Jacob Whittaker
@disabledvetjake.bsky.social
Grandson of slain Idaho Game Warden Bill Pogue. Proud son of Boise. Veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq. Featured in Jake Tapper's THE OUTPOST: AN UNTOLD STORY OF VALOR. Combat Action Badge. Disabled vet. Father of four. Fears no coward. Go Cubs
Pinned
Additional context sent to us about this guy makes his values very clear
From my post this morning:
To the brave dozen who joined me in escorting Billy Bartnicki out of the area even after he flashed a pistol at us while shouting "Make America white again!", thank you. Only takes being brave once to never be afraid again. Love to each and every one of you.
To the brave dozen who joined me in escorting Billy Bartnicki out of the area even after he flashed a pistol at us while shouting "Make America white again!", thank you. Only takes being brave once to never be afraid again. Love to each and every one of you.
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Our American horror show.
Kiddies who made it out of the ICE dungeon report sighting a schoolmate. Before this, the school district had no information on their whereabouts. The family has now been connected with a lawyer.
Youngsters who escape a govt dungeon are the only way to track abducted children? This is fine!
Youngsters who escape a govt dungeon are the only way to track abducted children? This is fine!
The two children who returned to MN today say they saw one of their Valley View schoolmates at a detention center in TX. This is a child whose family was last in contact with the school on January 9. No one has known where they were until now.
February 5, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Our American horror show.
Don't worry @schumer.senate.gov, I'm sure the super bowl crowd will just chant "sensible ice reforms!"
February 5, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Don't worry @schumer.senate.gov, I'm sure the super bowl crowd will just chant "sensible ice reforms!"
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February 5, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Congrats to every single NBA player for being traded to a new team!
February 4, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Congrats to every single NBA player for being traded to a new team!
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A+ ad placement on ESPN’s trade tracker
February 4, 2026 at 9:50 PM
A+ ad placement on ESPN’s trade tracker
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“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Of course.
DHS lied again.
Right after they murdered Renee Good, they shot a young couple in Portland.
Then lied about it.
They were *not* gang members.
And she wasn’t “involved” in a shooting, she was a victim of sexual assault.
apple.news/AeMvL-19yS1S...
DHS lied again.
Right after they murdered Renee Good, they shot a young couple in Portland.
Then lied about it.
They were *not* gang members.
And she wasn’t “involved” in a shooting, she was a victim of sexual assault.
apple.news/AeMvL-19yS1S...
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘a smear campaign’ — Guardian US
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
apple.news
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Of course.
DHS lied again.
Right after they murdered Renee Good, they shot a young couple in Portland.
Then lied about it.
They were *not* gang members.
And she wasn’t “involved” in a shooting, she was a victim of sexual assault.
apple.news/AeMvL-19yS1S...
DHS lied again.
Right after they murdered Renee Good, they shot a young couple in Portland.
Then lied about it.
They were *not* gang members.
And she wasn’t “involved” in a shooting, she was a victim of sexual assault.
apple.news/AeMvL-19yS1S...
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MAGA Adult Male assaults Texas High School students protesting ICE
February 3, 2026 at 12:31 PM
MAGA Adult Male assaults Texas High School students protesting ICE
Don't have to, bud. It's called "LITERALLY EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY"
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Don't have to, bud. It's called "LITERALLY EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY"
Unleashing Jeremy Lin and Jason Williams on the celebrity game is a good bit
February 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Unleashing Jeremy Lin and Jason Williams on the celebrity game is a good bit
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Haiti’s TPS continues for now!!!!! And zowie: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf
February 3, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Haiti’s TPS continues for now!!!!! And zowie: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf
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Just left an ICE Protest in Portland OR that started at City Hall and marched to the ICE building. Main demand was "revoke" the lease that lets the agency use their building.
Crowd was 500-1000. They gassed massively after about an hour. Had to pull a lot of 16-17 year old girls out of the gas.
Crowd was 500-1000. They gassed massively after about an hour. Had to pull a lot of 16-17 year old girls out of the gas.
February 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Just left an ICE Protest in Portland OR that started at City Hall and marched to the ICE building. Main demand was "revoke" the lease that lets the agency use their building.
Crowd was 500-1000. They gassed massively after about an hour. Had to pull a lot of 16-17 year old girls out of the gas.
Crowd was 500-1000. They gassed massively after about an hour. Had to pull a lot of 16-17 year old girls out of the gas.
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Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
February 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
And the day we never hear about any of you again will be the day the rest of us are successful. Abolish ICE
Kristi Noem: "I always tell people that the days you don't hear about us are the days we were successful."
February 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM
And the day we never hear about any of you again will be the day the rest of us are successful. Abolish ICE
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When they tell you Idaho stands with ICE:
jonathan frakes telling you you're wrong for 47 seconds
YouTube video by wintermoot
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:57 AM
When they tell you Idaho stands with ICE:
How many days until Texas sues itself to have its own gerrymander labeled as unconstitutional?
February 1, 2026 at 5:56 AM
How many days until Texas sues itself to have its own gerrymander labeled as unconstitutional?
Whittakers reposting Whittakers
Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Whittakers reposting Whittakers
Just another case of blue candidates winning in blue places that haven't voted a Democrat into office since 1991.
Please also do not note that people got angrier and bluer between early voting and election day. Please don't say that, please don't point out his margin grew on election day.
Please also do not note that people got angrier and bluer between early voting and election day. Please don't say that, please don't point out his margin grew on election day.
BREAKING: Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips GOP-held Texas state Senate seat in special election for district Trump handily won in 2024.
Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins a reliably Republican Texas state Senate seat, stunning GOP
Democrat Taylor Rehmet has won a special election for the Texas state Senate and flipped a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.
bit.ly
February 1, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Just another case of blue candidates winning in blue places that haven't voted a Democrat into office since 1991.
Please also do not note that people got angrier and bluer between early voting and election day. Please don't say that, please don't point out his margin grew on election day.
Please also do not note that people got angrier and bluer between early voting and election day. Please don't say that, please don't point out his margin grew on election day.
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“If he were to lose by six points, that’d be worth talking about,” one political scientist told me. “And if Rehmet were to win? You’d say, ‘Holy shit.’”
ICYMI: This Saturday, progressive Taylor Rehmet squares off against a billionaire-funded Christian nationalist for a +17 Trump state senate seat in Tarrant County, a hub of the far right. Rehmet already over-performed, and is confident he’s on the verge of a stunning upset in a bellwether county.
In Tarrant County, a Hub for the Far Right, a Democrat Seeks a Major Upset
In a runoff election for Texas Senate District 9, which has not elected a Democrat since 1991, Taylor Rehmet is betting his pro-labor message can flip disillusioned voters.
www.texasmonthly.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:24 PM
“If he were to lose by six points, that’d be worth talking about,” one political scientist told me. “And if Rehmet were to win? You’d say, ‘Holy shit.’”
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It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
February 1, 2026 at 3:10 AM
It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
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1/ Ian Austin has since been re-arrested along with Don Lemon, which he believes is bc the video we made of him (below) criticizing the Trump regime and encouraging fellow vets to wake up had gotten millions of views.
It's not just journalists. It's ANYONE. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It's not just journalists. It's ANYONE. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
January 31, 2026 at 8:28 PM
1/ Ian Austin has since been re-arrested along with Don Lemon, which he believes is bc the video we made of him (below) criticizing the Trump regime and encouraging fellow vets to wake up had gotten millions of views.
It's not just journalists. It's ANYONE. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It's not just journalists. It's ANYONE. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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new: Minnesota Timberwolves chaplain and activist Matt Moberg FaceTimed me from an ICE blanketed parking lot about his empathy for Anthony Edwards, Wemby's provocative statement about the Spurs, and the value (if any) of athletes speaking out.
we ended early because ICE tried to arrest his mom.
we ended early because ICE tried to arrest his mom.
Q&A: The Minnesota Timberwolves chaplain who wants NBA stars to melt ICE without slipping
Matt Moberg's righteous fury with Donald Trump's immigration crackdown went viral. But he preaches empathy for the NBA stars figuring out how to stand for others without losing themselves.
eyeblack.beehiiv.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:25 PM
new: Minnesota Timberwolves chaplain and activist Matt Moberg FaceTimed me from an ICE blanketed parking lot about his empathy for Anthony Edwards, Wemby's provocative statement about the Spurs, and the value (if any) of athletes speaking out.
we ended early because ICE tried to arrest his mom.
we ended early because ICE tried to arrest his mom.
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Basketball Blitz (yes, really) starts right now
Two ways to listen/watch:
📲 Varsity app - tinyurl.com/2ynzy4x7
📺 YouTube - www.youtube.com/live/nK6DxGu...
Two ways to listen/watch:
📲 Varsity app - tinyurl.com/2ynzy4x7
📺 YouTube - www.youtube.com/live/nK6DxGu...
College Basketball Blitz - 1/31
YouTube video by The Varsity Network
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Basketball Blitz (yes, really) starts right now
Two ways to listen/watch:
📲 Varsity app - tinyurl.com/2ynzy4x7
📺 YouTube - www.youtube.com/live/nK6DxGu...
Two ways to listen/watch:
📲 Varsity app - tinyurl.com/2ynzy4x7
📺 YouTube - www.youtube.com/live/nK6DxGu...