Jason Cross
@jasoncross.org
Nerd stuff and hobbies I’m into: games, guitar, bread, tech.
I work at Macworld, but nothing I say or do here is in any way the opinion or endorsement of that brand or our company.
I work at Macworld, but nothing I say or do here is in any way the opinion or endorsement of that brand or our company.
They're okay with the most disgusting, dehumanizing behavior and policy until it comes to their own door.
EVERY TIME.
Bohacek gets zero points for this. I don't know how to tell him he's supposed to care about other people.
EVERY TIME.
Bohacek gets zero points for this. I don't know how to tell him he's supposed to care about other people.
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
They're okay with the most disgusting, dehumanizing behavior and policy until it comes to their own door.
EVERY TIME.
Bohacek gets zero points for this. I don't know how to tell him he's supposed to care about other people.
EVERY TIME.
Bohacek gets zero points for this. I don't know how to tell him he's supposed to care about other people.
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Where we see confirmed that what is being described as an American peace plan was written by Russians and learn that Witkoff advises the Kremlin on how to fool Trump
Read a transcript of an Oct. 29 phone call between Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser, and Kirill Dmitriev, an economic adviser to the Russian president
Putin Advisers Discuss Plans for Dealing With Trump: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 29 phone call between Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser, and Kirill Dmitriev, an economic adviser to the Russian president.
bloom.bg
November 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Where we see confirmed that what is being described as an American peace plan was written by Russians and learn that Witkoff advises the Kremlin on how to fool Trump
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An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
ICE Detained an 18-Year-Old U.S. Citizen. This Is His Story.
YouTube video by The Hometown Holler
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
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This is AMAZING journalism. The New York Times went through Trump's court filings related to what is happening in Chicago. There are videos, testimonies, and photographs. You can see this for yourself.
Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is AMAZING journalism. The New York Times went through Trump's court filings related to what is happening in Chicago. There are videos, testimonies, and photographs. You can see this for yourself.
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I invite Flock to reach out and allow us to test their devices in the wild with their blessing and supervision. I will personally raise and pay for the research expenses.
The catch-22 here is that you CAN'T legally research something like this without participation from the system's owner.
The catch-22 here is that you CAN'T legally research something like this without participation from the system's owner.
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I invite Flock to reach out and allow us to test their devices in the wild with their blessing and supervision. I will personally raise and pay for the research expenses.
The catch-22 here is that you CAN'T legally research something like this without participation from the system's owner.
The catch-22 here is that you CAN'T legally research something like this without participation from the system's owner.
I can only hope this is true and works because it is 100% correct.
Democrats have been WILDLY successful every time they run on a platform of "fight against big corps and billionaires" and we need to drop the old corprocrats SO fast.
Democrats have been WILDLY successful every time they run on a platform of "fight against big corps and billionaires" and we need to drop the old corprocrats SO fast.
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I can only hope this is true and works because it is 100% correct.
Democrats have been WILDLY successful every time they run on a platform of "fight against big corps and billionaires" and we need to drop the old corprocrats SO fast.
Democrats have been WILDLY successful every time they run on a platform of "fight against big corps and billionaires" and we need to drop the old corprocrats SO fast.
When I am Emperor of Earth I will make it illegal for any website to pop up a chat agent to assist you without you explicitly tapping/clicking on one for that purpose.
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
When I am Emperor of Earth I will make it illegal for any website to pop up a chat agent to assist you without you explicitly tapping/clicking on one for that purpose.
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Quite the coincidence that the billionaire owner of the Washington Post isn’t in this photo collage
November 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Quite the coincidence that the billionaire owner of the Washington Post isn’t in this photo collage
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Interviews and records show the White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Interviews and records show the White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
The incident is the latest in a string of matters where the Trump administration has inserted itself to help friends and target foes.
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Stephen Miller said the Chicago building was “filled with TdA terrorists.”
DOJ prosecutors have not filed criminal charges or shown evidence that anyone arrested in the raid belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
DOJ prosecutors have not filed criminal charges or shown evidence that anyone arrested in the raid belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Stephen Miller said the Chicago building was “filled with TdA terrorists.”
DOJ prosecutors have not filed criminal charges or shown evidence that anyone arrested in the raid belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
DOJ prosecutors have not filed criminal charges or shown evidence that anyone arrested in the raid belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Once again, the companies that tout the success of AI are the ones that force it into everything, practically REQUIRING its use, whether it's helpful or not.
"Nice browser you got there. Let me just...pin this AI button you never asked for...and nag you about it...change around some defaults... "
"Nice browser you got there. Let me just...pin this AI button you never asked for...and nag you about it...change around some defaults... "
November 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Once again, the companies that tout the success of AI are the ones that force it into everything, practically REQUIRING its use, whether it's helpful or not.
"Nice browser you got there. Let me just...pin this AI button you never asked for...and nag you about it...change around some defaults... "
"Nice browser you got there. Let me just...pin this AI button you never asked for...and nag you about it...change around some defaults... "
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Great news that the Senate has passed the bill forcing the DOJ to release its Epstein file. Now Bondi must comply. But our work cannot stop there. We need to force the Treasury to release the Epstein bank records too. I have a bill to make that happen. FOLLOW THE MONEY.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Great news that the Senate has passed the bill forcing the DOJ to release its Epstein file. Now Bondi must comply. But our work cannot stop there. We need to force the Treasury to release the Epstein bank records too. I have a bill to make that happen. FOLLOW THE MONEY.
Should have named it "Halo Limited" amirite?
November 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Should have named it "Halo Limited" amirite?
The new strategy is to let the GOP in the House vote for it, and then in the Senate they get concerned about the names of victims and stuff, you know protect women and all that...
and then they amend the bill in such a way that someone under Trump's control gets to redact all the MAGA out of it.
and then they amend the bill in such a way that someone under Trump's control gets to redact all the MAGA out of it.
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The new strategy is to let the GOP in the House vote for it, and then in the Senate they get concerned about the names of victims and stuff, you know protect women and all that...
and then they amend the bill in such a way that someone under Trump's control gets to redact all the MAGA out of it.
and then they amend the bill in such a way that someone under Trump's control gets to redact all the MAGA out of it.
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After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
Wrapped up Dispatch.
Easily the best-written game this year, and I desperately want to play again and make different choices.
A clear GOTY contender.
Easily the best-written game this year, and I desperately want to play again and make different choices.
A clear GOTY contender.
November 18, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Wrapped up Dispatch.
Easily the best-written game this year, and I desperately want to play again and make different choices.
A clear GOTY contender.
Easily the best-written game this year, and I desperately want to play again and make different choices.
A clear GOTY contender.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
So who is gonna...um...tell Nick Fuentes about his...uh...last name?
November 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
So who is gonna...um...tell Nick Fuentes about his...uh...last name?
Wow, so Dispatch is pretty incredible.
GOTY material.
GOTY material.
November 16, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Wow, so Dispatch is pretty incredible.
GOTY material.
GOTY material.
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NYTimes was also aware a staff writer was a close friend of Epstein - who had been offered incriminating photos of a Presidential candidate - and chose instead to spend the next decade on totally unjustified, frankly delusional, propagandized coverage of trans people and their doctors as “predators”
I'm sorry, I'm still having a hard time getting over that the owner of the NY Times is in the Epstein files thing and they haven't even acknowledged this in any reporting.
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 AM
NYTimes was also aware a staff writer was a close friend of Epstein - who had been offered incriminating photos of a Presidential candidate - and chose instead to spend the next decade on totally unjustified, frankly delusional, propagandized coverage of trans people and their doctors as “predators”
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Everyone does know what's going on here, right? Should the Epstein evidence bill pass both the House and Senate, these criminals will say it can't be released because there is an active investigation. Never mind that a thorough investigation was completed, and the DOJ was prepared to try Epstein.
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Everyone does know what's going on here, right? Should the Epstein evidence bill pass both the House and Senate, these criminals will say it can't be released because there is an active investigation. Never mind that a thorough investigation was completed, and the DOJ was prepared to try Epstein.
I had "blame it all on the democrats" on my bingo card. In like five different places, actually.
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I had "blame it all on the democrats" on my bingo card. In like five different places, actually.