Jay Welch 🗽
@welchjay.bsky.social
Yelling about Nixon since 1978. Parent, Registered Domestic Partner, Lapsed Methodist, comedian, and father (in that order).
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Jay Welch 🗽
@welchjay.bsky.social
· Feb 6
violent resistance to tyranny --> crackdowns and consolidation
non-violent resistance to tyranny --> the Civil Rights Act of 1964
non-violent resistance to tyranny --> the Civil Rights Act of 1964
“The outspread wings of the American eagle are broad enough to shelter all who are likely to come.”—Frederick Douglass
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
November 29, 2025 at 2:24 AM
“The outspread wings of the American eagle are broad enough to shelter all who are likely to come.”—Frederick Douglass
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This is so tragic and unnecessary. My prayers go out to her family and loved ones.
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This is so tragic and unnecessary. My prayers go out to her family and loved ones.
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h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
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My full appearance schedule this weekend is up. THIS IS IT. Would love signatures (of any NJ registered Dem in NJ-11) & company. Fuller details at my campaign site in the comments:
Wayne, Short Hills, Morristown (2x), Madison, Bloomfield, Montclair- all details on my campaign site www.JLforNJ.com
Wayne, Short Hills, Morristown (2x), Madison, Bloomfield, Montclair- all details on my campaign site www.JLforNJ.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
My full appearance schedule this weekend is up. THIS IS IT. Would love signatures (of any NJ registered Dem in NJ-11) & company. Fuller details at my campaign site in the comments:
Wayne, Short Hills, Morristown (2x), Madison, Bloomfield, Montclair- all details on my campaign site www.JLforNJ.com
Wayne, Short Hills, Morristown (2x), Madison, Bloomfield, Montclair- all details on my campaign site www.JLforNJ.com
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No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.
Pirro: "These Guardsmen and all who are here to protect the District are the line that separates a civilized society from a barbaric one."
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.
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I'm so sorry to hear that U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom died after being gunned down. Her memory be a blessing. Violence has no place on our society, and this attack was craven and reprehensible. I’m praying for Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe’s recovery.
apnews.com/article/nati...
apnews.com/article/nati...
Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by Afghan national has died
President Donald Trump said that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by an Afghan national near the White House had died.
apnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I'm so sorry to hear that U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom died after being gunned down. Her memory be a blessing. Violence has no place on our society, and this attack was craven and reprehensible. I’m praying for Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe’s recovery.
apnews.com/article/nati...
apnews.com/article/nati...
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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone
Remember to thank farmworkers
Remember to thank farmworkers
November 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone
Remember to thank farmworkers
Remember to thank farmworkers
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‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... via @seattletimes
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... via @seattletimes
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
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Thanksgiving is the only holiday that ends up being largely about a totally different holiday. Christmas songs all over the parade. If Thanksgiving had a wedding, Christmas would get engaged at the reception
November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Thanksgiving is the only holiday that ends up being largely about a totally different holiday. Christmas songs all over the parade. If Thanksgiving had a wedding, Christmas would get engaged at the reception
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Trump: TO be tough on China I will impose huge tariffs
China [buys all its soybean from Brazil]
Trump: To free Bolsonaro I will impose huge tariffs on coffee
Brazil [jails Bolsonaro early]
Trump to Japan: You have to let China take Taiwan or they won't buy our soybeans
China [buys all its soybean from Brazil]
Trump: To free Bolsonaro I will impose huge tariffs on coffee
Brazil [jails Bolsonaro early]
Trump to Japan: You have to let China take Taiwan or they won't buy our soybeans
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Trump: TO be tough on China I will impose huge tariffs
China [buys all its soybean from Brazil]
Trump: To free Bolsonaro I will impose huge tariffs on coffee
Brazil [jails Bolsonaro early]
Trump to Japan: You have to let China take Taiwan or they won't buy our soybeans
China [buys all its soybean from Brazil]
Trump: To free Bolsonaro I will impose huge tariffs on coffee
Brazil [jails Bolsonaro early]
Trump to Japan: You have to let China take Taiwan or they won't buy our soybeans
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not the point, but I did a doubletake on this graphic - "That blob is labeled 'White House' but they left off part of ... oh right"
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
not the point, but I did a doubletake on this graphic - "That blob is labeled 'White House' but they left off part of ... oh right"
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Republicans will blame Democrats for the shooter. Don't let them.
Democrats:
- allowed Afghans to seek refuge after aiding the U.S. and fleeing the Taliban
Republicans:
- approved shooter's refugee status in April 2025
- allowed shooter to access a gun
- placed NG soldiers in the line of fire
Democrats:
- allowed Afghans to seek refuge after aiding the U.S. and fleeing the Taliban
Republicans:
- approved shooter's refugee status in April 2025
- allowed shooter to access a gun
- placed NG soldiers in the line of fire
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Republicans will blame Democrats for the shooter. Don't let them.
Democrats:
- allowed Afghans to seek refuge after aiding the U.S. and fleeing the Taliban
Republicans:
- approved shooter's refugee status in April 2025
- allowed shooter to access a gun
- placed NG soldiers in the line of fire
Democrats:
- allowed Afghans to seek refuge after aiding the U.S. and fleeing the Taliban
Republicans:
- approved shooter's refugee status in April 2025
- allowed shooter to access a gun
- placed NG soldiers in the line of fire
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With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
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2/ nor can we forget Thomas Fugate, the 22 year old Trump campaign worked appointed as the lead counter terrorism coordinator at DHS.
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 AM
2/ nor can we forget Thomas Fugate, the 22 year old Trump campaign worked appointed as the lead counter terrorism coordinator at DHS.
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when contemplating whether to participate in news cycle chatter* it's good to ask "might I more fruitfully spend my keystrokes reminding people that wolves are cool and badass"
*not gonna call it "discourse" I'm reclaiming discourse for undergrad semioticians
*not gonna call it "discourse" I'm reclaiming discourse for undergrad semioticians
November 27, 2025 at 2:27 AM
when contemplating whether to participate in news cycle chatter* it's good to ask "might I more fruitfully spend my keystrokes reminding people that wolves are cool and badass"
*not gonna call it "discourse" I'm reclaiming discourse for undergrad semioticians
*not gonna call it "discourse" I'm reclaiming discourse for undergrad semioticians
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World AIDS Day was cofounded by an American journalist--James Bunn, a San Francisco reporter who was the first person at a local TV station to make the AIDS crisis his beat, in 1983. An administration that did not loathe the press, history, and knowledge itself might have considered honoring that.
November 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
World AIDS Day was cofounded by an American journalist--James Bunn, a San Francisco reporter who was the first person at a local TV station to make the AIDS crisis his beat, in 1983. An administration that did not loathe the press, history, and knowledge itself might have considered honoring that.
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This one's easy: I just tuned in, but I already know what I think about the shooter: fuck that asshole. I'm against civil war and anyone who wants to speed it up, knowingly or not. Fascists aren't. It's a real simple line. It's not centrism to say we're against killing. That's their idiot thing.
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This one's easy: I just tuned in, but I already know what I think about the shooter: fuck that asshole. I'm against civil war and anyone who wants to speed it up, knowingly or not. Fascists aren't. It's a real simple line. It's not centrism to say we're against killing. That's their idiot thing.
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i love following @pftompkins.bsky.social. he's consistently funny and correct and yet i may NOT reply to him. keeps me humble
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
i love following @pftompkins.bsky.social. he's consistently funny and correct and yet i may NOT reply to him. keeps me humble
Earlier this month I became a monthly paid subscriber to CNN so that if David Ellison buys CNN I can cancel my subscription.
November 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Earlier this month I became a monthly paid subscriber to CNN so that if David Ellison buys CNN I can cancel my subscription.
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Pediatricians say vaccines do not cause autism. A bear-eating heroin addict who fantasizes about sucking his own semen out of his lovers' orifices says they do. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Pediatricians say vaccines do not cause autism. A bear-eating heroin addict who fantasizes about sucking his own semen out of his lovers' orifices says they do. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
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They are not even pretending that he's writing these anymore. There's no way on Earth that Donald Trump would ever say the word 'Tegucigalpa'
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
They are not even pretending that he's writing these anymore. There's no way on Earth that Donald Trump would ever say the word 'Tegucigalpa'
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Could be the result of:
- A politically motivated attack
- A robbery
- A negligent discharge
- An argument between Guard members
The point is: Don't assume anything and wait for details
- A politically motivated attack
- A robbery
- A negligent discharge
- An argument between Guard members
The point is: Don't assume anything and wait for details
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two National Guard members have been shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says.
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Could be the result of:
- A politically motivated attack
- A robbery
- A negligent discharge
- An argument between Guard members
The point is: Don't assume anything and wait for details
- A politically motivated attack
- A robbery
- A negligent discharge
- An argument between Guard members
The point is: Don't assume anything and wait for details