Jake
@jakewidman.bsky.social
writer/editor, father, reader. old but not too old. music, basketball, beer. cishetero, partnered. he/him.
@[email protected], @[email protected].
@[email protected], @[email protected].
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Bear witness. Film what you see. Share the truth as power lies. Connect with the local food banks, faith & activist networks, & mutual-aid groups already standing with immigrant families.
The only wall that holds is the one built of courage.
Have courage. tinyurl.com/bdebee5n
The only wall that holds is the one built of courage.
Have courage. tinyurl.com/bdebee5n
How Americans Are Blocking Trump’s Militia
Ordinary people in forgotten places are standing between families and fear.
tinyurl.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Bear witness. Film what you see. Share the truth as power lies. Connect with the local food banks, faith & activist networks, & mutual-aid groups already standing with immigrant families.
The only wall that holds is the one built of courage.
Have courage. tinyurl.com/bdebee5n
The only wall that holds is the one built of courage.
Have courage. tinyurl.com/bdebee5n
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The regime's desire for authoritarianism is bottomless, but their capacity is not. Not even close.
They rely on bluster and memes to make up the difference. The threat is real, but less powerful than they say.
Freedom-loving Americans outnumber them by a lot. Communities can resist. Like this one:
They rely on bluster and memes to make up the difference. The threat is real, but less powerful than they say.
Freedom-loving Americans outnumber them by a lot. Communities can resist. Like this one:
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The regime's desire for authoritarianism is bottomless, but their capacity is not. Not even close.
They rely on bluster and memes to make up the difference. The threat is real, but less powerful than they say.
Freedom-loving Americans outnumber them by a lot. Communities can resist. Like this one:
They rely on bluster and memes to make up the difference. The threat is real, but less powerful than they say.
Freedom-loving Americans outnumber them by a lot. Communities can resist. Like this one:
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It’s never been more clear that every accusation was a projection. Everything they claimed we were doing to them (but we weren’t) they’re trying to do to us.
September 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
It’s never been more clear that every accusation was a projection. Everything they claimed we were doing to them (but we weren’t) they’re trying to do to us.
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I'm seeing some people post this and not realize this is PART of the radicalization. Building an audience from reasonable sounding videos and converting them into the pipeline. Weiss is doing this now as I get The Free Press ads about things like "low tech parenting" and workout fads.
reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
September 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I'm seeing some people post this and not realize this is PART of the radicalization. Building an audience from reasonable sounding videos and converting them into the pipeline. Weiss is doing this now as I get The Free Press ads about things like "low tech parenting" and workout fads.
Has this Supreme Court said no to Trump about anything yet? Anything at all? Even something insignificant, just to create the appearance of not being entirely partisan?
September 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Has this Supreme Court said no to Trump about anything yet? Anything at all? Even something insignificant, just to create the appearance of not being entirely partisan?
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Begging the goddamned media to stop using the word “crackdown“ to describe what Trump is doing. There is no crackdown going on. This is not about crime. It’s an authoritarian takeover of the federal government.
September 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Begging the goddamned media to stop using the word “crackdown“ to describe what Trump is doing. There is no crackdown going on. This is not about crime. It’s an authoritarian takeover of the federal government.
It's awfully nice that so many pretty Asian women want to make sure I eat a good breakfast.
August 31, 2025 at 1:13 AM
It's awfully nice that so many pretty Asian women want to make sure I eat a good breakfast.
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YES YES YES, FINALLY PEOPLE ARE GETTING IT. A hardcore, energized base wins over people in the middle. Read this entire article. This is why liberals have been losing: they've been listening to quants who obsess over median voter opinion and ignore social dynamics. renewal.org.uk/blog/why-lab...
August 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
YES YES YES, FINALLY PEOPLE ARE GETTING IT. A hardcore, energized base wins over people in the middle. Read this entire article. This is why liberals have been losing: they've been listening to quants who obsess over median voter opinion and ignore social dynamics. renewal.org.uk/blog/why-lab...
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Republicans complain about Texas Democrats “fleeing”—yet just days ago, they themselves fled D.C. to avoid voting on the Epstein files.
Why? To protect a convicted felon sitting in the Oval Office.
One side dodges accountability.
The other fights for democracy.
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Why? To protect a convicted felon sitting in the Oval Office.
One side dodges accountability.
The other fights for democracy.
Repost @djmelodie
August 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Republicans complain about Texas Democrats “fleeing”—yet just days ago, they themselves fled D.C. to avoid voting on the Epstein files.
Why? To protect a convicted felon sitting in the Oval Office.
One side dodges accountability.
The other fights for democracy.
Repost @djmelodie
Why? To protect a convicted felon sitting in the Oval Office.
One side dodges accountability.
The other fights for democracy.
Repost @djmelodie
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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July 13, 2025
July 13, 2025
This weekend saw the development of an extraordinary rift in MAGA world.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
July 14, 2025 at 6:33 AM
July 13, 2025
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🚨HOLY WHACK-JOB: Trump had a pastor pray for Texas—and he spent the whole time DEFLECTING blame for the flood disaster.
“We don’t understand. We don’t know how to explain it. We don’t know why.”
Yes we do!
Trump’s cuts gutted the warning systems and families are dead. The blood is on his hands!!!
“We don’t understand. We don’t know how to explain it. We don’t know why.”
Yes we do!
Trump’s cuts gutted the warning systems and families are dead. The blood is on his hands!!!
July 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
🚨HOLY WHACK-JOB: Trump had a pastor pray for Texas—and he spent the whole time DEFLECTING blame for the flood disaster.
“We don’t understand. We don’t know how to explain it. We don’t know why.”
Yes we do!
Trump’s cuts gutted the warning systems and families are dead. The blood is on his hands!!!
“We don’t understand. We don’t know how to explain it. We don’t know why.”
Yes we do!
Trump’s cuts gutted the warning systems and families are dead. The blood is on his hands!!!
I am willing to entertain the idea that the DOGE cuts were not responsible for the death toll in Texas. So I think those accusations should receive the same attention as blaming the Biden admin for the East Palestine train derailment.
July 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I am willing to entertain the idea that the DOGE cuts were not responsible for the death toll in Texas. So I think those accusations should receive the same attention as blaming the Biden admin for the East Palestine train derailment.
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Elon Musk’s AI Robot Blames Trump and Its Own Creator for Texas Flooding Deaths
“Facts over feelings,” Grok stated as it ripped into Musk and the current president.
www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-a...
“Facts over feelings,” Grok stated as it ripped into Musk and the current president.
www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-a...
Grok Is Blaming Musk and Trump for Texas Flooding Deaths
“Facts over feelings,” Grok stated as it ripped into Musk and the current president.
www.thedailybeast.com
July 6, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Elon Musk’s AI Robot Blames Trump and Its Own Creator for Texas Flooding Deaths
“Facts over feelings,” Grok stated as it ripped into Musk and the current president.
www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-a...
“Facts over feelings,” Grok stated as it ripped into Musk and the current president.
www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-a...
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You could actually find @mikenellis.bsky.social here & quote repost him for credit.
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“WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE” and “GET OVER IT” are not great political slogans for the midterms.
June 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
You could actually find @mikenellis.bsky.social here & quote repost him for credit.
bsky.app/profile/mike...
bsky.app/profile/mike...
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In case you have been blindsided.
This is what the big, beautiful bill really means
This is what the big, beautiful bill really means
May 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
In case you have been blindsided.
This is what the big, beautiful bill really means
This is what the big, beautiful bill really means
Refreshingly direct comment from a Democratic senator,
The President is saying if you pay him directly, you get face time and special treatment.
The corruption is staggering and completely without precedent.
This President is a crook, no two ways about it.
The corruption is staggering and completely without precedent.
This President is a crook, no two ways about it.
The price of $TRUMP soared after the token’s holders received an invite for a private dinner with the president. “It will be a night to remember!”
April 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Refreshingly direct comment from a Democratic senator,
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@booker.senate.gov: "For a guy who spends the weekend on his golf course and brags to the media about him winning a tournament while the struggling-- this is the kind of gross arrogance of a Marie Antoinette saying, "let them eat cake" ... Screw him for telling people to accept pain."
April 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
@booker.senate.gov: "For a guy who spends the weekend on his golf course and brags to the media about him winning a tournament while the struggling-- this is the kind of gross arrogance of a Marie Antoinette saying, "let them eat cake" ... Screw him for telling people to accept pain."
I didn't expect much of a crowd to turn up at our local subway station--we were planning to walk through it on our way to take the train to downtown Oakland. But we ended up seeing no reason to go farther. (It got bigger than this.)
April 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I didn't expect much of a crowd to turn up at our local subway station--we were planning to walk through it on our way to take the train to downtown Oakland. But we ended up seeing no reason to go farther. (It got bigger than this.)
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I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Compression of wage inequality was one of the things elites hated about the Biden economy. Represented a collapse in the ability of sadists, sex pests, and exploiters to abuse and take advantage of workers.
Jesus fucking Christ.
15.3% REAL wage gains from 2019-2024.
This isn't total Stancil Victory. This is totally Stancil Conquest.
15.3% REAL wage gains from 2019-2024.
This isn't total Stancil Victory. This is totally Stancil Conquest.
March 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Compression of wage inequality was one of the things elites hated about the Biden economy. Represented a collapse in the ability of sadists, sex pests, and exploiters to abuse and take advantage of workers.
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Better than my “Boston ‘T’ Party”
#BostonTParty
#BostonTParty
March 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Better than my “Boston ‘T’ Party”
#BostonTParty
#BostonTParty