Tom Joscelyn
@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social
Senior Fellow @justsecurity.bsky.social. Bio: https://www.justsecurity.org/author/joscelyntom/
Former J6 Committee Senior Professional Staffer & principal drafter of committee’s final report. Fan of Tom Paine.
Former J6 Committee Senior Professional Staffer & principal drafter of committee’s final report. Fan of Tom Paine.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s being inundated with threats because of Trump’s rhetoric. Violent threats are wrong no matter what.
This is an opportunity for MTG and others on the right to reflect on all the violent threats Trump has incited through the years - including on Jan. 6.
This is an opportunity for MTG and others on the right to reflect on all the violent threats Trump has incited through the years - including on Jan. 6.
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s being inundated with threats because of Trump’s rhetoric. Violent threats are wrong no matter what.
This is an opportunity for MTG and others on the right to reflect on all the violent threats Trump has incited through the years - including on Jan. 6.
This is an opportunity for MTG and others on the right to reflect on all the violent threats Trump has incited through the years - including on Jan. 6.
Reposted by Tom Joscelyn
During an informal debate over gay marriage (I’m for it, he’s against), Erick Erickson once argued to me: “If things get real bad, then Jesus will come again and save the world.”
As if nothing bad enough had happened during the preceding 2,000 years or so that should’ve warranted Jesus’s return.
As if nothing bad enough had happened during the preceding 2,000 years or so that should’ve warranted Jesus’s return.
Well, this is the foundation of the MAGA movement. Without political pastors’ help, there is never a President Trump.
November 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
During an informal debate over gay marriage (I’m for it, he’s against), Erick Erickson once argued to me: “If things get real bad, then Jesus will come again and save the world.”
As if nothing bad enough had happened during the preceding 2,000 years or so that should’ve warranted Jesus’s return.
As if nothing bad enough had happened during the preceding 2,000 years or so that should’ve warranted Jesus’s return.
During an informal debate over gay marriage (I’m for it, he’s against), Erick Erickson once argued to me: “If things get real bad, then Jesus will come again and save the world.”
As if nothing bad enough had happened during the preceding 2,000 years or so that should’ve warranted Jesus’s return.
As if nothing bad enough had happened during the preceding 2,000 years or so that should’ve warranted Jesus’s return.
Well, this is the foundation of the MAGA movement. Without political pastors’ help, there is never a President Trump.
November 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
During an informal debate over gay marriage (I’m for it, he’s against), Erick Erickson once argued to me: “If things get real bad, then Jesus will come again and save the world.”
As if nothing bad enough had happened during the preceding 2,000 years or so that should’ve warranted Jesus’s return.
As if nothing bad enough had happened during the preceding 2,000 years or so that should’ve warranted Jesus’s return.
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1. Yesterday, the State Department designated four Antifa-affiliated entities as global terrorist organizations. It’s part of the Trump regime’s effort to inflate the threat posed by “Antifa.” None of these supposed groups is even alleged to have attacked Americans.
www.state.gov/releases/202...
www.state.gov/releases/202...
Designations of Antifa Ost and Three Other Violent Antifa Groups - United States Department of State
Today, the Department of State announces the designation of Antifa Ost, Informal Anarchist Federation/International Revolutionary Front, Armed Proletarian Justice, and Revolutionary Class Self-Defense...
www.state.gov
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
1. Yesterday, the State Department designated four Antifa-affiliated entities as global terrorist organizations. It’s part of the Trump regime’s effort to inflate the threat posed by “Antifa.” None of these supposed groups is even alleged to have attacked Americans.
www.state.gov/releases/202...
www.state.gov/releases/202...
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With @arynbraun.bsky.social, this week we ran this big look at what ICE/CBP has become under Donald Trump and how the agencies increasingly resemble a sort of national police force he can send to whatever city he likes to intimidate people:
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
See how Donald Trump is creating his own police force
Immigration agents are operating in cities with few legal constraints
www.economist.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
With @arynbraun.bsky.social, this week we ran this big look at what ICE/CBP has become under Donald Trump and how the agencies increasingly resemble a sort of national police force he can send to whatever city he likes to intimidate people:
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s being inundated with threats because of Trump’s rhetoric. Violent threats are wrong no matter what.
This is an opportunity for MTG and others on the right to reflect on all the violent threats Trump has incited through the years - including on Jan. 6.
This is an opportunity for MTG and others on the right to reflect on all the violent threats Trump has incited through the years - including on Jan. 6.
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s being inundated with threats because of Trump’s rhetoric. Violent threats are wrong no matter what.
This is an opportunity for MTG and others on the right to reflect on all the violent threats Trump has incited through the years - including on Jan. 6.
This is an opportunity for MTG and others on the right to reflect on all the violent threats Trump has incited through the years - including on Jan. 6.
Reposted by Tom Joscelyn
Megyn Kelly was once a rising star on Fox News. She left for NBC. It didn’t work. Her Fox routine - questioning what was so racist about wearing blackface as a Halloween costume - led to her end. She also did an absurd interview with Alex Jones.
She’s been an InfoWars-style commentator ever since.
She’s been an InfoWars-style commentator ever since.
November 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Megyn Kelly was once a rising star on Fox News. She left for NBC. It didn’t work. Her Fox routine - questioning what was so racist about wearing blackface as a Halloween costume - led to her end. She also did an absurd interview with Alex Jones.
She’s been an InfoWars-style commentator ever since.
She’s been an InfoWars-style commentator ever since.
Megyn Kelly was once a rising star on Fox News. She left for NBC. It didn’t work. Her Fox routine - questioning what was so racist about wearing blackface as a Halloween costume - led to her end. She also did an absurd interview with Alex Jones.
She’s been an InfoWars-style commentator ever since.
She’s been an InfoWars-style commentator ever since.
November 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Megyn Kelly was once a rising star on Fox News. She left for NBC. It didn’t work. Her Fox routine - questioning what was so racist about wearing blackface as a Halloween costume - led to her end. She also did an absurd interview with Alex Jones.
She’s been an InfoWars-style commentator ever since.
She’s been an InfoWars-style commentator ever since.
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Instead of just releasing the Epstein files, Trump ordered the DOJ to investigate Democrats and AG Pam Bondi is complying.
Are they setting up a pretext to block the release by arguing the files are now part of an active investigation? I’m not saying that would work, but he’s desperate to block.
Are they setting up a pretext to block the release by arguing the files are now part of an active investigation? I’m not saying that would work, but he’s desperate to block.
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Instead of just releasing the Epstein files, Trump ordered the DOJ to investigate Democrats and AG Pam Bondi is complying.
Are they setting up a pretext to block the release by arguing the files are now part of an active investigation? I’m not saying that would work, but he’s desperate to block.
Are they setting up a pretext to block the release by arguing the files are now part of an active investigation? I’m not saying that would work, but he’s desperate to block.
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What is in the Epstein files that Trump is so desperate to prevent from becoming public?
It was only a few months ago that we learned of his incriminating birthday card to Epstein in 2003. We learned of that from the Epstein estate.
What else is in the DOJ’s unreleased files?
It was only a few months ago that we learned of his incriminating birthday card to Epstein in 2003. We learned of that from the Epstein estate.
What else is in the DOJ’s unreleased files?
November 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
What is in the Epstein files that Trump is so desperate to prevent from becoming public?
It was only a few months ago that we learned of his incriminating birthday card to Epstein in 2003. We learned of that from the Epstein estate.
What else is in the DOJ’s unreleased files?
It was only a few months ago that we learned of his incriminating birthday card to Epstein in 2003. We learned of that from the Epstein estate.
What else is in the DOJ’s unreleased files?
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“Weaponizing the DOJ” takes on a whole new level when you order investigations in order to reopen it so it’s no longer closed and you can claim you can’t release information because it’s an “ongoing investigation”
November 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
“Weaponizing the DOJ” takes on a whole new level when you order investigations in order to reopen it so it’s no longer closed and you can claim you can’t release information because it’s an “ongoing investigation”
What is in the Epstein files that Trump is so desperate to prevent from becoming public?
It was only a few months ago that we learned of his incriminating birthday card to Epstein in 2003. We learned of that from the Epstein estate.
What else is in the DOJ’s unreleased files?
It was only a few months ago that we learned of his incriminating birthday card to Epstein in 2003. We learned of that from the Epstein estate.
What else is in the DOJ’s unreleased files?
November 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
What is in the Epstein files that Trump is so desperate to prevent from becoming public?
It was only a few months ago that we learned of his incriminating birthday card to Epstein in 2003. We learned of that from the Epstein estate.
What else is in the DOJ’s unreleased files?
It was only a few months ago that we learned of his incriminating birthday card to Epstein in 2003. We learned of that from the Epstein estate.
What else is in the DOJ’s unreleased files?
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Trump should release all of the Epstein files: every person and every document in the files.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Trump should release all of the Epstein files: every person and every document in the files.
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Trump just told reporters on Air Force One that he hasn’t ruled out a pardon for Ghislane Maxwell
November 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Trump just told reporters on Air Force One that he hasn’t ruled out a pardon for Ghislane Maxwell
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When we talk about Jeffrey Epstein, we must keep Ghislaine Maxwell’s name in the discourse because she's just as culpable as Epstein.
My latest on Maxwell’s attempt to commute her sentence, the VIP treatment she's getting in prison, & why Todd Blanche is the worst lawyer.
youtu.be/66hLS4DU9bw?...
My latest on Maxwell’s attempt to commute her sentence, the VIP treatment she's getting in prison, & why Todd Blanche is the worst lawyer.
youtu.be/66hLS4DU9bw?...
Trump SLAMMED Over Ghislaine Maxwell’s VIP PRISON PERKS
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
When we talk about Jeffrey Epstein, we must keep Ghislaine Maxwell’s name in the discourse because she's just as culpable as Epstein.
My latest on Maxwell’s attempt to commute her sentence, the VIP treatment she's getting in prison, & why Todd Blanche is the worst lawyer.
youtu.be/66hLS4DU9bw?...
My latest on Maxwell’s attempt to commute her sentence, the VIP treatment she's getting in prison, & why Todd Blanche is the worst lawyer.
youtu.be/66hLS4DU9bw?...
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NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
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Not three months ago, Bondi and Patel stated unequivocally that there was nothing more to investigate (but that is indeed the reason the will give for not releasing the files now)
Instead of just releasing the Epstein files, Trump ordered the DOJ to investigate Democrats and AG Pam Bondi is complying.
Are they setting up a pretext to block the release by arguing the files are now part of an active investigation? I’m not saying that would work, but he’s desperate to block.
Are they setting up a pretext to block the release by arguing the files are now part of an active investigation? I’m not saying that would work, but he’s desperate to block.
November 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Not three months ago, Bondi and Patel stated unequivocally that there was nothing more to investigate (but that is indeed the reason the will give for not releasing the files now)
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Trump’s DOJ is suing to block California’s new congressional maps after Prop 50 passed
We break down what this reveals about his plan to reshape the 2026 midterms & the stakes for fair elections
Watch on Legal Fight Club w/ @katiephang.bsky.social - TN www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfef...
We break down what this reveals about his plan to reshape the 2026 midterms & the stakes for fair elections
Watch on Legal Fight Club w/ @katiephang.bsky.social - TN www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfef...
Trump Gets NIGHTMARE LEGAL NEWS In Scheme To STEAL Midterms
YouTube video by The Contrarian
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Trump’s DOJ is suing to block California’s new congressional maps after Prop 50 passed
We break down what this reveals about his plan to reshape the 2026 midterms & the stakes for fair elections
Watch on Legal Fight Club w/ @katiephang.bsky.social - TN www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfef...
We break down what this reveals about his plan to reshape the 2026 midterms & the stakes for fair elections
Watch on Legal Fight Club w/ @katiephang.bsky.social - TN www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfef...
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New York- the ground is being laid: "The Trump administration has explored whether to use a Coast Guard facility on Staten Island to hold detained immigrants, a move that could expand the federal government’s detention capacity in New York as it seeks to escalate immigration roundups in the city."
ICE Scouted Site to Hold Immigrant Detainees in New York City
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
New York- the ground is being laid: "The Trump administration has explored whether to use a Coast Guard facility on Staten Island to hold detained immigrants, a move that could expand the federal government’s detention capacity in New York as it seeks to escalate immigration roundups in the city."
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Here’s the official DHS account on X referring to protesters at the Broadview ICE facility as “imbecilic morons,” which is of course pathetic for an official government account.
It’s also projection.
It’s also projection.
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Here’s the official DHS account on X referring to protesters at the Broadview ICE facility as “imbecilic morons,” which is of course pathetic for an official government account.
It’s also projection.
It’s also projection.
Instead of just releasing the Epstein files, Trump ordered the DOJ to investigate Democrats and AG Pam Bondi is complying.
Are they setting up a pretext to block the release by arguing the files are now part of an active investigation? I’m not saying that would work, but he’s desperate to block.
Are they setting up a pretext to block the release by arguing the files are now part of an active investigation? I’m not saying that would work, but he’s desperate to block.
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Instead of just releasing the Epstein files, Trump ordered the DOJ to investigate Democrats and AG Pam Bondi is complying.
Are they setting up a pretext to block the release by arguing the files are now part of an active investigation? I’m not saying that would work, but he’s desperate to block.
Are they setting up a pretext to block the release by arguing the files are now part of an active investigation? I’m not saying that would work, but he’s desperate to block.
Here’s the official DHS account on X referring to protesters at the Broadview ICE facility as “imbecilic morons,” which is of course pathetic for an official government account.
It’s also projection.
It’s also projection.
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Here’s the official DHS account on X referring to protesters at the Broadview ICE facility as “imbecilic morons,” which is of course pathetic for an official government account.
It’s also projection.
It’s also projection.
Reposted by Tom Joscelyn
NEW: Here's a full statement from a lawyer for the Capitol Police officer who The Blaze falsely linked to the pipe bombs discovered outside the RNC and DNC on Jan. 6.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
November 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
NEW: Here's a full statement from a lawyer for the Capitol Police officer who The Blaze falsely linked to the pipe bombs discovered outside the RNC and DNC on Jan. 6.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Reposted by Tom Joscelyn
NEW: FBI blows up pipe bomber conspiracy from The Blaze that took over X this week: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
FBI throws cold water on story suggesting Capitol Police officer was Jan. 6 pipe bomber
The mystery of the pipe bomber's identity has allowed some Trump supporters to pose an alternative narrative about Jan. 6.
www.nbcnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
NEW: FBI blows up pipe bomber conspiracy from The Blaze that took over X this week: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
1. Yesterday, the State Department designated four Antifa-affiliated entities as global terrorist organizations. It’s part of the Trump regime’s effort to inflate the threat posed by “Antifa.” None of these supposed groups is even alleged to have attacked Americans.
www.state.gov/releases/202...
www.state.gov/releases/202...
Designations of Antifa Ost and Three Other Violent Antifa Groups - United States Department of State
Today, the Department of State announces the designation of Antifa Ost, Informal Anarchist Federation/International Revolutionary Front, Armed Proletarian Justice, and Revolutionary Class Self-Defense...
www.state.gov
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
1. Yesterday, the State Department designated four Antifa-affiliated entities as global terrorist organizations. It’s part of the Trump regime’s effort to inflate the threat posed by “Antifa.” None of these supposed groups is even alleged to have attacked Americans.
www.state.gov/releases/202...
www.state.gov/releases/202...