Jen Bendery
@jbendery.bsky.social
I report on Congress, the Trump administration and now authoritarianism for HuffPost.
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Jen Bendery
@jbendery.bsky.social
· Oct 6
Speaking of Jane Goodall, my favorite quote by her:
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe said in an interview with Fox News Digital that the suspected gunman in the D.C. shooting previously worked with the U.S. government, including the CIA, in Afghanistan.
D.C. shooting live updates: Trump orders more troops to D.C. after gunman critically wounds 2 Guard soldiers
Two National Guard troops were shot near the White House on Thanksgiving eve. Officials said the suspect, who was detained, is an Afghan national.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
CIA Director John Ratcliffe said in an interview with Fox News Digital that the suspected gunman in the D.C. shooting previously worked with the U.S. government, including the CIA, in Afghanistan.
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Annnnnnd now the West Virginia governor says he's not sure about the condition of the National Guardsmen.
Maybe best to not tweet out that they are both dead until, you know, you KNOW that is absolutely the case...
Maybe best to not tweet out that they are both dead until, you know, you KNOW that is absolutely the case...
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Annnnnnd now the West Virginia governor says he's not sure about the condition of the National Guardsmen.
Maybe best to not tweet out that they are both dead until, you know, you KNOW that is absolutely the case...
Maybe best to not tweet out that they are both dead until, you know, you KNOW that is absolutely the case...
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Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
LFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ✨
The @washingtonspirit.com plays for the NWSL championship tonight. The team long ago embraced the soul of D.C. From our @barrysvrlugawp.bsky.social:
Column | How the Washington Spirit embraced the soul of D.C.
During an anxious time in the nation’s capital, the NWSL team and its fans cemented a bond.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
LFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ✨
Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning from Congress, effective Jan. 5, 2026 www.huffpost.com/entry/marjor...
Marjorie Taylor Greene To Resign From Congress
The surprising news comes amid a public feud with President Donald Trump.
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning from Congress, effective Jan. 5, 2026 www.huffpost.com/entry/marjor...
Spotted on Capitol Hill 😂
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Spotted on Capitol Hill 😂
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Welcome to the resistance Norse death metal
So this is happening outside of the Heritage Foundation right now
"Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE! Fuck Project 2025! Fuck Alligator Alcatraz!"
"Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE! Fuck Project 2025! Fuck Alligator Alcatraz!"
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Welcome to the resistance Norse death metal
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Elon appears to have trained Grok to say he would win at everything
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Elon appears to have trained Grok to say he would win at everything
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) says someone showed up to her D.C. office today and made white supremacist threats. Capitol Police had to intervene.
This was hours after Trump said Democrats in Congress should be executed.
"When leaders promote hate, hate shows up."
This was hours after Trump said Democrats in Congress should be executed.
"When leaders promote hate, hate shows up."
November 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) says someone showed up to her D.C. office today and made white supremacist threats. Capitol Police had to intervene.
This was hours after Trump said Democrats in Congress should be executed.
"When leaders promote hate, hate shows up."
This was hours after Trump said Democrats in Congress should be executed.
"When leaders promote hate, hate shows up."
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WATCH: "If the President is saying you should be hanged, then we shouldn't be surprised when folks on the ground are going to follow suit and say even worse," says Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Trump amplifying calls to hang six Democratic lawmakers.
November 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
WATCH: "If the President is saying you should be hanged, then we shouldn't be surprised when folks on the ground are going to follow suit and say even worse," says Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Trump amplifying calls to hang six Democratic lawmakers.
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Now THAT is Trump derangement syndrome.
SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement
A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring and falsely reporting to law enforcement that she had been violently assaulted with a firearm due to her employment with a federal official.
www.justice.gov
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Now THAT is Trump derangement syndrome.
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RFK Jr had committed to Bill Cassidy, as a condition to win his vote, that he would keep website language.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
RFK Jr had committed to Bill Cassidy, as a condition to win his vote, that he would keep website language.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
Cassidy in February: “If confirmed… CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism.”
Note the language in second photo.
So this is happening outside of the Heritage Foundation right now
"Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE! Fuck Project 2025! Fuck Alligator Alcatraz!"
"Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE! Fuck Project 2025! Fuck Alligator Alcatraz!"
November 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
So this is happening outside of the Heritage Foundation right now
"Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE! Fuck Project 2025! Fuck Alligator Alcatraz!"
"Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE! Fuck Project 2025! Fuck Alligator Alcatraz!"
Jeffries went off on Johnson for not even having “the decency” to push back on Trump’s call for executing Dem lawmakers.
Even John Thune “had the decency” to distance himself, he said, but not Johnson. “His silence speaks volumes.”
Thune said earlier "I don't agree" with executing Dems. Which, ok.
Even John Thune “had the decency” to distance himself, he said, but not Johnson. “His silence speaks volumes.”
Thune said earlier "I don't agree" with executing Dems. Which, ok.
November 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Jeffries went off on Johnson for not even having “the decency” to push back on Trump’s call for executing Dem lawmakers.
Even John Thune “had the decency” to distance himself, he said, but not Johnson. “His silence speaks volumes.”
Thune said earlier "I don't agree" with executing Dems. Which, ok.
Even John Thune “had the decency” to distance himself, he said, but not Johnson. “His silence speaks volumes.”
Thune said earlier "I don't agree" with executing Dems. Which, ok.
Hakeem Jeffries says Mike Johnson is a "nice guy" but has "zero control" over House Republicans.
He brings up that Trump once said he has two titles, president and speaker of the House.
"Man, you lettin the president punk you like that? Publicly?"
He brings up that Trump once said he has two titles, president and speaker of the House.
"Man, you lettin the president punk you like that? Publicly?"
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Hakeem Jeffries says Mike Johnson is a "nice guy" but has "zero control" over House Republicans.
He brings up that Trump once said he has two titles, president and speaker of the House.
"Man, you lettin the president punk you like that? Publicly?"
He brings up that Trump once said he has two titles, president and speaker of the House.
"Man, you lettin the president punk you like that? Publicly?"
Trump's call for executing Dem lawmakers comes as he's been losing all week, I imagine he's unraveling or desperate for a distraction. Just this week:
*GOP bucked him on Epstein
*GOP rebuked him on tariff rebates
*Approval rating tanked
*Big setback in Comey indictment
*Texas gerrymander backfired
*GOP bucked him on Epstein
*GOP rebuked him on tariff rebates
*Approval rating tanked
*Big setback in Comey indictment
*Texas gerrymander backfired
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Trump's call for executing Dem lawmakers comes as he's been losing all week, I imagine he's unraveling or desperate for a distraction. Just this week:
*GOP bucked him on Epstein
*GOP rebuked him on tariff rebates
*Approval rating tanked
*Big setback in Comey indictment
*Texas gerrymander backfired
*GOP bucked him on Epstein
*GOP rebuked him on tariff rebates
*Approval rating tanked
*Big setback in Comey indictment
*Texas gerrymander backfired
'HANG THEM': Trump Boosts Message Calling For Executing Democrats In Congress www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
'HANG THEM': Trump Boosts Message Calling For Executing Democrats In Congress
In a series of unhinged social media posts, he also called it “punishable by DEATH” that lawmakers released a video urging military service members to disobey unlawful orders.
www.huffpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
'HANG THEM': Trump Boosts Message Calling For Executing Democrats In Congress www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
The CDC, now led by RFK Jr., has updated its website to promote a debunked theory on vaccines and autism.
“DO NOT TRUST THIS AGENCY. This is a national embarrassment,” says ex-CDC vaccines chief Dr. Demetre Daskalakis. www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-up...
“DO NOT TRUST THIS AGENCY. This is a national embarrassment,” says ex-CDC vaccines chief Dr. Demetre Daskalakis. www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-up...
CDC Updates Website To Promote Debunked Theory On Vaccines And Autism
“DO NOT TRUST THIS AGENCY. This is a national embarrassment,” said ex-CDC vaccines chief Dr. Demetre Daskalakis.
www.huffpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The CDC, now led by RFK Jr., has updated its website to promote a debunked theory on vaccines and autism.
“DO NOT TRUST THIS AGENCY. This is a national embarrassment,” says ex-CDC vaccines chief Dr. Demetre Daskalakis. www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-up...
“DO NOT TRUST THIS AGENCY. This is a national embarrassment,” says ex-CDC vaccines chief Dr. Demetre Daskalakis. www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-up...
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🚨A newly uncovered document flagged last week in a federal court filing threatens undocumented immigrant children in government custody with “prolonged” detention if they choose to exercise their legal rights rather than voluntarily depart the United States.
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
Newly Uncovered Document Reveals An 'Alarming And Disturbing' Trump Threat
The Trump administration is turning the screws on kids who’ve arrived in the United States without adults accompanying them.
www.huffpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚨A newly uncovered document flagged last week in a federal court filing threatens undocumented immigrant children in government custody with “prolonged” detention if they choose to exercise their legal rights rather than voluntarily depart the United States.
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
And... the House votes 310-103 to refer Nancy Mace's resolution to censure Cory Mills to the House Ethics Committee, which launched its own Mills probe today.
Translated: Mace's effort to censure Mills is toast and the committee will do its own thing.
Translated: Mace's effort to censure Mills is toast and the committee will do its own thing.
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
And... the House votes 310-103 to refer Nancy Mace's resolution to censure Cory Mills to the House Ethics Committee, which launched its own Mills probe today.
Translated: Mace's effort to censure Mills is toast and the committee will do its own thing.
Translated: Mace's effort to censure Mills is toast and the committee will do its own thing.
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GoOd WoRk EvErYoNe! www.huffpost.com/entry/house-...
House Devolves Into Lawmakers Just Voting To Punish Each Other
They’re about to bring up their fourth resolution this week to condemn another one of their colleagues. Good work, Congress!
www.huffpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
GoOd WoRk EvErYoNe! www.huffpost.com/entry/house-...
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NEW: Trump's DOJ sent a subpoena to a gender-affirming care clinic seeking information on patients, including minors, and its insurance billing practices. The clinic—which doesn't even take insurance—fought the demand in court and won.
Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co
Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co
The DOJ Subpoenaed Patient Info From a Gender-Affirming Care Clinic. It Fought Back.
A Washington judge quashed the Trump administration's attempt to subpoena patient information from the telehealth practice QueerDoc—but the fight may not be over.
www.autonomynews.co
November 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
NEW: Trump's DOJ sent a subpoena to a gender-affirming care clinic seeking information on patients, including minors, and its insurance billing practices. The clinic—which doesn't even take insurance—fought the demand in court and won.
Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co
Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co