Wilderness of Mirrors
@jonjosephlive.bsky.social
It’s complicated…anti-fascist, attorney, third wave coffee aficionado and social / political observer. Was on twitter but no more.
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The NYT has been doing phenomenal reporting on the blatant corruption of the Trump memecoin/crypto policy. Genuinely the most flagrant, bald-faced thing I’ve ever seen short of a politician getting sacks of cash.
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history. PLEASE READ AND SHARE>>>https://nyti.ms/44KUVn8
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history. PLEASE READ AND SHARE>>>https://nyti.ms/44KUVn8
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm (Gift Article)
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history.
nyti.ms
April 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The NYT has been doing phenomenal reporting on the blatant corruption of the Trump memecoin/crypto policy. Genuinely the most flagrant, bald-faced thing I’ve ever seen short of a politician getting sacks of cash.
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If you are thinking this is a debacle in the making, you are probably right.
BRENNAN: You're describing the regime as still in place. I'm confused why the Trump admin only arrested Maduro. The chief thug who controls the police & has $25m price on his head is still in place
RUBIO: You're confused?
B: They are still in power
R: You're gonna go in & suck up 5 more people?
RUBIO: You're confused?
B: They are still in power
R: You're gonna go in & suck up 5 more people?
January 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
If you are thinking this is a debacle in the making, you are probably right.
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That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
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This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
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A national disgrace.
January 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
A national disgrace.
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How many fucking times does this have to be repeated?
1. Impeachment is done by the House, not the Senate.
2. The House is controlled by Republicans, not Democrats.
3. Democrats already impeached him, twice. Republicans refused to convict him, both times.
4. Republicans also control the Senate.
1. Impeachment is done by the House, not the Senate.
2. The House is controlled by Republicans, not Democrats.
3. Democrats already impeached him, twice. Republicans refused to convict him, both times.
4. Republicans also control the Senate.
January 3, 2026 at 4:21 PM
How many fucking times does this have to be repeated?
1. Impeachment is done by the House, not the Senate.
2. The House is controlled by Republicans, not Democrats.
3. Democrats already impeached him, twice. Republicans refused to convict him, both times.
4. Republicans also control the Senate.
1. Impeachment is done by the House, not the Senate.
2. The House is controlled by Republicans, not Democrats.
3. Democrats already impeached him, twice. Republicans refused to convict him, both times.
4. Republicans also control the Senate.
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Maduro was a brutal ruler, it’s true. So is Putin—who Trump supports. So was Bolsonaro, who Trump supports. So was the drug-trafficking former head of Honduras, who Trump just pardoned. So is Nayib Bukele in El Salvador. MBS. Bibi.
Stop pretending Trump cares about illegitimacy or brutality.
Stop pretending Trump cares about illegitimacy or brutality.
January 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Maduro was a brutal ruler, it’s true. So is Putin—who Trump supports. So was Bolsonaro, who Trump supports. So was the drug-trafficking former head of Honduras, who Trump just pardoned. So is Nayib Bukele in El Salvador. MBS. Bibi.
Stop pretending Trump cares about illegitimacy or brutality.
Stop pretending Trump cares about illegitimacy or brutality.
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“This is about plunder and power.”
January 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
“This is about plunder and power.”
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Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/venezuela-...
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/venezuela-...
Trump's Venezuela Attack: It’s All About the Oil, Stupid!
Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country’s massive oil reserves.
zeteo.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Trump and his cronies can try to dress this up, but it is an illegal act of war to replace Maduro and grab Venezuela's oil for his billionaire buddies.
Full statement below:
Full statement below:
January 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Trump and his cronies can try to dress this up, but it is an illegal act of war to replace Maduro and grab Venezuela's oil for his billionaire buddies.
Full statement below:
Full statement below:
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UPDATE: *peace president* Trump bombs Venezuela… (after pardoning an ex president of Honduras for drug trafficking)
This is about oil (+ distracting from Epstein), not drugs.
“international condemnation followed US military strikes on Venezuela”: www.trtworld.com/article/ab57...
This is about oil (+ distracting from Epstein), not drugs.
“international condemnation followed US military strikes on Venezuela”: www.trtworld.com/article/ab57...
January 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
UPDATE: *peace president* Trump bombs Venezuela… (after pardoning an ex president of Honduras for drug trafficking)
This is about oil (+ distracting from Epstein), not drugs.
“international condemnation followed US military strikes on Venezuela”: www.trtworld.com/article/ab57...
This is about oil (+ distracting from Epstein), not drugs.
“international condemnation followed US military strikes on Venezuela”: www.trtworld.com/article/ab57...
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There are chilling words and a telling comparison as we head towards elections in 2026 and 2028.
FOX: Will you throw your support behind María Corina Machado?
TRUMP: Well, we're gonna have to look at it. Right now, they have a VP as you know. But the election of Maduro was a disgrace just like my election was a disgrace. 2020 was a disgrace -- a real disgrace -- now 2024 was too big to rig.
TRUMP: Well, we're gonna have to look at it. Right now, they have a VP as you know. But the election of Maduro was a disgrace just like my election was a disgrace. 2020 was a disgrace -- a real disgrace -- now 2024 was too big to rig.
January 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
There are chilling words and a telling comparison as we head towards elections in 2026 and 2028.
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Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
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Agree 💯 With Jon Stewart.......
January 1, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Agree 💯 With Jon Stewart.......
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Jack Smith:
“Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn
the results of the 2020 election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b... (8:58)
“Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn
the results of the 2020 election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b... (8:58)
Jack Smith Deposition
YouTube video by House Judiciary GOP
www.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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January 1, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Jack Smith: Trump’s FRAUD was not protected First Amendment speech.
Trump knowingly lied about the 2020 election in an attempt to overturn its result.
Trump knowingly lied about the 2020 election in an attempt to overturn its result.
December 31, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Jack Smith: Trump’s FRAUD was not protected First Amendment speech.
Trump knowingly lied about the 2020 election in an attempt to overturn its result.
Trump knowingly lied about the 2020 election in an attempt to overturn its result.
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Hillary’s “basket of deplorables” speech *defended* conservatives.
Paraphrasing: “Some call all Republicans racist, homophobic, and otherwise bigoted, but that’s unfair to millions. It’s only half, the rest are good people.”
But the press made calling an openly bigoted campaign bigoted a scandal.
Paraphrasing: “Some call all Republicans racist, homophobic, and otherwise bigoted, but that’s unfair to millions. It’s only half, the rest are good people.”
But the press made calling an openly bigoted campaign bigoted a scandal.
Kind of wild how the take that some of Trump's supporters were "deplorable" was some huge scandal, but regularly screaming about "radical left scum" is just a thing he'll say with no media backlash.
December 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Hillary’s “basket of deplorables” speech *defended* conservatives.
Paraphrasing: “Some call all Republicans racist, homophobic, and otherwise bigoted, but that’s unfair to millions. It’s only half, the rest are good people.”
But the press made calling an openly bigoted campaign bigoted a scandal.
Paraphrasing: “Some call all Republicans racist, homophobic, and otherwise bigoted, but that’s unfair to millions. It’s only half, the rest are good people.”
But the press made calling an openly bigoted campaign bigoted a scandal.
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That privilege--the privilege to speak of your religious beliefs as certainties that are incontestable--is given to Christians alone in America. And anyone else knows this and tiptoes around it, reflexively.
But what if we stopped doing that, like this guy did in North Dakota?
But what if we stopped doing that, like this guy did in North Dakota?
December 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
That privilege--the privilege to speak of your religious beliefs as certainties that are incontestable--is given to Christians alone in America. And anyone else knows this and tiptoes around it, reflexively.
But what if we stopped doing that, like this guy did in North Dakota?
But what if we stopped doing that, like this guy did in North Dakota?
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I'm going to tell my favorite story again about reflecting the certainty of beliefs back at people who don't expect it.
A friend was one of the few Jews on faculty at a North Dakota University. Every year, his colleague in religious studies would invite him to come to his religious studies class...
A friend was one of the few Jews on faculty at a North Dakota University. Every year, his colleague in religious studies would invite him to come to his religious studies class...
December 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I'm going to tell my favorite story again about reflecting the certainty of beliefs back at people who don't expect it.
A friend was one of the few Jews on faculty at a North Dakota University. Every year, his colleague in religious studies would invite him to come to his religious studies class...
A friend was one of the few Jews on faculty at a North Dakota University. Every year, his colleague in religious studies would invite him to come to his religious studies class...
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I don't know who needs to know this, but Jesus is not everyone's savior in the United States.
December 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I don't know who needs to know this, but Jesus is not everyone's savior in the United States.
Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
The One Percent’s Problem Isn’t Envy. It’s Math.
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Looking for a last minute stocking stuffer? How about a gift subscription to @motherjones.com secure.motherjones.com/flex/mj/key/...
December 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Wishing you all a happy holidays, Illinois.
December 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Wishing you all a happy holidays, Illinois.