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@jasmius.bsky.social
Evangelical Christian. Husband. Father. Impatiently awaiting unconceived grandchildren. Reagan conservative. Proud constitutionalist dissident. Geezer. Curmudgeon. Cat daddy. Charter 12. I "bash" everybody.
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Freedom Conservatism: A Statement of Principles
To ensure that America's best days are ahead, we must apply the timeless principles of liberty to the challenges of the 21st century.
www.freedomconservatism.org
"To ensure that America's best days are ahead, we must apply the timeless principle of liberty to the challenges of the 21st century." www.freedomconservatism.org/p/freedom-co...
Works better as a Polish joke.
That probably dates me.
That probably dates me.
January 28, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Works better as a Polish joke.
That probably dates me.
That probably dates me.
Better than the peanut version.
January 28, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Better than the peanut version.
“That juke he put on Omar Speights, that was amazing. He had the defender grabbing at air.” sports.mynorthwest.com/nfl/seattle-...
Walker 'set a tone' for Seattle Seahawks' NFC title win
Kenneth Walker III continued the best stretch of his career, showing a mix of physicality, elusiveness and explosion in the Seattle Seahawks' win over the Rams.
sports.mynorthwest.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:40 PM
“That juke he put on Omar Speights, that was amazing. He had the defender grabbing at air.” sports.mynorthwest.com/nfl/seattle-...
"Xi’s decision to thoroughly purge the PLA’s top command might be a sign of preparation — not a reason for Taiwan to relax." www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/with...
With Xi Jinping’s Purge of China’s Most Senior Uniformed Official, War in Taiwan May Be a Step Closer | National Review
The move by Xi marks a seismic shift in Beijing’s power structure.
www.nationalreview.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM
"Xi’s decision to thoroughly purge the PLA’s top command might be a sign of preparation — not a reason for Taiwan to relax." www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/with...
"Trump’s [un]health and the increasingly surreal way the White House talks about it." www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-hea...
Trump’s Health Claims Are Getting Embarrassing (w/ Ben Terris)
Tim Miller is joined by New York magazine Washington correspondent Ben Terris to talk about his reporting on Trump’s health and the increasingly surreal way the White House talks about it.
www.thebulwark.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:05 PM
"Trump’s [un]health and the increasingly surreal way the White House talks about it." www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-hea...
Sounds like a great weight loss regimen. I call it the colonoscopy diet. It really does work. www.thebulwark.com/p/no-joy-in-...
No Joy in Cooking
Secretary of agriculture Brooke Rollins recently suggested Americans can get the nutrition they need on $3 meals. Here’s what happened when I tried to follow her plan.
www.thebulwark.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Sounds like a great weight loss regimen. I call it the colonoscopy diet. It really does work. www.thebulwark.com/p/no-joy-in-...
"How the memorial and museum plans to continue its mission of preservation after the last Holocaust survivors pass away." www.thebulwark.com/p/saving-his...
Saving History for the Future at Auschwitz-Birkenau
How the memorial and museum plans to continue its mission of preservation after the last Holocaust survivors pass away.
www.thebulwark.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:52 PM
"How the memorial and museum plans to continue its mission of preservation after the last Holocaust survivors pass away." www.thebulwark.com/p/saving-his...
Trump's isolation of America rolls ever onward. apnews.com/article/indi...
India and the EU announce a free trade deal affecting up to 2 billion people
India and the European Union have reached a free trade agreement to deepen economic and strategic ties.
apnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Trump's isolation of America rolls ever onward. apnews.com/article/indi...
Looks like RFK, Jr. has gotten into the export business. www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK loses measles elimination status
Decision made after outbreaks in 2024, when there were nearly 3,000 cases in England and Wales.
www.bbc.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Looks like RFK, Jr. has gotten into the export business. www.bbc.com/news/article...
"European Union member nations voted in Brussels on Monday to finalize bans on Russian liquefied natural gas imports by the start of 2027, and on Russian pipeline gas by late 2027. Hungary and Slovakia voted against the measure, while Bulgaria abstained." www.reuters.com/business/ene...
EU countries give final approval to Russian gas ban
Hungary said it would challenge the law at the European Court of Justice.
www.reuters.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:19 PM
"European Union member nations voted in Brussels on Monday to finalize bans on Russian liquefied natural gas imports by the start of 2027, and on Russian pipeline gas by late 2027. Hungary and Slovakia voted against the measure, while Bulgaria abstained." www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Sounds like what American elections are going to look like going forward, if Trump doesn't drop the pretense and just cancels them altogether. apnews.com/article/myan...
Military-backed party secures Myanmar election win with opposition excluded
Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party has claimed victory in the country's first election since the army seized power in 2021.
apnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Sounds like what American elections are going to look like going forward, if Trump doesn't drop the pretense and just cancels them altogether. apnews.com/article/myan...
"On Sunday, the Yemen-based, Iranian-backed Houthis shared a video appearing to threaten attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, showing footage of ships ablaze, captioned, 'Soon.'” www.timesofisrael.com/houthis-thre...
Houthis threaten new Red Sea attacks as US aircraft carrier heads toward Iran
Iran-backed Yemen rebels publish images of ships on fire with warning, 'Soon;' Iraq's Kataeb Hezbollah calls on all Iran's supporters to rise to its defense if the US attacks
www.timesofisrael.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"On Sunday, the Yemen-based, Iranian-backed Houthis shared a video appearing to threaten attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, showing footage of ships ablaze, captioned, 'Soon.'” www.timesofisrael.com/houthis-thre...
Trump claimed he was going to "repeal ObamaCare on day one" of his first term. Not only didn't he do that, he never intended to, and fought the GOP's fraudulent attempt to barely nibble around its edges.
All he ever wanted to do is slap his logo feces on it. thedispatch.com/article/trum...
All he ever wanted to do is slap his logo feces on it. thedispatch.com/article/trum...
Assessing President Trump’s Plan to Lower Health Care Costs
Rising health costs have deep roots and can’t be fixed with superficial changes.
thedispatch.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Trump claimed he was going to "repeal ObamaCare on day one" of his first term. Not only didn't he do that, he never intended to, and fought the GOP's fraudulent attempt to barely nibble around its edges.
All he ever wanted to do is slap his logo feces on it. thedispatch.com/article/trum...
All he ever wanted to do is slap his logo feces on it. thedispatch.com/article/trum...
Conservatives have always believed in using the FULL foreign policy toolbox. Diplomacy AND strong national defense. Military action as a last resort, but not shrunk from when necessary. They're complementary, not oppositional or mutually exclusive. thedispatch.com/article/soft...
America’s Missing Soft Power
How the Trump administration has surrendered foreign policy tools for facilitating democracy.
thedispatch.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Conservatives have always believed in using the FULL foreign policy toolbox. Diplomacy AND strong national defense. Military action as a last resort, but not shrunk from when necessary. They're complementary, not oppositional or mutually exclusive. thedispatch.com/article/soft...
There won't BE any half-measures. Because Hamas will NEVER disarm. Their whole reason for being is as many cycles of war as it takes to wipe out Israel.
That's why the Israelis should be left alone to solve this problem they only way it can be - kinetically. thedispatch.com/article/boar...
That's why the Israelis should be left alone to solve this problem they only way it can be - kinetically. thedispatch.com/article/boar...
Trump’s Board of Peace and the Limits of Reconstruction
Half-measures toward disarming and replacing Hamas will set the stage for another cycle of war.
thedispatch.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:09 PM
There won't BE any half-measures. Because Hamas will NEVER disarm. Their whole reason for being is as many cycles of war as it takes to wipe out Israel.
That's why the Israelis should be left alone to solve this problem they only way it can be - kinetically. thedispatch.com/article/boar...
That's why the Israelis should be left alone to solve this problem they only way it can be - kinetically. thedispatch.com/article/boar...
"Can the conservative incumbent hold off two [MAGA] challengers?"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣No.
Not a chance in all the hells.
This is an election Trump WILL allow.
Cornyn is doomed. thedispatch.com/article/john...
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣No.
Not a chance in all the hells.
This is an election Trump WILL allow.
Cornyn is doomed. thedispatch.com/article/john...
John Cornyn's Texas-Sized Primary Challenge
Can the traditionally conservative incumbent hold off two challengers?
thedispatch.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:05 PM
"Can the conservative incumbent hold off two [MAGA] challengers?"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣No.
Not a chance in all the hells.
This is an election Trump WILL allow.
Cornyn is doomed. thedispatch.com/article/john...
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣No.
Not a chance in all the hells.
This is an election Trump WILL allow.
Cornyn is doomed. thedispatch.com/article/john...
Not premeditatedly in the midst of a five-on-one felony assault where the shooter blows five gaping holes in his back after he had been subdued, no.
But ICE works for Trump, and Trump now IS the law, so draw your own conclusions. www.lincolnsquare.media/p/can-ice-le...
But ICE works for Trump, and Trump now IS the law, so draw your own conclusions. www.lincolnsquare.media/p/can-ice-le...
Can ICE Legally Kill a U.S. Citizen? | The Weekly Assignment with Former FBI Assistant Director Frank Figliuzzi
"We are in a national crisis."
www.lincolnsquare.media
January 27, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Not premeditatedly in the midst of a five-on-one felony assault where the shooter blows five gaping holes in his back after he had been subdued, no.
But ICE works for Trump, and Trump now IS the law, so draw your own conclusions. www.lincolnsquare.media/p/can-ice-le...
But ICE works for Trump, and Trump now IS the law, so draw your own conclusions. www.lincolnsquare.media/p/can-ice-le...
I found this out at a catered CPE class once. Really tested my gag reflex. I thought the mayonnaise had spoiled.
January 26, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I found this out at a catered CPE class once. Really tested my gag reflex. I thought the mayonnaise had spoiled.
