Jassa Skott
@jassaskott.bsky.social
MediaNews expat / seminary grad / political economy / non-theist ethics / still a jazz singer at heart. Find me on Substack and Threads. Website: whatwomenaresaying.com
Ain't gonna fly, honey.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Ain't gonna fly, honey.
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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A reminder that the Epstein files aren't a distraction from the oligarchy. They're an integral part of it.
A reminder: The perpetrators in the Epstein files are Oligarchs, and so are the ones protecting them.
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A reminder that the Epstein files aren't a distraction from the oligarchy. They're an integral part of it.
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NOW: Voting is underway on the shutdown deal in the House. So far, dems Gluesenkamp Perez, Adam Gray, and Jared Golden have voted yes. So the dems couldn't get unanimity on this in the House, either.
November 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
NOW: Voting is underway on the shutdown deal in the House. So far, dems Gluesenkamp Perez, Adam Gray, and Jared Golden have voted yes. So the dems couldn't get unanimity on this in the House, either.
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In case you were wondering why the government was shut down:
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In case you were wondering why the government was shut down:
In less than a decade, Colorado has tumbled from from being one of the most popular states to move to — to one of the least popular. People are leaving the state, especially middle-income earners — $51,000-$100,00 annual income.
EDITORIAL: Is Colorado’s middle class moving out?
Although Colorado became a magnet state for newcomers in the 2010s, the past few years have seen a slowdown of in-migration and a surge in those moving away. A new analysis, in fact, finds that Colora...
gazette.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
In less than a decade, Colorado has tumbled from from being one of the most popular states to move to — to one of the least popular. People are leaving the state, especially middle-income earners — $51,000-$100,00 annual income.
After 50 days of waiting, Rep. Adelita Grijalva has been sworn into Congress.
Rep. Adelita Grijalva is finally sworn in as the House’s newest Democrat, paving way for Epstein files vote | CNN Politics
After 50 days of waiting, Rep. Adelita Grijalva was sworn into Congress Wednesday, bringing an end to a contentious chapter in the US House of Representatives that included a lawsuit and rising tensio...
www.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
After 50 days of waiting, Rep. Adelita Grijalva has been sworn into Congress.
Da'Vine Joy Randolph: "Sometimes rejection is your redirection."
Eternity stars Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Miles Teller on the inspiration and lessons from movie
YouTube video by CBS Mornings
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November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Da'Vine Joy Randolph: "Sometimes rejection is your redirection."
An attorney who used to run Colorado’s judicial watchdog agency claims the state’s Supreme Court justices, attorney general and governor covered up a multimillion-dollar contract scheme and punished him when he tried to expose it.
Ex-judicial watchdog claims Colorado's top officials conspired against him
An attorney who led Colorado's Commission on Judicial Discipline claims Supreme Court justices covered up a $2.7 million bribery scheme and fired him in retaliation.
www.courthousenews.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
An attorney who used to run Colorado’s judicial watchdog agency claims the state’s Supreme Court justices, attorney general and governor covered up a multimillion-dollar contract scheme and punished him when he tried to expose it.
A Montana initiative proposed in June 2025 would circumvent Citizens United by amending corporate charters to eliminate dark money from politics.
CJ John Marshall: A corporation possesses only those properties which the state charter of its creation confers upon it.
CJ John Marshall: A corporation possesses only those properties which the state charter of its creation confers upon it.
Montanans Go After ‘Citizens United’ - The American Prospect
Montanans are putting forth an ingenious ballot measure that, while it wouldn’t legally overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling that allowed corporations to buy elections, would negate its...
prospect.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A Montana initiative proposed in June 2025 would circumvent Citizens United by amending corporate charters to eliminate dark money from politics.
CJ John Marshall: A corporation possesses only those properties which the state charter of its creation confers upon it.
CJ John Marshall: A corporation possesses only those properties which the state charter of its creation confers upon it.
Colorado’s judicial system is dragging out fixing a broken process of disciplining judges, a year after voters approved a new method to handle those issues & eight months after revelations the state fosters a private system of judges outside that oversight. This erodes trust in our judicial system.
Judicial discipline changes moving at a slow pace
Colorado’s judicial system is barely closer to fixing what some have called a broken process of disciplining judges a year after voters approved a new method of dealing with the issue and eight months...
www.denvergazette.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Colorado’s judicial system is dragging out fixing a broken process of disciplining judges, a year after voters approved a new method to handle those issues & eight months after revelations the state fosters a private system of judges outside that oversight. This erodes trust in our judicial system.
Republicans say we can't afford food or healthcare for poor people, but we can afford $2 billion to change the name of the Department of Defense to Department of War. The name change would require updating thousands of signs, rewriting digital code and creating new letterheads, placards and badges.
Trump's Pentagon name change could cost up to $2 billion
Officially changing the Department of Defense to the Department of War can only be done by Congress and would require updating thousands of signs, rewriting digital code and creating new letterheads,...
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Republicans say we can't afford food or healthcare for poor people, but we can afford $2 billion to change the name of the Department of Defense to Department of War. The name change would require updating thousands of signs, rewriting digital code and creating new letterheads, placards and badges.
House Democrats have released emails from Jeffrey Epstein to Michael Wolff obtained from Epstein's estate.
"I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump.. [Victim] spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned."
"I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump.. [Victim] spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned."
Jeffrey Epstein wrote Trump 'knew about the girls' and referenced Mar-a-Lago in newly released emails
House Democrats obtained the emails from the convicted sex offender's estate and released them on Wednesday.
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
House Democrats have released emails from Jeffrey Epstein to Michael Wolff obtained from Epstein's estate.
"I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump.. [Victim] spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned."
"I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump.. [Victim] spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned."
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Do Senate Democrats really believe that Americans will hurt any less when the government is reopened and Trump and his sycophants can hack away at whatever programs they dislike?
Deals with this regime and MAGA Republicans are worthless. [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]
Deals with this regime and MAGA Republicans are worthless. [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Do Senate Democrats really believe that Americans will hurt any less when the government is reopened and Trump and his sycophants can hack away at whatever programs they dislike?
Deals with this regime and MAGA Republicans are worthless. [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]
Deals with this regime and MAGA Republicans are worthless. [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]
Roughly 200 workers are accusing ICE of unlawful detention, racial profiling, human rights violations and excessive use of force. These weren’t undocumented workers sneaking across a border. They were legally in the U.S. on business visas — skilled engineers and technicians from Hyundai and LG.
Koreans detained in Georgia battery plant raid preparing class action lawsuit against ICE
Korean workers detained during an immigration raid at a Georgia EV battery plant in September are preparing a class-action lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), ABC News repo...
koreajoongangdaily.joins.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Roughly 200 workers are accusing ICE of unlawful detention, racial profiling, human rights violations and excessive use of force. These weren’t undocumented workers sneaking across a border. They were legally in the U.S. on business visas — skilled engineers and technicians from Hyundai and LG.
Hey, @secduffy.bsky.social. Put your anger and threats where they belong.
November 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Hey, @secduffy.bsky.social. Put your anger and threats where they belong.
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Perfect by @dccartoonist.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Perfect by @dccartoonist.bsky.social
"Edgar Wright and Glen Powell would like to remind folks that we’re amusing ourselves to death, the rich hate the poor, and we’re all pretty screwed."
'The Running Man' Turns a Stephen King Book Into a State-of-the-Nation F-ck You
Edgar Wright and Glen Powell would like to remind folks that we're amusing ourselves to death, the rich hate the poor, and we're all pretty screwed.
www.rollingstone.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"Edgar Wright and Glen Powell would like to remind folks that we’re amusing ourselves to death, the rich hate the poor, and we’re all pretty screwed."
They were friends for 48 years. Man, that's rough. Condolences to both families.
Jimmy Kimmel announces death of bandleader and close friend Cleto Escobedo III
Kimmel met Escobedo in 1977, when the late-night host's family moved out of New York to Las Vegas. The two had been "inseparable" ever since, Kimmel wrote.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
They were friends for 48 years. Man, that's rough. Condolences to both families.
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I want some fucking answers about how eight Senate Democrats agreed to put our money in the pockets of coup-plotting Senate Republicans.
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I want some fucking answers about how eight Senate Democrats agreed to put our money in the pockets of coup-plotting Senate Republicans.
In case anyone needs proof that Republicans aren't seriously negotiating to end the shutdown, here it is.
“It’s a nonstarter,” Sen. Shaheen told NBC News, pointing to existing guardrails on ACA abortion funding. “We already dealt with that issue.”
“It’s a nonstarter,” Sen. Shaheen told NBC News, pointing to existing guardrails on ACA abortion funding. “We already dealt with that issue.”
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In case anyone needs proof that Republicans aren't seriously negotiating to end the shutdown, here it is.
“It’s a nonstarter,” Sen. Shaheen told NBC News, pointing to existing guardrails on ACA abortion funding. “We already dealt with that issue.”
“It’s a nonstarter,” Sen. Shaheen told NBC News, pointing to existing guardrails on ACA abortion funding. “We already dealt with that issue.”
Trump and Republicans once again own the issue of health care, with millions — not just those on ACA plans — afflicted by rising premiums and high deductibles against the backdrop of a wider cost-of-living crisis. And Trump has no plan to fix the problem.
Analysis: Trump’s shutdown win just landed Republicans with a huge political headache | CNN Politics
It’s the Trump ship that never sails.
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Trump and Republicans once again own the issue of health care, with millions — not just those on ACA plans — afflicted by rising premiums and high deductibles against the backdrop of a wider cost-of-living crisis. And Trump has no plan to fix the problem.
The UK - our closest ally since WWI - just cut off ALL intelligence sharing with the U.S. about Caribbean drug trafficking boats, calling the strikes illegal.
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The UK - our closest ally since WWI - just cut off ALL intelligence sharing with the U.S. about Caribbean drug trafficking boats, calling the strikes illegal.
The UK - our closest ally since WWI - just cut off ALL intelligence sharing with the U.S. about Caribbean drug trafficking boats, calling the strikes illegal.
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The UK - our closest ally since WWI - just cut off ALL intelligence sharing with the U.S. about Caribbean drug trafficking boats, calling the strikes illegal.