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No guts, no glory ... but always remember to Pay It Forward. If you're only in it for the followers, you're too self-absorbed to be taken seriously. But thanks for playing. And yes, I block MAGAts; always and forever.

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Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · Jan 25

Countdown to Jan 20, 2029 in Washington DC, District of Columbia

Countdown to Jan 20, 2029. Showing days, hours, minutes and seconds ticking down to 0

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Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 15h

"There can be little doubt we are in the midst of an historic legal emergency — and, so far, the only people who appear to be preventing our system of justice from crumbling entirely are 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘀. May they have the fortitude to hold out, or things will get much worse."

Thanks to Trump and the Supreme Court, we're facing a legal emergency

Thanks to SCOTUS, Trump is now a president with few legal — or constitutional — constraints

www.salon.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 15h

"𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝘄, 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸,
𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.
𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻. 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽.
𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀." 💕

New York AG Letitia James gets standing ovation at Mamdani rally in 1st appearance since federal indictment

James spoke at a campaign rally for mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani in her first public appearance since the Justice Department charged her with bank fraud.

www.cbsnews.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 15h

𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆 ... if you seriously gave a shit about your appearance Tangerine Turd, you wouldn't carelessly slather that disgusting orange grease all over your face every day.

Why no hair and an ‘extremely small’ crown? Trump slams Time cover

The magazine calls Middle East peace deal Trump’s “triumph” — but the president is concerned about an unflattering photo.

www.politico.eu

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 16h

"Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says."

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

www.npr.org

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 16h

"Operating from their base in Jakarta, where permissive export laws have allowed their surveillance business to flourish, First Wap’s European founders and executives have quietly built a phone-tracking empire, with a footprint extending from the Vatican to the Middle East to Silicon Valley."

The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you

We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.

www.motherjones.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 16h

No surprise there ... we knew that was coming, as Mike Johnson continues his presidential blowjob.

Mike Johnson, Israeli Speaker to rally for Trump getting 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohanna said Trump deserves the "highest recognition" for his work in the Middle East.

www.axios.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 16h

𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝘂𝗽, 𝗷𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘀𝘀. 😎

Supreme Court rebuffs Alex Jones’ effort to overturn $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment | CNN Politics

The Supreme Court declined an appeal from Alex Jones on Tuesday, brushing aside the right-wing conspiracy theorist’s effort to overturn a $1.4 billion libel judgment a lower court ordered against him ...

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Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 16h

"Whatever Halligan’s plan for the case is — to the extent she has one, not having prosecuted a case before — delay shouldn’t be a part of it."

Comey wins early discovery fight as judge finds Trump DOJ stance would cause needless delay

Accepting Lindsey Halligan's proposal, the judge wrote, “would unnecessarily hinder and delay Defendant’s ability to adequately prepare for trial.”

www.msnbc.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 20h

Inside the hell of Alligator Alcatraz

Despite shocking conditions and rampant “psychological warfare,” copycats are popping up around the country.

www.motherjones.com

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

If Trump's laying off 'non essential' government employees, how the fuck is Stephen Miller still employed?

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Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 19h

“Sooner or later, one day Donald Trump will not be active in American politics. And the sooner we spend our energy thinking about what to do next, I actually think the sooner that day will come."

Opinion | Pete Buttigieg on Rebuilding America After Trump

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Thor @thorvalhallen.bsky.social · 20h

Senator, also demand:

End unlawful deployment of the National Guard and federal forces to occupy American cities and terrorize civilians.

Mandate visible ID and no masks for ICE.

Protect vote-by-mail.

Reinstate fired IGs and members of the NLRB and EEOC.

Spend funds Congress has approved.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 20h

Saturday is going to be huge, boisterous and joyful: “It doesn’t matter if you’ve never protested before. This is a place for you if you believe we don’t do kings in this country.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social to @maddow.msnbc.com

Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 20h

The new Obama episode was No. 1,686 of the pioneering and influential long-form interview podcast that had humble beginnings in 2009 as a place where he worked out his issues with other stand-up comedians in the garage of his home that he dubbed “The Cat Ranch.”

Marc Maron ends his podcast with final guest Barack Obama after 16 years and nearly 1,700 episodes

Obama gave new status to Maron and to podcasts in general when he visited Maron’s Los Angeles garage studio while still in office a decade ago.

www.nbcnews.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 20h

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸???

Takeaways from the AP investigation into ICE's use of a full-body restraint device known as the WRAP

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

apnews.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 20h

The pathological liar continues to play to his only strength: lying.

FACT FOCUS: With a truce in Israel, Trump now says he's ended eight wars. His numbers are off

As Israel and Hamas traded hostages and prisoners on Monday, President Donald Trump addressed the Israeli parliament, saying the region is finally at peace and claiming he has now ended eight wars in ...

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Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 20h

"How much more whiplash can the CDC withstand?"

You’re Fired. Just Kidding!

How much more whiplash can the CDC withstand?

www.theatlantic.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 20h

Republicans have been in near-lockstep with Trump in his second term. So the small pockets of resistance — on the National Guard deployments, free speech, the federal shutdown and more — signal concerns within the GOP as the 2026 midterms come into sight.

The small cracks of dissent emerging in Trump's GOP

Fellow Republicans are criticizing Trump's team on National Guard deployments, free speech, the federal shutdown and more.

www.axios.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 20h

Human Labubu JD Dunce

JD Vance isn’t stupid, but he thinks you are

Vice President JD Vance was a busy boy on Sunday, hitting the network shows with his patented combination of petulance and bullying. Not content with threatening the country with an expanded police .....

www.dailykos.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 20h

Of course, he does ... the narcissistic Tangerine Turd makes 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 all about him.

Whiny Trump makes Israel-Hamas ceasefire ceremony all about him

President Donald Trump traveled to the Middle East on Monday to mark the first phase of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in which Hamas agreed to release the final hostages held captive in ....

www.dailykos.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 20h

Here we go again ...

Fact-checking Trump’s speech to Israel’s Knesset

In Israel and Egypt, President Donald Trump celebrated the agreement between Hamas and Israel with familiar talking points and misleading attacks on his predecessors.

www.politifact.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 20h

John Oliver nailed it.

John Oliver slams CBS for putting Bari Weiss in charge - Salon.com

Calling her journalism “deeply misleading,” Oliver said Weiss risks politicizing one of America’s major newsrooms

www.salon.com

Just Say Jan! @justsayjan.bsky.social · 20h

We seem to be echoing President Woodrow Wilson’s administration which crushed dissent by targeting newspapers, imprisoning political rivals, inciting political vigilantism and engaging in a mass deportation campaign to root out supposed communists and socialists, and other 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴, in America.

Donald Trump’s new "American Midnight" is upon us

Historian Adam Hochschild sees echoes of post–World War I repression today