Jon Cryer
@mrjoncryer.bsky.social
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Actor/Producer he/him
Actor/Producer he/him
Pinned
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Slovak PM Robert Fico — an ally of Donald Trump — was left shocked at the U.S. president's state of mind after a meeting at Mar-a-Lago, five European diplomats told us.
Fico was concerned about Trump's "psychological state," two of them said.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Fico was concerned about Trump's "psychological state," two of them said.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/dona...
January 28, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Slovak PM Robert Fico — an ally of Donald Trump — was left shocked at the U.S. president's state of mind after a meeting at Mar-a-Lago, five European diplomats told us.
Fico was concerned about Trump's "psychological state," two of them said.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Fico was concerned about Trump's "psychological state," two of them said.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/dona...
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Being able to identify hoaxes, avoid scams & debunk propaganda is a civic skill required in today's information society. That's why curriculum for students in Finland includes media literacy lessons, aimed at safeguarding a precious resource: the truth. Via @aljazeera.com
Finland teaches media literacy to fight fake news and disinformation
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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January 28, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Being able to identify hoaxes, avoid scams & debunk propaganda is a civic skill required in today's information society. That's why curriculum for students in Finland includes media literacy lessons, aimed at safeguarding a precious resource: the truth. Via @aljazeera.com
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I know it’s not like a surprise anymore that the president is an insane cretin who encourages political violence at almost every opportunity, protected by a cadre of corrupt judges who have cloaked his hateful conduct in impunity, but it’s a cold fact. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
January 28, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I know it’s not like a surprise anymore that the president is an insane cretin who encourages political violence at almost every opportunity, protected by a cadre of corrupt judges who have cloaked his hateful conduct in impunity, but it’s a cold fact. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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To South Sudan
Italy should literally just deport them at the airport
US sending ICE unit to Winter Olympics for security, prompting concern and confusion in Italy trib.al/R6tJIK7
January 28, 2026 at 3:11 PM
To South Sudan
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Lines that go straight up in charts that track disease = VERY BAD.
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Lines that go straight up in charts that track disease = VERY BAD.
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When Nixon ordered AG Richardson to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who was investigating Nixon, Richardson resigned rather than participate in a cover-up.
As William Callie learned after he slaughtered civilians in My Lai, Vietnam, following orders is no defense.
Noem has no immunity.
As William Callie learned after he slaughtered civilians in My Lai, Vietnam, following orders is no defense.
Noem has no immunity.
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 PM
When Nixon ordered AG Richardson to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who was investigating Nixon, Richardson resigned rather than participate in a cover-up.
As William Callie learned after he slaughtered civilians in My Lai, Vietnam, following orders is no defense.
Noem has no immunity.
As William Callie learned after he slaughtered civilians in My Lai, Vietnam, following orders is no defense.
Noem has no immunity.
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Sadly, this may well work
“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Sadly, this may well work
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In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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January 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM
In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
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Incredible self own for the US. The damage being done to the US scientific enterprise is generational. We will look back on this as a tipping point where the US chose all on its own to stop leading the world in science.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Incredible self own for the US. The damage being done to the US scientific enterprise is generational. We will look back on this as a tipping point where the US chose all on its own to stop leading the world in science.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Tuesday morning:
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
‘CBS Evening News’: Tony Dokoupil Under Fire for Interviewing His Own Mom
Viewers accuse CBS News of 'dumbing down.'
www.yahoo.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Tuesday morning:
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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When I think about measles I think about the number 1,000. Thats the number that epidemiologists use to explain harm from measles in children. With 1,000 cases, about 200 children will require hospitalization, 50 will develop pneumonia, and one to three will die.
South Carolina is at 789.
South Carolina is at 789.
January 28, 2026 at 3:11 PM
When I think about measles I think about the number 1,000. Thats the number that epidemiologists use to explain harm from measles in children. With 1,000 cases, about 200 children will require hospitalization, 50 will develop pneumonia, and one to three will die.
South Carolina is at 789.
South Carolina is at 789.
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I'm calling bullshit on the media narrative that Trump is "pivoting" and "deescalating" on his ICE raids. The threshold is this: As long as the military occupations and the treatment of US cities as enemy territory continue, there's no pivot. ICE out. 1/
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I'm calling bullshit on the media narrative that Trump is "pivoting" and "deescalating" on his ICE raids. The threshold is this: As long as the military occupations and the treatment of US cities as enemy territory continue, there's no pivot. ICE out. 1/
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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among other things, a useful way to explain why the Trumpists and their allied judges just pretend the 14th and 15th amendments aren't real
Today’s crises come into focus once we understand that we are well into a war of Southern aggression—a neo-Confederate project to remake the entire country in its own image and win the war the South never conceded.
www.weekendreading.net/p/the-war-of...
www.weekendreading.net/p/the-war-of...
The War of Southern Aggression
The MAGA reconstruction of the North is well underway
www.weekendreading.net
January 28, 2026 at 2:28 PM
among other things, a useful way to explain why the Trumpists and their allied judges just pretend the 14th and 15th amendments aren't real
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vance has to stay on the good sign of the teen nazis that are his primary constituency
Legitimately a feat of carefully calculated writing to issue a Holocaust Remembrance Day statement of this length without mentioning either (1) the people who perpetrated the Holocaust or (2) the people against whom they perpetrated it
January 28, 2026 at 3:11 AM
vance has to stay on the good sign of the teen nazis that are his primary constituency
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The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for January, released Tuesday, declined 9.7 points to a reading of 84.5, the lowest since 2014, surpassing the lows of last year when Trump unveiled stiff tariffs and the depths of the pandemic recession in 2020.
Consumer confidence collapses to lowest level since 2014 | CNN Business
America’s economic mood deteriorated in January to its lowest level in more than a decade as consumers fretted about geopolitical tensions, affordability and President Donald Trump’s unrelenting trade...
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:47 PM
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for January, released Tuesday, declined 9.7 points to a reading of 84.5, the lowest since 2014, surpassing the lows of last year when Trump unveiled stiff tariffs and the depths of the pandemic recession in 2020.
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These words demand attention.
“In a real sense this is holy ground, consecrated by blood spilled here. The cost is high, and so I had to be here to stand in the very place where this tragedy unfurled… I think we’re at a defining moment for our country…” ~ Rev Warnock
Take a moment, so much more…
“In a real sense this is holy ground, consecrated by blood spilled here. The cost is high, and so I had to be here to stand in the very place where this tragedy unfurled… I think we’re at a defining moment for our country…” ~ Rev Warnock
Take a moment, so much more…
January 28, 2026 at 3:16 AM
These words demand attention.
“In a real sense this is holy ground, consecrated by blood spilled here. The cost is high, and so I had to be here to stand in the very place where this tragedy unfurled… I think we’re at a defining moment for our country…” ~ Rev Warnock
Take a moment, so much more…
“In a real sense this is holy ground, consecrated by blood spilled here. The cost is high, and so I had to be here to stand in the very place where this tragedy unfurled… I think we’re at a defining moment for our country…” ~ Rev Warnock
Take a moment, so much more…
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January 28, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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These people certainly aren’t for freedom of religion, or free speech, or bodily autonomy. This week they even came for the second amendment!
Freedom for me but not for thee.
Freedom for me but not for thee.
It’s just incredibly funny this is supposed to be the “freedom” party. It was never about any freedom except their right to be selfish assholes and not feel bad about it.
January 28, 2026 at 2:57 AM
These people certainly aren’t for freedom of religion, or free speech, or bodily autonomy. This week they even came for the second amendment!
Freedom for me but not for thee.
Freedom for me but not for thee.
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Abolish. ice. 💔
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Abolish. ice. 💔
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READ: Leqaa Kordia has been held by ICE since her arrest in March 2025. Her attorneys say the White House is targeting the last remaining Columbia University protester in custody for her activism, using racism and procedural tricks to prevent her release.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-...
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-...
The last Columbia protester in ICE detention: Leqaa Kordia on her 9 months in captivity
Leqaa Kordia has been held by ICE since her arrest in March 2025. Her attorneys say the White House is targeting the last remaining Columbia University protester in custody for her activism, using racism...
mondoweiss.net
January 28, 2026 at 1:32 AM
READ: Leqaa Kordia has been held by ICE since her arrest in March 2025. Her attorneys say the White House is targeting the last remaining Columbia University protester in custody for her activism, using racism and procedural tricks to prevent her release.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-...
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/the-...
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The FBI has yet to reach out to the woman who recorded the Border Patrol's murder of Alex Pretti because they are engaged in a covering up and committing crime not solving it. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
Woman who recorded Alex Pretti fatal shooting by ICE agents speaks out | CNN
CNN’s Anderson Cooper speaks to a witness who captured with her phone the critical moments of Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:45 AM
The FBI has yet to reach out to the woman who recorded the Border Patrol's murder of Alex Pretti because they are engaged in a covering up and committing crime not solving it. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
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Earlier today I warned Democracy Docket members not to confuse Trump’s tactical pause as a change of heart. Here is just some of what I wrote.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Earlier today I warned Democracy Docket members not to confuse Trump’s tactical pause as a change of heart. Here is just some of what I wrote.
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USA Today is openly lying in this story. There is not "widespread criticism," there is:
* Criticism from a body that Donald Trump controls
* Criticism from a far-right body aligned with Donald Trump
* Criticism from a political appointee appointed by Donald Trump
That's it. That's the "widespread"
* Criticism from a body that Donald Trump controls
* Criticism from a far-right body aligned with Donald Trump
* Criticism from a political appointee appointed by Donald Trump
That's it. That's the "widespread"
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 2:51 AM
USA Today is openly lying in this story. There is not "widespread criticism," there is:
* Criticism from a body that Donald Trump controls
* Criticism from a far-right body aligned with Donald Trump
* Criticism from a political appointee appointed by Donald Trump
That's it. That's the "widespread"
* Criticism from a body that Donald Trump controls
* Criticism from a far-right body aligned with Donald Trump
* Criticism from a political appointee appointed by Donald Trump
That's it. That's the "widespread"
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But in the United States, he'll have ICE put a bullet in it
Lindsey Graham: "If you're protesting, Donald Trump does have your back"
(He's not talking about in the United States)
(He's not talking about in the United States)
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 AM
But in the United States, he'll have ICE put a bullet in it