R. Scott Rogers
@arrscott.bsky.social
“Mr. Scott Rogers is correct.” - BBC World Service. Resident on the historic lands of the Kiikaapoi & Ho-Chunk peoples. Jeopardy! champion. ⚽️🦩🏏🥌
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I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
lpeproject.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
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There is no legitimate reason for DNI Tulsi Gabbard to have been at the seizure of all Fulton County 2020 ballots by the FBI. But she was. Gift article: wapo.st/4a3BqYf
FBI executes search warrant seeking ballots from Fulton County’s 2020 election
The FBI executed a search warrant in Fulton County, Georgia, for 2020 election ballots, as President Donald Trump seeks to find already debunked voter fraud.
wapo.st
January 29, 2026 at 4:13 AM
There is no legitimate reason for DNI Tulsi Gabbard to have been at the seizure of all Fulton County 2020 ballots by the FBI. But she was. Gift article: wapo.st/4a3BqYf
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GA, like every state (except LA) had paper ballots throughout, audited by hand to confirm the results. GA’s paper ballots were counted 3x, once entirely by hand under observation, confirming the results. Even if machines were hacked (the by weren’t) the paper ballots confirm the results.
Trump was hyping Hammer and Scorecard horseshit a week after Election Day. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
January 29, 2026 at 4:15 AM
GA, like every state (except LA) had paper ballots throughout, audited by hand to confirm the results. GA’s paper ballots were counted 3x, once entirely by hand under observation, confirming the results. Even if machines were hacked (the by weren’t) the paper ballots confirm the results.
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Donald has now been covering up the Epstein files for 40 days past the date they were legally due. He’s a pedophile protector. a a Donald also pardoned several J6 terrorists that have since been re-arrested for child molestation. And many of his supporters and pastors have been arrested as pedos.
January 29, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Donald has now been covering up the Epstein files for 40 days past the date they were legally due. He’s a pedophile protector. a a Donald also pardoned several J6 terrorists that have since been re-arrested for child molestation. And many of his supporters and pastors have been arrested as pedos.
Permitting perverts to fondle children’s genitals in public is a major priority for the entire Republican Party. That’s the only way to enforce these anti-Trans laws. It’s deliberate and it’s sick.
The bill “would not only authorize criminal charges & civil penalties against transgender people who violate the ban, but also empower private citizens to act as bounty hunters, seeking out transgender people in bathrooms—including private business ones—and suing them for substantial sums of money.”
January 29, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Permitting perverts to fondle children’s genitals in public is a major priority for the entire Republican Party. That’s the only way to enforce these anti-Trans laws. It’s deliberate and it’s sick.
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The bill “would not only authorize criminal charges & civil penalties against transgender people who violate the ban, but also empower private citizens to act as bounty hunters, seeking out transgender people in bathrooms—including private business ones—and suing them for substantial sums of money.”
January 29, 2026 at 3:16 AM
The bill “would not only authorize criminal charges & civil penalties against transgender people who violate the ban, but also empower private citizens to act as bounty hunters, seeking out transgender people in bathrooms—including private business ones—and suing them for substantial sums of money.”
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They’re gonna stuff ballot boxes from the past as a rationale to take control of ballot boxes in the future.
So my connect the dots here is that there will be some allegation that there was foreign interference in the voting — Hugo Chavez, Italian satellites, etc. — (hence why DNI is involved), making it a nat sec issue that they will use to justify doing something crazy/illegal in Nov
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:46 AM
They’re gonna stuff ballot boxes from the past as a rationale to take control of ballot boxes in the future.
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The moment a government convinces the public that some people are “enemies,” democracy is already in danger. I wrote about this urgent shift in TIME today.
The Danger of Turning Americans into Enemies
In Minnesota, "Trump has redefined dissent not as a civic act, but as an enemy force," writes Andrew Weinstein.
time.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:43 PM
The moment a government convinces the public that some people are “enemies,” democracy is already in danger. I wrote about this urgent shift in TIME today.
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Utah lawmakers asked for a review of studies on gender-affirming care's effects on trans youth after passing a "moratorium." Records show they planned on publicly discussing the report — until it concluded the care is largely found to have positive outcomes.
Now, they're pushing a permanent ban.
Now, they're pushing a permanent ban.
Utah lawmakers sweep their own study on care for trans kids under the rug as they push to ban it
As Utah's lawmakers move to ban gender-affirming care for transgender kids, they've avoided discussing a report they commissioned on the issue that says care helps kids.
www.sltrib.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Utah lawmakers asked for a review of studies on gender-affirming care's effects on trans youth after passing a "moratorium." Records show they planned on publicly discussing the report — until it concluded the care is largely found to have positive outcomes.
Now, they're pushing a permanent ban.
Now, they're pushing a permanent ban.
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Given the fact they are sending ICE to the Super Bowl why in the ever living fuck would a foreigner come to America for the World Cup?
January 29, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Given the fact they are sending ICE to the Super Bowl why in the ever living fuck would a foreigner come to America for the World Cup?
remember what JD Vance said of the ICE agents that arrested this little boy: “what did you expect them to do?”
Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
January 29, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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This is one of the most accurate explanations & predictions I’ve seen. Thank you, Secretary Rubio. Were you lying then? Or, has the republic completely crumbled?
April 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This is one of the most accurate explanations & predictions I’ve seen. Thank you, Secretary Rubio. Were you lying then? Or, has the republic completely crumbled?
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Really what the fuck is happening when you think that you can go in any sovereign country and kidnap people, you are a fucking fascist a dictator who needs to be held accountable by any means possible?
January 29, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Really what the fuck is happening when you think that you can go in any sovereign country and kidnap people, you are a fucking fascist a dictator who needs to be held accountable by any means possible?
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Militarized Masculinity from Pinochet's Chile to Trump's America
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
Militarized Masculinity from Pinochet's Chile to Trump's America
And how to reimagine male bravery and valor as expressions of empathy and care
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Militarized Masculinity from Pinochet's Chile to Trump's America
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
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Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
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‘There’s such a connection’: Vietnam veteran says Alex Pretti helped save his life
‘There’s such a connection’: Vietnam veteran says Alex Pretti helped save his life
A Vietnam veteran says Alex Pretti recently played a big part in helping save his life.
www.1011now.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:26 AM
‘There’s such a connection’: Vietnam veteran says Alex Pretti helped save his life
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I felt obliged to write up an overview of all of the Fulton County fraud claims that have already been made — and dismissed. Let me know if I forgot any. www.pbump.net/o/some-thing...
Some things you should know about Fulton County, Georgia
The county has already seen numerous claims about election fraud — all debunked. There's no reason to think that Kash Patel's FBI will find something new.
www.pbump.net
January 29, 2026 at 3:59 AM
I felt obliged to write up an overview of all of the Fulton County fraud claims that have already been made — and dismissed. Let me know if I forgot any. www.pbump.net/o/some-thing...
These are innocent people, most of them practicing Christians, who JD Vance claimed it was OK for him to lie about. Even though Vance claims to be a Christian and the Ten Commandments forbid lying. (Vance also claims his name is JD Vance; the man born Jimmy Bowman claims a lot of things.)
An entire community of thousands, here legally, having been demonized with deranged lies about eating pets, is about to be arbitrarily DECLARED illegal so they can be forcibly ethnically cleansed. I don’t want to hear one more fucking word about comparisons to Nazi Germany being overwrought.
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 AM
These are innocent people, most of them practicing Christians, who JD Vance claimed it was OK for him to lie about. Even though Vance claims to be a Christian and the Ten Commandments forbid lying. (Vance also claims his name is JD Vance; the man born Jimmy Bowman claims a lot of things.)
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Donald Trump has always treated DOJ like his own personal law firm—and now the department is acting like ICE’s law firm as well, Quinta Jurecic argues.
ICE’s No. 1 Ally
The Department of Justice has rushed to shield federal agents from accountability and launched needless criminal investigations into Minnesota officials and residents.
bit.ly
January 29, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Donald Trump has always treated DOJ like his own personal law firm—and now the department is acting like ICE’s law firm as well, Quinta Jurecic argues.
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📌Trump: “Omar probably had herself sprayed, knowing her”
Every lie is a confession.
Every lie is a confession.
January 29, 2026 at 1:18 AM
📌Trump: “Omar probably had herself sprayed, knowing her”
Every lie is a confession.
Every lie is a confession.
Counterpoint: Contempt imprisonment will fix nothing. But at least that particular criminal will be effectively out of government for a while, so it’s a win.
This is the scope of the Trump administration's lawlessness. Time for contempt resulting in jail time. It will fix this shit fast.
U.S. District Court Judge Patrick Schiltz (Republican-appointed in ‘06): “ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
January 29, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Counterpoint: Contempt imprisonment will fix nothing. But at least that particular criminal will be effectively out of government for a while, so it’s a win.
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trump saying "she probably had herself sprayed, knowing her" is genuine confirmation his assassination attempt was faked
January 28, 2026 at 12:37 PM
trump saying "she probably had herself sprayed, knowing her" is genuine confirmation his assassination attempt was faked
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You think you've seen a lot of lies already, but you ain't seen nothing yet
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:34 AM
You think you've seen a lot of lies already, but you ain't seen nothing yet
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Wow, the White House is so shaken by the turn in the public mood that they thought Chuck Schumer might actually rise up and "seize this moment" to get meaningful concessions.
That's how panicked they are. They thought Chuck Schumer would do something.
That's how panicked they are. They thought Chuck Schumer would do something.
“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Wow, the White House is so shaken by the turn in the public mood that they thought Chuck Schumer might actually rise up and "seize this moment" to get meaningful concessions.
That's how panicked they are. They thought Chuck Schumer would do something.
That's how panicked they are. They thought Chuck Schumer would do something.