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Just Say Jan!

@justsayjan.bsky.social

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No guts, no glory ... but always remember to Pay It Forward. If you're only in it for the followers, you're too self-absorbed to be taken seriously. But thanks for playing. And yes, I block MAGAts; always and forever.

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Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · Jan 25

Countdown to Jan 20, 2029 in Washington DC, District of Columbia

Countdown to Jan 20, 2029. Showing days, hours, minutes and seconds ticking down to 0

www.timeanddate.com

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Donovan Orville Gidcomb, The Celebrated D.O.G. @thecelebrateddog.bsky.social · 3d

Thought for the day.

Rebecca 🦋 @rebecca79903973.bsky.social · 4d

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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 1d

President Trump is propping up a foreign government with a $20 billion taxpayer bailout while he cuts funding for American communities and shuts down our own government.

So much for America First.

I have a bill to stop this bailout.

FAQ: Why America just bailed out Argentina with a $20 billion lifeline | CNN Business

The Trump administration is bailing out Argentina in a move critics are saying has more to do with politics than economics or American interests.

www.cnn.com

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 1d

If Mike Johnson is refusing to call the House back into session during the shutdown, then we’ll do the work right here the Bronx.

The New York Essential plan is being eliminated entirely next year due to the GOP healthcare cuts. People’s lives are at stake.

And that’s why we’re fighting back.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 1d

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is counting on you thinking that everyone’s on board with his politicization of the military. He’s wrong - most Americans can see right through it.

Read more here:

The Cost of Trump’s Politicization of the Military

They’ve crossed one line after another since January - and we must not become numb to the mounting damage to our military and national security.

open.substack.com

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 2d

This is great

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magretlou.bsky.social @magretlou.bsky.social · 1d

The hatefulness of this repellent garbage is damn near incredible, but there it is. Young Republicans? More like young monsters. I don’t believe that I have ever met anyone so hateful.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

“Epithets like “f----t,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined”

If you ever had any doubt that the youth wing of the GOP is fully radicalized and proudly racist these days:

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Pengiep @pengiep.bsky.social · 1d

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

www.theatlantic.com

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

This is the right kind of energy.

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 1d

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

This is the way.

Bless The Press Defying Pentagon Censorship

This is the way.

www.thegodpodcast.com

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Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 20h

This is what democracy looks like, ICE ... perhaps you need to re-read the Constitution that you took an oath to uphold.

ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.

www.nytimes.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 20h

Even 𝗙𝗢𝗫 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 is rejecting it ... 😎

Media including Fox News overwhelmingly reject Pentagon press policy

Fox News, along with ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN, said that the Pentagon policy violates their “core journalistic protections.”

wapo.st

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Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 20h

😜😄💩 😎

Florida judge halts transfer of downtown Miami land for Trump's presidential library

The judge said a local college didn’t give reasonable public notice before it gifted the land to the state, which then voted to transfer the property to the library foundation.

www.nbcnews.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 20h

Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act

Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is the primary way plaintiffs can challenge racially discriminatory election practices.

apnews.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 20h

What to know about Oct. 18 "No Kings" protests

The protests will occur during the government shutdown.

www.axios.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 20h

Without one, America may sink into autocracy for 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀.

America Needs a Mass Movement—Now

Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.

www.theatlantic.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 20h

"When Republicans find themselves unable to defend something Donald Trump has done, they tend to look for a way to turn the blame onto his opponents. So it is with the president’s prosecutorial rampage against his enemies."

Don’t Blame the Democrats for Trump’s Revenge Tour

Defending Trump’s lawfare as just deserts misremembers what actually happened.

www.theatlantic.com

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Joe Aconite🎃📽️🎙️🐺🌕🐸 @joeaconite.com · 21h

Anagram Fun!
Turning Point USA
-Becomes-
Urinating to puns
Pantsuit Grunion
Painting our nuts
Ups ignorant unit
Taunting our nips

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 22h

"Trump posthumously awarded Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝘀𝘁."

[Has Hell frozen over???]

"Is that Charlie?": Trump questions pacifist Kirk characterization at Medal of Freedom ceremony - Salon.com

The president pushed back against the idea that Charlie Kirk was peaceful while awarding the Medal of Freedom.

www.salon.com

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Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 22h

𝗢𝘆! 😟

Don the Builder: Inside Trump's White House makeover

Long after Trump has exited the presidency, his imprint will be on the executive mansion in an unprecedented scope and scale.

www.axios.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 22h

America used to be known for our integrity.
Now we're known for our coercion. 💩

Trump threatens vulnerable countries before key shipping emissions vote

American officials have threatened supporters of measure to reduce emissions with tariffs and other retaliatory action

www.theguardian.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 22h

"On Wednesday, the current Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments in a case that could represent a fatal blow to the load-bearing pillar of American multi-racial democracy: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 1965 𝘝𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘤𝘵."

Voting rights are on the Supreme Court’s chopping block

Wednesday's case pits fanciful claims of racial harmony against the reality of ongoing discrimination.

www.motherjones.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 22h

"𝗧𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝘄𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲" ... that's pretty much the MAGA playbook, no?

JD Vance blasted for response to Young Republicans group chat

The leaked messages have compounded worries about toxic political discourse spawning violence.

www.newsweek.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 22h

I wouldn't be so sure, Tangerine Turd ... Putin's no Netanyahu.

Trump ‘optimistic’ he can broker peace in Ukraine after Middle East success

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet in Washington on Friday.