Not Actually Jack
@jackofallwaze.bsky.social
Curating my feed for reading. Mostly following people I think are a) real, b) smart and informed (with a bias towards witty), and c) not trying to monetize their content. Not a prolific poster but will do so occasionally.
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House Democrats will never bend the knee to far right extremists who want to shut down the government.
"Democrats will never bend the knee to far right extremists"
I really hope this isn't a quote we need to pull out later to say "this you?" 🤞🤞🤞
I really hope this isn't a quote we need to pull out later to say "this you?" 🤞🤞🤞
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Trump, Miller, and Noem are so desperate to grow their terror force, they’re hiring just about anyone with little vetting and little training. Their actions are not just incompetence, they're dangerous.
Funding ICE only fuels our own destruction. It’s time to defund ICE.
Funding ICE only fuels our own destruction. It’s time to defund ICE.
Laura Jedeed on applying for a job with ICE: "I expected them to Google me, and they didn't ... they sent me a final job offer ... what's disturbing is we don't know who is wearing these masks with guns in our city. We don't know if they have domestic violence convictions."
January 16, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Trump, Miller, and Noem are so desperate to grow their terror force, they’re hiring just about anyone with little vetting and little training. Their actions are not just incompetence, they're dangerous.
Funding ICE only fuels our own destruction. It’s time to defund ICE.
Funding ICE only fuels our own destruction. It’s time to defund ICE.
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Happening NOW: Hearing on Trump’s deadly assault in Minnesota.
Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump's Deadly Assault on Minnesota
YouTube video by Representative Pramila Jayapal
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Happening NOW: Hearing on Trump’s deadly assault in Minnesota.
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Gavin Newsom has never had a homeless, a working unhoused, or an affordable housing advocate on his podcast despite governing California.
So yeah I think it’s weird that he’s entertained & platformed multiple fascists while grinning, nodding & relenting to their easily defeatable talking points.
So yeah I think it’s weird that he’s entertained & platformed multiple fascists while grinning, nodding & relenting to their easily defeatable talking points.
January 16, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Gavin Newsom has never had a homeless, a working unhoused, or an affordable housing advocate on his podcast despite governing California.
So yeah I think it’s weird that he’s entertained & platformed multiple fascists while grinning, nodding & relenting to their easily defeatable talking points.
So yeah I think it’s weird that he’s entertained & platformed multiple fascists while grinning, nodding & relenting to their easily defeatable talking points.
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Two days ago we learned that Federal agents showed up at a Washington Post reporter’s home, searched it, seized her phone and two laptops. We also learned that the Post's owner, Jeff Bezos, remained silent that day. No words of support.
Well, Thursday came and went and still nothing from Bezos.
Well, Thursday came and went and still nothing from Bezos.
January 16, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Two days ago we learned that Federal agents showed up at a Washington Post reporter’s home, searched it, seized her phone and two laptops. We also learned that the Post's owner, Jeff Bezos, remained silent that day. No words of support.
Well, Thursday came and went and still nothing from Bezos.
Well, Thursday came and went and still nothing from Bezos.
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The 6-month-old that DHS is tweeting about here lived in the neighborhood and the baby’s father was just trying to evacuate his family after federal agents had shot someone.
January 16, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The 6-month-old that DHS is tweeting about here lived in the neighborhood and the baby’s father was just trying to evacuate his family after federal agents had shot someone.
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ICE is younger than my blog
ICE is younger than my email address
ICE is younger than at least one of my ukuleles
ICE is younger than my email address
ICE is younger than at least one of my ukuleles
I'm just going to point out that ICE is about 23 years old. It was formed as part of the response to 9/11 and was reactionary, performative, and racist from the start.
Its not eternal. This is not a thousand-year Reich.
Its not eternal. This is not a thousand-year Reich.
January 16, 2026 at 3:09 PM
ICE is younger than my blog
ICE is younger than my email address
ICE is younger than at least one of my ukuleles
ICE is younger than my email address
ICE is younger than at least one of my ukuleles
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MAGA, a movement of cynical cruelty that is fueled by atomization, has accidentally created the conditions for in person communities to be formed around resisting their repression bsky.app/profile/aaro...
They have quite an operation going.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding
DHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation.
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:11 PM
MAGA, a movement of cynical cruelty that is fueled by atomization, has accidentally created the conditions for in person communities to be formed around resisting their repression bsky.app/profile/aaro...
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UPDATES: We are up to 86 co-sponsors.
Now joining: Luis Correa, Jared Huffman @jaredhuffman.bsky.social, Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social, Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social, Al Green @algreen.house.gov, and Daniel Goldman @dangoldmanforny.bsky.social
Now joining: Luis Correa, Jared Huffman @jaredhuffman.bsky.social, Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social, Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social, Al Green @algreen.house.gov, and Daniel Goldman @dangoldmanforny.bsky.social
Hi gang! There are currently 80 co-sponsors on the resolution to impeach Kristi Noem. But there are 213 House Democrats, which means that the majority of D reps have NOT co-sponsored this yet.
Call your Congressman and yell at them until they do!
Call your Congressman and yell at them until they do!
www.congress.gov
January 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
UPDATES: We are up to 86 co-sponsors.
Now joining: Luis Correa, Jared Huffman @jaredhuffman.bsky.social, Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social, Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social, Al Green @algreen.house.gov, and Daniel Goldman @dangoldmanforny.bsky.social
Now joining: Luis Correa, Jared Huffman @jaredhuffman.bsky.social, Mark Takano @marktakano.bsky.social, Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social, Al Green @algreen.house.gov, and Daniel Goldman @dangoldmanforny.bsky.social
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New poll from Navigator also with an incredible result; the largest drop in support for ICE since June was actually among *Republicans*, 25% of which now say they have an unfavorable opinion of the agency.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
New poll from Navigator also with an incredible result; the largest drop in support for ICE since June was actually among *Republicans*, 25% of which now say they have an unfavorable opinion of the agency.
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Last February, the Texas Observer investigation revealed the identity of James Rodden, an ICE attorney who operates an openly white supremacist account on X. This year, we proved he's back in court trying immigration cases:
ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, identified by the Observer last year as the operator of an account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Last February, the Texas Observer investigation revealed the identity of James Rodden, an ICE attorney who operates an openly white supremacist account on X. This year, we proved he's back in court trying immigration cases:
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“More videos are likely to emerge, but the visual evidence shows no indication that the agent who fired the shots, Jonathan Ross, had been run over” (Gift link)
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:12 PM
“More videos are likely to emerge, but the visual evidence shows no indication that the agent who fired the shots, Jonathan Ross, had been run over” (Gift link)
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damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
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the only good thing about this part of the horrible shooting story is that it may turn out to be a gut shot for the carcass of @cbsnews.com and that's great. and unlike the ICE goon CBS has real internal bleeding.
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
the only good thing about this part of the horrible shooting story is that it may turn out to be a gut shot for the carcass of @cbsnews.com and that's great. and unlike the ICE goon CBS has real internal bleeding.
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A little-known aspect of the Underground Railroad was that it involved an intricate and secret network of white people running safe houses and transportation--at a time when slavecatchers roamed the "free" states looking for runaways.
This is an Underground Railroad style operation. This is what I mean that we should study UR history, tactics, and strategy.
They have quite an operation going.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
January 16, 2026 at 4:17 PM
A little-known aspect of the Underground Railroad was that it involved an intricate and secret network of white people running safe houses and transportation--at a time when slavecatchers roamed the "free" states looking for runaways.
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NEW from me:
Towards the end of Trump's interview with 60 Minutes in November, Bari Weiss rushed into the room to introduce herself and the pair exchanged kisses on the cheek, leaving 60 Minutes staff stunned at the "overly chummy" embrace.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Towards the end of Trump's interview with 60 Minutes in November, Bari Weiss rushed into the room to introduce herself and the pair exchanged kisses on the cheek, leaving 60 Minutes staff stunned at the "overly chummy" embrace.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss and Trump exchanged kisses on the cheek following ‘60 Minutes’ interview
EXCLUSIVE: In a moment that sources said led to stunned reactions and dropped jaws, Bari Weiss excitedly introduced herself to the president and leaned in for a kiss on the cheek following his ‘60 Min...
www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
NEW from me:
Towards the end of Trump's interview with 60 Minutes in November, Bari Weiss rushed into the room to introduce herself and the pair exchanged kisses on the cheek, leaving 60 Minutes staff stunned at the "overly chummy" embrace.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Towards the end of Trump's interview with 60 Minutes in November, Bari Weiss rushed into the room to introduce herself and the pair exchanged kisses on the cheek, leaving 60 Minutes staff stunned at the "overly chummy" embrace.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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As members of Congress, how can we protect our constituents and the Constitution?
ONE: Cut and claw back ICE’s funding.
TWO: Prosecute the criminals in masks.
THREE: Impeach Noem and every fascist leader who should NEVER be allowed to hold public office again.
ONE: Cut and claw back ICE’s funding.
TWO: Prosecute the criminals in masks.
THREE: Impeach Noem and every fascist leader who should NEVER be allowed to hold public office again.
January 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
As members of Congress, how can we protect our constituents and the Constitution?
ONE: Cut and claw back ICE’s funding.
TWO: Prosecute the criminals in masks.
THREE: Impeach Noem and every fascist leader who should NEVER be allowed to hold public office again.
ONE: Cut and claw back ICE’s funding.
TWO: Prosecute the criminals in masks.
THREE: Impeach Noem and every fascist leader who should NEVER be allowed to hold public office again.
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BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
January 14, 2026 at 9:17 PM
BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
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The level of sycophancy is nauseating. Do these people have to try and name everything after Trump? And given his putrid approval rating with women, that isn’t the greatest procreation incentive. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Dr Oz: "One of the areas we use most favored nation drug prices is fertility drugs. That's why we're going to have so many Trump babies."
January 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The level of sycophancy is nauseating. Do these people have to try and name everything after Trump? And given his putrid approval rating with women, that isn’t the greatest procreation incentive. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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🏳️⚧️ CASE VICTORY: Yesterday, a Louisiana district court denied the state’s motion to dismiss Soe v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners––our challenge against Louisiana’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth––allowing the case to proceed to trial.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:02 PM
🏳️⚧️ CASE VICTORY: Yesterday, a Louisiana district court denied the state’s motion to dismiss Soe v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners––our challenge against Louisiana’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth––allowing the case to proceed to trial.
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Read more: tinyurl.com/ydwrpzk4
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McLAUGHLIN: Racial animus has no place in DHS and of course is not use
CNN: *plays clip of ICE agents asking Minneapolis woman where she was born*
McLAUGHLIN: I haven't seen this clip before. She might've been assaulting law enforcement prior to this.
CNN: *plays clip of ICE agents asking Minneapolis woman where she was born*
McLAUGHLIN: I haven't seen this clip before. She might've been assaulting law enforcement prior to this.
January 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM
McLAUGHLIN: Racial animus has no place in DHS and of course is not use
CNN: *plays clip of ICE agents asking Minneapolis woman where she was born*
McLAUGHLIN: I haven't seen this clip before. She might've been assaulting law enforcement prior to this.
CNN: *plays clip of ICE agents asking Minneapolis woman where she was born*
McLAUGHLIN: I haven't seen this clip before. She might've been assaulting law enforcement prior to this.
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RIP to Whiskey Friday with Tony Dickpills, we hardly knew ye
January 16, 2026 at 5:06 PM
RIP to Whiskey Friday with Tony Dickpills, we hardly knew ye
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Oh yeah, Massachusetts is prepping. Apparently this bakery had anti-ice cookies and received death threats. They won't be open their usual hours tomorrow. Not out of fear, out of baked goods. They completely sold out and need to spend tomorrow restocking. fallriverreporter.com/massachusett...
Massachusetts bakery receiving praise, death threats, over ICE cookies
A Massachusetts bakery is receiving praise and trouble after a recent social media post received quite the response. On Sunday, The Sweet Boutique in East Longmeadow took to social media and you can s...
fallriverreporter.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Oh yeah, Massachusetts is prepping. Apparently this bakery had anti-ice cookies and received death threats. They won't be open their usual hours tomorrow. Not out of fear, out of baked goods. They completely sold out and need to spend tomorrow restocking. fallriverreporter.com/massachusett...
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I wrote about this in @spitfirenews.com yesterday, but the pretense for the federal government to brutalize you—up to and including murder—is now simply that you live in a place that swung blue during the last election. Just living there means they’ll literally call you a radical rioting agitator.
January 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I wrote about this in @spitfirenews.com yesterday, but the pretense for the federal government to brutalize you—up to and including murder—is now simply that you live in a place that swung blue during the last election. Just living there means they’ll literally call you a radical rioting agitator.
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The world is leaving the United States behind. This presidency has destroyed decades, even centuries of forward progress. We will be forever weaker.
But on the upside, a dozen guys are a lot fucking richer.
apnews.com/article/chin...
But on the upside, a dozen guys are a lot fucking richer.
apnews.com/article/chin...
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
apnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The world is leaving the United States behind. This presidency has destroyed decades, even centuries of forward progress. We will be forever weaker.
But on the upside, a dozen guys are a lot fucking richer.
apnews.com/article/chin...
But on the upside, a dozen guys are a lot fucking richer.
apnews.com/article/chin...
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Locally we have the Panther Party ❤️ www.instagram.com/tppsandiego/...
January 16, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Locally we have the Panther Party ❤️ www.instagram.com/tppsandiego/...