J.D. Rees
@jdreesiii.bsky.social
Attorney, US & int'l politics junkie, LA sports fan, amateur astronomer/cosmology enthusiast, Husband of Angela, father of Harper, Piper, and Penny
'At $2k a piece it would come to $600B—more than twice what Trump is collecting from us with his import taxes. Since he’s already $330B short, how can Trump think he has money to pay down the national debt?'
The absolutely crazy story behind Trump's $2,000 tariff rebate checks
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The Absolutely Crazy Story Behind Trump’s $2,000 Tariff Rebate Checks
Trump is seriously confused
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November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
'At $2k a piece it would come to $600B—more than twice what Trump is collecting from us with his import taxes. Since he’s already $330B short, how can Trump think he has money to pay down the national debt?'
I will not donate anything to any incumbent Senate Democrats between now and the 2026 midterms unless and until @schumer.senate.gov @chuckschumer.com agrees to resign from his role Senate Minority Leader. It is past time for new leadership in the Democratic Party—especially in the Senate.
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I will not donate anything to any incumbent Senate Democrats between now and the 2026 midterms unless and until @schumer.senate.gov @chuckschumer.com agrees to resign from his role Senate Minority Leader. It is past time for new leadership in the Democratic Party—especially in the Senate.
It's one or the other: either (1) Schumer wanted the shutdown to end and orchestrated these 8, safe Dem Senators to be the ones to vote for it, or (2) he lacked the political capital/'power' to keep his party in line. Either way, he has lost the confidence of the electorate and many Dem leaders
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
It's one or the other: either (1) Schumer wanted the shutdown to end and orchestrated these 8, safe Dem Senators to be the ones to vote for it, or (2) he lacked the political capital/'power' to keep his party in line. Either way, he has lost the confidence of the electorate and many Dem leaders
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"They want everyone to know these thugs they’ve deployed to terrorize cities are battle-hardened and impervious to pain. But in court, they're such delicate flowers that if they are, say, lightly grazed by a sandwich, they are entitled to justice because of the horrific assault they have suffered."
The softest Nazis you ever did see
They're tough guys in the streets and delicate little babies in court.
www.publicnotice.co
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"They want everyone to know these thugs they’ve deployed to terrorize cities are battle-hardened and impervious to pain. But in court, they're such delicate flowers that if they are, say, lightly grazed by a sandwich, they are entitled to justice because of the horrific assault they have suffered."
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Imagine having a kid in this daycare who watches as their teacher is bodily dragged away by masked goons.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Imagine having a kid in this daycare who watches as their teacher is bodily dragged away by masked goons.
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Chuck’s gotta go, man, this is coward shit
even Jeffries got this right eventually
even Jeffries got this right eventually
Q: It's election day in NYC. Did you vote for Mamdani or Cuomo?
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
November 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Chuck’s gotta go, man, this is coward shit
even Jeffries got this right eventually
even Jeffries got this right eventually
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People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
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I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
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It's so wild that, for decades, automation in the modern imaginary was this force to liberate us from manual labor and free us up to pursue art and poetry and other creative fields. And now our "futurists" are telling us the *computers* will be creative and *we* will toil in mines and factories?
November 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It's so wild that, for decades, automation in the modern imaginary was this force to liberate us from manual labor and free us up to pursue art and poetry and other creative fields. And now our "futurists" are telling us the *computers* will be creative and *we* will toil in mines and factories?
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@neguse.house.gov gives a lesson on how to reframe a journalist’s stupid question about #SNAP! 💪🏼
October 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
@neguse.house.gov gives a lesson on how to reframe a journalist’s stupid question about #SNAP! 💪🏼
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it’s an innovative new strategy called irreparable harm and it’s the one weird trick judges just can’t beat
By proceeding with the demolition of the White House East Wing before seeking approval from federal agencies for a new ballroom, President Donald Trump forced the issue. It's a strategy known as "stake-driving."
How Trump Demolished the White House East Wing
By putting the demolition of the East Wing before the necessary approvals for his ballroom, President Donald Trump borrowed a tactic known as “stake-driving” to force an outcome.
bloom.bg
October 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
it’s an innovative new strategy called irreparable harm and it’s the one weird trick judges just can’t beat
Serious question: How many historic memorials would Donald Trump have to demolish/destroy before Republican congresspeople speak up? The White House ain't enough. The Lincoln Memorial? Washington Memorial? Legitimately not sure there's a line he could cross on this
October 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Serious question: How many historic memorials would Donald Trump have to demolish/destroy before Republican congresspeople speak up? The White House ain't enough. The Lincoln Memorial? Washington Memorial? Legitimately not sure there's a line he could cross on this
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It is, as they say, fire.
February 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It is, as they say, fire.
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To recap:
•$100M on golf
•$172M for jets for ICE Barbie
•$230M in DOJ payments to Trump
•$250M for a vanity ballroom
•$40B to Argentina while our farmers suffer
•$117B in annual tax cuts to the super wealthy 1%
•$170B ICE budget to round up Americans like Gestapo
Meanwhile—no money for food stamps
•$100M on golf
•$172M for jets for ICE Barbie
•$230M in DOJ payments to Trump
•$250M for a vanity ballroom
•$40B to Argentina while our farmers suffer
•$117B in annual tax cuts to the super wealthy 1%
•$170B ICE budget to round up Americans like Gestapo
Meanwhile—no money for food stamps
October 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
To recap:
•$100M on golf
•$172M for jets for ICE Barbie
•$230M in DOJ payments to Trump
•$250M for a vanity ballroom
•$40B to Argentina while our farmers suffer
•$117B in annual tax cuts to the super wealthy 1%
•$170B ICE budget to round up Americans like Gestapo
Meanwhile—no money for food stamps
•$100M on golf
•$172M for jets for ICE Barbie
•$230M in DOJ payments to Trump
•$250M for a vanity ballroom
•$40B to Argentina while our farmers suffer
•$117B in annual tax cuts to the super wealthy 1%
•$170B ICE budget to round up Americans like Gestapo
Meanwhile—no money for food stamps
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Three senior Republican appropriators agree it doesn't make any sense for Democrats to agree to a government funding deal unless Trump actually adheres to the deal.
The Democratic alternative CR has language that would begin to address this, but Trump and Vought are completely opposed.
The Democratic alternative CR has language that would begin to address this, but Trump and Vought are completely opposed.
October 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Three senior Republican appropriators agree it doesn't make any sense for Democrats to agree to a government funding deal unless Trump actually adheres to the deal.
The Democratic alternative CR has language that would begin to address this, but Trump and Vought are completely opposed.
The Democratic alternative CR has language that would begin to address this, but Trump and Vought are completely opposed.
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Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.
Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:
When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.
When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.
October 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.
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Roberts is presiding over, and driving, a stunning collapse in faith in the U.S. Supreme Court, not just among the public, but among federal judges.
What a failure. The Titanic captain of chief justices.
What a failure. The Titanic captain of chief justices.
“More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters and are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public.”
Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Roberts is presiding over, and driving, a stunning collapse in faith in the U.S. Supreme Court, not just among the public, but among federal judges.
What a failure. The Titanic captain of chief justices.
What a failure. The Titanic captain of chief justices.
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drake has access to the Loser Hadron Collider and is discovering forms of losing previously unknown to humankind
NEW: Drake loses his defamation case against Kendrick Lamar over the “Not Like Us” lyrics.
More coming @courthousenews.bsky.social
More coming @courthousenews.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
drake has access to the Loser Hadron Collider and is discovering forms of losing previously unknown to humankind
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ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy.
A copy of the arrangement with Eswatini that Mother Jones reviewed shows that the US has agreed to pay the monarchy $5.1 million to take in up to 160 ICE detainees.
A copy of the arrangement with Eswatini that Mother Jones reviewed shows that the US has agreed to pay the monarchy $5.1 million to take in up to 160 ICE detainees.
ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy
Inside the “legal black hole” in Eswatini, where Trump is sending detainees.
www.motherjones.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy.
A copy of the arrangement with Eswatini that Mother Jones reviewed shows that the US has agreed to pay the monarchy $5.1 million to take in up to 160 ICE detainees.
A copy of the arrangement with Eswatini that Mother Jones reviewed shows that the US has agreed to pay the monarchy $5.1 million to take in up to 160 ICE detainees.
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All year, we’ve seen this administration treat appropriations bills less as laws-to-follow and more like Lucy playing football with Charlie Brown. What should make this moment any different? www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...
There is no budget "deal" to be made
President Trump in has so broken the constitutional framework as to make joint normal, responsible government impossible.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
October 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
All year, we’ve seen this administration treat appropriations bills less as laws-to-follow and more like Lucy playing football with Charlie Brown. What should make this moment any different? www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...
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She's right but they need to simplify this message for people.
Trump spent the year refusing to spend money which was already appropriated. He's cancelling projects like clean energy amid rising energy prices and the Court is letting him do it.
Budget negotiations are pointless.
Trump spent the year refusing to spend money which was already appropriated. He's cancelling projects like clean energy amid rising energy prices and the Court is letting him do it.
Budget negotiations are pointless.
Crockett: "What assurances do we have if we entered into an agreement with these Republicans that they wouldn't go back on their word and just say, 'Oh yeah, we'll sign off on a rescissions package'"
October 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
She's right but they need to simplify this message for people.
Trump spent the year refusing to spend money which was already appropriated. He's cancelling projects like clean energy amid rising energy prices and the Court is letting him do it.
Budget negotiations are pointless.
Trump spent the year refusing to spend money which was already appropriated. He's cancelling projects like clean energy amid rising energy prices and the Court is letting him do it.
Budget negotiations are pointless.
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Democrats are in DC working to lower costs, cancel the cuts, and save health care.
Where are congressional Republicans?
It’s the day before a government shutdown... and they’re on vacation.
Where are congressional Republicans?
It’s the day before a government shutdown... and they’re on vacation.
September 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Democrats are in DC working to lower costs, cancel the cuts, and save health care.
Where are congressional Republicans?
It’s the day before a government shutdown... and they’re on vacation.
Where are congressional Republicans?
It’s the day before a government shutdown... and they’re on vacation.