Veterans Daughter
@jlkalenak.bsky.social
Retired marketing director at High Country News (public lands news magazine). Terrible and happy painter of Bob Ross landscapes. Native Coloradan recently transplanted in upstate New York.
Merry Christmas New York!
BREAKING: Elise Stefanik DROPS OUT of race for New York Governor and will NOT be seeking reelection in Congress
December 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Merry Christmas New York!
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“The embrace of the unitary executive theory by both the president and the court has given us the worst of all worlds: an ultrapowerful presidency without an actual president at the helm.”
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Opinion | The White House Is a Lost Cause
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December 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
“The embrace of the unitary executive theory by both the president and the court has given us the worst of all worlds: an ultrapowerful presidency without an actual president at the helm.”
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of all of the things I am going to not watch, this is the thing I am going to not watch the most
December 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
of all of the things I am going to not watch, this is the thing I am going to not watch the most
Watch to the end....mind-blowing.
December 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Watch to the end....mind-blowing.
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In a memo John Roberts wrote just 4 yrs out of law school, he said the “time may be ripe to reconsider the existence” of independent agencies & bring them back into the executive branch. Now he’s poised to end what he has long called “a constitutional anomaly.”
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Conservative Project at Supreme Court Meets Trump’s Push to Oust Officials
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December 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In a memo John Roberts wrote just 4 yrs out of law school, he said the “time may be ripe to reconsider the existence” of independent agencies & bring them back into the executive branch. Now he’s poised to end what he has long called “a constitutional anomaly.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
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“European officials may end up offering Ukraine a financial Band-Aid when they had hoped for a financial bazooka.” Tragic loss of nerve. The $244 billion must be used to help Ukraine survive Russia’s illegal onslaught. Belgium is being cowardly.
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Stakes High, Europe Races to Save Its Financing Plan for Ukraine
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December 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“European officials may end up offering Ukraine a financial Band-Aid when they had hoped for a financial bazooka.” Tragic loss of nerve. The $244 billion must be used to help Ukraine survive Russia’s illegal onslaught. Belgium is being cowardly.
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We are so far off the playing field here we can't even see the stadium.
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We are so far off the playing field here we can't even see the stadium.
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New video: "🚨MAGA Pete SHAKEN by his OWN CRIME FOOTAGE"
click below to WATCH👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC-GpuslzqQ
click below to WATCH👇
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🚨MAGA Pete SHAKEN by his OWN CRIME FOOTAGE
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November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
New video: "🚨MAGA Pete SHAKEN by his OWN CRIME FOOTAGE"
click below to WATCH👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC-GpuslzqQ
click below to WATCH👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC-GpuslzqQ
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"There are costs to performatively deploying members of the military—one of which is the risk of endangering them"
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
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From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
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A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
Trump was warned that members of the military could be attacked.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"There are costs to performatively deploying members of the military—one of which is the risk of endangering them"
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
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From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
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The elephant in the room: Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe should not even have been in DC! Their blood is on Trump's hands.
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National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom dies after DC shooting: Trump
US president says second National Guard member 'fighting for his life' after attack a day earlier in Washington, DC.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The elephant in the room: Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe should not even have been in DC! Their blood is on Trump's hands.
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Comey rightly calls out the "biglaw" lawyers who have abdicated their responsibilities to uphold the rule of law, which -- after all -- is why the legal profession exists in the first place, as I discussed a few months ago.
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Comey rightly calls out the "biglaw" lawyers who have abdicated their responsibilities to uphold the rule of law, which -- after all -- is why the legal profession exists in the first place, as I discussed a few months ago.
Many Top MAGA Trolls Aren’t Even in the U.S. newrepublic.com/post/203562/... via @newrepublic.com
Many Top MAGA Trolls Aren’t Even in the U.S.
Elon Musk’s new X feature has been very revealing.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Many Top MAGA Trolls Aren’t Even in the U.S. newrepublic.com/post/203562/... via @newrepublic.com
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Mark Kelly: "The message he sent a couple days ago was he declared that loyalty to the Constitution is now punishable by death. Those are serious words coming from the president. He's trying to intimidate us. But I'm not going to be intimidated."
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mark Kelly: "The message he sent a couple days ago was he declared that loyalty to the Constitution is now punishable by death. Those are serious words coming from the president. He's trying to intimidate us. But I'm not going to be intimidated."
After three decades of doing Alton Brown's turkey for T-day, he has a new video out! So excited!
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Alton Brown Cooks Food | Episode 1: The Big Bird
YouTube video by Alton Brown
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November 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
After three decades of doing Alton Brown's turkey for T-day, he has a new video out! So excited!
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RJ Matson presents: I went to Washington, and all I got was this president
I went to Washington, and all I got was this president
A cartoon by RJ Matson
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November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
RJ Matson presents: I went to Washington, and all I got was this president
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Houlahan points out that courts have found Trump has taken at least 150 unlawful actions since re-taking office, "so yes, those kinds of things are going on. Just because you are the president doesn't mean everything that comes out of your mouth is lawful."
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Houlahan points out that courts have found Trump has taken at least 150 unlawful actions since re-taking office, "so yes, those kinds of things are going on. Just because you are the president doesn't mean everything that comes out of your mouth is lawful."
This is what eventually happens to anyone loyal to Trump. He doesn't give a damn about ANYONE but himself.
Breaking: Donald Trump announces he no longer supports Marjorie Taylor Greene after she signed on to the release of the Epstein Files.
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
This is what eventually happens to anyone loyal to Trump. He doesn't give a damn about ANYONE but himself.
Megyn Kelly is a Deeply Broken Person
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November 14, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Are you paying attention? MAGA Republicans are stealing from you! The vote to reopen the government includes a multi-million dollar payoff a QUID PRO QUO to 8 senator conspirators who colluded with Trump during the January 6th insurrection.
November 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Are you paying attention? MAGA Republicans are stealing from you! The vote to reopen the government includes a multi-million dollar payoff a QUID PRO QUO to 8 senator conspirators who colluded with Trump during the January 6th insurrection.
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Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
Remember these spineless Senators when you look at your new ACA insurance premium: Sen. Dick Durbin Sen. Angus King Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada Sen. John Fetterman Sen. Tim Kaine Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Sen. Maggie Hassan
Government shutdown live updates as Senate advances funding measure with backing of 8 Democrats, moving a step closer to ending shutdown
On Day 40 of the shutdown, eight Democrats joined Republicans in advancing a government funding measure, after 14 previous votes fell short.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Remember these spineless Senators when you look at your new ACA insurance premium: Sen. Dick Durbin Sen. Angus King Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada Sen. John Fetterman Sen. Tim Kaine Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Sen. Maggie Hassan
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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