Jon Frandsen
@jcfrandsen.bsky.social
Dismayed retired journalist/writer; dog walker; cat herder. Proud father, grandfather & partner. “Not long lines. Long tables!”—Chef and future Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Andres.
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All the talk of "balance" in journalism produced a culture where constant sane-washing of the right isn't just allowed, it's expected and required.
The news outlets that have so far covered this have omitted the description of the GoFundMe from the creator himself: "The stupid cunts wanna make a go fund me for the stupod bitch that got what she deserved i made one for the ice officer that did his job lets get this man some money." /
January 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
All the talk of "balance" in journalism produced a culture where constant sane-washing of the right isn't just allowed, it's expected and required.
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Folks, is it good when the executive tries to weaponize criminal prosecution against the central bank?
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Folks, is it good when the executive tries to weaponize criminal prosecution against the central bank?
Remember this—and tell everyone you know—every single time some crackpot, be they in the White House, in Congress or at dinner, claims we need Greenland for national security reasons. We have all the rights we need to beef up forces or repel attacks if we ever have the need. Which is doubtful.
Lie after lie. There is zero Russian or Chinese threat to Greenland. If there was, the US, under existing agreements, could reopen the dozen or so military bases it closed there.
Trump: "We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not because if we don't it, Russia or China will take over Greenland. If we don't do it the easy way we're gonna do it the hard way."
January 11, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Remember this—and tell everyone you know—every single time some crackpot, be they in the White House, in Congress or at dinner, claims we need Greenland for national security reasons. We have all the rights we need to beef up forces or repel attacks if we ever have the need. Which is doubtful.
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Lie after lie. There is zero Russian or Chinese threat to Greenland. If there was, the US, under existing agreements, could reopen the dozen or so military bases it closed there.
Trump: "We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not because if we don't it, Russia or China will take over Greenland. If we don't do it the easy way we're gonna do it the hard way."
January 11, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Lie after lie. There is zero Russian or Chinese threat to Greenland. If there was, the US, under existing agreements, could reopen the dozen or so military bases it closed there.
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Sad to report: RIP Bob Weir. "It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues." www.instagram.com/p/DTWTKqKgKeP/
January 10, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Sad to report: RIP Bob Weir. "It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues." www.instagram.com/p/DTWTKqKgKeP/
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The man who literally wrote the book on the use of vehicles as ramming weapons says any claim Good used hers as such is false, and that her execution, followed by the false claim, is "death squad behavior."
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
January 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The man who literally wrote the book on the use of vehicles as ramming weapons says any claim Good used hers as such is false, and that her execution, followed by the false claim, is "death squad behavior."
The hypocrisy and constant situational thinking will eventually catch up with Trump. People are getting tired of all this self-serving nonsense. Gift article.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump Has Odd Views on Domestic Terrorism
The president seems to think that beating police officers is 'peaceful,' but attempting to flee from them is terrorism.
www.theatlantic.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:18 AM
The hypocrisy and constant situational thinking will eventually catch up with Trump. People are getting tired of all this self-serving nonsense. Gift article.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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I wonder if anyone will revisit their charitable interpretations of Elon’s definitely-not-a-Nazi-salute
January 8, 2026 at 1:36 PM
I wonder if anyone will revisit their charitable interpretations of Elon’s definitely-not-a-Nazi-salute
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The same people who spent yesterday, and the past five years, insisting a Black police officer who shot an insurrectionist breaking into the Capitol should be prosecuted are today bending over backwards to defend an ICE agent who shot a woman in her car in cold blood.
Scum.
Scum.
January 8, 2026 at 12:59 AM
The same people who spent yesterday, and the past five years, insisting a Black police officer who shot an insurrectionist breaking into the Capitol should be prosecuted are today bending over backwards to defend an ICE agent who shot a woman in her car in cold blood.
Scum.
Scum.
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If he’s redacted out of the Epstein files, he should at least be redacted from every where else
December 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
If he’s redacted out of the Epstein files, he should at least be redacted from every where else
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In 2026, writes @rodneygibbs.com, journalism will go from both-sidesism to backbone
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December 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In 2026, writes @rodneygibbs.com, journalism will go from both-sidesism to backbone
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/from...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/from...
The damage of this mindless hostility to medical research is as incalculable as it is inexplicable. Utterly criminal.
December 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The damage of this mindless hostility to medical research is as incalculable as it is inexplicable. Utterly criminal.
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A fact that needs to be spread as far and wide as possible.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“In an administration known for its erratic adoption and sudden abandonment of policies, Trump has demonstrated an unwavering determination to enhance the fortunes of the rich,” Thomas Edsall writes.
“In an administration known for its erratic adoption and sudden abandonment of policies, Trump has demonstrated an unwavering determination to enhance the fortunes of the rich,” Thomas Edsall writes.
Opinion | The Trump Mind-Set Is Not Complex
Gimme, gimme, gimme. Gimme some more.
nyti.ms
December 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A fact that needs to be spread as far and wide as possible.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“In an administration known for its erratic adoption and sudden abandonment of policies, Trump has demonstrated an unwavering determination to enhance the fortunes of the rich,” Thomas Edsall writes.
“In an administration known for its erratic adoption and sudden abandonment of policies, Trump has demonstrated an unwavering determination to enhance the fortunes of the rich,” Thomas Edsall writes.
Opinion | The Trump Mind-Set Is Not Complex
Gimme, gimme, gimme. Gimme some more.
nyti.ms
December 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“In an administration known for its erratic adoption and sudden abandonment of policies, Trump has demonstrated an unwavering determination to enhance the fortunes of the rich,” Thomas Edsall writes.
“In an administration known for its erratic adoption and sudden abandonment of policies, Trump has demonstrated an unwavering determination to enhance the fortunes of the rich,” Thomas Edsall writes.
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For the second year in a row, the wealth gains for the 100 richest Americans exceeded what ALL American households spent on groceries combined.
~$995B for billionaires vs ~$775B in total grocery spending.
We have an oligarchy and inequality problem masquerading as an affordability crisis.
~$995B for billionaires vs ~$775B in total grocery spending.
We have an oligarchy and inequality problem masquerading as an affordability crisis.
December 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
For the second year in a row, the wealth gains for the 100 richest Americans exceeded what ALL American households spent on groceries combined.
~$995B for billionaires vs ~$775B in total grocery spending.
We have an oligarchy and inequality problem masquerading as an affordability crisis.
~$995B for billionaires vs ~$775B in total grocery spending.
We have an oligarchy and inequality problem masquerading as an affordability crisis.
What a way to treat some of the most dedicated and knowledgeable federal employees we have. They are among the most forward-facing employees in government and they love being stewards of public lands and sharing them with visitors.
A top National Park Service official has instructed park superintendents to limit the number of staff who get top marks in performance reviews, a move that experts say violates federal code and could make it easier to lay off staff.
Park Service orders changes to staff ratings, a move experts call illegal
Lower performance ratings could be used as a factor in layoff decisions and will demoralize staff, advocates say.
wapo.st
December 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
What a way to treat some of the most dedicated and knowledgeable federal employees we have. They are among the most forward-facing employees in government and they love being stewards of public lands and sharing them with visitors.
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A top National Park Service official has instructed park superintendents to limit the number of staff who get top marks in performance reviews, a move that experts say violates federal code and could make it easier to lay off staff.
Park Service orders changes to staff ratings, a move experts call illegal
Lower performance ratings could be used as a factor in layoff decisions and will demoralize staff, advocates say.
wapo.st
December 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A top National Park Service official has instructed park superintendents to limit the number of staff who get top marks in performance reviews, a move that experts say violates federal code and could make it easier to lay off staff.
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Everyone should read this incredible first-person piece by Jason Collins (as told to @ramonaespn.bsky.social), on his battle with brain cancer. So much admiration for this man.
Jason Collins, on his cancer diagnosis: It's Stage 4 glioblastoma and I'm fighting
In an exclusive with ESPN, the 13-year NBA veteran and pioneer reveals that he is fighting for his life.
www.espn.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Everyone should read this incredible first-person piece by Jason Collins (as told to @ramonaespn.bsky.social), on his battle with brain cancer. So much admiration for this man.
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Extremely insane story involving Goodreads sleuthing, the guy steering policy on women in the military being into a lot of weird/dark/unfaithful sex stuff, AND Jack Posobiac apparently threatening the journalist reporting it
December 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Extremely insane story involving Goodreads sleuthing, the guy steering policy on women in the military being into a lot of weird/dark/unfaithful sex stuff, AND Jack Posobiac apparently threatening the journalist reporting it
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Remind me: Did Brett Kavanaugh include having your wedding band cut in pieces among the minor inconveniences of being arrested by ICE as a US citizen?
“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Remind me: Did Brett Kavanaugh include having your wedding band cut in pieces among the minor inconveniences of being arrested by ICE as a US citizen?
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December 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"