Jules
@5thinion.bsky.social
Parent, LGBTQ+ Ally, Unitarian Universalist.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian_Universalism
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian_Universalism
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Remember when Presidents did national speeches for emergencies or times where a nation needs to hear from their leader?
This angry old man is literally screaming and clearly panicking
This angry old man is literally screaming and clearly panicking
December 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Remember when Presidents did national speeches for emergencies or times where a nation needs to hear from their leader?
This angry old man is literally screaming and clearly panicking
This angry old man is literally screaming and clearly panicking
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I'm so happy for these farmers. They have now entered the find out stage. Merry Christmas farmers...bellyup in 2026.
Iowa farmers say the end of federal health care tax credits will hit their budgets www.newsfromthestates.com/article/iowa...
Iowa farmers say the end of federal health care tax credits will hit their budgets
Iowa Farmers Union members said Monday that the federal decision to end enhanced tax credits related to the Affordable Care Act will negatively impact farm and rural economies by drastically cutting i...
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I'm so happy for these farmers. They have now entered the find out stage. Merry Christmas farmers...bellyup in 2026.
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🚨 UPDATE: Sure enough, House Republicans passed the main healthcare bill this evening 216-211, with every Democrat voting against and only 1 Republican (Thomas Massie of KY) voting against it.
It's presumably dead in the Senate due to the abortion language if nothing else.
It's presumably dead in the Senate due to the abortion language if nothing else.
🚨 House GOP Bill: No #ACA tax credit extension after all; CBO projects 300K to lose coverage due to end of #SilverLoading in mostly red states:
acasignups.net/25/12/16/hou...
acasignups.net/25/12/16/hou...
House GOP bill: No tax credit extension after all; CBO projects 300K to lose coverage due to end of Silver Loading in mostly red states
Welp. In a development which should surprise absolutely no one, GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson has announced that the bipartisan "Fitzpatrick Bill" which would include a 2-year extension of the enhanc...
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December 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
🚨 UPDATE: Sure enough, House Republicans passed the main healthcare bill this evening 216-211, with every Democrat voting against and only 1 Republican (Thomas Massie of KY) voting against it.
It's presumably dead in the Senate due to the abortion language if nothing else.
It's presumably dead in the Senate due to the abortion language if nothing else.
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Watch a Rob Reiner movie tomorrow night while Trump speaks about whatever unspeakable trash he intends to spew from the White House. It will serve him right.
December 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Watch a Rob Reiner movie tomorrow night while Trump speaks about whatever unspeakable trash he intends to spew from the White House. It will serve him right.
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This is wild!
You know the Vanity Fair article with Susie Wiles that everyone’s talking about?
Yeah. This is basically the audio version Narrated by Nicolle Wallace, and it’s not “taken out of context”. ☠️😭
You know the Vanity Fair article with Susie Wiles that everyone’s talking about?
Yeah. This is basically the audio version Narrated by Nicolle Wallace, and it’s not “taken out of context”. ☠️😭
December 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
This is wild!
You know the Vanity Fair article with Susie Wiles that everyone’s talking about?
Yeah. This is basically the audio version Narrated by Nicolle Wallace, and it’s not “taken out of context”. ☠️😭
You know the Vanity Fair article with Susie Wiles that everyone’s talking about?
Yeah. This is basically the audio version Narrated by Nicolle Wallace, and it’s not “taken out of context”. ☠️😭
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I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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LMAO McGovern is on fire right now 🔥🔥🔥
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
LMAO McGovern is on fire right now 🔥🔥🔥
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Just a reminder, or as new info for those who don't know:
Under EO 13526, which is still in force and which Trump has affirmed, no information can be classified to conceal violations of the law or prevent embarrassment.
Someone please explain that to Hegseth.
Under EO 13526, which is still in force and which Trump has affirmed, no information can be classified to conceal violations of the law or prevent embarrassment.
Someone please explain that to Hegseth.
December 17, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Just a reminder, or as new info for those who don't know:
Under EO 13526, which is still in force and which Trump has affirmed, no information can be classified to conceal violations of the law or prevent embarrassment.
Someone please explain that to Hegseth.
Under EO 13526, which is still in force and which Trump has affirmed, no information can be classified to conceal violations of the law or prevent embarrassment.
Someone please explain that to Hegseth.
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Ex-Trump lawyer John Dowd defends Jack Smith:
"Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to be fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts … [R]ecent attacks on Smith are motivated by partisan politics."
"Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to be fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts … [R]ecent attacks on Smith are motivated by partisan politics."
Opinion | I'm Trump's former lawyer. Jack Smith should be celebrated, not vilified.
John Dowd: Jack Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. Smith was fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts and the law.
www.ms.now
December 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Ex-Trump lawyer John Dowd defends Jack Smith:
"Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to be fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts … [R]ecent attacks on Smith are motivated by partisan politics."
"Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to be fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts … [R]ecent attacks on Smith are motivated by partisan politics."
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When Mike Johnson was asked if he'd lost control of the House, I'm surprised he didn't say, "What House? I haven't heard anything about any House. I'm busy with the people's work and don't follow every twist and turn in the news about something called the House."
REPORTER: “Have you lost control of the House?”
SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON: “I have not lost control of the House.”
SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON: “I have not lost control of the House.”
December 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
When Mike Johnson was asked if he'd lost control of the House, I'm surprised he didn't say, "What House? I haven't heard anything about any House. I'm busy with the people's work and don't follow every twist and turn in the news about something called the House."
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White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them ‘the worst President in American history’ and ‘divisive’
White House adds insulting plaques below Biden and Obama portraits
www.independent.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them ‘the worst President in American history’ and ‘divisive’
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McGovern is a little on fire here and it's good.
McGovern: "The chairman of the foreign relations committee said some strange things today about how you interpret photos -- somehow if your arm is around somebody that means you're dear friends. I'm just looking at this photo of Trump w/his arm around Epstein. By your standards they must be in love"
December 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
McGovern is a little on fire here and it's good.
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Republicans telling the harsh truth about other Republicans is such a rarity these days it's almost shocking to hear.
Massie: Previous presidents told us to go to war over WMDs that did not exist. Now it's the same playbook. Except we're told that drugs are the WMDs. If it were about drugs, we'd bomb Mexico or China or Colombia. This is about oil and regime change.
December 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Republicans telling the harsh truth about other Republicans is such a rarity these days it's almost shocking to hear.
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Somebody message every fucking centrist Democrat in the Senate who voted to open with a pinky swear and no real promises and tell them "WE ALL FUCKING TOLD YOU SO" If they got no fight in them, then get them the fuck out of there. Time to primary everybody who can't fight
December 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Somebody message every fucking centrist Democrat in the Senate who voted to open with a pinky swear and no real promises and tell them "WE ALL FUCKING TOLD YOU SO" If they got no fight in them, then get them the fuck out of there. Time to primary everybody who can't fight
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On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.
December 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.
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NEW: President Trump is expanding the previous 19-country travel ban to a whopping 39 countries (plus the Palestinian Authority), and appears to expand a block on legal immigration to now include spouses, children, and parents of U.S. citizens, who were previously exempted.
December 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
NEW: President Trump is expanding the previous 19-country travel ban to a whopping 39 countries (plus the Palestinian Authority), and appears to expand a block on legal immigration to now include spouses, children, and parents of U.S. citizens, who were previously exempted.
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Speaker Johnson closed down a vote that he was going to lose, blocking any more democratic representatives from casting theirs.
www.alternet.org/house-of-rep...
www.alternet.org/house-of-rep...
'Livid' Democrats shout down House speaker as floor 'explodes' over closed vote
Democrats erupted into a shouting match with Republicans after Speaker Mike Johnson shut down a House vote before they had a chance to cast theirs.On Wednesday, enough Republican lawmakers signed onto...
www.alternet.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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“Hasan is known as one of the most formidable interviewers in journalism; unabashedly direct, unrelenting in his line of questioning, and notorious for fact-checking and correcting response-avoidant guests in real time.”
Thank you to GQ Middle East for this profile of me:
Thank you to GQ Middle East for this profile of me:
Mehdi Hasan Says So
Gaza. Sudan. The silence – and the spin – of mainstream media. Islamophobia, fascism, authoritarianism, racism. The award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and author has seen enough
www.gqmiddleeast.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“Hasan is known as one of the most formidable interviewers in journalism; unabashedly direct, unrelenting in his line of questioning, and notorious for fact-checking and correcting response-avoidant guests in real time.”
Thank you to GQ Middle East for this profile of me:
Thank you to GQ Middle East for this profile of me:
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No blood for oil
December 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
No blood for oil
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Jack Smith is testifying behind closed doors on Wednesday and there’s a lot to know about what the stakes are. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Jack Smith Testifies Before The House Judiciary Committee
Making sense of the circus
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Jack Smith is testifying behind closed doors on Wednesday and there’s a lot to know about what the stakes are. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Read this. Then read it again.
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WTF? ICE is arguing in court that US CITIZENS can be detained, handcuffed, and biometrically screened unless they can prove citizenship on the spot. And that a REAL ID isn't enough. This isn't border security.
December 17, 2025 at 9:52 AM
WTF? ICE is arguing in court that US CITIZENS can be detained, handcuffed, and biometrically screened unless they can prove citizenship on the spot. And that a REAL ID isn't enough. This isn't border security.
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