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.
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.
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?
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.
And yes, the post is satire from a site that “tricks” conservatives into sharing nonsense.
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
And yes, the post is satire from a site that “tricks” conservatives into sharing nonsense.
Trump is trying to shift responsibility for the government shutdown (and denial of medical coverage) to the Democrats by attacking Obamacare.
Obviously, the post below is flat false. Obama hasn’t earned royalties from the Affordable Care Act. But it goes to show how desperate Trump is to distract.
Obviously, the post below is flat false. Obama hasn’t earned royalties from the Affordable Care Act. But it goes to show how desperate Trump is to distract.
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Trump is trying to shift responsibility for the government shutdown (and denial of medical coverage) to the Democrats by attacking Obamacare.
Obviously, the post below is flat false. Obama hasn’t earned royalties from the Affordable Care Act. But it goes to show how desperate Trump is to distract.
Obviously, the post below is flat false. Obama hasn’t earned royalties from the Affordable Care Act. But it goes to show how desperate Trump is to distract.
I do not understand why Ross Douthat, of all people, is considered a thinker the Times’s audience should listen to and read.
November 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I do not understand why Ross Douthat, of all people, is considered a thinker the Times’s audience should listen to and read.
Whataboutism is their last line of defense. Here are two MAGA influencers trying to whatabout antisemitism after their side finally starts to reckon with the issue.
November 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Whataboutism is their last line of defense. Here are two MAGA influencers trying to whatabout antisemitism after their side finally starts to reckon with the issue.
The MAGA right is embroiled in scandals involving its degree of support for neo-Nazis but Vlad the Truth Impaler here would have us believe the Democrats are “extremists” and “violently radicalized.”
Projection. And hypocritical given that he and others claim the left is using dangerous rhetoric.
Projection. And hypocritical given that he and others claim the left is using dangerous rhetoric.
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The MAGA right is embroiled in scandals involving its degree of support for neo-Nazis but Vlad the Truth Impaler here would have us believe the Democrats are “extremists” and “violently radicalized.”
Projection. And hypocritical given that he and others claim the left is using dangerous rhetoric.
Projection. And hypocritical given that he and others claim the left is using dangerous rhetoric.
It’s good that there is some discomfort within MAGA concerning, checks notes, Nazism. But this phenomenon isn’t new. Fuentes is part of the Alex Jones crew, which is central to MAGA. He incited the mob on Jan. 6 and dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago in 2022. And Tucker went white nationalist long ago.
November 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It’s good that there is some discomfort within MAGA concerning, checks notes, Nazism. But this phenomenon isn’t new. Fuentes is part of the Alex Jones crew, which is central to MAGA. He incited the mob on Jan. 6 and dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago in 2022. And Tucker went white nationalist long ago.
Antisemitism is not “new” on the MAGA right.
But former VP Mike Pence has more reasons to reject it & White Nationalist Nick Fuentes than most.
Fuentes incited the crowd to go after Pence on Jan. 6 - consistent with Trump’s own incitement against Pence.
www.justsecurity.org/95385/twitte...
But former VP Mike Pence has more reasons to reject it & White Nationalist Nick Fuentes than most.
Fuentes incited the crowd to go after Pence on Jan. 6 - consistent with Trump’s own incitement against Pence.
www.justsecurity.org/95385/twitte...
November 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Antisemitism is not “new” on the MAGA right.
But former VP Mike Pence has more reasons to reject it & White Nationalist Nick Fuentes than most.
Fuentes incited the crowd to go after Pence on Jan. 6 - consistent with Trump’s own incitement against Pence.
www.justsecurity.org/95385/twitte...
But former VP Mike Pence has more reasons to reject it & White Nationalist Nick Fuentes than most.
Fuentes incited the crowd to go after Pence on Jan. 6 - consistent with Trump’s own incitement against Pence.
www.justsecurity.org/95385/twitte...
A reminder that the Speaker of the House posted this inflammatory smear just one day ago.
October 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A reminder that the Speaker of the House posted this inflammatory smear just one day ago.
Hakeem Jeffries posted pictures of two Rep. Members posing with “Young Republicans” who were part of a racist text thread (as reported by Politico).
In response, Mike Davis (well-connected in Trump World & on the Hill) called Jeffries a “house slave” for George Soros - proving Jeffries’ point.
In response, Mike Davis (well-connected in Trump World & on the Hill) called Jeffries a “house slave” for George Soros - proving Jeffries’ point.
October 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Hakeem Jeffries posted pictures of two Rep. Members posing with “Young Republicans” who were part of a racist text thread (as reported by Politico).
In response, Mike Davis (well-connected in Trump World & on the Hill) called Jeffries a “house slave” for George Soros - proving Jeffries’ point.
In response, Mike Davis (well-connected in Trump World & on the Hill) called Jeffries a “house slave” for George Soros - proving Jeffries’ point.
Here’s Trump calling for the jailing of the mayor of Chicago and the governor of Illinois.
Totally normal. Just an ordinary day in the Trump regime.
Totally normal. Just an ordinary day in the Trump regime.
October 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Here’s Trump calling for the jailing of the mayor of Chicago and the governor of Illinois.
Totally normal. Just an ordinary day in the Trump regime.
Totally normal. Just an ordinary day in the Trump regime.
Look at how this MAGA propagandist, Benny Johnson, spins this scene: “army of Antifa.”
It’s a small group of people and a guy in chicken suit.
It’s a small group of people and a guy in chicken suit.
October 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Look at how this MAGA propagandist, Benny Johnson, spins this scene: “army of Antifa.”
It’s a small group of people and a guy in chicken suit.
It’s a small group of people and a guy in chicken suit.
The judge who temporarily barred the regime from federalizing the National Guard in Portland is Judge Karin Immergut, who was appointed by Trump himself.
Miller, a rightwing extremist, is the “radical” and his extremism threatens America’s constitutional form of government.
Miller, a rightwing extremist, is the “radical” and his extremism threatens America’s constitutional form of government.
October 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The judge who temporarily barred the regime from federalizing the National Guard in Portland is Judge Karin Immergut, who was appointed by Trump himself.
Miller, a rightwing extremist, is the “radical” and his extremism threatens America’s constitutional form of government.
Miller, a rightwing extremist, is the “radical” and his extremism threatens America’s constitutional form of government.
After the Trump regime’s invasion of an apartment building in Chicago earlier this week, all Americans should brush up on their 4th Amendment rights.
October 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
After the Trump regime’s invasion of an apartment building in Chicago earlier this week, all Americans should brush up on their 4th Amendment rights.
The regime’s playbook:
Launch militarized raids in America’s cities to provoke a reaction.
Then claim the reaction is insurrection to justify even more authoritarian action.
The regime is using state-sanctioned violence to create a crisis.
There is no justification for violence by anyone.
Launch militarized raids in America’s cities to provoke a reaction.
Then claim the reaction is insurrection to justify even more authoritarian action.
The regime is using state-sanctioned violence to create a crisis.
There is no justification for violence by anyone.
October 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The regime’s playbook:
Launch militarized raids in America’s cities to provoke a reaction.
Then claim the reaction is insurrection to justify even more authoritarian action.
The regime is using state-sanctioned violence to create a crisis.
There is no justification for violence by anyone.
Launch militarized raids in America’s cities to provoke a reaction.
Then claim the reaction is insurrection to justify even more authoritarian action.
The regime is using state-sanctioned violence to create a crisis.
There is no justification for violence by anyone.
Big Tech is not on the side of liberty.
October 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Big Tech is not on the side of liberty.
Trump is amplifying a Three Percenter image. The Three Percenters are anti-government extremists who believe (wrongly) that just 3 percent of the colonial population defeated the British in the American Revolution.
Three Percenters played a prominent role in Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Three Percenters played a prominent role in Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
October 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trump is amplifying a Three Percenter image. The Three Percenters are anti-government extremists who believe (wrongly) that just 3 percent of the colonial population defeated the British in the American Revolution.
Three Percenters played a prominent role in Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Three Percenters played a prominent role in Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
We are living in an Idiocracy.
October 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
We are living in an Idiocracy.
Elon Musk pretended to be a free speech absolutist. It was always an obvious ruse.
October 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Elon Musk pretended to be a free speech absolutist. It was always an obvious ruse.
DHS lists three types of people who will be denied entry. 2 of the 3 are based on beliefs.
I doubt they can even define what a “globalist” is - but the term is often an antisemitic dog whistle.
This isn’t even the most offensive DHS propaganda in recent weeks - incredibly.
I doubt they can even define what a “globalist” is - but the term is often an antisemitic dog whistle.
This isn’t even the most offensive DHS propaganda in recent weeks - incredibly.
October 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
DHS lists three types of people who will be denied entry. 2 of the 3 are based on beliefs.
I doubt they can even define what a “globalist” is - but the term is often an antisemitic dog whistle.
This isn’t even the most offensive DHS propaganda in recent weeks - incredibly.
I doubt they can even define what a “globalist” is - but the term is often an antisemitic dog whistle.
This isn’t even the most offensive DHS propaganda in recent weeks - incredibly.
How many Americans realize Trump declared war on Democrat-run cities in front of military leaders today?
“That’s a war too. It’s a war from within,” Trump said, after claiming “we’re going to straighten them out one by one” - in reference to four major American cities.
Dangerous & disgraceful.
“That’s a war too. It’s a war from within,” Trump said, after claiming “we’re going to straighten them out one by one” - in reference to four major American cities.
Dangerous & disgraceful.
October 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
How many Americans realize Trump declared war on Democrat-run cities in front of military leaders today?
“That’s a war too. It’s a war from within,” Trump said, after claiming “we’re going to straighten them out one by one” - in reference to four major American cities.
Dangerous & disgraceful.
“That’s a war too. It’s a war from within,” Trump said, after claiming “we’re going to straighten them out one by one” - in reference to four major American cities.
Dangerous & disgraceful.
The Trump regime is promoting a dumb conspiracy theory in an attempt to whitewash January 6th - falsely blaming the FBI for an attack incited by the president himself. The “evidence” they are citing merely documents the FBi’s response to the attack. That’s it.
This is Orwellian.
This is Orwellian.
September 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The Trump regime is promoting a dumb conspiracy theory in an attempt to whitewash January 6th - falsely blaming the FBI for an attack incited by the president himself. The “evidence” they are citing merely documents the FBi’s response to the attack. That’s it.
This is Orwellian.
This is Orwellian.