Jesse King
@jesseking.bsky.social
Safe space creator and defender 🦋🦁 California Peace Officer (ret.) ➖ Blue all the way through ➖ NAFO fella 🔱
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Jesse King
@jesseking.bsky.social
· Oct 16
Ideas & Opinions — Jesse King: The Blue
“Blue is the only color which maintains its own character in all its tones. It will always stay blue.” – Raoul Dufy, 18th century French painter
www.theunion.com
Thanks, The Union, for publishing my letter.
www.theunion.com/news/communi...
www.theunion.com/news/communi...
We suffer listening to unlawful MAGAts cite US Code whenever they think it supports them, but we never hear them cite this one. #AllTheStoriesButOne #Title18USCsec241 and 242
January 25, 2026 at 10:33 PM
We suffer listening to unlawful MAGAts cite US Code whenever they think it supports them, but we never hear them cite this one. #AllTheStoriesButOne #Title18USCsec241 and 242
I figured out the NRA was full of shit and batting for the wrong team back in the nineties. Yes, before the Internet was accessible to kids in the woods like me.
January 25, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I figured out the NRA was full of shit and batting for the wrong team back in the nineties. Yes, before the Internet was accessible to kids in the woods like me.
Everyone who looks at the videos sees they attacked and disarmed an innocent American civilian before they murdered him.
Trump lies! Fuck MAGA.
Trump lies! Fuck MAGA.
January 24, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Everyone who looks at the videos sees they attacked and disarmed an innocent American civilian before they murdered him.
Trump lies! Fuck MAGA.
Trump lies! Fuck MAGA.
MAGA is antiAmerican. MAGAts are thin-skinned common criminal-types who've willingly and knowingly abdicated their Americanism in turn for dictatorship. It's past time to exterminate the infestation. Demand Congress arrest MAGA operators forthwith! Protest fascism and vote blue down the ticket!
January 24, 2026 at 7:17 PM
MAGA is antiAmerican. MAGAts are thin-skinned common criminal-types who've willingly and knowingly abdicated their Americanism in turn for dictatorship. It's past time to exterminate the infestation. Demand Congress arrest MAGA operators forthwith! Protest fascism and vote blue down the ticket!
Looking California
Feeling Minnesota
Feeling Minnesota
January 23, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Looking California
Feeling Minnesota
Feeling Minnesota
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January 22, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 AM
One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
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As ICE was racing to add 10,000 new officers to its force, an AI error in how their applications were processed sent many new recruits into field offices without proper training.
The majority of the new applicants were flagged as law enforcement officers, but many had no experience.
The majority of the new applicants were flagged as law enforcement officers, but many had no experience.
ICE error meant some recruits were sent into field offices without proper training, sources say
An AI tool used to help ICE identify potential new recruits with law enforcement experience wrongly categorized some potential new officers, sources say.
www.nbcnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:55 PM
As ICE was racing to add 10,000 new officers to its force, an AI error in how their applications were processed sent many new recruits into field offices without proper training.
The majority of the new applicants were flagged as law enforcement officers, but many had no experience.
The majority of the new applicants were flagged as law enforcement officers, but many had no experience.
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This isn’t immigration policy. It’s a business model.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 AM
This isn’t immigration policy. It’s a business model.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
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Many Greenlanders, and others, might not understand the difference between MAGA and the USA. Let's let them know, far and wide, Americans know we must rescue ourselves from MAGA and put it down before they have to do it for us.
#Greenland
MAGA is the nazis' new name.
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#Greenland
MAGA is the nazis' new name.
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January 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Many Greenlanders, and others, might not understand the difference between MAGA and the USA. Let's let them know, far and wide, Americans know we must rescue ourselves from MAGA and put it down before they have to do it for us.
#Greenland
MAGA is the nazis' new name.
🇺🇸🫡✌🏽
#Greenland
MAGA is the nazis' new name.
🇺🇸🫡✌🏽
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The South Carolina measles outbreak is growing at an astounding speed
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states
'Staring over the edge': South Carolina measles outbreak doubles in a week
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states.
www.nbcnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:33 PM
The South Carolina measles outbreak is growing at an astounding speed
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states
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There is no reason why Europe can't seize Russia's shadow fleet.
We have the ships. We have the laws. We are just being cowards.
Seizing those vessels removes the money fueling the war.
It is time to stop watching them sail by and start seizing them
We have the ships. We have the laws. We are just being cowards.
Seizing those vessels removes the money fueling the war.
It is time to stop watching them sail by and start seizing them
January 17, 2026 at 9:38 AM
There is no reason why Europe can't seize Russia's shadow fleet.
We have the ships. We have the laws. We are just being cowards.
Seizing those vessels removes the money fueling the war.
It is time to stop watching them sail by and start seizing them
We have the ships. We have the laws. We are just being cowards.
Seizing those vessels removes the money fueling the war.
It is time to stop watching them sail by and start seizing them
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"ICE operates under authorities granted and defined by Congress. It uses funds appropriated by Congress. So it’s Democrats in Congress who need to do their best to stop it. Which does not mean going on to approve government funding as usual."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The People Are Turning Against ICE. Will the Politicians Take Notice?
Strongly worded statements will not stop the terrorization of the country.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:54 PM
"ICE operates under authorities granted and defined by Congress. It uses funds appropriated by Congress. So it’s Democrats in Congress who need to do their best to stop it. Which does not mean going on to approve government funding as usual."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
It appears local-level law enforcement has abdicated its authority and mission, and is instead complicit or even cooperative with the RussoMAGA enemy.
MAGA is inimical to American law enforcement. Defend the United States and do not cooperate or comply with MAGA.
#Illegitimate #BradyList
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MAGA is inimical to American law enforcement. Defend the United States and do not cooperate or comply with MAGA.
#Illegitimate #BradyList
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January 16, 2026 at 12:56 AM
It appears local-level law enforcement has abdicated its authority and mission, and is instead complicit or even cooperative with the RussoMAGA enemy.
MAGA is inimical to American law enforcement. Defend the United States and do not cooperate or comply with MAGA.
#Illegitimate #BradyList
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MAGA is inimical to American law enforcement. Defend the United States and do not cooperate or comply with MAGA.
#Illegitimate #BradyList
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The police, just like the GOP, ceded their power and invited the wolf through the door. And now that it's chowing down, they have "concerns".
www.rawstory.com/ice-shooting...
www.rawstory.com/ice-shooting...
'Trigger-happy' ICE agents have 'overwhelmed' police across US: expert
ICE agents are overwhelming the police force in parts of the US, an expert has warned, as the agency begins "targeting anybody trying to help."Lisa Erbes, a co-leader for the grassroots organization I...
www.rawstory.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The police, just like the GOP, ceded their power and invited the wolf through the door. And now that it's chowing down, they have "concerns".
www.rawstory.com/ice-shooting...
www.rawstory.com/ice-shooting...
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I knew this would happen if Trump got a second term.
The secret police start with the most vulnerable, like immigrants, LGBTQ people, religious minorities.
But it never stops there.
Fascism ALWAYS grows until it reaches the privileged classes.
No one is safe.
The secret police start with the most vulnerable, like immigrants, LGBTQ people, religious minorities.
But it never stops there.
Fascism ALWAYS grows until it reaches the privileged classes.
No one is safe.
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
I knew this would happen if Trump got a second term.
The secret police start with the most vulnerable, like immigrants, LGBTQ people, religious minorities.
But it never stops there.
Fascism ALWAYS grows until it reaches the privileged classes.
No one is safe.
The secret police start with the most vulnerable, like immigrants, LGBTQ people, religious minorities.
But it never stops there.
Fascism ALWAYS grows until it reaches the privileged classes.
No one is safe.
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European nations to send additional troops to Greenland
Germany, Sweden, France & Norway have confirmed they are sending military personnel to #Greenland this week. Canada & France have also said they plan to open consulates in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital!
#Trump
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/w...
Germany, Sweden, France & Norway have confirmed they are sending military personnel to #Greenland this week. Canada & France have also said they plan to open consulates in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital!
#Trump
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/w...
European nations to send troops to Greenland as US annexation threats escalate | CNN
Several NATO countries are deploying small numbers of military personnel to Greenland to participate in joint exercises with Denmark as US President Donald Trump ramps up his threats to forcibly annex...
edition.cnn.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:56 AM
European nations to send additional troops to Greenland
Germany, Sweden, France & Norway have confirmed they are sending military personnel to #Greenland this week. Canada & France have also said they plan to open consulates in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital!
#Trump
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/w...
Germany, Sweden, France & Norway have confirmed they are sending military personnel to #Greenland this week. Canada & France have also said they plan to open consulates in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital!
#Trump
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/w...
MAGA is wholly illegitimate as it is unAmerican. Defend the United States of America; do not comply with MAGA.
January 15, 2026 at 2:31 AM
MAGA is wholly illegitimate as it is unAmerican. Defend the United States of America; do not comply with MAGA.
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I can't stop thinking about anthropologist Michael Taussig's book about the terror of the rubber trade in Colombia. In it, he describes how colonizers wantonly tortured Putumayo workers, with violence becoming a culture in itself, for its own sake. Like it was a sunk cost they couldn't escape
January 8, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I can't stop thinking about anthropologist Michael Taussig's book about the terror of the rubber trade in Colombia. In it, he describes how colonizers wantonly tortured Putumayo workers, with violence becoming a culture in itself, for its own sake. Like it was a sunk cost they couldn't escape
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Leave Greenland Alone!
January 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Leave Greenland Alone!
There's no such thing as an "American values" think tank advertising against liberty and for more government control in the private life. Conservatives have lost the plot.
MAGA is unAmerican.
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MAGA is unAmerican.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:31 PM
There's no such thing as an "American values" think tank advertising against liberty and for more government control in the private life. Conservatives have lost the plot.
MAGA is unAmerican.
🇺🇸🫡✌🏽
MAGA is unAmerican.
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Either they did it on purpose and that's terrible, or they're inept, and that's terrible. And a third possibility: both.
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Either they did it on purpose and that's terrible, or they're inept, and that's terrible. And a third possibility: both.
Isn't this #peculiar
Looking into the database of ICE agent sexual predators. The number is large.
ICE Employee Arrested in Child Sex Sting Allegedly Told Cops, 'I'm ICE, Boys.' The Police Chief Was Not Impressed
An ICE employee was among 16 men arrested after allegedly trying to hire a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minn., police said.
people.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Isn't this #peculiar