John
@jdtawm.bsky.social
I know who I am. I'm the dude playin' the dude, disguised as another dude!
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ICE guy at the new training course Democrats make him take paying attention and trying really hard to learn.
January 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
ICE guy at the new training course Democrats make him take paying attention and trying really hard to learn.
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This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
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hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
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...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress
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A father mourns his son, José Salvador Rodriguez, 32, a Venezuelan soldier killed in an explosion during the mission by U.S. forces to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
In a Venezuelan home, a father grieves ‘hero’ son killed in U.S. raid
A father mourns his son, José Salvador Rodriguez, 32, a Venezuelan soldier killed in an explosion during the U.S. mission to capture President Nicolás Maduro.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM
A father mourns his son, José Salvador Rodriguez, 32, a Venezuelan soldier killed in an explosion during the mission by U.S. forces to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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The only ax to grind that I have is against lazy thinking, of which this post is great example. You are equating the lionization of Mangione by a small number of Americans — in a manner no different from classic veneration of the outlaw — with propaganda in defense of state-sanctioned murder.
Anyone without a strange axe to grind (even that journeyman @jodyrosen.bsky.social) knows there’s nothing remotely objectionable about advocating for basic decency in a country where Good’s murder is welcomed and Luigi Mangione is lionized.
January 11, 2026 at 12:26 PM
The only ax to grind that I have is against lazy thinking, of which this post is great example. You are equating the lionization of Mangione by a small number of Americans — in a manner no different from classic veneration of the outlaw — with propaganda in defense of state-sanctioned murder.
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maybe heading towards some of those weeks where decades happen
BREAKING: The UK Government is working with Canada and Australia to launch a coordinated ban on X, per the Telegraph
January 11, 2026 at 3:13 AM
maybe heading towards some of those weeks where decades happen
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Agents like this should be identified and their name and picture posted on a searchable web site with videos and content like this linked to their names
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Agents like this should be identified and their name and picture posted on a searchable web site with videos and content like this linked to their names
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Once again the absolute dumbest people you and I know will be downright gleeful about this.
Disgraceful.
Disgraceful.
January 10, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Once again the absolute dumbest people you and I know will be downright gleeful about this.
Disgraceful.
Disgraceful.
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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A deleted tweet by a Toronto Sun national politics reporter.
January 10, 2026 at 12:16 PM
A deleted tweet by a Toronto Sun national politics reporter.
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Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
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I'm afraid this is true.
January 7, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I'm afraid this is true.
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oldhead advice from an oldhead.
every couple years, newcomers to the movement think "THIS is finally it, the moment when the dam breaks and the whole system is overthrown"
and when it doesn't happen they lose patience and get disillusioned and drop out of movement work
gotta build for long term
every couple years, newcomers to the movement think "THIS is finally it, the moment when the dam breaks and the whole system is overthrown"
and when it doesn't happen they lose patience and get disillusioned and drop out of movement work
gotta build for long term
January 8, 2026 at 7:32 AM
oldhead advice from an oldhead.
every couple years, newcomers to the movement think "THIS is finally it, the moment when the dam breaks and the whole system is overthrown"
and when it doesn't happen they lose patience and get disillusioned and drop out of movement work
gotta build for long term
every couple years, newcomers to the movement think "THIS is finally it, the moment when the dam breaks and the whole system is overthrown"
and when it doesn't happen they lose patience and get disillusioned and drop out of movement work
gotta build for long term
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it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
Dr Oz threatens to pull Medicaid support for Minnesota: "Sticking to the narrative that's cold in Minnesota -- this is the tip of the iceberg"
January 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
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A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
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I've been binge watching this show called Fireplace for weeks now.
January 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I've been binge watching this show called Fireplace for weeks now.
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The Dems giving up the govt shutdown was such an insane @schumer.senate.gov fuckup. They got fuck all, no health insurance ‘promise’, & Trump’s polling went up after it. Holiday travel and the economic hit would’ve been GOP’s mess. ICE raids would’ve decreased. Venezuela wouldn’t have happened.
January 8, 2026 at 1:52 AM
The Dems giving up the govt shutdown was such an insane @schumer.senate.gov fuckup. They got fuck all, no health insurance ‘promise’, & Trump’s polling went up after it. Holiday travel and the economic hit would’ve been GOP’s mess. ICE raids would’ve decreased. Venezuela wouldn’t have happened.
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Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
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1. ICE will kill you.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
January 8, 2026 at 1:10 AM
1. ICE will kill you.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
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For the record, Tetris PTSD post exposure prophylaxis does work and you should play it whenever you come out of a high stress situation
January 7, 2026 at 8:10 AM
For the record, Tetris PTSD post exposure prophylaxis does work and you should play it whenever you come out of a high stress situation
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–– this movie’s plot is literally happening
January 7, 2026 at 12:59 AM
–– this movie’s plot is literally happening
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What the bad people think happens...
Any Mom: I have questions about the infant vaccines.
Me: Fuck you antivaxxer. Good luck on finding new doctor as great as I am.
What actually happens...
Mom: I have some vaccine questions.
Me: Sure, lets talk about each one and why I want your baby to get them.
Any Mom: I have questions about the infant vaccines.
Me: Fuck you antivaxxer. Good luck on finding new doctor as great as I am.
What actually happens...
Mom: I have some vaccine questions.
Me: Sure, lets talk about each one and why I want your baby to get them.
January 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
What the bad people think happens...
Any Mom: I have questions about the infant vaccines.
Me: Fuck you antivaxxer. Good luck on finding new doctor as great as I am.
What actually happens...
Mom: I have some vaccine questions.
Me: Sure, lets talk about each one and why I want your baby to get them.
Any Mom: I have questions about the infant vaccines.
Me: Fuck you antivaxxer. Good luck on finding new doctor as great as I am.
What actually happens...
Mom: I have some vaccine questions.
Me: Sure, lets talk about each one and why I want your baby to get them.
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Because they like swords and can't read. Saved you a click
How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?
How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?
How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?
www.independent.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Because they like swords and can't read. Saved you a click