social Security, IRS, education, food stamps etc, etc, etc) Republicans are STILL running up deficit/debt faster than anything we experienced since the last Trump circus
Someone should look into that
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
Someone should look into that
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
US posts record $145 billion December deficit as outlays outpace receipts
The U.S. government posted a $145 billion budget deficit for December, up 67% or $58 billion from a year earlier due to record outlays that were inflated by calendar shifts in benefit payments and re...
www.reuters.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:58 PM
With all the spending and gov staff cuts (USAID, CDC, Medicaid, Social Security, IRS, education, food stamps etc, etc, etc) Republicans are STILL running up deficit/debt faster than anything we experienced since the last Trump circus
Someone should look into that
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
Someone should look into that
www.reuters.com/business/us-...
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An instant classic. 🤡
WELKER: What is the national emergency that justifies this new slate of tariffs?
BESSENT: The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency
BESSENT: The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency
January 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM
An instant classic. 🤡
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We’re so lucky to have such an accomplished president! 😍
January 18, 2026 at 6:53 PM
We’re so lucky to have such an accomplished president! 😍
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Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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The other day I bitched that people always forget LaMonica McIver in their list of politicized prosecutions.
The New Yorker has a profile here, so hopefully we can change that.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The New Yorker has a profile here, so hopefully we can change that.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Congresswoman Criminalized for Visiting ICE Detainees
LaMonica McIver went to tour an immigration jail in her district. Now she faces seventeen years in prison.
www.newyorker.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The other day I bitched that people always forget LaMonica McIver in their list of politicized prosecutions.
The New Yorker has a profile here, so hopefully we can change that.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The New Yorker has a profile here, so hopefully we can change that.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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Surprising prescient no one, except perhaps Donald Trump:
“Foreign exporters absorbed only 4% of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Surprising prescient no one, except perhaps Donald Trump:
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Federal judge William Young ripped Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio apart for their efforts to deport pro-Palestinian students/academics — accusing them of "an unconstitutional conspiracy to pick off certain people."
"These Cabinet secretaries have failed in their sworn duty to uphold the Constitution."
"These Cabinet secretaries have failed in their sworn duty to uphold the Constitution."
‘Unconstitutional conspiracy’: Judge slams Trump administration over targeted deportations
A Reagan appointee pointedly rebuked decisions by Trump, Rubio and Noem.
www.politico.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Federal judge William Young ripped Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio apart for their efforts to deport pro-Palestinian students/academics — accusing them of "an unconstitutional conspiracy to pick off certain people."
"These Cabinet secretaries have failed in their sworn duty to uphold the Constitution."
"These Cabinet secretaries have failed in their sworn duty to uphold the Constitution."
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U.S. judge orders federal agents to stop pepper spraying, retaliating against peaceful Minnesota protesters
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
U.S. judge orders federal agents to stop pepper spraying, retaliating against peaceful Minnesota protesters
The ruling in a case from December applies to federal agents participating in immigration enforcement under Operation Metro Surge.
www.nbcnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:43 AM
U.S. judge orders federal agents to stop pepper spraying, retaliating against peaceful Minnesota protesters
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
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The EU vowed a "firm" response to new tariffs imposed on member states by U.S. President Donald Trump, as the White House stepped up its campaign to take control of Greenland.
Europe vows ‘firm’ response to new Trump tariffs over Greenland
Extraordinary EU meeting set for Sunday afternoon to plan a response after Trump announced 10 percent tariffs on allies opposed to his designs on Greenland.
www.politico.eu
January 18, 2026 at 9:01 AM
The EU vowed a "firm" response to new tariffs imposed on member states by U.S. President Donald Trump, as the White House stepped up its campaign to take control of Greenland.
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The pardons came about after the daughter of one of the defendants gave $2.5 million to MAGA Inc. on Dec. 31, 2024, and another $1 million donation in late July...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Trump pardon of former Puerto Rico governor failed to include a relevant criminal case
The White House said an additional document pardoning Wanda Vázquez Garced will be signed out of an abundance of caution.
www.nbcnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:43 PM
The pardons came about after the daughter of one of the defendants gave $2.5 million to MAGA Inc. on Dec. 31, 2024, and another $1 million donation in late July...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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ALERT: Another Trump pardon
Trump is pardoning Puerto Rico's former governor Wanda Vázquez, sources say
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p...
Trump is pardoning Puerto Rico's former governor Wanda Vázquez, sources say
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p...
Trump pardoning Puerto Rico's former governor Wanda Vázquez, sources say
She was previously indicted in a federal corruption case.
www.cbsnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
ALERT: Another Trump pardon
Trump is pardoning Puerto Rico's former governor Wanda Vázquez, sources say
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p...
Trump is pardoning Puerto Rico's former governor Wanda Vázquez, sources say
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p...
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Tired: Committing fraud, getting a Trump pardon
Wired: Committing fraud again, getting a Trump pardon again
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Wired: Committing fraud again, getting a Trump pardon again
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Tired: Committing fraud, getting a Trump pardon
Wired: Committing fraud again, getting a Trump pardon again
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Wired: Committing fraud again, getting a Trump pardon again
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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If anyone was still pretending this isn’t just about excluding trans kids from public life, the Trump administration just opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine school district because a trans student is on a *co-ed* cheerleading squad.
Newport co-ed cheerleading team is at center of Trump transgender athlete crackdownTrump admin focuses on swimming, cheerleading in Maine transgender athlete probes
The U.S. Department of Education announced a slew of Title IX-related investigations this week that include 2 school districts in Maine.
www.pressherald.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
If anyone was still pretending this isn’t just about excluding trans kids from public life, the Trump administration just opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine school district because a trans student is on a *co-ed* cheerleading squad.
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U.S. billionaires made record-breaking extreme wealth gains last year. But "Average taxpayers like you and I," says IPS @inequality.org researcher @ocampomar.bsky.social in @truthout.org, "still pay income tax at triple the rate of the wealthiest Americans."
Top 15 US Billionaires Gained Nearly $1 Trillion in Wealth in Trump’s First Year
The US has 935 billionaires, roughly a dozen of whom have jobs within the Trump administration.
truthout.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
U.S. billionaires made record-breaking extreme wealth gains last year. But "Average taxpayers like you and I," says IPS @inequality.org researcher @ocampomar.bsky.social in @truthout.org, "still pay income tax at triple the rate of the wealthiest Americans."
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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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Remember when Trump demanded the petroleum industry give $1B to his campaign fund?
You'll never guess how that worked out.
www.ft.com/content/da74...
You'll never guess how that worked out.
www.ft.com/content/da74...
January 16, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Remember when Trump demanded the petroleum industry give $1B to his campaign fund?
You'll never guess how that worked out.
www.ft.com/content/da74...
You'll never guess how that worked out.
www.ft.com/content/da74...