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Jason Elam

@jasonelam.bsky.social

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Not the NFL kicker. Grateful husband, proud dad and grandpa. Writer. Former radio/podcast host. Another world is possible.

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Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · 3d

“Deep State”, thy name is Steven Miller.

David Dark @daviddark.bsky.social · 3d

"That’s is the thing about corruption. It is the price of admission and the reward for loyalty. But it also a double-edged sword when you fall out of favor." @emptywheel.bsky.social www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/08/h...

How Kash Patel and Pam Bondi became Slaves to Stephen Miller - emptywheel

By indicting the first of Trump's FBI Directors and preparing to frame the second, Kash Patel may have signed his own arrest warrant.

www.emptywheel.net

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

Healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right #MedicareForAll @salaambhattiva.bsky.social

Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · 6d

Powerful last words.

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 6d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · 6d

If I look at a white man with a gun as a patriot but see a black man with a gun as a threat I am viewing the world through the lens of white supremacy and need to repent.

Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · 6d

Reprehensible

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d

“There’s a baby!”

Guns drawn. Windows smashed. With a 1 month old in the car. (They did this as he was coming home from an immigration court appointment— which is illegal in Colorado: coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...)

Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · 6d

There is no such thing as an “illegal” human being and Christians should be at the forefront of saying that every human is created in the image of God worthy of dignity and respect.

Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · 6d

The same set of rights for everyone is freedom. One set of rights for me but not for you is oppression.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11d

"'Someone who says I’m against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life ... Someone who says I’m against abortion but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don’t know if that’s pro-life.'"
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Pope Leo XIV Wades Into Durbin Debate

The number of bishops who have condemned Cardinal Cupich’s decision to honor Durbin with a 'lifetime achievement award' has risen to 10, including two bishops emeritus.

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Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · 15d

The tide is turning against the cruel and corrupt Netanyahu government. It took way too long, but it appears to be here.

Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · 16d

Many independents voted for Trump in 2024 thinking Congress and White House staff would restrain his worst impulses as they had done with limited success in his first term. They were wrong.

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 18d

A digital graphic styled like a “Marked Safe From” Facebook status. At the top left is a simple blue triangular flag icon. Below, bold black text reads: “Marked Safe From the Rapture.” Underneath, in slightly larger bold text, it says: “Still at Risk from MAGA.” The background is light blue with a white box around the text.

Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · 18d

If you claim to follow Jesus, it’s time to get off the Trump train.

Full episode at goodneighborspolitics.substack.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Our problem isn't a lack of resources.

Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.

Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · 21d

Congress needs to stop Trump. Now.

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 25d

Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · 28d

The heartbreaking irony of this week is that if you raise your kids to believe that guns solve problems they may one day grow up to become a domestic terrorist who murders a right wing activist who teaches others that guns solve problems.

Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · Sep 9

Donald Trump is either a pedophile or a pedophile enabler. That much is absolutely clear.

Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · Aug 25

The next President won’t be the person who out-trolls Trump on Twitter.

The next President will be the person who stands up and says, “The billionaire and corporate executive class are buying our elections and politicians. It’s the reason we can’t have nice things and it’s time to change that.”

Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · Jul 28

More of this.

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · Jul 28

Huge statement by Senator Angus King

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · Jul 28

In a new statement, Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) says he's done supporting any aid to Israel amid Gaza's nutrition and humanitarian crisis.

"My litmus test will be simple: no aid of any kind as long as there are starving children in Gaza due to the action or inaction of the Israeli government.”

Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · Jul 27

I was just thinking this exact same thing earlier this morning. It would be so ironic if the Epstein files took Trump down after he campaigned on releasing the Epstein files.

Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · Jul 21

MAGA: Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jul 20

EXCLUSIVE: Not only does an Excel spreadsheet of Trump mentions in the Epstein files exist, but so do training videos explaining how to flag the files for Trump mentions. Plus, the number of people who had access is larger than previously known. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...

The Epstein Cover-Up at the FBI

Inside the chaotic review process of the Epstein and Maxwell files at the Bureau

www.muellershewrote.com

Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · Jul 19

Donald Trump should have never been President of the United States.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jul 19

Reposting this and a few other things for no particular reason today. Maybe I’ll do it tomorrow and the next day, too.

Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · Jul 15

Of course they did. What are they hiding?

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Jul 15

Republicans just unanimously voted to BLOCK the release of the Epstein files.

Jason Elam @jasonelam.bsky.social · Jul 9

I’m starting to think it was a bad idea to put people who hate the federal government in charge of the federal government.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jul 7

ICE just got a 265% detention funding boost.

Palantir software is being used to create the federal government’s first national citizenship data bank.

The Trump regime is attacking naturalized citizens and birthright citizenship.

Be warned — Trump’s police state is here.