GJaspers
@gjaspers.bsky.social
Belgian living in the Eifel region – Somewhat addicted to genealogy. Observes politics with amazement.
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TONIGHT: More Epstein files have dropped, and to no one’s surprise, it’s not good for Trump. Catch The Breakdown tonight at 7 PM EST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoexZ5VftBc
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
TONIGHT: More Epstein files have dropped, and to no one’s surprise, it’s not good for Trump. Catch The Breakdown tonight at 7 PM EST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoexZ5VftBc
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Nothing says cinematic excellence like a ratings investigation. ☠️
February 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Nothing says cinematic excellence like a ratings investigation. ☠️
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"You should never overestimate the extent to which the BBC changed this country by giving endless airtime to Nigel Farage, other far right extremists and the Tufton Street junktanks, while shutting out progressive voices."
– George Monbiot
– George Monbiot
February 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
"You should never overestimate the extent to which the BBC changed this country by giving endless airtime to Nigel Farage, other far right extremists and the Tufton Street junktanks, while shutting out progressive voices."
– George Monbiot
– George Monbiot
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Republicans cooked their own goose with the Clintons testifying
Democrats say Republicans have set a precedent with subpoenas of an ex-president and first lady. "We will follow it ... Donald Trump, all of his kids. Everybody," Rep. Maxwell Frost said.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Democrats say Republicans have set a precedent with subpoenas of an ex-president and first lady. "We will follow it ... Donald Trump, all of his kids. Everybody," Rep. Maxwell Frost said.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
February 5, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Republicans cooked their own goose with the Clintons testifying
Democrats say Republicans have set a precedent with subpoenas of an ex-president and first lady. "We will follow it ... Donald Trump, all of his kids. Everybody," Rep. Maxwell Frost said.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Democrats say Republicans have set a precedent with subpoenas of an ex-president and first lady. "We will follow it ... Donald Trump, all of his kids. Everybody," Rep. Maxwell Frost said.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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WATCH— @gallego.senate.gov : “Let’s say Trump wins that lawsuit… where would that $10 BILLION come from?”
BESSENT: “Treasury.”
SEN. GALLEGO: “So, taxpayers.”
BESSENT: “Yes.”
BESSENT: “Treasury.”
SEN. GALLEGO: “So, taxpayers.”
BESSENT: “Yes.”
February 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
WATCH— @gallego.senate.gov : “Let’s say Trump wins that lawsuit… where would that $10 BILLION come from?”
BESSENT: “Treasury.”
SEN. GALLEGO: “So, taxpayers.”
BESSENT: “Yes.”
BESSENT: “Treasury.”
SEN. GALLEGO: “So, taxpayers.”
BESSENT: “Yes.”
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Brad Karp, the leader of Paul Weiss, one of the country's biggest law firms, resigned as chair in the wake of new revelations about his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
Karp was also behind his firm's move to cave to Trump's demands to save itself from his retribution campaign.
Karp was also behind his firm's move to cave to Trump's demands to save itself from his retribution campaign.
Leader of Paul Weiss Resigns Over Epstein Ties
Newly released files show Brad Karp exchanged emails about a client with convicted sex offender.
www.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Brad Karp, the leader of Paul Weiss, one of the country's biggest law firms, resigned as chair in the wake of new revelations about his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
Karp was also behind his firm's move to cave to Trump's demands to save itself from his retribution campaign.
Karp was also behind his firm's move to cave to Trump's demands to save itself from his retribution campaign.
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Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
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Marimar Martinez is a United States citizen and a school teacher who was shot 5 times by a CBP agent. The agent then bragged in text messages about shooting her.
February 5, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Marimar Martinez is a United States citizen and a school teacher who was shot 5 times by a CBP agent. The agent then bragged in text messages about shooting her.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s brother Mark sent a tip to the FBI accusing Trump of authorizing his murder:
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
February 5, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Jeffrey Epstein’s brother Mark sent a tip to the FBI accusing Trump of authorizing his murder:
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
Verkoopt Chuck Schumer de veiligheid van de modale Amerikanen voor 30 zilverlingen, zijnde dat Trump de genocide door de Israëlische zionisten op de Palestijnen welwillend blijft gedogen?
Unified or divided? Inside the complicated relationship of Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries.
The two Democratic leaders have at times seemed like they’re working together. At other times, they’ve seemed like they’re working against each other.
www.ms.now
February 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Verkoopt Chuck Schumer de veiligheid van de modale Amerikanen voor 30 zilverlingen, zijnde dat Trump de genocide door de Israëlische zionisten op de Palestijnen welwillend blijft gedogen?
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"I realized that the Post wasn’t the same paper that had recruited me, and that I didn’t want to work for an owner and publisher who couldn’t articulate a vision and confused contempt for the newsroom with a business plan."
-- Ashley Parker, on why she jumped ship
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
-- Ashley Parker, on why she jumped ship
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
"I realized that the Post wasn’t the same paper that had recruited me, and that I didn’t want to work for an owner and publisher who couldn’t articulate a vision and confused contempt for the newsroom with a business plan."
-- Ashley Parker, on why she jumped ship
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
-- Ashley Parker, on why she jumped ship
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Loudermilk, the treasonous Christofascist white supremacist who gave a private tour of the layout of the Capitol building the day before the J6 terrorist attack.
He was part of Trump's plan to overthrow the government.
Next stop, Moscow.
He was part of Trump's plan to overthrow the government.
Next stop, Moscow.
Republican Barry Loudermilk won’t seek reelection
The Georgia Republican said he plans to “spend more dedicated time with my family.”
www.politico.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Loudermilk, the treasonous Christofascist white supremacist who gave a private tour of the layout of the Capitol building the day before the J6 terrorist attack.
He was part of Trump's plan to overthrow the government.
Next stop, Moscow.
He was part of Trump's plan to overthrow the government.
Next stop, Moscow.
Where do you think Trump got to know all those guys he surrounds himself with... at the Epstein country club.
February 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Where do you think Trump got to know all those guys he surrounds himself with... at the Epstein country club.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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Men resigning after the horrors revealed in the Epstein files is NOT justice.
February 5, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Men resigning after the horrors revealed in the Epstein files is NOT justice.
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I’m on the scene at Franklin and 1st. A convoy of about a couple dozen ICE/HSI agents broke the entryway into an apartment building at 6am. No warrant presented. Less than 24 hours ago, Tom Homan announced the end of large convoys in Minnesota… Bullshit.
February 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I’m on the scene at Franklin and 1st. A convoy of about a couple dozen ICE/HSI agents broke the entryway into an apartment building at 6am. No warrant presented. Less than 24 hours ago, Tom Homan announced the end of large convoys in Minnesota… Bullshit.
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Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
A Secret Oil Cartel Might Have Killed Our Clean-Energy Future
In a landmark antitrust case, Michigan alleges oil companies colluded to “capture and kill” clean-energy and electric-vehicle efforts.
www.levernews.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
De VS is nu het land, waar het dragen van een wettelijk toegelaten wapen, kan bestraft worden met onmiddellijke executie wanneer jouw recht op vrije meningsuiting botst met de politieke waan van de dag. In de Trump era kunnen we dat een “contract killing” of “the kiss of death” noemen.
Opinion | Republicans could really use a lesson on the Fourth Amendment
Philip Bump: Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., declared judicial warrants for ICE to be a “non-starter.” That’s a sign of the times for the GOP in the Trump era.
www.ms.now
February 5, 2026 at 7:59 AM
De VS is nu het land, waar het dragen van een wettelijk toegelaten wapen, kan bestraft worden met onmiddellijke executie wanneer jouw recht op vrije meningsuiting botst met de politieke waan van de dag. In de Trump era kunnen we dat een “contract killing” of “the kiss of death” noemen.
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Gijs vraagt aan *alle drie* de coalitiepartijen hoe het komt dat belasting op inkomen verhoogd wordt en belasting op vermogen niet. en ze wijzen *alle drie* naar de rest.
Gijs is de grootste politieke journalist van het moment. En dan de houding van Van der Burg… 😠
Gijs is de grootste politieke journalist van het moment. En dan de houding van Van der Burg… 😠
We moeten meer belasting betalen over ons inkomen, terwijl de belasting op vermogen even laag blijft. D66, VVD en CDA willen in de vorm van de ‘Vrijheidsbijdrage’ jaarlijks 5 miljard ophalen voor de investeringen in Defensie. 3,4 miljard daarvan wordt bij de burgers gehaald, allemaal op het inkomen.
February 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Gijs vraagt aan *alle drie* de coalitiepartijen hoe het komt dat belasting op inkomen verhoogd wordt en belasting op vermogen niet. en ze wijzen *alle drie* naar de rest.
Gijs is de grootste politieke journalist van het moment. En dan de houding van Van der Burg… 😠
Gijs is de grootste politieke journalist van het moment. En dan de houding van Van der Burg… 😠
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I wish I had practiced my "shocked face" more.
"For much of the 2010s and likely before and since, it appears the crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States."
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I wish I had practiced my "shocked face" more.
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This is Georgia Fort as she’s being arrested by federal agents. Apparently, they had a grand jury indictment in hand. She was arrested for being an independent journalist who filmed the Cities Church protest.
January 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM
This is Georgia Fort as she’s being arrested by federal agents. Apparently, they had a grand jury indictment in hand. She was arrested for being an independent journalist who filmed the Cities Church protest.
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Er blijft een hardnekkige weigering om het zionisme te erkennen als de drijvende ideologie achter genocide en koloniaal geweld, zegt Noura Erakat.
Bekijk de hele toespraak: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1_k...
Bekijk de hele toespraak: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1_k...
February 4, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Er blijft een hardnekkige weigering om het zionisme te erkennen als de drijvende ideologie achter genocide en koloniaal geweld, zegt Noura Erakat.
Bekijk de hele toespraak: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1_k...
Bekijk de hele toespraak: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1_k...