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@jasmius.bsky.social
Evangelical Christian. Husband. Father. Impatiently awaiting unconceived grandchildren. Reagan conservative. Proud constitutionalist dissident. Geezer. Curmudgeon. Cat daddy. Charter 12. I "bash" everybody.
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Freedom Conservatism: A Statement of Principles
To ensure that America's best days are ahead, we must apply the timeless principles of liberty to the challenges of the 21st century.
www.freedomconservatism.org
"To ensure that America's best days are ahead, we must apply the timeless principle of liberty to the challenges of the 21st century." www.freedomconservatism.org/p/freedom-co...
"This is the best defensive front in Seahawks history. And I know Bennett and Avril and those guys won a Super Bowl and went to another one, but I don’t think they had this kind of depth, this kind of versatility.” sports.mynorthwest.com/nfl/seattle-...
Huard: This is the best D-line in Seattle Seahawks history
Given the unit's combination of top-end talent and depth, Brock Huard believes the Seattle Seahawks' current defensive front is the best in franchise history.
sports.mynorthwest.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"This is the best defensive front in Seahawks history. And I know Bennett and Avril and those guys won a Super Bowl and went to another one, but I don’t think they had this kind of depth, this kind of versatility.” sports.mynorthwest.com/nfl/seattle-...
"The Institute for Science and International Security assessed on December 2nd that Iran likely sought Russian assistance in 2024 to develop laser based conventional military systems rather than laser technology for nuclear weapons testing." understandingwar.org/research/mid...
Iran Update, December 3, 2025
Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Harakat Hezbollah al Nujaba head Kaabi threatened on December 3 to attack US Special Envoy to Iraq Savaya.
understandingwar.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"The Institute for Science and International Security assessed on December 2nd that Iran likely sought Russian assistance in 2024 to develop laser based conventional military systems rather than laser technology for nuclear weapons testing." understandingwar.org/research/mid...
"The founder of the Swiss suicide clinic Dignitas, Ludwig Minelli, has, of course, killed himself." www.nationalreview.com/corner/swiss...
Swiss Suicide-Clinic Founder Kills Himself; U-M Medical School Celebrates Kevorkian | National Review
Our suicide-prevention programs are worthless if we are promoting a neater-packaged suicide at the same time.
www.nationalreview.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"The founder of the Swiss suicide clinic Dignitas, Ludwig Minelli, has, of course, killed himself." www.nationalreview.com/corner/swiss...
"Institutional rot or ideological infection — either way, a real 'Deep State' is already taking shape." www.thebulwark.com/p/what-if-it...
What If It’s Already Too Late?
Institutional rot or ideological infection—either way, a real “Deep State” is already taking shape.
www.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"Institutional rot or ideological infection — either way, a real 'Deep State' is already taking shape." www.thebulwark.com/p/what-if-it...
"Trumpism means politicizing." news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
FBI Seeks ‘Seditious Conspiracy’ Probe of Democratic Lawmakers
FBI headquarters is pressuring the bureau’s domestic terrorism agents to open a seditious conspiracy investigation into six Democratic lawmakers who advised military service members to defy unlawful o...
news.bloomberglaw.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"Trumpism means politicizing." news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
"Trumpism means covering up." www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
DOJ Epstein Files Briefing Request Letter
www.documentcloud.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Trumpism means covering up." www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
"Trumpism means lying." www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
DHS Sec. Kristi Noem claimed 50% of visas in Minnesota are "fraudulent." But is that claim accurate?
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday said that half of the visas in Minnesota are "fraudulent." Noem did not provide evidence. CBS Minnesota on Thursday reached out to...
www.cbsnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"Trumpism means lying." www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
"....are ones accused of corruption." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-only-d...
The Only Democrats Trump Likes...
...are ones accused of corruption.
www.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"....are ones accused of corruption." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-only-d...
"Complexity is a tax, and today U.S. companies are paying through the nose." thedispatch.com/newsletter/c...
Welcome to Tariff Complexity Hell
Complexity is a tax, and today U.S. companies are paying through the nose.
thedispatch.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"Complexity is a tax, and today U.S. companies are paying through the nose." thedispatch.com/newsletter/c...
"A new ADP report shows that U.S. private companies shed 32,000 jobs in November." www.cnbc.com/2025/12/03/a...
November private payrolls unexpectedly fell by 32,000, led by steep small business job cuts, ADP reports
The payrolls decline marked a sharp step down from October, which saw an upwardly revised gain of 47,000 positions.
www.cnbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"A new ADP report shows that U.S. private companies shed 32,000 jobs in November." www.cnbc.com/2025/12/03/a...
An obvious setup.
I think Smith should ignore this subpoena altogether just like MAGAs did during the interregnum. But at least until Gym Jordan agrees to make this star chamber a public one. apnews.com/article/spec...
I think Smith should ignore this subpoena altogether just like MAGAs did during the interregnum. But at least until Gym Jordan agrees to make this star chamber a public one. apnews.com/article/spec...
House Republicans subpoena Jack Smith for closed-door interview about his prosecutions of Trump
The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith for a closed-door interview later this month even though he had earlier volunteered to ...
apnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
An obvious setup.
I think Smith should ignore this subpoena altogether just like MAGAs did during the interregnum. But at least until Gym Jordan agrees to make this star chamber a public one. apnews.com/article/spec...
I think Smith should ignore this subpoena altogether just like MAGAs did during the interregnum. But at least until Gym Jordan agrees to make this star chamber a public one. apnews.com/article/spec...
"Yesterday, Israel Defense Forces said that Palestinian terrorists attacked Israeli troops stationed in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, injuring five soldiers. In response, Israel launched an airstrike targeting a Hamas terrorist operative in southern Gaza." www.timesofisrael.com/5-soldiers-w...
5 soldiers hurt, one seriously, in attack on troops in Rafah; IDF strikes in Khan Younis
Gunfight erupted after troops encountered gunmen emerging from tunnel; Palestinians report 6 killed in retaliatory airstrike that military says targeted terror operative
www.timesofisrael.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"Yesterday, Israel Defense Forces said that Palestinian terrorists attacked Israeli troops stationed in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, injuring five soldiers. In response, Israel launched an airstrike targeting a Hamas terrorist operative in southern Gaza." www.timesofisrael.com/5-soldiers-w...
"[A] Defense Department inspector general’s report, set to be released today, found that Pete Hegseth’s decision to use the messaging app Signal to communicate sensitive military information in March endangered U.S. troops and jeopardized the mission." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Watchdog finds Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in ‘Signalgate’ affair
The Defense Department inspector general found that the defense secretary violated protocol in his use of Signal to share highly sensitive U.S. attack plans, according to officials who have seen the r...
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"[A] Defense Department inspector general’s report, set to be released today, found that Pete Hegseth’s decision to use the messaging app Signal to communicate sensitive military information in March endangered U.S. troops and jeopardized the mission." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
"[W]henever I make the case for getting rid of primaries, many of the people who insist that we’re not a democracy but a republic, respond 'Oh, you don’t trust the people! You want elites to run things!'
"Well, what do you think republic means, if not that?" thedispatch.com/newsletter/g...
"Well, what do you think republic means, if not that?" thedispatch.com/newsletter/g...
Killed by Democracy
Reflecting on the 1880 Republican Convention.
thedispatch.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"[W]henever I make the case for getting rid of primaries, many of the people who insist that we’re not a democracy but a republic, respond 'Oh, you don’t trust the people! You want elites to run things!'
"Well, what do you think republic means, if not that?" thedispatch.com/newsletter/g...
"Well, what do you think republic means, if not that?" thedispatch.com/newsletter/g...
"Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine, and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A sickening moral slum of an administration
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine, and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
"Defeat was useful for another reason, though. It reduced the odds that control of the House will flip to Democrats before the 2026 midterms."
The odds of which are zero, because Trump's troops will ensure it. thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
The odds of which are zero, because Trump's troops will ensure it. thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
Trading Places
Should Democrats want the House to flip before the midterms?
thedispatch.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"Defeat was useful for another reason, though. It reduced the odds that control of the House will flip to Democrats before the 2026 midterms."
The odds of which are zero, because Trump's troops will ensure it. thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
The odds of which are zero, because Trump's troops will ensure it. thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
“The House literally took a vote to divest itself of power over a very important issue. Whatever you think of the tariffs....Congress should not be relinquishing its Article I legislative authority.”
And yet it has. thedispatch.com/article/cong...
And yet it has. thedispatch.com/article/cong...
How the House Has Taken Itself Out of the Tariff Fight
GOP members have voted several times to bar any resolutions rescinding Trump’s import taxes.
thedispatch.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“The House literally took a vote to divest itself of power over a very important issue. Whatever you think of the tariffs....Congress should not be relinquishing its Article I legislative authority.”
And yet it has. thedispatch.com/article/cong...
And yet it has. thedispatch.com/article/cong...
"A recently formed student group claims that ‘femaleness’ is based in biology."
A self-evident fact that does not need to be "claimed". thedispatch.com/article/camb...
A self-evident fact that does not need to be "claimed". thedispatch.com/article/camb...
A New Feminism at Cambridge
A recently formed student group claims that ‘femaleness’ is based in biology.
thedispatch.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"A recently formed student group claims that ‘femaleness’ is based in biology."
A self-evident fact that does not need to be "claimed". thedispatch.com/article/camb...
A self-evident fact that does not need to be "claimed". thedispatch.com/article/camb...